
Puspa arranged the food from the box brought by the grandson. A sweet smile that was clearly very forced was adorning his lips. By holding all the hot lava that had been boiling in his body Puspa placed the plate in front of each person.
"Thank you Grandma" said Arie as Puspa placed the plate before him. Puspa smiled wider.
With a swift Arie scooping vegetables pickled cucumber in the cooking, then put it on the plate Puspa.
"Grandma eat, I cook it myself. It's great for lowering high blood." Puspa glared, the vegetable he hated most served on the plate.
Arie turns to take the meat rendang and then feed it to the father.
"Daddy eats a lot. Let me be healthy soon, I'll be able to carry a junior when I'm out." Arie rubbed his stomach, then looked at the father lovingly. Adinata's eyes glazed over.
"Of course, son," Adinata said gratefully in her heart.
"Ehem... Aja's dad. I'm." Arie instantly turned to the squinty master who started to give off his possessive aura.
Arie smiled a little. His hand gently rubbed the arms of the husband who had bent his face sourly.
"Later to keep you at home, baby" whispered Arie. A crescent moon rose on Alex's lips. Although she still wasn't willing Arie to act so sweet on other men.
They all enjoy food Arie with solemn.Achie once in a while take food for the two men who are on both sides.
"Eh. Grandma don't take that, later cholesterol. It's just healthy.". Arie turned Puspa's hand to the fried tempe, as the hand stretched out to take the rendang.
"But Grandma wants to eat that."
"I just don't want Grandma to be sick. That's high cholesterol, later if grandma is sick how. But yes, if grandma does not want to terrorize me," said Arie lethargic. Alex who saw his wife's face was glaring at Puspa.
"Ah. Grandma was so glad you were paying attention to Grandma, thank you," Puspa replied nervously, because Alex's sharp gaze was fixed on her.
"Thank God, I thought Grandma would be angry. Because I forbid grandma to eat meat. In addition to high cholesterol, I was also afraid that my grandmother's teeth would break" Arie said casually while enjoying his lunch.
Puspa's face was reddened, an invisible puff of smoke came out from his crown. Alex could only clench his mouth tightly so as not to make a sound. While Adinata looks ordinary, he has resigned and can be said to lose interest in his mother.
After finishing lunch, Adinata took her son and daughter-in-law to sit on the porch of the house, a simple bamboo cot on which they all sat. The pregnant woman was flanked by two men who loved her very much.
Enjoy the breeze that blows from the rice fields that lie in front of them. The house where the father lived was rarely a neighbor. Some are even empty. The old building and its inhabitants moved to the city. His fate was the same as his father's house was empty, before finally occupied again by the Sasongko family.
While the grandmother, he deliberately left in the kitchen to clean up the dirty utensils they used to eat. Arie also asked the grandmother to make iced oranges, with oranges that he brought from home.
"Look, son, this is a picture of us when we got married." Adinata shows her and Anjar's picture when they get married.
In the photo, Anjar only wears a simple kebaya with a shawl covering part of her hair. Adinata wore a suit and among them a boy stood with a big smile holding the hands of the bride and groom.
"She looks a lot like you, her eyes, her minimalist nose." Adinata rubbed the face of the woman she loved most gently, as if she would really rub her soft cheeks. The look in his eyes implied a deep longing.
"Mother" said Arie.
"Yes she's your mother, Anjar. The woman I love the most" Adinata added.
Adinata moves Arie's lap photo album, so that her son can see the mother's face more clearly. Arie opens the photo album page again. A picture of the mother sitting in her arms holding a little boy that Arie believes is her brother, they laughed so happily.
"You look a lot like my dear mother" Alex whispered as she gently brushed her hair. Arie turned his head then gave a small nod, his mouth could no longer say.
His tongue was twisted, his chest was very tight. Arie looked back at the photos in the album. She rested her head on her husband's shoulder. Slowly Arie opened the album page again.
Anjar's mother seemed to be smiling happily while holding her enlarged stomach. While the brother put his ear on his mother's stomach, like he was listening to something.
"That's when Anjar was pregnant with you. She's so happy, so is Arow she's so impatient for your birth."
Arie's tears can no longer be contained. The clear liquid melted gracefully on her chubby cheeks. Arie held the album tightly. It was as if he was hugging the figure of the mother. Arie cringed into her husband's arms.
"Shh. It's okay to cry" said Alex. He stroked his wife's back, letting Arie vanish all the agonizing tightness in her chest.
Arie's cry broke even more, sounding extremely bitter. Alex understands how his wife feels now. Because he feels the same way. Longing for people precedes us, a feeling we cannot speak through words.
Without Adinata knowing he also dissolved in the longing felt by his son. Because he himself still misses the figure of the wife. Their togetherness is quite short. Sometimes Adinata felt God was so unfair to her. He and Anjar fought so hard to get the blessing of their mother. But once they are together. Death so steadfastly took Anjar from his side.
Adinata clenched her hands, remembering all her mother's treatment of Anjar. Guilt again crept in his heart. If only at that time he could protect his wife, if only at that time he did not believe his mother. Suppose that...
"Dad," called Arie in his hoarse voice.
Arie's voice calls make Adinata aware of her daydream.
"Yes, son."
"We're going to the hospital. I want you to get the best treatment. I. I don't want to lose Dad." Arie takes her hug off Alex. Turning to hug the father, Arie again cried loudly.
"You think too far. I'm healthy, no need to go to the hospital. You are the panacea for Dad. Look at Dad's muscle is back." Adinata moves her arms like a bodybuilding athlete. Arie hit his father's chest.
"Hahaha.take care, son, I'm fine. Arie takes good care of me."
Arie pulls himself, hearing his brother's name mentioned again, he just realized he has not seen Arow since coming to the house.
"Where is Brother Arow?" ask Arie.
"Your brother's on his way to solo."
"Haaaaaaaaaaaah!?"