TWENTY
SEASON TWO ~ Beautiful Aunt Rendi

It doesn't feel like a month has passed. Soon there will be a seven-month sash of my pregnancy. All kinds of preparations were done by the elders, namely my mother and papa as well as papa and his mother Mas Alif. As agreed, later walimahan event will be held at my house and Mas Alif only.

So even though my surroundings are busy, I just relax in the room. Rebahan, play mobile phone, or if not so yes read novels. It is not my intention to laze around, but it is I who am not allowed to intervene. Even to help mama make cookies, my hand was hit with a spoon, then scolded and told to stay quiet.

“Honey!” call Mas Alif who just entered the room while carrying a glass of milk for pregnant women and hand it to me. “It drink first.”

“Iya Mas.” I drank it up until it was gone. Tastes good, tastes strawberry again.

“Temen-temen have I love all invitations, God willing they come later in the afternoon.”

“Hmm. Oh yeah, you didn't go to work?” my many. It was already seven o'clock, and he was still wearing casual clothes.

“Not the One. I'll be here to help,” he replied.

“Ooh gitu.”

“Yes already, I went down first huh. Want to lift a chair with a table,” his prestige and pass from before me.

The huft!

I let out a tired breath. BORED!!!

Where the friends come is still later in the afternoon. It's still nine hours away!!!

Again, you can just open your phone, browse social media, open YouTube, that's all. Suddenly an idea came to my mind. If the other friends come later in the afternoon, there will be two friends who are always there. Neighbors anyway.

Just as the good idea was passing by, Lia's shrill voice had already been heard up to my room. It was a coincidence that when I was about to contact Rangga and Astri, they had already arrived here. I carefully got out of bed and went out of the room to meet them.

“Astri!” call me when he's having a good night out with the other neighbors.

He looked over and waved to me. He also led Lia to walk towards me. “How are you Na?”

“Alhamdulillah well,” I replied while hugging her slowly and making a cipiki. Lia also didn't forget I said that by pinching her nose, wanting to kiss was also hard for me to squat.

“Lucky you came As!” I said then took Astri and Lia to my guest room, my temporary room.

“Indeed you why Na?”

“Hadehh! It feels like it could die of boredom here. Help me not be able to. Just told in my room,” clarifies me by grumbling.

“Lebay you Na!” Astri hit me slowly.

When the three of us sat on the bed, Lia had seen me. Exactly to my stomach. To the extent that his teddy bear was left lying next to him.

“Lia want to hold Aunt Nala's stomach huh?” I asked while stroking my stomach.

“Mang boeh ya ante?” ask her with a typical voice of a child who has not been fluent in pronouncing the word.

Anxiously, I pinched her puffed cheek and kissed her. “Ya can dong!”

“Yeyy!” lia exclaimed with excitement, making me and Astri shake their heads. Then he slowly approached and extended his hand. His plain face was immediately startled when he found a movement in my stomach.

“Waahh! It's sagging-eyeak!” he said he was very surprised and turned his head to his mother, as if asking for an explanation.

“In there are adek-adeknya Darling, so her stomach Aunty Nala motion-motion,” explain Astri painstakingly so that Lia understand.

“There is?” Lia's eyes widened in disbelief, then stuck her ears to my stomach. The same reaction he let out when again found movement in my stomach. His face was so much fun.

Letting the busy Lia observe my stomach, I went back to talking with Astri. “Oh yes As, Which Rangga? How did it not look?”

“Ikut. Yes, there was a neighbor had an event but he did not come,” he replied.

“Hehehehe.. yes also yes.”

“Hmm. earlier he was in front of Alif to help lift the same table chair, so I just entered first deh.” I nodded at Asatri's words.

“This Lia already want to enter PAUD yes As?” guess I was taken by Astri.

“Yes, out of Eid later he wants me to enter PAUD. Three years ago, he was also.”

“Not powerful huh? All of a sudden we already have a husband and children, especially you already want to think about his education Lia,”, I said while laughing at some past memories.

“Padala in the past we still think to hangout the same temen, shopping-shopping in the Mall even though the clothes already a lot. Now, let's not hangout. People call the same suddenly nangis child,” he added again.

“Bwahahhaaa! What time is Lia?” ask me in between laughter.

“Iya. He is so jealous when he sees his mother busy with others,” Astri said while ruffling Lia's hair. Making Lia who was originally silent fun rubbing my stomach so sulky.

“Iiihh! Mama!!”

Alert alarms started to sound. Lia's face began to sour and her eyes richly crying. But as if it had been an experience, Astri easily handled this. Makes me ask a little in my heart, will later when being a mother easily calm my child?

“You are patient with the power to face Lia,” my praise.

“All need process Na. I used to be a mother in the beginning, I was also confused about how to deal with Lia. His cry, his anger, his effect. But from time to time I can finally handle it.”

“Great You As. But come to think of it, I'm just glad to hear that I'm going to be a mother. But it has never crossed my mind whether I can be a good mother? Can I be an example to my children?” All of a sudden so remember this, it scares me a bit.

“You are calm. Understand if you think so because this is only the first for you. But rest assured, there is no perfect mother in this world. But behind the imperfect mother, there are always efforts to always educate and make her child happy. So you can try and pray for the best for your child. Over time, experience and time will teach you to be a good parent.”

Every word from Astri kuresapi is fine. It's true what he said, there's no need to be afraid. Especially I'm not alone. There was Mas Alif by my side, there was my mama and papa, there was also my papa and mama-in-law. Coupled with the friends who always supported me, there was nothing more I needed to worry about. If there is out there a single mother who takes care of her child to succeed, then I with luck have many people around me should also be able to educate my child later.

In the middle of my conversation with Astri, then came the sound of knocking on the door from outside. From the sound of his voice, it looks like it is Rangga. Already memorized by the voice of her father, Lia immediately got out of bed and walked over to open the door.

“Papaaa!!” He shouted while stretching his hands towards Rangga, asking to be carried.

“Why Mas?” astri asked after being in front of Rangga.

“Nothing. From earlier nyariin you are the same Lia but have not met you, said Alif maybe again the same Nala,” said Rangga after kissing Lia's face.

“Hmm. I'm here from now on, same Nala.” Astri looked at me.

Seeing the sweet interaction of the little family moved me to my own smile. I will soon experience that.

Eh?

Seeing Rangga's face makes me want something? From then on, I did not pay much attention to his face. But now when he's facing me perfectly, and I can see his face perfectly, making myself want to do one thing to him. Is this me craving again? But it's weird.

“Na!”

“Eh?!” I gasped in shock when Astri suddenly grabbed onto my shoulder. “Why As?”

“You daydreamed huh? Mas Rangga from earlier nanyain news you tuh. But you are silent,” Astri replied.

“Nice. Thank God.”

“Ohh.. good if git,” timpal Rangga. He then took Lia down from his carrier. “Yes, I'm ahead again huh. Want to help,” pampitnya to Astri.

“Eh! Wait-wait!” without asking, I suddenly shouted to stop the steps of Rangga who was about to leave the room.

“Why Na?” ask the couple at the same time.

“Emmm.” My tongue feels too bad to answer.

Kid, kid! You are if you want to mbok yes don't be weird. My mind while stroking my distended stomach, hoping that this cravings can be overcome.

“Na?” Astri rebuked me.

“So gini As. I want..” I could no longer continue my words.

“Why the hell Na? By the way!” said Astri who started to get anxious himself.

“After seeing Rangga, I want to dance him,” my great-grandson that I know for sure Rangga and Astri can hear it.

“WHAT?!!” Right you. They were both shocked. Especially Rangga who has glared at it. It was flat, plus his eyes that patterned it into a serem.

“You're serious Na?” ask Rangga.

“Iya Ngga's. I don't know why, I suddenly wanted to. This is cravings deh.” My face immediately bowed lethargic that, afraid that Rangga would not want to obey my request.

But indeed, if you think about it logically, he will also definitely refuse. Where do I want that flat face I love powder, lipstick, and his friends. Let alone for a complicated make up like that, just distinguish maybe she never.

“ENGGAK.” It's true what I thought.

“Iya, if you do not want to do nothing kok.” Suddenly my tears netes. Do not know why it feels so sad that it fits listen langung rejection Rangga. Though it is natural, he is a man so where to dress a rich girl.

Seeing me start crying like this might make Astri groan. Plus Lia who suddenly came hugging my knees and said so that I would not cry which would later make her sisters sad too. A very dramatic scene.

“Udahlah Mas, please! It's a cravings. Not her will either, is she?” I can faintly hear that Astri is now persuading Rangga.

“But I'm ashamed of Yang. I don't want to.” Rangga who remained adamant with this rejection made my cry even more. If only the door of the room had not been closed, there would have been many people who had come because they heard my crying.

From the sight of my eyes that are a bit blurry because of these tears, I saw Rangga bowed. Then rubbed his face rough. It must have been a tough choice for him. Finally some time Astri persuaded him, coupled with my crying that never subsided made Rangga began to melt. He was forced to nod.

“Yeaayyy! Thanks Rangga!” My face has now changed by one hundred and eighty degrees. A big smile was then imprinted on my face. By wiping my tears, I walked up to Rangga and pulled him to sit on the bed.

Lia who saw me pulled her papa to the bed, and her mother who started picking up makeup tools on my dresser made her wonder. “Ante want what?”

“Tante want to groom his papa Lia!” myrag.

Lia's face also looked happy so. His spirit even exceeds mine. Maybe it's time to dress real people from usually stuffed toys. Kan she is a girl, so yes no wonder if the spirit in this business.

My hand was already holding the powder, and with Lia's help I started to remodel Rangga's face. First I put a bandana so that the hair that covers his face can be revealed.

“Must use ginian huh?” rangga protests attempt to get rid of pink bandanas with pictures of rabbits.

“Iya must,” I replied.

“Papa silence!” added Lia who is no less fierce.

While Lia and I were busy dressing up, and Rangga was busy protesting, Astri casually recorded her husband's misery.

“Mas, smile dong!” pinta Astri's.

Seeing there was a camera recording, making Rangga stare at Astri flatly. “Matiin not his camera?” resounding.

“No!” astri said that made me and Lia laugh. Rangga who was about to reach Astri's phone immediately pulled his hand, Lia also followed along.

“Shut!” say me and Lia together.

“Iya-iya,” he said resignedly.

Fifteen minutes passed...

“Haish! Slow Na! The giddiness of my eyes,” protested Rangga when I accidentally plugged his eyes with the eyeliner I was trying to put on the bottom of his eyes.

“Papa kok nais?” asked Lia when she found Rangga's eyes reddening and was about to shed tears.

“Tante Nala Tuh Darling! Striking Papa's eyes.” Rangga complained to Lia.

But it wasn't what he expected. Lia didn't scold me, instead hitting her papa's arm. “Papa si eyak mulu!” It is true what Lia said, Rangga mostly motion. So it's not entirely my fault if his eyes are striking.

“Oh yes, Lia want to not love her lipstick?” ask me while brandishing my nude-colored lipstick.

“Mau!” Lia immediately acted by putting lipstick on Rangga's lips.

“COMPLETED!!” I shouted and Lia who had finished dressing Rangga. I also have a crush on Lia and Astri. While Rangga can only show his mainstay flat face.

The powder that was perfectly integrated on her face, the long eyebrows next to Lia's handwork, the plump eyes and beautiful eyelids from my makeup, and also the lipstick that colored all of Rangga's lips up to her cheeks. That's the picture of Rangga's face today. We also forgot to take photos together.

Then suddenly the door opened, automatically making us all turn our heads to find out who entered the room. “Honey! Mom ta-, ASTAGHFIRULLOH!!!”

It was Mas Alif. His body immediately squeaked in shock until it hit the door behind him. Maybe he was surprised by the way his friend I had made him. Astri and I could only laugh, while Rangga immediately turned his face and snorted in annoyance.