Long River

Decisions

Mariko squirms. She woke up and saw that her husband had not yet gone to sleep. "Mas, why ...."

"I can't sleep. I want Jo to marry Leka."

"There really isn't another woman?"

"Do you know why every time we ask Jo to get married, she just keeps quiet? She didn't want to get married due to trauma but when she met Leka, she instead wanted to rush into marriage."

"Is that so? Hahhh .. hard too. They're people's wives, but Jo doesn't seem to be after her anymore, does she?"

"I don't know how he thinks because he's a closed type of guy but I'm afraid there's a bad effect later that would be fatal to him."

"Hopefully not, Jo has given up."

"I still feel, Leka is a woman who suits Jo."

"We don't know who Leka is, her family, her past ...."

Arya looked at Mariko. "Then you? I close my eyes to all your past, because I love you."

"Lho, that's not it. I mean not bad." Mariko coiled her hands on her husband's arms. "I also want the best for Jo, considering that he's not a bad boy in Tama and Aiko's appeal, but Leka? He already belongs to someone else. Shouldn't we find her a good woman from a good family, wouldn't that be better for Jo? Jo is also a fantastic income man, I don't think anyone will turn him down as a son-in-law."

"It's Mariko's heart problem. Were you able to love Jo's father, the rich man who fell in love with you? No, right?"

Mariko recalled Father Jo, that handsome middle-aged man. At the age that is no longer young, there are still women who want to date him. In addition to being handsome with his face, this man is rich and works in the Japanese parliament as the speaker of parliament. Unfortunately, this power is used to oppress others, other companies even often act arbitrarily against others. Mariko, who was dating a Yakuza, was kidnapped and made his mistress, but at that time Mariko was not even 20 years old. The man even prepared her to be his wife for intending to marry Mariko and divorce her. Fortunately God helped him, the man's wife found out and drove Mariko out of her hiding place. Mariko fled to Indonesia and lived with a friend until she realized she was already two-bodied.

"The question of the heart ...." Mariko leaned her head against her husband's shoulder. "But Leka was Mas's wife. Isn't it a sin to separate a husband and wife for the sake of our ego?"

"I was willing to die in a lightning bolt to marry Jo to Leka."

"And I would die with you right then and there."

Arya turned to his wife who was still leaning her head on his shoulder. He rubbed his head slowly.

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What a beautiful morning. At least that's what Aska felt. He woke up alone, but it was okay. His wife must be downstairs cooking breakfast for him. He tried to get down to make sure.

That morning, Runi was a little fussy. He does not want to carry his Baby Sitter while drinking milk.

"Let's put it on the front sofa. He used to drink his own milk there" Leka pinta.

"Good Mom."

"Leka, what are you cooking?" Suddenly appeared in the kitchen.

Leka showed her pouting face.

"Eh, yes. I have not prayed Dawn. I-I'll take a shower." Aska who rubbed the back of her head, immediately ran to the top floor happily. The house feels crowded again with Leka and Runi. He's very happy.

At Arya's house, breakfast was surprised by Kenzo's arrival for breakfast there. Actually this is not surprising, because Kenzo is used to breakfast at his father's house. What is unusual is that there was a tragedy of Leka's return that made it a conversation between her family last night.

Everyone was silent despite being surprised to see Kenzo coming. The man sat in his great chair beside his father.

"Jo, what do you want to eat? Jelly bread?" ask Mariko kindly.

"Yes." Yeah." It was seen that Kenzo was trying to get rid of his anxiety by pretending that nothing had happened.

Arya doesn't like pretense but because of that Kenzo, Arya just keeps quiet. He continued eating.

"A-a-I'm going around Europe again." That sentence just came out of Kenzo's mouth. He bowed.

Arya lost her appetite. Put the bread he ate back on the plate. "Homeone?"

Silent. Aiko, Mariko and Tama don't dare to talk while Arya is interrogating Kenzo.

"You're not going home, are you?"

Kenzo did not answer.

"Dad not allowed!"

"Dad, I've grown up Dad, I have the right to determine my own way of life." Still looking down, he did not dare to look at Arya.

"Coward! You dodge it's a coward!"

"Sorry, Dad. I'll go home first." Kenzo stood up, turned around and left.

"Hey, I'm not done talking!"

Mariko hurriedly gave the plate containing the bread that had been given jam to Kenzo to Arya and the children excited in a whisper.

"Go, go, go!(Go, go, go)" said Tama clenched her hands.

"Go, Dad, go!" Aiko also clenched her hands.

Arya rushed after Kenzo with a plate filled with jam bread in her hand. He crossed because Kenzo had reached the door of his house.

"Joe!" call Arya again.

The man looked. Arya went to her son and handed him the plate of jam bread and the man accepted it.

"Jo, you're not wrong why should you leave?" Arya changed her tone to make it softer. He felt his harsh words would only make Kenzo run away.

"Mmh .. too many memories here. Tight-tasting. I just want to change the new mood." Kenzo's still down.

"It's Dad, don't bring it up again." Kenzo tried to raise his eyes hesitating.

"Is it because he's someone's wife?"

"Dad is not good in our religion."

"But what if you're fooling around with her?"

Kenzo looked at his father with a puzzled look.

"I saw that their marriage was on the verge of ruin. How about you wait?"

Kenzo was silent for a moment. "I won't wait. Let me go Daddy. Maybe then my heart will calm down."

"You don't want to take care of your sisters? What if something happened to Mom and Dad?"

"Dad, don't talk like that. Speech is prayer. I don't like Dad talking like that!" kenzo Protest.

It's hard to keep Kenzo away. "You know, how did you get Leka into your house? He almost hit Dad's car while carrying Runi. She was crying. It should be that when someone cries, he hides in the house, but no, Leka, he runs out of the house. When someone has to cry out of the house, it means that his house is no longer a comfortable place for him. Maybe, it's been a stifling hell."

Kenzo, again he remembered his second meeting with Leka in front of the Aska apartment, also crying. He then took the woman to a nearby park to relieve her crying. At that time he only thought Leka had been angered by his master.

Aska immediately descended from the second floor by descending the stairs. He saw Leka had served him breakfast at the dinner table. "Darling, would you like to have breakfast with me?" aska is excited.

Leka then prepared the plate.

"O yes, dear, where is my wallet?"

Without saying a word, Leka went up to the second floor. She then went down to the first floor with her husband's wallet.

"In the fridge there's nothing so I have to shop." Leka pulled out her chair.

"You don't sit far away, I want to see my wife's face" said Aska a little spoiled. This man was at the beginning of his love drunk.

"Abang, don't say that here. Shame Bang ... There will be a Baby Sitter Runi in front" Leka whispered to her husband. Her cheeks flushed. The Baby Sitter was waiting for Runi on the living room sofa.

"Wild Ah! I'm happy again." Aska held his wife's hand.

Leka pulled his hand. "What's the shopping money?"

"Later tonight. The plan is tomorrow, I have a party to attend. I'm taking you there."

"I don't want to go to a party like that."

"Eh, this time I'm going to introduce to everyone, you're my wife. When you don't want to?"

There was a sense of pleasure in Leka's heart, but .... "I'm just a Bang villager, don't understand such feasts."

Aska laughs. "You just have to be my wife, nothing more."

"But Bang ...."

"Later tonight we're looking for a party dress, how? Shopping at the supermarket."

"But our food is over Bang," protested Leka.

"It's okay. I'll buy you lunch. Just remind me on the phone. Ok?" Aska accidentally does not want Leka to go out of the apartment because she is afraid, Leka meets Arya or Kenzo who wants to try to persuade Leka back to leave her. He didn't want it to happen a second time.

They then had breakfast together.

Lydia just came out of the school toilet and met Aiko. The girl suddenly pulled him into a deserted passageway.

"Where are we going, brother?"

Aiko pushed Lydia roughly against one of the walls.

"Aah!"

"Don't you pretty ass? Potatoes are smart and and, always looking for Zack's attention continues. Zack is mine! Don't be a little careless when you get near Zack, you know!" Aiko lays down her waist advising Lydia.

"No, I don't ...."

"Eh, said ...." Aiko starts pulling Lydia's hair, but a hand grips her arm.

"Hey, this is called bullying. Will I report a teacher?"

They both saw who was talking. Raka, the new kid in Aiko and Zack's class. Aiko immediately threw out that hand, annoyed.

Raka's hand grabbed Lydia's wrist and pulled her. "Udah, come with me!"

"Where are we going?"

Raka took Lydia to the cafeteria. "Let's lunch soon. Let's have lunch first?"

"Sister, I'm going to class first."

But Raka did not let go of Lydia's hand. "I was helping you. As a thank you, please help me with lunch. I'll treat it, it's all right."

"Not that, brother, I want to take care of my desk first. My wallet forgot to bring it, too."

"It ... I told you about the deal."