
Time passed, it had been three months that Adam and Sonia slept in a room, although they had not slept together but this was a good development for their marriage. Moreover, they never again argue, most only a small debate about what is permissible for Cantika and who should not, besides that they compactly raise Cantika affectionately. But when it comes to bedding, they still haven't done the ritual of bed-shrinking.
Just like the previous nights, Adam and Sonia always joked with Cantika in bed, if Cantika looked sleepy, Adam would read a fairy tale to Cantika.
Not until fifteen minutes Adam storytelling, a beautiful baby that next month will be even a year was asleep.
"Mas, next month Cantika a year, about his birthday want to be diayain with what theme?" Ask Sonia.
Adam sighed, Sonia's question even reminded Adam of the figure of Karen, Cantika's real mother and his first wife who until now still reigns in his heart. Because even the age of Cantika a year is the same, a year already Karen left it.
"I don't know Son either. You know with even Cantika's age of a year, it's the same as a year Karen's gone." Answer Adam.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean it." said Sonia.
"Yes, I get it. Maybe you guys have been able to get out of your sadness, but I don't seem to be able to forget that day. Until this moment I continued to abuse myself for not being able to be a good husband to Karen. If I had been tighter with Karen's pregnancy then, she might still be here." Said Adam.
"And Cantika can't be here either." Sonia quietly.
Adam took his breath.
"Yes you're right. And if time can be reworked, I will still sacrifice Cantika and will find a thousand and one ways to save Karen's life. Maybe you think I'm selfish, but it's all because I love Karen so much. She was the first woman to make me feel in love." Reply Adam.
Sonia silent. Somehow the heart ached when Adam said he loved Karen so much.
"Then Cantika's birthday is later, there is no need for celebration. We pray with orphans and children with autoimmune diseases." Sonia Suggestion.
"Can too. But we have a day or two after that, because right on Cantika's birthday, I want to take Cantika to B, I want to go to Karen's grave." Said Adam.
"Can I come?" Ask Sonia.
Adam was silent for a moment to think. After he thought about why he should continue to ban Sonia to the city of B, after all in the city of B is the hometown of Sonia.
Adam nodded his head at the sign that he allowed Sonia to make a pilgrimage to Karen's tomb.
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Cantika's birthday celebration came two days after the anniversary of Karen's death. The warning that Adam wanted to make was simple just by making a pilgrimage to Karen's tomb with Cantika, Sonia and Mr. Zidane, being a joint prayer event in the city of B together with the orphans and people with auto immunity and the families of the mother Karen. But not only the family from the mother Karen alone, the joint prayer event this time was also attended by the big family Mr. Zidane, the big family of Sonia and the most special big family of Adam.
FLASHBACK.
A week before going to town B.
Adam was pensive in his study, reflecting on his dream that had been three days in a row coming to him. Where Karen came in her dream was sitting in a garden with many flowers and butterflies flying, the park was very beautiful but Karen's face even looks moping. In the dream Adam came to Karen, but somehow Adam's footsteps never reached where Karen was sitting as if they were a very long distance from Adam's eyes, Karen is very close.
Feeling tired not to reach Karen's place, Adam shouted to call his wife's name.
"Karen." Adam Shouted.
Karen also looked. And when she looked back, Karen was seen smiling but Adam knew, Karen's smile was forced.
"You why? Is your face sad?" Adam asked in his dream.
Karen did not answer, she just shook her head.
"Don't lie. Tell me, what makes you sad? Did I make a mistake?"
Karen shook her head.
"No, there's nothing wrong. In fact, I would like to thank you brother for starting to accept Sonia and you both take care of my Princess Cantika so well and with so much affection." Answer Karen.
"Why is your face so sad?" Ask Adam again.
"I'm sad, because not all my family comes to pray for me." Answer Karen.
"You mean?" Ask Adam.
But Karen had not been able to answer the meaning of his words in a dream, Adam immediately woke up from his sleep. And the dream has continued to come in the last three days, and in those three days Karen never explained what she meant.
"family? What does Karen mean by family? Cantika and I always routinely come to pilgrimage and pray at his grave, papa also often come there, the family of the late mama Dita also diligently come there. Then what does Karen mean by not all the family coming to pray for her?!" Adam thought.
Chequek. Without knocking on the door first, Zidane walked into Adam's room.
And that surprised Adam.
"Why are you, how shocked are you to see Papa?" Ask Mr. Zidane while landing his ass on the couch.
"Don't lie. The look on your face says something is stirring up your mind. Is this about Cantika's birthday?" Ask mr Zidane.
Because actually the purpose of Mr. Zidane came to Adam to his office also to discuss the problem. When Mr. Zidane knew Adam did not want to make a festive celebration for Cantika's birthday because it coincided with the day of Karen's death, on the one hand Mr. Zidane agreed but on the other hand he did not agree. Since this is the first anniversary of Cantika, there should be a festive celebration to celebrate it considering the struggle of Cantika survival starting from birth until now is not easy.
"It's not about that, Pah." Answer Adam.
"Then about what?" Zidane asked a little surprised by Adam's answer.
"It's about Karen."
"Karen? Why Karen?" Ask Mr. Zidane is getting curious.
Adam also told about his dream that came three days in a row.
After Adam finished telling the story, Mr. Zidane just let out a long sigh. He knows what Karen means.
"It seems like it's Adam's time." Lirih mr Zidane.
"I mean Papa?" Ask Adam stupidly.
"You haven't introduced Karen to your family yet. Even until Karen dies, we don't tell your family. Maybe that's what makes Karen sad. Because your family is Karen's family too. And Papa also seems to be able to forgive Papa's parents and invite them to pray for Karen." Answer mr Zidane.
"Looks Papa was right." Reply Adam.
"We should also introduce Sonia and Cantika to your family." Zidane said again.
"It's okay, Pah. Well then, how about tonight we go to my sister's house, because my father and mother seem to be going to this town in the afternoon, because in a week my sister and her husband will go honeymoon." Answer Adam again.
"really? Good then, the sooner, the better." Reply Mr Zidane.
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Her night.
Now Adam, Sonia, Cantika and Mr. Zidane are on their way to Ayu-Lucky's house.
Adam, Sonia, Cantika are in one car while Mr Zidane is in another. Not to mention the two cars that contained bodyguards that escorted their journey, so there were a total of four cars.
"Why you?" Adam asked when he saw Sonia's strange face.
"No pa-pa mas." Answer Sonia.
"A stomachache?"
"No."
"Certainly? Why is your face like someone who's poop?"
"Enak. I just deg-deg an aja mas. What will be on Bu Ayu's mind about me." Answer Sonia.
"Mbak Ayu does not like strange thinking. So just relax. Later let me be clear with my family, you just listen and answer if asked." Reply Adam.
Sonia nodded her head.
Tin Tin Tin. The driver carrying Adam's entourage honked to have the security guard at the house open the gate.
But it turns out the security provided by Lucky is still the same. Before the security guard opens the gate wide, the security guard must first check who came and ask permission first to the owner of the house if the guest can enter.
Tok Tok Tok Tok Tok's. The guard knocked on the car glass in the driver's section.
It wasn't the driver who pulled down the windshield, it was Adam's car.
"Sir, this is Adam. My sister is Ayu." Said Adam.
The security guard looked at Adam's face to make sure.
"Oh. yes. Sorry, but I don't know. The group ends." Said Mr. Sattam.
"Please come in if that's the case." Pak Satpam also opened the gate wide.
And the four cars went into the yard of Ayu's house.
SERIATE...