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Family Secrets (4)

Clouds closed his eyes and the squeeze of his hand on the handle of the chair grew stronger, taking a step to prepare himself to hear the next response from his mother that seemed to be leading to a tempest.

Although the Clouds replied in a soft voice and a slow nod, it was able to make Ratih stand up straight from his seat. The next action was quite unexpected, Ratih clapped his hands and spoke half-screaming.

“Yes, Waaan .. Geez, Cloud ...”

His tone sounded very excited which made the Clouds surprised and confused. As he looked towards his mother, Ratih was in a raised position praying, closing his eyes, but his mouth opened with raised cheeks, indicating that he was smiling widely.

The clouds were still sitting in silence, astonished at his astonishment. “Mother why, yes?”

Ratih opened his eyes and immediately sat back down with a smile on his face. It is not necessary for the reader of the face to know that his heart is very happy. Ratih quickly looked towards the Clouds and again held the hand of the Clouds who were still on the back of the chair.

“Wan, you mean your candidate is Aurora?” his tone now sounded anxious.

“Loh, I know Aurora, but how happy?”

The clouds were confused to understand his mother's reaction. His mother's happy attitude was not included in the list of possible responses that Cloud had thought before.

“Do nothing go wrong?” The clouds were still inexhaustible and made him react to nothing.

“Heh! Being asked to talk even dumbfounded,” sergeant Ratih because he saw the clouds just silent.

Ratih's cry made the Clouds flinch and half-conscious back to the real world.

“Eh? I-i-ya Bu?”

“That, earlier said you already have a future wife. You mean your candidate is nak Aurora, his son Dek Asih?”

“Eh? I-iya really, Ms. ..” said Cloud faltered and nodded stiffly because she was still not fully aware and had not been able to catch the intent of her mother's reaction.

Practice cupping both hands on the chest, exhaling a long breath, then smiling widely, even very wide.

“Aaaah, I'm so happy, Wan. This your father must be very happy too,” said Ratih with a smile that did not also fade from his face.

“Dad?” The clouds asked in astonishment.

“Yes yes.”

“What does dad have to do with Asih?” Cloud was still with his initial guess, something was intertwined between his father and mama Aurora.

Ratih did not realize that Cloud asked with a hint of disguised anger. Relaxedly Ratih replied, “Yes that was, his secretary.”

“Free secretary? No other relationship?”

This time Ratih caught a riled tone in Cloud's speech. With his forehead wrinkled Ratih asked, “What other relationship does he mean, Wan?”

Without a second thought, the clouds immediately threw curiosity that had been pent up for years and yesterday appeared again to the surface after his meeting with mama Aurora.

“Women have seen photos of the father of both Asih who are pregnant, Mom. Daddy same mom Asih indeed have no other relationship besides working relationship?”

The words are rapidly sliding uncontrollably. Ratih suddenly regained his senses while digesting Cloud's speech.

“Eh, Wan .. do you think the Asih deck is pregnant because of dad?” His voice began to rise.

The clouds began to feel an uneasy feeling in his heart hearing his mother's voice which seemed to be starting to get angry. But the responsibility, the clouds don't stop.

“Ngapain dad save photos both bu Asih in pregnant condition?” The clouds turned their faces away because they did not want their mother to be able to see her already hot face with a look of annoyance.

The clouds and his mother were both silent. After a moment of silence, Ratih began to speak again in a softer and more patient voice.

“What are you looking at, Wan?”

With his head down and fingers squeezing each other, the still agitated Cloud replied, “That time the Clouds saw the picture of father, but father's clothes were not work clothes. In the photo the father is with Asih bu and it looks very if the Asih bu is pregnant big.”

Hearing the Clouds explanation, Ratih began to smile looking at the clenched Clouds, but the smile was not seen by the Clouds.

“You see how many photos it is?”

“There are two, Bu.”

“Free two?” Ratih's tone of voice sounded like he was teasing the Clouds.

Suddenly Ratih's smile widened and confused the Clouds.

“Awan .. Cloud. You are just there. When did you see that photo?”

The clouds began to frown, what did he think of it. “SMA Time, Bu.”

Hearing the Clouds reply, Ratih quickly retorted. “Huu .. You are already SMA kok ndak think long.”

“Loh, why did Mom say that? What else is this?”

“You only see those two photos and what do you think? Your dad has another wife, right? Or do you even think you're pregnant with her secretary? Yes?”

The silent cloud did not answer his mother's question. His feelings began to feel bad to be possessed by guilt hearing the tone of his mother's voice that sounded serious.

“If you continue to see other photos, you will not have thoughts like that, Wan. When I took a picture, it was Mom who photographed it. In the other photo is a picture of my mother. There are photos of both fathers, there are also photos of the same mother deck Asih only.”

Ratih took a short pause before continuing, “That's a photo of the deck time Asih getting ready for surgery when giving birth to Aurora. Mom and dad accompanied Asih deck in Surabaya.”

His mother's explanation even brought another astonishment in the minds of the Clouds. He still suspected that something was going on.

”Why Mom and dad should accompany bu Asih giving birth in Surabaya?”

Ratih noticed the curious Cloud expression and knew that his son was not calm.

“Mmm, the story is long, Wan. If you remember, I am sad.” The look on Ratih's face began to change and looked sad, in silence like contemplation. “Is it time to tell a story we never told the kids?” inner asked.

The clouds let her mother fall silent even though her heart was impatient. Slowly Awan tried to ask, “Awan can know the story, Bu?”

“Hmm?” Train as if awakened from his daydream and looked towards the Clouds. The cloud's face clearly demanded an explanation.

After exhaling a long breath, Ratih answered the Clouds. “Iya, Wan .. let you also not mistakenly guess to your father. This has never been told to you and your sister.”

“You've heard the story of the time Dhisti was born, your father was traveling abroad again? Because your sister was born too soon. Mom was panicking, no one could be with her. Your grandfather was sick at that time should be awaited by Grandma, while your eyes were also at that time still in Semarang. You were a child when I was forced to live with the Mbok at home.

“So that time Mother asked to help accompany Mom to the hospital, yes deck Asih. She accompanied Mom from the night until she gave birth to Dhisti the next morning. Sorenya deck Asih stopped by again to the hospital home from the office. Home is late I told you to take a taxi but deck Asih ndak want.”

Ratih. His mind glared back to the memories of the past. The clouds tried to be patient, not interrupting her mother's story.

The voice of Ratih was heard again.

“Entah how the time of returning home deck Asih ndak accidentally met his acquaintance. He said he was actually new to know, had acquaintances on the train. Apparently his acquaintance was a bad guy. Deck Asih kerjain!”

The look on Ratih's face turned furious.

“Because of fear, Deck Asih had no time to tell anyone. Link deck Asih pregnant.” Back sadness was present on Ratih's face.

“When the deck Asih I told you to go home, accompany Mom because the Mbok came home. I saw the deck Asih kayak sick, his face looks pale.”

Pause for a while, then Ratih continued, “After I insist finally deck Asih story if only found out she was pregnant. Mom was very sad, Wan. I feel very guilty because that time Asih deck will run out of the hospital, Mother who asked. Mom was crying and could not stop.

“Dek Asih don't know where to find that person. You see, the Asih deck really does not know the address or phone number. There was no HP, Wan.”

Ratih still continues, “Dek Asih also did not dare to abort the content, fearing constant guilt. Dek Asih has not dared to talk to anyone, just to Mom, that's. Dek Asih is an orphan, there is only one sister.”

The clouds held their breaths hearing her mother's story. “Do Aurora know this story? Or is this still her family secret without Aurora knowing?”

Her mother's story continues.

“At that time I begged your father to marry deck Asih, Wan. So that ndak be the talk of people, deck Asih pregnant there is no husband. Solal–”

“Mother?” The cloud was shocked and instantly cut off his mother's story .

“Sik anyway, Wan .. wait for Mom to finish the story,” reply Ratih asked Clouds to calm down.

“Mom asked that, because if it was Mom who lived, maybe I just wanted to die soon! How do you want to live? If anyone marries at least there is a reduced burden. That's what I thought back then.”

The clouds began to worry to hear the continuation of his mother's story.

“Is this what I think it is? Did you marry Aurora's mom? Any more secrets?”