Ninth Month

The Twins

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Rayan looked at her two children who were busy, Ruby was playing her favorite Barbie doll and Rudy was engrossed in drawing. His two children will understand if he talks about mama who never even discussed by him. Her two children may believe that the mother who gave birth to them never existed.

Rayan sighed, how did he tell this? How did he tell them they were going home? He scrunched his dizzy head, he had to make a way for his two children to understand.

“Ruby, Rudy,” call Rayan.

Only Ruby approached, he then sat on the lap of his Papa, “what's the matter, Pa?” ask Ruby.

“Papa want to talk seriously with you two. Both,” stressed Rayan because she saw Rudy was still serious about his work.

Ruby immediately pulled her brother over to get closer. Although according to him, Rudy looked annoyed.

“What's up? What does that have to do with grandpa who was visiting this afternoon?” guess Rudy. Though quiet, Rudy was very critical.

Rayan nodded. “Actually there is a big secret that Papa must tell you about your mama.”

“Mama, what's wrong with her?” ask Rudy.

A strange question according to Rayan because she clearly said that their mother died after giving birth.

“We will return to Indonesia to gather with your Mama.”

“Really!” said Rudy.

“Really!” sahut Ruby's. His face sparkled knowing he could actually gather with his mother.

Rayan was astonished by the response of her two children. What a response these children.

“Why aren't you surprised? Shouldn't you ask the truth why Papa said that your mother died while giving birth to you?” asked Rayan curiously.

“Because we already know that Mama is alive,” replied Rudy. Ruby also nodded.

“Where did you know that, Who told you?” Rayan was very surprised to find that the response of her daughter's son turned out to be far from what she imagined. Could he have said it unintentionally? Or did the kids steal his talk with Johan. Or is it Ema? Could it be his mother? , his inner wonder.

“Samuel said it,” replied Ruby. Actually Samuel asked them to keep it a secret, but since they were going back to Indonesia and met their mother in person, it seemed like this secret was no longer important.

“Samuel?” ask Rayan again. He did not believe what he heard. Rayan was completely speechless, completely beyond her shadow. Samuel's? Ema's Son.

“How Samuel can know?” rayan asked again, he was still very curious. Did Samuel really say that? “where did Samuel know?” ask the twins again.

“Samuel found it on google. There was an article about Mom and Dad when they got married. And the guy who came in this afternoon, Mama's dad. Isn't that right, Pa? I saw his picture. Ruby can speak a little Indonesian so she looked up her article with me,” Rudy replied.

Rayan could only shake his head. Kids today, really something. They have access to technology and information, they know everything that happens in the world only from mobile phones. Rayan has limited the use of mobile phones in children. But that's fine, with this he doesn't need to persuade the twins or explain the details.

“Pa, if we are already bigger, can you tell us why we should part ways with Mama?” ruby Pinta.

Rayan nodded, but Papa will probably tell you when you are fully grown, Rayan does not want the twins to finally grow with a grudge in his heart. Moreover, it is the fact that it is the tech that drove them away so far.

At first Rayan thought it would be difficult to tell the twins about this problem, but it turned out that Rayan's estimate was wrong. The biggest difficulty is to move his mother.

“I don't want to,” answered his mother's goiter

“Come on, don't you want to hang out with Ema? Don't you want to hang out with Samuel? Mother can often gather with the grandchildren Mother.”

Mrs. Maria still grumbled and turned to her room speechlessly. Rayan could only shrug her shoulders. How's this. The twins who saw it just joined the head bobbles. Uh, there-there's just! Rayan should try to persuade her mother tomorrow.

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The next day, his mother broke down to cook breakfast, Rayan was immediately in the fog taking care of the children, fortunately the twins were used to being independent so Rayan was not too burdened. Taking care of one and the kids is different. Moreover, the quiet Rudy makes Rayan difficult to understand his wishes.

“Oh God, how can mom do this. I have to save Intan, but I also don't want to be an ungodly child.”

After driving the twins on the school bus, Rayan immediately looked for her mother. His mother was in the green house doing regular care on their flower plants. He approached his mother to speak from heart to heart.

“Mother, actually why do you want to return to Indonesia?” ask Rayan.

“Who takes care of these plants if we go back there?”

“He, Don't tell me Mom refused to go home this plant?”

Mrs. Maria nodded. Rayan is speechless, is it really just because this is her mother's childish attitude to strike for breakfast?

“Mother, we can ask people to take care of it, Rayan promised to make a bigger green house than this in Indonesia,” promised Rayan, which is important now that his mother wants to be invited to move. “What part of Mom doesn't wonder what Mom's daughter-in-law looks like?” rayu Rayan again.

“Hem... I will think about it first,” replied Ms. Mary finally.

“Alright,” said Rayan finally, he did not want to force his mother too much, he just had to approach again.

“Si Twins have also missed Mama. Don't you feel sorry for them? they were separated from childhood. Alright, Mother think about it first, I have to prepare everything.”

“Can you really make me a bigger flower garden?” ask Ny. Mary again.

Rayan nodded her assent, “whatever you want, Rayan will do as much as Rayan.” can

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Rayan immediately made a video call connection to Johan, he was enthusiastic to ask Johan to prepare for his return to Indonesia. Johan was having lunch when Rayan called him.

“Sorry a little while, I was having lunch,” Johan said apologizing. Rayan caught a glimpse of a woman sitting beside Johan, but Rayan put that aside first, because he was enthusiastic about his own news.

“Johan, please prepare for my return to Indonesia, we will be home in near future,” rayan command via video call connection.

“Really! Of course I'll prepare everything. Was Tn. Rayan will return to the old house, or do I need to prepare a new house?” ask Johan.

“Home that used to be fine, I will have Intan prepare it for us, so please order people to help him.”

“Alright, I'm counting on you. Btw, how's Jonathan doing?” ask Rayan.

“He still needs about a month of recovery to be able to remove the cast in his hand.”

“Then, who is Intan's assistant now?”

“He wears his sister's assistant.”

“Can you give me Intan's number?”

Johan smiled, “finally,” Johan said while sending Intan number. “You should have done it earlier.”

“He, countless times the lives of children are threatened. If it wasn't for the Old Man coming alone I wouldn't have dared to call Intan.”

“OK, okay number I've sent. But it looks like Mrs. Intan is having lunch with a client, are you going to bother her?”

“Have been quiet, I saw the girl beside you, did you accidentally not tell me?”

“Eh, yes already contact there,” said Johan misbehaved.

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Rayan slightly smoothed the appearance of his face, he had a whisker and a thin sideburn that he had not shaved, Intan never saw my appearance like this. I hope he likes it, her heart.

After making sure the look of his face was neat, his hairdo was okay, the clothes he wore were good, his background also looked cool on the screen. After making sure everything was ready, he immediately made a video call. He hopes Intan will pick up the video call even if the number is not a known number.

His worries were unwarranted. Because the next second, he saw his call had been connected and for the first time since their meeting at the airport, Rayan finally looked directly at Intan.

Intan was looking at him with a look full of surprise, the woman even spent the first few minutes to confirm herself, was it true that the one in front of her screen was now Rayan.

“Mas Rayan,” call Intan enthusiast. Her pretty face was a smile beside the shock she could not hide.

Rayan looked at her lover, Mother of her children, “Yes, it's me. How are you?”

Intan closed her mouth in disbelief, never thinking she could relate to Rayan again after everything that happened between them.

“I miss me, Mas,” Intan said instead of answering Rayan's question.

“I miss you too,” said Rayan as her hand reached the screen as if trying to reach Intan, she missed Intan always.

“How are you? How's Ruby doing? Is he okay? Is he healthy? Can I see it?” tanya Intan. He wants to see his daughter, he misses her so much.

“Children are in school, why do you just want to see Ruby? Don't you miss Rudy too?” ask Rayan astonishment. Why Intan is loving and longing for one of them.

“I miss him too. I come every week to see Rudy,” said Intan who did not understand the meaning of the question Rayan, which mother does not miss her child, he has not even seen Rudy once since he gave birth to her, he said, his son was buried.

“Meet him where?” rayan asked again, he did not understand Intan's intentions.

“Of course in her navel!”

“Rudy is still alive, how can you build a navel for her,” Rayan becomes a little uncomfortable with this conversation.

“Still alive?” tanya Intan was surprised, “really my son is still alive?” tanya Intan once again confirmed.

“Iya, I raised both, I raised the twins, I will show them,” said Rayan while standing, but then she remembered that the twins were middle school. “Ah, I forgot, the kids are in school, do you remember the boy at the airport? Before you cradle Ruby?”

Intan recalled for a while and nodded, “is that boy Rudy?” guess it.

“Ya.”

“Oh Lord, I visit her navel every time I take it easy. I pray for him always when he is still alive, then who builds the navel for him if he is still alive? Who's that loaf?” Intan starts to get a little emotional, he gets angry and sad at the same time.

Rayan did not answer. He does not want to make Intan sad, however, if Intan wants to think for a moment, Intan will know who did it. Rayan immediately changed the topic and did not let Intan think about it.

“Intan, I have good news, guess what?"

"Are we going to meet?" guess Intan.

Rayan smiled meaningfully, she could not wait to share this happy news. "Yes, we are going to Indonesia in the near future, we will gather again,” said Rayan.

“Really? Aren't you lying to me?” tanya Intan was still in doubt with the news she heard. He doesn't want to be happy just yet.

“I'm not kidding, I just need to persuade my Mom?”

“Mother? You still have a mother? I've never seen it,” said Intan. He used to feel most familiar with Rayan, not to mention he did not know anything. Rayan knew him well.

“Yes, I will introduce you upon arrival there. Oia, remember that house back then?”

Intan nodded in agreement, he remembered the whitewashed house he had just left for a day.

“Will you prepare it for us?” Rayan pinta.

Intan. “I'll do. But you have to promise, don't lie to me again, yeah! Don't go again!” he was afraid that Rayan would disappear again and leave him.

“No way, I always wait when I meet you. The kids miss you too, and me too,” I am shy Rayan.

“Me too, I miss you guys, I can't wait.” Intan ended her video call with sparkling eyes, eventually her patience paid off. His family finally reunited. He ignores clients who are stupefied by him.

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