Blue Berets

109. Exploded

Her mother Bang Raihan was there all day, playing with Amira and Tiar. Even when Galih came home from the office, his mother Bang Raihan was still there and followed him to the cooking kitchen with Ms. Ratna. When the two were in the kitchen, Galih saw that Pak Aji, Amira, and Tiar were sitting together on the sofa. Amira who saw her Papa coming home immediately ran over and kissed her Papa's hand just back near her grandfather who was still breastfeeding Tiar from a bottle of pacifier.

"Sir, where is Kirana?" ask Galih.

"In his room" replied Mr. Aji.

"Papa, I think Mama's sick. From this afternoon when Ami came home Mama in the room continued not to go out" confided Amira.

"Papa check Mama first yes," said Galih then walked into the room.

When he knocked on the door, there was no answer from inside. Galih thought Kirana was asleep, so Galih decided to enter slowly. He walked closer to the bed where Kirana fell asleep on her back. Galih slowly approached and sat down on the bedside. Just as he was about to try to wake his wife, he sensed something strange about Kirana.

His clothes were wet, his body covered in cold sweat under a fairly thick blanket. Moreover Kirana's body temperature is hot. Galih immediately woke Kirana up and as her body rolled over, she saw Kirana's face was already deathly pale with lines of tears clearly etched in her peluk.

"Mama..., what's wrong with you?" ask Galih.

"A, my head is dizzy," complained Kirana.

Galih rushed out of the room to call Ms. Ratna. Honestly Galih panicked when the thermometer showed Kirana's body temperature approaching 40. Kirana is given a heat-lowering drug and Ms. Ratna helps Kirana change clothes.

"Mama, which Tiar? Where's amira too?" ask Kirana.

"Tiar's with Amira outside, why?" asked Bu Ratna who occasionally wiped Kirana's sweat.

"You should have told your body first. Amira and Tiar let Mama first yes," replied his mother Bang Raihan to Kirana.

Kirana shook her head, "I want to be with them," Kirana said.

"Ki, they'll catch on. Amira is easily sick, while Tiar is also a child," said his mother Bang Raihan insisted.

"Mama! They're my son Ma, the children of aa Galih, not the children of Bang Raihan. Stop bothering me Ma, I'm tiredkkkk!!!!"

Suddenly Kirana exploded. He screamed and made the whole house hear his voice. Especially after that Kirana cried so hard. Galih outside the middle room held Tiar and next to him Amira immediately closed herself to her Papa for fear that she would be scolded by Mama Kirana. This was also the first time Amira had seen her mother angry, which was why she was frightened.

"Papa, Amira was afraid," said Amira who increasingly tightened her embrace to Papa's body.

"No papa, brother. Don't cry" said Galih.

She began to be confused because next to her hand Tiar continued to cry while Amira also asked to be hugged. Galih saw Mama Cecil walking out and before long Galih also heard the sound of a car that started to pass away.

"Mom, Kirana's okay, right? How did she cry that way?" ask Galih when handing Tiar over to his grandmother's sling.

"The name of the baby blues is basically a mental illness, if it explodes yes so that there you enter calm it pity his breath too until cringe," said Ms Ratna.

Galih went inside the room and immediately hugged Kirana who was crying on her bed. Galih did not dare to comment, he was only able to remain silent while patting his wife's shoulder. Every now and then she kissed Kirana's forehead, also stroking her hair. As much as possible Galih immediately calmed Kirana what else he still felt his wife's body temperature was still high.

Shortly after Galih was in the room, Kirana fell unconscious and Galih called Bu Ratna back. The dig that felt unable to finally come out. He prefers to sit on the sofa with the Father who for some reason has just been quiet without doing much.

"Mother why? Are you sick too?" ask Galih.

"Sir, you just suddenly remember the past. Your mother used to be like that too. When I lost my sister," said the Father.

"Daughter's sister..., Aksara's sister?"

"Yes, the first child you never had was born. Your mother used to be hit once, yes one of the Father also at that time. The man who does not work. Well, now you have to see your son-in-law who is so," said Mr. Aji.

"What exactly is Kirana burdened, sir? I honestly feel sorry for Kirana" said Galih.

"The burden or not will still have to be lived. Don't tell me that there's Tiar and Amira. The child is not a burden Galih, they are a gift. You also made Father. You are not the father's biological child but you are like a biological child for the Father. You are also a gift to my father. Just like Aksara and Nusantara. I hope you will too Amira and Bachtiar. Do not let them feel distinguished," advised Mr. Aji.

"The problem is not there, sir, the problem is that I am equally afraid that with the presence of Mama Bang Raihan who almost every day here. I felt like her Mama Bang Raihan would ask Amira and Kirana from me," Galih said.

"That will not happen, even if you do not dare to speak Father who speaks, Father Kirana will also certainly speak up. You no longer need to worry. Just focus on healing your wife, pity you see her," said Father.

"Yes the same sir, at least have the heart to see women cry" said Galih.

Mr. Aji smiled then patted Galih's shoulder proudly, "you are indeed the son of Father," he said.

...***...

The next day Galih tried to come to Bang Raihan's parents' house. She gets her address from both her in-laws and comes to this house on purpose to apologize as well as say her discomfort over Mama Bang Raihan's behavior to her and Kirana.

"I understand the purpose of your coming here. But before you speak, allow me to apologize first" Mr. Nandar said.

"Actually I had no problem when Ms. Hasna came to visit home. But I'm sorry, I'm not so happy that his visit made my wife sad. True Kirana is the son-in-law of Father and Mother, but currently her status is my wife. She is the daughter-in-law of Mr. Aji and Ms. Ratna. I understand very well if the intention and purpose of Ms. Hasna coming to my house is to meet grandchildren. Amira is Bang Raihan's daughter and I can't help myself. So instead I would come here often, take Amira to play with her grandparents, but I beg you not to visit my residence and Kirana too often" Galih said.

"Then let go of Amira and give me custody" said Mama Hasna who came from the middle room to interrupt Galih and Pak Nandar's conversation.