Quarter Century Duda
The First Five Years

Jakarta, 2000

I don't think the first five years have passed. Years change with the year, Tendean's single daughter was already incarnated with a cute and adorable little girl. Yes, little Anaya is already preparing to enter the Kindergarten.

Seeing the growth and development of Anaya, sometimes Tendean shed tears. Anaya grew up in her upbringing helped by her mother. However, now Mother and Father choose flowers to Kota Kembang. Thus, for parenting Anaya forced Tendean leave Anaya in Day care which is one school with Kindergarten Anaya later.

"Dad, tomorrow Aya goes to school?" ask little Anaya.

"Yes, Aya .. tomorrow Aya start school well. Aya at Day Care School. If you come home from the hospital, you'll pick up Aya?"

It is not full all day Tendean will leave Aya in Day Care. Only until 14:00, when he came home from the Hospital, then the care of Aya will be run alone by Tendean. Little Aya also tried to understand his father, with the profession of his father who is a Doctor.

"Yes, Dad .. if you've come home from the Hospital pick up Aya yah?"

Tendean seemed to nod his head. A five-year-old like Anaya could understand him. Did he mean his late wife's remark that Anaya would give him many life lessons. As now, little Anaya actually taught him the meaning to be able to understand the family. With her age, with her simple thoughts, Anaya was able to understand her father.

"I'm sorry Dad, son ... Dad has to work. Later if Dad is done working, play with Dad well," said Tendean.

Little Anaya nodded her head slowly. "Yes Well," he replied by draping his hand against his father's neck.

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The next day ....

"Are you ready, Aya?" ask the Father.

"Already, Well .. bags and boxes of stock already really," he replied.

Feeling Anaya was ready, Tendean drove her daughter to school. There is a different thing Anaya saw, when all her friends were escorted by her Mother or Mother. Only he himself was delivered by his father.

"Everything with Mama Yah?" little Anaya asked, still holding her father's hand.

"It's okay, it's also Dad and Mother Aya. Aye right?"

Tendean's father replied and also said that he was a Father and Mother to Anaya. So there is no need for Anaya to feel alone. For the love that Tendean gave was so great for Anaya.

"Mother saw Aya from heaven there huh Well?" ask Anaya.

"Yes, Mother from heaven there smiled at Anaya who is in school now" replied the father.

"OK deh, Well .. later if Anaya has a school holiday, we look at Mother again yes, Well ... Anaya wants to look at Mother and want to talk to Mother," he replied.

Tendean nodded his head. "Boleh .. Now Aya school used to be diligent. Learn to be friends. Pass the first day of school with enthusiasm. Love U, Dad's daughter" Tendean said.

Little Anaya entered the school. The little boy was already smiling and imagining that his mother would smile from heaven and look at him. There was no protest from Anaya. He just went through the day and accompanied his father every time.