Mother to My Son

two plates

Reza's face looked hardened, he seemed to hold back anger, he saw the phone screen with a look full of annoyance. The messages were sent before Mitha's death and when Mitha was hospitalized for preeclampsia. His breath was up and down, his hands clenched. He then saw the message Mitha sent to him, at that moment he felt like his chest wanted to explode. All the answers given by him seemed to not care about his wife first.

Reza's paving the table.

“Braaakk” Aswin was immediately shocked, he did not understand why Reza was angry to hit the table hard. “What's the matter Sir..” Reza like he didn't care about Aswin's question he immediately went out of his room to Arcy's room. His steps were hasty and filled with the pressure of his clenching hands as if wanting to suppress his feelings.

He passed Prita's table which looked surprised to see Reza who looked full of anger.

“Sorry Sir...There are guests Maaaf.”

“Braaaak” Arcy's office door opened and two men were talking at his desk with Arcy discussing a material. Reza seemed to ignore the presence of the two men he immediately approached towards Arcy. His hand immediately grabbed Arcy's neck which seemed unprepared with Reza's attitude that immediately strangled him.

“Kamuuu perempuaan berengseek... You make Mitha sick until she dies….. You will never I am sorry...I will make youuu payrrrr allaanyaa... Hearrr Arcyyyy you akaaaaan pay allaanyaaa.” Reza continued to strangle Arcy so much that he was almost out of breath.

Everyone there tried to break up and pull Reza, Aswin who followed Reza into the room Arcy at first amazed to see Reza's attitude so drastic that it strangled Arcy mercilessly. He only realized when he saw Arcy who looked panicked holding Reza until his legs tried to kick Reza but the distance Reza was too close to make it difficult for the woman to escape.

Aswin looked at the two male staff who looked amazed to see Reza who was strangling Arcy.

“Heeh... help.you even bengong” they directly help Aswin pull Reza while the other one helps Arcy by holding Reza's hand, until finally released. Arcy immediately fell and coughed, he fell on the floor his face looked pale. Prita who was just watching directly helped Arcy and then gave water.

“Reza crazyaa you.. I told Daddy you were trying to kill me” Arcy yelled while holding his neck. Reza who had been successfully held back forward while shouting trying to reach Arcy.

“Before you have killed me first... women bengseek only dare to disturb women...watch out for you..I report your behavior You” Reza tried to reach Arcy but Aswin gathered all his energy to hold Reza.

“Pak..pak we finish well...Sir... I beg sir not to be a problem in the future” Aswin pulled Reza, patted Reza's shoulder to distract him. Reza regained his senses, seeing all the employees on the ninth floor gathered and looked into Arcy's room.

Reza tidied his clothes he snorted. Then he still made a threat.

“Listen you Arcy.. You just wait, soon I will get you out of this office… I do not want to be on one roof with kamu” Reza immediately stepped out followed by Aswin who stepped in haste. Everyone immediately retreated and pretended not to look at Reza, they knew that if Reza was emotional everyone would get sprayed even though he was not known by him.

In the room Reza grabbed Mitha's phone, kept it in her bag and she went straight into the toilet. He felt disgusted to touch the body Arcy felt very fed up with the woman. Upon entering the room he saw Aswin who looked alert to Reza's current condition.

“May I know what problem Sir?” Aswin immediately asked, he did not understand why Reza immediately vented his anger on Arcy by not caring about the environment in the office. Not at all Reza he always tried to keep his image, even if he was angry most in the meeting room and never to use physical violence.

Reza was silent, this incident happened before Aswin entered to be his assistant. “She sent a photo to my wife alm, making an impression as if I was having an affair with her. It seems that Mitha eclampsia attack due to seeing the photo..I'm stupid I don't know at all”.

“He also once sent photos to Hasna, but Hasna was not affected, he could even fight but when the photo reached Mitha who was pregnant imagine her feelings” Reza immediately lowered her head and rubbed her face, the feeling of anger changed with regret that stifled her chest.

“Bu Mitha has calmed down sir now, indeed it has been his destiny may have to be like this” Aswin trying to give a sentence that comforts Reza. But today there were too many surprises, Reza immediately stood up.

“I will not work today Win. urgent letters I just bring to the house later Mr. Agus who delivered here” Reza moved out of his room, the atmosphere on the ninth floor was back. The board secretary's room looked quiet, it didn't look like Prita was there waiting for guests to come, but Reza didn't care, if necessary he wanted to kick Arcy straight away today.

Reza decided to go home to Mama Isna, before he made a pilgrimage to Mitha's tomb, for more than a month he had not visited Mitha. After first buying Mitha's favorite flowers he seemed to sit alone in the tomb.

“Mith... forgive me.maybe you already know by now that I never betrayed you.

“I'm sorry Mith.. You have to fight yourself”

“I am now punished equally my folly..I am now alone.” Reza smiled cynically laughing at him. “I...I now don't have the courage to pursue him Mith..

“Why did you choose Hasna to replace you? You punish me Yaa Mith.. same him I can not fight all his nonsense... There is always an answer if I tell him something.. always fight and tell me to think with logic”.

“You punish me. Mith... The children prefer to be with her than with me. Maura doesn't even care about me now …. His life is only with Buna and Buna. he does not want to share Hasna with anyone”.

“Now he also went Mith... he chose to leave rather than having to fight with me again.. whereas I like to fight with him... he did annoy” Reza smiled sadly.

“You can take care of her not Mith.. She is pregnant now”.

“I know him only 3 months right Mith.. It's natural that I love you.. We've been together since SMA”.

“You wouldn't be mad if I loved him Mith now?… I promise I will never forget you.. I want to squirm him now Mith... she says I never squirm she” Reza sighed, tears of regret still dripping. He was overwhelmed by Hasna's sadness because he always mentioned Mitha as a comparison in yesterday's quarrel.

“She has too much respect for you, she chose to leave the house rather than have to compete with your shadow.Why do you choose a good woman for me Mithaaaa” Reza again cried gurgly.

“I'm sorry... I promise to get rid of the woman.You know that if I never betrayed you” Reza wiped tears from her eyes, her determination was strong to get Arcy out of the company.

 “Help me to be able to get Rara back.. Remind me to no longer make the same stupidity huh Mith” Reza sighed, saying, as he was confused to find a interlocutor it turned out that talking to Mitha made him calm down.

Blowing wind was cool to hit Reza, in the tomb Mitha was planted a small tree that shaded his tomb, so the sun did not directly hit the person who sat while on a pilgrimage there. Reza who planted the tree, Mitha was very fond of the bright flowering tree, she said, if in other parts of the tomb are mostly frangipani flowers but in Mitha eat the tree is pink Tabebuya very suitable with Mitha's soft character.

“I went home Yaa Mith.. Thank you for listening to me. I promise I won't forget you. But I'll try to see Rara now, she's pregnant Mith… she could definitely be a good big sister as Rain” Reza rubbed lovingly on the tombstone Mitha kissed her with full gentleness.

His heart is calmer now, it turns out that anger can be shed by meeting the right person, even though the person is not in the world, but his soul was always with Reza in the corner of his heart that he always kept for his wife Mitha.

Reza got to Mama Isna's house at two in the afternoon, Maura must have gone home, she decided to bring her two children home. Mama Isna is getting older, her physical condition is getting tired easily, currently she is accompanied by her two nephews who live in Jakarta for college. That way she is not alone anymore, every month Reza still supports her mother-in-law, making sure that Mama Isna never experienced a shortage and her health is always maintained.

“Rezaaaa...” Mama Isna sounded happy when she saw Reza entering the house, she was used to going in and out like her own family. To him Mitha's house remained a second home for him after his family's house.

“Assalamualaikum Mama healthy?” Reza hugged her mother-in-law tightly.

“Waalaikum greetings...Mama thank God you are healthy, where are you busy, huh? Hasna said you yesterday to Surabaya when Hasna will leave for Japan” Mama Isna looks relaxed in talking about it, Reza suspects that Hasna did not talk about their quarrel with Mama Isna.

“Ya Ma... Hasna wants to see universities in developed countries he said. It's the only chance he's ever said, because there's no way he's going to study abroad” Reza explains why he finally gave Hasna permission to go to Japan.

“Iya she also said that when asking Mama to help look after Maura when she left, Mama wanted to help her because Mama remembered Mitha…. Mama used to not support Mitha when she intended to go back to college until she finally dropped out” Mama Isna looked sad, her regret because Mitha who always felt insecure because she did not manage to complete her studies.

Reza came forward and rested in front of Mama Isna who was sitting on the sofa.

“Mama forgive Reza ... first because of ambition and desire to go forward to make Mitha had to stop college for taking care of the children themselves. I did not give support to Mitha to finish college when she returned to Indonesia” Reza held the hand of Mama Isna who only smiled weakly.

“It's okay, Mama already does not save any more regrets. It was fate that Mitha had to die young, unable to see her children grow up. It was my destiny to be abandoned first by the child. Mama's wish is only a grandson Mama her son Mitha can grow up happy and healthy already fulfilled”

“You have chosen a good woman to be a mother to connect the children. Hasna smart woman. Mama supported him to go to college because educating one woman was the same as educating one family”

“Maura is now smart to teach, sing, read it is also smooth. Last night she read a story to Mama to go to bed quickly she said. Maura says Iyang face like lack of sleep a lot of wrinkle-wrinkle.hahahaha the boy was very entertaining Mama”.

“Darling Mama is old now easy to feel tired, pick up the children alone now feel tired when just out for a while” Mama Isna rubbed Reza's hands, and, he grabbed Reza's head and embraced his daughter-in-law with great affection.

“Mama thanks Mitha for getting married to you, she found the man she loved since High School until she left us. Take good care of your wife now, don't repeat the same mistakes as before with Mitha. Struggles in the household that must be done together never leave our partner behind, he must be beside us share the difficulties of sharing happiness” Mama Isna said increasingly strengthen Reza, Reza, apparently the radiance of joy on the face of Reza read by Mama Isna.

“Sana saw Maura in the room, from earlier she only saw youtube just watch the video your wife was telling a story. Your wife is really smart, before she left she had made a lot of story videos for Maura, even to make an animated video all” Mama Isna encouraged Reza to see Maura sleeping in the lower room.

Reza opened the door and saw Maura lying on the bed, her hand still holding the phone but the boy was asleep. Apparently since school he just took a nap now. Reza smiled since Sunday he left for Surabaya did not meet with Maura it feels like this child has grown up. His body is healthy and looks to sleep soundly, puddles of the island he always made when sleeping has begun to appear on the pillow.

Reza grabbed the phone held by Maura he immediately stunned, looking in front of Hasna who was talking in a video on youtube. Apparently his wife made a youtube channel and uploaded a video of herself telling a story. It is fitting that in the letter he has explained that he has made a story video for Maura, apparently this is his way to comfort Maura so as not to feel lost.

Reza saw the video made by Hasna, there are many videos that have been uploaded on youtube, among the videos there are several animated videos using animal characters that are telling stories with other animals. Reza clicked on one of the videos Hasna made. Tittle he wrote was “Hill Backs Missing Moon Tok” Reza immediately frowned.. What kind of title is not the title that should be is Pumpuk Missing the Moon why there is a Tok.

Bulantok Bulantok Moon Sagede Batok …..

If the moon can talk he must be protesting is likened to a coconut shell...