The Little Sunshine

The Little Sunshine
Chapter 4


Sunlight has revealed its light from behind the dispute. Alina put on her uniform down the stairs, with a smile engraved on her face immediately approaching Bhara who was waiting for her in the dining room.


"Good morning papa." said Alina holding the papa and kissing Bhara's cheek, as well as the bhara returning Alina's kiss at the top of her head.


"Bag sweetie."


Alina sat beside Bhara's seat, still staring at the papa who was reading the newspaper seriously.


"Why stare at papa like that?" Ask Bhara while folding his morning newspaper, then give the morning newspaper to mbok jah.


Bhara smiled warmly at her only child, but,


"It's okay, Pa. Alina is only happy if papa is at home, but.." said Alina hanging her sentence. stared at the chair that used to sit on the mother. Bhara turned her gaze towards the direction Alina was looking at. Bhara stroked Alina's hand which she placed on the table.


"You want a road?" Tawar Bhara's. Alina widened her eyes, as she continued to chew her food she nodded.


"wow, walk the road. want to." Replied Alina enthusiastically.


"And later after school, we will travel far, so later mbok jah who will prepare your goods." Said Bhara who made the only child his wayang that showed a big smile on his face.


"Please papa." Alina embraces her papa, and Bhara kisses Alina's cheek many times.


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Hour 5.00 A.M


As Fajar greeted, Alina realized that the car they were riding in was not moving at all. Although his eyes still felt heavy, he forced his eyes to open immediately. He turned his head and found his father asleep at the wheel, Bhara stroked his arm but his eyes were still closed.


Alina lowered her face, staring at the blanket wrapped around her body. Then he took off the blanket and pinned his father's body. Bhara opened her eyes as the blanket was placed on her body.


"Away awake?" bhara.


Alina reviewed her smile and nodded.


"You out?" Tanya Bhara who refers to the offer.


"It's dark pa." said Alina circulating her gaze out the window.


Bhara stroked Alina's hair with a smile, then she looked out the window that was still covered in fog.


"Here the place is cold, I'll show you something. Let's go down." Bring Bhara.


Alina shuddered and then shook her head. "No dad, it's cold in here." Reject Alina.


Clamps. Bhara opened the seatbealt that was still wrapped around her body, put the jacket she was wearing and turned to Alina before opening the door.


"Remain unwilling to come down?" Tanya Bhara assured. Alina still shook her head.


Bhara then immediately got down and walked three steps forward from the parking lot, stretching his hands up while enjoying the morning air that was still not polluted with vehicle smoke.


Alina looked at the father who was so enjoying the morning scenery in the mountains that she had never met.


Alina put on a jacket not forgetting to wrap a scarf around her neck, When she first opened the door, the cold began to creep into her body, Alina stroked both of her arms walking towards the papa who was standing not far from the car park.


"Cold?" ask her father who immediately grabbed Alina's body. Alina nodded. Bhara kissed Alina's head and then turned her eyes straight ahead, staring at the tea-picking workers who had begun to enter the tea plantation.


"This where is Papa?" Alina asked who did not know where she was.


"It's at Papa's tea plantation before Papa leaves this town, and over there..." Bhara hung up her sentence, her index finger pointing at a small cottage in the middle of the estate.


"It was the property of papa's best friend, you used to bring papa here every time you were on vacation, and in that little cottage you played dolls." Bhara's story.


Alina stared at the place Bhara was showing her, and at the same time she could also watch the morning Sunset from the eastern horizon.


"Papa, look." Alina's index finger pointed towards the sun that was starting to appear.


"Beautiful??" Bhara's words follow Alina's line of sight.


The two looked at each other at the sun which was still ashamed to show its light.


Alina smiled, she had never witnessed such a beautiful day like this. It's pretty awesome for him.


"You used to love playing in that cottage" Bhara continued. "And after papa decided to leave here, we haven't been here in a long time. And you know.....?" Bhara looked back at the face of Alina who was still amazed by the sun that was still residing in the eastern horizon.


"You used to love to interrupt Rafka's study."


"Who is Rafka pa?" Alina asked frowned confusedly.


"He's the son of papa's best friend, you used to be so naughty, you hit him when he wouldn't carry you." Bhara smiled considering that her beloved Princess always managed to prank Rafka.


Alina pouty. "Papa teasing me?" Bhara shook her head.


"Don't love, that's how you are with Rafka." said Bhara menoel nose pointed Alina.


"Let's go somewhere, it's a little afternoon, Papa will show something else to you." Bhara led Alina up to the car.


Bhara drove his car away from the tea plantation, then headed for the main road leading to a village not far from the plantation.


Alina opened the window glass, Menikmatu bersilirnya morning that still feels fresh without any air pollution. Even he was very amazed by the view that showed the slopes of the mountain.


"Father! is it still a long time?" alina asked, looking at her papa.


"It's just a minute, baby." Sahut Bhara who looks straight ahead focuses his gaze on the path that is only a path.


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