ARETTAS

GOOD COOPERATION

That night, as usual, my mother cleared the merchandise and closed the stall. This time he did it himself, because Aretta still has not recovered properly. But suddenly his activity stopped when the sound of the motor stopped right in front of his house. Moments later, she shifted her focus.

"Just closed, ma'am ?" Said the motorcyclist who was none other than father.

"Yes." Yeah." Mother answered only briefly.

"Aretta what's the situation, ma'am ?" Said the father who was now beside his mother.

"It's a little bit quiet."

"Dad to Aretta's room first ya." The father's words passed leaving the mother and heading to her son's room.

But my mother did not reply to my father's words. He was still busy with his activities at the time. Until he finished it all alone. Mom also unwinded in the chair where she used to sit.

"It's done ma'am, it's done ?" Ask the father who is now beside the mother.

"It." Answer mom still.

"Aretta's waiting for her in her room." Father say.

Without a second thought, the mother immediately headed to Aretta's room and left the father who was still sitting intending to accompany her.

"Are, what's up ?" Said mom worried.

"No pa-pa, ma'am. Are just gonna be accompanied by mom." Said Aretta who was still limp.

"Are you going to make chocolate milk ? It was noon then, Bawain." Say mother.

"Brown milk ? Uh, Nino. That's his attention." Aretta said in her heart.

"Later, ma'am."

"Yes, now Are rest well. If it's still lemes, tomorrow's permission again, don't go to school." Pinta mother.

"School, ma'am. Kan, later you can bring a bicycle, let Tati who told you to take it. Are the piggyback."

"Are sure ?" Ask the mother who still doubts the condition of her child.

"Yes, mom. Anyway, Are bosen at home continues. Get some school, lots of tea."

"It's up to Are." Mom finally gave up.

"Mom, can you ask for something ?" Tanya Are clasped her mother's hand.

"Seek me, if you can, I'll give you."

"Yes, ma'am. Otherwise, Are could get sick again. Don't know if it's healing again ?" Aretta said a little threateningly.

"Hus, don't say anything ah !" A mother who doesn't like her son's words.

"Mom should eat up Are's request."

"Yes, yeah." Mom finally gave up.

"Promise ?" Aretta pointed her little finger.

"Pake promise of everything ?" Ask the mother who is beginning to be suspicious of her son's request.

"Yes, I promise you !" Aretta forced her to associate her little finger with the little finger of the mother.

"What can I do, mother forced. Do you want what the hell ? Pake promise of everything."

"Are wanting, I'm the same father back again." Aretta's instantaneous speech made the mother's heart beat fast.

Deg !

"If it's for that, I can't answer yet."

"Why, ma'am ?" Aretta asked disappointedly.

"Although now the mother and father have not officially divorced in the eyes of the law, but the father has divorced the mother religiously. And if you have to come back again, that means, we have to marry again religiously. After all, your father will have another wife." Mother explains.

"That means Are won't heal." Said Aretta who was back to limp.

"Now, is that ?" Ask the curious mother.

"Yes abisnya, mother did not follow Are's will anyway. My mom promised." Aretta was getting upset.

"Mom, I want to talk. We're talking outside !" Said the father who suddenly came to Aretta's room.

I finally got out of Aretta's room and followed her to the front room.

"Someone I want to talk about." Father said as they sat in their regular chairs.

"Speak aja !"

"Here, mom. Please read !" Said Dad taking out a brown envelope from his jacket pocket.

"What is this ?" Ask the confused mother.

"Read me, ma'am !"

Finally I complied. He opened the envelope given by the father and took out a piece of paper from inside the envelope. Fold by fold of paper that mother has opened. I was surprised to see the letter.

"Dad has decided to divorce Rani, ma'am. This is all you did, so we can be rich together first." Say father without mother ask.

"Don't you do this ?" Mother did not believe

"Don't you choose Rani and leave me and Aretta ? Why all of a sudden now do you want to come back here again ,?" Mother impales.

"It's been dad's decision, ma'am. I can't stand living with Rani, ma'am. I told you about Rani to mom."

"But isn't it too fast ?"

"Faster is better, ma'am. Even now I don't live with Rani. Now I live in the home of my mother, her grandmother Aretta. " Say father explained.

"Oh that. . ."

"So, you want to go back to me ?" Ask a hopeful father.

"Yes, . ." Suddenly Aretta called out from inside her room.

Mom and Dad ran to Aretta's room.

Mother was very surprised to see her son who returned with a fever. His body temperature is back up. Mom's panicking.

"Mom take the compress first !" Say mom who wants to move.

"Mom !" Aretta's sudden hand clasped her mother's hand, stopping her instantly.

"Yes, baby." I sat down next to Aretta.

"Are just want, we're both rich first. You don't want to be a broken home. Are wants a whole family." Aretta says.

"Now, Are don't have to think about anything first. Most importantly now, Are healed first !" Mom tried to calm down.

"Are gonna calm down, if you've answered yes to me."

Mom's heart churned. She was confused to think of the answer she would give her husband. On the one hand, the mother has not been able to forget the pain of her heart. But on the other hand, there are Aretta who really want their togetherness.

"Mom would you like mom, come back with me ?" Aretta asked who was expecting her mother to say yes.

"By Are, I want to come back with you." Mom finally said.

"Yes, ma'am ?" Ask Aretta who still doesn't believe.

"Yes. Yes, now it must heal. I've been dodging Are's request." Mother's voice gently caressed her son's head.

"Thank you, ma'am." Aretta hugs mom.

Mom immediately returned Aretta's embrace and gently stroked Aretta's long hair. But suddenly mother releases her embrace when she realizes Aretta's body is no longer hot. Mother also held Aretta's forehead and neck which did not show any symptoms of fever.

"Cock fever suddenly gone?" Ask mom wonder.

"What the hell, ma'am ?" Ask Aretta who doesn't believe.

"Yes." Yeah." Mom's convinced.

"And earlier Are had said, that Are would be cured if mother ngabulin requests Are. Right, straight healed up ?" Aretta said, getting excited.

"Thank you, ma'am. I want to give Dad again. I promise I won't abuse you again." Said Dad trying to convince mom.

"Just prove all that dad said !" Mom still talks as necessary.

Because after all, the mistakes of the father still crossed my mind. And it's not easy to just remove it.