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48. There's a Story On The Beach

The day has gone by, the heat of the sun is so stinging the skin. The weather is good now. If overseas people are sunbathing on the beach to get exotic skin, then not with children vacationing on the beach.

They run around in the water and also make replica buildings of sand scattered in the beach area.

The red date is time for family vacation. Enjoy being with your beloved family.

Chila returned to the beach again, she made a toy replica of the building or a royal palace in her shadow. Anita noticed her son playing, approached by several other children to come to play.

"May I sit down?" ask the woman who greeted Anita.

"Oh yes, please." replied Anita.

"Thank you" said the woman.

He then sat beside Anita staring at the sea which happened to be the waves were rolling towards the beach.

"The baby is unique" opened the conversation with an ambiguous sentence for Anita.

"Why?" ask Anita.

"Yes, I already know that being approached will contain danger. But people are even interested in challenging him and laughing cheerfully when exposed to his lunge" he said again.

Still said in figurative language, but Anita understood little of the meaning of his words.

"Yes, that's how people are. He only saw the beauty alone, without caring what it would be like if it turned out the waves were not friendly and even made him wretched" said Anita again along with the makeup.

She smiled and looked at Anita. Like someone who has experienced the pain of life. So his speech was wise and profound in meaning.

"Never hurt anyone?" ask Anita the woman.

Anita looked at the woman who was smiling at her, then she sighed softly, telling the bitterness of the life she had experienced in others she had never done. But as an outline he could probably say.

"Yes, ever. But it's the past, I don't want to remember the past" said Anita cut off the curiosity of the woman beside her.

The woman smiled again, but her smile had sadness on her lips that seemed thinning.

"My name is Marisa, I can call you Risa. Like my ex-husband called me." said Marisa.

Anita looked at Marisa, so that streak of sadness and disappointment turned out she had a bitter past with her ex-husband?

"I left my husband, didn't I. Ex-husband exactly now, for the sake of another man." Marisa started telling stories.

Shut up for a moment, her chest tightened again.

"I was selfish because my ex-boyfriend came and kept pestering and teasing me, so by forcing him I asked for a divorce with him choosing my ex-boyfriend. I had a six-month-old baby that I left behind" Marisa said.

"Why is that you do?" ask Anita in wonder.

She did not think, there is a woman who could leave her child is clear to get it is sometimes difficult for women who have difficulty getting pregnant. But he left her.

"Because of love, madam. I loved him so much at that time. And now he's gone somewhere. Now I'm sorry, wanting to meet my ex-husband and see my son" Marisa said.

"How many years old are you now?" ask Anita.

"Maybe it's been three years. I miss my son so much. All I remember was that he was a baby, and now maybe he's forgotten I'm his mother." The stroke of grief came back.

His eyes were almost like a river, if not put up with the tissue he wiped at the corner of his eye. Then take a long breath. Anita was silent again, giving Marisa time to cry.

"My ex-husband took custody of my son, he took care of him alone with his mother." Marisa was crying.

Anita was sad, she was filled with the story of Marisa. Wrong, but she is also a mother. A mother misses her child even when she was little she never met. What else did her ex-husband sabotage her meeting with her son.

She herself despite being often upset and hurt by Rendi and not wanting to return to her, but she never forbade her ex-husband to meet her children.

Likewise, if his son wants to meet his father, as much as possible ignore his ego for the happiness of his children. Because basically the child always loves his parents despite being neglected by his parents.

"Did Marisa ever see her son?" ask Anita.

"No, I didn't dare to see him. That's what makes me sad and disappointed in myself. Regrets always come at the end, but that doesn't mean they can't change" says Marisa.

Who said it, Rendi never changed. Even though it's better than the year before. Now it is still selfish and often angry, Anita murmured in her heart.

In this world we can change, whatever it is. But if man can change better because there is a will from within him. But a character will not be easy to change.

"Try mbak, despite the rejection of the former mbak. At least the child can see the figure of his biological mother" said Anita gave advice.

Marisa was silent, she really wanted to see her son. But the present moment is not brave

"I want to, but right now I need the courage to meet my son and my ex-husband. At least just to see my son" Marisan said

Her thin face drained her beauty, if she was good at taking care of herself it would surely be beautiful to radiate. Any man would be interested in her. Maybe too.., Rendi.

Ah, Anita's getting her thoughts up. He saw his two children and Rendi was running towards him.

"Anita."

"Oh, are those Anita's children?" ask Marisa again.

"Yes." Yeah."

"The one behind her is her husband. It seems like the happiness that Anita gets is yes" said Marisa smiling happily.

"He's my ex-husband" said Anita cutting off Marisa's fluffy smile.

She is not a woman who cares too much if anyone wants to know the story of her divorce. But if anyone asks, she will answer she is a widow.

Marisa looked at Anita, there were no disappointed streaks or sadness on Anita's face in Marisa's eyes. But Anita is also not too uncomfortable with the sentence. But to tell a long story with his problems with other people what else a new person in the know, he can not.

"Oh, means the same as me. A widow. But Anita looks tougher to deal with her ex-husband" said Marisa.

"It's also because of the kids. I will obey the will of the children, most importantly my children are happy even if they have to meet the papa like now" said Anita, who is not happy, he glared far ahead without looking at Marisa who was still amazed at him.

"I salute Anita, even though they are separated, they still want to meet their ex-husband. I didn't dare to do that, ma'am." said Marisa.

Shut up Anita, not responding to Marisa's remarks.

"Didn't Anita want to go back to Anita's ex-husband?" ask Marisa again.

Makes Anita look at him, look at his face. He wondered if the question was about him or himself.

"Does Marisa want to go back to Marisa's ex-husband?" anita asked back.

"There is, but it doesn't seem possible" said Marisa, looking down.

"Why is it impossible?" ask Anita again.

Like a detective Anita keeps investigating Marisa. But now he realized, why want to know the problems of others.

"Mr...!" chiko shouted running towards him getting closer.

Anita smiled, she greeted her son with her hand.

Without permission Marisa leaves Anita who is engrossed with Chiko. Anita turned towards Marisa who was getting away from her.

"Who were you talking to?" ask Randy when he arrives.

"Only people who are lonely and need to talk." replied Anita.

"Ma, when's the return? Brother's tired." Chila asked Anita.

"Yes, let's go home" replied Anita.

Chila and Chiko held Anita's hand and Rendi brought the provisions that Anita had brought. Although he was reluctant, he took her too.

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It has been five days Anita and her two children vacation at her former home. And Rendi was also as long as her son and Anita were still in that house she lived in that house too, even though she slept in her study first.

Anita approaches Rendi in her study, saying she and the children will be home because vacation time is over. Chila and Chiko are going to school next week.

Anita brought coffee to Rendi who was finishing her work.

"I made you coffee" said Anita, putting a cup on Rendi's desk.

"Thank you." replied Rendi smiling at Anita.

"Emm, the day after tomorrow and the children have to go back to the village mas" said Anita.

Rendi looked at Anita flat, it turned out so quickly she had to part with her two children. Rendi sighed heavily, yet also took heart Anita had to separate again.

These two days he's gonna figure out how to talk to Anita again about what it means to come back.

Since there was no response from Rendi, Anita came out of Rendi's study without saying goodbye. While Rendi stared at Anita's departure until the door was closed again.

He rests his body in his chair, thinking about when and how he will talk to Anita. Not feeling asleep in his chair.

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