A ROSE FOR MOM

A ROSE FOR MOM 29

Arum was glued to where he stood. Aryo's voice was so excited when he found out that he was the one who picked it up. Excited to be able to greet him? Haven't had time to say anything, except it's just hard to reach you Aryo said on the phone.

Arum. The phone number that called earlier has not been recorded. Where it might take note, a word was spoken, then the phone was taken.

Arum half ran into his room. Held cellphone. Well, the battery's dead. Charger retrieved. But who's he gonna call? Aryo's number has been thrown away since he left. And that was Aryo's number or wasn't it? Arum has forgotten everything. 

When the phone was on, he read all the contacts. No .. just two numbers. Suryo's mom's number, and her mom's number. Why not just call her mom? Arum tried, though,.

But.. dear God, pulses in the grace period...where can I possibly callpone?" Arum stepped back.

"Who's son from?" asked Yu Siti when she saw Arum coming with a cloudy face.

"It was actually from Aryo's mas."

"Wow, how do you know mom's number?"

"I'm confused too, Mom.."

"Lha Nak Arum what's he talking about? "

"No time to talk, ma'am. He just said that it was very difficult to contact me, then suddenly Pono came and asked for the phone. "

"O, apparently you realize that his phone missed and then Pono's man to pick it up?"

"Yes Mom, now I'm confused.. It occurred to me to contact my mother, but I no longer had the pulse. Where can I buy pulses ma'am?"

"O.. a little far, son, near the market there. let me buy it, but later if the mother comes and the cuisine has not been finished how?"

"Don't Mom, let me buy it myself, where's the market?" From this house to the left or right?"

"Left direction, son, but a little far away.. "

"It's okay, ma'am, I can wonder."

"Yes already, but be careful, son, if only the cooking is finished, it will be Yu Siti who will buy it. It's freshly boiled vegetables, indigo fry are not finished. Still have to do everything trancam. Mom's got a lot of pesen cooking."

"It's okay, ma'am, let me buy it myself."

***

"Why Sir?" ask Ratih when he sees Aryo moody after calling.

"It's so hard."

"Bu Suryo again received?"

"It just so happens that Arum himself."

"Good dong, why does Mr. Aryo look moody?"

"Newly a word she answered, called my name, then disconnected. It seems that the phone was taken again by Suryo's mom."

"Ah, what a pity yes, does Arum's mom not have her own phone?"

"Doctor Bram Arum never opened his phone."

Ratih felt pity seeing that handsome face look moody. He wanted to comfort her, but in what way? Aryo is not angga who if fussy can be persuaded by toys or light stories.

"There's one way," suddenly Ratih said.

Aryo looked at Ratih, waiting for what he would say.

"If Mr. Aryo happens to be with Mr. Bram, just ask that Mr. Bram call Suryo's mom, but then ask to meet with Arum's mom. After Ms. Arum speaks, have Mr. Bram give his phone to Mr. Aryo."

Aryo's eyes twitched. 

"That makes sense, too, Mr. Ratih, so now I'm calling Mr. Bram. If he's at home I'll be there.

Train smile and nod.

"Hallo, is this Mr Aryo?"

"Yes Mr. Bram, it's me."

Oh, what's up, Mr Aryo?"

"Is Mr Bram home?"

"No sir, I'm traveling again. "

"Oh, yes already, later in the afternoon if Mr. Bram is already at home I will be there."

"Oh, okay, hopefully by evening I'll be home. I'll call Aryo sir later ." 

***

 Bramasto is still on his way to Suryo's house in the village. Arrive soon. But a call from Aryo suddenly annoys him. What does Mr. Aryo want to see him? What else will be asked? Thought Bramasto.

Dr. Bram has promised to try to talk to Arum. He knew that Suryo's mom would get in his way, but he couldn't let this lovebirds not come together.

Dr. Bram has arrived at the village in question, but he has not found exactly the house shown by Ms. Suryo when calling yesterday. He continued to run his car, down a dusty road whose right left was overgrown with corn trees ready to be harvested.

Bram did not expect, his interest in Arum who had been his patient, made him involved in the chaos of his household. It is true, he likes, more than he likes a friend, or a friend, but seeing this situation he just wants to help him. 

"Maybe Arum still loves her husband" murmured Bram.

Bram's car almost entered the crowd of people who appeared to be the market, when he saw someone walking.

"Is that Arum's mom?"

Bram stops his car right in front of Arum, making the beautiful woman surprised.

"Geez, I almost got run over, "the scolding was upset.

But when someone got out of the car, that annoyed face turned sour. 

"Doctor?" his screeches.

"Shocked huh?"

"Yes, the doctor almost hit me."

"Where is the road itself?"

"From looking for that sales pulse, "

"You want a pulse? Got it?"

"The store that usually sells, closes, is looking in that direction" he said, pointing in one direction.

"Let's go up first, I'll take it in, I'll talk too" said Bram, opening the door for Arum.

Arum went inside. The desire to buy the pulse was gone, because he had met Bram's doctor. There's a lot he wants to ask.

Aryo's car was moving slowly.

"Where to buy pulses?"

"Not be."

"Why not be?"

"Have seen the Doctor."

"Lho, did you want to call me?"

"In between .. yes."

"among them? Oh yeah, where should we go? Straight ahead, or have to go back there?"

"Straight on Doc..."

"Oh, okay."

Arum breathed a sigh of relief. But where should he start?"

"Before we speak, how about not calling me doctor?"

"Then..?"

"Call me Bramasto, that's my name."

"Not good ah."

"Not good, that 'doctor' call feels like there's a distance between us."

"Oh, all right. Mas Bram."

"Haaa. that sounds sweeter."

Arum smiled. Look at the handsome man sitting driving beside her. The face looked shady and made his heart calm.

"We're straight?" ask Bram when there is a crossroad.

"Yes, just go straight. Uh no, just turn left."

Bram laughing. 

"Didn't he memorize the way?"

"No.." answered Arum.

Bram turned to look at the woman beside him. The face looked straightforward, with no make up at all. He was also just dressed. Maybe because it is in the village so there is no need to preen as when traveling in the city, even though the destination is close though.

But that straightforward face still revealed her beauty. Clean face, sharp nose.clear eyes, thin lips... Bram enjoyed it when Arum turned his head towards him.

"We're not straying?" ask Bram.

"Let's see, I forgot the way." replied Arum.

Bram surprised.

"Bu Arum how the hell is that?"

"Let's stray, let's go far, so I can ask you a lot."

Bram had almost opened his mouth to say that he had met a girl who was very similar to him, when suddenly Arum first opened the conversation that had been silent for some time.

"M. M. Bram.."

"Yes." Yeah."

"Why did Mas Bram yesterday ask if I have met Aryo mas?"

"Oh, that..."

"When did Bram meet Aryo ?"

Bram was silent for a moment. Actually yesterday he had said everything to Suryo's mom, but apparently Suryo's mom forbade saying it to Arum. Bram was confused, what now had to say, or had to cover it?

"Have you met? He's still as rude as Bram?"

"Look...."

Arum waited, but the young doctor did not say anything immediately. Arum was impatient.

"Did Aryo forbid to tell me?"

"No, not Mr. Aryo forbid me."

Bram's car continues down the winding village road. 

"Is this still far away?"

"Okay, I'm confused too."

Bram looked at Arum, Arum was also looking at him, then smiled funny. Now Bram feels that they are completely lost. The car had gone a long way, and Arum said that he wanted to buy a pulse, there was no way he had gone this far. 

"It's really lost?"

"I deliberately mislead myself" Arum said at will.

"Seriously?"

"I said it already."

"Oh..." Bram smile.

"Mas Bram hasn't answered my question."

Well, should I just be honest? When should I defend Suryo? Wrong opinion, wrong desire, why should he obey? Thought Bramasto.

 "Mas Bram, if you don't want to answer, just put me down here" said Arum annoyed because Bram seemed unwilling to answer., said.,

Bram sighed. He felt he had to say it.

***

Pono stopped his car right in front of the house, because Suryo's mom was carrying a lot of groceries.

"Kok is still quiet, apparently doctor Bram has not come," he murmured as he got out of the car.

"No, take the groceries back, yes" he ordered Pono, then he went inside the house.

"Yu Siti, argue. The smell of the cooking makes me hungry," he shouted as he stepped into the kitchen.

Yu Siti was arranging all the food on the table. His heart thumped because Suryo's mom had come home, while Arum had not returned.

"Hm. everything is ready. Son of a doctor really hasn't come yet," he chanted while plucking a piece of cornbasket.

"Arruum.." he yelled.

"Mom, Nak Arum is out" said Yu Siti as she poured water in glasses, then arranged on the dining table.

"out? Out where? By himself? Or the same Bram?"

"So. alone mom."

"Where? Does he know the way? What'd he want out alone. You didn't drive her if she wanted to buy something?"

"So I'm still cooking ma'am, anyways he just wants to buy some pulses."

Ms. Suryo stopped chewing her tub.

"Buy pulses? What's for?"

Yu Siti was confused. He doesn't know what to say.

"He said no Yu, who was he going to call?"

"So... it seems. oh. maybe want to call his mother. son Arum said kangen earlier," finally yu Siti found the answer.

"Why not wait for me, usually use my phone.

"It's a kayaknya kangen. It's mom, it's ready, anything less?"

"Yu already. Good, but why hasn't Bram come yet? "

"Still on the road maybe."

"The reason it's been a long time?"

"Mm. Not long ago ma'am, I showed you a store that sells pulses. Nearby."

But Yu Siti also felt anxious. Arum's departure has been a long time. If only close to the market would have returned. Let's not let him go somewhere else.

"Where did Arum go?"

"So I just told you about the nearest store, Mom. Anyway son Arum don't change clothes, I don't think it'll be long."

"No, let's take me back No" said Suryo's mom as Pono put down the groceries.

"Alright ma'am," Pono replied as he walked out.

"Yu, this is please laid out on the plate. In the cupboard there are jars, these chips enter in the jar only. I'm going to catch up with Arum. What if he's lost?"

- Yu Siti approached the packages and dismantled them, while Suryo went out to her car.

  "Later if Bram boy comes, immediately make a drink and take out all the food huh Yu?" shouted Suryo from outside.

"Good Mom."

But yu Sitipun was also pounding. Indeed Arum has been gone for a long time.

***

  Bramasto cars continue down the rural streets. He told me how to meet Aryo, and Bram said everything. Arum was trembling to hear it. 

"So Aryo didn't marry Rini?"

"Sir Aryo kicked him out that night."

"I don't know, I don't think" he sobbed.

"Where did Arum know that Mr. Aryo married Rini? Rini said?"

"No."

"Then why did Arum think that?"

"Just my assumption."

"How is a business of this magnitude ascertained only by assumptions?"

"At that time I wanted to meet my mother, ushered Pono. But when I was about to arrive, I saw Aryo's mas coming down, then Angga, and there was a woman who I just saw her legs also coming down from there. I'm heartbroken, thinking it was Rini."

"It's not clear who, but already thought it was Rini?"

"When I met Angga at school, he yelled, why is my mother two?"

"I hurt myself, then cried along the way."

Bram stopped the car, then turned around.

"Back?"

"We've gone too far, later can be really rough. There's still a lot to talk about when you get home."

Arum fell silent, drowning in the regrets that continued to haunt him.

"But I beg you, don't tell Suryo ma'am that I told Arum all this. Because he banned it" Bramasto continued.

"Oh my God, why is mom so mean?"

His car kept going, lucky Bram did not forget where he had turned from, and which direction to go to get to where he met Arum earlier.

Arum still sobbed slowly.

"Didn't Arum still love Aryo sir?"

Now Arum nodded with great confidence. This is a fatal misunderstanding. Just because there was never any talk.

"Mother Arum wants to talk to Mr Aryo?"

"Can't you?"

"I have his number."

  Bramasto dialed Aryo's tilpun number. Arum's heart thumping.

But suddenly a horn with a hammer is heard, and Arum and Bram see Suryo's car from the front.

***

tomorrow again yes