Same Marriage as Duda
Special Guest for Mother
On the porch of the house, there was a motorbike that I rarely saw coming home. Whose motor is it. Before I set foot into the house, I heard the laughter of a man and a woman, simultaneously.
The voice of the woman, I memorized it. Who else, if not the laughter of mother. As for the man's voice, I don't know him.
Without greeting, I immediately entered the house.
"Hey Regina," said the man with a familiarity with me.
I kept quiet, even intending to go to the room.
But my steps came to a halt, because my mother asked me to shake hands with the man.
Want, do not want, I had to shake hands with him.
"Greetings to Regina. It's Om Harry" he said, and I hurriedly removed my hand from the man's hand.
Without being ordered, I immediately left the living room, and hurriedly headed to my room.
"Regular. He's back at work like that. Enter rooms. Sleeps. Shower too lazy. At nine o'clock in the evening he usually takes a shower. It was forced first." said the mother at length, in front of Om Harry.
"What the hell is a mother, unload the secrets of her own child," I murmured annoyed, when I heard the mother's conversation in front of Om Harry.
I locked the door from the inside. Trunk, more comfortable.
***
The next morning, waking up, I approached my mother. He offered me a walk together buying sandals. He said, mom is also back. Need a refreshing walk for a while out there.
Coincidentally, my sandals are already ugly. Buy good sandals at the mall.
Of course, the offer was immediately welcomed with a happy heart.
"Yes. Want, if invited to walk." I said excitedly.
"Yes already. Then, we move at 10:00 wib. I cook for breakfast and lunch. You also do not fall down again. Help me in the kitchen." she asked. Mother always spoke at length, and with just one word I responded.
"Yes" I said. But, even so, I still want to fall down, while waiting for 10:00 wib.
"Eh this is such a wayward girl. Told to help mom in the kitchen, this is even lying down again. Wake up!"
"Yes.ibu. Regina is still sleepy. Ucok Baba again has a family event. So, Regina's off today. Not working.
"No. No more slumps at this hour. It's eight o'clock. Help me in the kitchen for a while" said the mother again, forcing me.
"I'm so lazy," I said, implying.
"You go to the mall to buy clothes. If you don't want it we've just canceled the go." said Mom seriously.
"Eh no. No mother. Yes, Regina helped mom, cook in the kitchen." I jumped out of bed, and rushed to the kitchen.
"We cooked chicken rendang. Same chili fried shrimp." call mom, excited.
"What event you want, mom. Fancy really cooking." I asked curious.
"Tomorrow Om Harry's family will come." explained the mother as she continued to grind seasoning for chicken rendang.
"Why is Harry's family coming? Very special," my protest.
"It has. Don't talk much. It will not be finished. We move to the mall, after the cooking is ready. Like around 12.00 wib, the cuisine was just ready. No matter what...molor little." said the mother.
"Hmmm." I answered and I tried to focus on peeling the shrimp shell.
***
As promised, my mother really took me for a walk to the mall. There, my mother asked me to choose a teen kebaya dress and her subordinate cloth.
"Mother, another dong of her clothes. Regina wants a pink press body t-shirt attached to the statue." I asked, whining like a child who asked to obey his wishes.
"Basic monkey boy. Yes, take it there!" my mother said, protest. But he still granted my request.
"Yesssss!" I said, immediately looking for employees, to take down the clothes on the statue.
Because I double buy clothes, he said my pocket money minus mom.
"Hehehehehe, don't dong Bu." I said.
"Again, you also have a job to get a salary from Ucok Baba. A month of 800 grand is good."
Hearing that, I kept quiet. Ever since I worked at Ucok Baba's stall, it's been pretty good. Have your own income.
***
The night is getting late. Mom looks brain-washed on her phone. Tonight it looks like my mother accidentally slept in my room. He said there was something to tell me.
"Reg. Not sleepy yet?" mother asked, but she was still focusing on her phone.
"Not yet." My answer. But my eyes are closed.
"Actually it's sleepy. But I can't sleep yet" I said.
"Reg. Help mom tomorrow. There's a family of Om Harry's coming. They came in groups, there were about eight or ten people." mother's story.
"What's the hell you're doing, ma'am, are they coming to our house?"
"Reg. Mom asked permission. From tomorrow night, Om Harry's gonna be mom's husband" said mom, to the point.
I who was trying to close my eyes because it felt sleepy, immediately woke up. I corrected my sitting position, next to the mother who was lying down.
"Seriously?!" I said, surprised to hear mother's statement.
"Izin ya Reg." asked mom as if asking for my blessing.
"He's good, Reg. I'm tired of Reg, all alone. I need a friend." she said again, in a clear tone to me.
"So what did Abang Gio and Abang Jaka say? They already know, don't they?"
"Not yet,"
"So?! If they don't agree?" I asked my mother, and I seemed confused as to what to answer.
He also woke up, both sitting position by leaning on the bed.
Mom took my hand and held it tight.
"Reg. Mom's been widowed for a dozen years. I need friends, make a companion in the future to face old age. Regina, at most if she has a husband, lives with her husband. Keep mom, languish alone at home."
I can only be quiet. Don't know what to say, with mom and Harry's wedding.
"Thank you Harry very well, Reg. Mother please. He is also your father's replacement." he asked again.
Again I was silent. Then take a deep breath, and breathe it out slowly.
Mom still holds my hand. He was waiting for a yes from me. Yes, he's waiting for my approval.
"Mom, Regina can't sleep. Tomorrow we're starting to get to work."
Before long, she let go of her hand.
I don't know why, I'm not happy with my mother's wedding intentions. Means, at home mom will be a stranger who suddenly joined my family. Not only that, he was a substitute father. After all, I still can't accept him as a substitute for father. My father, yes still the father of Dawn. His position in my heart will not be replaced by a new father. (**)
