Heart Note

SEVENTH SECTION

"Asalamualikum" I said to go home, after work this afternoon.

"Waalaikumsalam" answered someone from the kitchen.

"Karina? when did nyampe really not ngabarin Mbak anyway" I hugged Karina Mas Leo's sister.

"Surprise" he replied and smiled.

"You did bother Na anyway, let Mbak just cook" I said.

"Nothing Ma'am, I also just ngangetin Gudeg likes Rio and Mas Leo, continue to make sambel terasi same fried chicken" he explained.

"Yes have changed clothes first yes.. uh but how quiet house, others where?" my many.

"I also don't know where Mom is, Rio is in the room, Mas Leo has not gone home from work" he replied, mengolek sambel.

"Mom not saying good to you?" ask again.

"So when I was with Mas Leo and Rio from the airport, the house was also empty" explained Karina.

"Maybe Mom's going for a nice walk at home" I told Karina.

Karina and I sat on the back porch of the house, enjoying tea tonight. While Mas Leo is engrossed in playing PS with Rio. Mom still hasn't come home. Mom told Mas Leo if you went with her friend.

"Sir, you haven't been in trouble here, have you?" ask Karina.

"No, why?" answer me and ask back.

"I'm here to pick up Mother Ma'am "Karina put a teacup on the table.

"Mad sure you're not comfortable here, are you?" continued again.

"You said what the hell Na"

"Mas Leo has told me everything is the same Karina Mbak, so Karina here, Mas Leo asked" he explained.

"Bak doesn't know Na at all, don't you misunderstand me?" I'm afraid Karina's thinking badly of me.

"No, I know Mom, so I'm calm" Karina looked me in the eye.

Tonight my eyes are hard to close, there are many things that move in this heart about Mom, and about Mas Leo. The more days Mas Leo increasingly avoid Mother, talk even potluck. Leo is more moody.

As for mom, I don't know what you're thinking and planning. And what the woman who drove Mom home was, I mean Fatma. Young and beautiful, the woman also looks friendly with Mas Leo and Karina, although Mas Leo and Karina do not care about it.

And Karina seems to know what happened, but why they covered it up from me.

This morning I didn't go to work, my head was so dizzy, probably because I couldn't sleep last night. Leo and Rio have already left for work. And I was shocked by the commotion from inside Mom's room.

"But I don't want Karina home"

"Mom Mom can't stay like this" Karina said.

"You don't have to interfere!!" shouting Mother.

"Mom don't shout, Mama Ayu is sick again, Mom is embarrassed to hear the neighbors" Ayu calms Mother.

"Let him wake up not pretending to be sick, and let the neighbors be ashamed, the time of the daughter-in-law of her own mother-in-law, really do not know the luck!" said mother.

Not long after I heard the sound of the door closing.

My heart hurts more and more to hear my mother's words. I expressed the intention to leave the room, this heart is getting crowded if I see Mom, I better rest in the room.

"Well, we're the doctors, right?" tawar Mas Leo's.

"No, I've been quiet" I refused.

"I just need a break" I turned my back on Mas Leo who was sitting on the edge of the bed.

"Later if there's anything call Mas aja, Mas in front of watching TV"

"Yes" I replied briefly.

The house looks quiet, only the sound of TV from the family room. What else was asleep, I saw a new clock at eight in the night.

My stomach rang asking to be filled, just this afternoon I ate, that was forced by Karina.

I'm out of the room to the kitchen, there's no Mas Leo in the TV room, where is he?

I looked out, it turned out that Mas Leo was chatting with Karina in the back yard. Seriously it seems, I don't want to interrupt, I just want to fill my stomach and go back to sleep.

"Laper is you too? " said Mom when she saw me eating

"Suami comes home from work instead of being welcomed, even just sleep in the room" Mother quipped again.

I continued eating, hungry overcame my frustration with Mom.

"I'm not feeling well Mom" I replied limply.

"Sick but invited to the Doctor does not want, it hurts what pretend to be sick" Mother still babbles.

I filled an empty glass, lazy to answer Mom's words.

Mom sat in front of me, looking me in the eye.

"Mom knows you're pretending to be sick" I squeezed a strong glass in my hand.

"Why? You don't like Mom to say that, listen not because you have everything you can just as well, Leo is Mom's son, this is also Leo's house, you don't have the right to throw Mom out of this house" say Mother emotion.

I didn't feel my tears fall after I held back either

"Let's never had any intention of driving mom out of this house" I wanted to explain Mom's misunderstanding.

"Not to dodge. Or you'd say Leo asked Karina to pick me up. Leo is the mother's son, I know very well Leo's attitude, there is no way Leo is as bad as Mom. Yes, of course, if you instigate Leo so that Karina picks up Mom and we go back to Yogya!!" cerocos Mother.

"What's wrong Ayu with Mom? Why are you acting like this, Ayu?" my tears fell without asking.

"The one you are is marrying my son" replied Mom casually.

"And..."

"That's enough, Mom!!" I shouted emotionally, Mom was surprised and did not continue her words again.

Mas Leo and Karina ran over to us, Rio also came out of the room.

"What's this?" ask Leo.

"Why are you crying?" Leo came up to me

"What is this Mom?" ask Leo to mom.

"Ask your wife, it's not polite to be in-laws" Mother passed into the room. Karina followed Mom to the room.

"Rio went into the room again yes" said Mas Leo, and Rio obeyed his Papa's orders.

Leo took me to my room.

"What's the matter, baby?" ask Leo again, sitting me in bed.

I was just quiet, lazy to answer, I needed time. My head hurts again thinking about it.

"You rest, if you have calmed the story is the same as me" said Leo. I just nodded.

On Sunday morning, the clock showed at six o'clock, I was getting ready to run around the complex, to calm the mind, and to make the body look more fit after sweating.

After getting tired of running, I rested in the complex park, from afar I saw Rio cycling towards me. I waved at him, Rio parked his bike not far from where I rested.

"Why don't you get Rio?"

"You don't want to disturb your slitting sleep" I replied as I stroked his head.

"Oh yeah, you want chicken porridge?" bargained.

"Mau dong Ma" java Rio spirit.

I also ordered two servings of my favorite chicken porridge.

Not long after my order came, Rio opened his voice.

"Rio hasn't been home since Grandma"

"Why?" my many.

"Grandmother likes to make trouble, make a fuss" he replied while stirring the chicken porridge.

"Hush. You can't say that, it's Papa's mother, sin you know" I advised her.

"Yes how.. Rio kelas" he replied as he bribed a spoonful of porridge into the mouth.

"Rio, no matter what happens in our house since Grandma, you still can't talk about it" I said.

"And don't be a bad example, just take the good one. Okay" I continued advising Rio.

Rio gave his thumb to me a sign of agreement.

We continued eating chicken porridge with light jokes.

After taking a shower, I gathered with my mother, Karina, and Mas Leo in the middle room.

" Sir.. Later in the day me and Mom go home to Yogya" Karina opened her voice

"How come it's suddenly Na, Mom?" I'm a little surprised.

"Nothing mbak, long time here is not good, after all the house in Yogya is empty there is no one to take care of" explained Karina.

"Why not a week here?" I asked Karina, and I looked at Mom. Mother looks pouting, so does her thing with Mas Leo.

"Is it because of last night's problems? don't think about it, Ayu apologizes to Mom for last night's incident " said me. Instead of answering, she left us, went into the room. Mas Leo's face looked red and angry to see Mom in the room.

"Kok kok Ma'am, not because of that, did Karina ever tell Mbak, Karina came just to pick up Mom, besides the incident last night was not wrong anyway" Karina held my hand.

"I'm sorry Mama?" Karina apologized on behalf of Mom. I just nodded and hugged the old Karina.

The next day Karina said goodbye to me and Rio, Mas Leo who drove them to the airport. Mom brushed my hand away when I wanted to help her lift the suitcase. Mother painstakingly lifted her own suitcase into the car.

Rio and I waved as the car drove away towards the airport.

"Yess is finally Grandma anywayaang" said Rio running into the house. I just shook my head to see his behavior.

Two hours later, Leo arrived home. With a smile Mas Leo accompanied me and Rio who was watching tv. Mas Leo's smile and laughter, I can finally see again. Since the arrival of Mother, Mas Leo's face looks stiff, without a smile let alone laughter.

The days we spent were back in color, breakfast warm. Dinner interspersed with jokes Mas Leo who although sometimes seem crisp. Rio no longer locked himself in the room, Mas Leo and I returned to work with passion.

Two months passed. We had a careful day as we had before my mother came. No more tension in this house.

Leo never contacted his mother, nor did he ever contact Leo again. We asked about my mother's news through Karina. Our obligation to send shopping for mothers has never passed, even since Mom's return, I took the initiative to overstate Mom's spending. Just to please Mom. Although I have not completely forgotten what Mom said at that time. I also hope that at the next meeting I can make peace with you. That's hope.

Soon school holidays, automatically Mas Leo will also be off. I want to take Rio and Mas Leo on vacation. And I'm gonna apply for leave from the office.

I was busy reading the holiday brochure I got from one of the shopping centers yesterday. I was confused where to go on vacation. I wanted to ask Mas Leo and Rio, but I wanted to surprise them.

I am confused about what to go abroad in Indonesia. Rio never asked for a vacation, he prefers to play with his complex friends when on vacation. But this time I wanted to make the holidays meaningful, but I was confused where to go.

"What's so good about Japan?" askau.

"But two years ago I went to Japan" I answered again.

"What to Bali?" ask again.

"But I've been there a lot" I answered myself.

"I'll think about it later" I made up my mind and stuffed the brochure into the bag. And I was back to drowning in my work.