Grasping Taste

Turning Point

After the last salutation of Magrib, the two prayed. The same prayer is asking to be given the best path for all the problems they are facing.

Sabda turned to the right, he saw Aruna who was wiping her tears. The eyes began to swell as they continued to cry.

"I'm sorry, Mom!" The Word sentence is paused.

"You can determine the most comfortable place if with Mas you feel depressed and make you always sad." With a heavy heart finally the sentence slid from the lips of the Word. The guilt made him unbearable when he saw Aruna crying.

Aruna turned towards the Word. The two eyes that still left such a strong love were intertwined with each other.

I don't know what Aruna felt, when Sabda said that sentence. He felt that something was missing instantly, something he had not thought of before.

Aruna, who was about to bow down to kiss the hand of the Word, now sat back down. Occasionally blinked because of her blurred vision due to tears.

"Mas didn't force you, Run! I just don't want you to keep getting hurt like this" Sabda said. A lot of people were worried about him when Aruna was always depressed. No. He won't make the same mistake.

Aruna pensively pensively, is it true that parting with Sabda can make her happy? Wasn't this ruined because of his love for this man in front of him? Wasn't the Word also struggling to maintain their marriage? Question after question was filling his mind.

"Mas, love you!" Seeing Aruna speechless with tears constantly dripping down, Sabda took Aruna's hand, grasped it and kissed it as an expression of her deep love. He did not want Aruna to misunderstand the previous sentence.

"Mas wants you to be happy." The man hugged Aruna. And Aruna again sobbed, she still felt the embrace of the man who still held the title of husband was still the most comfortable.

"Don't cry, again! I won't force you!" Sabda rubbed the water that continued to wet his wife's cheeks. Then kissed those two beautiful eyes so gently.

The word then stood up as it heard the sound of the bell continuously ringing. He stepped out.

"Mas." call Aruna. The woman who was still wearing the face stood up as Sabda stopped her steps.

Aruna ran over and hit the strapping body in front of her. Sabda could feel his wife's embrace so tight that the man replied by stroking the little shoulder.

"I will endure as I can, Mas." said Aruna in a soft voice. Word knitted his eyebrows together, unable to believe what his wife had said.

It is beyond the expectations of the Word. The immense relief made the man smile faintly. Sabda stretched her arms and looked at Aruna's puffy eyes.

"Mas, open the door first!" worda put a small kiss on her tiny lips before she walked away.

"Why did you open the door?" mama Rosa said as she watched her son open the door.

"Out of Salat, Ma." said Sabda made Rosa again observe her son. Rosa did see Sabda still wearing a koko shirt.

"You're more handsome, but baby brewoknya make it noisy." The woman thought it might be the water that made her son's face look fresher. The two walked into the dining table.

"Aruna, where? Mama brought her favorite skull." said Rosa.

"No, Ma. Aruna can't eat that!" prevent the Word from closing the food box and putting it in the refrigerator.

"You pregnant, honey?" rosa asked as she watched Aruna climb down the stairs. Aruna who knew nothing just shook her head, then kissed the back of her mother-in-law's hand.

"No, Ma." answered Aruna so confidently because during gini they use contraception every time they have sex.

"The condition of Aruna is unstable, Ma. Fear will have an effect on his blood pressure." between the words. Rosa was just speechless, she looked back at Aruna and maybe the Word had a point.

"I have also ordered soto, Ma." continued Sabda.

"Well, let's have dinner" said Rosa, then he who prepared dinner, he did not let Aruna do anything.

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He was very happy when he saw Zoya coming. A woman who was so inspiring to him as a wife and mother figure.

Several times chatting and having time to bring her cute grandson makes Aruna know the closeness between their families.

"Assalamu'alaikum, Ms. Zoya." said Aruna then shook the hand of the beautiful woman in front of her.

"Waalaikum greetings... Runa Maam. How are you doing? How do you look lethargic?" greet Zoya with a big smile. He actually had noticed Aruna sitting pensively alone on the sofa.

"My news is good."

"Alhamdulillah.may always be given blessings huh!" zoya answered while stroking Aruna's shoulder and smiling.

They are actually a little familiar. Zoya, the nicest woman to talk to.

"But there's something I want to ask you a little. Does Miss Zoya have time for me?" Zoya who had told me a little about the beginning of her marriage with Hans and some scandals that befell the Hans family made Aruna very interested.

"Maybe, Ms. Runa." Zoya replied still with her friendly smile.

They finally entered Aruna's room. Aruna began to tell me about the problem that was plaguing her.

"Did Ma'am Aruna love Mas Sabda?" ask Zoya.

"Yes, Mom. Mas the word of my first love." replied Aruna. Zoya can see the woman in front of her holding back tears while telling her about her relationship with Sabda.

"If you have decided to fix it. Just try to forgive sincerely. It's not easy maybe but I'm sure I can."

"Especially Mbak Aruna has busy like in the boutique and Mas Sabda has tried hard to improve everything. I'm sure Ms. Aruna can." explained Zoya. Women who have studied at the faculty of psychology is indeed most comfortable when invited to speak.

"Just think about all this for her worship, Aruna Ma'am. After all, outside there are still women who get treated, have been betrayed, beaten and even denied." Zoya's last sentence makes Aruna realize if there is a reality that is more painful than the problem.

Zoya, who was picked up by Hans, makes them end the conversation. Aruna takes Zoya to the front.

"Thank you Miss Zoya" said Aruna.

"The same, Miss Runa." replied Zoya.

After the departure of Zoya, Sabda is seen coming out of a car that has been parked in front of the Aruna boutique. The man then approached his wife.

"I'll take the bag first, Mas." said Aruna then stepped in first and followed the Word.

Aruna approached Sabda who was still standing between the storefronts after picking up her bag.

Then, Sabda took Aruna's hand to the parking car on the side of the road. He could see Aruna who was already able to smile off.

"Where are we?" ask Sabda as he sits behind the wheel.

"Go home, Mom. I want to make a cake or something that can make me better" said Aruna.

"Alright." said Sabda by rubbing Aruna's head. He would allow Aruna to do anything that currently makes her much better.

"Make Mas the best cake!" pinta Sabda driving her car back.

"I'm just starting to try, Mom. Don't expect the cake to taste good." replied Aruna making Sabda chuckle. He never played with flour. But, he needed something light and without a target.