Lunara's Heart

CHAPTER 23

“That same Mother Father has come” said Marni pointed towards the garage.

Hearing that, Juan immediately put down his phone and headed to the garage. But he saw something was wrong on the faces of his parents.

As soon as he passed the entrance from the garage, Papa Juan was seen begging and chasing after his mother, not to mention the eyes of Mama Juan who was as moist as crying. They were stunned when they saw Juan in front of them.

“Juan” Say slowly to Mama.

“Ma.. Pa.. Wh why? Any problem? How come I just got home at this hour? Where did your mom finish?” Juan asked in succession. Mama and Dad were there just throwing eyes at each other unable to talk.

“Ma Pa” Call Juan harder because between his parents just stand tight in his place.

Finally the mother took a deep breath and firmly spoke

“Juan come with Mama, we take – items you first” Mama Juan said named Nia. Then he pulled the arm of his son, but was arrested by Arif, Papa Juan.

“Wait, what do you mean? You want to take Juan?? Where??” Tanya Arif started to panic.

But Nia seemed not to want to respond to Arif and still tried to pull Juan again. Arif is still holding.

“Nia, I beg you. We try to talk again both – well” Arif begged and Nia still does not care.

“Nia I beg”

“ENOUGH MAS!” Jerky Nia. But a few seconds later, the woman was crying uncontrollably. Juan was stunned for a moment

“Ma.. Wh why? What's this pa??” Juan starts to get uneasy with an unclear conversation between his parents.

Arif did not answer, he just tried to slowly embrace his wife, but was rejected. Nia tries to control herself, wipe away her tears and pulls Juan back.

Again – again Arif hold.

“Lepas” Say Nia. Arif did not care about it, his hand still held Nia's hand.

“Lepas” Say Nia again still with the same tone.

“REMOVE!” Now Nia is back to raising her voice. Believe me, this was the first time Nia spoke out in a loud voice, Juan and Arif were actually quite surprised.

Arif had not yet released Nia's tanga, he began to be seen bending his legs and kneeling before Nia.

Nia threw her face in another direction to hold back the crying.

Nia tries not to be affected, he takes off Aruf's hand and pulls Juan. Arif bowed in his tears with a position still kneeling there.

On the other hand, Bi Mar who saw this was just standing with fear, confusion, sadness, anxiety. He could not do anything even if he wanted to break up the husband and wife fight. But on the other hand he felt he had no right to interfere either.

In Juan's room, Nia dropped the suitcase from the top of the closet, opened it, then took and put the clothes – Juan clothes carelessly into the suitcase.

“Ma what is it, why did Mama enter Juan's clothes into the suitcase, where are we going? Maa?” Nia did not answer Juan and still continued her activities. After the suitcase is full. Nia looked up and cupped her two sons cheeks which were now taller than her.

“You wait here first, do not go where – until Mama comes again, Mama want to take – items Mama first. Ya” Pinta Nia on Juan. The woman looks broken from her eyes. Juan neither nodded nor shook his head, his forehead only frowning showing confusion at what was happening at this moment.

Nia was about to leave and put her hands away from Juan's cheeks, but her son held her hand. Looking at him as if waiting for an explanation. She looked back at Juan. His thumb moved gently stroked the cheek of the only son of his puppet.

“Juan. But Mama will explain later. About your question we go where, we will go to Bandung tonight as well, to the house of parents Mama” Nia said with a vibrating voice.

“Why?” Juan asked briefly with a heavy heart.

“Mama will explain later there ya” Pinta smooth the Mama.

“Why?” Juan asked the same thing again. Makes Nia unable to bear to cry back. He turned around, fell down, and cried.

Juan was just in his place looking at Nia's back from behind. Juan is now starting to feel sad for something he doesn't know why. His mind was thinking about the worst thing about his parents. But he tried to brush it off and hoped everything would be good – is fine.

Nia drew her breath in – deep, wiped away the remaining – tears on her cheeks then stepped out quickly towards her room, took her – shirt shirt and stuffed it into the suitcase carelessly as well. Once full he was ready to go out and to Juan's room again. But as soon as he turned around, it turned out that Arif was already there.

Arif held the suitcase Nia was holding.

“While anyone has to go, it means it's me. I'm going back to Bandung. Once again forgive me” Arief said with a face that tried to toughen up, but his heart was actually broken as well at this time. The suitcase he took from Nia who was still frozen staring at Arief with her face holding back her tears. Unexpectedly, Nia did not refuse, her hands were weak there was no rejection when her suitcase was taken Arief.

Arief then walked to the closet, fixed Nia's clothes back into the closet and replaced the contents of the suitcase with her own clothes.

“Dragon yourself good – good. Sorry for all the injuries I've been given. But this time I was honest with Nia. But my way was still wrong, and that was also the result of my mistakes. Sorry” Reply again.

Huhhhhhhhhhh…. Edi sighed which felt very heavy to him this time.

“I love you”

And that became Arief's last sentence before leaving. At once the last sentence he said until finally they were right – parted with Nia, the wife who accompanied him for approximately 18 years.

Nia sat on the floor hugging her knees as Arief closed the door to their room from the outside.