A ROSE FOR MOM

A ROSE FOR MOM 16

As soon as she got closer, Suryo looked at Rini sharply. There was a flame in his eyes. 

"You're the one named Rini? I remember, it seems like I've seen you in front of the polyclinic." she asked without a friendly tone.

"Yes.iya." answered Rini nervously watching the attitude of unfriendly mothers. Rini then remembered, this woman who was always with Arum.

"Would you like to come here?"

"Be..is it true that the treatment is ma'am ..bu Arum?"

"If so, why, if not why? What do you mean you came here?"

"Anu Ma'am, if it's true she is. Ms. Arum. I want to... I want to make a difference.."

"Take him, or do you want to harm him?"

"No. i.."

"Aren't you the cheap woman who ruined her household?" suryo's eyes continued to stare sharply. Wanting to be fast then he beat up Rini.

"I. I. mm. ma'af. no. no. no.." Rini stepped back, then half ran away from in front of Bu Suryo.

"Wong ora is sane ! Cowardly !! " suryo's mom who then went back into the room. It was seen that Yu Siti was feeding Arum who was eating it voraciously. Ms. Suryo smiled happily.

"Kok back ma'am?" ask yu Siti.

"Yes Yu, forgot to tell you. You have to be careful, do not let any stranger enter this room," said Ms. Suryo.

"Yes ma'am, but what's the matter?"

"It's okay, the message is okay, we must be careful."

"All right, ma'am."

"Arum, eat a lot of yes, if you need to spend it on yu Siti's cooking."

Arum smiled.

"Yes Ma'am, Siti's ma'am's cooking is delicious. I eat a lot."

Bu Suryo nodded then passed. Leaving Yu Siti a little surprised, over the message of Suryo bu who told her to be careful.

***

Rini gasps to enter Wuri's study. He saw Wuri was packing, because he was coming home."

"Where have you been? I almost went home."

"Yes, drink, where to drink?"

"What the hell is that? You see the devil again? Demon buying? Or the devil's ancestor?"

"No, there's nothing" answered Rini, chugging away at her drink."

"I don't want to, if you're acting weird."

Rini did not answer. With his mouth closed he helped to clear Wuri's table. He is reluctant to say what happened to him, believing that Wuri will definitely scold him.

"Just put the file in a black bag."

Rini did so without answering a word.

"Lock the door after that, I wait in front," said Wuri coldly. He believes Rini must have done something that upset him.

Rini tidied everything up, took the key and closed the door. His mind was filled with thousands of questions. So it was true that Arum was treated, then who was Arum he saw at the handsome house? Is this magical, or are my eyes not seeing clearly? But Angga yells to call 'mother'. Then what comes out is Arum. said Rini's inner voice while assuring that the door of her best friend's workspace is locked. Then half-run he came out, met Wuri who had called an online taxi.

***

"Rin, I already know, in the VIP room I there's a patient named Arumsari. Is that what makes you always want to go there?" wuri said as they went to the room and prepared for bed.

"Why do you think I'm doing? Just wanna know. Wrong??" rini replied while curling up hugging the bolster.

"I think it's wrong. The mistake is that it's none of your business, why the hell are you always making a fuss about Arum? Meet him passing by, you fuss. Look again check, you fuss, now see him your name is also noisier."

Rini closed her eyes, but her ears were still open. Wants to cover it with a pillow, but is afraid that Wuri will come to her.

"Actually what do you want? What do you want to do evil again?"

"Well, how the nudge is so," long ago Rini wanted to refute it too.

"If you don't want to do evil, why do you keep spying?"

"Listen to Wur, I actually want to talk, but I'm afraid you're carrying it mad if I'm the same."

"I'm angry because I reminded you. You've done wrong, don't add to that mistake with another sin."

"That's not it, listen, when I was at Arya's, I saw Arum's mom, but when I was in the hospital, I saw Arum's mom too. Is it wrong for me to be curious?"

"The fault is that it's none of your business."

"How can Arum be in two places at the same time?"

"The eyes can be wrong."

"You mean my eyes are wrong?"

"Well, when can you do the real thing. Speak wrong, behave wrong. Seeing must be wrong too."

Rini's speechless. Maybe he was wrong too. But why does Angga call her mother?"

"Already, just sleep, tomorrow we are morning service, not to be late," said Wuri as he pulled the blanket and closed his eyes. Letting Rini fight against her own inner self. I swear I'm still curious. Inner word Rini.

***

After hearing Aryo's explanation about the incident that befell his household, Ratih's heart felt trepid. A disaster occurs when one cannot resist temptation.

Every time he looked at Aryo, he saw eyes full of regret and hidden sorrow. Does Arum not want to forgive when regret has been expressed? Didn't Aryo yell for ma'af?

There is a curiosity to know where Arum really is. Aryo loves her very much and hopes Arum will come back. But where is it? Almost every time Angga was playing in the schoolyard, Ratih was always watching him, perhaps Arum would come to see Angga again. But months went by, it never happened. 

Although Angga seems to have forgotten the occurrence of the "mother there are two', but Aryo certainly still expects it, as well as Ratih who wants to see Aryo happy again.

"Sir Ratih, before leaving to take Angga to school, I cooked Aryo's favorite rendang. Later if Nak Ratih brought home yes, for the father who is always left at home" said Nastiti memperiran daydream Ratih. He was sitting in front of the house while watching Angga who was busy driving his small car.

 "Still in the morning, how did you cook rendang?"

"Yesterday mom nitip shopping with mom next door. Meat and some spices, because mom did not have time to shop yesterday. Well, the meat has been mom presto until tender, this morning just seasoning until cooked."

"Oh yes ma'am, ma'af was not able to come in the morning because you slightly catch a cold and ask for dikerokin before Ratih left."

"Nothing, fortunately Angga is not fussy because his own father took him to take a bath and breakfast. And that's why I cook."

"Thank God, Mom."

"Had I put it in the bushel, don't forget to bring it later."

"Mother has often brought food to take home Ratih. Later Ratih became tired because often do not need to cook for the purposes of the father."

"It's okay, son, Nak Ratih is also always bothered by Angga, so what's wrong with mom helping just a little."

"Thank you very much, ma'am."

Suddenly the sound of a car entered the courtyard, and Angga cried out in delight.

"Horeee.. I'm home, '" cried Angga while marginalizing his car."

Aryo's car stopped. Angga got out of his small car and approached his father.

"Mr, I'm home. Is it late afternoon?"

Aryo came down and grabbed his son, carrying him into the house. Miss Nastiti stood up followed by Ratih.

"Tumben's home Yo?" ask Miss Nastiti.

"Yes mom, for lunch at home, did you cook Aryo's favorite rendang?"

"People go down first, I want to wash my hands. Angga should also wash their feet and hands before eating," Aryo said while lowering Angga.

"Let's go with mom." she said as she ran to Ratih and pulled him into the bathroom.

Lately Angga has been accustomed not to whine if Ratih does not come with work reasons.

But that afternoon Angga was very happy because he was going to have lunch with his father too. And again Angga arranged for Ratih's seat to be side by side with his father.

"Mr here, mother here. Angga here. eyang there.." he said that could not be denied by Ratih.

But over time the clumsy taste of Ratih has reduced. It's common for Angga to set it up.  It also deftly brought rice to Aryo and Nastiti, then to Angga then to himself.

"It's a whole family" Aryo muttered unwittingly, making Ratih then turn to him. But Aryo then smiled and asked for ma'af.

"Sorry, it's like that even if it just seems."

Train smiled, only apparently, indeed. But it was fun for Ratih, although Aryo would still feel that it was just his shadow. 

"Father, said the mother, Angga tomorrow is almost real school."

"Lho, has it been Angga school pretending?"

"His school is called Taman Kanak Kanak. Isn't it Mom?"

"Yes, baby."

"Means Angga is getting bigger, and if it gets bigger it can not be naughty," continued Aryo

"Not bad."

"Good then."

"Why is it, the other mother didn't come again?" said Angga suddenly, shocking everyone. It turned out that Angga was still thinking about it. Maybe he was still curious because he never got the answer he expected from his father, grandmother or from 'mother' Ratih.

"Feet, later after the meal I'll tell you something."

"About that other mother?"

Ratih.

"But spend the rest of the time eating it."

***

As soon as Ratih finished cleaning the dining table and washing the dirty dishes, Angga was already waiting for him on the terrace with his father.

"Mother..here." said Angga as he waved his hand.

Ratih approaching.

"Mother is sitting near Angga here.," again Angga arranged where Ratih should sit. 

Ratih sat near Angga, while Angga was in the middle, between Aryo and himself.

"Mom said you wanted to tell me about 'mom'."

"Oh, okay. A long time ago, did Angga see a beautiful woman, whose face looks like this mother, right?"

"That's Mom."

"Have you ever heard a school fairytale about a fairy?"

"The girl is like an angel, beautiful, helpful. Aren't you?"

"The girl likes good kids, smart kids, and obedient kids."

"Yes right.."

"Well, there's a fairy who really likes Angga. Because Angga is the good boy that fairies love."

"really?"

"The girl was very powerful. She always looks beautiful and can turn into anything. To be a flower, to be a bird, to be a man."

"Great huh?"

"She can also turn her face into a mother."

"Really?"

"Yes. Well, the one Angga saw then kissed the Angga, was a very good fairy and dear to Angga."

"Ooh, so it's a fairy ?"

Aryo stunned. How could Ratih get such a fairy tale? She is a wonderful girl, Aryo thought.

"really. So from now on don't tell me again that there's a mother of two huh?"

"He's a good fairy. When's he coming back?"

"Some day."

Angga looked pensive, but felt that what Ratih said was true. She was approached by a beautiful fairy, and it was because she was a good boy.

"The girl is good like a mother" Angga said as he dropped his head on Ratih's lap. Aryo stood up while rubbing her tear points.

***

That afternoon, Suryo was just waiting for Yu Siti who would come to replace him to accompany Arum. He could sit down and his face looked fresher.

Just now Bram's doctor said, that one or two more days Arum can go home.

Bu Suryo was happy to hear that.

"But Ms. Arum still has to be controlled often, at least once a week" Dr. Bram said. And for some reason, Arum was happy to hear it. Uh, happy to be home or happy to still be able to meet the charming young doctor? Arum scolded his own inner self. 

When the doctor left, Arum still swallowed the pleasure in the smile that he always had.

"Mom's happy to see you're fresher Arum. Don't get sick anymore, huh? As long as you are always happy, happy, able to forget the bad things that have gone before, then you will definitely be healthy."

"Yes Mom, it's all because of Mom. I owe my life to my mother."

"Don't say that anymore. I don't pay you anything."

"Yes, ma'af."

 Suddenly the door opened, and Yu Siti entered.

"Well, Yu Siti's here, mom's home first."

"Yes ma'am."

"You brought what's yu?"

"Chicken slurry. Son Arum wanted chicken porridge yesterday, I made this."

"Goodoo. Come Arum, spent later on yu Siti ya cuisine."

"Yes Mother" answered Arum happily.

Bu Suryo came out of the room while calling Pono through his cell phone. He rushed out because there was a need.

When she almost reached the hospital lobby, Rini saw her.

"Eh, are those fierce mothers who scold me? Hm, it's good that he's home" muttered Rini who then walked towards the room where Arum was being treated.

*** 

tomorrow again yes