ILLUSIANA (CONTRACT MARRIAGE)

CHAPTER 70

A series of frangipani flowers swayed weakly in the breeze of the twilight. Some of his leaves fell to the ground. Silent cemetery complex, only occasionally heard the wind that blows soft.

On the right side of the tombstone that reads Hamzah Suhendra, sitting together Bu Merry and Priska while sprinkling flowers and a bottle of water on it.

The middle-aged woman peeked at the tombstone made of black marble. His hands occasionally stroked him weakly. The rolling tear fell dripping down on his cheek, without being able to stand it.

“Bang Hamzah, I apologize to you, Bang. Forgive me. All this time I've been so dzolim against you, especially against your son Lusi. I can't be a good mom for her. Hiikk...Hikkss...Hiikss...” said Bu Merry pleading with sobbing.

“If time could be turned back, I would love to be a good wife to be with you, and be a sincere mother loving Lusi like my own biological son, Bang.”

Ms. Merry could no longer stem the roar of her tears that continued to flow from the eyes. Her drooping veil she used to wipe her wet cheeks.

“Bang, I'm really sorry. So sorry. You were so kind to me, saving me and my son from poverty, but what my payback to you, Bang, is only the suffering I give to you and your son. Oh God. Forgive me. What kind of man am I to be ungrateful? “

Priska in front of him just looked down and was teary-eyed to hear a plea for mercy from him. On the elus the back of his mother's hand gently.

“Mama,...” call him soft, his wet and puffy eyes staring at his mother's face.

“Honey, mom will look for Lusi, mom will apologize to her. We both have done dzolim on Lusi, Nak. “ said Bu Merry turned to Priska. His tone was weak and full of regret.

Priska nodded in her sobbing. “Iya, Mother. I also want to apologize to Lusi. I was always mean to him but he never once retaliated. I'm really sorry, Ma.”

“Bang Hamzah, you sleep quietly in your grave. Your daughter Lusiana is now married to a man who loves her and will always take good care of her. I know that, Bang.”  I'm Miss Merry again

while rubbing the tombstone of her late husband.

“Ma, let's go home. It's almost Maghrib.” Take Priska then.

Merry nodded weakly. A moment in his gaze returned the black tombstone with a silent eye. Then rub it once more before it rises from the bottom.

Both of them stepped away from the center of the late Hamzah. Priska embraced the shoulder of her mother who stepped foot and was still busy wiping the remains of tears on her cheek.

Bu Merry's steps stopped to see the office of TPU officers who were on the side of the entrance to the cemetery.

“You first, baby. Mama wants to give money first to the caretaker of the tomb, so she cleans the grave of your late stepfather every day.”

“Oke Ma, I wait in the car ya.” said Priska and left her mother.

Ms. Merry went inside the TPU officer's office. He chatted with one of the officers and handed him an envelope with money. Soon he got back out and stepped quickly towards his parked car across from the cemetery.

Suddenly, from the left side a black suv car headed towards him at a very high speed. Merry's mom hasn't noticed. He continued to step across the street without turning his right left.

And....Bra....!!!! Bu Merry's body was hit by the face of the car and bounced five meters. But the car did not stop, it drove faster through the body of Merry's mother.

“Mamaaaaa....!!!!” Priska who saw firsthand the spontaneous incident ran towards her mother's body which was face down on the asphalt with her head drenched in fresh blood.

Residents around him ran to the scene of the hit-and-run. Together they carried the body of Merry's mother to the shoulder of the road.

“Still alive. Come quickly, take it to the hospital.” Said one of the residents who saw Bu Merry still let out a weak moaning sound.

Priska opened the side door of her car. Two residents got into the car to deliver Mrs Merry to a nearby hospital.

Priska drove the car fast. His gaze occasionally looked back to see the condition of his unconscious mother. Her lips kept calling her mother.

Before long, Priska's car broke into the hospital courtyard and stopped right in front of the emergency room door. Two residents who participated directly carried the body of Ms. Merry and placed on the cage.

“Mamaaa..!” call Priska on the side of Bu Merry's body which is carried into intensive space.

“Sorry, Ma'am wait here first.” A nurse prevented Priska from entering.

The rolling time feels so long in the sense of Priska. Not a single nurse came out to tell her mother.

Suddenly the door of intensive space opened. A male doctor came out of the room with a lethargic face. At once Priska approached him.

“What's the state of my mama, Doctor?” ask Priska to panic.

The doctor looked at Priska's face for a moment. His eyes wither. Then shakes weakly.

“How is Doctor?” priska again did not understand the meaning of the doctor's arm.

“Sorry mbak. We have tried, but your mother's life is no longer helped.” said the doctor exclaimed.

“Hah? Mama died, Doc?”

The doctor replied with only a weak nod. Priska jerks. He felt as if the world was collapsing before him.

“Huuaaa.....Mamaaaaa.”  Spontaneous Priska poured into the intensive care room and hit the body of Ms. Merry who was lying dead again.

“Mamaaa, wake, Maaa..”  Priska shook the bloodied body of Ms. Merry.

“Sorry, Ma'am. The patient. Sincerely yes.” a nurse stroked Priska's shoulder.

“Mamaaa..build, Maaa... Don't stay with me, Ma.”  Sleek and very poignant Priska's crying sound was heard.

The girl hugged her mother's body tightly and didn't want to take it off for a second. He kissed her many times the face and forehead of his mother who still seemed to be covered in dried blood.

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Triiii..... Trioying... The phone rings fast. Soon he rogoh from inside his pants pocket. Then take the call for him.

“ How?” ask her with a flat tone.

“Beres, Boss. “ say a male voice from the other end of the phone.

“Yakin?” ask Berlan again.

“A hundred percent, Boss.”

Berlan immediately disconnected his phone. Then looked at Bramanto who was sitting leaning on his chair with his cold gaze.

“Bu Merry done, Sir.” His words were flat and expressionless.

And immediately a smile of satisfaction was drawn at the two corners of Bramanto's lips.

“Good... immediately bring his son here. Let us keep the. Hahaha..”  Bramanto's laughter was loud. Again he had imagined a big advantage that awaits in front of his eyes by bringing the daughter of Bu Merry to be made ‘ foster children’nya.

“Good Sir, do it immediately.” Berlan said firmly while getting up from his seat.

“Hei Berlan, remember Ferdian Adiwijaya and his Wife. I want them both to catch up with Merry.”  Bramanto shouted to hold Berlan who was about to move out of his office.

“Good, Sir. Immediately I implement.”  Berlan bowed respectfully before leaving Bramanto who was still laughing lightly while leaning his back on his chair.

“Ferdian Adiwijaya, just wait for your time, soon you will catch up with your father. Dealing with me was only two choices, life or death. Hehehe..” Bramanto said to himself as he laughed in a cynical and hateful tone.

His right hand stroked his left chest which began to hurt his heart. His eyelids closed. He took a deep breath and then exhaled back slowly to relieve the excruciating pain from his chest. And so on until the pain began to subside.