Our Love Is Not Over

Part 17's

Raisa returns home with the situation back to normal. Although still slightly visible reddened eyes and red nose from Raisa's face. He had to convince the twins as much as possible not to be suspicious.

"Mommy, why is it so late to go home?" ask Kia who is watching television.

"There's extra work at the restaurant, baby. Mom wants to clean up first. Mami's body is sticky all."

"Okay Mommy."

When Raisa is no longer seen in the eyes of the twins, Mia immediately opens a chat. He was astonished when their mother who did not even look towards her interlocutor. Though his own mother who taught me to talk to people we have to see the person.

"Kia, do you feel any weirdness? Looks like something happened to Mami?"

Kia nodded.

"Mommy seems to be covering something up. But, we better not ask if it makes Mami sad. We just have to pretend we don't realize it. As usual."

"Okay, then" replied Mia.

"But try it, I want to call Aunty Lala."

Mia immediately called Pamela's contact number which fortunately was immediately answered by Pamela.

"Hello baby, what's the matter with Aunty at night? You guys miss huh? Want to play with Aunty again?"

"Yes Aunty, but that's not what Mia wants to talk about" Mia said.

"Then what?" ask Pamela who is curious.

"Em, how do you say it's Aunty, Mia is also confused. The point is, it looks like Mami is sad again."

"Why are you guys?" ask Pamela who is now starting to worry.

"Not knowing Aunty, so we'll ask Aunty. Who knows Aunty knows, right?"

"Em, um, look at it, don't worry, your mom must be fine. Just leave it all to Aunty. Okay twins?"

"Em, okay Aunty. Thank you Aunty."

The phone call ended. On Pamela's side she was really agitated because she was very worried about Raisa's state.

"Oh my God, what else is he thinking? Why does it feel like the more she gets here, the more she cries?"

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The next day, during the break, Pamela came to Raisa's workplace. He asked his manager to postpone some important work only for a Raisa.

"Honestly, Ra, why are you? Why do you look so moody lately when you're alone? What are you thinking?"

Pamela asked without carrying the name of the twins. Because Raisa will be more worried.

Raisa seemed to sigh for a moment before starting to talk.

"God, La. He already knew that Edgar had a child with me. Yesterday he ate at this restaurant and met me. He said I was a bad woman for hiding the twins. And I was so out of fear for the families of those who hate me."

Pamela stroked Raisa's back to strengthen her.

"Don't take the heart of his words and don't think too much. She doesn't know how much you've struggled to raise the twins. He doesn't know how much you fight your trauma. You might be evil in his eyes. But you are the guardian angel in the eyes of the twins. Your focus is only on them. Let people say anything bad about you. But it's just me, Roni and the twins who know how good you are as a mother who doesn't want her child's heart to be hurt because you understand how it feels."

Again, the existence of Pamela was always able to recover her anxiety and anxiety.

"Thank you La. You've been with me all this time. It's been helping me take care of the twins since I was pregnant. I no longer know how to repay your kindness to me. Let alone returning the materials that you already family to them."

"It is enough to be a mother who always makes them happy and raises them to be a loving child. That's the pay I want."

"Promise yes, if there's anything not to be harbored, just tell me what you feel for me. If not to me, you can tell Roni. You are not alone Ra. We are family, that family must share both in hard and happy circumstances."

Raisa also nodded. Pamela was finally saying goodbye after getting an answer to the sadness experienced by Raisa.

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Raisa opens the door to her house and finds her sister sitting in the living room with the twins.

"You taking another vacation?" ask Raisa suddenly.

"No Mami. Ron said he moved to work here. So Ron's Om will stay with us." So happy, Mia so represent Roni to answer questions from Raisa.

"Certainly so?" ask Raisa again to make sure.

Roni nodded too. Raisa became happy because now her house will be more crowded. He rushed to his room to clean up while the twins were still playing with their uncle.

When the time has shown at 9 pm, Raisa and Roni talk together in the living room.

"Why do you want to be transferred here?"

"What else is the reason if not to take care of Mba and the twins. I have spent years thinking about your situation every day. I can't Mba. I worry and worry all the time. Hence when there was an empty slot to fill a position in the headquarters, I immediately volunteered myself. And fortunately, it was approved."

Raisa was so happy to hear that. But deep down she felt bad too, and Roni should think more of herself than she and the twins. Feelings, Raisa became a big sister who has always been a burden for Roni.

"Don't think that Mba is a burden on my life. Mba is my helper, my family, the person I love the most in this world."

Raisa hugged her sister. Although in reality, he and Roni are not as fatherly. They were only a thousand and did not know who each other's fathers were because their mothers were women from the night world. However, their affection is limitless just because it is not as bad.

They struggle to live in a time when others used to think of them as trash. Raisa always protects Roni from being insulted and ridiculed like her. So the two choose to run away from their mother and fight together in a new place.

Until a few years pass, they get the news that the place where their mother used to be a woman of the night has been rounded up by the police and therefore also, too, that their mother's place of being a woman of the night has been snatched up by the police, it is known that their mother had a sexually transmitted disease that eventually ended up dying.

Sad indeed, even though his mother never once loved him, but he should at least thank you for giving birth to him and Roni to the world.

Roni and Raisa's hug came off.

"When do you start working?" ask Raisa.

"Lusa Mba" replied Roni.

"Then you pick up the twins tomorrow."

"Okay Mba."

When Raisa was standing and was about to walk to her room, Roni touched Raisa's fingers.

"Mba, there haven't been any unwanted incidents as long as I'm not around, right? Honestly, I was always nervous, thinking of Mba Elsa who might have told the twins to her family. I was thinking about how Mba would be if Mba was alone here."

Raisa hugged Roni back.

"Don't think about it, everything's gonna be fine."

Roni wanted to believe that, but it was very difficult, let alone Raisa's gestures that were not in accordance with her words. His hands were trembling slightly and his voice was also trembling.

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TB