The Fate Or Destiny

Eps. 52. Mama Litha

For years, Mama Litha waited for her son to introduce a woman as a wife-to-be. It was unexpected that the woman he was waiting for was very familiar to him. It used to often encourage Ben to look but Ben was indifferent, even had time to blame Ben's attitude as if he did not care. Now Mama Litha just can not accept the status of Ben who is close to Renske.

It's Saturday, five days Talitha's mama is in Manado and still reluctant to be invited to meet Renske by giving the best possible reason to Ben. Initially Ben can understand the reason for his mother, but, finally he was surprised and a little suspicious.

"Ma.. come on. wait for Rens to have lunch. The kids are hungry..."

Ben just answered a call from Via saying the food was ready. Mosses and Matthew don't ask, they've been there since morning. Since the delivery of Ben to the shophouse for the first time, now they do not hesitate to go back and forth to the shophouse every day to play with Via and Lisya.

"Ma..."

Ben banged on the door of the room that had not yet opened. Finally mom came out but not ready, still using a negligee and there was a hair roller on her head.

"Loh... Mama's not ready yet?"

"Mama. at Ben's house, there's still food. Mom is lazy to get out of the house."

"Mama's sick?"

Ben looked at his mother.

"No. just lazy to go anywhere..."

"Ma.. Rens' house is not fifty steps from here, not one minute..."

Mama was silent in the doorway of the lower room.

"Ma... why... don't you like meeting Rens?"

"Eh. not that..."

"Certainly? I've asked a few times, my mom always refused."

"Mama didn't reject Ben, just..."

Mama did not continue her sentence but stepped towards the dining table and sat down on one of the chairs.

"This week Rens had a lot of food and cake orders, she worked till night. Several times he wanted to come here to meet mama, I forbid because said mama who will go there alone. Apparently my mom didn't go. Wh why? Rens is no one else for mama, for us..."

Mama kept silent not answering. Ben sat in front of my mom.

"Ma... I remember that time my mom enthusiastically told me to find Rens here, want to know the situation of Rens, even want to meet... Now how else?"

Mom raised her face. He couldn't answer that, he didn't want to put a wedge in his heart. Becca was offended at the time, she didn't want Ben to be offended and angry with her. She knows Ben's tough attitude is the same as her husband's. Mama stood up, then...

"Wait a minute. Mama get changed..."

"Do not dance. just deket, in front of the house only..."

Ben yelled because mom had closed the door.

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At the shophouse, Keke waited anxiously. I've known Aunt Litha since childhood, but haven't seen each other in a long time. And it's very uncomfortable, burdened with a lot of thoughts, she's dating Ben, not knowing Aunt Litha's reaction to it. Although there are many orders today, Keke tried to entertain Aunt Litha well. Some of the dishes he deliberately made for Aunt Litha.

Finally Mama Litha met Keke today. Mama greets Renske awkwardly, and Renske retorts equally awkwardly.

"How's Renske doing..."

"Good aunt Litha... Aunt is also good?"

"Yes..."

Ben laughed at the stiffness reflected by the attitude of the two women before him.

"Hey.ma, don't worry here.consider your own home..."

Keke busied himself in the pantry area. He was confused to start a conversation. Mama Litha noticed the second floor of the shophouse, Ben said it belonged to Keke, and there was activity downstairs earlier that was also as a business or profession Keke everyday. Mama Litha must admit, Keke is now different from Keke who she saw last time. Keke's current state looks good.

Mama Litha walked towards the balcony followed by Ben. Out...

"Who does Renske live with here, Ben?"

Ben did not have time to answer, the children came out of the room with their babble.

"Bipi Papi... Metu said we'd eat pica..."

Lisya jumped up and down in front of Ben.

"Lisya. We want to eat pizza instead of pica..."

"Metu right?"

Lisya insisted...

"Matt.. thew..."

"Yes that..."

Ben laughed.The rest of Lisya's lisp is still heard often.

"Yica. greetings to litha first... Via too, here Via..."

Lisya extended a hand towards mama Litha.

"Hello oma. This is Yica, that's Via's sister..."

The chatty took over the introduction with the oma, she pointed at herself, and pulled Via's hand to shaman with the litha oma. The oma finally smiled due to the adorable behavior of Lisya.

"Beautiful yes..."

Oma's heart couldn't hold her hand to pinch Lisya's chubby cheeks. She had hoped to have a granddaughter.

From the dining room, Keke gestured towards Ben who was looking at him, that it was time to eat, Keke finished organizing everything.

"Ma.. We eat now, come on kids, tomorrow we eat pizza..."

"Now just papi Bipi. tomorrow. want it now..."

Mosses pouted at Papi Bipi, hoping his wish was asserted by the om.

"Tomorrow, tuh. mami Keke has cooked a lot of food, good again..."

Ben approached the dinner table, followed by Mama Litha.

"Tante.. let's eat, may aunt like..."

Keke braced his heart to greet aunt Litha trying to unravel their stiffness. Keke learned a lot from Ben so far to be more welcome with others, do not hesitate to invite others to talk.

"This is Renske cooking all? That's plenty..."

"Not all aunts, some of today's dishes, there are employees who cook it.. This one is just that Renske cook aunty..."

Keke pointed to some dishes that looked delicious. Matthew and Mosses' babbling colored the lunch, and Talitha's mama watched silently all of it. Mama Litha saw two girls eating regularly at their little table, especially the little one who, although still eating but not scattering food at the table, what a calming sight to oma Talitha, she was used to the commotion of her two grandchildren at the dinner table.

"Tante.. add yes..."

"Ehmm. The food is good, thank you."

"Rens is good at cooking, ma..."

Renske only smelled a smile with a reddened face, the umpteenth time hearing the girlfriend's praise for him, but this in front of Aunt Litha he became embarrassed.

Mama Litha moved to sit on the sofa and began to relax, and tried to establish a conversation. He must be big-spirited to accept Keke again to be in the middle of the family, Ben looks confident with Keke. Keke showed a good attitude. Mama followed her inner voice to start trusting her son's decision.

"Rens..why, from earlier it's kind of tense..."

Ben holds Keke's head for a moment, then starts helping Keke clean the dirty dishes.

"What the hell..."

"Because of mama, right?"

"Ehh. yeah..."

"Hehehe. You know mama, right?"

"..."

Although Ben felt something in his mother's attitude, but he kept it to himself.

"Well, let's talk to mama..."

"I'll go downstairs for a bit Brother Bens, make some cake dough, they'll carry on."

"Oh.. okay..."

Ben steals a kiss on Keke's head. Keke's reflexes push Ben, but Ben pulls Keke back into his arms and kisses him again in the same spot.

"Sister Bens. There's aunt Litha, there's children, too, and..."

"Kangin..."

"Later on..."

Keke let go and walked awkwardly towards the sofa, he had caught the eye of Aunt Litha who noticed the two of them earlier.

"Auntie... Renske's down for a second, look at the job below..."

"Oh. yes, please..."

When his body turned around there was Ben behind him. Keke looked at Ben with his eyes round, Ben who was deliberately still standing in his way.

"Sister Bens..."

"Hahaha.c' there..."

Ben rubbed for a moment Keke's cheek and then stepped aside to give way. Mama Talitha who noticed that, seeing the radiance of her son's face so different, looks happy. Mom took a deep breath and exhaled slowly. Ben sat by mom...

"Keke wants to make cake dough he said, just got up again here..."

"Oh... How many employees are there?"

"How much ya.. has added a lot now, the effort he is getting smoother anyway... Good cooking he according to me, so more and more are looking. Mama has tasted Rens cake, right.... how do you think?"

"Yes.it's delicious."

Mama had to spread her arms wide, to accept everything about Keke, she saw love in her son's eyes. And all this time she was the mother who always supported her children...

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