Fake Marriages

Chapter 38

The mother of Love, Rima sits waiting for the arrival of Maira. Twenty minutes had he waited, Maira had not seen the trunk of her nose.

Rima was already impatient, because today there were many things he had to do.

"Where is he? is he afraid to meet me ? if he's innocent, why would he be afraid. The more suspicious Mr. Saleh's son is."

Rima got up and stepped towards the reception desk. " Where is she, Mr. Saleh's daughter... ? why so long ? is he coming or not ?" ask Rima to Ilma who is already known to Rima.

"Sorry ma'am, Miss Maira can't see mom" Ilma said.

"What?! can't see me? why not say it from earlier? he was on purpose, right ?" piss off ! Rima was very upset, it seemed like Maira had done it on purpose. He had been waiting for a long time, only to be told, that the person he wanted to meet did not come.

"Sorry, Miss Rima. Miss just gave me a message that she's not in the office" Ilma said.

Rima left with an arrogant feeling.

"Damn Miss Maira, he deliberately did not come" said Ilma.

Turns out Rima didn't come home, she went to Maira's house. He has to solve the problem between his daughter and Maira .

"Forced me to go to his house, if I don't want to solve his daughter's problems with Love, I'm lazy to meet his wife." Rima, who did not like to meet Mr. Saleh's wife, was forced to come to Mr. Saleh's house.

Rima got off the car online, then she pressed the bell button. Not waiting for long, the gate opened and out a middle-aged woman met him.

"Who's looking, Mom?" ask the woman politely.

"Is mom and dad there?" ask Rima.

"Mom and Dad went out of town, ma'am ."

"when's home ?" ask Rima back.

"That's I don't know, Mom . I don't dare ask you when you and your mom are coming home."

"If I may know , where to go ?"

"Go home to Bu "

"Why all at home," said Rima muttering.

"Where village? what's close?'

"Away Bu, Pak Saleh village in Lombok."

'Yes, I guess it's only a few hours from here. No need to cross the ocean."

"Daughter exists? Maira?"

"Maira Miss work, Ma'am "

"Work ? in the printing press ?"

"Yes... Miss Maira goes to the printing press every day, the printing lady takes care of it right now." tell the woman, without being asked by Rima.

"Try me to go there to meet Miss Maira ."

"I've been there, but I haven't met. They said they haven't come yet" Rima said.

"Not yet come ? Miss was gone in the morning. Is it possible Miss is not going to the printing press ? well, I don't know, Mom. Miss Maira went where."

Disappointed, Rima leaves Maira's house.

From Maira's house, Rima headed to the religious affairs office. Not long before Rima was inside, Rima came out with shaky steps and a face full of disappointment.

Rima got information, that the marriage book held by Rima is not a marriage book issued by the office of religious affairs. The marriage book is fake.

"That's the sign, love is not married. The love... "

"My grandson is illegitimate! bastard son!"

Rima held her head that was suddenly dizzy.

And

Bugh..

Rima fell in the middle of the road. He fainted, unable to contain all the problems he encountered today.

" lady... Ms... !" a young boy who was right near Rima rushed to help Rima.

"Bu.. wake up, ma'am.". "the young man shook Rima's arm, but Rima did not respond to what the young man did.

"The mother passed out, please take her to the hospital," said the mother of the ice seller who traded at the scene.

"I can't ma'am, I want to go to a job interview" the young man replied.

"How is this ? then please just lift it to my shop. Let me take this mother to the puskesmas, near here is the puskesmas. I close the shop first," said the shop owner's mother.

Now Rima is in the puskesmas said by the mother who took her.

"Drink, Mom. And eat this bread." a nun gave me a glass of mineral water and bread.

Rima received and drank it to the toilet, while the bread was not eaten. Since getting out of the hospital, arriving at home, then going to the printing press. Rima has not touched drinking water at all. Up to Rima's dehydrated.

"Mom's stomach is empty, how long have you not been drinking?" ask sister.

"I forgot" said Rima.

"Suster, who brought me here ?" ask Rima.

'A mother, '" answered the nurse.

"Has the mother gone?"

"Let me see, ma'am." Then the nurse came out and went back in with the mother who had taken Rima to the hospital.

"Mother took me?" ask Rima.

"Yes, Mom passed out in front of my shop. I'm not the first to help my mother, there was a young man. But he couldn't get the mother to the clinic. Is mom okay? it's mom's bag, I'll check, if there's anything missing."

"Thank you, ma'am, thanks to the help of the mother and the young man, I am still given the opportunity to breathe air" Rima said sincerely thanking him.

"Small help, Mom. Fellow humans, we must help each other."

"I'm Rima, Mom. Whose mother?"

"Call me, Wak cream. Like the kids used to call me."

"Wak cream?"

"He. he. he. because I'm a traveling ice cream vendor, kids call me Wak cream" Wak cream said with a laugh.

Rima and the sisters who heard also laughed.

When Rima wants to give money as a thank you, Wak cream refuses, because he does not need rewards in helping someone.

"I can't take it, Mom. My help does not require rewards, just pray for me, hopefully my trade is in demand," said Wak krim.

**

Ardian and Melina take Alex to the hospital, to do a check up.

"How, Doc?" ask Ardian.

"Alhamdulillah.development is very good, his eyes were able to respond. Patients can already feel the presence of people near him," said Dr. Romel.

"But why can't you talk, Doc?" ask Melina.

"Prophe Ma'am, step by step we do. We'll do talk therapy."

"Talking therapy? did the doctor say my son is mute?" ask Melina.

"Listen to what the doctor says, Ma" said Ardian.

"Mama is surprised, Pa. Alex can talk before the accident, why is he mute now" Melina said.

"It's not mute, ma'am," the doctor said.

"Look at Ma'am, sir. The accident that hit the father's son resulted in an injury to the head area. And it can lead to speech disorders, it happens because of interference in the head area, both in disorders of the brain, and can also be a disorder of the nerves of the tongue.

"Will my son be a doctor mute forever?" ask Melina.

"I'll consult a neurologist. To find out what causes the patient to not be able to make his voice. And the handling will depend on the results of the examination. And what action to take.

***

Rima was sitting in the garden near her bakery. He could not go home and see the face of love.

"My daughter!" rima lamented in his solitude.

Moments like this, Rima really needs the figure of Love's father to share problems with each other. Now he is alone to bear the burden of the mind.

"If I hadn't allowed Love to be with that deceitful man, none of this would have happened."

"Mas! what should I do! Rima is confused ! How Rima conveys to Love, that there is no marriage! marriage never happens..!" Rima covered her face with her hands, she cried. Upon hearing the footsteps, Rima hurriedly wiped away the tears and pretended to look at her phone.

After the footsteps of the person who passed from the front away, Rima put her phone into the bag. Then Rima got up from her seat. With shaky footsteps, Rima stepped towards the bakery where she and Love were temporarily staying.