SIN (Lecturer Dear)
Chapter 93: Overthinking
"Oma Chalvin's soul mate again?" asked Darren while presenting a glass of warm water.
"Yes, it's time for her to get married, right?"
"If it's about women, it's like Chalvin can choose himself, deh, Oma!"
"Trust Chalvin choose his own soul mate? Don't you remember, the last time he met a woman to Oma who had a tattoo on her thigh" said Oma Belle.
"That was five years ago. Now the type has changed."
Oma Belle's phone rings. Apparently, the woman he recommended, reported that Chalvin had not come to see him until now.
"Masa, anyway? Though he was waiting for you at the station from earlier," Oma Belle said in shock.
"Nothing, Oma. I just met his twin brother. But now he doesn't exist either" replied the woman named Tasya.
"Huh, twin brother?"
Oma Belle was startled, but instantly thinned her lips while holding in a growl. He believes it's just Chalvin's wits. After hanging up the phone, Oma Belle hurriedly called Chalvin.
"Hello, Chalvin, where are you? Tasya has been waiting for you. Don't tell me you left him."
"Oma can model that cake from where, anyway? I'm the face of the ondel-ondel cake, his fashion sense is also the cake of people from the seventies who travel time to the present era! Not according to what Oma said! Don't take a photo from Google that is loved by Oma!"
"Don't what do you mean? Not much of your reason. Try coming to Darren's house first, we're talking here!"
"Son, ah, if it's only about the matchmaking mending I work," declined Chalvin who immediately hung up the phone.
"Hello? Chalvins! Chalvin!" Oma Belle stared at the screen and realized that their phone was over.
"Oma must have picked the wrong girl for Chalvin!" darren's murmuring shook his head. This was enough to make him remember the beginning to be betrothed to Karen.
Still not believing what Chalvin said, Oma Belle called Tasya.
"Son Tasya, this is the photo you sent to Oma right not your own photo?" ask Oma Belle.
"Yes, Oma. That's really my photo. But it was a photo seven years ago, Oma. Pas is still SMA and kurusan. Now it's a bit stretchy, but not fat kok Oma is just excess fat alone," he said with a thick regional accent.
"What's? Photo from seven years ago?" Oma Belle huffing.
Darren who heard, then gave a stifled laugh. As soon as Oma Belle hung up the phone, she immediately said, "Tuh, right, Oma is afraid Chalvin chose the wrong companion, but Oma is more wrong. Two more times!"
Not to be outdone, Oma Belle instead stood up. "This won't happen if you hear what your parents say."
"No, Oma. I'm the same Karen just wasn't ready on time and emotionally. So is Chalvin, there must be a reason why he did not want to marry. Maybe he can't commit. Marriage is not an experiment. This is our life, we live it ourselves and know what is best for us."
"Halah ..your words are similar to grandfather. Agree, yes, did you guys attack Oma? Maybe Chalvin might as well talk about it. Nyesel I'm going to school you abroad. So understand you've been contaminated with the Western lifestyle. You don't want to have children, Chalvin doesn't want a legitimate partner."
Oma Belle is one of many parents who apply parenting¹ helicopter. He always considered himself right and did not want to listen to the advice and advice of his grandchildren because he felt more informed. He always drives the lives of his grandchildren under the pretext of what he does solely for their good. He forgets that even parents can make the wrong decision. This type of parent always takes refuge behind the words "first lived and has tasted the salt acid of life".
Darren and Oma Belle's gaze was diverted as Karen walked out of the room in slow steps. Darren immediately stood up and held his wife's shoulder as he led her to a chair.
"Karen, how is it still sick? What's that sick? Nausea, right? Dizziness?" asked Oma enthusiastically.
"Barusan. Uh, uh, like you're pregnant, huh. You're late for the moon, aren't you?" ask Oma again. This time he moved to sit next to Karen.
"Karen's not pregnant, Oma. I checked a few days ago. The result is negative," Karen flatly replied.
"Continue .. You are happy that .. not pregnant! No attempt to get pregnant?" Oma's face immediately turned displeased.
Oma Belle's words seemed to corner her weak self. He wanted to snap, but his lips seemed unwilling to cooperate with her. He had to swallow back what he wanted to reveal. If not sick, maybe the words will be ignored as usual. It is undeniable, sometimes speech as good as the speech of the closest people, makes it difficult for us to open up and become prejudiced negative first.
When he looked down, a large, warm palm suddenly wrapped around the back of his cold hand. Yes, it was the grasp of her husband.
"Oma, Karen's sick again. Can't stand talking about children? I'm the same Karen would have a child program. Only right now Karen's just focused on her college." Darren tries to give understanding to Omanya without releasing his hand grip on the back of Karen's hand.
Oma Belle is back. "Yes, you're resting. So take care of the condition so as not to fall ill. Then Oma will go home."
"Supir Oma has come home! I'm just anterin, yeah!" bargain Darren.
He knew Karen was becoming uncomfortable with Oma Belle's love. So, returning the Omanya as soon as possible is the best way to create peace in his home. Otherwise, women who have exceeded half a century will surely continue to discuss things over and over.
Silence fills the house as Darren and Oma Belle leave. Karen leaned back as she looked back at the back of her hand. Just a few minutes ago, Darren grabbed her while defending her. The thing that the man had done too often when Oma Belle attacked him. Did Darren do it for the future?
Ever since doctors detected a large lump in the form of a malignant tumor in her womb, she seemed to be free-falling with her own thoughts. Fear, worry, and panic were all within him. He was even reluctant to do follow-up tests as suggested by the doctor, for fear of imagining if the results of the test even convict the disease is getting worse and forced to do hysterectomy² procedure as described in articles on the internet.
He is young. Her marriage was corn-time. The love between them has just blossomed. When he wanted to prove himself worthy of being with Darren, why would something tear him down? Is the man who was only four months with him willing to sacrifice time and energy to accompany him to face this disease or even leave him? How will he face the insistence of Oma Belle who wants them to have offspring soon?
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Footnote 🦶🦶
Parenting Helicopter is a parenting term that is very controlling and too interfered with the affairs of children. Like a helicopter because this action is like a helicopter that continues to spin on top to monitor the child's movements.
hysterectomy is a surgical procedure to remove the uterus.
Btw, the thinking of the sick and being devastated is different from the thinking of healthy people who are not having any problems. And sometimes things that are considered easy by others, even difficult for us to do, for example, as Karen experienced today. Some people can not respect and empathize because they do not try to put themselves if they are in the same position 😉
These few days the path of SIN feels slow due to the unstable frequency of updates. Hopefully in the future can be smooth 🙏
