Love Is Because It's Ordinary

First birthday (2)

“Za, stop by the house. I'll have a birthday party for my two sons.”

“I want to, but my schedule is very tight, and I'm leaving. In five minutes my driver will be here. So, I'm sorry. I'd really like to stop by, but I can't.” Zahra put her hand together and apologized. Daisy still wants to talk to her old friend, but Daisy realizes that Zahra must leave immediately.

Daisy escorts Zahra to the front of the cafe, when Zahra has passed from her sight, Daisy stops the taxi and goes home.

***

Juan's car arrived home. Juan told the driver to put it on the front page.

“After there, sir,” Juan said as the driver dropped the cars off. Juan tipped the driver before the driver left.

“Nak, rest. All the party preparations are in order, just waiting for the afternoon. There's still two hours before the party, take a break.” Shilla tells Juan to rest because Shilla knows Juan is not feeling well.

“Yes, Mom. Mama also rested, Mama has been busy since morning.” Juan leads Shilla into the house. Shilla smiled at Juan. Shilla was happy because the man she chose as her daughter-in-law, was a very good man.

Shilla coughed and her mouth spat out a little blood on her palm, but Shilla immediately hid it. Shilla didn't want to make Juan and the others anxious. Shilla forgot that her daughter was a doctor.

***

Lilis and Koko are ready to go to Raffa and Raffi's birthday party. Not to forget they brought with them their ten-month-old daughter, and also Via. A gift neatly stored in the trunk of the car. Koko is confused to choose the right gift, so Koko chooses two pairs of shoes for them.

“Via, done, baby?” Lilis was waiting at Via's doorstep. Shortly Via out.

“Already, Ma.”

They also went to Shilla's house. Since making up with her father, Lilis' life has been peaceful and happy. Once a week his father stayed and played with Via. His father used to hate Via so much, he didn't even want to acknowledge Via as a grandson. Now everything changed by one hundred and eighty degrees.

***

Daisy was already wearing such a beautiful dress, she was also dressing up so beautifully. Juan sitting on the edge of the bed watching Daisy, if only there was no important event, then Juan would have pounced on Daisy.

“Darling, you are so beautiful. I'm getting a little excited to see him,” seductive Juan.

“You are always passionate, until every night never absent for that matter,” replied Daisy.

“Still use the word ‘itu’. Why don't you just say fuck, haha,” Juan likes Daisy's red face the most when they talk about it. But Daisy always frowns if Juan starts teasing her.

“Already, it's time to go down. We must welcome guests,” said Daisy while tidying up a little make up on her face. After tidy, he took Juan who was still sitting on the bed.

“Honey, after the party, yes?”

“What the hell, Brother.” Daisy pinched Juan's waist. Juan just grimaced with a smile.

When Daisy and Juan came down, there was already Lilis and Koko and her two daughters. They greeted Koko and the other guests. The simple party went well, until everyone came home, Shilla just sat in the living room. His chest grew increasingly tight, he continued to cough as he inhaled.

Shilla went to her room, and laid herself in bed. He knew the condition of his lung disease was getting worse, but Shilla still did not want to tell anyone.

“God, is it time I met Papa. Really, I can't hold it anymore. Uhukk uhuukk,” Shilla muttered softly.

Denis in the living room sees his twin grandson playing in a toy car, after all the guests leave. Shilla was already lying on the floor, with her hands clasping a handkerchief full of blood.

“Dais, Where's your mama?” Denis dyed looking for Shilla.

“Maybe in the room, Pa.”

“Ya, already. Papa to room first.”

Denis went to his room, and his eyes widened to look at Shilla. Denis yells at Daisy.

“Daisy!!” yell Denis calling.

Daisy, who heard Denis screaming, immediately ran after Juan. As Daisy enters, she is stunned to see her hysterically crying father crying over Shilla in his arms.

“Pa, Mama why? Hiks, what happened to Mama?” Daisy immediately rests in front of Shilla's body lying on the floor with her upper body in Denis's arms. Daisy checks Shilla's pulse and instantly Daisy screams.

“Mama... Ma wake up, no.. hiks hiks. Mama, don't leave Daisy, Mama wake up!!” Daisy was hysterical. Juan held Daisy, he shed tears.

Shilla the savior of Juan's life has passed away. Shilla left without saying goodbye, she kept her own illness meeting. Today, Shilla is free from her illness. On her grandson's birthday, Shilla breathed her last with a smiling face.

Denis and Daisy's cries were heartbreaking. Iyah, also crying to see his master who had gone home. While the two sons of Juan just fell silent astonished to see all the adults in the house crying.

***

Shilla was buried the next day. Denis wanted to bury Shilla last night, but because of the drizzle so they postponed it until morning. That night drizzled down among the moonlight, as if the moon was also crying over Shilla's departure.

After returning home from the funeral, Denis and Daisy lock themselves in a room. They don't want to talk to anyone. Shilla's loss was the biggest blow to Denis and Daisy's life. Juan sat leaning back in the nature of the living room, it is undeniable that Juan was also very lost to the man Juan had considered a mother, long before Juan became his son-in-law. The atmosphere of Denis' house today is so quiet, except for the voices of Raffa and Raffi who do not understand anything.