ANINDITA, A Tale of the Past

Just Enough Accepting

Anindita kept running away from everyone when she heard Dirga's words. Somehow he hid his shame in front of people who were his close friends especially Mama Arya. Anindita feels this evening as if she is being humiliated because of the proposal Ricky made against her.

" Anin, wait !" Ricky caught up with Anindita. Of course Ricky's wide strides were able to compensate for Anindita's heavy steps because of the baby in her womb.

" May ..." Ricky immediately grabbed Anindita's arm until Anindita's steps stopped and the woman's body faced her.

" Anin, I'm sorry for Mr. Dirga's offending you." Ricky expressed his apology because he felt that Anindita ran away because of the teasing that his boss said earlier.

" Why did you do this to me? Why do you humiliate me in front of people? In front of my friends, in front of my in-laws!" anindita growled her voice still sobbing.

" Anin, I never meant anything like that. I really want to marry you after you give birth later. About Ms. Fatma, I asked her permission before leaving here."

The flashback

After Maghrib prayers Ricky went upstairs to the apartment Anindita occupied to talk to Mama Arya.

" Anin's in the room?" ricky asked Cika as she opened the door for him.

" Yes, Sir. Anin's mother is in the room" said Cika.

" Where is Rama?" ricky asked as he walked towards Ramadhan's room.

" It's in her room with Ms. Fatma, sir." Cika answered.

" Cika, please take Rama outside because I want to talk to Ms. Fatma" Ricky ordered later

" Good, sir." Cika goes first to Ramadhan's room and takes Ramadan out.

" Pope ...!" ramadhan shouted when he saw Ricky's presence made Ricky bring the index finger closer to his lips.

" Ssttt, we want a surprise for Mama Anin, Rama don't be noisy." Ricky asked his son to shut up.

" Oh yeah ..." Ramadan shut his mouth.

" Rama is the same as Cika, Papa wants to talk to Eyang .." said Ricky later

" Yes, sir."

After Cika brought Ramadhan out, Ricky then walked into the room to meet Mama Arya.

" Mom, am I interrupting mom's time?" ricky asked as he approached Ms. Fatma and sat down next to Ms. Fatma.

" Oh no, Ricky boy. What's up?" ma'am Fatma asked Ricky's question.

Ricky then clasped Fatma's hand.

" Mom, from now on consider me like your own child. I have no parents, I have just lost my son. I know Mr. Arya will not be replaceable for Mom, but I promise I will care for and love Mom like my own Mother."

The words Ricky said made Mama Arya immediately tear up.

" Mom don't be sad, right now I've got Mom's son back." Now Ricky brought the hands of Mama Arya that he held to his chest and then his right hand wiped the tears that drenched the cheeks of Mama Arya.

" Thank you, Ricky boy."

" Call me Ricky, ma'am."

" Thank you, son. I am deeply moved by your kindness. I'm glad you want to accept this helpless old lady as your mother." Mama Arya was really moved, when his other biological children leave him in the nursing home but there are others who have no blood relation with him actually care very much for him even ask him to accept him as his son.

" No, Ma. I'm just happy to do it." Now Ricky sitting on his knees in front of Mama Arya made the woman gasp.

" What's going on, son?"

" I'm sorry if this is too soon, ma'am. But I wanted to ask Mom's permission and I asked Mom for her blessing. I intend to marry Anindita after her idda period is over. And I'm planning to propose to Anindita tonight. Do you mind?"

" I want to make Anin happy, I also want to give a father's love to Anin's son and Mr. Arya, as Mr. Arya loves my son. This is the first time I've proposed to a woman, so I beg your blessing." Ricky pleads with Mama Arya.

Mama Arya smiled as she stroked Ricky's head.

" Wake up, son. Mother bless you. I know you're a good and responsible man, I really found Arya inside you. I also feel that you are the right person to replace Arya for Anin. Especially when you tell me Arya came in your dream, I'm very sure, Arya also bless you to take care of Anin and her child."

" Thank you, Mom. Thank you ..." Ricky immediately kissed the back of Ms. Fatma's hand and hugged Mama Arya's body.

Flashback off

" Anin, I know you love Mr. Arya very much. I also know it will not be easy to take his place in your heart. But now Mr. Arya has calmed down there, and you have to move on with your life. You need someone who can help you raise your children. And I want to accompany you through it. So let me do that, accept my request ...."

Anindita shook her head.

" It's too soon for me, I can't take it. My heart and my love are still for Mas Arya."

" You must not be in a hurry to give your heart and love to me. You just accept what I give you your children. But I want to do that next to you, and be your husband. This baby in your womb needs a father figure who will accompany him when the body becomes a child until he grows up. Think about your children's happiness, Anin."

" Anin, believe me .. What I do is not to hurt your heart. I just want to make you happy." Ricky clasped Anindita's hand that was still crying.

" Sir Anin, Mr. Ricky ...!" Kirania's voice rang out making Ricky and Anindita turn towards Kirania. Anindita tries to pull her hand from Ricky's but the man does not let go.

" Sir Anin, I apologize for my husband's actions. I'm really sorry that what my husband did made your show fall apart." Kirania conveyed her regret.

" The Madam should indeed take good care of the Madam's husband!" There was an annoyed tone heard from Ricky's words.

Anindita who heard Ricky say a slightly cynical word immediately turned to Ricky, then now turned her gaze to Kirania.

" It's okay, Mom. It's just a regular dinner, nothing special." Anindita then responded to Kirania's apology, and this time Ricky turned to Anindita because what he did was considered not special for Anindita.

" Dear ..." Dirga has now caught up with his wife. " Dear, why are you interrupting the romantic moments of the two of them?" Dirga who saw his wife approaching Ricky who was talking with the hand of Anindita immediately protested against Kirania.

" me?" Kirania pointed towards herself. " Aren't you aware that you're the one who ruined their show?!" kirania was upset.

" Dear, I'm not destructive. I actually capture their moments, as a memento for their children if they have grown up. How sweet and romantic Papa they when proposing to their Mama. I broke it down in what part, honey?" Dirga kelit, he did not accept to have been accused of ruining the atmosphere.

" Anin, we better go and don't listen to this gi*la boss!" ketus Ricky takes Anin in his footsteps.

" Hey, what did you say, Rick? Damn*, are you saying I'm gi*la?! You see, I'll cut your pay! I'm sending you to Antarctica or I'm drowning you in the Bermuda Triangle for daring to insult me!" groused Dirga half-screamed to make some people who passed by there frown to pay attention to Dirga.

" Brother! Don't embarrass yourself!" tegur Kirania who realize that now they have become the center of attention of visitors.

" Dear, don't you hurt your husband this gi*la says?!"

" His brother did not realize, if from the first Brother was like that?!" kirania gets upset and then leaves Dirga alone.

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" Hello, Cika. Please ask me how the total bill is, tell the cashier I'll transfer it directly to the restaurant account." When he got to the car, Ricky called Cika because Anindita chose not to go back to the restaurant.

" Good, sir." From behind the phone, Cika responded to Ricky's request.

" Please give your phone to Ms. Fatma, I want to talk to her" Ricky said.

" Good, Pa."

Ricky waited a while.

" Hello ...." Now I hear the voice of Mama Arya.

" Mom, I'm sorry I didn't go back there. Anin asked to go home, so I wanted to drive her. Later Mommy with Rama, Cika and Tita go home with Mr. Syaiful, it's okay, Mom?" Ricky conveys his apology to Mama Arya.

" Oh, it's okay, son."

" I ask for help also Mother, please convey my apology and Anin to Anin's friends yes, Mom."

" Alright, Son. I'll talk to them."

" Thank you again, Mom. Can I give her phone back to Cika?"

" Oh, a minute ... Missus."

" Hello, how, sir?"

" Cika, when you're done please take Miss Fatma and Rama home with Mr. Syaiful because Anin and I don't go back there."

" Oh, yes, sir."

After finishing talking to Cika, Ricky immediately started the engine and drove his car back to his apartment.

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