
On the journey leading up to the Maghrib, Rama asked because of curiosity that could not be dammed again.
"Darling, when was the last time you had your period?"
"When? I forgot."
"Check at the doctor?"
Mita was silent, several pregnancy tests using tests with negative results made her even more afraid.
"When I'm not pregnant, too? You want polygamy?"
Always connect to polygamy, Rama thought.
Rama put the pen out of his grasp.
"Aren't you ashamed to say that there's Mr Karman?"
Rama holds his head.
"Father, if his wife is like this, how is it, sir?"
His gaze now looked at Mr. Karman whose position was in front.
"Patience, Den..."
"But is it hard to check? Do not want to see a doctor first check yourself at home. And do not need to connect to polygamy, where is the correlation? That's a prayer, Mita. Don't give me another choice that doesn't even cross my mind."
"You're talking like that 'cause you never fucked up so I'm. I'm a woman, a wife, where the pregnancy center is on me. You rich push me to get pregnant, what should I do? What if God doesn't love?"
"You like everywhere."
Rama never felt Mita's push to get pregnant. All he has done so far is as a form of effort to have children.
"Without my brother telling me, I also like to check myself without my brother's knowledge. What outcome? always negative. I want a baby, not you. But the more negative results I received, the more my distrust grew. I'm not ready to go to the doctor either, I'm afraid the results are getting you disappointed. I'm afraid you're disappointed and leave me."
Mita closed her eyes sobbing, her cries slicing through the hearts of anyone who heard. No matter the presence of Mr. Karman in their midst.
Mr. Karman reduced the speed of the car, did not have the heart to see Mita cry. While Rama turned his back, he did not want to see Mita crying, but there was also no effort to calm his wife.
"Neng Mita is calm first, Den. I pity to hear it."
"There's no one to love me?"
Apparently Rama's selfish rate is on the rise.
Mita cried herself to sleep in the car. Tired all day shopping, crying makes him feel like he needs a break.
"You're strong, you're great, the spirit of the congregation in plain sight !"
Mita wrote an Instagram story before finally deciding to sleep.
Sena, who read IGS Mita, captured it and sent it to Rama.
"You okay?"
"Unfortunately not."
Rama replies to Sena's message is short, clear and concise.
"Sorry Den if I interfere. The key to a lasting marriage is the succumbing nature of the husband, Den. Things like this are very sensitive for women."
Mr. Karman tried to advise Rama who he considered his own son.
"But no one understands my position, sir. My own wife could not even understand my simple request. I'm sorry Mr. Karman, I'm staying asleep. I'm tired, sir."
Rama was tired, all day his mind and energy was drained because of work and because he obeyed most of Mita's wishes as well.
Mita who was half conscious could still hear Rama's words back crying.
As soon as he reached the apartment, Rama immediately changed clothes, prayed and prepared to sleep. Tonight he doesn't want to check any documents. Although he wanted to hug Mita with his eyes, but his ego as a man this time he wanted to show.
The couple's night routine is usually to drink a glass of water before going to bed. Once papasan in the pantry, with all his courage Mita pulled Rama's hand to hug, but Rama refused. The first rejection of his life from a man. It hurts.
This was his biggest quarrel during his 5 months of marriage to Rama, even during his relationship with Rama.
"Bang, I'm sorry if any of my words were wrong."
"I'm tired, Mit. I'm going to sleep."
"Tomorrow I'll go to college, yeah, I want an internship report and a trial prep, I'll take a car?"
"Do what you want to do."
Even Rama did not prevent him from carrying a car. Two months ago Mita studied cars because she wanted to be able to drive to campus without the need to drive Rama or a driver.
"There's a driver, why drive yourself?"
At that time Rama did not agree Mita drove herself, because he thought it was dangerous and a waste of time.
"I'm not used to bother others, Bang."
"So I took Tarjo?"
"No, Mr. Tarjo is your salary. But if I can drive myself, Mr. Tarjo can do another job. I used to ride a motorcycle in Bogor Cianjur."
"Dong Mita is now the same."
At that time Rama was lazy to argue about the steering wheel. Finally, Rama was forced to enroll in a professional steering course institution so that Mita's security was maintained.
The next morning Rama woke up early, preparing his own clothes and breakfast. To make Mita upset again.
"I tried last night to do it with my brother. But until this morning you're still mad at me."
Rama did not answer, even looking increasingly busy doing everything by himself without asking for Mita's help. Though every day, for just a glass of water Rama asked Mita to get it for him.
"Fer, the cave's coming with your car to the office."
Rama contacted Fery because he was not in the mood to bring a car. Unfortunately, his mood has not improved this morning.
"I'm leaving first."
Without a warm kiss in the morning, Mita's tears flowed back. While washing the dishes of Rama's former spaghetti bolognes, his phone rang hoping for an apology from Rama.
"Bestie last night what time was it?"
Unfortunately hope is only hope.
"Hour 8 is Sis."
"Are you okay with my brother?"
"Ngga knows. Btw, I want to get ready. Later that night I video call ya, sis busy no?"
"Please don't I'm disrespectful, but if it's the night of Ayang's schedule."
Mita's lips wrinkled, expecting her night to be gloomy if Rama was still angry but there was no interlocutor.
Finished cleaning the clothes that will be laudry and sweeping the apartment as needed, Mita immediately prepared for campus.
A slight smile was painted on his face.
"Finally, bring your own car."
Even in an unwanted way.
But once closer to his car, Mita was astonished because the car lights were on. Though he did not press any buttons on the remote car key.
Before long out, Mr. Tarjo was about to open the door for Mita.
"For Neng, Aden told me to bring Neng Mita to campus."
"Every night he said it's up to you, how is it."
"Can't Neng yet. Neng Mita doesn't have a SIM."
Although upset because it did not become self-driving, but Mita was happy because it turned out Rama was not as chaotic as he thought.
Arriving at the campus, Mita met with her fellow group of internships and hearings because it did not feel like time was coming so quickly. Register yourself and then see what requirements he must prepare.
"We have to come to the percentage of our friends 5 people and the trial of 5 people is so max?"
Mita reads the court requirements from points a to k.
"Lo where's aje baby? It's so busy."
Irma answered Mita's question in surprise. Basic requirements like this don't know? Where have you been !
"The place I PKL do a lot of work, not to take to campus."
"Lo be honest with me, Mita. You're married, right?"
Deg.
"Who said?"
Mita is still trying to cover up her marriage.
"Kata Bu Dewi's. You got the same wedding that had a factory, right? Crazy, the cave has to learn the same lo."
Mita remembered Bu Dewi, one of her lecturers who had several months of supervision to the factory.
"Don't you just turn Rama around?" Niken tightened her seat. Missing Mita who has been more than 5 months did not meet because of the busy internship.
"It."
Mita shows the wedding ring on her ring finger with a smile.
"Oamygatttt was great. Same with the cave ring."
Irma compares her ring to the one Mita uses.
"It."
Soon Mita also showed me a photo on her phone. Photos taken a few months ago shortly after the agreement with Rama. A photo he never posted.
"This is Mah Rama, right? He said he had a factory. Madam Dewi the news is not valid."
"Valid, Rama's got a factory."
"Huh? who's your boneng?"
"Gilaa, do you use Mita's pellets? Want the cave also his boss rich gini mah. Hockey God !!!"
Mita laughs to see Niken who like not sincerely he married a boss like Rama.
"But guys, please don't spread it first. Others will be told later. I don't want to be interviewed much anymore, focus on the trial first."
Finished taking care of all the administration, Mita returned to the parking lot. But confused because the car he rode with Tarjo had been changed into an office car with a special plate.
"Pak Tarjo why change the office car? Where was our car?"
As soon as you get in the car, the smell of the car changes. He smelled Rama.
"Tadi Tarjo went straight home. Already settled? Where else?"
Shocked, because the one sitting behind the wheel is Rama, not Pak Tarjo.
"What's the big thing here? Not working?
"The work I live in. Where are you going?"
"I'm sitting in front of myself like this rich driver?"
Mita realized that she was sitting behind Rama, as if Rama was the driver.
"Eh yes."
Mita got down from the passenger seat to the seat next to the driver. After using the seat bealt, Rama did not immediately step on the gas to depart.
"Why? Is anyone missing?"
"You don't want to say anything to me?"
Mita understood the direction of Rama's conversation. Since morning Rama could not focus on working. When Fery asked for the files he needed to follow up on some work, Rama had not finished it either. Until finally Fery sent Rama to follow Mita to Bogor.
"I've been apologizing all night but haven't been forgiven by my brother."
Mita.
"Why apologize? What's your fault?"
Rama's attitude still sounds cold, although it has been more friendly. How much did Rama want him to admit that he was guilty?
"Why do I want a pregnancy test? What if it's still negative?"
"It's no problem, I just want to make sure."
"At the front there is a pharmacy, I test at home. I don't want to go to the doctor."
"When a husband is angry what should he do?"
There is still a feeling in Rama's heart. Mita came closer, hugging tightly.
"Don't be angry again, I'm sad."
His tears washed Rama's back. Rama suddenly softened, his hand now returned Mita's embrace.
"I'm not angry. Don't cry."
Rama kissed his wife.
Mita pulled her head and grabbed her forehead with Rama's forehead.
"Is that why I don't want to check? Not because you don't care or don't love you, I'm just afraid you're disappointed."
"I have nothing, just a test."
Rama kissed the lips of the wife, until both of them dissolved in the navel longing for a fight a day ago. So hot in the middle of the shade of a tree in one of the parking areas majoring Mita. Until it is not realized that many eyes that cross the parking lot pay close attention to both of them.
"That's Mita? Edan kalem so it turns out."
One in three male students commented.
"Don't be wrong, the calm even sometimes washed away."
The three were not stopping talking about Mita, even to fellow students. Until it reaches Niken's ears.
"Lo if you don't know anything don't need nyebarin that is not real ! Lo mouth rich chick !"
Niken the blak-blak an reminiscent of a man commonly called Iyan. If it wasn't for Mita asking for her "silent" she would have said that Mita and Rama were married.
*****
Damar stared at the sky roofs of his flat rooms. Flashback all the memories with Sena that he could not possibly feel back.
"Can I forget you, Sen?"
Damar dialogues by himself. It was as if Sena was in front of him, hoping for Sena's hand in his grasp.
"It's so hard, God !!!"
Damar shouted, annoyed with himself. Then he pondered, these few months he left the prayer, and he cried again. Exactly like the first cry in front of Mr. Gunawan.
For so long, Damar did not bow down, and he longed for His Lord. As soon as she prostrated, her cries broke again. Damar sobbed a hiccup until the prayer rug he used was wet with tears. But strangely, the tagisan in prostration made his heart plong. It was also different from ordinary crying which made her eyes heavy and swollen. Now, his eyes did not feel heavy at all.
Damar glanced at the calendar at his study desk. Ensuring the circles that he has circled. Then take his personal needs in the form of several clothes, laptop, charger, camera. Done.
"Bismillah just yet."
Damar is getting ready to go home.
"Well, wait for Damar tomorrow."
The message he typed for the captain who will fly a European-made A330-300 boeing plane to Jakarta tomorrow afternoon.
Gunawan took a deep breath, all the efforts he had done for Damar but it did not seem to work. However, he has prepared another alternative for Damar education.
After last night Damar packed up for his return today, now he was ready to clean up his room, which he only realized was very messy. OMG.
"Whose room is this, chicken coop !"
Damar grumbled to himself seeing the dirty clothes and trash scattered at some point. Then he wrapped the dirty clothes to be sent to the laundry. Damar also turned on a vacuhm cleaner to clean the dust on his couch, carpet and bed. He had forgotten how many months he had not done cleaning like this.
"Lu's busy what the hell, Mar !"
Once again Damar spoke to himself.
After everything felt clean, Damar prepared to the airport with dirty clothes that he would store in the laundry apartment. Although there is still 3.5 hours, Damar wants to wait at the airport only.
As soon as his father waited for the counter to check in, Damar was like seeing someone he knew. Young women his age.
"Liv, what's the ?"
Adit sees Olivia, his high school friend who is also a close friend of Sena.
The person that Damar was referring to, turned towards the direction of the voice.
"The room? In Jakarta never met, once met here. The cave is back. You want to go back to Jakarta?"
"The cave rarely returns. What are you doing here? Abis sightseeing?"
"Walking around with effort."
Oliv laughs.
"What then?"
"Gue open jastipan, once a month cave ngebolang here."
"Eh yes inborn you are already rich who went home. All jastipan? Anjir's mind, the cave that lectures here does not think. Girls are now creative, salute."
Oliv nodded with a smile.
"Lumayan is the result. My hobby is shopping, but if I'm balanja mulu is tekor. Think of buying people, the bonus can be obtained all healing. Anyway, feel sorry for you same Sena yes."
Although not as close as when SMA, but Sena, Oliv and Dinda still reciprocate the story or
M. my
"It's okay, the cave is better now. Same guy you were at that time?"
"Which one? The shucks?
Damar laughed, meeting old friends made him feel better.
"Anjir is a shucks. Shrimp?"
"Old time 2 years yes. You know why the cave broke up?"
"Anjir exclaims this. Why?"
"He's pregnant with another girl. It's crazy !"
Oliv's emotions are ignited again considering the events of 2 years ago.
"Huh?? Which really?? How then?"
"Gosh, really. Yes, the cave is notada."
"Anjir, I can."
Damar really did not think.
"Don't you be in anything with your guy? God did not expect me."
"Snut, good. The reason she's the same is a girl, because the cave doesn't want to be like her. What do you think the cave is? Gua bandel gini still know the limit. The cave broke days a month two months, rather than getting pregnant first. Amit-amit bye."
Damar laughed to see Oliv telling a story full of enthusiasm.
"Initially the cave came here because trip was heartbroken, uh so the mind of jastip. Yaudah, you guys."
Damar nodded at Oliv's story. Then the phone vibrated, the phone came in from Mr. Gunawan.
"I'm deketting counter check in, Dad. This is meeting. I'm waiting here."
"Well are you here too?"
"The cave's flight attendant, today he's the captain."
Oliv seemed to remember.
"Ohh yeah, you're not a pilot? It's good you can fly at any time."
Damar laughing.
"No, you think you can't see the angkot driver's cave."
A middle-aged man in pilot clothes is dragging a silver suitcase towards Damar and Oliv. Oliv is convinced that the man is Damar's father.
"It's Oliv, Dad. My High School, I didn't meet here on purpose."
Oliv bent his body while holding out for salaman.
"Jiang, Om."
"Jiang."
Gunawan smiled.
"You're with Dad, because you're on Dad's manifest, not a passenger."
Damar nodded in understanding, then said goodbye to Oliv.
"Hope to see you again on the plane. Uh you're using GA, right?" (GA \= Garuda)
"Yes." Yeah."
After leaving Oliv far enough away, Mr. Gunawan embraced while whispering to Damar.
"Lumayam, pepet it."
Damar laughing.
"Apaan anyway, temen doang. We're different, Dad."
"Different what? Both are human."
"God is one, we are not the same."
Damar sang discordantly which was greeted with laughter Mr. Gunawan.