The Child I Called My Brother

The Child I Called My Brother
This is Daffa.


Sena was so surprised when she came home to pick up Daffa from school and found Lian and her sister were waiting for them in the living room of her house.


The woman immediately looked at her mother as if asking for an explanation for the presence of the three people in their house.


" Sit down dear, Daffa Salim used to be with Oma and the others." Her request to Sena then led her grandson to kiss the back of Ani's hand and her two children. After that, he sat back in his place.


" Daffa." Call Ningsih so gently while gently rubbing her grandson's head. " Daffa always asks, where is Daffa's father! This brother is Daffa's father." He pointed at Lian.


To Lian's surprise, the man didn't even believe what he had just heard.


Unlike Sena who clenched both hands angry, because in her memory recorded clearly how Lian refused and did not admit Daffa while in her womb.


Ningsih who noticed Sena's anger as soon as she looked at her daughter and the woman immediately clasped Sena's hand to calm her daughter." You hate Lian, it's your right Sena, but don't sacrifice Daffa anymore, Daffa just wants to know who the papa is." Ningsih's whisper in Sena's ear.


The woman simply lowered her head to let Daffa see Lian." Why did Sena's brother and sister leave me with Ningsih's mother?" Daffa's question was like a hard slap that successfully made Lian and Sena aware of their mistake. " You don't want me? Then why bring me here?" He continued, making Sena feel more guilty and sorry.


" Daffa does not hate Sena's sister, Sena's sister Daffa, Daffa loves Sena and Daffa's mother, Ningsih's mother. Daffa just wanted to say that Daffa's father is not a brother, but Daffa's father is as papa as Sena's brother, let Daffa know to brother, Aunt Abel's mother, yes." The boy ran straight to his room and a few moments later he brought a figura with the Sena family picture in full version without Daffa of course, then showed the photo to, Lian, his mother and Nelly said. " This is my papa! Not brother, sister said to Abel's mother, don't upset my sister, don't make my sister cry. I don't like it when you get angry with Daffa because you can't take care of Sena." Said the boy, as if he understood everything he said.


She'll be ten years and a few months away, but she's smart enough to understand what those adults are saying.


" Yes, your mama is still Ningsih's mama baby! And forgive mama Abel who has already upset your sister, later after coming home from here Aunt will be angry mama Abel." Said Ani while rubbing her grandson's head.


The woman accepted everything Daffa wanted because she did not want to put her granddaughter under pressure with this problem.


" Thank you Auntie." Daffa said to Ani, and the boy sat down again between Sena and Ningsih.


" Don't cry, Daffa isn't angry! Daffa knows Sena left sister to achieve sister's goals. Mama Ningsih always said, I want to be a doctor for pain medicine papakan." The boy's words made Sena even more unable to stop her crying