Love of the Duda

The feeling cannot be interpreted

"Thank you for the helmet." Fandi hands the helmet to a young woman in a self-service parking lot. There was no answer or just a smile. Fandi knows, the promise is too long, even when checking the phone is only fifteen minutes late.

How can Fandi consider it a short time, whereas as an entrepreneur he always strives for time discipline.

"Dad!" The scream of Fania who carried Sri on the terrace made Fandi rush to park his original motorbike.

"Why is Dad's son outside?" Fandi holds Fania and hands the keys to Sri. The woman seemed resigned when Fandi asked her to put her in the garage.

Fandi checked her daughter's body temperature with a palm, her fever began to decrease. "Why on the terrace? Fania is still sick" said Fandi. Even now his daughter is coughing.

"So Fania woke up Daddy didn't exist, Ms. Asha didn't exist either." The little girl whined so spoiled, hiding her face in the recess of Fandi's neck.

"Sorry Dad, I brought Bu Asha home. It's late in the afternoon so Ms. Asha has to go home first." Fandi sat his daughter on the couch and took a drink and gave it to Fania.

"Mom Asha why not say good to me?" asked Fania. Fandi put a glass on the nightstand and held her daughter.

Fandi was silent. "Dad!" Fania even pinched Fandi's nose making the man pretend to be in pain.

"Fania was sleeping. It's now Fania's resting again." The little girl nodded. "Why?"

"Fania wants mommy!" his protest. Fandi sighed and kissed her daughter's chubby cheek. "Dad" he said weakly. Fandi is silent.

"Now I take a shower, and then we'll talk again."

"Speak what?" asked Fania plainly while staring fixedly at Fandi's eyes.

"Mother."

Her face sparkled happily and exclaimed in excitement, "Asik, Fania wants to have a mother." Fandi just smiled, as if his words were a panacea for Fania.

***

Asha cried since the departure of Ren and his parents, he had told Ren several times that he was not ready to get married, but the man continued to urge him. Even this afternoon he brought his parents.

"I have to what? Really I am still not ready, the sudden departure of my brother made me lose my way. She's the only family I have, but it's been a few years since she got married without me next to her that she just disappeared." Asha covered her face with both palms, trying to dampen her cries from being heard.

His phone was ringing loudly. With a lazy movement Asha lowered her hand letting traces of tears still on her face. Without seeing who contacted Asha received the call.

"Ren, I—" His words were cut off when the voice that contacted him did not belong to the lover. Asha looked at the name on her phone screen and sniffed slowly.

"Yes, Mr. Fandi. What's up?" ask with ketus. He's still upset that Ren's parents are angry about Fandi. Although in the end will still be angry if he answers not ready to marry their son.

There was a heavy sigh, Asha just kept quiet and wiped away her tears. "Tomorrow can we meet after school?"

Asha's forehead shriveled, what business Fandi wanted to invite him to meet. "Some thing I want to talk about."

"Well, tomorrow I'll tell you where we'll meet." Asha instantly disconnected the call just like that. He should not have accepted Fandi's offer to drive him home. She should have made sure Fandi came home before approaching Ren and his parents.

Just as he put down his phone, the flat object rang again. Asha did not want to be like earlier who immediately raised the call, she confirmed the name on her phone screen and immediately received when Ren's name was plastered on the screen.

"Mir ...."

Silent

The voice in right Ren was noisy, Asha could only bite her lips firmly until she felt a sting. "Well, if you don't want to talk, good night."

"Sha, what's wrong with you?" Hearing Ren's voice again made her smile, but hearing her lover's question Asha repeated the same thing again, biting her lips.

"You know, I've been trying to convince you, my parents, that I'm going to marry you." Asha shakes.

"Ren, I .. I'm not ready. You know I love you, but to get married I'm not ready. I have to find my brother first."

The sound of Ren exhaling a rough breath and it disturbed Asha. "I've told you many times, I'll help you find your brother. Losing someone is not a reason to make you delay our marriage. If you're always like this, it seems like my parents won't give me any more blessings."

"Ren, I know you'll keep your promise, but really other than brother there's something that scares me."

"What?" ren asked for a reply, but only silence. "Looks like it's just an excuse you've made up, go to sleep calm down. I'll be with you tomorrow." Ren turned off his call.

"Big brother where exactly? Why did it go so long?" Asha again sobbed and now getting louder. He didn't care if the neighbors heard.

***

Fania remained insistent on entering school, after asking for advice from Dian Fandi finally complied with her daughter's request.

"My dad picked Fania up." The little girl nodded, she thrashed to be taken down from Fandi's sling who walked leisurely towards the teacher standing in front of the fence waiting for the students to come to greet them.

Right in the back row of students waiting for their turn to shake hands with teacher Fandi lowered Fania. "Remember, yes, Fania can't drink ice at all." He kissed Fania's head and said goodbye to the office.

The movement of opening the car door came to a halt when he saw Asha walking towards him. "Morning," said Fandi. Asha who walked down with a blank look looked at Fandi lazily.

"Mr Asha is okay?" Fandi looked worried when he saw Asha's eyes that looked swollen even though the woman had tried to cover up with the makeup she used.

"Yes" said Asha Ketus.

"On yesterday I'm really sorry. I'm not trying to make you and your lover or your lover's parents misunderstand me." Asha nodded, she looked at the pity of Fandi who felt guilty.

Asha forced her smile and said politely, "I'm sorry I said that too. But excuse me I have to go to school now because I'm almost in." Fandi nods to let Asha leave him.

"Will you be Fania's mother?" Asha's steps stopped not far from Fandi. He turned around and looked at Fandi looking.

"You're kidding me, sir? How is such a word so easy for you to say?" Fandi lowered his head for a moment, then approached Asha.

Fandi gripped both of Asha's shoulders. "I know you've got a lover and I know it's so presumptuous to ask for things you can't do, but I'm very serious about saying it." Fandi was so visibly solemn in Asha's eyes.

"I'm sorry, I can't." Asha brushed aside Fandi's hands on her body and left Fandi.

The man stared at the woman's back until he entered the school yard and then got into his car, driving forward at a moderate pace in a chaotic mind.

I grudge his stupidity to say such a thing. She should have known that Asha would refuse and prefer Ren who was clearly her lover.

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