The Babysitter Belongs to the Duda
Tragedies

Arnold and Nilam continued to do activities at school simultaneously. Even the little boy was reluctant to stay away from Nilam. Some other children who want to be close to Nilam must have Arnold pelototti first make everyone choose to step aside.

"Don't go near Nilam. All you can get close to him is me" Arnold said staring cynically at the other children.

Though the intention of all of them is to invite everyone to be friends but misinterpreted by Arnold. Arnold who was fierce and always staring cynically at his friends made them finally complain the behavior of the boy to the teacher.

"Guru's mother, Arnold doesn't want to be with us. He glares at us if he and Nilam are close" to one of the boys.

"It's true, teacher, Arnold's eyes are scary if concerned about us" said the other child.

Teachers there have known the character of Arnold since long ago when his two sisters were still in school there. So they are not surprised by Arnold's attitude even once there was an incident Arnold punching the face of his brother's friend who accidentally nudged Anara and Abel to fall. Although his body is small, but his strength is really beyond the limit.

"Alright, let the teacher talk to Arnold later if you want to be friends with him" said the teacher was calming.

Everyone seemed to be happy when they heard their teacher's words. They just want to familiarize themselves with each other so that one class can be compact. Especially if there will be activities related to groups, it is also impossible if Arnold will be together with Nilam continuously.

***

"Mother Nadia, can I have a quick chat with you?" ask a teacher to approach the mother of Arnold and Alan.

Alan who is so active is certainly now running around in the playground of the school along with other children who are also tired of waiting for their brother to go to school. While Nadia when approached by a teacher is certainly watching her son play.

"Mom, please sit here. But I was watching my son yes, ma'am" Nadia said as she shifted her body so that Arnold's teacher could sit next to him.

Arnold's teacher sat down and looked at Nadia repeatedly as if hesitant to talk about this. He also looked back and forth at Alan who was still loyal to play with the others while smiling.

"Arnold's sister is very active, very similar to her brother" the teacher said.

"Yes Bu Hamid, both have similar characteristics. You know what you want to talk to me about?" ask Nadia to the point.

Nadia knew when the teacher named Hamid's mother was seen making small talk with her it raised a question in her mind. Surely the teacher wanted to talk about his son, Arnold but was not happy with him and confused about where the conversation would start.

"Emmm... Look ma'am, I'd like to ask you to advise Arnold" Ms Hamid said.

Nadia scrunched her forehead in wonder at the words of her son's teacher. It was only the first day of his son's school but his teacher had asked him to advise his son. Even though Arnold had also played with Nilam during the break even not heard if he fought with his friend. Nadia began to stare intensely at Hamid's mother who looked wrong.

"Look, ma'am, that was a classmate of Arnold's complaining to me. Arnold was invited to be friends did not want to even always glare at them when approaching him and Nilam. So I asked my mother for her help to advise Arnold to mingle more with her other friends" said Ms. Hamid carefully.

Nadia looked silent even thinking about it. From the first, Arnold will be difficult to mingle with new people if not the child himself who invited him to get acquainted and close. For example, Ando who can be directly familiar with Arnold of course because of the comfort in making friends. If he does not want to be friends, there must be something that makes him uncomfortable.

"Well, I'll try to talk to Arnold. But I ask the same mother or the others not to force the boy. I don't want my son to be uncomfortable in school here because he was forced to be friends with others" Nadia said firmly.

Hamid's mother who heard him could only nod her head resignedly. He also cannot force people's children to be friends with anyone because it will affect their mental health. Even the depressed child made him unwilling to join the others.

Hamid's mother immediately left after saying goodbye to Nadia. Nadia just nodded her head then turned her attention back to her youngest child. But in his mind he always thought about the words of Mother Hamid, however Nadia had to think of how to tell Arnold without creating the impression of coercion.

***

The clock has shown at half-time at 11 noon which means Arnold's school time is over. It's been almost 10 minutes Nadia and Alan wait in a special place there but Arnold who awaited never showed the trunk of his nose. There was a little bit of worry about his son but he brushed it off. Because this is still in the school environment is impossible if Arnold is in danger.

"Bang ana? Napa lama mamat" muttered Alan.

"Prophey, son. Maybe brother just talked to his friend" replied Nadia gave understanding.

Nadia immediately picked up her son who looked bored waiting for the old Arnold. He hid his son's face in his chest so as not to be exposed to the sun for too long. Not long after, Nilam ran panting towards him while crying tears.

"Mother.... Arnold huhu" Nilam said in tears.

"Arnold why, son?" nadia asked a little panicked.

Nilam came with a face that was wet with tears. This made Nadia panic even worried because she did not see Arnold there. The surrounding is quite quiet from mothers waiting for their children, only seen about 3 people there.

Without answering Nadia's question, Nilam just grabbed the hand of the mother of Arnold. Nilam pulled the woman's hand and then took her away to see Arnold with a sobbing coming out of the child's little lips. Nadia with her branching mind followed Nilam by holding Alan. Alan was also so panicked because he did not see his beloved brother.

After walking for about a few minutes, Nilam took her to Arnold's class. There was the sound of a lot of children crying and also snapping from adults made Nadia's mind grow increasingly confused. Especially when he, Nilam, and Alan were near the door was very clear Arnold's voice was asking for forgiveness.

"God... Arnold...."