ALBRA
26. Can Go Back to Playing

“Alan ..” Albra came to Alan while giving him a bottle of water that he had brought.

Qyen, who was chatting with Alan, and hearing Albra's voice, stood up from his seat and bowed a little to salute Albra. Because after knowing what happened yesterday, Albra was the person in her eyes.

“Qyen, why are you bending?” alan asked with his face.

The awkward Qyen she smiled slightly at Alan. “Aa—no, just say hello,” he replied.

Albra nodded which meant receiving a greeting from Qyen. The situation here became awkward before Alan finally spoke and again eliminated their awkwardness.

“Qyen, your ice cream becomes liquid, why are you leaving?”

“Oh? I forgot, you want ice cream too?” tawar Qyen who is currently back eating his ice cream cone.

“Hmm ... I want to eat ice cream, but ...”

“Better you ask permission first,” said Qyen who answered Alan's confusion.

Alan nodded. “Pa, can?”

“Sure, please,” replied Albra who is now sitting in a long chair, right next to Qyen who is still standing.

“Yeay .. Papa is very good today. Go Qyen! Invite me to buy ice cream.”

“Hahaha .. You are so funny, let's buy me a treat today.”

Alan in high spirits took Qyen by the hand, and they walked towards the food truck that sold various ice cream there.

“I have to buy what flavor huh?” ask Alan who is now standing in front of the menu board.

“Emm... It looks like you definitely like the taste of chocolate mixed with cookies. You want to try?” haggar Qyen.

“Wow, looks good. I want that one.”

Qyen nodded and ordered the ice cream that Alan wanted. “What are you doing here?”

“I'm just playing, Alan. This park is close to my house. Why did you just come home from school so early?”

“Yes, because Papa picked me up late. Qyen I haven't finished asking,” upset Alan because Qyen keeps adding questions answered.

Qyen laughed at the annoyed Alan. “Yes, what do you want to ask again?” said Qyen while giving the finished ice cream to Alan.

“You yourself play here?”

Qyen shook her head. “No, I have a new neighbor named Lova, he invited me to play here, that's the guy,” replied Qyen while pointing to Lova who was running cheerfully towards him.

“It looks like you have a new friend,” Alan said while complaining.

“Iya, I have new friends, the more the more exciting. We can play together, Alan. Do not be sad, you try it ice creamnya.”

Hearing the advice from Qyen, Alan tried to eat ice cream that had aroused his taste. “Emm ... This is really good Qyen ...”

“You like?” ask Qyen.

Alan nodded with pleasure. “Tomorrow when I go home from school I will definitely eat ice cream here again,” he said.

Shortly after, Lova arrived. Qyen who felt that if Alan was quickly familiar with others he also tried to introduce Lova and Alan, although their age was quite far apart, even though they were far apart, Lova who is in the 7th grade Junior High and Alan who is still in school in childhood, but it does not hinder the excitement of their play.

“So, can I invite Alan to play this inflatable balloon?” ask Lova.

Qyen nodded. “Sure, but don't go too far.”

After the agreement, Alan and Lova returned to the middle of the park and played the inflatable balloon and laughed together.

Qyen who was still in front of the ice cream truck was happy to see both. He did not expect today to meet with Alan again after some time did not meet. Qyen thought he would never see Alan again.

“Mas, I order one more. Like earlier,” said Qyen to ice cream seller.

Qyen brought two ice creams in her hand, one of hers that was still not finished, and another of the new ice creams she was going to give to Albra.

Arriving in the garden where Albra was watching her son from far away, Qyen also gave the ice cream. Their eyes accidentally met, before finally, Albra received an ice cream gift from Qyen.

Qyen sat on the same bench as Albra, but he gave a considerable distance from where Albra was sitting.

“How are you?”

Albra's voice was heard in Qyen's ear after a long time. Qyen realized why the atmosphere here became so beautiful and romantic. The sunset sky in Bali is very beautiful, especially coupled with the breeze that brings a cool atmosphere to calm the heart.

Albra did not reply, he just nodded, saying he was fine.

“Nothing has bothered you since that day?”

Qyen was a little surprised when Albra spoke and asked about the past that even Qyen did not want to repeat.

“No, everything is fine.”

‘Except, there's a little sense of emptiness in here.’ Guamam Qyen in his heart.

The situation there became quiet after discussing something quite offensive to Qyen. Quickly he spent his ice cream so that he could approach the two children who were playing it, so that he did not get stuck with Albra here.

“Who is the daughter?”

Qyen who was in a hurry ate her ice cream choked when she heard the sudden voice of Albra.

‘Uhuk! Uhuk! Uhuk!’

Albra, feeling sorry, gave the bottle beside her to Qyen.

“Don't eat in a hurry,” Albra told Qyen.

“Ha? What did you say?” ask Qyen for not listening.

“Do not eat in a hurry.”

“Not, previous.”

“Ck! Who is the girl,” said Albra while looking at Lova.

“Ahhh .. she, her name is Lova. My new neighbor.”

Albra nodded and now tasted the ice cream that Qyen had brought.

‘Hua .. Hua .. Qyen ...’

Alan's extremely loud crying voice rang out between them. Qyen and Albra who heard that immediately ran towards the source of the voice. They could see that Alan had fallen because he had stumbled over a rock, and that his knee was bleeding a lot.

“Papa has said ja—“

“Syut ... no already scolded. Come,” said Qyen while holding Alan and taking him to the seat earlier.

The panicked Albra followed where Qyen had gone and still held the ice cream given by Qyen even though it had melted slightly.

Alan sat on the bench, Qyen crouched down in front of Alan. “It's okay, we're saying men should be strong,” said Qyen who calms Alan down while giving him a drink.

“Hiks ... pain ...”

“We go to the hospital now,” Albra told Alan.

“Shhh .. Sir, please don't need more. The wound on the little boy's leg is common, especially Alan boy you should know.” Qyen dared to speak like that because he saw that Albra was too excessive in taking care of children, whereas at the age of Alan like this, children fell because playing was common.

“Ta—tapi ..”

“There is pain other than the knee?” qyen asked Alan and ignored Albra's words.

Alan's cry subsided and shook his head in a sign that nothing hurt other than his bleeding knee.

“Why did you fall?” qyen asked while cleaning Alan's wound using a wet tissue that he carried in his bag.

“I'm chasing balloons,” he replied honestly.

“I said be careful there is a stone, but he kept running,” added Lova who is now panicking.

After Qyen cleaned the wound, he also put the plaster that he always carried in the bag, finally it was useful when events like this.

“Already, it's okay. you can get back to playing now.”

Hearing Qyen's soft words, Alan suddenly hugged Qyen so tightly that Albra, who saw his son's action, was shocked.

“Thank you, Qyen. You always saved me. Can you go to school with me? I'm always teased by friends because I don't have a mother ...”

They were shocked to hear the expression conveyed by Alan, especially Albra. Right now his heart was beating so violently from hearing the roaring sound of his son revealing something to others, which he had never even heard.

“If you come, I want to talk to my friends. I have a mother, and I'm not always alone.”