TerLove (Love After Wedding)

I miss you, Mas

Today Cantika was in Anas' house. She deliberately went there in order to treat a little bit of her longing for her late husband.

His eyes swept across the entire corner of the room without a single bit being missed. Every object he saw brought to life the shadow of his union with Anas. His hands crept up to touch the sofa and then turned to the bed he used to wear with the man.

"Mas, I miss you." he said softly as he closed his eyes that were dripping with water.

Cantika was lying on her side on the bed, her hand still stroking the empty spot on her side that Anas used to sleep on. Really, at this time his chest is getting tight and sore.

"I miss you, Mas.." It's always that sentence that comes out of his mouth.

After crying there for a long time, he got up. With slow footsteps, Cantika went downstairs to the kitchen. Look closely at all the things in the room. There Anas usually struggled to cook a lot of food to be sold on the porch of the house. 

Again his eyes spewed out water. Now he was crying while sitting in the doldrums. His longing is mounting. Riri who had just appeared, approached him. The girl crouched down to align herself.

"So, why didn't you tell me you wanted to come here? I'm worried if you go alone, where you don't drive anymore." His tone is low.

Cantika was reluctant to answer because her chest felt tight and her mouth seemed locked. Only her sobs were heard.

"Sister, I got a cupcake. We eat together, right?"

His half-brother is still tight-lipped.

"Sister must take care of health because now there is a life that lives in Brother's body."

Cantika looked at Riri. The words seemed to slap him. He should not be selfish to drag on in excessive sadness to forget his prospective children.

Riri helped her brother stand up and then swept him towards the living room. They sat next to each other on the sofa. Riri opened the food box that was on the table.

"Well, which brother wants to be? Here's the cupcake there's chocolate, cheese, mocca the same matcha."

Cantika takes one mocca flavor cake. "This is it, thank you." Slowly she put the food in her mouth.

"Well, I want matcha." The girl ate it well. It seems to enjoy the taste of the cake.

Cantika did not enjoy it much. In addition because his heart is still not calm, it is also caused by ***** eating a bad meal during cravings. But fortunately the cake can slide into his stomach safely even though it feels bland. At least the food did not come out of his body.

"Ri, I'd like to visit Mas Anas' grave first." Said Cantika after finishing the cake.

"I'm coming along."

After drinking, the two walked to the place. 

**

During down the road to the cemetery, Cantika's eyes unceasingly pulled out a clear circle. Although rubbed with tissue, still his face back puffy. If you do not wear sunglasses, then the crooked eyes will be clearly visible.

Her thoughts were again fixed on the memories with her husband. This was the first place he had visited when he had just moved to this village. His steps stopped when he reached the small lake.

"Why Brother, cape or dizzy?" riri asked the woman who was crouched facing the lake. But he knew that the answer was wrong after hearing Cantika's heartbreaking cry.

"Mas Anas once brought me here. We both sat staring at the lake." His words are a bit stuck. She was sitting in the same place as her husband. Riri sat next to him.

"Ri, Mas Anas is sitting where you are right now." 

Riri looked at him pity. Cantika was still chattering even though her voice was stammering. "I wanted to go for a walk, and he brought me here. But it turns out the place is good too. I was taken home by Mas Anas. He's a nice, romantic guy." Smile and then sniff.

Riri rubbed her own cheek because she felt the pain of her brother's heart.

"I love and love her. I love his simplicity and kindness. I miss Mas Anas, Ri…."

"Sister, aren't we going to Mas Anas' grave?" Riri held the woman's shoulder.

Cantika nodded then got up which was followed by the girl beside her.

"Sister, I forgot. We don't bring water with us flowers." Riri patted his own eel.

Cantika moreover, she did not remember him at all. His mind is too messed up. Suddenly an idea appeared in his head.

"Ri, you bought the water at the stall. I'm gonna get the flowers from here."

Riri obeyed his orders. He walked towards a small stall that was by the road to the lake. Cantika picked several types of flowers around the place.

"This, Brother. I asked the plastic bag for the flower container." Said Riri on returning from the stall. Next to his hand thrust out a black plastic and next to him held a large mineral water bottle.

Cantika picked it up and put the flowers in there. "Thank you, Ri."

The two of them went back to the funeral. 

**

After chanting prayers and sprinkling flowers and water on Anas' tomb, Cantika gently rubbed the tombstone.

"Mas, I'm pregnant. There's your flesh blood sitting on my body. You must be happy with this news. I promise I'll always take care of her and take care of her." Cantika smiled even though her face was flooded with tears.

Riri embraced and rubbed his shoulders. There was a little relief in his heart from seeing Cantika who seemed to have started to accept reality.

**

Mr. Permana and his wife returned to stay at Anas' house because Cantika still wanted to live there. They are currently gathered in the living room.

"I want yellow rice, Ma." He answered while pensively with teary eyes.

Bu Sofi and her husband Riri looked at each other. They know exactly if the menu is not because of the desire of the pregnant woman, but because Cantika misses the figure of her husband.

"Well, not not not to. But honestly, you can't make yellow rice. We'll buy it, right?!" Said Ms. Sofi feeling bad.

"Buy where, now it's too bad? Usually early in the morning there is a sale of yellow rice like that." Mr. Permana is coming.

Riri holds the hand of her half-sister, "Sister, eat something else, all right? What do you want other than that?" Since Cantika looked confused and also sad, finally the girl returned to talk with a slight smile. "Sister, ask Dede what the baby wants to eat?!"

Cantika rubbed her stomach while looking down. "Don't know what to eat."

"Mama makes fried rice, right?!" Bu Sofi got up from her seat.

Cantika nodded slowly. Just then there was the sound of knocking on the door. Riri walked over to open it. His eyes widened as he looked at the figure of the man standing facing him.

"Sister Peter?" 

The man smiled with a nonchalant look. "Can't there?"

Riri nodded at the question. "Of course, there's no way he'll ever see me." Say it in the heart.

"Is your beautiful sister inside?" ask her in a slower voice.

"Well." The answer is somewhat flat.

"Can you come in, right?!"

Riri nodded then stepped up followed by Peter. Mr. Permana turned his head while Cantika was still down, completely unaware of the arrival of his former lover.

"Night, Om. I'm sorry, I've been coming here all night. I was at Om's house, but the security guard said you were here." Peter shook the hand of Mr. Permana who was now standing to greet him.

"Night, Peter. Please sit down." He said while returning to his original position.

"Thank you, Om." Peter confronted Cantika who was pensive.

Riri goes to the kitchen to catch up with her mother while avoiding the man.

"Cantika, how are you?" No voice of speech.

Mr. Permana patted his daughter's shoulder. "Well, Peter asked you how you were."

Cantika was stunned, "Peter?" After turning his head to his father, he turned his gaze towards the man before him. "When are you here?"

"New aja. How are you?"

"Good." Down back.

Peter talked to Mr. Permana because Cantika preferred silence. 

Bu Sofi showed up when the cooking was done. His smile was gone when he saw the uninvited guest. After all he was still upset at his daughter's former fiancee.

"Cantika, the fried rice is done." 

"Ah, what a coincidence. Peter, let's eat!" Bring Mr. Permana.

Bu Sofi said tightly, "It seems like it won't be enough. Mama only made 4 servings for us. Mama doesn't know there's gonna be an important guest here."

Peter smiled, "It's okay, Auntie. I ate at home." In his heart he felt angry. "Riri and his mother both make me feel good. But no problem, the important Papi Permana I can still benefit."

Bu Sofi walked towards the kitchen first, no longer wanting to see the face of her former daughter-in-law. 

"I'm sorry for my wife's attitude, she's actually kind just right now maybe in a bit of a bad mood." Mr. Permana looked at the man in front of him. 

"It's okay, Om. Just relax."

"Cantika, eat first! Mama and Riri were waiting at the dinner table. Papi wants to stay here for a minute, talk to Peter."

As Cantika stood up, there was another sound of knocking on the door. "Let me open." Cantika said to her father who was about to rise from his seat. 

Chequek….! The door opened and revealed a face that made Cantika collapse for a moment. Tears just escaped to her cheeks. Slowly his feet drew closer to the person who had just appeared. His hand held the furry cheeks of the man standing looking at him.

"Mas, you're finally home." Staring fixedly and hugging the body in front of him so tightly. "Mas Anas, I miss you. I know that you are still alive. Where have you been all this time?" 

Everyone in the house approached after hearing Cantika's sobs. Everyone put on a confused face. 

"Mas Anas, I love you so much." Cantika was still as he pleased, her hands hugging tighter.

Riri and her mother looked at each other. Mr. Permana noticed the figure of the man who was being hugged by his daughter. "Oh my God, his face is very similar. Is he really Anas?" The middle-aged man speculated without making a sound.

Peter clenched his hand. Now a sense of confusion and anger converged in his mind. "Why is that poor guy here?" Reprehending the upset in the heart. 

While Cantika did not want to release the man. She misses her husband too much.

Is the man Cantika hugged Anas? Or maybe it was just an illusion?