JODOHKU CLASSMATE

ORDEAL

"Where are we going?" ask the cloud who is still driving his car.

"Just stop here" Dana said briefly.

"What do you want to say?" ask Soft cloud.

"Is there anything you want to tell me about me?" ask Dana directly to the Cloud.

"Nothing, why?" ask the Clouds back. He seemed confused by his wife's question.

"Are you sure there's?" ask Dana again.

"What do you want to hear about Dan?" cloud asked his wife. He looked at Dana with a gentle look.

"On Rachel. Why is he still on your phone?" Wan's face changed immediately.

"And," The clouds look surprised to hear Dana's words. The clouds seemed to think hard before continuing.

"Okay, I'll explain." The clouds rubbed his face rough before continuing his words. "Yesterday, he was sick. I don't know why he called me. I was just helping her get her to the hospital. He passed out at his house and, there's no way I'm being fished up, right?" clear Cloud.

"And you didn't tell me?" dana asked with a serious look.

"I told you, I looked at my friend."

"Friends? special friend so that you pay attention to him, take him to the hospital, wait for him..."

"This is it, you always have a problem with small things like this" said Awan cut off his wife's words.

"Little thing you said?" Dana really did not understand the words that came from her husband's mouth. It is not endless to think if the cloud considers a problem of this magnitude is a small thing for him.

"And I just want to help him. No more." explained the cloud that seemed to be starting to get frustrated.

"If not more, why not be honest with me? why do you have to argue that your friends are all kinds? why didn't you tell me you were helping Rachel? what are you covering up Wan is gonna make me more suspicious of you, you know? why do you always lie to me?"

"Because I know your response will be like this." replied Cloud to Dana.

"Keep, so you're not being honest with me? da? if I didn't know intentionally like this, you wouldn't have told me, would you?"

"And I'm just helping him as a friend. Not more!"

"2 times Wan you get caught like this. How am I supposed to? so I have to be dem? keep waiting for you to be snatched again with him, right?" dana said to the Cloud. Her heart was as if it was sliced to find her husband who was not frank with her.

"Nobody will call me and why did you get there anyway?" The cloud held Dana's shoulder with both hands. He tried to convince his wife.

"Because we married without Wan's love! you don't love me! aren't they? you married because of Mom! you can't get rid of Rachel completely! is it natural that I'm afraid? because I fell in love with you, because I love you!" Dana started crying saying that to the Clouds. He brushed off Cloud's hand so he wouldn't touch her anymore. The man in front of him just silently looked at him. He then took his wife's hand.

"I'm sorry" said the Cloud softly.

"Again?" ask Dana who is still crying.

"And, Rachel it was me, okay? I don't feel the same way about him anymore. I helped him because I felt sorry for him. He went to Jakarta because of me. He followed me to Jakarta, wandering here alone with no family, because I am Dan! I can't just ignore him" Cloud said. "And also, I married you because of our mama, but in spite of all that, I won't marry you just because of Mama Dan! do you understand what I mean?"

"I don't understand Wan as much as you do. I don't know if I should trust you or not. My heart hurts Wan, 2 times I know you're not exactly like me. I don't like you being close to Rachel!" Dana let go of Cloud's hand. The woman wiped her tears. He got out of the car and left the car.

"Where are you going?" The clouds over Dana.

"Where!"

Dana then got into the taxi. He was crying so it happened. He doesn't know what to do now.

"Where are you going to take me?" the taxi driver hesitated.

"To the beach sir!" dana origin. It was as if he had no purpose at the time. There's no place to think about Dana's head other than the beach. The taxi driver was just following Dana's words. After 1 hour drive, the taxi driver stopped the car by the beach. Dana then paid and got off the taxi. Feeling anxious, the taxi driver gave his number to Dana.

"Mba, this is my phone number, later if you want to go home can call me because surely no one will take taxi orders here." said the taxi driver gave Dana a piece of paper.

"Thank you" Dana replied briefly.

The taxi driver then left Dana. Dana's walking towards the beach. He then sat on the beach facing the incoming waves. He just kept quiet and closed his eyes. Listening to the poetry from the waves slowly approaching him. I felt the wind beating on his body. His heart slowly began to peacefully together with nature who was graciously welcoming him.

***

The clouds returned to the restaurant where the family had eaten. He then picked Nanda up alone.

"Where is Wan?" ask your mother-in-law.

"She had met a friend ma, kept saying she wanted to go with her friend, who is allowed Cloud" said Awan look awkward. He tries to find excuses for his family about Dana not coming with him.

They then went home to Aunt Ari's. They talked long enough but Dana never came home. The anxious cloud tried to call him. There was no answer from the woman. Dana's cell phone is also not activated. The afternoon changed, the afternoon changed. Mom and Aunt repeatedly asked about Dana. The clouds are just looking for an excuse so they're all unsuspecting. An anxious cloud took the keys to his aunt's car and intended to find his wife.

"Wans? sit here" said her mother-in-law stopping her steps. The cloud obeyed his father-in-law, though he still looked anxious.

"Why ma?" ask Clouds spontaneously.

"Well, don't you go with his friend, do you?" The clouds just looked down and did not answer my mother's words.

"Mama know, many of Dana's friends have left Jogja. There's no way he's going with his friend here. The cloud knows where Dana is?" ask mama softly.

"Sorry Awan ma," replied Awan softly.

"You won't interfere with your problems, you're adults, you can solve them yourself."

"Yes ma" replied the Weak Cloud.

"Maybe it's also mama's fault to Dana like this. Wan, that mama's son would never have done this if there wasn't a reason. Mama believes Dana has her own reasons. And I'm sure you can solve this problem together. You know what it's because? since you guys have each other, Dana obviously loves you Wan, and I'm sure you love your mama's son too." Mama paused her words. He breathed heavily before continuing his words.

"Mama's son was my mother taught hard from the past. Mama used to want Dana to be a successful person, a person who does not lack. Sometimes mama is too hard because of the ambition of mama in the first child mama. But I don't know why the boy was so upset with mom. Mama economy was not like now, still difficult, papa Dana still had to wander out of Java. Mama here must be good at managing finances. So Mama wants Dana not hard like mama used to be. But Mama realized, what Dana needed was not just that, and she realized, the most important thing now is a happy mama's son. Either you, or Dana. Mama wants you guys to be happy" she told her daughter-in-law. He rubbed his unconscious tears already dripping down his cheeks.

"Woman promised, Awan will try to make Dana happy ma," said Awan to his mother-in-law. Mama just nodded and smiled at her son.

"Yes, you're looking for Dana. If you think about it, he went to the beach. She loves to look at the water" said Mama smiling.

"Still ma," said Awan rising from his seat.

Arriving outside the house, Awan sees Dana coming out of a taxi. He looked at Dana with a sad look. Dana then turned to look at the clouds.

The clouds approached his wife who was still silent in front of the gate of Ari's aunt's house.

"Sorry kemaleman, I was waiting for the taxi driver so..." Unfinished Dana spoke, Awan hugged his wife tightly.

"Never be like this again" said Awan who still hugged his wife. Dana then returned the embrace of the Clouds. Releasing the anxiety and burden that was in his heart.

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