Pellucid

Chapter 41 - Return to Mother's House

Arjuna is on leave for three days. So that he will be in the city of Yogyakarta. After the cafe with Pak Tikno discussing about Bening, Arjuna finally decided to go home to his parents.

Previously, he had worn a jacket and hat and sunglasses. Looking at the outside of the shop. The woman he loved was busy standing at the cashier table serving some paying customers.

Longing and passionate love in him make Arjuna unceasingly look at Bening from a distance, where he is hiding. Coincidentally the shop where Bening worked, the walls were made of glass so that it could be clearly seen from the outside.

When he arrived at his home, he went straight to his mother. He immediately calmed down and apologized wholeheartedly to his mother. Lady Lina was very surprised and did not expect that Arjuna would come to her house today.

Because he was still in an irritable mode to talk to his son and since Bening was declared dead, he did not allow the son to set foot in his house if he was not the one who called him to go home.

Now he is surprised. For seeing Arjuna come into the house without his command. Ayu, who was in the kitchen and had heard Arjuna's distinctive voice, finally decided to go out to the family room.

Ayu was sure Arjuna was there. Because before he knew that Bude Lina was reading newspapers and magazines in the family room. Suddenly his legs stopped and his mouth gaping wide when he saw Arjuna was resting at the feet of Bude Lina.

Yes, Ayu for two months lived in Arjuna's parents' house at her request. Lina herself. He was so sad when he returned from the Netherlands, hearing the news that his relative Grandma Minah died and the house where Ayu lived in Solo ludes burned.

He who was struck by loneliness since being disappointed with Arjuna, finally asked Ayu to stay with him in Yogyakarta and help him to take care of his batik and bakpia business. Ayu gladly helps as a thank you to Arjuna's mother for giving him a decent living and a comfortable place to live for him who has no one in this world.

"I'm sorry Arjuna, Mom. It feels like Arjuna's life is meaningless without a smile from his mother," Arjuna's great-grandson as he rests at his mother's feet.

"Mommy's sorry about you, Jun. Yesterday mom was just disappointed with you. Forget the past. Let's start now from zero again. Don't let you disappoint mom again" said Mrs. Lina stroked the head of Arjuna who was resting on her. And a nod by Arjuna.

Before rising, Arjuna asked his mother for permission to wash his feet. Previously, Arjuna had asked Mbak Menik to prepare what he wanted when opening the front door for him.

Sincerely and devoted as a child to his mother when apologizing and forgiven by the mother, Arjuna put his mother's feet into a large container filled with warm water. He washed slowly and gave a small massage to the mother's feet.

After that he dried his mother's feet with a towel. Then kiss the mother's hands and cheeks.

Mrs. Lina was so moved by the mere treatment of her son. The devotion and love of the son for him need not be doubted. The Arjuna he saw today had changed a lot. Of course, the change is going in the direction of good.

Then Arjuna stood carrying the basin towards the garden next to the house. There he washed his face with water from the washing of his feet. After that, he rested in his room.

Ayu peeked at everything Arjuna was doing from a distance while hiding. Because he did not want to meet his cousin who likes to pestered him. Of course Ayu was stunned to see Arjuna's behavior that was so different from the previous Arjuna.

Later that night, Ayu meets Arjuna when they are all dining at the dinner table. Arjuna also expressed his condolences for the passing of Grandma Minah.

Arjuna also apologized to Ayu had not had time to meet and contact him. This is due to Arjuna's busyness which is quite dense in his unit and he does not have Ayu's mobile number.

Ayu did not even bother about that. He understands Arjuna's condition. Ayu did not give her mobile number to Arjuna since long ago because they like Tom-tom and Jer-Jer in the cartoon that always fight if they meet.

But it seems like there has been a lot of change at the moment. Arjuna is growing up and no longer ignorant of him.

After dinner, Arjuna chatted casually with Ayu in the living room while watching the show on television.

"Ehem... Juna."

"Juna.." call Ayu back.

*(Yes. What is the most beautiful Ayu juragan one room?)

Ayu who heard Arjuna's reply, immediately pursed her lips.

"Just been praised well. Uh now I'm rounding it up again. Like that weathered bujang one, huft!" batin Ayu growled.

"I want nanya. Seriously this," said Ayu with a sharp tone.

"Ojok nesu-nesu enthroned Ayune ilang digondol wewe gombel," the great-grandson of Arjuna idly while giggling at Ayu's reaction which was immediately frightened.

*Nesu-nesu jargon: do not be angry.

*digondol: stolen

*Wewe gombel: ghost or evil spirit. Usually in the form of creepy grandmothers who like to kidnap.

"June!"

"Don't talk about it! It's kliwon Friday night. I won't be able to sleep!" pekik Ayu throws Arjuna with a sofa pillow.

Bugh...

"What a grave offense. KDRT!" yelled Arjuna while laughing loosely.

"I'm serious about asking you something" Ayu's great-granddaughter who looks serious from the look on her face.

Arjuna also reacted seriously.

"What's wrong?" ask Arjuna.

"You can help me. My missing best friend. His name is Ningsih" said Ayu pleading with Arjuna.

"Deadily?" asked Arjuna while squinting his gaze for a moment at Ayu.

"Yes, Ningsih. She's the same age as me. All this time she lived with me and grandma in Solo. She got pregnant out of wedlock so grandma told me and her to run to your mother's house."

"The village chief and the residents want to bring Ningsih forcibly to be exiled and customarily punished for being considered unlucky bearers and tarnishing the name of the village. But actually she's not pregnant because of promiscuity. She was raped" Ayu said at length in seriousness.

Degs...

Hearing the word raped, she remembered her behavior. When raping Bening due to someone's trap on him with the curse drug so that Bening must lose his purity.

"Do you have a picture of her?" ask Arjuna.

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