Aini's Heart Journey

Worries

Time keeps going. Until the day changed. Retrace story after story in every second and minute. A story we never knew what it was like.

Today, Imron and Ratna will harvest the beans they grow. Ratna had asked the employer for a two-day holiday permit to harvest the beans. Because indeed, usually he and Imron need two days to finish the harvest.

All the residents of Imron and Ratna's house had already woken up this morning. Ratna and Aini. They obviously wake up early to prepare the food and snacks they will bring to the rice fields. Moreover, yesterday Aini had also promised Rafi if she would make a limp today.

When the sun began to shine, all the inhabitants of the house of Imron began to go to the rice fields. This is the first experience for Ardi and Kenzo. So, last night Ardi was already looking for videos on the internet on how to harvest peanut plants.

"Will it be done in a day of harvest, my dear?" Ardi asked as he walked along with Imron.

"Me and Ratna usually finish everything for two days. We usually bring some home. We continue at home." Honest Imron.

The rice paddies managed by Imron, were indeed not very large. But, there were two plots of rice fields that he managed with Ratna. And it's not so small either. So, it did take a bit of time for Imron and Ratna to finish their harvest.

Ardi was silent after hearing Imron's words. He then slightly slowed down his steps in order to line up Aini who was walking behind him with Ratna. Ratna who understood, then slightly sped up her pace to let Ardi and Aini talk.

"Why, Mas?" Ask Aini understand.

"What if I ask our bodyguards to come help? The harvest will be finished soon, won't it, if more people?" Tawar Ardi's.

"Wouldn't it trouble them, Mum?"

"No. That's part of their job, honey. Help what I do."

Aini nodded in agreement. Ardi also smiled with relief to get an answer from Aini. He immediately contacted the four guards who were guarding him during his stay at Imron and Ratna's house. And asked them to help the process of harvesting Imron nuts.

Not that Ardi was reluctant to help or be arrogant to Imron and Ratna. Only, if the work was done by more people, it would definitely be lighter and quickly completed.

Sometime after the inhabitants of the house of Imron arrived in the rice fields, Ardi's guards also followed them. Imron and Ratna were a little confused by the arrival of the four men.

"They'll help your harvest, Mas. Let's finish sooner." Ardi Obviously.

"It's a bother to you, Di." Relax Imron.

"No, Mas. It's also part of their job."

Imron let out a breath of understanding. "Thank you, yeah."

"Sure, Mas."

Ratna and Aini prepared a place for their part, separating the beans from the tree. The others, began to uproot the beanstalk. In fact, four boys whose age is not far adrift, also eager to pull out the nut tree.

In just a few minutes, there were already many bean trees that were uprooted. Ratna and Aini began to do their part while chatting a little.

"Aren't you tired?" Ardi asked Kenzo and Umar who looked tired.

"A little bit, Pa." Answer the two boys at the same time.

"Have a rest! Sit down, same budhe over there!" Pinta Ardi's.

"Later, Pa." Umar Yakin.

"I'll be too, Pa. But, just have a drink for a second." Kenzo immediately walked to Aini's place.

"OKAY. Umar don't drink?"

"May, Pa. Papa don't drink first?"

"Papa later."

"Umar to where you used to be, Pa."

Ardi just nodded. He looked at his two sons who were walking towards Aini and Ratna to grab a drink.

Umar and Kenzo are greeted by Ratna and Aini. They then ate a little snack brought from home.

Before long, Umar and Kenzo resumed their harvest. Ratna looked at the two boys closely. Especially for Umar.

"He still looks so close and happy with Ardi. Like in Surabaya." Batin Ratna's.

"Mbak why?" Aini asked, who realized that Ratna was a little dreamy.

"What's? Oh, no papa, Ni." Stuttering Ratna.

"Don't daydream, Ma'am! It's in the rice field, you know. Later the waiter ciplukan tree, it's a danger." Kekeh Aini's.

"You're the waiter!" Sahut Ratna soon.

"Beautiful-beautiful cooking gini spelled out the ciplucan tree waiter?"

"Yes not papa. Let the fruit also be beautiful." Ledek Ratna's.

"This boy, there's-there's a!"

"You started too."

Ratna and Aini laughed together. But soon, Ratna's attention was diverted to where Umar and Ardi were talking while continuing to harvest beans. He also remembered something.

The Flashback

The night is getting late. All the residents of Imron's house were already preparing to rest in their respective places. Including Ratna and Aini.

"Don!" Call Ratna briefly, while staring at the roof of her house from the top of the mattress.

"Yes, Mommy."

"How can you meet again? You said you didn't communicate anymore." Ratna Datar.

"Umar brought Ardi's mas to the stall, Ma'am."

"Missy?"

"Yes. The first day of school, he was dragged by a motorcycle when he was about to go home to play. And then helped by someone. And it turns out, the one who helped him was Mas Ardi."

"Don't you, is that his wits?"

"No, Ma'am. I heard from Mr. Dika, mas Ardi did not want to go down and meet me when he arrived at the stall when he brought Umar home."

"Why?"

"He wanted to fulfill my request back then, and also keep the promise he had made to himself."

"Promise?"

"Yes. Mas Ardi had promised himself because of my request. He promised not to meet me until God Himself brought us together in His own way."

"But there's Erna right next to you? He can know how you are even without seeing you. And you don't know, either, maybe, he's meeting you in secret."

"Yes, that's why Ardi sent Erna. He wants to take care of me from far away. And true too, mas Ardi turned out to have been secretly looking at me from afar every month. But, he never met me in person, Ma'am. For the sake of fulfilling my request and fulfilling his promise."

Ratna heard Aini's words. He knew very well, Ardi could have found Aini and even asked her directly. Or maybe, forcing Aini by all means, to want to go back to her. But it's not really at all. Ardi chose to wait until God brought them together.

"Do you know what surprised me more yesterday when Ardi came to the shop to take Umar?" Aini Imbuh.

"What?"

"Umar calls Ardi mas papa."

"Mdad you know?"

"Yes. I know when you were in the ICU, when you were in Surabaya."

"Mom why didn't you tell me?" Aini screeched while waking up from her sleeping position.

"That time you still have a lot to restore your condition, Ni. Mbak also forgot because he thought about your condition which was very bad at that time. And after that, you guys have a problem. I guess it's all over until then. So, there's no point in me telling you either."

Aini grunted annoyedly.

"Did Umar not tell you?" Imbuh Ratna's.

Aini shook her head. "He's afraid, if I'm angry because he didn't ask me for permission first. Because it turns out, Umar called Ardi mas with papa, since before I lived in Ardi's mas house at that time."

"Oh, huh? I don't know about that."

"Mas Ardi told me that."

"Ardi was not angry, Umar called him that?"

"No. Mas Ardi instead asked Umar to keep it a secret from me, because at that time I was busy dealing with the custody struggle of Umar."

"You guys, it's the same." Batin Ratna's.

"Then did you scold Umar?"

"How can I be mad at him, Ma'am? Moreover, yesterday Umar just got hit by a motorbike when I found out about it."

"Aren't you mad at Ardi?"

"Why should I be angry, Ma'am? Just Kenzo, I asked my permission to call me mother and I allowed it. And Ardi wasn't angry about it. So, why should I be angry, Ma'am?"

Ratna sighed. "Here you go, let's go to sleep! Tomorrow we have to wake up in the morning."

Ratna immediately turned her back on Aini. He closed his eyes, even though he was not asleep. He did not want to, Aini seduced him slowly. Because he understood, the talk of Umar and Ardi earlier, a little led Aini to seduce him.

Flashback Off

Ratna still faithfully looked at Ardi. He knew that Ardi was trying very hard to blend in with his life, which was clearly different from his.

"Is he really serious about this relationship?" Batin Ratna's.

Next to Ratna, Aini looked at Ratna in seriousness. He also remembered his conversation with Ratna last night, before going to bed. His heart slightly shrieked, as it recalled Ratna's still indifferent and cold attitude towards him after their chatter.

"Wouldn't Ratna really want to bless me?" Inner Aini is sad.

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By evening, the sunlight dimmed. Plus the row of black clouds that accompanied it, the atmosphere became noticeably darker. With thousands of liters of sky water, which seems ready to come down to greet the earth.

The Imron bean harvest is complete today. With so many hands at work, their work gets done faster. Imron has brought home his crops on his motorcycle. And when Imron was done, everyone went home in relief.

Everyone is tired today. So tired, the four boys who were at Imron's house, went to bed early.

"Can we talk to you for a second, Yang?" Tanya Ardi, when Aini finished praying Isya.

Aini also nodded confidently. They then walked to the terrace of Imron's house, and sat together on a long chair of bamboo, which was on the terrace of Imron.

"Mas tired, huh? Here, I'm a pijitin!" Pinta Aini immediately, after they sat down together.

"My future wife is a concern." Praise Ardi happy.

Aini just smiled a little. His body, which was also tired, was plagued with anxiety that without permission was still reluctant to leave. And in fact, it was increasingly disturbing his mind.

Aini also gritted Ardi's shoulders and arms with great attention. He was moved by the struggle of Ardi today, who was willing to heat up with sweat and rice fields.

"Thank you, Mum." Said Aini Haru, who suddenly clutched Ardi's body tightly from behind.

"For what, dear? Shouldn't I be thanking you?" Ardi is confused.

"Because we want to fight for our relationship."

Ardi then slowly released Aini's hand on her stomach. He turned his body, and hugged Aini with one hand.

"What are you talking about? I'm obviously gonna fight for our future, honey." Reply Ardi sure.

Aini just nodded in Ardi's arms. He felt increasingly doubtful, with the decision that Ratna would give. He began to worry and fear, if Ratna really did not give her blessing.

"What if Ratna doesn't want to bless us, Mom?" Lirih Aini's.

"Don't think badly, dear! That bad things don't happen either." Reply Ardi is calming.

Aini hugged Ardi tighter, to calm her agitated heart.

"We're gonna face it all together, honey." Sure Ardi.

Aini nodded again, though her heart was still unsure. He and Ardi then spend time together on the porch of the house while chatting.

The next morning, Imron assisted Ardi to sell his crops to a seller in the market, who was already used to buying Imron's crops. And that obviously doesn't take long.

While at home, Ratna and Aini sunbathe a little of the beans they left at home. Incidentally, the weather was also clear. So, they don't waste it. In fact, Imron and Ardi who also just returned from the market, also immediately helped.

When the night returned to say hello, Ardi felt his body was very tired. Two days of unusual things, making the fatigue so strong. But he has to stay put, for what is his main goal to be in this place now.

After dinner, the four boys at Imron's house had already begun to fall asleep in their room. They also felt tired from two days of helping their parents. Aini and Ardi are spending their time chatting on the porch.

"Mas plan how many days here?" Aini asked, while struggling spoiled in Ardi's left hand embrace.

"I don't know yet, honey. Yesterday, I thought maybe just a day or two we could get the blessing of Ratna's mom, but I don't think so." Honestly Ardi.

"Sorry, Mom." Say Aini, slogan wrap both hands on Ardi's body.

"Why are you apologizing, honey? It's a test of our relationship, isn't it?"

Aini just nodded without saying. His heart was suddenly sad and very doubtful about the future of his relationship with Ardi. Given, Ratna's attitude was still very cold on Ardi.

"You, still want to fight with me, right?" Tanya Ardi was doubtful.

"Sure I want, Mas." Answer Aini quickly.

"Thank you, honey. That's more than enough for me." Sure Ardi, who also began to be hit by concerns about the blessing of Ratna.

Until, someone from inside the house was heard slowly opening the front door of the house, which was not closed tightly since. Ardi and Aini looked over.

"Can we talk, Mr Ardi?" Ratna asked briefly, after emerging from inside the house.

"Yes, Mommy." Reply Ardi sure.

Aini then released her embrace to Ardi. "I'm going in first, Mom."

Ardi nodded in understanding. Aini leaves Ardi and Ratna on the porch.

"Hopefully, everything will be fine." Inner Aini is anxious.