THE NANNY
158. The Rumah Singgah

The meal has already taken place. Children look cheerful in line to take catering food, a long stand for heavy food in the form of rice and side dishes. Plus one stand served ice cream, cut fruit, and pudding.

"I'm sorry we're late...." Marisa and Rendi sit down to join Andina who is chatting with Mama and Mom.

"It's okay Sa. How's it done ?" ask Andina.

"Alhamdulillah everything is in order to wait for the day H." Marisa sumringah replied, she has now been hijab since she graduated, more beautiful and graceful. Two more weeks of happy days will greet him, namely Siraman and Marriage. They just came to the halfway house because they had an appointment with the boutique to fit the wedding dress.

Arya came with a plate of rice with a large side dish on her right hand and mineral water on her left hand. He sat on Andina's side, cross-legged.

"Sister Arya, what is hunger? I don't eat a week." Marisa frowned looking at her sister's plate full.

"About..." Arya belittles. "This is a serving for three people. Me, Andina, and baby." Arya's reply made the people in her group chuckle.

Papa Roby sat in a group with his father, Hendra and Mr. RT. Safa, assisted by Uci, Mauren and Celine, arranged for the children to be orderly when taking food.

"Darling, aaa...." Arya directed a spoonful of rice in front of Andina's mouth.

Andina shook her head slowly. "Please.I can take it myself."

"Mother Andin has cape as the narrator, so now rest let me feed you okay...." Arya smilingly raised both of her eyebrows.

"Then or mas.if at home it is okay..." Andina lowered her voice so that no one else could hear her.

"If it is in my house that I will eat you! Come on, baby.this is a pegel hand..." Arya lowered her voice. He drew closer to his spoon, inevitably Andina opened her mouth with a blushing face to hold the embarrassment of being the center of attention Mama and others.

"Teteh, nurut aja.apakan we are a display bottle.." said Mother with a smile. Mama Rita just mesem only see the behavior of her son's bucin.

Marisa and Rendi were just head bobbles. They have often seen the sanctity of Arya who does not know the place.

"I'll eat first..." Marisa got up from her seat which also followed Rendi to the food stand. Mama and Mama had finished eating, they resumed a casual conversation. Let Arya eat a plate together and continue to feed Andina.

"Udah ah mas, I'm full..." Andina tells Arya to stop bribing her. Actually, not because of fullness but embarrassed by the sight of people who were smiling towards him.

"Don't care about others, I know your portion of food is up, this mah not yet full." said Arya who was indifferent to the surrounding, again he fed the wife interspersed with himself.

Rima came by leading Athaya to Andina. "Mother, Thaya wants more ice cream. Though it had already taken one.." reported Rima. Previously he had been wawanti by Mother Andin so that Athaya did not eat ice cream a lot.

"Boyeh yes Ma...." Athaya sulked with glaring eyes with a glaring glare and hewn his lips, a weapon to escape his will.

"Hm. Okay, you can eat one more cup but you have to eat rice first three mouthfuls..." Andina took over the spoon, feeding the devastated Athaya on her terms.

****

Ricky sat down cross-legged with Safa enjoying a meal together. "Fa, I don't want a bribe..." Ricky thrust his plate with a sinless face. Apparently he also witnessed the 'A' duo eating romantically, according to him.

Safa who was engrossed in chewing, immediately swigged. "What the heck A Iki, if it's not halal there is no bribery event bribe!"

"Means that if it's halal we can romance as they dong." Ricky raised both eyebrows.

"After Rendi's wedding, I'll propose to you!"

One sentence that made Safa choke, Ricky was quick to give drinking water. "Be careful dong Fa..."

"I choked not because I ate a sputter but just said what Aa said.I'm afraid of mishearing," Safa looked at Ricky to reassure her statement.

"Which word is it..so about romance ?" ricky asked insensitively with Safa's intentions.

"Not so I asked!" Safa turned her head the other way with a disappointed look.

Ricky smelled a smile at Safa who was sulking. With the tip of his finger, Ricky touched Safa's chin to turn her face back to face him.

"Safa Fauzia, I'll propose to you after Rendi and Marisa's wedding. Tell Ayang Safa, what kind of application event do you want ? God willing I will support him." said the sentence Ricky said slowly and deeply with his shady gaze made Safa's face blush and bowed, embarrassed and groggy. His heart beats faster, today he sees the other side of Ricky who usually likes to be silly, this time hmmm romantic.

"Oh my God. It turns out that Aa Iki can be romantic too, du du du du.hati ade melts Aa....."

Ricky and Safa spontaneously turned their heads to hear the voices of people behind their backs. With a sinless face, William who sat on his back to them seemed to enjoy eating with his wife, Celine.

"Ishh, look out for you yeah, I'm hanging on a toge tree! Why sit here.the place is still wide noh.." with his arms anxious to squeeze, Ricky punched William's shoulder which is always nosy to soften it.

"Oh my goodness A Iki.sakittt but boong..." William turned his head with his tongue out, his reflexes shifting as Ricky was about to strike him back.

"Hopefully understand Safa, they are close like Tom and Jerry.." said Celine who made Safa chuckle with the absurd behavior of the two men.

****

Mauren sits on a long bench available on the front porch of the event space. He chose free air after eating and talking inside.

"Hi, can I join you ?" Dino, the handsome man who had expressed love to Andina many times, smiled kindly to Mauren. He came at the invitation of Andina, unfriended love does not mean that friendship must end badly. Understand and accept reality, make the friendship rope remain well-twined.

"Oh, please.still extensive..." Mauren patted the empty spot with a smile.

"Inside, we talked to each other but we didn't know him properly. I'm Dino, Andina's friend and senior on campus." Dino reached out her hand which greeted Mauren's lightning handshake, who also introduced herself.

"If I'm her second friend, Arya is Andina. Being friends with them is fun..." Mauren glanced at the face of Dino who was sitting tenuous by his side. A aura of happiness radiates on the face of Mauren who is grateful to get a new social environment, gathered with good people.

"You're right. They are a perfect couple in the afterlife. I also hope to get a life partner who is one frequency, hopefully meet his soul mate here...." Dino smiled and looked meaningfully at the hijab-wearing woman by her side, who was looking straight at her life steps forward.

The laughter and joy of the foster children still echoed. The backyard that is spread out by grass and high-fortification becomes a playground for children. They are divided into several play groups, and all of them are soluble in traditional games. There's hide-and-seek, jump rope, and congklak. Athaya seemed excited and laughed happily in the game of hide and seek with Rima and the others.

...Does anyone miss their childhood without a gadget ?...

...*D*where everything is so beautiful, there is only laughter when playing with friends, quarrels were only for a moment, back to peace when two pinkies adrift*....

...Even if we fall, only the feet and knees hurt, not the heart....