
Rainwater soaks the earth tonight, looking very quiet on the highway which is usually crowded with vehicles passing by. Everyone decided not to leave the house in this weather.
Would prefer to stay under their blankets and soft mattresses. Not the case with Mayang, he was still outside the house with the incident this afternoon that made his heart grow worried.
"May... Didn't you stop by to buy something for dinner? Because you didn't eat this morning?" ask Mayang's female co-worker with her eyes focused forward, because she was driving.
Mayang jolted from his daydream as a result of the words of his friend. Previously he was cool looking at the road through the car glass with the mind drifting indeterminate direction.
"Yes Ma'am, my stomach feels very sore" Mayang replied as he looked at the face of the woman who was beside him.
"Alright, then we'll stop at a roadside warteg. Do you want to eat rice? " Tell the woman back.
Mayang only answered briefly by saying "Yes."
Shortly after the conversation, the car slowed down and pulled over on one side of the road with a rice tent that was open 24 hours.
"We're eating here, how?" Asked the woman while looking at Mayang's face.
"Alright," Mayang replied with a smile.
The two of them got out of the car and stepped into the rice vendor's tent. With a swift waiter approached them and recorded the menu ordered Mayang with his coworkers.
It didn't take long, the order asked for the two of them to be held on the table. With a hunger pangling the two of them, not a word came out of their mouths as chatter.
They both were cool to enjoy the rice with spicy sauce, fitting with the atmosphere of a cold night after the rain flushed the city.
After everything in front of them was done, Mayang just started talking.
"Mr...Must be confused right now. All this time I deliberately covered my true self. Ma'am who was closest to me and now knows how I am." Reveal Mayang in a soft voice.
"May... Why rush to take action, just this morning you said to find work in a city this big is very difficult. Why is it so easy now to quit this job?" Said the older co-worker woman from Mayang with a surprised face.
"I have to how mbak? my pregnancy can't be covered, and they don't know that I'm a married woman.
"They just know I'm a single woman with no partner, and they'll be surprised by my pregnancy, they'll think I'm the wrong woman. " Mayang said with a clear circle had fallen at the end of his eyes.
"Where's your husband? Just show me that you are a wife of a man" the woman asked and offered a solution.
"There's this town, but I'm out of her life. I left her and left the house unbeknownst to my husband, "Mayang said, adding to the sadness and sadness.
"What...! " You left him, and decided to live alone in a city this big" said the woman in a higher voice than before with a shocked face and growing curious.
"Yes Ma'am...I was forced because I could no longer bear to live with in-laws who no longer wanted me and were bright - the light before me brought another woman to be my honey," said Mayang with an unstoppable crying voice.
Seeing Mayang who can not control his emotions, without realizing himself the people around them so look towards the two of them.
"May... Patience, control your emotions? " said the woman who realized all eyes were on the two of them.
While standing next to Mayang who was downcast and crying, the woman gently stroked the back of the mayang. Trying to give strength to the burden that he is carrying right now.
"Let's go back home, we'll continue this at home." Reveal the woman while inviting Mayang to stand up and get into the car.
The woman swiftly paid for the food they ordered and quickly returned to the car where Mayang had sat silent while wiping away her tears that were still soaking her cheeks.
The car drove paved that had been wet, rainwater traces pooled in the curves on the highway.