ARETTAS

A SENSELESS DECISION

Mother was still hiding behind Aretta's room, trying to replace her beautiful facial expression with the warm smile her son used to see. But it takes time that is not easy, many times the mother tried, but many times also the mother failed. Her crying really could no longer be dammed.

"For Aretta !" He thought to encourage himself. She ventured into Aretta's room. Which indicates that, he will face again with the man who made his heart melt.

"Here I bring you sweet tea, let Are get more excited." Said the mother who brought a glass of sweet tea and put it near Aretta.

"Thank you ma'am." Aretta, who is still being fed by her father.

"Daddy want to make sweet tea is also not ?" Aretta asked her father.

The boy did not know what happened to his parents.

"Mom, daddy made also sweet tea dong, buu. Kasian cape just got home from work." Said Aretta who thought her father had just come home from work.

"Is it true that this hour just came home from work ?" Mother grumbled in her heart.

The clock shows at one o'clock in the afternoon. That's a sign, it's very unlikely that his father just came home from work. While the father works until seven in the morning if he gets the night section work. And of course, I know the reason. Especially if it's not his new wife.

"No, I had a lot of drinks at work. So it's still full, later if you want to take it yourself." Said the father who was still feeding Aretta.

"Tumben daddy want to make his own drink ? It's usually nothing made up of the same mother." Aretta said she was curious about the differences in the nature of her father.

"Yes, can't you make it yourself ? Anyway, I still have business at work. Abis Are abisin ate it, dad left again yeah. . ." Said the father trying to ask permission from his son.

"Now is that it ? Did you new dad nyampe, time has to go again ?" Ask Aretta.

"There's business." Answer father briefly.

"Oh yes, as you remember Are, earlier during Are waiting in front of the house, father was not there. That means, I haven't been home from work. Now when Are wakes up, Dad's there. Means Dad's home from work. But why would a rich dad's clothes people want to play ? Neatly ! I also smell it !" Aretta asked increasingly.

The mood was silent for a moment.

Aretta is a smart child, she is able to analyze something in front of her, making both parents have to be extra brain-twisting to answer it. Because if one is just a little wrong, the things they have been covering up will be exposed in vain.

"I just got home. But just now Are passed out, I took a change of clothes first. How long, dad's boss called. Ask Dad to come to work immediately. There's a need to say." Mother tried to give a satisfactory answer.

"Now, Are you resting ? I'll wait here until Are sleep." Father finally said.

"Yes, yeah ?" Are pointed his voice at the father, a sign of threat.

"Yes really. I'll leave later, after Are sleep." Said dad trying to convince.

"Well, Are you sleeping, yeah ?" Said Aretta trying to close her eyes.

Meanwhile the father stroked Aretta's hair gently. After Aretta fell asleep, she slowly left Aretta's room.

Dad then sat in the multipurpose room. Why versatile ? Because it can be a dining room, living room, also family room.

Father was silent for quite a long time, his eyes glared far aimlessly. I don't know what he's thinking.

Mom no longer wants to be close to me. Just in front of Aretta alone, mother is still willing to pretend there is no problem with father. But beyond that, even to glance at father alone, mother does not want to.

"Mom, I want to talk !" Said the father who saw the existence of the mother who was busy in the kitchen.

"Speak what ? Is there anything you want to talk to me about ? Isn't there a woman you're more comfortable talking to ?" Said the mother who had lost her respect for father.

"Come ma'am, don't be like a kid ! We have to act as parents who have one child !" Father said still in a low tone.

"What old man do you mean ? Parents who lie to their families to cover up their mistakes ? Or a parent who defends others rather than his family ? Or even, parents who already do not care about the state of his family ?" Mom started to get emotional.

"We better talk in front, ma'am !" Said the father who was patient.

"I don't care about your wishes. You don't care about our family, do you ?" Mother's voice is getting emotional.

Praaaannks

Dad put together the plate next to him.

"Sufficient ma'am, enough ! I am very patient with your nature. We start this all out well, we should also end this well !" Said the father who could not hold back his emotions.

Deg !

Mom's heart is beating fast.

"End it well ? What does it mean ?" Said the mother who seemed to understand, where the direction of the conversation was.

"I'm waiting in front." Father's words passed towards the multipurpose room.

Mother began to take a deep breath, and hurriedly followed the father from behind.

"Sit down !" Father invited my mother to sit down.

This time I did it without asking

"Speak, don't talk too much !" Say mother.

As the father took out a brown envelope containing a piece of paper and held it out to the mother.

Without saying anything, I took the envelope my father gave me. Opening the envelope, removing a piece of paper, and slowly reading it word by word into several sentences. Until I know what the letter means.

"You prefer that girl ?" Answer the mother who began to glaze over after finishing reading a letter from father.

"I'm sorry mom ! I'm more comfortable with her, even though she's older than me." Father say.

"You can leave Aretta for a girl you just met ? Is it because he's richer, so you can leave behind the memories we've been through ?" Asked the mother increasingly unable to stem her tears.

"I'm sorry again, ma'am. I'm so grateful for my mother's sacrifice and loyalty all along. And I also promise you, I won't abandon Aretta."

Speak to me without looking at my mother.

"Go, if he is the one who can make you happy. Just remember, you have Aretta that you should be happy about. Although it can not be denied, if all this will definitely make him disappointed." Mother said to turn her face away from father.

"I promise mom, I won't abandon Aretta !" Said father lirih.

"Only you can keep your own promise !" Said the mother who still did not want to see father.

"Dad pamit, ma'am. Take good care of yourself." The words of the father passed away leaving the mother who was still sitting pecking with tears.

"How do I explain to Aretta ? What should I tell him ?" Mother impales.

While in the room, the girl drowned her face on the pillow. Muffling loudly her cries. Trying to cover up the pain, ALONE.