The Temptation of the Desire of the Stepchild
CHAPTER 43: LANTERNS IN DARKNESS

From noon, Nita was at Lana's place. He hugged Moses who was still sleeping. Occasionally behind the forehead of the son who has sweat grains, even though he has used AC. His eyes were heavy and began to close.

In front of the restaurant, Lana who just came home, saw Nita's car, then quickly climbed to the top. His best friend did not want to come. If it's ngabarin, right, he can go home early.

Lana just passed the cashier, then the sound of the Ducatti bike stopped in front of the restaurant. The sound of an expensive motorbike can distract visitors. The buyers then looked amazed as soon as they saw Rama get off the bike. Some girls start to take pictures secretly, and go crazy when Rama opens the helmet with a radiance that captivates the eyes and heart.

Rama was cipika-cipiki with Lana, and it was there who still took pictures. The conscious Lana immediately pulled Rama's hand to the second floor in the meeting room. He doesn't want Nita to hear it.

"What are you talking about?" lana asked unsettledly. Rama called Lana for a meeting, but Lana did not think that Nita also came to her place.

"Can you help me thwart Nita and my papah's marriage?"

"What do you mean by marriage? They've married contracts." Lana was silent on Rama's serious face. The man explained slowly the news that immediately shocked him.

Trying to calm down, Lana then listened to Rama's plan to thwart Nita's marriage. Of course, Lana agrees right away because she believes Nita is uncomfortable with Sergey. Their conversation ended when Rama got a call from Sergey telling Rama to come home.

"You didn't meet Nita first?" Lana who felt a little compassion for the struggle of Rama who still noticed the happiness of Nita.

"No need. He definitely wouldn't want to meet me. Please take care of him." Rama kissed the cheek of Lana who was considered one of the cubs.

"Be careful." Lana wiped her cheek. Disgust is also sprightly with men, although that means the relationship with in the sense of 'friendship/brotherhood' "It is strange, since when I and Rama are close. If it wasn't for Nita, it would have been Males who knew the motorcycle boy."

The door handle was pressed, Lana pushed the door and entered into the room. The door closed again, Lana immediately cleaned herself up. As soon as he came out, he heard a voice that turned out to be Nita's delirium.

"Don't stay in Atha, Mah. Who is Atha?" The sound of Nita's delirium is still closed. Lana sat next to Nita, with her hair still covered in towels.

Nita's face was so bright red, and the green muscles bulged on her forehead that had been sweating. It looks like the tears continue to flow to the temple which is now wrinkled because it looks full of anger and sadness. Lana stroked Nita's hair, and listened to Nita's cry that so bit Lana's heart, in the deepest recesses of the soul.

"Please, Mah, Atha can't be alone .... Papah, why didn't Papah accompany Atha? Why must Atha face all this alone ...."

Lana's tears pushed out of the corner of her eye and fell, tickling her cheeks. She could not say anything and could only accompany Nita in tears. At least, Nita did not cry alone and she also let Nita cry bitterly in the dream.

She hopes Nita releases all the stifling emotions that Nita herself hides, in the dreamland. Because in the real world, he doesn't know if Nita can cry freely, like that or not. However, Nita's heart-wrenching cry made Lana long ago not strong either.

"May you be strong, Nit. May God give you easy paths and mental strength. I'm afraid you have a lot of thoughts of your own, then not strong.

It's hard just to share your problems with me. I may not be able to give me a solution, but I can listen to you and hope it helps your heart a little" Lana said with a heart so hurt. If Nita's sick, she's much sicker.

Nita woke up with a feeling of burden that seemed to have just released everything from inside the chest. "Mamah Clara Athalia" said Nita, opening her eyes. He looked around and there was no Moses. However, she sees Lana's bag on the table, meaning that Lana has gone home.

"Geez at 7pm." Nita immediately sat down, she held onto her chest, as if it had new strength. Her lips buckled and Nita began to soften. Because her late mother always came to her dreams during the toughest tests of her life.

"It turns out this is also said to be a tough test, huh Mah?" asked Nita as if she was the mother in front of him. "Yes, heavy. Does Nita have to get married? What's it like to get married, Mah?" Nita stared at the fingers squeezing each other in the lap. Sweaty hands. "I miss, Mamah. Hugged me, Mah. Just momentarrr. Why never hug me in dreamland? Wicked ...."

Nita set the breath, closed for a moment and straightened the body. "Nita Athalia is strong. Son of Mamah Clara Athalia. Son of Papa Devano Wijaya. You must be strong, Nita Athalia! His mother Musa Devano Wijaya .. must be able to fight the world."

Nita immediately stood up after monologuing with herself. He no longer knew who to talk to, other than himself. He is ashamed when someone knows the problem.

After a quick shower of no more than five minutes. Nita rushed out of the room. Do not let despair drown the soul and make it jump. He will burn his own spirit. Especially when the late mama came to him. If mama has come to his dream, as if mamah says 'Nita is strong and can pass it.' As it already is.

In the cafe Lana, there is a game area, it turns out that Moses has been bathing and his cheeks are full of powder, it must be his best friend. Nita kissed Moses on the cheek and accompanied his son to play, he was not good, Lana's employees were waiting for his son. He didn't bring Mba Jum because he needed calm.

Nita waited for the cashier while holding Moses, looks Lana hero busy helping employees. It's Sunday night, definitely crowded. While waiting for the cashier, Nita also fed Moses with porridge.

"Uh, look your aunt has bought all the porridge. Aunt Lana's good banged, anyway," said Nita while smiling at her son.

"Papa Ama, aka uaaa." Moses pushed the spoon from his mouth away. "Papa Amaa, Papa Ama...."

Nita smiled trying to digest Moses which means. 'Papa Rama, old Bulung Kaka.'

"Sister Rama is gone. Moses playing with Aunt Lana .... "

"Father Ammma." Moses grimaced with anxiety, showing his tiny teeth that were not yet filled with enlarged eyes. "Father Ama ..."

Nita let out a long sigh, exasperated why Rama should be the one to look for. He could forget .... Ah just say his name he won't. Nita wanted to get rid of the young man away from her life, from her mind. To keep him focused on his family goals. 'Grandfather's Company' and 'Gathering with Papa Devano'.

The cashier came and Nita got permission to go upstairs. He let Moses play in the living room on the second floor. This area is covered and surrounded by glass, so it is safe for young children.

Nita's gonna call Nathan's sister, but Sergey's call is coming in.

"Hello, Mas, night." Nita was nervous. He sat beside Moses.

"Night .... Nita, can I have a video call?"

"Mas, sorry, there's Lana, it's not good to have a video call." Nita closed her eyes. Why should he lie. Even though he didn't want a video call with Sergey, he shouldn't have lied to Sergey.

"Mas wants to see your friend." Sergey who was in his own room, could not stand still, pacing in front of the walking closet. He was restless and unsettled, if he hadn't seen Nita's face. Let alone this voice, another sad voice. What he had to do to make Nita happy, that's how Sergey thought more confused.

"Other times, huh, Mom? It's okay, right?"

"Then shall I see Moses?" Sergey switched the call to the video, but Nita never accepted. "Why not be accepted?"

"Yes, Nita .... Nita is, my hands are dirty." Nita stutters, can live this day alone, she is grateful. Nita is determined to recognize herself, and is not willing to be sad, especially on all things that are forced. "Here, the phone, Nita clasps with her ears and shoulders."

"Hahaha, huh?" Sergey's not feeling too good. "You and Moses have eaten?"

"This day, it's eating, so I said straws." Nita fed him the last drop of porridge. His hands are not shackled, just for reasons on Sergey. Nita wiped Moses' mouth with a wet tissue.

"Ah, Moses is also kangen, Mas." Nita wanted to end the phone call.

"Am I going to Lana's place now? I miss you too" Sergey's voice was heavy and haunting.

Nita shudders. I'm sorry, but he was uncomfortable with the conversation. Please end this call, Mom. The bewildered woman could only menguwes-nguwes the old wet wipes, impatiently.

"Mas, just now Lana and I wanted to make an appointment to watch Drakor. Should I postpone it? " Nita with the last mainstay. If until Sergey says ....

"Can you cancel this time?" Sergey confirmed in a hopeful voice.

The phone in Nita's grip fell off. The world is like an apocalypse. Why is he afraid to meet Sergey, yes, he really does not want to meet.

Sergey was handsome, much more handsome and full of charm than Rama. There are no wrinkles on the face. People think Sergey is still in his 30s, very stylish. However, Nita hates the domineering aura that always makes her unable to resist.

Nita grabs the phone and turns off the call, turning off the phone. He'll reason the battery runs out. Yeah, so. The woman hurriedly carried Moses, then went into Lana's room and charged the battery which was still 73 percent.

Suddenly Nita was fed up with herself. Justifying Rama's word, that he's a liar. But he just wants the world to know that he doesn't want to get married.

Especially marrying her Papa friend.

He himself was fed up with the entertainment world, it was not his interest. However, the situation, whatever was echoed papah already seemed to be his dream.

Papah's dream is his dream.

Her family dream is her dream.

Why should she marry a man who dabbles in the same world as Papah, whom she hates. He hates cameras. The camera that made him lose his life.

Nita sat Moses on the floor and his face set on the bed. She screamed loudly with a pillow over her.

Please, whoever answers, I'm crazy! Help whoever I have to do! Please, whoever answers I have to ask who! Uncle Pedro, why don't you say anything to Nita!

Moses grabbed the lady's bag on the floor, he took out all the bags one by one. Moses was happy to have such a good toy. Until he got a toy that his mother often held.

Anxiously, Moses pricks the toy with his index finger and occasionally with all his fingers. Something lit up and Moses laughed funny. Yeah, he's so entertained. The more pressed, the more colorful the blue attracts the eye.

Moses screeched and laughed happily, he patted the palm of the hand as he looked at the face of the adult man who usually sang his favorite song.

"Moses? Uh Moses? Lana?" Rama in his own room was confused, but he was immediately happy to see Moses let alone see the funny laughter. Rama sings because of the gaze of the little boy who seemed to ask him to sing.

"Okay, 'Ama sings, but where's Aunt Lana?" Rama started singing in a still confused position because he thought Lana was working on him.

"lMusa giggled and clapped her hands. The little boy stood up and held his new toy which had a picture of an adult man. His little legs ran, Moses carrying objects that were considered toys, to his mother.

Rama frowned, why the video call, the picture is not clear. Did Moses make the call? thought.

Nita realized at the sound of Moses laughing, she removed the pillow from the head, and felt Moses embrace from behind. Not that, he felt something hard. Nita turned around and at the same time heard Rama's voice. Nita thought hallucinating. "Well, auntie's phone, what are you doing, son?"

Nita's gaze turned to Lana's bag. "Loh, Auntie, forgot to put the bag downstairs. How, you're fucked?" Nita anxiously kissed the tiny lips.

"Father 'Ama ... maaa-mamah." Moses laughed with tiny teeth and jagged with excitement. Trying to tell the mama.

"What is Rama?" Nita put Lana's cell phone and Rama's face appeared. Nita tried to digest, Rama's voice earlier? He immediately pulled the phone and looked at Lana's phone screen. Video call connected 2 minutes 30 seconds.

"You crying again?" Rama stared at the red eyes in front of him, Nita's cheeks were visible traces of tears.

"There's nothing like it. I turn it off, it's Moses' squeeze. I'm sorry for Moses' mischief."

The voice of Moses was excited and tried to snatch the cell phone from his mother. Moses kept calling Rama, with a smile like when Moses got the toy he liked.

"Don't shut down. Don't be selfish, you don't see him laughing, don't make him sad."

"He's not your son, I don't want to argue with you anymore."

"Oh yeah, don't argue. I don't want to be like that either. Talk well, will you? Okay, I'm giving in, and everything you want, I'm gonna do."

Nita fell silent, digesting Rama's words. The feeling last night the man was furious was incredible. "Is your word true?" tanya Nita was interrupted by the babble of her son who advances the lips and snatches the mobile phone screen.

Yeah, his son's dipping the phone screen. At once the sound of Rama laughing was spread out. His son giggled.

Suddenly a bad feeling in Nita's heart, as if lost somewhere. Though this had not been past ten minutes of him that was like being buried alive in darkness. Strange, the sound of laughter of Rama and his son made the atmosphere around here bright.

Are you a lantern that lights me in the dark, Rama? Nita smiled as Moses repeated the kiss several times because of Rama's laughter.

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Sergey who intends to catch up with Nita because he is worried if there is anything with Nita. Why the call died suddenly and the number could not be reached. Because, it's not usually like that.

When Sergey passed through the door of Rama's room, he took a few steps back and looked at the door. His son laughed alone. Or did his son go straight into a frenzy, after this afternoon, he scolded Rama for betraying him.

Slowly and wonderfully, Sergey sharpened his hearing and walked slowly without a sound. He saw Rama's back, Rama sat down bowing. Well, don't-don't be crazy

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