Between 3 National Service
Decisions
" So you're really resigning? " Task Heru with great disappointment.
" I'm sorry, Brother, I can't continue this work. " Answer Puspita.
" It's a pity, even though to enter can be difficult honor."
" I'm sorry Brother, maybe someone else has the right to replace me."
" If you could know why?"
" The thing is, if I am married it is not possible to work, the husband cannot."
" Wait, your boyfriend must be jealous of me, telling you to Resign. Don't you? "
" If you're not jealous, I'll resign someday."
" Are you sure you'll marry her one day? "
" If it's a problem, only God knows."
" You shouldn't obey what your boyfriend says. He's not entitled, he's not who you are."
*******
" I've Resigned."
" Good, good then."
" Aa don't be jealous so, I'm not going to date Kak Heru anyway."
" If jealousy is a sign of love, then it means Aa does not love."
" Could believe. "
Ikbal embraces Puspita's waist, with Puspita's head rested on her shoulders.
" Aa really serious Puspita? "
" Seriously dear, Aa will marry you right away after college."
" When did Aa Mau introduce Puspita to both of Aa's parents? "
" Later Aa set a schedule for leave, if now you can't."
*******
" So you resigned, because A Ikbal was jealous? " Task Fatimah.
" Yes, if I'm married I can't work." Answer Puspita.
" It's a pity, coming in for Honor is hard." Evi.
" Right, you know, when that opportunity didn't come her time." Anggi.
" Is he serious about you? " Task Ida.
" Seriously, after graduation get married immediately." Answer Puspita.
" Good good." Fatimah.
" Same...!! " Say Puspita.
*******
" The baby's healthy, ma'am." Said the Obstetrician when checking the content of Rena in between by Galih.
Galih suddenly smiled, seeing a small creature in his wife's stomach. For some reason, like Galih already felt accepting the presence of Rena and her prospective children.
" Is there a problem for her mother too? " Tanya Galih who arrived made Rena surprised when Galih asked her condition.
" Thank God, her mother is healthy too. He does not have any problems, which is important take care of health and do not be too tired. "
" Thank you."
*****
" Mad." Oh."
" Hmm."
" Thank you, yeah."
" For? "
" For his attention inquired of my condition."
" I am your husband now, yes it is mandatory for the husband to ask the condition of his wife. "
Rena suddenly hugged Galih's body, a smile bloomed on her face.
" I'm glad Mas, you're paying attention to me."
" I'll try to learn to accept you, I'll learn to love you."
Rena loosened her embrace by looking at Galih's face, then her hands were clad in Galih's neck.
" So my husband and priest of the Hereafter, I don't want to lose you dear, I love you so much Mas."
******
Puspita awoke from her sleep feeling tightness in her breath, when a nightmare befell her.
" O God, so claustrophobic and tired. This dream is like a real, faint shadow - faint but the sound is very as I know it."
Puspita then out her room headed to the refrigerator to pick up a cold drink.When she turned towards the wall clock looks just at 2 am.
" Why do I feel so bad now, why arrive like this, O God. Who makes me like this, who and what is his relationship with me."
Suddenly arrived involuntarily tears came out, and his heart felt a tightness and pain.
" Oh my God, I am why this. Who do I hurt, and why do I still think dreams are not clear."
Puspita wiped her tears, until as much as she wanted to let go of her cries.
*******
Galih woke up from his sleep, he was leaning on the head of the bed with his body covered by his stomach.
Galih glanced at Rena who was fast asleep, when after the two of them had a husband and wife relationship.
" O God, why is my heart like this when I am after doing my duty as a husband."
Galih rubbed his face and then raised his face up to the sky - the sky of his room.
" O Allah help your servant to learn to love the woman who is now the wife of the servant, and help the servant to forget her."
******
" Look Puspita takes us to the library to accompany him to sleep. " Said Evi.
" It looks like the night's up." Anggi.
" It's so hard." Fatimah.
" Puspita wake up..!! " Say Ida while poking Puspita's arm.
Puspita woke up with her eyes still flushed, and stretched her muscles.
" How many hours have I slept? "
" 1 hour." Anggi.
" It's been a long time sleeping." Puspita.
" You didn't sleep last night? " Task Anggi.
" Overnight I had a nightmare, did not know who was faint - faint and sound like I know but who is, and continued to choke my heart and suddenly cry. It's in a conscious position." Answer Puspita.
" It's weird." Fatimah.
" Eat her I can't sleep."
" You dreamed of A Ikbal? " Task Ida.
" I don't know, it's not clear." Answer Puspita.
*******
" Why did you tell Puspita to stop? " Task Heru to Ikbal.
" My rights as her boyfriend. " Answer Ikbal.
" You've abandoned your minds."
" It's not you by putting Puspita one office and one room the same, trying to snatch it from me."
" You are the one who should mess up, not a husband or family just a girlfriend has dared to manage her life. Now like that, how about getting married."
" Obviously I don't like, Puspita is close to a man, let alone his notebane loves him."
" You know, being an ASN is her ideal, she wants to be like her family, the ASN family."
" After marriage, she has to obey what her husband says, I will marry her after graduation, so why does she work from now anyway someday she will come out too."
" I keep your promise, if one day you hurt her you'll deal with me."
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" What will you be in Masakin? " Ask Rena to Galih when leaving Dinas.
" Any cook, I don't choose - choose food." Answer Galih.
" In that case, Rena masakin Rendang is the same potato fried sambal."
" I can't cook, it's okay. I have no problem, see you are pregnant do not be too tired. " Say Galih while rubbing Rena's stomach.
" Go first."
" Heart - heart." Rena said while kissing the back of Galih's hand, then Galih replied by kissing his forehead and then down to his wife's stomach.
Rena smiled as she saw Galih's reaction that had now changed, and accepted her.
