
Valerie fell asleep in her sleep, lying on her back to the waiting chair in the room because it was sore since it lay on its back. He didn't realize when the door opened. Lorena who was still engrossed with her reading turned to the door, it was Earlangga who came.
“What father has come here?” ask Earlangga.
“Not yet dear, your father is out of town, maybe late afternoon,” Lorena replied, looking at her son's disheveled face.
The man sat next to his mother. Lorena immediately closed the magazine, while Earlangga looked at Valerie who was sleeping, then turned to her mother who immediately smiled and touched her head.
“You look tired, baby,” said Lorena.
“No, I'm fine,” said Earlangga.
Lorena looked at Earlangga who leaned her body onto the sofa.
“Honey!” call Lorena.
“Ya Bu,” said Earlangga, tilting his head at his mother.
“There's something I want to ask you, do you want to be honest with mom?” lorena asked, making Earlga wonder because her mother looks serious.
“What's the problem bu?” ask Earlangga.
“On the baby,” replied Lorena.
“What's with the baby?” Now Earlangga changed his sitting position to sit upright sideways facing his mother.
Valerie who was asleep, woke up to hear Earlangga's voice, she was about to turn her body but heard the mother and child talking about the baby, she did not change her sleeping position, she was not, he wanted to know what they were talking about.
“The baby that Valerie conceived was your baby or not?” ask Lorena.
Hearing her mother-in-law's question, Valerie held her breath, she wanted to know what the answer was from Earlangga.
Earlangga looked at his mother in astonishment.
“Why did mom suddenly ask so?” ask Earlangga.
“You answer me. Is that your baby or not?” answer Lorena.
Earlangga sighed for a while, his eyes turned towards Valerie who still looked motionless in her sleep.
“What if it turns out that baby is my baby?” Earlangga asked a question and looked back at his mother.
The deg! Valerie's heart stopped beating. Why does Earlga say that? Does Earlangga think the baby she contains is the baby?
“Of course it's okay babe, Mom is so happy, you don't have to hesitate or be ashamed to be honest with mom. Although Valerie's pregnancy was out of wedlock, but now that you are married,” Lorena replied, her hand grabbed Earlangga's hand and rubbed her slowly.
“Listen to Mother Son, be the man responsible for the mistakes you have made. Everyone has made a mistake - you promised to correct that mistake and don't do it again,” Lorena said.
Earlangga looked at his mother, did he have to be honest about his problem with Valerie? When Valerie fell asleep again, she looked back at her mother, she did not want Valerie to hear their conversation.
“Sometimes I feel that the baby is my baby but I also still doubt that I have not tested the DNA,” said Earlaangga.
Valerie's heart seemed to be pounding, Earlangga felt the baby she contained was the baby?
“Valerie earlier said that you guys have nothing to do. How can you feel if it's your baby?” ask Lorena.
Earlangga looked at his mother's eyeballs.
“Mother, I'll be honest now. Actually I made a big mistake when I first came here,” replied Earlangga.
“Error?” lorena asked, frowning her forehead.
“Iya Ma'am. When me and my friends le club, I accidentally stained a girl in the club,” replied Earlangga, making Lorena surprised.
Not just Lorena, but Valerie. All sorts of feelings arise in his heart. Did he not hear wrong? So Earlangga is desecrating a girl? Is..is Earlangga nodai himself? Was Earlangga's good attitude all this time not because he loved her? But he felt guilty for desecrating her?
“You desecrated a girl? Who?” ask Lorena.
“True Ma'am, I looked for the girl, and I felt that the girl was Valerie,” replied Earlangga, making Lorena surprised, as well as Valerie.
Valerie's fingers squeezed the blanket, trying to refrain from turning around and letting them know she was listening to this conversation.
“What? You desecrated the girl who is now your wife? So you guys have known you before? Why did Valerie say you guys had nothing to do? I don't understand,” asked Lorena to hold her voice lest Valerie wake up.
“I did it when the girl was unconscious,” Ealangga said.
“Honey, it's a criminal act his name is, you rape people!” lorena said, very surprised by Earlangga's confession.
“I know Mom, I was wrong,” said Earlangga lowered his head.
Valerie's squeezing the blanket tighter. Tears were pouring down his eyes. How many girls would experience the same event like this? What does Earl mean is really him?
“So because of that incident Valerie hated you and didn't admit the baby was your baby so?” lorena asked, in a somewhat angry tone towards Earlangga.
“You've ruined someone else's life, baby!” lorena continued, shaking her head feeling disappointed with her son's behavior.
“Do not know? Can ko?” lorena asked, getting confused.
“When I woke up the girl was gone, I was drunk Mom, I wasn't so clear who the girl was. And during this time Valerie also did not behave if she recognized me,” replied Earlangga.
“That girl didn't see your face back then? Or is that girl not Valerie so she doesn't recognize you?” ask Lorena.
“I found out to the people at the club, there is a possibility of Valerie, but I have never asked her directly,” replied Earlangga.
“You must ask, so that everything is clear. Want him or another girl, at least for sure, you will be locked in guilt for the rest of your life if this is it,” said Lorena.
“Iya Ma'am, I feel guilty,” said Earlangga.
“What if the girl is not Valerie and there is another girl who claims to have you smeared? You better make sure as soon as possible,” said Lorena.
“I feel that girl is Valerie from the perfume she wears, but there was a man who claimed that she impregnated Valerie, I was very confused,” said Earlangga.
“What? She's his girlfriend?” ask Lorena.
“Entai!” Earlangga.
Valerie was surprised to hear that, apparently someone claimed to have impregnated her? Wh who? It was clearly a lie! She had never come into contact with any man other than the man who desecrated her that night.
“Then you should talk to Valerie. Ask her if she's going through something like you? Ask her if she has ever had a relationship with another man? If it's true that girl is Valerie, ask her father you or another man,” said Lorena.
“I'm afraid this has an effect on her fetus Ma'am. I want her to be able to give birth smoothly and safely, mother and baby. Even if it turns out that the baby is not necessarily my baby,” said Earlangga.
“We really have to wait for the DNA test,” Lorena said as she turned to Valerie who was still sleeping on her back.
“Just to make sure if it's your baby or not. All you have to do now is make sure that the girl is Valerie or not. You don't have to be afraid, talking about the bad stuff of the past, because Valerie also had a bad time with her pregnancy. If you are ready to accept Valerie in pregnancy then Valerie must also accept that you have indeed tarnished another girl,” said Lorena.
“I'm afraid if it turns out that the girl is Valerie, she will hate me, I don't want to stress her,” replied Ealrangga.
“But that means you have to wait for the baby to be born, and then you'll tell me? I think Valerie is also a strong girl and can accept anything bad. Now she can accept her father's obscure baby, let alone just ask if she's the girl you tainted or not?” said Lorena.
“But if he gets angry, hates me and leaves, let alone the baby my baby, I don't want it to happen,” replied Earlangga, shaking his head.
“Don't let it all be protracted dear. You better make sure Valerie she's having it or not. Jila yes, apologize and take responsibility, I'm sure Valerie will understand,” said Lorena, continue to encourage Earlangga.
A thread of tears trickled down Valerie's cheek. So the man with him is there any chance of Earlangga? Earlangga recognizes the perfume he wears. So all this time Ealrangga did suspect that the girl was him?
“If you have good faith, I think Valerie will forgive you. Make sure it is with Valerie, if everything is revealed your heart will be calmer, especially with someone claiming everything. Talk to Valerie it will be better,” said Lorena.
“Iya Ma'am, I have to speak with Valerie,” said Earlangga.
He also thinks that Darren giving vague information is better to ask Valerie directly, but he must be sure that this problem will not affect his fetus especially if Valerie so hate him and leave him.
Lorena looked at her son who looked to be thinking hard.
“Do you not think that what you are worried about may be different from reality,” said Lorena.
“What mother mean?” ask Earlangga.
“There is a possibility that if you are honest with her maybe it will give a sense of calm for Valerie to go through her pregnancy,” Lorena replied.
Earl looked at his mother's face.
“Means mother?” ask Earl again.
“I mean mom could be Valerie would love to know who the father of the baby is, and that's good for her baby's development,” Lorena replied.
“What do you think so?” ask Earlangga.
“Yes, only you have to find the right time to talk to her. If it turns out that Valerie is not the woman you tainted, that's fine. You are married as long as he wants to accept your past, everything will be fine because Valerie also has a past, according to mother,” replied Lorena.
Earlangga looked at the face of his mother, who was staring at him unblinkingly.
“Mother just wants you to be happy, Son,” said Lorena.
There were clear details in her eyelids when she said it, considering how hard her struggle to give birth to Earlangga was.
“Alright Mom, I will find the right time to talk to Valerie, as soon as possible,” replied Earlangga.
Loren smiled and nodded.
Earlangga extended his hand to hug his mother and kissed Lorena's hair because it was higher than his mother's.
“I love mom,” she said, hugging her mom tightly.
“Mother loves you too Son,” said Lorena, rubbing Earlangga's arm.
Maybe Lorena was sad from remembering her past, but it was different from the pregnant woman lying down. Tears continued to pour down his cheeks. What does this mean? Should he be happy or sad? Happy because the man is Earlangga and sad because Earlangga still doubt that this baby is not the baby because there is a man who claims to be the father of the baby?
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