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A few days in the hospital, Alexa was allowed to return home, although her left hand had not recovered, and a thick bandage still protected her arm.
“kak, we stopped by the grave of papa mama ya” take Alexa as she prepares to go home, Only the brother picks her up.
Om Ardian and Rayhan are back in the company, as are papa Daniel and mama Dania. If Devan is not asked, some days he looks busy, I don't know what he does only he knows.
“iya” said Joe while guiding his sister
His right hand was holding his sister, while his left hand was carrying a bag containing their equipment while in the hospital.
With a happy twinkle Alexa walks out of the hospital. It feels really relieving, although the facilities in the can be good and the place is comfortable, but it is undeniable that the house is the most comfortable place.
Joe drove his car slowly towards the public cemetery where his parents had been resting.
“Assalamu’alaikum ma,pa.” greet Alexa and Joe on the two mounds of land that are separated.
They crouched at the lower end facing both tombs that looked well-kept.
“Ma, pa, guess who Exa brought? Exa bring brother Joe ma, brother Joe has come home. Now brother will always keep Exa” Exa smiling poured out his heart with tears that can not be contained.
“Now mama and papa can be calm there, brother Joe will always be with Exa, and mama papa tau? the criminals have also been arrested, they will get the punishment that is worth the performance.”
“oh yes, brother Devan has also applied Exa ma, so there are more people who will always take care of Exa in addition to brother Joe, please our blessing yes pa ma.” Exa said with a stammer, her sadness again enveloped her heart, the memory of warmth during childhood seeped in her mind making her powerless to call out her sobs.
Joe clutched the younger brother as he pleased, he who listened to the outpouring of the heart of the younger brother also shed tears, guilt was re-emerged because he could not keep his sister all this time.
“Ma, pa, sorry Joe for just getting here, Sorry Joe who couldn't keep Exa all this time, Sorry Joe who couldn't keep Joe's promise to mama” Joe wiped his tears, I feel unable to continue his words.
“But from now on Joe promises to always take care of Exa ma, you know, little brother Joe is already big, it turns out she is very beautiful ma, beautiful like mama, but firm like papa.”
They both sobbed in front of the graves of their parents. Truly losing them both was the greatest sorrow of their lives.
“Mama and papa can now count on Joe to keep Exa, and NRC. In the near future Ardian will hand over the NRC to Joe pa, please give his blessing so that Joe can manage the NRC well, so that the people who work in the NRC feel happy, he said, as you taught me when Joe was a kid, Joe's blessing is to be a leader like you"
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“Exa...” cry Mirna when Joe and Alexa step into the house, it feels like dejavu, Alexa has experienced this and this is repeated again.
Joe let go of his embrace and gave space to his brother's friend to let go of the longing.
“Ah, you are why you like to disappear anyway, I was told by Rayhan if you return to hospital.” Mirna throttled after removing her embrace.
While Alexa only smiles at the excitement and carelessness of this best friend.
“Myrna, your habit, let Exa sit first, just also go home, you toodong like that” reprimanded aunt Rasty after welcoming Joe who first sat in the family room.
“hehe, sorry tan, forgot” Mirna also led Exa to sit on the sofa, he said,
This time the atmosphere of the house looks lonely, there is only aunt and aunt Rasty who are at home.
“Kok your eyes are swollen anyway?” aunt Rasty asked after observing the faces of her two nephews.
Joe just smiled at the aunt.
“we had stopped by the tomb of papa mama tan” said Exa answered the aunt's question.
Aunt Rasty also understood, surely their eyes were red after crying. Aunt Rasty also felt their sadness, even to this day she still likes to miss her two sisters-in-law, especially Joe and Alexa who are their sons, and their children, in living from a small, of course, very heavy mendibhal.
"Mir, please tell aunt to prepare lunch" said aunt Rasty diverting.
"ready tan"
Mirna also moved to the dining room, because it has been very familiar with the location of the space in this house.
Tbc