After the Rain

It Feels So Short

The time showed at 09:20 when Yandri arrived at his mother's residence. After parking his bike, he grabbed Daniar's hand and led him into the porch.

"Assalamu'alaikum!" yandri SAPA.

However, there was no answer from inside her mother's house. After a few words of greeting, the door finally opened. Ali was standing in front of them.

"Of Yandri?" said the first child habibah.

"Well, Ali's a big boy now, huh? What class is it?" asked Yandri who was feeling pangling to see his nephew.

"Class 9, Om," replied Ali. "Let's go in, Om," Ali continued, allowing Yandri and his family to enter the house.

Miss Maryam's house looks lonely. Yandri circulated his gaze to look for the figure of his mother. However, the shadow of his mother was completely invisible.

"Which granny, Li?" yandri asked his nephew.

"Grandmother at Ahmad's grandfather's house, Om," replied Ali.

Yandri frowned. Grandpa Ahmad? Who is Ahmad's grandfather? inner Yandri.

"Who's grandfather Ahmad, Li?" Yandri asked again.

"Granny's husband, Om," replied Ali.

The deg!

Yandri was very surprised to hear the teenager's answer. What the hell does this mean? Husband mother? Did you remarry without her knowledge?

Yandri then turned to his wife. Highlighting Yandri's eyes seemed to imply a question for the wife. Who is Ahmad's grandfather?

Daniar shook his head. He himself did not know who Ahmad's grandfather was. Since returning to his hometown, Daniar has never communicated by phone with the Yandri family.

"Where is your mother, Li?" ask Yandri again.

"Mother is delivering clothes to her subscription home, Om" Ali said. "Just wait, Om. It's been a long time, though. Mom will be home soon" continued Ali.

"Alright, Om will wait for your mother, Li," replied Yandri.

"Ali go back first, Om. Want to make a drink for Om, Aunt Niar the same star as well," said Ali.

Yandri simply nodded in response to Ali's remark. She was unable to concentrate when Ali first said her mother had married again. Oh my God, is it true that you're married again? If it's true, why didn't anyone call me? his inner.

Half an hour waiting, finally Habibah came. Yandri was a little surprised to see Habibah who was two-bodied. Hmm, it feels like just yesterday he left his hometown. However, time passed so quickly, that without realizing the circumstances had been different.

"Eh, there are people of the city" said Habibah. "Hmm, remember coming home to you too, Yan?" ketus tanyanya.

Yandri smiled faintly in response to Habibah's words. "Sorry Brother, Yandri's work is a lot. So Yandri only had time to come today," he said.

"If you run mom over here, you've got the wrong address, Dek" Habibah said.

"I mean Brother?" yandri asked, increasingly astonished.

"Mother lives in her husband's house" answered Habibah.

So it's true that mom is married, Inner Yandri.

Hearing that, somehow Yandri's body felt weak. Why doesn't anyone tell Yandri if you're about to remarry?" ask him to Habibah.

"Why indeed? Do you have to ask permission to marry again?" asked Habibah, again with a fairly tinge.

"That's not what Yandri meant, brother. Yandri just ...."

Yandri stopped his sentence. I don't know, he himself felt confused about what his mother's marriage was like. Protests are useless. Everything has happened.

"Yes already, now you meet the mother, in the house of her husband," Habibah ordered. "For a long time, my mother asked me about you" he added.

Yandri. "If you may know who you're married to, sister? Where should Yandri go to see mom?" ask Yandri to his brother.

"Mother married Ahmad's grandfather. For almost a month, my mother lived with Ahmad's grandfather. His house is in the village of Jati," said Habibah. "You know, didn't Ahmad's grandfather own a duku garden from a teak village?" ask him to Yandri.

"Yes, Yandri knows. Isn't the village not far from the school where Yandri taught first" Yandri said.

"Well, that's you know" Habibah said.

"Yes, then Yandri goes first, Brother." Yandri then said goodbye to Habibah.

For a moment, Yandri looked at his wife. Are we going there, Bun?" tanyakanya.

"Our intention is to come here, to see my mother, Dad" Daniar replied.

"Ish, don't be like that, Dad. Let's just visit. All of us are also acquainted with her husband's mother" Daniar suggested.

"Yes, it's up to Mommy" said Yandri relented.

Yandri and Daniar are back on the bike. A moment later, Yandri drove the two-wheeled vehicle towards a neighboring village.

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After passing through a derivative that was so steep, they finally arrived at a stilt house that had a spacious and beautiful backyard. Yandri returns to park his bike.

In-house. Miss Maryam's forehead creased when she heard the sound of a motorbike stopping in her backyard. He opened the window to see who was coming.

Miss Maryam's smile expands when she finds out her son is coming. However, the smile disappeared when he saw that nothing had changed from his son. Miss Maryam came out of the room to welcome Yandri.

"Assalamu'alaikum!" yandri from behind the door.

"Wa'alaikumsalam" replied Miss Maryam as she opened the back door of her house.

Yandri, who had missed her mother a lot, immediately rushed to hug Maryam. Tears filled with water pooled in both corners of Yandri's eyes.

"How are you, Mom?" Yandri outlined his embrace and greeted the mother.

"Alhamdulillah, Mother's news is fine, son. You yourself how are you? Healthy?" Maryam asked back.

"Alhamdulillah, Yandri is healthy Ma'am," replied Yandri.

Daniar approached Miss Maryam. He extended his hand to kiss the back of the mother-in-law's hand. Daniar hasn't seen Miss Maryam in a long time. Daniar hopes that his mother's attitude will soften a little today. Isn't there always a sense of longing at every distance that has been separated?

But hope remains a hope. The flat face was still so clear in the face of his mother-in-law. Daniar only smiled faintly when the mother-in-law brushed aside Daniar's hand.

"Let's go in, Yan." Maryam invited her son in.

Arriving at the family room, they met an old man who was so friendly to welcome them. Apparently, the man was Ahmad's grandfather, his new husband Bu Maryam.

"There are guests. Who are they, Yam?" ask Grandpa Ahmad.

"This is my son, Yandri," Maryam replied.

"Include, Sir. I'm Yandri, this is my wife and my son" Yandri added, introducing Daniar and Bintang.

"Oh, Yandri who works outside that city, anyway. Thank God, I finally got to meet you, too, huh. It's just you, you haven't met. Thank you for visiting us" Grandpa Ahmad said.

"Yes sir, equally," replied Yandri. Hmm, looks like the new husband of a good man's mother, inner Yandri.

When they were talking. Suddenly the star whines asking to the bathroom. Daniar asked for permission to take his daughter to the bathroom. When he was waiting for the star to pee. Her mother-in-law approached Daniar.

"Hmm, I thought you guys already had what, so dare to come here. In fact, you still have nothing. Huh, the story works out of town, but nothing changes at all!" Miss Maryam said cynically, as if she was mocking the state of Daniar which was not far changed from the old Daniar.

Daniar just silently heard the insults of his mother-in-law. In fact, his heart was already feeling hot wanting to reply. However, Daniar is still sane. It's a people's house, and he also doesn't want to provoke a commotion in someone else's house.

"Why silence, Niar? Free highly educated and have a title, but still kere. In fact, there is no need to support higher education. Lah wong has many scholars who are unemployed. There are also many people with titles who earn under construction workers. The proof, your husband. You forced him to work out of town, didn't you? But where did it go? I think I already have a car, in fact still use a butut motorbike like that. Shit, shame!" snorting Miss Maryam looked upset.

It hurts! Of course Daniar's heart ached hearing his mother-in-law insult her husband. Yes, her husband is her own biological child.

Ish, why is there a mother who can demean the work of her own child? inner Daniar

"Dad!" exclaim Bintang while running hugging the waist of Yandri.

Daniar looked back. Yandri was smiling in the kitchen doorway. I don't know how long Yandri has been standing. However, Daniar's eyes caught tears falling from both of her husband's eyes.

"Sorry, Mom. Yandri has to go home first. There is someone waiting for Yandri at home" Yandri said as he approached his mother. Yandri's right hand was stretched out again to greet his mother.

"Pardon Yandri for not being able to fulfill the mother's wishes" he added, slipping a white envelope under his mother's palm.

Miss Maryam flinched.

"Let's go home, Bun!" take Yandri to his wife.

"Y-yes, Dad," Daniar replied.

"Yandri said, Mom. Assalamu'alaikum!"

Stuffy! It was so hard to see the reality of his mother's attitude. However, once again Yandri had to try to be able to stand firm.