Long River

Choices

Leka took her hp. As he wanted to type with his fingertips, he thought for a moment. About Runi, about her marriage, about her wishes and finally she came to a conclusion that she had rounded up.

Kenzo's HP reads. The man opened it. "Eh, sorry. He chose to settle down in Jakarta and work at our restaurant." He handed his phone to Chris. The bule man frowned but accepted the phone and read it. This man, he's between Leka and Aska and has an equally great chance of Aska stepping wrong. Mmh ....

"Thank you." Chris returns Kenzo's phone.

Aska who was standing by the sofa chair looks furious to see Leka sending a message to Kenzo, but whatever the power, Leka has been separated from his hands due to his own actions so that his jealousy should be dim for futile.

"Ok, now technically let us men take care of it. If you have any questions later you can talk to us directly, parents." Chris codes Kenzo and Arya to gather on the guest couch for their next conversation.

Sitting on the couch, Aska, Arya, Chris and Kenzo talk about the house Chris will rent. Arya proposes an empty tiny house that happens to be located next to Kenzo's house. The house was almost bought by people but in cancel(not so). Other empty houses are very far away and not strategically located. Then Chris would fill his house and Kenzo would donate to the guard house and Aska would hire the Baby Sitter, and the deal was done. Chris, Arya and Kenzo are then busy preparing by calling the intended agent. Arya called her office, Chris called her interior designer and Kenzo called the securities service provider's agent. Only Aska was busy thinking about her next move.

"So that woman is Brother Aska's wife?" Salwa looks shocked to hear it from Nena.

"Yes. What was her name?" Nena tried to think.

"Leka." call Salwa limp.

"Oh, yes."

"Oh, I love this. Secret wife, like in a novel.(Oh, I love this. Secret wife, as in the novels)" David smiled.

"Oh, Grandpa ...." Nena almost laughed.

"Kok Sister that anyway, have been playing secrets the same as me. Having a child means how many years have I been lied to?" Salwa.

"Maybe 2 - 3 years."

"She's a kid so it's probably been 2 years."

"That's a sign you're an adult." Rojak who had been silent now spoke.

"What? How come adults lie?" Salwa scrunched her mouth.

"Because there's something he wants to protect, to be happy with, and to be helped without that person needing to know he's been working on it."

"Who?"

"Whoever."

"Ah, you mah, use hard language. I don't understand."

Rojak laughs. "It really all depends on how you relate to your brother. Deket no?"

"We're twins."

"You don't know if your twin is married."

"Why be serious about talking about it?" Now Salwa spoke her Betawinya language.

"Also I'm confused, your family is a lot of bule. Ntar cave talk carelessly on no understanding." Rojak rubbed the back of his head.

"Oh, is your boyfriend Betawi, Sal?" Nena smiled.

"Banget!"

Nena laughing.

"But Grandpa knows exactly, Betawi language." said David.

"Alhamdulillah dah ..." said Rojak happy.

Mariko turned off her phone. He then told his children the news from their father.

"Our badass is a neighbor!" Aiko jumping.

"Sir Aska so how's Ma?" ask Tama. He was worried about his other brother.

"Say he'll try to refer."

"Who told you to?" Aiko approached the dining table and leaned on him.

Mariko, who was sitting on a chair beside the dining table, placed her hands on the table. "Aska herself will."

"Lho, he's the one who divorced his wife now asking for her back. How the hell?" Aiko was confused.

"Maybe you're afraid, Mama don't know." Mariko stood up and went to the room.

"Where are you going?"

"Mom's going to get the keys to the house next to Jo's, in Dad's office" Mariko said from inside the room. He came out with a motor key.

"Here Ma, I'm anterin." Tama took the key from her mother's hand.

Meanwhile, the interior designer who contacted Chris came and went again with Chris out.

Reina turned to Aska who was sitting casually on the sofa chair busy with her cellphone while Runi was taken care of her Baby Sitter. "Ka, try to learn to take care of your son, while you're here."

"Oh, I-iya Map." Aska was a little upset Arya and Kenzo noticed her because she was indeed not so close to Runi.

Kenzo who realized immediately stood up. "Well, shall we go home?"

"I'm waiting for news from Uda Chris." But Arya saw Kenzo's reluctance to be there so she looked for a way out. "Mmh, we'll just wait in the cafeteria. Liability home. Soon Friday."

Arya and Kenzo are out. Leka who watched from the bed, saw that her little family had split in two. When his little family will be recognized, a storm comes crashing down on him. Betrayal, accidents and divorce. He could no longer tell the difference, what was right, what was wrong, everything felt the same. Equally painful.

He sees Runi a little comfortable with his grandmother, Reina. The little girl was on my back and listening to her grandmother talk.

Ah, what a pity. It's an unfinished nightmare. Although his former in-laws will support him, but inevitably now his life is shattered beyond silence. She is now a widow, homeless and hitchhiking because of the kindness of her former in-laws. It felt like his life was very sad to have the mercy of his former in-laws. He wanted to feel like he disappeared from there, from everyone he knew there but there was Runi. He should think about Runi.

Long Leka thought hard. The widow is determined to stand alone without the help of others. He no longer wants to be indebted to others, he hates being loved, he is fed up. Only one name flashed in his head. The woman then took out her phone and sent a message to someone.

Arya and Kenzo are in the cafeteria. There is also Chris and the interior designer are both discussing. Kenzo's HP reads. There's an entry notification. The man was a little surprised because as far as it turned out, only the Leka number was turned on. Is it possible ....

Brother, help me. I didn't move into the house my former in-laws had appointed. Please ask for all my clothes on Bang Aska. I'll choose the house I'm going to rent.

Arya is surprised of course but she remembers Chris' advice. "He believes you, how are you?" He returned his son's phone. "You must learn to think for yourself now, and take responsibility for what you do."

Kenzo was a little confused and silent for a moment. He then stood up and went to Chris's desk. He told Chris the change.

"What's? She won't? But where is he moving to? He'll bring my granddaughter, I'll have the right to know." Chris was really surprised by Leka's suddenly-changing decision.

"I don't know Om, can only deliver."

Chris leaned back and took a deep breath. Now things are back to zero. Actually what happened, until his former daughter-in-law changed her mind.

He then asked the designer to go home. The woman then turns to Chris and goes home.

"Other than what he asked?"

"Oh, yes. His clothes are on Aska."

Chris listened to it. "Sounds like you want to separate yourself?"

Kenzo shrugged his shoulders with an ignorant face.

"Would we go there?"

"Whatever you want, I'll come along."

The three of them then returned to Leka's treatment room.

"Leka, what happened, what do you want?" Chris immediately came to the woman in his bed.

Reina, who was holding Runi, was shocked by the sudden arrival of her husband. And so does Aska. "What's the matter Pa?" said, stand.

Leka sent Kenzo a message. Sorry, please I want to be alone.

Kenzo showed Chris his message.

"Is there anything we can help you with?" ask Chris to worry.

Leka shakes. Azan Zuhur.

"Oh my God, now is it Jum'atan? We're late, this." Chris got up from his seat.

Aska, Chris, Arya and Kenzo rush out to the nearest mosque, Reina and Runi stay with their Baby Sitter sitting on the sofa.

After they died, Reina while carrying Runi came to Leka in her bed. He looked at Leka with pity.

"Have your son hurt you so much?"

Leka's eyes glazed over.

"I'm sorry about him? You can't do anything but apologize."

Leka blinked her eyes.

"Maybe you're still very hurt. Whatever you decide to ask, don't take us away from our grandchildren, will you?" Reina rubbed the woman's forehead.

Leka shed tears that flowed to wet her sleeping pillow. He returned to blink his eyes.

After Friday, Chris and Aska return with lunch. Reina touched her husband's hand. "What did Leka ask?"

"He wanted to choose the house he wanted to rent, but he didn't say where. He also asked for his clothes to be sent here." Chris also looked at Aska.

Aska surprised. "Why come here?"

"Papa doesn't know."

"Just give it what it asks, maybe it's still in shock" Reina said.

Aska was silent and did not answer. He came back to his son. "Runi, here. Want to be fed Daddy?"

Runi eats Aska's feed. "Of, Om!" The little girl played with the food lid.

"Why did your son call you 'Om'?" Chris looks surprised.

"Iyaaa .. already Pa. So it's hard." Aska scratched the back of her head.

"But just called me 'Grandmother' can. Try calling Grandma. Ne-nee ...." Spell Reina.

"grandmother."

"Dad ..." said Aska.

"No, Dad." said Runi.

Chris and Reina laughed.

"Why could that be?" ask Chris.

"Mr ...." Aska.

Chris is getting worse. "Your own fault, teach a child to lie."

Arya and Kenzo are eating in the cafeteria. Arya looked at Kenzo curiously. "Are you out of the country?"

"Don't know Dad. I'll help Leka first."

Arya nodded. After eating, they returned to Leka's treatment room. The woman is sleeping.

"Ah, I'll get Leka's clothes, so please take care here" Chris told Arya.

"OK."

Chris, Aska and Reina leave together, staying with her Baby Sitter waiting for Leka.