Love In Silence

Zahra meets with Balqis

"You just got home from futsal ?" Ask mom as soon as we get to the house mama , mama's house is not a luxury house like papa Raka's house. But here it feels comfortable and pretty susana, because in front of the house a lot of growing plants.

"Yes ma keep coming straight here!"

"Then take a bath, pity your mother's son-in-law near you who stinks."

"Henteu, kuring setep seungit sanajan kuring henteu bath."((No yes, I still smell good even if I don't shower.) Raka said as she walked in leaving me and mama, who were still sitting on the porch bench of the house.

"Well, you like to keep plants?"

"Just to fill the free time. What's busy now Kia?"

"Help mama ngurus cafe, mas brother Raka does not live here same mama ?"

"She's as she pleases, mama set her free to stay anywhere !"

"Breath mama alone dong?"

"If night be, but when day be many friends." Mama said with a thin smile, mama has a boutique business that is helped by 2 employees.

"Yesterday's the one I was wearing must have been my own mama's ?"

"Well, no, mama made him speed it up. As soon as Raka said she wanted to marry, Mama immediately sewed clothes for you. Where mama doesn't know your size and just met once. Making mama fret won't fit."

"Pas ko ma'am. Isn't my mom a nurse?" Because as far as I am from Cantika, Raka's mother was the nurse who took care of Satria's mother when she was sentenced to cancer.

"If sewing mama learn from parents mama who is a tailor. Continues when there are new children mama learned to make a pattern."

"Can dong ma be taught to sew sometime ?"

"Of course this house is always open if you want to visit here, or want to learn."

"Well, what do you say again?" Said Raka who just appeared with a fresh and fragrant appearance. Raka brought a cup of black coffee, it seemed like she used to make her own. Raka sat next to me after putting her coffee on the table.

We don't answer just glance at each other for a moment, "But don't date your employees red on vacation."

"No plans to open a boutique?"

"Jain only order aja mama already keteter,let alone open Boutique can fatigue mama." Raka said as she hugged me from the side with her chin on my shoulder.

"Satria is here in a week, won't she get married ?"

"Satria has called Mama so mama came home here, Satria asked mama to accompany papa in the guarantee."

"Aren't granny and her Nini angry?"

"Mama don't know, mama invited yes come tar if kicked out yes stay home ko bothered." From Raka's words I can draw the conclusion mama is not familiar with her in-laws, or there is a problem.

"Indeed why should Grandma and Nini be angry ?" I asked the curious, Grandma Raka from papa I've met time to dinner first. Bule who is fluent in Indonesian, that's my impression of meeting him, although it can be said that the person is not friendly.

"The father was his real name Alexander Wilson, because he married and moved citizenship he decided to change his name to Rudyatmo. After mama Satria died papa in a match with sister mama Satria, for fear Satria brought to Australia."

"When Raka's grandparents also betrothed to native Australian women, but mas Rudy refused because he was comfortable with Indonesia and his religion." Mama said connecting the story of Raka, who had stopped because Raka drank his coffee.

"Because of that mama chose mama who had nothing to do with her parents and father-in-law. Which is so boomerang for the household papa and mama."

" Because marriage is not just uniting 2 people, but also uniting different families. Building a household requires not only love but also the blessing of parents. I hope only my mother fails, not my children. Every problem must have a way out, solve it with a cool head and do not be easily provoked." Mama said standing up.

"Mama slept at 10 p.m. You've come already night."

"Yes in there I want to date my mother's mother."

"Basar bawdy," I said in shame.

"Not to be ashamed" said my mother before walking in.

"You make your own coffee ?"

"Mama and papa got married because of the trust of mama Satria. Also because they love each other, but it turns out their love is not strong to face trials."

"What are they divorcing for ?"

"Because of misunderstandings and papa who is easily provoked by grandmother and Nini Satria."

"Now, is that ?" I was curious to look at him. Until our faces got very close just a little distance away.

"It used to be no cell phones, just house calls. Mama who got the news of her brother's accident went home without permission with papa. A week mama returned to the house papa, papa greeted with anger and uttered talak to mama. Mama who feels guilty just shut up without a defense."

"Why did you get angry and say talaq, without asking why you came home ?"

"And I told you papa is easily influenced, like Satria. Grandma said mom went with the guy leaving Grace alone at home. Papa believed it because mom brought all her jewelry." Satria smiled bitterly.

"And when mama brought her jewelry to sell in order to ease the cost of her mas hospital. Coincidentally, the one who picked up my mother was a neighbor uncle who happened to send goods to Jakarta."

"Keep papa yunya how ?"

"A month after the divorce, Rahma who knew papa divorced mama immediately cried and was angry until sick looking for mama. From there Rahma told me that she was not staying by her mother, but Rahma did not want to come because she came home only to see her uncle who was in an accident."

"After that papa just looking for mama and ahkirnya know the real story!" Guess which answered a nod by Raka.

"Why divorce ?"

"Papa has said talak and filed for divorce in court. Although papa apologized and withdrew his lawsuit, mama did not want to return. I myself do not blame mama, for 18 years married mama always patiently treated the same grandmother and Satria because of the instigation of Nini. So when papa says talak, sort of mama shackles."

"So the status of mama and papa now, how ?"

"Religiously divorced because papa had said talak. But state-by-state not because papa's already withdrawn the lawsuit."

"Mama's love."

"No, I prefer the mama now."

"So, is your status unclear ?"

"Mama didn't get any pressure from grandma and Nini. With the status that is still the wife of papa, you can use to reject the catfish who try to get close to mama."

"But it will be a matter of wife's talk but live separately from the husband."

"Yes how wrong papa also who origin ngapin talak. That's why my mom told me never to say, because the word talak can destroy a happy family."

"Indeed Satria first why don't you like mama."

"Satria looked up to her mistress papa and caused her mother's death."

"But the truth is it ?"

"Satria only found out after papa said talak and Satria saw his birth mama's recording." Raka said cutting off my words, and putting her face on my chest. Makes me amused at once to feel a strange glen in my body.

"Mama's life story is hard."

"Hm."

"Mas!" When I feel my shirt wet.

"Fix rich squisi."

"Mass!"

"Do not be ashamed, I want to go to the bathroom first to tame the snake first." Said Raka while sticking my body from above her lap.

Makes me feel sorry, but I still don't dare to hand it over to Raka.