The Babysitter Belongs to the Duda

The Babysitter Belongs to the Duda
Obviousness


The children are left to sleep inside Grandma Darmi's house along with Mama Anisa, Nadia, and Febri's wife. While Grandma Darmi who was reluctant to take a nap still sat on the terrace along with the adult male. Papa Reza asked the name of Zunai's mother and father as well as Ega to the little girl.


"Agustina Dewi or commonly called Mother Goddess if the father's name is Lukman Adiwiharya. That's the word next door neighbor because we can not read ktp and some writings left by them" said Zunai explained.


After hearing the answer from Zunai, Papa Reza and Grandma Darmi looked at each other as if they knew something. The eyes of both of them sparkled brightly as if knowing that this would all be very easy for them to get custody of the guardians for Zunai and Ega. Even though their mother is dead.


"When you get home, let Reza check everything they brought in their plastic bags. Who knows if there's a clue where Lukman is" Papa Reza broke up.


"Pa, what's the matter? Is there anything strange about the identity of Zunai and Ega's parents?" asked Andre who was so curious when he saw the papa asked the two adopted children.


Papa Reza looked like he was taking a deep breath and then exhaling slowly. He looked at Grandma Darmi and Andre's faces in turn. He seemed hesitant to reveal who the person who used to be one of the encouragement in his life.


"Agustina Goddess... Agustina Dewi Farda. He's papa's younger brother who's over you a little, Ndre. The distance between the age of papa and him is indeed very far even almost 19 years, it was also a pregnant grandmother when she was almost 40 years old. Papa's parents died during a consecutive accident on the highway well that time the grandmother was pregnant and gave birth to an emergency in the hospital. Since birth, papa only visited the Goddess a few times because he was cared for by a distant brother papa whose life is more established. Moreover, papa was just married and the economy was not stable so with a heavy heart to allow the Goddess to take care of them" said Papa Reza told everything.


There was a sad look on his face when he remembered the younger brother who even only visited every 3 or 6 months because he had to be busy with his work. Papa Reza has promised that if someday he succeeds, he will immediately pick up Dewi in order to stay with him. But fate... When her sister was 19 years old, Dewi was declared missing on the mountain because of following her campus activities.


Already all the ways the family did but still did not produce results. Even Papa Reza had sued the campus because of this activity but he was instead told to recount the possibility that the Goddess was dead. Papa Reza was finally only able to choose to let go of his younger brother with regret. After that distant brother Papa Reza chose to move house somewhere because since that incident they seemed to break off communication.


Andre who heard the story from his father immediately hugged Papa Reza from the side. Even until the age of now who has stepped on 30 years, he does not know this story. His father was very close to this story to remove the regret that was in his heart. If the Goddess in question is Papa Reza's younger brother, it is certain that his regret will increase because of seeing the state of his two nephews who are so sad.


"Let's find it together, pa. To find out everything, we see the big plastic that Zunai always carries. Who knows if there's a clue there, and then what do you know about Lukman?" asked Andre with a curious look.


Papa Reza answered with his head. After all Lukman is definitely the husband of the Goddess who needs to investigate his identity more deeply. Finally they started chatting casually after ending all the serious conversation. They spent the afternoon at Grandma Darmi's house.


***


They have cleaned themselves after returning from Grandma Darmi's house even now they are all gathered in the family room. Except for Nadia and Mama Anisa who are preparing food for dinner in the kitchen. Zunai nodded his head and carried a plastic bag that he had placed in the guest room.


"It's grandfather" Zunai said, handing the plastic bag over to Papa Reza.


Papa Reza and Andre immediately checked all the contents of the big plastic bag. There were some change of clothes and some paper there wrapped in a clear plastic. Papa Reza just took the clear plastic and then read some papers containing copies of family cards, ID cards, and some letters that had faded.


Papa Reza's eyes glazed over as it turned out his guess was correct that the Goddess in question was his own biological sister. Even in the copy of the ID card he held it has been written if he has a family surname Farda. It turns out that Zunai and Ega are his own nephews. But why did his sister not just look for him when he was in trouble? Then who is that budhe by Zunai?.


"You are my nephew" said Papa Reza who immediately pulled Zunai and Ega into his arms.


Even Papa Reza immediately kissed the heads of the two small children who looked confused. They should have called him om or uncle instead of grandfather. He was very happy, even though his sister was gone, but he left these two little boys for him to take care of so that his regret was slightly reduced.


"Hey... Alan, you now you can't be called brother anymore Ega. Ega's your uncle and Zunai's aunty" said Andre suddenly.


Surely Alan, Arnold, Anara, and Abel who had been confused by what happened became more confused. They looked curiously at the adults as if asking for more explanation. Andre and Papa Reza were seen laughing at the curious look of the four.


"Tracking the ante and garden? Meleka macih tecil you know, tatek doangan vinegar ohong" upset Alan did not accept.


"We're not lying. They are the children of papa's dead sister" said Papa Reza.


"Alan ndak ngelti. Pototna Eda etap etap mandil or brother" said Alan while shaking his head as if he did not want to obey his grandfather's orders.


Zunai and Ega were still digesting the speech from Papa Reza. Papa Reza only explained that the two were the children of his own siblings but did not understand why they had never met. Papa Reza deliberately did not tell it because surely children their age are also confused about how the incident separated him and his sister.