Love After Divorce

Please Please Please Be Worried

I pulled Leo's hand. Stay away from Papa, Mama and Richard.

The news about Mama who wants to check up with the gynecologist on Monday tomorrow suddenly shocked me. Not only me, Leo, Richard and Papa Dibyo could not hide his surprise.

I put the pickled origin that I brought on the dining table while telling my aunt to put the fridge first. I pulled Leo's hand out to take him to the rear gazebo by the pool.

Leo seemed half-conscious when he found the news from Mama Lena. He complied as I pulled his hand.

"Darling, do you think Mama Lena is really pregnant?" after sitting in the gazebo. No one's here so we can talk freely.

"I... Huft.... I don't know May. I'm still in shock to hear it." Leo rubbed his face violently. There must be a lot he's thinking about right now.

"If Papa Dibyo and Mama Lena are the same age as you, it means they are still under 50 years old. This 44 year old. Is Papa Dibyo the same?"

"Yes. Papa Dibyo is 45 years old this year." replied Leo lazily.

"What I know is that Mom and Dad got married young. They did not go to college and farm. What about Papa Dibyo?"

"Why do you think it's like that? It's about Mama who's probably pregnant, May!" Leo Protest.

"I'm counting again, honey. That brother is the same age as Rian. Most different a year. Older Rian's sister. If Papa Dibyo goes to college and gets married, it means something."

"Yes Papa is in college. How do you want to lead a company if you are not in college? Mom and Dad got married after graduating from college. Hmm. 3 years after Father and Mother married, Papa and Mama married. Mama and Papa are the same age, different from a few months. But is it possible that 44-year-old May is still pregnant?" You end up counting, just like me.

"Hm... It may still be a little risky. 70 Years old can still get pregnant if God wills."

I read a news story once. A 70-year-old woman is reportedly pregnant. Nothing is impossible if God wills.

Leo wiped his face again. It seems hard to accept his current situation.

"That's it. It's called destiny. The wind from God. Just accept." I'm encouraging Leo. Pat his back gently while providing support.

"But May... The timing... I'm gonna have a sister at 24?" ask Leo not to believe it.

"If you're 24, I'm 25. Who's older?" Richard who just came along. Chalk up Leo's talk.

Without permission Richard sat in the gazebo. Stare blankly at the swimming pool where the water looks clear after cleaning.

"Well, my son is the same age as my brother?" Leo spoke to himself.

"Kayak soap opera title: My son sepantaran with my youngest sister because when my wife was pregnant my mother also participated in pregnancy. It's sad." chirps Kakanda at will.

Hearing the curse of the Kakanda, I could not help my laughter. I laughed when I heard it.

"Breng with you, Cat! That's your sister too! If you have a boyfriend how do you know him? This is my sister. Huh huh? You have a baby sister? That step-sister what's a real sister? Papa are you marrying again?" replace Leo who mocked Richard.

"Damn! Why do we support Papa refer to Mama yes if it ends up just making us this difficult.." lamented Richard.

Both Richard and Leo stared blankly at the pool. So compact. Equally nelangsa. Mama's pregnancy is not happy news for them.

"That's it. You two are grateful. Your family members are growing again. Enjoy aja. Gratitude. This is not certain. Who knows it turns out the reason Mama has not menstruated because she wants menopause. Mama hasn't checked. We wait for the results tomorrow." I encourage both of them. Rejeki is rejected.

"Eh yes, Le too. It's Maya's word. You can not get pregnant but menopause. That's right." My brother is excited again. His hope was raised even if only a little.

"What if you're really pregnant?" leo is apparently hopeless. It doesn't have that little hope for him.

"Yes... The resigned!"

Richard and Leo breathed heavily. Compact. They stared blankly back at the pool. Until Papa's voice calls me.

"May! May!" papa's voice calls me

"Yes, Pa." I walked over to Papa. "Why, Pa?" ask me after being next to Papa.

"Mama wants the salty. Can Papa ask for it? Come on, Daddy's changing."

The asinan problem. Kirain what's up.

"Not to be replaced, Pa. Maya bought it to eat everything. Maya is ready for a moment. Wait for Mama." I went to the kitchen.

I took a rather large bowl and then I poured pickled and yellow crackers and then watered the peanut butter over it. It looks so fresh. I swallowed the saliva he made.

Hm... I think I want to eat asinan ah. I then poured another bag of pickles into the bowl. Fortunately, the bowl I used was large enough to hold two servings of pickled fruit.

"Aunt help Neng." Aunt offered her help to me.

"By, Bi. There is a small bowl and a spoon of about 4 pieces is not Bi? Toolong bring ya Bi." Mom always taught me to insert a word of help if I ask for help from others. Whoever it is, even the housekeeper. Mom says manners don't know anybody. That's the basic thing I need to know and understand.

"She, Neng. Aunt get it first, Neng."

"Later take it directly to the TV room only Bi. I brought the salty first."

"Well, Neng."

I lifted the bowl and the big spoon and took it to the TV room. Looks Papa is replacing the work that you just did that is massaging the legs of Mama.

Since knowing that Mama will consul to the obstetrician apparently Kakanda did not continue his activities massaging Mama. Maybe still don't accept the situation. Still shock.

"Still dizzy Ma?" I put the clothes I brought on the table near Mama.

Mama immediately sat down and looked at the pickle I was carrying like a lion staring at a deer while starving. Ready ambush.

"Wait for Aunt to bring the plate first Ma." I asked Mama a little patience even though I saw Mama hold her saliva a few times.

"Yes, May. It looks like a lot of it."

"Fine first, Ma. Since then, my mom has been vomiting. His stomach was not filled with food. Later even stomach ulcers. All the raw vegetables we eat. It contains a lot of gas in it. Not lost nausea later even about how?" like a mother who looks after her child, Papa's treatment of Mama is over protective.

"Mama has no appetite, Pa. Nausea. Than Mama forcibly eating her ends of being vomited again? Mubazir, right?" my mom could have given me a reason.

"They? Leo and Kakanda mean Mama?" Auntie came to bring me my ordered bowl and spoon.

I poured the pickles into the bowl that Auntie provided. Give to Mama first before pouring a new one for Papa. Poor Mama has been very drooling to eat pickled.

"Yes. Where are they going, May?" Mama received the sauerkraut I gave her and ate it right away. His face looks very happy to eat pickled. "Great son. Fresh."

"Yes but not too much, Ma. Inget health." said Papa while receiving the sauerkraut I gave.

I poured it for me and tasted it. Right said Mama. Fresh taste The combination of spicy and sour taste mixed with vegetables that are eaten criuk-kriuk adds to the pleasure of this salty taste. Moreover, there are yellow crackers and peanuts, wah ajib deh.

"Leo and Kakanda are talking in the gazebo, Ma."

"Speaking about Mama's plan to go to the gynecologist, huh May?" Mama must have expected it. There's nothing I can cover up anymore. Honest is better.

"Yes, Ma."

"Surely they don't want to have a sister at their current age. How do you think May is?"

"Where is Ma?"

Mama sighed. "What if you're really pregnant with May?"

"Why is Ma? Being pregnant means being blessed with God." I added the pickled soup and wet the crackers I bought separately. Very good taste crackers dyed pickled soup. Fresh....

"At the age of Mama kayak now mah fit momong grandson May. Not momong son. Mama's better suited to be a granny now, not an old mama's young mama's opponent."

It turns out that it's not just Leo and Kakanda who are worried that Mama is pregnant. My mom experienced it too.

Come to think of it, the pressure experienced by Mama is heavier when compared to what experienced by Leo and Richard. Mama has to face the upheaval of her adult son even married. Then face his friends who can be sure to sneer at him in the back.

Mama also has to face her family. If my family is no problemo because they are close friends. What if the family of prospective besan from Kakanda?

My mom has to face me too. If Mama is really pregnant, then her child will be the same age as her granddaughter. It can also be called 'soft' aka grandchildren.

Not to mention facing the big problem of getting pregnant at the age of no longer young. The great risk faced. There are also children born to mothers over 40 years old who have health problems.

It's not right to judge you alone. And I did it accidentally. I regret it made.

All I can do right now is give Mama some support. As a daughter-in-law, I am also my mother's son. The relationship between me and Leo only Mama supports, why should this pregnancy be me about?

"Ma, don't think about what people think. It's windfall, Ma. Didn't Maya ever lose Adam? It feels like half of Maya's soul is gone. They are trapped and leave empty space in the heart. There are many women like Maya out there. There are those who have lost their baby and many are still expecting a loving pregnancy like the one you are experiencing right now,"

"Pregnant is not a disaster, Ma. But windfall. You should think more about your health than anyone else's. Because people can think as good as their own udel, still living it Mama. Let alone. Raise Mama's face and say with pride, 'this is my son!'." I said as I puffed my chest.

Mom and Dad smiled at me. There were two more laughs behind my back. Leo and Richard had finished discussing and rejoined the TV room with Mama and Papa.

Leo sat down next to Mama and massaged Mama's shoulders. Makes my mom smile happy.

"True what Maya said, Ma. After all, if you're pregnant, it's my sister and Richard. Don't think too much about what people say. The important thing is that you are healthy" Leo said wisely. Apparently they decided to accept if it turns out they will have a sister at the current age.

"Later Richard temenin and omelin if there is a friend of Mama who talks Mama in the back." ah Kakanda so sweet really. Not just words but a promise to protect your dear Mama.

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Today neither I, Leo nor Richard can focus fully on work. Everyone thought of Mama.

Actually we all want to accompany Mama check up to the obstetrician, but Mama forbid. Mama reasoned that she felt embarrassed if we were crowded waiting for Mama to check up. It will also attract the attention of other patients.

We gave up and went back to work as usual. But there is one that we have been waiting for. The certainty of whether you are pregnant or indeed approaching menopause.

Leo even went back and forth several times in my room just asking if I had any news or not. His presence made my part tense. Mr. So who is famous firmly like being monitoring directly, even though he is waiting for news Mama only.

"There's still no news, dear?" again Leo suddenly showed me his nose in front of my room. Make the others hold their breath.

"Yet. You just call no need to go back and forth. Not tired of what?" my question represents the anxiety of my roommate who is not comfortable seeing Leo back and forth.

"No. All your ngeliatin. I've never been more likely to see you. Yaudah will be informed when there is news. Sarangeyo." And this makes my other co-workers even more uncomfortable. Mr.So the lebayyyy.... Not pantes like that.

Apparently both Mama and Papa kept the results of check-ups a secret today. None of me, Leo and Richard were told what the outcome was. Looks like they're waiting for us all to come home and tell us in person.

At 5 o'clock the three of us went home. As soon as possible to get home. No matter the traffic, you have to get home quickly.

And sure enough when we went home Mama and Papa were waiting for our arrival.

"Where did you get the results?" ask Leo for the first time.

"Mama's really pregnant?" Richard asked too.

Because all the questions I want to ask have been asked then I just keep waiting for Mama's answer.

Mom smiled and pulled out a piece of paper. I know what paper it is because only two days ago I printed it on consul with Duo Julid. USG print paper.

"Mommy's pregnant! Congratulations you'll soon have a sister!"

Degs... The news that I had anticipated but just hatching was shocking.

Kakanda even sat on the floor so not strong enough to hold his limp legs. "Huf... Congratulations Ma. I have another sister...."

"Yes, I also canceled being the youngest child." replied Leo limp.

"Yey!!! I have a pregnant friend. Yay!!!" only I was excited to feel there were friends as fateful as can. I hugged my Mom full of love. "Congratulations, Ma...."

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