That Other Woman... I

THE WLIA 18

One day later, Indriyani along with Laras and also Indra have arrived in Indriyani's hometown. 25 years left this city makes everything look very different in Indriyani's view. He wasn't even sure he could still recognize the path to his former home.

With a slow step Indriyani along with Laras and also Indra stepped out of the station.

"Where are we going now, ma'am?" asked Indra who was so curious about their purpose.

Indriyani then looked towards Indra and touched Indra's head slowly while looking towards Laras.

"Go home, son, we're going home!" said Indriyani and Laras only nodded in understanding.

Laras believes in his mother, wherever she takes him and his sister, he believes it is the best place to be right now.

Indriyani then called a taxi waiting for passengers. Indriyani then mentioned the address he was going to to the taxi driver, the taxi driver nodded his head and said.

"Ongkosnya 200 thousand yes ma'am, the place is quite far!" the taxi driver said politely.

"Yes sir!" indriyani replied politely as well.

During the trip, Indra chose to sleep because in the train he still remembered the father and it was difficult to sleep. While Indriyani and Laras looked towards the window on their right and left.

The beautiful scenery of the countryside is so peaceful in sight. Spacious rice paddies adorn the left and right of the road.

The further away the taxi they drove the more visible the countryside is so beautiful with rice fields everywhere. Some vegetable gardens are also tucked between the breadth of rice that has almost yellowed.

"Neng is the same mother from the city huh?" asked the taxi driver to see the appearance of Laras and also Indriyani who wears pretty good clothes and makeup like most people in the city.

Barrel looked towards himself, he smiled softly. The clothes he wore and his sister wore were a gift from Abhimanyu. He's really fed up with that guy.

"Yes sir!" indriyani's reply made Laras wake up from his daydream about Abhimanyu.

"Want a vacation in the village?" ask the taxi driver.

"Yes!" indriyani replied again very briefly.

Indriyani's short answer made the taxi driver awkward himself, initially he wanted to invite his passengers to chat because he felt a little sleepy. But it seems Indriyani and her children are not wanting to talk much. The taxi driver chose silence.

Until a while later they arrived at the address said by Indriyani. By the time they reach time it is already late at night. There was a middle-aged woman who was seen sweeping the courtyard and a puff of smoke burning dry leaves and trash were also beside her. Indriyani smiled as she got down from the taxi and looked towards the middle-aged woman.

The taxi driver dropped the bag of Laras and his family. Laras had awakened Indra and they had already got off the taxi.

Two hundred thousand bills were handed over by Laras to the taxi driver and the taxi driver left.

Indriyani invites Laras and Indra to walk near a house whose yard is very spacious and approach a middle-aged woman who is busy sweeping without caring about the surrounding.

"Ningrum!" call Indriyani.

The middle-aged woman holding the broom had immediately turned her head when her name was called. Her eyes glazed over seeing Indriyani and she instantly dropped the broomstick she was holding.

"Yani, it's Indriyani!" he said that he immediately ran towards Indriyani and hugged her.

The two middle-aged women were crying and hugging each other tightly like they were spilling a deep longing in both of their hearts.

Laras and Indra who were seen by Ningrum also could only lower their heads with Laras who continued to embrace Indra trying to give strength to his sister who he knew so badly lost her father.

"His father Laras is dead... !" lirih Indriyani who made Ningrum so surprised that he staggered back.

"Innalilahi wa innailaihi rojiun, mas Sharif...!" lirih Ningrum who without feeling her tears came back to drip because she felt very sad.

After a while, Ningrum took Indriyani and Laras and Indra into the house. A house with a very unique model. With many doors, and can be opened like a folding garage, with antique glass in green and red, very unique.

"Everything's still like when you left it!" ningrum.

Indriyani's eyes glazed over a black-and-white portrait framed by glass on the left wall.

He walked up to the old portrait, a man with a thick moustache, a woman wearing traditional clothes, a kemben and a but bun. Also a teenage girl who looks very seductive.

Laras approached the mother, and as he knew what Laras wanted to ask, Indriyani said.

"It's your grandparents Laras!" replied Indriyani who had a tear divorce.

"Thank you for taking good care of this house, everything is clean and well maintained. Thanks Ningrum!" indriyani told Ningrum.

Ningrum then patted Indriyani's shoulder slowly.

"What do you say, I thank you for being in love with the place to live and also in trust taking care of all your gardens and rice fields, with which I can send my children to school, when my husband was sick you even sold all your gold and financed his treatment. If it wasn't for you, my husband and I would have no place to live and work at the time. I should be the one to thank you, now that Cipto and I have been built by Nanang. All thanks to you Yani!" ningrum said at length.

"Oh yes, thank God!" sahut Indriyani who was also happy to hear Ningrum's life had become very good now.

"Yes, Nanang is now a doctor. He is responsible for the education of his two younger siblings now. Slamet and Aris are now also in college in C, they want to be teachers he said!" said Ningrum looks very proud of Nanang and his two other children.

As Ningrum and Indriyani were chatting, Laras came out of her room after tidying up her room and belongings. But when he came out of the room, Baras suddenly...

Bruck

"Clearned!" shouted Indriyani who panicked to see Laras fainted.

Ningrum also Indriyani immediately stood up and approached Laras.

"Well, why are you, son?" said Indriyani panicked to make Indra also come out of his room.

"Big brother why Mom?" ask Indra confused.

"Maybe exhausted, these few days a lot of things happened!" indriyani said sadly.

"Yes, let's get to bed first. Usually at this hour Nanang has returned from the health center, let me tell him to come check Laras!" said Ningrum who responded to a quick head nod by Indriyani.

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