
Balinese.
A man in a white suit growled furiously, both his hands squeezing his own hair. His eyes glared sharply throwing his phone in any direction. Just received a call from a stranger but has a relationship with a female figure for several months he managed to get rid of so do not bother or threaten him again but now why the woman seems to be back teasing him.
He laughed quite loudly, his hands clenched tightly, his nails were sharp pressing on his palms. Wreaking emotions, the man hit his desk hard.
“No! That woman wouldn't dare to tease me back, no! I'm sure he didn't have the courage and the guy who called me was just bragging! Hahaha!”
All the evidence he had manipulated and the person who claimed to be the father of the baby contained Citra had already been paid to shut up so there would be nothing the woman could do. Andrew threw his butt in the chair, squeezed his hand, set his hunting breath and controlling emotions, he had to be calm, it was not easy for people to tease him.
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The atmosphere of the Bhanu house is increasingly crowded with the presence of Citra such as adding their family personnel. Linga and her two children came to visit after a few days just at home caring for a sick Caca. The presence of Citra originally invited a big question mark on the head of Lingga, the, but after being explained by Ane finally Lingga understood but there are things that he still cannot believe how the sister is so smart to hide the previous relationship with Citra even been established for years. Maybe if the mother and father do not know, it can still be accepted by his common sense considering they are different cities, and, but with him who incidentally is in the same city at once in the same housing complex as well.
The image is still awkward if with Lingga because the woman appears more silent when close to him. In the mind of the image is filled with things that are not-not more to the attitude of rejection even though not overtly but the mind is wrong, Lingga just still does not believe it.
In the living room, everyone was chatting with each other as well as the children playing together. Ane's mother was already comfortable and liked Citra, so the woman persuaded the princess to take Citra to her home again. The image itself did not mind as the hospitality and warmth provided by Ane's family gave her a new family.
“Yes already, you guys are sitting here, mom wants to go to the kitchen to make a steamed sponge—”
“Yang walna walna-walni rainbow kayak yah Uti!” chirps Caca when her ears are functioning well to hear Ratna's words even though she is focusing on playing with Nai and Satya.
Everyone shook his head slowly, Ratna gave her thumbs up, “siap Uti's grandson, but patience well later Uti made a lot so that Mbak Caca can take her home,” reply.
Caca nodded enthusiastically, “oke, thanks Antique Uti!”
“Whose son is really funny, here Aunty kissed long ago have not kissed mbak Caca nih,” sela Ane grabbed the plump body Caca gave kiss to Caca's pretty face repeatedly and made the little girl giggle amusedly.
The image suddenly felt the kebelt urinate, he said that to Ane and asked to be told the location of the bathroom. Niatan Ane wanted to deliver Citra but was rejected by the pregnant woman saying if she could be alone. The image was flattering to the bathroom, the location of the bathroom on the lower floor close to the kitchen, the tail of his eyes caught the figure of Ratna busy struggling in the kitchen. The image of throwing away the wish first, in his brain flashed will help Ratna make a cake.
“Tante,” Citra patted Ratna on the shoulder until the middle-aged woman jumped in shock, Citra grimaced softly because of her action and immediately apologized. “Sorry, make Auntie shocked,”
Ratna gave a smile, directed her hand touching Citra's arm, “nothing, where are you from?”
“Kebelet pissing, hm, Citra can help Auntie gak?” citra said expectantly biting her lower lip.
Ratna raised one eyebrow, “serious? But later you are tired, will you be pregnant again pity her grandpa,”
“How come, later if Citra feels tired, Citra breaks, how? All Citra want to learn so later if Citra children are born, Citra can make cakes also for Citra children,” Citra said Citra laughs away.
Ratna nodded her head and let Citra help her. He had Citra prepare the mold and then grease it with butter. Ratna went on to finish the cake batter she had mixed.
“Bu—eh sorry means Aunt is done,” Citra rectifies he said almost called Ratna with the name mother, honestly it was just the spontaneity of his lips said so.
Ratna stared into the bead of her eyes Image seemed to shrink over her speech, maybe the pregnant woman looked awkward. Ratna embraced Citra's shoulders fondly.
“It does not matter if you call it mother, after all the ears of the mother are a bit strange if someone calls Auntie, the mother is more pleased to be called mother, mother is more, so from now on do not hesitate to call mother with the name mother well? Let's just say this mother is your mother and you think of as a mother's child just like Ane and others,”
Nothing Citra—ia could say hugged Ratna's body tightly and unconsciously shed tears because it was received so well by the Ane family.
In addition, Banyu let out a sigh of relief just arrived at Bhanu's house. He chose the road as usual using a private car is very tiring driving for 9 hours. Getting information about Ane's plan helped Citra move her heart along the way. Banyu took some toy parcels that would be given to his nephews complete for Satya and Caca was already prepared let alone heard if Caca had just recovered.
Banyu menenteng, two large plastic bags containing toys. His footsteps took a definite step and managed to climb the front room floor. First, Banyu took off his shoes and put them on the shelf.
“Assalamualaikum, Banyu most handsome om come, your handsome son's mother comes nih, adek mas ganteng mu come nih,” Banyu greetings interspersed with narcissistic words.
“Om!”
“Om danteng but more danteng om Langga!”
Satya and Caca run to greet Banyu let alone see something brought by the man. Caca impatiently wanted to pull Banyu's hand into the living room while Satya did not turn her eyes towards the plastic bag Banyu was carrying.
“Eits, wait a minute, hand wash first, you guys sit there first, then om for toys, there!” Caca and Satya looked at each other and then ran to follow Banyu—'s orders, the man shook his head while laughing at the nimbleness of the brothers.
Banyu placed gifts for his nephew beside the sofa, he stepped towards the bathroom but his eyes caught an unusual sight in the kitchen. Two beautiful women with different ages are cooking together, interspersed with laughter, his eyes narrowed looking at the figure of the woman who turned her back was standing next to the hijab woman of course he could already guess who the hijab woman was. Unconsciously Banyu's legs stepped closer but his steps came to a halt when one figure from the two women turned around.
A split second the two looked at each other, but the gaze of the two was not an ordinary gaze the look in the eyes implied something that was difficult to explain. Ratna watched how the gaze of her son, something was different. Ratna is very familiar with the character of her three children and she is sure if there is something that Banyu feels in Citra. Ratna cleared her throat hard enough for the two to come to their senses and decide on a view.
Banyu immediately changed his expression, pulled up the edge of his shirt, put a smile on his mother.
“My mother is beautiful, Banyu wash her hands with her feet first well,” said Banyu walked quickly to the bathroom while driving away the shadows of the face Image recorded clearly in his head.
Ratna's feet stepped forward so that her body was side by side with Citra, her old eyes glanced at Citra speechless in place staring straight at the bathroom.
“Nak,” Citra felt a slow pat on her shoulder, she flinched and immediately turned her head towards the back where Ratna was looking at her.
“Eh, mother, sorry Imagra daydreaming,” he said no lie because from now on he was daydreaming things are not clear suddenly just crossed in his head about Banyu.
The image caresses Chana's tiny legs, skin smooth and soft. He was also impatient for his son to be born, his days would definitely be much more colorful because there was a new figure that would accompany him.
“Oke, ponakan om beautiful and handsome, here docked the same om Banyu, because the division of sembako will soon start haha,” exclaimed Banyu joke. Caca and Satya move nimble to approach Banyu holding two large bags, seeing his two cousin brother approached the uncle, Nai did not want to lose he came close to Banyu. After everything sat sweetly in front of him Banyu gave one by one a gift to his uncle.
Satya gets a red remote control car, Caca gets a set of cooking toys along with a new doll, for Nai there is a cute doll toy that can bring out music while for Chana is different himself considering her baby, so he bought her cute pink peach pajamas and white shoes with small pink flowers.
“Thank you so much uncle Banyu!” Satya first thanked him while kissing Banyu's cheek.
Caca follows her sister, “thank you for Caca, here Caca kiss,”
Banyu chuckled softly and leaned forward so that Caca could kiss her cheek.
Nai blinked his cute eyes, watching his cousin's every move. Nai finally followed along, with agile movements he crawled up to the lap of the uncle.
“What do you want? Would you like to thank me too?” Banyu pinched the cheek of the puffed Nai.
“Adek Nai, must say thank you same om because already love toys, come on deck say thanks om,” Satya said to Nai.
Nai turned his head briefly towards Satya then turned to Banyu.
“Cih!” nai's tiny lips moved saying the word and her hands were stretched out hugging Banyu.
Banyu returned a warm hug Nai did not forget to stroke the back of his little bangs.
“Oh yes deck, so when do you start moving?” banyu asked starting a conversation regarding their plan.
Ane glanced at Citra, a nod of the head was given to him, “sof right, because do not stall for too long, if it can be resolved as soon as well why not. Btw, cafe later what about mas?”
“Yeah, that's good, mas also want to be fast anyway mumpung mas not busy taking care of new branches, if the cafe mas business can hand over to Reynand for a while, if the cafe mas business can hand over to Reynand for a while, tomorrow or the day after tomorrow also mas already can go directly to Bali,”
“What according to mbak?” The image looked at Ane and Banyu in turn.
“Mbak anyway whatever, if indeed m—mas Banyu have time well no problem, faster better, right?” Ane nodded in agreement.
“Sorry mbak, don't have to call mas deh because mbak older than me,” rebut Banyu when Citra called him mas.
The image widened his eyes funny, then innocently said, “keep calling him what dong?”
“Sayang?” Banyu raised one of his eyebrows up high flirting with Citra plainly.
Ane's eyes and mouth were round in disbelief, how the brother was so easy to fight. The most momentary image.
Banyu laughed amusedly at the expression that the two women in front of him showed, “joking, oh Allah, so serious!” yells.
“But not funny know mas, look tuh mbak Citra to bengong gitu,” timpal Ane, Citra changed her facial expression and put on a smile of understanding. “ya already, Citra, Ane pamit up first want to sleep in Chana, mbak Nai later run out of bedin adek, mbak also bobo, okay?”
“Te!”
“Mas Satya sama mbak Caca also bobo, later in the afternoon mother pick you up, out back of sightseeing,”
“Each Aunt!” satya and Caca answered compactly.
“Hm, yes I have also returned aja deh, because the afternoon want to check up content,” chirps Citra want to leave home.
“Mbak same who? By yourself?” ask Ane.
“Yes, it's usually by itself,”
“Mau Ane accompany, no?”
“Do not, pity you will take care of the children, can not really, well accustomed more precisely,” reply Citra interspersed with a small laugh.
Ratna came from the kitchen carrying a tray filled with dishes, dishes on top of which had filled some of the cakes she made.
“Sama aja mother, later mother accompany, no rejection, mother will want to see the mother's grandchild too,”
“Mother, do not need, Citra can be alone, pity mom will cook continues to make cakes also must be tired,”
Ane and Banyu exchanged lyrics, something they missed apparently. The closeness between Citra and Ratna seems unusual. However, both are happy and do not mind at all especially Ane who knows how the life story of Citra from the husband's speech, well what her family gives treat the longing felt Citra so far.
“Nothing, besides there are still a few hours to rest, right? Continue to afternoon nemenin you, mas later anterin us well?” Ratna threw a meaningful smile at the child.
Banyu glared, guessing the meaning of the mother's strange smile but once he agreed to Ratna's words. Citra had no other choice, as she devoured Ratna's cake after being forced to eat by the middle-aged woman.