
Yumna was preparing her groceries, something went into the refrigerator, cabinets and so on. Assisted by a son who became an encouragement in his life.
There is sadness in the heart of Yumna when her bachelor child is still small but until this moment it is still felt by the woman. Sad to see the children of his peers who play with his father, but his son never felt the affection of a father since he was born.
Yumna knew exactly how she missed a father who had never been in her life even once. In the past Yumna often saw her son sitting alone while watching children his age was running around with people know they are complete. But his son, did not feel that way at all.
Often Yumna shed her tears when she saw her son who could only see without feeling. Yumna had even seen her son cry at night, crying looking up at the ceiling of her room. Menagis while saying "Father" repeatedly. Ali's longing at that time made the boy fall asleep while crying. Even in sleep his son was still delirious to call his father.
The heart of the mother who is not sad to see the child she loves so much suffers from longing for the figure of a father. But what can be done, Yumna can't do anything. Even to find a father to keep his son for Yumna is not an easy thing. Moreover, accepting his son as his own son. It is very difficult to find a man who can accept his child.
"Well, can you sit here?" Yumna rubbed her son's fine hair lovingly.
"Yes Mother, may be," Ali invited the mother to sit next to him. At that time Ali's age was about ten years.
"Why you, honey, hmm? the same story mother if you feel something," asked Yumna looking at her son pensively.
"Mother, why has Father never once come to see us? do you hate us, Bun?" Ali looked at her mother with teary eyes. Her son almost dropped a tear that made Yumna weaken to see that. The tears of sorrow that Yumna knew how it felt. Although Yumna is alive and big from a complete family, it does not mean she does not know what it is like to be in the position of the son.
"Darling mother, son, yes. If Mother explains now you do not understand, dear. Mother promises one day if you are old and understand everything Mother will tell, without anyone Mother will cover one of you," explained Yumna smiling at her son. Rest assured at this time if only his heart could be seen indeed he was charging very hard at this moment. Yumna could not see her son like this constantly.
His chest felt tight when he saw his son's teary eyes when he asked about Dad to himself. It's not that Yumna doesn't want to tell the child the truth. But Yumna also thought about the impact of all this after she told her son who should not have known about the problem.
"Mother appointment?" tanya Ali gave her little pinkie to the mother.
"Yes, sweetheart, promise me. If the time comes for sure the mother will tell the same story of Ali," replied Yumna linking her pinky to the little pinky of her son.
***
"What's so bad about you again?" yumna asked as her son was sitting pensively on the porch of his house.
The surprised Ali spontaneously looked towards the woman who gave birth to him. "What Bun?" ali asked Yumna, who was sitting next to him.
"What are you, honey?" yumna looked at her son.
"No Bun, no more thinking," replied Ali briefly.
"What do you think, son?" tanya Yumna looked at her son who had grown into a handsome teenage boy.
"Heheh, there's no Bun, '" he replied.
"Oh yaudah if n you do not want the same story Mother. Can you say something, dear?" yumna asked when Ali was looking at her.
"If Mommy gave Ali a father does Ali agree? And Ali will understand what it's like to have a father like Ali wanted," the words spontaneously came out of Yumna's mouth. Although she did not want to build a household anymore, Yumna felt that living with her son was more than enough. Those words just came out of his mouth. Maybe his words hurt his son or not Yumna really doesn't know.
Ali looked at Yumna with an intimidating look. "I'm sorry Bun, not Ali forbid Mother to marry again no, only Ali was afraid if it happened again what had happened to Mother first. Ali didn't have a father until Ali died. Mother alone was more than enough for Ali. Mother has completed two roles, as Mother and Father at once. Ali does not want Mommy to feel sad again like before. Ali just wanted to see Mommy always smiling, no more crying flowing on Mommy's cheeks except the cry of happiness," The man looked at Yumna gently as he said that.
"Dear sorry Mother, if until now Mother has not been able to make Ali happy," said Yumna staring at her teenage son.
"Mother why cry?" Ali was amazed to see Yumna who shed tears when arranging snacks into a shelf near the glass cabinet.
"Ehhhh it's okay, dear," Yumna replied with a close wipe of her tears.
"Mother don't lie, Mother why? if there is something Mother can tell the same story Ali," asked Ali who was worried about her mother who is not usually like this.
"No dear, Mother only remembers when you were a child, heheh. Mother misses the times when you were a child. Which we used to play ball in front of the same house Aunt Caca," replied Yumna. Not that Yumna did not want to be honest, just that Yumna did not want to make her son sad because of it.
"Oo that's Bun. Iya Ali also misses playing football with Aunt Caca," said Ali who still remembers when he, Aunt Caca, and his mother while playing ball while laughing together. It was a happy time when Ali remembered all that.
"Do you remember, son?" tanya Yumna made her son swoop.
"Yes Bun, so miss Aunt Caca, heheh," said Ali cengengesan.
"Can you video call darling, just tap on your HP is finished, right?" Yumna nodded at her son's behavior. Even though the times have been broken, only through cellphone alone can communicate remotely.
"Oh yes Bun, I forgot," Ali replied to pat his eel. "yeah Bun, I called Aunt Caca first yes, You miss, hehe," Ali continued while grinning and kamit to the mother to call Caca.
Yumna nodded, and continued her work that was still left behind a little more.
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