Sharing Love: One Roof of Three Hearts
Seeking safe

In the middle of the road, it rained heavily. Alana pulled over under the old building of the former shophouse which is now unused and abandoned. Tears and rain as if racing down each other.

Arlan's cry still echoed in his ears, so he could not stop his crying. The phone screen in his hand, at 11, and the sky was so dark. Alana, who had no purpose, decided to book an ojek online, decided to stay in the middle of the city, until the idea of stepping came up.

***

As a result of her actions without a second thought, Lily herself became difficult. Arlan was incessantly crying, however Lily's efforts won her over.

Lily just doesn't know, the inner mother and daughter are talking right now. That's why Arlan kept crying because he was away from his mother.

"Mom, let auntie carry. Maybe he knew his mother was far away from him. This hour is usually non Alana breastfeeding den Arlan"

"Bi Minah's. Don't say that anymore" Salak Lily did not accept. "Arlan is my son, don't you ever tell me Arlan misses his mother, because her mother is here, I'm bi!"

An upset Lily takes Arlan to her room. From outside the room Arlan's crying voice balanced with Lily's voice that continues to sing so that the baby is silent. Bi Minah resigned, it's up to her employer to say what, which surely bi Minah pity the baby.

Tok.dok..

"Come in" Lily snapped. He was tired, it's been an hour Arlan still crying too. Shut up a minute, cry again.

"Mom, here's the milk. Den Arlan must have been hungry" said bi Minah in handing over Arlan milk bottles that already contain ASI Alana.

"Where is this from? auntie made the formula I bought yesterday, right?"

"This is ASI Bu, better. There's still plenty of stock in the fridge. Non Alana's been preparing everything for the past few days ma'am"

"Ga deh. If you continue to carry Alana, Arlan might be dependent. Bi Minah made the soup that I bought yesterday. That's the best quality milk"

Bi Minah just looked at Lily, trying to convince her employer through a gaze to accept the milk bottle she was holding. But the look and frown on Lily's forehead, was enough to answer that the woman did not agree.

Have no right to argue, bi Minah back in the body. Five minutes later, it returned with another bottle that was instantly fast in Lily's sambar.

Vigorously Lily thrusts into Arlan's mouth. The baby ragged, feeling it was not the food, Arlan refused to shake his head and continued to cry. Lily caught fire and continued to force the rubber dodot into Arlan's mouth, until the baby was stuck in milk that drained his throat when crying.

Arlan's gasps tried to grab some air for him to breathe through his cries. His face was pale white even the baby was crying by opening his mouth wide without any sound coming out. Arlan was like experiencing Breath Holding Spell. The little baby who was so pitiful was crying blue, stopping breathing for a brief pause of time. Lily panicked, not knowing what to do.

"Arm.hey..Arlan.." the pecker panicked.

Spontaneous, bi Minah, pulled Arlan from Lily's sling, pulled the bottle of drink that Lily was still trying to put again.

"Darling.honey..already den.." Bi Minah hugged Arlan stroked her back and did not forget to blow Arlan's crown. Said the parents first, the baby who cried loudly until it stopped breathing for a moment it should be immediately blown his tubers.

Arlan had returned, started breathing and was still crying loudly. Her voice boomed. Bi Minah did not care, she went down to bring Arlan, took a bottle of milk containing ASI Alana who gave it to Arlan.

At first Arlan refused, but after the ASI droplets touched his tongue, Arlan was willing to suck his dodot. The crying stopped immediately. Bi Minah continues to caress the head of Arlan who wears a baby hat.

Lily who saw everything also went pale. He had unknowingly nearly killed Arlan. "Bie..Arlan, why?"

Lily's full of interest is listening. He does not want to be fooled by his stupidity anymore.

"Other times, if the child has cried to such an extent, do not force anything into his mouth ma'am, danger. Can die if it gets stuck in his throat" explained bi Minah.

Minah's soft hands lay Arlan in the cradle, then covered the baby before coming out of it. Lily was still in the room, seeing everything that bi Minah did.

His brain thinks fast. He realized this would be a disaster for him if the maid opened her mouth, telling all the events that had just happened to Arun.

"Hello dear.." Santi's voice sounded happy across there receiving a call from his daughter.

"Mom, I need a new maid"

"Where's the old one?"

"You want me to fire Mom. You know.." Lily told Santi everything about her stupid actions. Santi understood the anxiety his daughter was experiencing at this time.

"Yes, don't worry. Today too you fired that pretentious maid. You can't take any chances, Ly. In the afternoon, I will bring a new maid for you" said Santi to calm Lily.

"If it could be a completely new mom, who doesn't know this kid's problem. So I don't have to be afraid of my secret being exposed"

***

Lily found that Minah was peeling carrots in the kitchen. Lily sat at the dinner table watching Minah work.

"Here bi. Somebody wants me to talk about it"

Bi Minah immediately obeyed the orders of her employer, sitting on the bench Lily pointed to.

"It's.." Lily handed him Minah's lap, a thick brown envelope.

"This is what Mom?"

"This is aunt's salary this month, as well as severance. From today, auntie stops ya"

"Stopped? why is that Mom? what am I wrong?" Bi Minah was suddenly hysterical. He remembered what his mistake was to make his employer so angry and ended in dismissal?

"Auntie listen first. Aunt is wrong. My in-laws called, asked us to move into her house, so for a while the house was empty" Lily followed Santi's teachings giving her reasons for not suspecting her. Santi is afraid, because of the dismissal, bi Minah is hurt and then look for Arun to report.

Can't do anything, bi Minah must immediately leave the house. She even begged to wait for Arun to come home to say goodbye and thank you, but Lily refused and forced her to leave at once.

Feeling her position was safe, Lily tried to smile. Peeped Arlan who was sleeping with his slumber, tired of crying makes him sleep soundly. Lily already understood, before bi Minah left, Lily had asked how to present ASI for Arlan.

"Luckily you are wise Al, leave your ASI stock a lot like this" he said staring at the contents of the refrigerator specifically for ASI Alana.