Ride in Bed

Prahara Restu

Saturday morning, at the Adrian residence all the family members were still gathered at home. Similarly, Aditya who entered the night shift. Today he plans to ask his parents for permission to take him to propose to Dewi next Saturday to the residence Nandang.

After breakfast, he invited everyone to gather in the living room. Adrian and Pipit who already knew the meaning of the man just wait how Ida and Toni react. Actually Adrian is not sure that his parents, especially Toni will approve of his sister's wishes. But he has promised to support Aditya, whatever the decision of his parents.

“Today you perform again, Dit?” ask Ida.

“Iya, mom. Mama going to the cafe?”

“Nda. Mama wants to be at home with your dad. Just ask for a meeting, who knows there is nyantol there with him,” Ida glanced at this keki on his sister. Four candidates were sent to meet the woman, but all mentally because of her absurd behavior.

“Quiet aja mba. will be beautiful in time. I'll bring my sister-in-law ter the best for mba.”

Pipit blinked one eye at Ida. The 48-year-old woman only hissed annoyed at the behavior of her youngest sister. Then his attention returned to Aditya who seemed to have something to say.

“Ma.. pa. actually someone wants me to obrolin,” Aditya open a conversation.

“What's the matter dear?” Ida stroked the head of this youngest child.

“Ma. pa.. i. want to get married.”.

“What??!!”

Toni and Ida were shocked to hear Aditya's words. Their eyes stared fixedly at Aditya. This news surprised them, of course. Aditya, who is 21 years old and currently in the middle of his dream, suddenly decided to get married, passing his sister and also his aunt.

“You're kidding right, Dit?” ask Ida.

“Ngga, mom. I'm serious, I want to marry the Goddess. Next Saturday I'm going to propose to him officially. I hope mom and dad will take me.”

“Wait...wait...wait...why are you suddenly getting married? You're pregnant with people's children, right?”

“Astaghfirullah, ngga ma.”

“Keet you mean what do you want to marry her? You are young, only 21 years old. Married people should be your aunt, not you.”

Sontak Pipit looked at the older brother, again he was dragged into marriage problems. Adrian patted Pipit's hand, asking the woman to be patient. Ida looks at her husband, trying to get support from Toni.

“Papa would agree? My mother, nda. We don't know what his son is like anyway. Marriage is not easy. We must know the seedlings, bebet and its weights. Don't come from female comot to be made wife.”

“Goddess, fine woman, ma!”

Aditya's tone was a little higher because he did not accept the words of the mother who seemed to corner the Goddess.

“The goddess was my student at school, and now my student at college. I also know his parents. He is a good boy, righteous and comes from a good family,” Adrian tries to straighten out while relieving the tension that occurs.

“Then what about his parents? Do they agree that their son is married? Surely his age is also young,” continued Ida.

“Goddess is an orphan. His mother just died a month ago,” Adrian replied.

“So.. since both his parents died, you want to marry him, is that it? Do you want to be responsible for his life? Is she already family?”

“Not so, ma,” reply Aditya.

“Whatever your reason, mommy agrees!! Absolutely agree!!” firmly Ida.

“Papa also disagrees. You are still young, there are still many things that you have to achieve. If you get married, your attention will be divided. You also have to be responsible to your wife. Did you forget that you'll be in the recording kitchen soon? Just focus on your life, don't think strangely. This conversation is over!”

Toni got up from her seat, without looking at Aditya again, she immediately left the living room and entered her study. Likewise with Ida, the woman also chose to go to the kitchen. For him Aditya's talk about marriage is just an unimportant talk.

“Mama and papa agree or not, I will still marry Dewi!”

Toni and Ida stopped listening to her youngest child. Aditya got up from his seat and went into his room. His intention was already unanimous to marry Dewi, despite opposition from both parents. Pipit immediately led his brother to the dining room. She needs to speak four eyes, persuading her brother to agree to Aditya's marriage.

“Pa.. can we talk?”

Adrian wakes up and approaches Toni. Without answering Adrian's question, Toni stepped into his study. Adrian soon followed his father. He had to persuade Toni. He doesn't want Aditya to feel unsupported and leave this house again.

“If you just want to persuade papa to agree to Aditya's plan, you better get out. Papa won't approve it, won't!”

“Why? Why didn't papa agree to it? Is it because of the seedlings, bebet, the weights that mama said?”

“Papa doesn't care about it all. Anyway papa does not agree he married!!”

“Why papa always defies Adit's decision? Papa knows how Adit is, he wouldn't have done that if he wasn't sure of his decision. Can't papa give up and support him this time?”

“If he wants to marry another woman, maybe papa will agree. Not with the Goddess! Until whenever papa does not approve it.”

“What's wrong with Goddess? I told you earlier that the Goddess is a good child. His family is also fine, what's wrong with him?”

“Because you love him!”

Adrian was stunned to hear it. His body took a few steps back. Toni turned her body to face her desk. Both of his hands were placed on the edge of the table with his head lowered. The man recalled the events that had been over a year ago but were still clearly recorded in his head.

The night where he first saw Aditya's performance in the cafe. Toni who had just come out of the toilet, accidentally saw Goddess and Adrian talking in the backyard. The man was fixated when he heard the declaration of love of his eldest son to the Goddess. Although the Goddess did not believe it, but she knew that Adrian did love the Goddess. And he gave up on Aditya.

“Can't papa pretend not to know about this?”

“How? How can you ignore it?” Toni turns her body, looking at Adrian.

“How could papa approve this marriage? On the one hand Adit is happy, but on the other you are hurt. You papa boys! papa can't do it. Can you see the woman you love spending her life with your sister? Are you up to it?”

No response from Adrian. The man leaned his back against the wall behind him. His body slightly bent, with both hands covering his face. Toni walked up to her son, then patted Adrian on the shoulder, making him straighten up again.

“Ad...”

“Did you ever think of Adit's feelings when you gave me a lot of attention and praise, but you ignored him? Did you ever think about how she felt, when you gave me good things and never bought her anything? Have you ever thought about his feelings? Have you ever pa?”

“Ad..”

“Do you know that this kind of attitude leaves a burden on my heart? Do you know the fear I feel? I'm afraid Adit hates me, thinks I'm an enemy because I've always been a hindrance to his affection and attention. Do you know how hard I try to be a good sister to him? I tried to give her everything she couldn't get from papa!”

Toni's hand on Adrian's shoulder slipped off. His body was a little unsteady hearing the words of his eldest son who had been his favorite and proud child. His throat felt choked and could only look at Adrian with a sad look.

“Can papa ignore my pain this time only? Give your blessing to Adit. I'd appreciate it if papa did that. Just this once, please lighten the burden of my heart.”

Adrian came out of Toni's study without waiting for the man's answer. He immediately went into his room. The man walked up to his desk, then dropped everything there while shouting loudly.

“Aaarggghhh!!!”

Adrian fell to the floor. Both of his hands were tearing his hair. His head looked down at the floor of his room. He doesn't know what he's feeling right now. Upset because the father who returned showed his stubbornness, or disappointed in him who did not dare to fight for his own happiness.

Meanwhile, in the dining room, Pipit is also trying to persuade Ida to give blessing to Aditya. She did not expect that her brother was against Aditya's marriage.

“Mba.. come on, why don't you agree with Adit's wedding?”

“Adit it's young, only 21 years old. How could he want to marry, work is also not well established. To support himself is still difficult, let alone support his wife. You are old and still do not want to marry.”

“You why are so insistent? Do you know the candidate Adit? What kind of kid is that? Says her parents are dead?”

“Iya, mba. Not only me, but Ad knows. Is there anything wrong with being an orphan? Did he want to lose his parents when he was young? Please deh mba, why mba so kolot like this?”

“Just mba nda agree. This is not because the Goddess is an orphan or her family background. But because Adit is young! He was not yet the time to shoulder such a huge responsibility. He was a kid, sometimes he was spoiled. Anyway nda…. Mba nda bless!”

Pipit let out a long sigh, this older brother is really stubborn. The woman chose to leave her brother, it was useless to talk to him when the brother's heart and head were still hot. Any kind of input will not be accepted. He chose to see Aditya in his room.

“Dit,” call Pipit while opening Aditya room door.

The woman immediately went into the room. It appears Aditya is cleaning his clothes, packing into a backpack. He was also seen cleaning up his musical equipment, it seemed like the man was preparing to leave the house for the second time. Pipit immediately approached his nephew.

“Dit.. Where are you going?”

“I want out of this house. I was wrong, I never should have gone back home. In fact my mom and dad never loved me and supported what I did.”

“Dit.. don't do that. Come on, you have to think clearly.”

“I'm tired, tan. I have never been appreciated in this house, never heard his opinion. I better go, I also don't need their blessing for marriage.”

“Dit..we chat for a while.”

Pipit grabbed the shoulder of his emotionally stricken nephew, then took him to sit on the edge of the bed. For a moment he saw Aditya's face that looked cloudy. The smile of joy he had just seen yesterday disappeared unceasingly this morning.

“Dit..Your parents did not approve of your wedding plans, not because they did not love you. But they have their own considerations. Your age is still young, it is only natural that they doubt your good intentions. Your mama, it still seems not ready to share your affection with your wife. She fears that you love and care for your wife more than she does. Give them time, the aunt promises to keep trying to persuade them. But you don't leave the house because that's not the solution. If you are like this, it could be your mama even blame the Goddess later.”

Aditya just shut his mouth. For a moment he pondered what the aunt had just said. The man paused his intention of leaving the house at this moment. But that doesn't mean he won't leave if his parents don't give his blessing.

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“Which editor?” ask Ida while putting the dishes on the dining table. The woman was preparing their lunch. Pipit and Toni are already in the dining room, but the two children have not been seen the trunk of his nose.

“Let me call.”

“You call Ad only. Let the mas call Adit.”

Toni gets up from her seat and walks to Aditya's room. Behind him follows Pipit who wants to call Adrian. From where she stood, Ida looked at the back of her husband who was entering the room of her youngest child. Hoping that her husband could persuade the child to cancel her wedding plans.

Aditya's bedroom door opened, Toni went into the room.His eyes were immediately fixed on two backpacks that were ready on the side of the wardrobe. He also saw the child's guitar already in his bag, placed near his backpack. The child was ready to leave the house.

“Adit.. let's eat first, your mama has cooked a lot of food for you guys.”

There was no response from Aditya. The man was still quietly lying on top of the room with one hand covering his face. Toni approaches Aditya's bed and sits on the edge.

“Adit.. do you seriously want to marry young?”

Aditya had no interest in answering his papa's questions. The man still faithfully closed his mouth. Even his position had not changed in the slightest. Toni looked at her son for a moment. It is a tough decision to make now. If he approves of Aditya's marriage, Adrian will be hurt. But if she's against it, it could be that she's lost both of her children.

“If you are serious about what you say and want to take responsibility for all the consequences, fine. Papa will take you to propose to Dewi officially.”

Aditya raised his hand then straightened his body. Now the two men of different generations sit facing each other and stare. Toni held both of his sons shoulders.

“Do you love Goddess?”

“Iya.”

“You are willing to take responsibility for his life, the world of the afterlife?”

“Iya, pa.”

“Please promise you won't regret your decision.”

“Ngga, pa.”

“Good. Papa. This week prepare whatever you will bring to propose to Dewi later,” Toni patted his son's jaw slowly.

“Thank you, pa.”

“Let's eat first. You need to persuade your mama, right?”

Just the smile Aditya gave. The man moved out of his place. Hugging the child's shoulder, Toni exits the room along with Aditya. Ida greeted the two men she loved so much with a smile. He figured that Toni had succeeded in persuading his son.

Another Toni, another Pipit. The woman was helping Adrian clean up his slightly messy room. He did not want to ask what made his nephew so emotional that the condition of his room was messy. Pipit put the last paper on Adrian's desk.

“Let's eat first,” take Pipit.

“I'm not hungry.”

“C’mon.why aunt's nephew so sulking like this. Auntie knows you love Adit. But this is not how to persuade your parents.”

“Entah tan. I'm tired.”

Adrian threw his ass in his chair. His hands were rough with his hair while closing his eyes. Pipit approached and placed his butt against the edge of the table.

“Ad. I know that you carry a heavy burden. You always push yourself to do more than you can for Adit. But.. can you share the burden with me this time? Not always you have to bear for the injustice your father did. This time let me help you, hmmm?”

“If papa and mama insist against Adit's marriage. I'll also be out of this house.”

“Ad..”

“I'm not hungry. I just want a break.”

Adrian closed his eyes. Pipit could only take a deep breath looking at this niece of his. Aditya is stubborn, but he is more easily persuaded than Adrian. The woman eventually opts out, letting Adrian calm her mind. He immediately headed for the dining room. There was Aditya there. Toni had persuaded him.

“Mana Ad?” ask Ida.

“Not laper said.”

“That kid,” Ida was a little upset to hear it.

“We ate first, mba. Later I anterin food to his room,” proposed Pipit.

Ida just obey what her sister says. She immediately brought food for her husband. Pipit thrust a dish filled with side dishes at Aditya, allowing his nephew to take it first. several times Ida glanced at the youngest child. Trying to find out if Aditya undoes his intention of marrying the Goddess.

“Pit.. please help your mba prepare a delivery to propose to Dewi,” Toni said in the middle of their lunch event. Ida turned her head to her husband.

“Mas.”

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Who answers the person who eavesdropped on the talk of Dewi & Adrian at the cafe, pak Toni🙋**