The Story of Aira
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Aira had been moved to the inpatient room, having already passed her critical period. Waiting for his consciousness to recover. Arlan unceasingly prayed for Aira to come to her senses quickly. His hand never left Aira, occasionally he kissed Aira's hand. Hope Aira can feel it and wake up soon.

"Darling.., you slept too long. Even our children have not drunk their breast milk. Wake up..., are you not tired of continuing to sleep like this...?!"

"Wake up, baby...!! Don't scare me.." I don't know how many times Arlan cried.

She did not care if people said her crybaby, weak, or sissy though, because of her crying. He was very afraid of loss, longing, and all sorts of things mingled within him. Makes it even more frustrating.

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Aira's mother entered with her granddaughter in her arms. Arlan turned to look at her mother-in-law.

"Son, the nurse said there's been a similar case before. And the nurse took the baby to her mother. Thank God his mother then realized." said Aira's mother expectantly.

"Give it to me, ma'am..." Arlan took his son.

Arlan put his son to sleep next to Aira.

"Darling, look at our little baby here. He's waiting for you." the voice shook.

The mother who was still there shed her tears. Then he approached Arlan. Swiping his wide back.

"Mom.., I'm afraid..." Arlan was crying again.

Ooweeek... Oooweekk...

The baby boy cried when Arlan cried. Mother carried him, trying to calm her granddaughter.

"Arlan.." said the mother as she approached Aira.

"Moor..."

Arlan grabbed Aira's hand as she saw Aira's hand move. Aira opened her eyes.

"Mas.." he said softly.

"Darling, you're awake..." Arlan reflex kissed the wife's forehead that had not been fully conscious.

Mother moved from her place, she pressed the button on the right side of Aira.

"It's..." Aira saw the baby in the mother's arms.

"Your dear son. Mother's granddaughter.." Mom gave her granddaughter to Aira with tears that kept dripping.

"Our son, my mother..." Aira smile.

Soon a doctor and a nurse arrived. Mother held her granddaughter back, then took a few steps back so that they could freely do the examination. So did Arlan.

"Good, very strong young mama." the doctor praised Aira.

"Mama is beautiful.., it's time to give ASI. It's seeped, baby.." said the nurse.

After the nurse arranged the position of Aira, and made sure Aira was comfortable. The doctor took baby Aira, and put her on his lap. Then they came out, after no more problems.

Aira cried as she felt the first touch of her baby.

"Mother.." said Aira as the mother embraced her who was focusing on breastfeeding.

"You're a great mother, son." said her mother.

"Mom will tell the others. Arlan will accompany you."

Arlan sits on the edge of the bed, noticing two very meaningful people in his life.

"Hi.., young mama.." seduced by Arlan as she pried Aira's nose.

"Cattern papa..." Arlan switched to kiss the top of the head of the baby.

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The house that was once empty, is now crowded. In addition to the presence of the cute baby, many relatives also came to visit the little angel.

"Finally they came home." grunted Arlan's mother while closing the door to her son's house.

Aira held back her smile seeing the in-laws.

"It's late afternoon, son. You take a bath there, Arlan's coming home soon" she said.

"Yes, ma'am." reply Aira gently.

Two happy grandmothers are now more often in the house of the grandson. Sometimes we even spend the night there. Otherwise, they would have come in the morning after the homework was done. Then come back in the afternoon, sometimes even into the night.

"Assalamu'alaikum's chat..." Arlan came carrying a bouquet of flowers, and a paperbag with a jeweled logo.

The two mothers looked at each other with smiles. They are so grateful to have a son and daughter-in-law like Arlan.

"Where's mom?" ask Arlah after crucifying the two. And kissed the cheek of his son who was being carried by his mother-in-law.

"Mas is home..."

Aira walked over to her husband. He felt it, and kissed her hand. Then Arlan gave flowers and paperbags to his beloved wife.

"Make you, baby" she said. "Congratulations, it's been a month of motherhood."

"Thank you, mas. It shouldn't have to be like this either. Too much." reply Aira.

"Nothing is too much for you" he said.

Both of their mothers were moved to see Arlan's sweet treatment of Aira.

"Aira.." said Arlan's mother.

"Yes, mom...?" reply Aira.

"Mom asked for another grandchild. Let Arlan be sweeter like this." seduced the in-law.

It was successful in making Aira bowed, and blushed in embarrassment.

"Mother's request isn't it?" sahut Arlan while looking at his mother-in-law.

"Yes, dong. Ask if the mother anyway, let it be crowded." Aira's mother does not want to lose.

"How dear? They want a lot of grandchildren." Arlan's turn to start jailing his wife.

"Dude, iih...!!!" Aira pinched her husband's waist in pain.

"Well..., aaah.., hurts...!! Mother..., look at this...!!" Arlan complained to his mother.

"Thankiratin, jail anyway...!!" Aira grunting. Not upset, but he was embarrassed to be teased in front of his parents.

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A bright morning. As usual, Aira sat on the porch of her house. And the baby was on the train. Shortly after, Arlan arrives with a glass of milk for his wife.

"Drink the milk first" he said.

"Thank you, mas.." reply Aira.

After spending half of the piece, Aira put it on the table.

"So she can sleep." said Arlan when she saw the baby.

"Mas used to be, too, said mother. After the bath must be sleeping again." said Aira.

"Oh yes...? I never even told you." Arlan did not believe his wife's words.

Arlan turned to look at his wife. He smiled, then stood behind his wife and hugged her.

"Thank you for everything, baby." she said.

"Mas is thanking you too often" Aira said as she rubbed Arlan's hand.

"A lot of thanks anyway, will not be comparable to what you give to mas, Aira.." said Arlan. Aira smile.

"What I give can't match Arlan's love for me either." Aira replies.

"Oh yeah..?!" sahut Arlan's. "How do you know that you love you so much...?!"

"Do I need to repeat the sacrifices that you made at the beginning of our marriage?"

"No..., no...!!!" cut Arlan. Aira laughing.

"Let it pass, mas. Right now we have to shape the future with our children" Aira said.

"Our children." Arlan said his wife.

"Yes, our children will be." said Aira.

"I love you, baby..."

"I love you too, mas..."

Arlan kissed the top of Aira's head from behind. Aira rested her head on Arlan's arm that was still wrapped around her neck. It's very comfortable to be in Arlan's arms like that.

......................

"Thank you for giving me this much love, mom...!!

I couldn't express it with words. It wasn't easy to accept you at that time. But now, I can't even turn away from you.

You're my best love. I love you so much, mas...!!"

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