A ROSE FOR MOM

A ROSE FOR MOM 27

"Mother Arum, have you met Mr Aryo?" ask Dr. Bram.

"What?"

Suddenly Suryo ma'am came out, following the village people who numbered four people. Apparently the conversation is over. Perhaps about the purchase of fertilizer, or the share of the results that must be taken again.

"That's a doctor still talking? Mana, I haven't had a chance to talk. The phone Arum was holding was requested by Suryo's mother. Arum held it out while asking inwardly, why did Doctor Bram ask about Aryo? Did Aryo say he wanted to see her?  What did I meet for? Ah, most about the divorce. The divorce Aryo refused. I don't know, Arum suddenly felt confused himself. But he had to make sure about what Dr. Bram meant. The main obstacle that made him doubtful was because of the existence of Rini who he considered to have been Aryo's wife.

"Yes Doctor, that's right, we're on vacation."

There was a crisp laugh from Suryo when he spoke to Dr. Bram.

Arum and Yu Siti were still sitting in front of the house. Yu Siti looked at Arum's gloomy face, but was reluctant to ask him. He just feels pity. Unknowingly one hand grasped Arum's hand placed on his lap. Arum turned his head, looking at Yu Siti with a smile. Arum knew that Yu Siti was paying close attention to him. Perhaps Yu Siti could also feel as depressed as she felt.

"So someone brought some young corn here. Later we can burn it partly, or for a mixture of vegetables tomorrow, or .. ah yes. son Arum like cornbuds?" said Yu Siti, maybe to divert the sadness that appeared on Arum's face.

"Oh, cornbasket? Like ma'am, like, tomorrow Arum help cook it.." 

"Yes, great..'

Heard by Arum, Suryo's mom's voice sounded further and further away, probably going inside, so that no one knew what he was talking about. Arum doesn't want to know, either.

"Oh, yes.Tomorrow is a holiday, I wait for the doctor, it must be good to eat the food of the hamlet. That's the address I mentioned earlier. All right, this is Arum. But remember my message, son, doctor." said Ms. Suryo, like hiding something.

Ms. Suryo held out a cell phone towards Arum.

"Here, doctor wants to talk to you."

Bu Suryo sat next to Yu Siti. Sitting in rows of three. It seems that Suryo's mom wants to hear what Arum and Dr. Bram are talking about.

"Yes, Doctor, how?" sapa Arum's.

"I've spoken to my mother. Tomorrow can come here, right?"

"Of course you can, do you know the place?"

"Here you have told me."

"Good Doctor. There's something I really want to ask."

Bu Suryo looked at Arum, the gaze made Arum to continue his words.

"What about Ms Arum?"

"Ooh, that's about the medicine that I have to take." Arum said. He knows that Suryo's mom doesn't like talking about Aryo, but Arum wants to ask about what Bram's doctor said. Exactly the question is about whether he met Aryo. Why did Dr Bram ask that? But Arum promised to ask him tomorrow morning if the handsome doctor came.

"Medicine? Didn't I explain everything?"

"Tomorrow I'll ask again. Something doesn't feel good to drink." Arum lied.

"All right, Ms. Arum, until tomorrow."

"Thank you so much Doctor, good afternoon."

***

That night, at his home, Dr. Bram pondered alone. She talked to Suryo's mother, but she actually disliked Suryo's attitude towards Arum and her husband's relationship. It seems that Suryo ma'am is blocking Arum from reuniting with her husband, even though the road is already there.

Doctor Bram regretted that he had told her about his meeting with Aryo. She thinks Suryo's mom will be happy because Arum actually mistakenly thinks her husband is married to Rini, but he is not. But the attitude he saw was that Suryo ma'am was against the couple's referral. Bram disagrees.

Still ringing in his ears when he said that Aryo did not actually marry Rini.

"Son Doctor don't believe it. He said that because he wanted Arum to come back. Pity Arum if he gets hurt again."

"But Mr. Aryo said solemnly, ma'am."

"Why should we believe his words? He had betrayed his wife, meaning what he said was unbelievable. Men want to win by themselves."

Well, at that time Bram also felt offended. Is he a man too?

"Son Bram just follows here, we'll talk more. And remember, don't let Arum know that the doctor wants to see Arum's husband."

"Oh,* that's just Bram's answer, confused.

"So morning the Aryo came to the house, but I told him that Arum was not there. Don't see her, then she'll hurt her heart again. Poor Arum."

Dr. Bram was finally able to catch her, so Suryo's departure to her village home, was to prevent Arum from meeting her husband. What a cruelty, Suryo, but how should I behave? doctor Bram's heart.

Then Suryo's mom gave me the address where they are now. But then he asked Arum to talk to him, but it seems that Arum was also hesitant to talk. Like there's a feeling stuck. But Bram promised, tomorrow if you meet, he'll find a chance to talk.

Suddenly Dr. Bram was surprised. A car stopped on the road in front of his house.

  "Oh, that's Aryo's car. How should I answer it later," muttered Bram who then stood up to greet his guest.

"Good night" said Aryo.

"Good night, come on in."

"Thank you doctor."

"Actually don't call me that, just call my name, Bram, so."

"Ah, okay Mr. Bram."

The two sat facing. Bram organized his inner self, and thought about what he should answer later, because he knew what Aryo was going to ask . It must have been because I didn't see Arum, then asked him, maybe his cell phone number, or maybe where he was.

Bram stood up to get drinks for his guests.

Aryo wait. He hopes to get something from Dr. Bram.

"Please drink. Ma'af sir Aryo, this is a bachelor house, so there is no hot tea or anything like that. All just drink, don't want to be too bothered."

"It's okay Mr. Bram, especially if Mr. Bram is tired of serving patients."

"Right, but sometimes I like to cook by myself. Cook that easily. For example, ca greens, meatballs, not complicated."

"It's good to have time to cook."

Then the two were silent for a moment. Each is thinking, the only how to start asking, the other if asking will be answered how.

"Oh yes, this morning I have been to Suryo's house," Aryo said at last.

"Oh, really? Not rough?"

"No, the address is clear and the house is easy to find."

"Mm... have you.. have you met?" the question was asked when he knew he hadn't met.

"No."

"Oh..."

"She left, but it seems that Suryo's mom was preventing me from meeting Arum" Aryo said.

"Oh... Why yes?"

"Sir Bram, does Mr Bram know where they're going?"

"Oh.." Suddenly Dr. Bram felt that he mostly said 'oh'.

"Isn't it?"

"Sorry, I don't know.."

"If Arum's phone number? I forgot to ask you yesterday."

"Oh.." again. 'oh'..

"The phone number is not.." continued Dr. Bram.

"Don't have one?"

"To my knowledge, Ms. Arum does not have a. uh. mobile phone number... uh. I mean. no. I do not have. I usually do not have. I .. call Suryo's phone." answer Bram. But that's right, because Arum never takes a call. The phone that Suryo gave her was never used, so if Bram called, it was Suryo's number.

"Is there a Suryo number?"

Bram nodded.

Aryo is desperate. If it's Suryo's number, it's the same that he won't be able to call Arum. Then what should he do? Bram who was looking at Aryo felt pity. The manly man of her husband Arum is actually worth pitying, but Bram is a bit disinclined to step up. He must find a good opportunity to help a couple of seami this wife.

"Sir Aryo, be patient first yes, I will find information about Ms. Arum. But the contact number is Suryo's mom I'll give you. Maybe ... . Who knows all of a sudden that Arum's mom receives."

"Thank you so much Mr. Bram."

"Thank you, Mr. Bram," said Aryo, trembling a little for haru. He recorded Suryo's mobile number given by Bram's doctor.

"But.wait, Mr. Aryo," suddenly Doctor Bram remembered something.

"Yes Bram?"

"Last afternoon I saw Mr. Aryo in the hospital."

"Oh, yes, deliver brother check. Want to see Mr. Bram all of you, afraid to interfere."

"No, when Mr. Aryo came home, I also wanted to go home, I saw Mr. Aryo in the parking lot, but I felt strange."

"Yes, how weird is it ?"

"Aryo was with a woman, whose face was exactly the same as Arum's. I've seen that woman in a bookstore, she's with a little kid."

"Oh, it's called Ratih, my son's teacher Angga. I was also surprised, his face was exactly like Arum. And that's why Angga thinks that she's his mother."

"Oh my God..."

"Because the teacher that Angga is not too fussy, because madam Ratih very able to entertain him. He can act like his mother."

"Any yeah. Not a twin brother?"

"No, Arum's only child, doesn't have twins."

"Any, like a betel in two."

"Alright Mr. Bram, please say goodbye.

Aryo came home with only the contact number of Suryo's mother, the woman he thought was a heartless nyinyir. All right, maybe it's worth it, muttered Aryo while driving his car, going home.

***

That night somehow Arum couldn't sleep. He always remembered the questions of Dr. Bram. Does Aryo really want to see him? There is a feeling of indifference, but there is a feeling of curiosity, why to meet him. 

The shadow of the past, when his days were still filled with sweet, loving and loving atmosphere, again adorned his dreams.

"Do you really love me?" ask Aryo at that time.

"Ah, what kind of question is that?"

"Jawab, what's the trouble?" said Aryo while playing the curled hair boy.

"Didn't my attitude show how my heart is?"

"Want to listen, so I can be sure. You see I got you not easy, a lot of rivals."

"Oh, ngaco ah !!"

"Couldn't you?" 

"But I chose Aryo mas, it's a sign that I love Aryo mas same."

Aryo was happy, holding Arum's head in his chest. Then she took her curly hair.

Arum smiled at the thought. It was so sweet when I was just a few days married. She never imagined, that she was far away from her husband, separated by uncontrollable anger. Then the betrayal continues. Arum.

Yu Siti who was sleeping on the bed next to her heard the sobbing, raised her head slightly, looked at Arum who then hugged the roll. He must have hidden his tears there.

Yu Siti got up, approached the bed of Arum, holding her tightly hugged hand roll.

Arum raised the bolster, his swollen eyes staring at yu Siti who looked at him with pity.

"Mother Siti hasn't slept?" whispered slowly.

"Boyou why? Sad huh?"

"I'm confused ma'am, don't know what to do."

"Clean your mind, son, "

"Is it wrong for me to demand a divorce from Aryo?"

"I heard that Nak Arum's husband doesn't want to divorce Arum's son."

"Say so too."

"Means she still loves Nak Arum."

"But he already has a wife?"

"According to Yu Siti, Nak Arum should meet son Aryo. Haven't you ever met before, let alone talked? Maybe there Arum will be able to understand everything, the reason he married, the reason he did not want to divorce Arum's son, or maybe there are many other things that can be discussed."

"So Dr. Bram asked me if I had met Aryo. It became my mind, did mas Aryo want to meet me? How did Bram's doctor say, did Aryo see Bram's doctor?"

"So Bram's doctor called, why didn't Nak Arum ask?"

"I feel like my mom's blocking me from talking too much. It seems that mom doesn't agree that I'm back at Aryo's mas."

"It seems so."

"Mom wants Nak Arum to marry Doctor Bram."

Arum sighed.

"Easy married to someone even though later I was divorced with Aryo mas though? I like that doctor, because he is good, because he takes care of me, pays attention to me more than any other patient. But love, maybe I should think about it. Will Dr Bram marry a woman who has a child like me? I think too narrow."

"I think so too."

"What time is it, ma'am?"

"It's ten o'clock at night. Going to the bathroom?"

"No, no mum, I want to call Bram's doctor, but Siti's mom don't tell me she's the same."

"Yes, son, please. But it's ten o'clock, is the doctor not asleep yet?"

Arum who had held his phone back put it on the table. The phone is rarely or almost never used.

Yu Siti was right, it's already night. Doctor Bram must be asleep.

"Tomorrow he said Dr. Bram would come here, and Arum's son would talk a lot."

"If there's a mother?"

"Later Yu Siti will make it so that Nak Arum can be alone."

"How is it?"

"Not yet, the important thing is to sleep now, hopefully tomorrow there's a good time to talk."

***

That morning was Sunday. With hope Angga is not fussy Train walked to the market because he had to buy the needs for himself and also for his father. Mr. Kardi who has felt better, actually asked Ratih to meet Angga, but Ratih had to shop first.

In a store, he buys soap, the towel his father wears is worn is outdated, oh yes, t-shirts,*********, must be replaced with a new one. Ratih was a bit less attentive to his father because he was busy taking care of Angga. Now, when it could be a while at home because his father was sick, new items seem to have to be replaced new ones. 

Then he went to a bakery. There should be a snack for his father. 

Very much of a coach.

Earlier, Pak Kardi advised not to go too long.

"Nanti Angga fuss because you have promised to come early in the morning" said Mr. Kardi

"Yes, just shopping for some stuff."

 Ratih was waiting for a taxi, when suddenly a car stopped right in front of him. Ratih stepped away from the car, because an empty taxi was approaching him. But suddenly...

"Mom Ratih..?" someone greets him.

Train to put the luggage that feels heavy. He looked at the handsome man who had just gotten out of the car. He has never known her.

***

tomorrow again yes