The Heart of Vania
Snow White

POV Author

Summer vacation in late June, 10 years ago in Tangu Montain Park, District C.

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A girl around the age of eight years old was taken by her father to tour the tourist attractions in the highlands of Region C. The cold mountain air during the day forces the two of them to separate themselves with three other family members in search of a warm drink at the rest area.

"Dad, why are my mother and my two brothers so happy to go to the mountains?" ask The Child.

"Maybe they like to see something from a height or– the air is cool," replied the Father looking at his daughter's face with a smile, "Although your mother loved the view from a height but what she really liked the most was the atmosphere around the river."

"the river? What do you like about the river? The AB river is very boring, only liked by people who like to fish," asked his daughter astonished but also enthusiastic.

The father laughed loudly, for him the youngest daughter is different from his two obedient brothers. Vania - her name - is so critical and many ask about this it is unrelenting.

"Haha ... Then let's just say your mom likes fishing in the river."

"No. I don't like fishing ... Who likes fishing is Father and Brother Litha, if Mother hobby daydreams see the brown river water."

Deg.

The plain words that came out from the tiny lips smashed into the chest of the father of three, making him instantly stop the laughter and behave extremely awkwardly.

"Me– daydreaming?"

The boy nodded, "Sometimes even cry. Just father and Litha sister who is busy fishing, Kak Tisha is also busy here and there to not know that Mom is crying."

The man's heart was like it was sliced open knowing his beloved wife was quietly crying looking at the river water. He knew, the river to his wife's life was the identity and owner of the deepest longing in his heart. The middle-aged man thinks that he has given all the happiness to eliminate his wife's sadness so far, it turns out that the blood bond is the strongest bond on earth to be forgotten.

"This sir, the hot tea." The words of the owner of the shop returned the mind of the Father to its original place.

"Dad, I will," whined the spoiled Child.

"Yes, drink slowly. It's hot tea." The father thrust the glass carefully and affectionately.

"Nia, did Mom look sad when you saw her crying?"

"Huh, this father how the hell! If people cry of course sad," protested the little girl Nia adorablely.

"Kan, there are also tears of happiness– so happy."

"Umm .. but I was no longer happy that time. Always daydream before crying."

"Did your mother know you saw her crying?"

The Son shook his head, "No, I won't cry if anyone sees it. Nia just peeked a little, pretending to play."

Slruup.

Vania sipped her hot tea. The man smiled bitterly at his youngest daughter, his heart ached. He felt very guilty because he still left tears in the life of his wife who loved so much. He felt that he was not happy enough but could do nothing but pray to erase the sadness in his wife's heart. Choosing a husband of his own choice compared to the prospective husband of his father's choice is the toughest decision in the life of a woman even leaving the status, power, luxury and comfort that always berjemang for the sake of a child farmer in the name of love.

"Dad, look!"

Suddenly the Son called out to his father because there was a girl with a haggard face like powerless being near him.

Of course Dad was confused, "Son, you want a drink?" ask the gentle father to the boy, "Do you want to eat something?"

The daughter who was asked was silent, her eyes could not be separated from the figure of her daughter, "You alone? Where's your parents?" ask Vania's father again, but only the child is repaid.

"This. Drink that. Brother must be thirsty and cold so want my hot tea," said Vania gave a glass containing tea that had begun to warm.

The girl still did not make a sound, but her eyes turned to look at the hand of the giver of the drink. He tried to pull his lip muscles upwards with great difficulty. Slowly drink the remaining warm tea half to almost toilet.

"Where are the parents?" ask the little princess named Vania.

The girl was unmoved, silent a thousand languages but increasingly observing the curves of Vania's face and body.

"Am I pretty?" asked Vania twirling her eyeballs.

"Emc ... Se– times." she replied slightly stammered.

"Father, it turns out that he is not mute" whispered Vania who was answered with a nod to her father.

"Son, did you lose your parents?" asked the father slowly so that the girl who was the same age as his second daughter would talk to him, unfortunately again the child just silently looked at Vania.

"Ih, this father used to be asked everything.if this Brother does not lose his parents it is impossible to be alone confused like this. Let's just announce it! Who knows, his parents are also confused looking."

"Yes, yes, too. It's better that way. Let's go to the information section to announce it! Father's daughter why is she so smart? You must've spent all the rest of your mother's intelligence." The father pinched his daughter's tiny nose.

"Of course. because Nia was the last child, hehehe ..." Vania hugged Dad's waist because she was happy to be praised.

"Sister, come follow us."

Vania pulled the girl's hand to head to the information section with her father but the reaction was reluctance to leave.

"Dad, this big brother won't leave. How's it?"

"How is it?" The father seemed to think of something to persuade the daughter, "Son, come with us, you will rediscover your family."

The father tried to talk to him but his eyes looked at his daughter's arms closely.

"White– Snow White?" she smiled happily at the arm of Vania who was endowed with snow-white skin.

"Eh, what?" The father became confused to face this girl.

Vania's eyes squinted, as if she suddenly had a brilliant idea, "Ah, I was caught ... I am indeed the Snow White who is waiting for the Prince. You're who?"

"Didn't you know me? I'm Dopey."

"really? Oh, I'm sorry. I was too nervous to recognize you," said Vania in shock, then tiptoed and whispered to the boy, "I'm actually hiding from the evil witch sent by the Queen Mother. You know he's gonna force me to eat a poisoned apple."

"But you have to keep eating it for the Prince to kiss you."

"Yes, I have to eat it and I heard that Witch is somewhere, let's go!"

The boy nodded, "Will Sneezy, Happy, Grumpy, Doc, Bashful, and Sleepy follow?"

"Vania, what are you talking about?" asked the Father with an endless face of confusion as he tried to understand his daughter's intentions.

"Yes, maybe they'll catch up. Hurry along! I have to eat the apple before the Prince finds me" Vania said, drawing the girl's hand and winking at her father in response to the question.

The father smiled, beginning to understand his daughter's intentions. Vania follows her father to the information section to announce the disappearance of a daughter who thinks she is Snow White.

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# in different places at the same time #

"What's up, brother?" said a 13-year-old girl approached her sister

"The aunt lost her daughter who was your age and asked me if I saw her. He was very worried in a tourist spot like this his autistic daughter would get lost into the forest," replied the Big Brother.

"the amiss? What'sthat?"

"mrs ... More or less like a developmental disorder of a person that interferes with the ability to communicate and interact."

"Oh. It's a pity, brother, that his daughter is missing and has trouble communicating,"

"He– uh. That was also what her mother was worried about."

"Hopefully soon found yes, Brother."

"Yes, Tha. Oh yeah, I'm still sitting there?"

The younger sister nodded, "Somewhat was Mom thinking until she sat there for a long time, if you know this I mending with Dad and Vania looking for a warm drink. I'm getting cold, brother," he lamented rubbing his palms together.

The older brother chuckled at the regret of the younger brother who had a more innocent disposition than his youngest sister.

Announcement ... Announcement ... A 13-year-old girl was found in red and long blue jeans named Dinda around the rest area of Tangu Montain Park. For parents or families who feel lost, can immediately contact the information section in the eastern part of the receptionist. Again we say ...

"Sister, is that aunt's child what you mean?" tanya Si Adik refers to the announcement that has just been made.

"Thank God it has been found," said the Brother relieved.

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Previously, among the many visitors to the mountainous tourist area in Area C on weekends, a mother and her son, accompanied by a friend, look frantic and busy looking for family members who suddenly disappear from their supervision.

"Sorry, Mom. It's all my fault, I can't take good care of him" the mother's son regretted with a pale face so anxious.

"No, Bi. It's my fault, I'm the one who brought you to this place" said his son's comrade not to lose.

"That's it. Don't blame yourself. Now just focus on finding Dinda. He must have trouble communicating, hopefully there are good people who take him to the information section," said the mother of the missing child covering her anxiety.

"I'm going to ask Mr. Sas to send someone here to find Dinda" said his son's friend again.

"Receive–"

Announcement ... Announcement ... A 13-year-old girl was found in red and long blue jeans named Dinda around the rest area of Tangu Montain Park. For parents or families who feel lost, can immediately contact the information section in the eastern part of the receptionist. Again we say ...

The three humans looked at each other with the same thoughts for a moment, even with the same movements they immediately ran to the information section.

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# Before Announcement #

"Whose sister's name?"

"mrs ... Dopey– Ninda's."

"Oh. My name is Princess Nia."

"Snow White."

"Eh, yes– Snow White Nia."

The father, son, and the Missing Child in front of the information room. The father whispered to his daughter, "You're so great, Nia, you can talk to her until she wants us to come here. Dad's going to Mbak it–" point Si Dad towards a staff member who sits in the information section.

Vania nodded, "His name is Dinda, Dad."

The father smiled, he immediately went to the information officer to be announced.

Announcement ... Announcement ... A 13-year-old girl was found in red and long blue jeans named Dinda around the rest area of Tangu Montain Park. For parents or families who feel lost, can immediately contact the information section in the eastern part of the receptionist. Again we say ...

The sound of the announcement of the missing child is echoed on every speaker installed throughout the tourist area, hoping that the Missing Child will soon meet with his family.

"Princess Father did a very good and clever thing today. Thank you, dear." The father rubbed his head, "Dad will buy you chocolates home later."

"Assyc! Father is the best father in the world" cried Vania excitedly immediately hugged her father's waist.

"Well, I want to pee" whispered Vania in her father's arms, The father responded with a small laugh and kissed the head of his daughter.

"I want a father."

The clear voice stopped Vania's embrace, awkwardly ..as well as Vania's father, they looked at each other without speaking for a moment.

"But– I have the Prince, his partner Snow White," he pointed to one of the youths who hurriedly headed to the information officer and was followed by a middle-aged woman.

"Nia, they seem to be the family of this child," said the Father watching them, "Dad there first."

"Yes." Yeah." Vania nodded then turned to the child who always reminded her to eat poisoned apples, "Is that the family Brother?– Wait here for a moment, I want to go to the toilet first."

"can't. Snow White must meet the Prince."

"Oh my goodness ..." Vania slaps her forehead, forgetting that she and the Missing Child are in Snow White's fairytale world. The little girl who had snow-white skin was rolling her eyes to make sense to go to the toilet because it was unbearable anymore.

"My dopey, I have to find the Witch to eat the poisoned apple and be able to fall in love with the Prince," Vania said slightly trembling, holding back something that should be finished immediately.

"No. Snow White fell asleep after eating a poisoned apple and could only be awakened by a kiss from the Prince, then they fell in love."

"Then wait here, okay Brother!"

Vania was already unable to hold it, without the consent of her interlocutor she immediately ran towards the toilet.

"She!" Several voices called out the name of the Missing Child and walked quickly towards him.

"Sorry Mom, it's not rude for my daughter to just walk away because she actually wanted to go back," the Father said as soon as he saw Vania leaving the Missing Child as they walked over.

"It's okay, sir," the middle-aged woman's response was friendly, "It's definitely not easy to communicate with Dinda. My daughter is autistic especially until she is willing to be ushered in here and say her name. Not everyone can talk to her, even her mother and sister are sometimes overwhelmed."

"Yes, my daughter responded to her remark that she is Snow White, hehehe ...."

"That's his favorite fairy tale he always wanted to tell every night before going to bed. He also assumed that his older brother was the Prince."

Brucks.

The prodigal son named Dinda suddenly fainted, lucky his body was immediately captured by his brother swiftly.

"Maybe he's exhausted, since meeting at the rest area we offered to eat but he didn't want to, just drink half a glass of warm tea that belonged to my daughter" Vania's father said in a slight panic, he was afraid of being accused of doing bad things to the boy.

"Come on, get Dinda to the infirmary!" shouted his son's friend. He also seemed panicked to see Dinda unconscious and immediately the Big Brother left the information room

"We understand, sir. The condition was indeed very weak from birth, I will take Dinda first to the health room, later I return again," said the child's mother please leave a moment later following the steps of her son who carried Dinda.

Vania's father just smiled and nodded.

"Dad, where's that brother?" ask Vania on her return from the toilet.

"His condition was not healthy so he had fainted, fortunately he was already in his family. So our job is done."

"ah! I haven't met the Prince, Father."

"Mahaha ... Are you still in the fairy tale world, Nia? Her mother said Dinda is autistic and has loved Snow White's fairy tales since childhood until now– and is also still her sleepwalker."

"Oh."

"You will meet your Prince one day. Now you are only tasked with being a good princess so that one day you will be reunited with a good prince ... Come on, let's go to your mom and your sisters!"

"Come on!" exclaimed Vania holding her father's right hand out of the information room, "Dad ... I've met my prince, which is you, Father ... I like you so much ...."

How sweet is the word of Vania that implies that the Father is the first love for his daughter. Isn't that the dream of every father in the world?

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"Have they gone home?"

"It seems so, Mom."

"Mother has not been able to thank him and his daughter who persuaded Dinda to come to the information room. Her name is I don't know."

"They're good people, Bi. Lucky Dinda found by them ... Nor do I ask for a reply, but whatever they ask I will surely give because I already consider Dinda like my own sister."

"I'm the one who's negligent to look after him, but you're right Ray– is lucky that Dinda was found by them so she could come back at the right time, otherwise her condition would get worse. If only I had known his name, I would have put his name in my prayer for his own good."

"He was called Snow White by Dinda, so his father said– and was eager to bring him to meet you as his prince, hehehe ..." cheekily his mother Dinda recalled a brief conversation with Vania's father.

"Mahaha ... Dinda is still obsessed with her favorite fairy tale turns out. But how do you know Yan, if you are indeed a prince for Dinda's Snow White."

The older brother just smiled a little, responding to it was just a joke. It was unexpected that they would all meet a decade later.

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