My husband is not the CEO

Ninety Eight

The wind blowing gently wiggles the tree until the leaves and flowers fall. The smell of yellow and yellow flowers amplifies the pungent aroma throughout the burial area.

This is where Caramel stood with his heart broken to pieces to see the navel in the name of Arnesh. It was a sight that Caramel didn't really want to see. But then he became impressed to forget Arnesh who had been present in their lives. So despite having to endure the pain in his chest, Caramel routinely came to eat Arnesh to sow flowers and pray for him.

"Mama, whose grave is this?" The sound of a little boy disperse Caramel's daydream, he tugged at Caramel's clothes intending to call attention.

Caramel glanced at Narel and Binar who were standing next to him and saw Rafka. Caramel swallowed her saliva painstakingly confused as to what sentence to answer Narel and Binar's plain question. This is not the first time they have taken the twins to Arnesh's tomb. But because it used to be too small they may not remember it.

Caramel sat down to equalize high with Narel and Binar. Before answering Caramel first rubbed the back of Binar right beside him.

"Your mom used to show you a picture of my brother."

"So this is where you're sleeping?" Binar with her innocent face pointed at Arnesh's navel.

Caramel nodded in agreement, both himself and Rafka had told about Arnesh to Narel and Binar and showed a photo of Arnesh when he was born until he was 3 months old. Caramel said that their brother Arnesh had slept quietly in the lap of God.

Sometimes Narel innocently says he wants to meet Arnesh which of course makes Caramel think. Caramel begs Narel and Binar to take care of herself and Rafka until old age. Although Caramel knows Narel and Binar's wish to meet Arnesh just because they don't yet understand the true events.

"You want to ask what you two are asking for?"

"Mom ask to take care of Mama and Papa until later." Narel answered with a typical child speech style that is not very clear but Caramel and Rafka can understand.

"Well, you guys want to take care of Mama and Papa?" Caramel's gaze was misty even though he had been holding her back since getting out of the car but her tears still melted.

"Mama's son is a pinter now." Caramel rubbed both heads.

Rafka stretched out her hand to rub Caramel's back, knowing she had tried so hard not to cry. But every time he came here despite all the years that passed Caramel still cried.

"Let's sow flowers for Brother." Caramel thrusts a flower container at them.

"So soon Brother's bed will be beautiful." Narel sprinkled a mixture of roses and jasmine until it filled Arnesh's tomb.

"Yes dong, love the flowers again dear."

After finishing all the flowers in the container that Caramel brought them, they prepared to pray.

"If so now we pray for Brother." Take Rafka.

"Well, what about praying?" Caramel helps Binar position his hands as people pray.

They looked down and read a prayer for Arnesh.

A drop of water fell on Caramel's palm, he was sure it wasn't his tears. Then the next drop of water fell faster, making Caramel and Rafka rise to pull the hands of the twins to immediately return to the car before the rain fell more heavily.

"It was raining earlier than expected." Rafka turned to Caramel who was already sitting in the passenger seat beside him after helping Narel and Binar get in the car.

"When we go to Bandung, is it delayed tomorrow?" Caramel wearing a seatbelt.

Rafka shook his head, "we promised the children, pity them if it's canceled."

"Narel Binar, is his belt not yet?" Caramel looked back to make sure he had fitted the seatbelt properly for the twins.

"It's Ma." Answer them compact.

"What do you want to eat?" Caramel checks the bag near her feet where she keeps food for Narel and Binar so as not to get bored during the trip.

"Brown bread."

"Rice bread."

Narel and Binar answered simultaneously, although always compact in answering the question mama papanya but about their tastes quite different. Narel likes chocolate while Binar prefers raisins or other fruit flavors.

They include non-identical twins because the faces of both are different. Narel hair is straight like Caramel while Binar is more wavy like Rafka. Even so Caramel still wear them clothes that have the same motif to look twin. If they were not the same height, people would not have expected Narel and Binar to be twins.

"Mom, Binar can open his own bread pack."

"Narel too."

"Yes dong, will soon be entering Kindergarten." Caramel turned his head again as Rafka started running her car away from the cemetery. He smiled broadly as Narel and Binar ate their bread voraciously.

They plan to go camping on Pine Hill as they promised 5 years ago when Caramel was desperate not to get pregnant again.

Caramel has been waiting a long time for this moment where he can camp not only with Rafka but also Narel and Binar. Caramel wanted one but God gave her two, and she felt the grace of God endlessly flowing into her family.

"We stopped by Oma's house first huh, met Brother Zico first." Rafka glanced at the upper rearview mirror waiting for Narel and Binar's answer behind.

Caramel turned her head because she did not immediately hear the answer from the two, "it's their sleep." He laughed because Narel and Binar fell asleep so quickly that their bread was not finished. Rain and AC is a perfect combination for sleeping.

"If I'm tired of changing you drive." Caramel rubs Rafka's arm.

"You can rest during the ride, I'll drive for you." Rafka's voice was so softly captured by Caramel's sense of hearing.

The car stops in front of the house mama Rafka yard which is full of ornamental plants ranging from small to the largest.

"Mama's growing more huh?" Caramel looked out the window, the more the number of plants in the yard the more.

Mama Rafka is fond of caring for plants in the interruption of his work, he also once gave Caramel some ornamental plants that how to care for it is not difficult but the plant was long dead. Caramel suspects that his hands may contain a poison that can make plants die in one touch.

"Sometimes Mama sells them because there are a lot of plants that give birth and not enough in this house so selling some is the right choice."

When the housekeeper opened the garage, Rafka's car moved into it because it was raining outside. Rafka does not want to risk Narel and Binar raining when getting out of the car.

They open the passenger door to take Narel and Binar out of the car by carrying him because the twins are still fast asleep.

"Jeez, I don't think I'll be able to carry Binar in a minute." Caramel's voice was slightly restrained after positioning Binar in his sling.

Rafka just laughed at Caramel's sentence, if he could hold them at once then now no longer because Narel and Binar had really grown up.

Mama Rafka is seen opening the back door welcoming the arrival of her adorable son, daughter-in-law and two grandchildren.

Caramel and Rafka put the twins to sleep in the guest room closest to the dining room so they do not need to go upstairs.

"What cooking is good, smells good." Caramel returns to the kitchen after putting the twins to bed, seeing Febi busy cutting carrots while Mama Rafka stirring something on the pan. Caramel's stomach immediately kicked to smell the aroma of his in-laws' cooking that never failed, before leaving he did not eat breakfast because he wanted to eat here.

"Mama makes meat stew, soon cooked but do not rush because there is still one more dish that has not been finished."

"Which else cut Febi yes, what do I help you with?" Caramel scratched his head which was not itchy at all, of course it was not nice to come just to eat. At least he can help wash or cut the vegetables a little.

"Sir, please wash baby corn." Pinta Febi, he already understood that his brother-in-law did not dare to help other than cutting or washing vegetables for fear of making their cooking unpleasant even though not as much as the ability to cook Caramel.

"Okay, my most beautiful sister." Caramel sumringah after the task, he opened the baby corn wrapper and washed it after moving it into another container.

"Because I don't have another sister, right?" Febi sneered, how Caramel did not say she was beautiful if she was an only child and had only one sister-in-law then Febi became the only one.

Caramel only chuckled at Febi's sneer.

"Where's Bi?" Brother is Narel and Binar's call to Zico.

"Again PS tuh same Papa in the middle room." Febi has finished cutting carrots now it's asparagus' turn. "Lately, I don't know why Zico said he wanted a sister because his friends already have a sister."

"It's time for Bi." Timpal. Zico is about to turn 9 and it's time to have a younger brother.

"What are you waiting for, especially?"

"It's not ready yet, because Zico's father is still often the task of getting out of the island even though Mbak knows for himself a pregnant woman needs the attention of her husband."

"Yes, but there's Mama there I'll give you attention."

Febi smiled blandly, still the attention of a husband has its own portion in the hearts of the wives.

"Caramel Sleepwear is good, isn't it?" Febi switched the conversation.

"Currently, I am grateful that now Caramel Sleepwear is stable." Caramel finished washing 5 baby corns, he took one cutting board to cut them in half.

It did not feel the corner of Caramel's lips lifted considering the struggle to establish Caramel Sleepwear first. Starting from selling all jewelry, bags and shoes to rent tenants to drain almost all of his savings. Now Caramel Sleepwear can be said to be stable even Caramel has bought tenants that he used to rent only.

All dishes have been presented at the dining table ranging from meat stews, sauteed asparagus, carrots and baby corn, fried chicken and sambal terasi not forget the favorite vegetable Rafka.

Narel and Binar also got up preparing for lunch together. They sat parallel to Zico and Febi's husband.

"It's rare to get a complete gathering like this." Caramel poured water into their glasses. It is true that Febi said that the husband often served outside the island so this kind of scene is rare.

"Bak Cara the same Bang Rafka want to leave today?" Edwin—suami Febi saw Caramel and Rafka alternately.

"Yes, this is krucil two can't wait to go." Caramel sat on an empty chair beside Rafka.

"Abang's coming?" Ask Rafka to Zico.

Zico saw his mother asking for answers to Rafka's questions, from the look in his eyes he wanted to go to Bandung because he heard that they were going to camp there.

"Want to be left alone?" Febi's eyebrows shot up, if she goes with Rafka then her mother will only be alone with ART at home.

"Nothing, anyway Zico rarely vacation mumpung Edwin home mending you come to Bandung." Mama's reply softly.

Zico Sumringah could not hide his happy smile as he would camp with his two cousins as well.

The rain began to subside as they were about to leave for Pine Hill. The journey from Jakarta will take more than 3 hours if the traffic is not too jammed. They do choose work days to avoid congestion on the road.

******

Finally Caramel can again see a row of towering pine trees with leafy leaves in Pine Hill, Cibodas. If you have stayed here one night Caramel is reluctant to go home because he does not want to leave the cold pine and damp forests at the same time because Bandung always rains.

This time Caramel brought Narel and Binar for their first camper. Narel and Binar jumped out of the car impatiently. Understandably so far Caramel only take them to the apartment park or swim, most often to Grand Indonesia ride various rides there. But chatting directly with nature like this is the first time for them.

"Honey be careful, Brother do not run around that slippery path loh." Caramel was busy shouting to warn the children who were too enthusiastic to play. Since becoming a mother she suddenly likes to scream as her children dart away from her sight.

"Kids love that" Ma'am." Febi got out of his car and Edwin smiled and saw Zico and his two cousins running away.

"There's no fatigue when the children are astonished." Caramel opens the trunk to take out their belongings.

Not only Caramel and Febi were about to set up a tent at the Pine Hill location, Jane and Kayla did not want to miss. Finally Jane can join the camper after protesting to Caramel because he was never invited to vacation together, he became more busy than Caramel who is the owner of Caramel Sleepwear.

Life after the household is very complicated especially for mothers who are still working in addition to carrying out their duties as wives. They rarely get to go on holidays like this. If there is time then they should make the most of it.

Caramel insisted on not wanting to use ART because he could still cope with everything, especially Rafka was ready to help him take care of homework. But as Narel and Binar grew more active, work became piled up and unresolved. Finally Rafka suggested that they use ART services to clean the apartment as well as cooking so that Caramel can focus on the twins and his business.

"That's a big deal, huh?" Febi pointed to several people who were trying to set up tents under the pine trees.

"Yes, we're doing it around there."

The men were in charge of setting up the tent while the women were watching the children as well as preparing the grilling equipment and ingredients. The real purpose of the camper is only to eat roast meat accompanied by the sound of crickets and frogs that are earthy.

"Can Doni not wake up his tent?" Caramel pointed at Jane's husband with her chin as she saw from earlier that the tent was not immediately standing.

"Never scout her at school." Jane only glanced briefly at the husband who was still trying hard to set up a tent.

"That my sister pinter really just for a minute already almost a tent." Caramel proudly saw Edwin almost finished with his tent. Of course that's not a big thing for a soldier like Edwin.

"Kids call me, I bring my best seller." Kayla comes carrying a large package containing a yellow dessert box, it is the best-selling Sweet Pineapple Caramel in Kayla's Cake even though she has made many other new menu innovations.

"After all these years Caramel cake is still a best seller?" Jane picked up a box that Kayla had taken out.

"Should I have given you royalties?" Caramel pretended to be insinuating, it was a cake that Kayla made to apologize from him but Karamel Sweet Pineapple actually became the best-selling menu besides fruit salad.

"Oh my goodness, you're so good to your own friends." Kayla thaws, she has arranged all the dessert boxes on the carpet.

Children began to gather to enjoy the sweet cake, sweat flooded their clothes when the temperature above here reached 16 degrees but there is no story of cold for the hyperactive children.

Meanwhile, the husband was still trying to set up a tent. Actually they could have occupied the tent that has been provided by the tour manager. But he said it was less challenging if not build his own tent, I don't know who first said that. As a result, they had trouble setting up a tent so they had to be helped by Edwin who was so professional.

"Light, the hair is lightened first." Caramel took off the messy pinar pigtails as a result of running here and there without stopping.

"So much for the atmosphere." Jane stretched out her hand inhaling the cold air touching her nostrils. As long as there is Jane will breathe as much air as possible as if she can keep it all the way to Jakarta. "Eh well you're the same Rafka here why are you in the tent?" He lowered his voice in fear if the children heard him. Even though their children were focused on eating cake, there was no time to hear the gossip of the parents. "There was no Narel and Binar."

"Yes sleeping again." Caramel answered.

"Kirain prints something until it's them." Jane glanced at the twins.

"Udah deh." Caramel clenched her teeth to code Jane to stop discussing things like this, if only she and Jane and Kayla might not be a problem. But there was also Febi who made Caramel must refrain from speaking carelessly.

The sky started to darken when they had finished all the dessert boxes that Kayla had brought. The tent is also ready to protect them from the rain and cold at night.

The sounds of crickets and frogs mundane enliven the atmosphere of the night in the middle of the pine forest. The smell of meat that he thought was coming out from all directions, apparently everyone who came here was just for grilling meat.

Caramel also carries a tool to make hotpots so that not only baked, they can also boil meat with vegetables. Caramel brings a lot of mustard and mushrooms because Rafka prefers vegetables over meat, as well as Binar who does not need to be forced to eat vegetables he already likes.

"It's a problem, will you?" Caramel held the hand of Narel who was about to take meat in the stew of spiced fruit.

"You." Narel nodded.

"Snippy a little bit first." Caramel feeds a little soup to Narel. "Still want?"

Narel nodded again, Caramel also gave two pieces of meat with thin slices that have been cooked on the bowl Narel.

"Your son is doyan pedes." Jane took the cooked meat and ate it.

"That's a lot like her dad." Timpal Kayla's.

"The name is also the result of the two being a combination between me and his father." Caramel took the roast for Binar.

Fortunately, Mama Rafka brought special chicken nuggets for children who could not eat spicy or meat. Children can not resist chicken nuggets let alone their diverse forms.

"I'll go to the toilet first." Caramel moved after spending a lot of meat and vegetables.

"Want me to take you?" Rafka puts the chopsticks in her hand to take Caramel to the toilet.

"No need, Papa continues to eat." Caramel half ran towards the toilet which was about 50 meters from here. Suddenly he wanted to defecate after making his stomach filled with a lot of food.

Caramel had to be extra careful when passing through the wet grassy road of rain all day, otherwise he could fall. Maybe the pain is not much but the shame is half dead.

"Sep is here too." Caramel turned her head right and left, probably because it was not a holiday so Pine Hill was not too full of people who were camping.

The dim lights made Caramel immediately enter the toilet and BAB quickly and then return to the tent. Caramel regretted refusing Rafka's invitation to drive her here, plus she didn't bring a cell phone.

"Two children are still afraid of you Car." Caramel nagged to herself, she tried to sit quietly on top of the closet. What if the lights here suddenly turn off then Caramel will freeze to death in the toilet because of fear. He did not want to lock the toilet door but was afraid suddenly someone barged in.

******

"Eh, just drizzle." Febi shrieked feeling the water falling down from above, slowly getting heavier.

The barbeque event that was not finished was forced to scatter, they cleaned all the roasts so as not to be exposed to rain. The children were brought inside the tent before the rain started to fall.

Suddenly the atmosphere became pitch black even the soft music from the cafe also died. Don't tell me if the electricity here goes out, it means their plan to sleep through the night has to fail because of what it means to live without electricity.

"Why did the lights go out?" Kayla put back the grill frying pan she was about to finish.

"It's not a dead light anymore but a power out." Jane replied, she hastily turned on the phone flash to illuminate the surroundings. "Tomorrow from the items of all our clothes."

"Just turn off the cake lights go out of power, equally dark."

"Bak Caramel hasn't come back yet?" Febi recalled Caramel who had not returned since she went to the toilet.

"Bad Caramel can pass out in the toilet." Jane leaned her head into Caramel's tent, and she saw that Narel and Binar had been sitting sweetly with an emergency lighting in the middle of the tent. "Where are you going?"

"Get Mama in the toilet." Answer them compact like a choir.

"Yes, you're not going anywhere, it's dark." Jane closes the tent, "it's been picked up by Rafka." He tells the others that Rafka has picked up Caramel in the toilet.

They entered into their respective tents other than because the rain fell more and more, they could not do anything with minimal lighting.