Glass Flakes

Decisions

"Mom don't joke!" lukman said he could not believe what had just come out of his wife's mouth.

"Who's kidding me? mama's serious".

"What do you mean?" ask Mr. Sholeh who also doubted Ambar's words.

"My son will marry Adinda" replied Ambar steady.

"Hahhh, after all that your son did to Adinda, and now you want Adinda to marry the rapist?" cynical Atikah mom doesn't want to lose.

"It is true in this case that my son is guilty. But I'm his mother, I'm sure Dimas isn't a bad guy. Maybe he was in the middle of that moment. And if you will, Dimas will be responsible for marrying Dinda".

"Hahh,, responsible?. I think it's your wits to have your son released from prison" Atikah ma'am replied fiercely.

"If you want my son in prison to make amends, I have no problem. I just want my son to marry Dinda as a form of accountability for his actions. He's guilty of Dinda, and he's had to pay her to make her happy for the rest of her life".

"Are you sure that's not just your imagination?"

"I will make sure myself. My husband and I will make sure Dimas makes Adinda happy" Ambar said convincingly.

Mr. Lukman and Mr. Sholeh just quietly pay attention to the debate of the two women in front of him. They looked at his wife's face as if confirming with what each one said.

Seeing the sincerity of the words spoken by Ambar, there were no tears Atikah mother dripped down her cheeks. Many times he rubbed it with a veil covering his head.

In the afternoon, Pak Lukman and Ambar went home after Sholeh decided to increase the period of care for Dinda.Tak long Pak Joko and his two students, Guntur and Maya, also said to return to his city. They are driven home by a driver sent by Sanjaya's family. Guntur who was reluctant to leave Dinda was forced to come home because he did not want to make his family worried.

Jarum jam menunjuk di angka 9. Dinda terlihat sudah tertidur di atas bangsalnya. Sedang Pak Soleh, Bu Atikah dan juga Anisa terlihat masih berbincang di sofa ruangan. Bu Atikah mengutarakan niatnya yang akan menyetujui permintaan bu Ambar dan meminta pendapat suami dan anaknya itu. Anisa yang awalnya menolak, kini mulai ragu setelah mendengar alasan bu Atikah. Sedangkan pak Sholeh akan bertanya lebih dahulu kepada Dinda. Bagaimanapun yang menjalani adalah Adinda pikirnya.

Clear water came out from the corner of Dinda's closed eyes. He clearly heard his mother's sobbing with all the worries that were weighing him down. His chest was tight thinking about his family's intention to marry him off. How could they marry off their child to the one who raped them. How could he live with the person who destroyed him. On the other hand, there was the cry of his mother who was worried about his future. Tired of struggling with his own thoughts, Dinda finally fell asleep.

In the morning, a nurse had just checked on Dinda. While feeding his daughter breakfast, Atikah mother who had intended to ask Dinda was not able to express her intentions because she was afraid to make Dinda hit.

"Mother why?" asked Dinda who saw her mother was agitated.

"No, I just thought I'd take you home today" Atikah's mom replied lying.

"Dina,"

"Just do what you think is good. Dinda has resigned. I'd better know what's best for Dinda"

Dinda's sudden reply made Atikah's mother surprised.