
Dena sat watching TV with Dirga, the man sleeping on Dena's lap while continuing to kiss his wife's stomach which already looks big because of the gestational age of five months. He gently rubbed the wife's stomach, and,
“Honey, tomorrow or when we go to the doctor yuk. We see the gender of our child,” concluded Dirga noticed Dena who focused on television.
Dena immediately looked down at Dirga who was sleeping on her lap,
“Bby,” the answer is short and refocus on the television screen.
“I can't wait for you born my little angel” muttered Dirga then kissed Dena's stomach once again. He was very anxious with his wife's stomach growing distended. But strangely even though the age of the womb is only five months but why the stomach is so big. Dirga's mind in his heart.
“Honey,.”call Dena saw dirga who immediately looked up to notice him.
“Emm,” says Dirga.
“I want it,” Dena pointed to something on television. Dirga instantly saw what Dena was pointing at at this moment.
“You want grilled corn like that?” Dirga noticed his wife who immediately nodded in excitement.
“In the refrigerator there is corn, later I tell mbok pinem or not mama who burned it for you huh?” dirga said to Dena.
“I don't want, I want you to burn corn for me” said dena expectantly.
“Hah,” Dirga directly sat his body staring at his wife.
“I can't burn it baby,” he said again.
“I don't want to know, I want you to burn it for me” stubborn Dena who usually comes out again. She insisted on her own husband make her some grilled corn.
“Starting,” murmured Dirga rubbed his face rough.
“What did you say?” said Dena who heard what her husband said just now.
“No I didn't say anything” lied Dirga.
“You time is not like Papa Doni, Mama Papa Doni said she used to be romantic with him often obey Mama while pregnant. Why don't you?” Dena immediately pouted diverting her face from Dirga.
“Mama pack stories about papa, so kebawa to dena kan” grumbled Dirga noticed his wife who threw away face from him.
“Yes already, I burned corn. It's for you as our son huh. This day knows, darling. It's nice the night that cornbake”
“Why did you say you wanted to but you spoke so long. You did not sincerely make it for me” the look on Dena's face and Dena's way of speaking turned cold.
“I sincerely love me, come on. I grilled corn” Dirga immediately stood extending his hand to Dena. Dena grabbed that hand with vigor, though,
“I love you,” Said Dena so excited and immediately kissed Dirga.
“Ayok hunted.I can't wait” she said again after kissing her husband and pulling him out of the room.
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Reyhan walked slowly to open the door of the secret room where his father used to spend time lately.
He already knew what the room contained, because he had caught a glimpse of his two brothers arguing with his father in the room. Even so his heart was sliced to see what was in front of him at this moment. The number of photos came out happy Papa first before his mother entered into the lives of his two brothers.
His heart was not sliced with anger His father still kept the old photo. But his heart was sliced because of the actions of his Mother his Papa family was destroyed and his two brothers who were once near the Dean of his Papa are now like two strangers.
Reyhan walked over to the family photo where the family looked happy.
“ I never knew you, nor spoke to you. But I'm sure you're good. I'm sorry for what my Mama did to you,.” Reyhan said in front of a photo of Monica smiling next to Marco.
“I'm sorry, because my mother your family is destroyed and your children who are none other than my brother now hate Papa must be you there very sad right. I'm sorry” Reyhan shed his tears while rubbing the face of the woman he knew as the mother of his brothers and also the wife of his father first. He apologized to the photo many times.
“Can I call you Mama too, if I may I will call you Mama Monica. I try yes, Mama Monica hope you calm down there, you don't have to worry about Brother Daniel or Sister Dena.. I will protect them, I. I love them very much even though we were born from different wombs. And Mama Monica you don't have to worry about me making my papa and my two sisters' relationship better. Don't worry, yeah,..I hope you're calm don't think about my mama..He had me imprisoned Mama Monic” said Reyhan tried to smile even though his heart hurt a little when he said his own mother was imprisoned. Although how bad Soraya is she's still his mother. A child's heart must hurt to see how his mother was imprisoned.
“Reyhan.” said someone who just walked into the room.
Reyhan who was puffing was whose voice instantly wiped away his tears, and he turned around trying to smile.
“Oh Papa,” he said with a smile.
It was Marco who had just returned from the police station.
“What are you doing here,?” marco was surprised to see his youngest son in his secret room. How did Reyhan know?.
“That was, there was a rat sound here Pa. I was in” lying Reyhan to the Papa.
“Yes rats, uh already yes Pa. I forgot that there was an appointment with friend” said reyhan to switch the conversation and he hurriedly wanted to get out.
“Reyhan” calls Marco stop Reyhan steps that already passed him.
“Iya Pa,” Reyhan turned his body looking towards Marco standing at the moment.
Marco walked up to Reyhan at this moment, he held his son's hand.
“Papa apologize ya” Marco told Reyhan.
Reyhan was confused as to why his father should apologize to him.
“Why is Papa apologizing to me? Feelings are nothing wrong with me” he said.
“Papa apologizes for divorcing and slapping your Mama and putting her in jail”
Reyhan was silent for a moment watching his Papa.
“Papa don't have to apologize. It was well deserved by Mama Pa. He's been mean to you guys, I don't care if Papa gets divorced with Mama. And Papa doesn't need to apologize to me because Papa never hurt me either physically or mentally. Don't ever feel guilty to me, Pa. But to my two brothers, they were very hurt by Papa's actions in the past, apologize to continue with them pa not with me” said Reyhan smiled slightly while releasing his papa's hand.
“I go first yes Pa, I'm having an appointment with friend” after saying that Reyhan immediately left Marco standing still. As if to justify the word Reyhan, he has hurt his twins a lot. Now it's time he made up for it.
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Dena sat in the Gazebo watching Dirga burning corn accompanied by Sisil. Many times Dirga coughs because of too much burning smoke.
“You're this if the corn is really dong Dirga, not most of the charcoal. Even so fire and Smoke” the nagging Sisil who was next to his son.
“Yes where to burn it, the charcoal is a little not on fire earlier. Now many even out the fire and smoke a lot like this” said Dirga while fanning the corn that was roasted on the grill.
“You can't do anything, just grilled corn can't. That don't fan there pity your wife was loh” saw Dena who was hit by Sisil's sap directly hit her son's arm.
“Ya to which direction Ma. That's also the smoke running to there”
“Darling you are not there, hit by smoke” shouted Dirga at Dena who was sitting in the Gazebo.
“Here, Mama made some grilled corn for Dena. You are her husband, the man again can not burn corn” Sisil nagged while taking bamboo fan from Dirga's hand.
“Kok so Mama, Mama tell sur pack or not Mbok Pinem who make grilled corn for Dena do not Mama ah.” Dirga.
“It's okay, Mama can make it. Indeed you” Sisil
“what the heck Ma, from earlier. Marahin I keep” said Dirga did not accept.
“Yes mama wants to be ready, Dena? Which is not possible dong mama anurahin favorite daughter-in-law Mama.”
“I don't want mama burning it, I want Dirga ma. Let her do it” cried Dena when she found out that burning corn was not her husband.
“Your husband is too stupid to make grilled corn son, let Mama ya” replied Sisil
Hearing her mother's words made Dirga widen her eyes in disbelief. Her mother herself said so.
“No Ma, I want Dirga. He wants what his son ileran,” reject Dena
“Tuh Mama Denger, Mama's beloved daughter-in-law said what. It's me, just accompany her Ma.” Dirga took over the bamboo fan again.
“You must be patient, do not frequent sprains your pregnant wife.” Sisil advised Dirga.
“I'm not patient what Ma, she's since pregnant I'm patient with her. For I love to die with him if not” Dirga concluded to his Mama.
“Hussh don't do that, watch out for you if your favorite daughter-in-law Mama”
“Yes, I love him. Why do I hurt” said Dirga reply to his mother's words.
“Ya Mama has been there first accompany your wife. You are the one who burned his corn” Sisil went straight to the dena.
While Dirga was busy fighting the fumes, he had to fight burning corn for Dena.
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