ARETTAS

SUICIDAL

Today as usual, I went to the market early in the morning. This time I parked my bike and went shopping for vegetables.

"Eh, there's Wati's mom." Said Susi, a vegetable seller.

"Yes, mom. Go shopping for vegetables, mama." Said the mother who had subscribed to Susi.

"I'll prepare, ma'am." Said Susi who prepared the mother's groceries.

"Eh, Miss Wati. You know, if in a neighboring village someone attempted suicide ?" Susi.

"Ah, the hell time, ma'am ? There are still suicides today. Isn't it modern like this ?" Say something while choosing a good vegetable.

"Ih, really mom. In fact he said yes, that reckless woman would drink rat poison all." Susi started to gossip.

"What time, ma'am ? Is that really that ?"

"Yes. I was horrified, he said he wanted to be married to security who worked in the village of Wati bu you know."

"Security ?" Mom started to wonder.

"Yes, ma'am." Susi replied that made my mother curious.

Deg !

Mom's heart started pounding at the gossip Susi was talking about. Whether it is true or not. But every time I hear security, my heart beats.

"What is the name of the security ma'am ? I know him once." Said mom trying to lure Susi.

"If it's not wrong, his name is Kasim. Yes, yes, his name is Kasim. It's the name of the woman who committed suicide, it's Karin." Susi said that increasingly makes mother not careless.

"Oh yes, ma'am. How much is it, ma'am ?" Said the mother who immediately ended her conversation with Susi.

"One hundred thousand, ma'am."

I immediately paid and left Susi. All this time, I never told Susi about her family. So naturally, if Susi does not know about the ins and outs of mother.

Mom immediately paddled her bike home. Mother's mind was not out of hearing Susi's words during the market earlier.

Arriving at home, the mother immediately tidied up her merchandise and hurried to wake Aretta up.

"Aretta !" Mother called from inside the house.

"Yes, ma'am." Said Aretta who was dressed in full uniform.

"Are so off to school ?" Ask mother.

"Yes, mom. Are you ready to meet." Aretta.

Dad who fell asleep in a chair, suddenly woke up to the chat Aretta and mom.

Dad was deliberately staying at Aretta's house, afraid of something else happening to his son.

"Any father, yes ?" Saying Father.

"Emang, you don't work ?" Ask Aretta.

"Dad's on holiday, then the new mall will work again." Father say.

"Well, are you, mom." Aretta asked for permission.

"Yes, it's up to you." Flat mom.

Aretta also went to school with her father, not forgetting Tati as well.

I went back to my mom's house, just for coffee.

"Mom, please make me coffee !" Say it after sitting in a chair.

I didn't talk much and made my dad coffee.

After the buyers started to quiet down, I tried to talk to my dad.

"Mom wants something, okay ?" Said the mother who was sitting next to the father.

"It's just, ma'am." Say it while sipping coffee.

Uhuk. . . uhuk. . .

I choked on hearing the question my mother asked.

"I mean ?" Dad asked back.

"Jawab, who's Karin ?" Mom repeated the question.

"Dad didn't know what mom meant, suddenly there was someone I didn't know." Dad still doesn't care about mom's questions.

"What made Karin want to kill herself for dad ? What did you promise him ?" Mom's still investigating.

"What did mom say ? How to say it !" Dad's words started to go up.

"Dad, just answer me ! How, it's so hard."

"Yes, because, . 'cause I don't understand the direction of mom." Dad started to stammer.

"What should I do, I'll find out for myself ?" I started to threaten.

"Just mother. I really don't understand mom. Why the hell, mom ?" I'm still trying to evade.

"Mother listen, Karin committed suicide. And it's all because of dad." Mom tried to explain.

"Who says rich is rich ? Call her name ? Let me come to his house." Dad's words started to go up.

"Honestly well, don't keep going. If that's all true, just say it."

"Mom should tell dad first, who said that ?"

"Jeez, talking to me is hard. Answer me, answer me !" Mom was getting upset because she felt Dad was playing him.

"What do you have to answer, Mom ?" I tried to convince.

Finally after arguing for quite a while, father started talking.

"Today it was the woman who worked at the night entertainment venue. I met him once. But for a long time, he started to find out about Dad. He also started coming to his father's workplace, almost every father's work night. In fact, when the father was still Rani's husband. Karin is waiting for dad. I decided to divorce Rani. Karin was very happy to know that. But when he found out, I prefer to refer to my mother, Karin was angry and very disappointed. Until he attempted suicide." I tried to explain it to my mother.

"So, is that all true ?" Said the mother who began to tear up hearing the father's confession.

"For God's sake, ma'am. I didn't promise anything to Karin. He's chasing me himself." I persuaded mom.

"Then ?" I hope you continue the story.

"Dad tried to talk to Karin, but Karin would not listen. In fact, he was willing to be combined. If you still want to talk to me."

"No woman wants to be combined. Especially me ?" Said the mother who had tears in her eyes.

"What should you do, mom ?" Dad leaned on the chair.

The mood was silent for a moment. It looks like mom and dad are thinking about their future.

"Marry Karin, and forget us !" Mom finally said.

"I mean mom ?" Ask me I don't understand.

"Don't you ever come here again to clarify so we can refer ? Forget about it ! Go, Karin needs you more !" Mommy said without looking at me.

"But I really want us to be rich together first !" Dad still persuaded.

"Don't ever talk about it again ! Because it's not gonna happen."

"But, ma'am. . ."

"Here you go, don't bother us anymore. Let Aretta and I live quietly. Without having to be among us." Said mom holding back her anger.

"But let me see Aretta, ma'am."

"I never forbid you to meet Aretta, because after all, she is your flesh and blood. And never forget that !"

"Dad promise, won't abandon Aretta. I'm saying goodbye now, mom. Take good care of yourself. It's beyond my will ! Again, I'm sorry !" Father's words passed leaving the mother who cried so badly.

The household he envisioned would be happy, unable to materialize. The father's carelessness, the mother's fortitude, and Karin's selfishness, have shattered her dream of having a full family.