A Wound
Chapter 58's
Nine months have passed...
It had been a year of Ara's wedding, and today was Ara's graduation day. Ara set off in a light blue kebaya suit with a matching batik skirt and hijab, which made her look graceful.
Ara was accompanied by Ibra who wore a long-sleeved batik shirt that was in line with the skirt his wife wore. The hair that is combed back makes it look even more handsome.
What a matching couple.
After passing through various graduation ceremony processions that are quite tiring, by holding yourself hot with thick makeup on the face, kebaya clothes, and the attributes of graduation people displayed on the body. Finally Ara and her two best friends managed to get a bachelor's degree that they fought for four years.
"Congratulations, yes. Brother is proud of you" Ibra kissed Ara's forehead and stroked the woman's cheek. "Dad's no less proud of you" he added. Makes Ara think back to her father. "Here, don't cry." Ibra hugged his wife's body, while looking at the clear fluid that had accumulated in both of her eyeballs.
"Hey, you also want to be hugged" said Mama Reta who just came to them.
Ara let go of her hug on Ibra, and turned to Mama Reta. "Mama!" he said, who then hugged the middle-aged woman.
"Congratulations, dear." Mama Reta stroked Ara's back when she realized her daughter-in-law was crying in her arms. Make him shed his tears.
He knew what made his son-in-law so sad at this time. And he will try to give the warmth of his family to the woman.
"Thank you, Ma." Ara slowly let go of her embrace, after quite a while spilling her tears in Mama Reta's embrace. He then turned to Papa Nahar. "Pa, thank you for coming" he said.
Papa Nahar hugged Ara for a moment, without forgetting to congratulate her, before finally letting go of her embrace. "How, do you want to go on?" tanyakanya.
"It doesn't seem like it, Pa. Ara just wants to focus on being a housewife, and being a good wife like Mama" Ara replied smilingly.
"Good! Ibra must be very lucky to have you. Like a lucky papa has your Mama," said Papa Nahar, holding his hand on Mama Reta's body.
"Buck!" Mama Reta hit her husband's hand, made everyone laugh.
"So, Mas Abyan really didn't come?" miya asked pouting, at both her parents.
"Yes, he's sorry for not being able to leave his job. But, after her work is done, she promises to see you straight away, " replied Mama Fani.
"I just realized he's a workaholic guy." Miya murmured, feeling annoyed with her fiance.
"Don't talk like that. You should be able to understand more about his work. Either way, he'll be your husband later. So you have to get used to everything" said his father gave understanding. But did not get a response from Miya who instead left because she was annoyed.
"Mother Reta?"
"Mother Goddess!" sahut Mama Reta, replying to her acquaintance's greeting. "Well, funny. This is the granddaughter of the Goddess Mother?" Mama Reta pinched the squash of the child's cheek which was in the middle-aged woman's sling in front of her.
"Yes. This is her mother is busy with photos, so she cried asking to be carried," replied the Goddess Mother.
"Admudu.. beautiful boy really, cry." Mama Reta gently stroked the hair of the girl who was about two years old. "I can't wait to have a grandchild too" she smiled.
"How's Miss Reta's son-in-law, pregnant?" ask the Goddess Mother.
"Not yet" Mama Reta replied smilingly.
"Children today are like that, very like to delay pregnancy," said the mother Goddess.
"No, Mom. My daughter-in-law did not postpone it, just had not been packed," Mama Reta replied without letting go of her smile.
"Oh, yeah. Sorry, Mom." Mother Goddess smiled clumsily, feeling bad about her words. "It's new too, yeah. I pray that soon the daughter-in-law of Bu Reta will be given a baby," he added.
"Yes. Thank you, Mom."
"Then excuse me, ma'am" he said, then left Mama Reta.
Ara, who was talking with Miya and Arumi behind her mother Reta, overheard her mother-in-law's conversation.
There is a sense of disappointment in himself when he heard Mama Reta's desire to have grandchildren. The worry of not having children suddenly filled his mind.
"Mom!" Mama Reta's call disperse Ara's daydream.
"Yes, Ma?"
"Same Papa come home first huh?"
"Yes, Ma. Mama careful. Ara will be home soon too" replied Ara.
"Miya, Arumi, aunty go home first huh. Play around the house" said Mama Reta to the two.
***
In the evening Ibra invited his entire family to dinner together, to celebrate his wife's graduation.
Ara was a little surprised when I found out Ibra brought them to the restaurant that her father used to own. He looked around, nothing had changed at the restaurant. Everything was still the same as when his father became the owner of the restaurant. With the exception of his workers, whom none of Ara knew.
"Isn't this Ara's father's restaurant?" ask Papa Nahar.
"Yes, I've wanted to say it since. But Rissa doesn't want to make Ara sad" said Rissa.
"really? Ibra doesn't know. Sorry!" ibra said to Ara. " How about we just move somewhere else?"
"No need, just here. Ara is okay, really," replied Ara smiling. He really misses that place too. A place where many sweet memories are created. Memories with dad, his two best friends, even the workers who were all very good to him.
All the Ibra family already knew that the Hartono restaurant had been transferred to someone else. But, Ara only said that her father had a debt to the new owner of the restaurant.
***
Elsewhere, a taxi is parked right in front of the boarding house Miya. A man got out of the vehicle and paid for his trip.
Tok.dok...
"Yes!" abyan shouted, knocking at Miya's boarding door.
Many times Abyan knocks and calls out Miya's name, but he does not get the word from within.
"Where is he? Mama Fina said she went home to the boarding house. Is he at his friend's house?"
Abyan exhaled violently. The woman's phone hasn't been able to call since. Making him more convinced, that his prospective fiancee was angry with him.
Eventually, he decided to leave the house. Abyan stepped up so reluctantly, thinking about his mistake to the woman. And when he was on the side of the road not far from where Miya lived, he turned back to look at the boarding house, still hoping that the woman was there.
He was very surprised, when he saw the lights of Miya's room that suddenly died. "Is he inside?" he muttered, and quickly returned to the house.
"Miya, I know you're inside. Open the door, excuse me, "he shouted as he continued to knock on the door. "Miya, let the mas clear everything. Now open the door first. If you don't open it, break it down. One..two..."
Chequek..
"Don't be weird! Mas want Miya to be taken care of by the owner of this house," he said, who then walked in without caring about the man.
Abyan held back her smile, and quickly grabbed Miya's wrist. "I'm sorry, yeah. Mas really couldn't leave the meeting, because I was in charge of the project" he explained, but did not get a response from Miya.
"Miya, come. I'm sorry, though... You know, I could at least see you angry. It feels like I don't have the spirit of life if you keep getting angry like this" he said.
"Lebay! If you are not good at seducing, do not try it. That sounds really weird."
"Please forgive me, yes. Just so you know, all the way here, I keep thinking about how to make you not angry. But for free, my brain is very deadlocked at this time. I'm so tired."
"Yes, I'm sorry. Then go, I'm tired of wanting to rest" he said, who then walked into his room.
"Mas is also very tired, then we rest together." Abyan smiled mischievously while following in Miya's footsteps.
"Is it crazy?" he attacked, hitting the man's body. Made Abyan chuckle at him.
"Mas was just kidding. Then, to make amends, ma'am. How about we go out for a walk, celebrate your graduation" Abyan asked.
"No!" answer Miya quickly. Then pushed Abyan's body out of his room. He closed and locked the door to his room. It made Abyan scream and knock on the door.
"Rest there, or go home!" yelled Miya from behind the door.
"Miyya...."
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