The Fate Or Destiny

Eps. 61. My Mama

"Choi??"

Mama was in a hurry from the kitchen to get information from the child he continued there his son looking for him. He thinks Rommel's coming, the boy likes to show up to meet him on Sundays, and it's been a long time that the boy hasn't come.

"Ma..."

"Come in, go inside..."

Mama didn't wait for Keke to move she went straight into the stall, she pulled the top of her t-shirt dry the corner of her eye. Haru feeling suddenly approaching, his girl who was untouchable, since the beginning of returning to Manado he could never approach, today came looking for him.

Keke pulled Ben's hand and held the sturdy hand possessively. Keke and Ben walked past the jutek woman who now did not wear a negligee anymore, now wearing a black t-shirt attached tight to her large body, and using short jeans a few centimeters above the thighs... wahh what is this indication?

Ben understood Keke's heart was hot, he knew how Keke would react, when provoked he would become fiercer than the person he was dealing with. Ben also understood why Keke was walking attached to him. Ben let go of Keke's hand and re-embraced Keke and slightly rubbed Keke's arm with his fingers...

Keke's heart needs to be diademin bang...

Out of the stall they walked beside the house and headed towards the back, following Mama Virda. Keke was surprised, he thought when on the terrace would turn into the house.

In the back, there was an entrance to a room. The room seems an addition to the building of a fairly large house actually. Access is from the side of the house.

"Let's go in Ike, sorry mama hasn't been a mess."

Mama took out two faded blue plastic chairs, placed them near the door.

"Sit down first..."

Mama continued and also took another plastic chair with two legs that looked broken on the backrest. Mom sat there and threw a smile at the two of them.

Keke gave a moment's glance. The narrow room may be only 3x3, there is only a small dining table, on top of which there is magic jar, a serving hood and some recycled plastic boxes, there are 1 packaging of Kotamobagu brand coffee with the ends tied in rubber, sugar is also the same still in plastic tied rubber bands on the table, and a large glass of black coffee that has been drunk half.

"It's healthy?"

"Yes... mama... How?" Keke answered stiffly.

"Mama is healthy too. Dede same Via how?"

"They're healthy too."

"Why not come here?"

"Ehh. Next time Ike invite them to come."

Keke caught a different reaction when mama asked about the children. Missed you?

"Who is this?"

Mama looked at Benaya.

"This is Benaya."

Keke answered doubtfully how to introduce Ben. Ben stands up to Aunt Virda, Keke must be helped about this, he will definitely not say anything else but the name of Benaya. Ben reached out to take Aunt Virda salaman. Mama Virda also stood up for a moment welcoming Ben's hand.

"Call me Ben aja, auntie. I'm Rens' future husband."

"Oh... Ben yes... Ike want to get married?"

Mama between a smile or want to cry said that sentence. Keke only watched his mother's face, still stiff to respond back, Why did mama like to cry?

"Yes aunty.bentar again want a fiancee event. That's why we came here, all my acquaintances with the prospective mother-in-law, would like to ask aunty to attend as well..."

"Oh... When is the show?"

"Three more weeks aunt, the 8th, just like Sunday anyway..."

Ben placed his hand on Keke's shoulder which was still pecking next to him, giving a soft clap. Keke turned his head and understood the meaning of the gesture that Ben's chin sent.

"Ekhm. ma, Ike wants you present when Ike's engaged."

Keke said quietly while looking at mama again.

"Oh. yes, yes, yes. later mama to Manado that day..."

"Ma.. his show in Tomohon..."

"Not ma. di.. in the pa..pa house. The show's at papa's."

Keke answered flatly, and then saw another stroke on my face.

"Papa?"

"Yes ma. papa Ike, papa Ramly."

Keke answered carefully, not knowing what was stored in the mind of the mother about this, could not interpret the meaning of the eyes of the mother to him now.

There was no sound between them for a long time. Mama Virda threw her face somewhere else. Keke also threw a glance at the ceiling of the house. There are long wires milling above, the cable that should be white looks already blackened just like the color of zinc above. There was one lamp on top of the parapet with another room, so one lamp for these two rooms and a room, maybe it was Mama Virda's room? This house has no ceiling, with the height of the building not up to three meters. It feels hot in here. It is also appropriate when entering earlier Ben had to lower his head, Ben was 180 cm high, how high was the door?

"Tante..my and Rens are looking forward to aunty attending our event, it's an important event for aunty..."

Ben stopped the cold atmospheric vortex that made Keke and his mama freeze in this hot room.

"In Tomohon yes, Ramly in Tomohon now yes..."

The mother looked back for Keke's gaze. Feeling happy because his son wanted a fiancee and came to tell and ask for the presence of the mother, immediately shed change the feeling of weight to meet the ex-husband. If the place of the execution of his daughter's event in another place he wanted, very happy to watch the important moment, considering what their relationship had been like. His son wanted to come to him it was something extraordinary for him. But this is Ramly's house, he doesn't have the guts to see each other again.

"Yes ma.. papa moved to Tomohon, he said three years ago when Ora Beatrice died."

"Oh.. mami no longer exists ya..."

"Yes..."

"Have you ever met an oma?"

"Mr... Ike met papa not long ago, papa came to the shophouse looking for Ike..."

"Oh... Is Ruko Ike done? Last Rommel came he said he'd wake up upstairs..."

"Udah. Mama has not played home for a long time..."

"Oh.. bad mama always bothers you..."

Keke was silent at the voice of his mother and the contents of the sentence. Something touched his heart, especially when he looked at the sad face of the mother. Vosye's mami-like face, a face she never misses, but from this moment on she feels in her conscience that they are connected, and the relationship is no ordinary relationship. The sadness on my face somehow became her sadness now.

"Mama never bothered us. The house is my mother's house, Ike just fixed it..."

"Not Ike.mama asked Ramly for the house, not for me."

Pungkas. The memories in the past made his eyes heat up. The eyes that had been noticeably wrinkled in the corner looked at Keke with a layer of crystal that was ready to become a grain of tears.

"Ma... mama right my mama, mama Rommel, ora Dede same Via.... when mama feel bad?"

Although quietly Keke's voice, but smoothly express that sentence. He chose to say something different now, it used to be honest that the arrival of mama had always been a nuisance.

The concern of seeing your life right now, as well as other new flavors growing up, made Keke almost cry to express the sentence.

Mama just looked down. He never expressed feelings for each other with Keke, he only knew enough from Keke's attitude that Keke did not want him, therefore the mother who felt guilty in this second child chose to stay away. But just now she heard something beautiful from her son's lips. His heart trembled making his tears fall, not just one or two drops but having been caving the river soaking his cheeks.

A moment later a loud voice sounded. Ben touches Keke's hand with a head gesture giving the code to approach mama. Keke refused to stand up even though his heart was now almost torn by the mother's cry. But when the cry of mama more clear, Keke finally stepped closer and while standing in front of mama two hands outstretched clutching the mama.

The two were now crying together, an atmosphere of novelty enveloping the narrow room. Ben was also moved, eager to join his lover, but he gave space for his mother and daughter to strengthen the golden thread of mother-daughter that had been stretched.

Eventually the two of them broke away from each other. Keke returned to his chair. Ben was quick to welcome with both hands helping Keke sit down. Hugging hands from the side and then swiping Keke's back.

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~ Love is endless, only sometimes invisible, hidden and ego-covered, and distracted by circumstances.

Love will always last though as if nothing needs to be preserved ~

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