Ninth Month
Hyperemesis
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Rayan only smiled slightly even though the current atmosphere was full of joy. Frenetic wedding party Ema and Edi, her sister with her best friend, did not necessarily dispel the anger in her heart, especially now Rayan knows Intan has returned to Indonesia. According to the news from the informant, the girl was also not at home because she was expelled by Mr. Wibowo. The plan was to get revenge until Mr. Wibowo was so angry, but Rayan did not think, why to expel Intan from home. What the hell is going on?
Rayan drinks the wine while looking at her only sister, Ema is dancing with her husband and best friend, Edi. They both look happy. Rayan is happy. However, Ema's childhood life was not easy.
Edi, their neighbor and best friend had helped them from childhood so, Rayan willingly handed Ema to him. Rayan also knows Ema is her first love. Therefore, there is no reason to reject their relationship.
Ah, pleasure! batin Rayan when seeing the happiness of both. Edi pursues his first love without despair until marriage. As for her, it only ends in a fake marriage as well as cheap women who just want the money.
Suddenly someone spoiledly sat on Rayan's lap. Just by looking at her silhouette, Rayan instantly knew that it was Nina. Nina was different from most women who approached her. Nina is rich, she is a model and owner of a cosmetics business in her name. Rayan knows Nina is starting to put her heart on him so, Rayan insists that she doesn't need love. He did not want any bond to hold him.
Nina who that night was wearing a backless black dress deliberately seduced Rayan with her beautiful body, the smell of expensive perfume was lurking, intoxicating fragrance. Her bunned hair shows her beautiful tie neck adorned with luxurious pendants that are certainly worth fantastic.
"I miss you," Nina said in a spoiled tone.
Rayan who was deliberately away from the center of the party was easy to reply to Nana's treatment. Rayan then landed a kiss on Nana. However, as soon as he felt Nana's lips, he suddenly stopped, his mood instantly changed. Nina was of course shocked like Rayan was like that so, why did Rayan suddenly stop.
Rayan remembered Intan's soft and sweet lips. He couldn't find it on Nina. It made him frustrated. He politely asked Nina down from his lap. Nina stood up awkwardly. He was never rejected, there was as much heartache over Rayan's treatment. However, apparently Rayan did not care, he took his black suit and left.
Rayan drove his car on the jammed road. He drove his car to a faraway place, where his mother was being treated, a mental hospital.
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The atmosphere was quiet when Rayan arrived at the hospital building because the night was late. Rayan just went to the receptionist. A middle-aged nurse immediately greeted him, apparently it was common for Rayan to visit late at night.
"How's Mom doing, Sister?" tanya Rayan who went straight to the care room of her mother, room number 103.
"Unusually, today Mistress Mary daydreams a lot. Usually he was very diligent knitting, but today he did nothing, he just sat looking out the window," the nurse gave a long explanation on the way to the room.
Rayan stopped in front of her mother's room. Sister Minah stopped.
"I want to visit alone. Thank you for taking care of my mother" Rayan said politely.
"Sama-sama, Nak Rayan," Sister Minah said then returned to the main room.
His mother did not turn her head though, Rayan made a noise with her footsteps.
"Mother, Rayan is coming" said Rayan, kissing the back of her mother's hand.
"How about we see the garden from the outside? Do you like the color yellow? Rayan planted all the yellow flowers for Mom," Rayan then pushed her mother's wheelchair towards the garden. Rayan designed the garden like a garden they had visited as a child, her mother's favorite flower garden.
Rayan looked for a bench and sat there, next to her mother. Rayan looked towards her mother. His mother's face looked older than her real age, wrinkles started to appear here and there. Her short hair was neatly arranged with a sweet flower hairpin as a decoration, the same hairpin as Ema's. Ema accidentally bought it because Ema could not buy the same clothes for her mother to wear at her wedding. Her mother had never had long hair since she was in a mental hospital. If his condition is unstable his mother often hurts herself by tugging at his hair.
In order to maintain the condition of her mother, Ema never extended her hair. Ema would go to the salon for a haircut before going to the hospital to cut her mother's hair. Ema wants to have quality time with her mother though, just a haircut ritual. The same haircut made Ema and her mother look similar. He really loved his two women, his mother and sister.
"Today Ema got married, Mom," said Rayan starting the monologue. His mother never cared about anything that Rayan told him, but Rayan was happy to share her story. For him quite his mother listened, it was more than enough to make him happy.
"Ema is married to Edi. Do you remember Edi? our old neighbor, whose hair was curly and his body was thick. It's still like that, anyway! just now he's a little taller than me, just a little, Mom, don't worry."
"Ema must be happy. Before they go on their honeymoon they will come here. I'll see how scary they are."
Finished discussing Ema, Rayan began to discuss her. Rayan had hardly talked about herself before, but Rayan wanted to be frank about her revenge. He also wanted to tell about Intan who never escaped his mind.
"Aunt Romlah told me about the story of Mother and Wibowo, Mother's boyfriend who betrayed Mother to marry another woman who was richer, so Mother had to end up in a mental hospital. Were it not for Mr. Wibowo's actions, Mother would not have married a drunken Father, Mother would not have suffered, Mother would not have ended up in a mental hospital."
"Mom need not worry because I have dumped Mr. Wibowo's son, let him know the pain was dumped. I've announced in all the media to humiliate them. I did it so that their families would be destroyed, so that they would know that the pain would be humiliated, the pain would be betrayed" said Rayan, but a second later, sadness began to come to her handsome face.
"But, Mother, why is there no satisfaction in my heart even though I have taken revenge. Why am I even feeling hurt? I have made them hurt, but why does it feel like I am more hurt than they are. The woman I married was named Intan. She's a smiling, kind girl. I was afraid to fall in love because the girl was so beautiful, her temper was gentle, and she said politely. Mom must have liked it, but I dumped her, Mom," Rayan's tears started to drip. Really, remembering Intan made his heart filled with longing.
"I'm not sure, but over time I realized that I was in love with that girl, Mom. What am I supposed to do? Now that girl has been kicked out of her house because of me. I don't know where she is now, is that girl going to survive? what if the girl chose suicide? then what should I do? I wanted to apologize, but I don't know where she is now. Is it wrong that I've been doing this whole time, mother? Was it my fault for revenge? Is wrong!"
"I may have got karma. I fell in love with the son of the person I hated the most. I love that girl, Mom. What am I supposed to do?"
Silent... No response from Mrs. Maria, just the sobbing sound of Rayan.
Rayan rubbed her tears while hugging her mother, not realizing her mother was shedding tears hearing her story. Will her love save her mother someday? Who knows.
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