The Fate Or Destiny
Eps. 63. There's You Among Us
Since returning home from Pondang, Keke kept thinking about mama. Every night Keke could not fall asleep immediately, Keke would still be circling under his blanket. Keke's habit in his room, set the coolant temperature at the lowest temperature but then using long pajamas and socks and curled under a thick blanket, then soon he would fall asleep. But that habit changed a few nights ago.
Her memory continues to be fixed on the hot conditions of the mother's house, with the hot seaside climate of the house definitely far from comfortable. And mama lived for years with that condition, with facilities in a makeshift house.
While her life is now many times better than her mother's. Moreover, Papa Ramly's life, very-very well-to-do. Some of his business went well, had a lot of assets and property in Leilem, Tomohon and even Manado. Keke wish, if mama stays with papa maybe.
A wrong picture of the mother for so long, that the mother lives happily alone and has the heart for her children, it becomes one of the reasons Keke does not ignore the mother.
Early morning dawn today, the sound of prayers from the toa was heard in his ears, a reminder also for Keke to take a moment of personal shade. Then Keke went out of the room. A couple of nights of sleep didn't make him a little unsteady this morning. Cuckold again at the dinner table.
"Sister... Why? Pain?”
Rommel sat in front of Keke.
“Gak. Mel, you turned out to often to the place of mama, why not say about the condition of mama..pity mama.”.
“Kak Keke likes to be indifferent if I talk about mama..”
Keke was speechless with his head still leaning against the table. Keke did not want to be late regretting his attitude, he wanted to do something.
“Mel... We renovate the house of mama, how?”
Keke straightened and leaned on the chair. Rommel just stared at Keke.
“We buy mama sofa, dining table, refrigerator. Miris really live mama, in today's kitchen there is no refrigerator. The same vegetables tomato chili that we bring mama just breeze on the shelf of bamboo. Mel, home mom is the only time in the country that does not have a TV..”.
“In the isolated tribe people do not have a TV also brother.”.
“Iyaaa kak Keke know, just do not end up thinking mama want to live a life like that, minimal facilities, omg wcnya can not talk anymore, so want to cry, my mom's life is like falling to the bottom. With papa used to be still in memory.we used to have a car in that era Mel, the era of people buying cars means people who have a lot of money. Now live mama..”
“I never buy mama TV small 14’ according to my money at that time. Time to go there again the TV has moved in the front house. Mama said the front house TV was damaged so their mama's TV borrowed because the grandchildren of the om wanted to watch no TV. Their turn to buy a big TV, TV mama not returned even moved to the room. I at that time asked again brother, even diancem continue to be banned there again.”
“Si Tom yes. Keke's sister became curious, wanting her hadepin. Wahh..”.
“Kak.. dihh have not met them already fighting intent..”.
“Mel if you have to fight for the sake of defending mama kak Keke not afraid.. I do not like mama pressed, do not like them trivehin us. I hear himself he accused us of aiming for their property, mom also said.”
“Iya anyway, he said that. That's why I'm so lazy to look at mama again, even though pity mama, kayak seneng really every time I come.”.
“Iya Mel... sister Keke see it on the face of mama, mama kangen kids too.”.
“Iya.. mama likes nanya Via and Yica anyway.”.
The two children were stuck at the dining table, remembering the sad fate of the mother, there was a sense of sadness as a child when they knew mama was not as good as them.
"Sir Keke invited mama to stay here mama does not want to not want to leave her husband he said..."
"Yes. Mama does not want divorce anymore, mama heartache labeled women who like to marry divorce. Mama once complained the truth, the children om already have a wife but not work. Deliberately living in the house, so mom was forced to move to the back. He is weak with his children, follows all their words, takes all the money. That's why mama open a stall, I'm the one who added capital, eh kids om like to take nothing not pay..."
"Ohh?? Wahhh Kak Keke can not be guaranteed this means. Mel. call mom. Who knows if you're awake now.”.
"Wake up, brother, have breakfast in the morning before going to the garden..."
Rommel went to his room, when he came back he talked…
“Sini hp kak Keke, I save the number mama.”
“Tuh, near TV..”.
Rommel did something on Keke's phone and called right away…
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“Ma..”
“Rommel... It's been a long time mama didn't see you..”.
“Iya ma, sorry yes.. Rommel again busy, later yes Rommel to the house mama..”.
“Still yes, always send mama pulsa..”
“Iya ma... Mama is in good health right?”
“Iya.. mama healthy really. Ike came at that time.. mama was very happy Mel... Ike want to see mama.”.
“This brother Keke want to talk to mom..”
Hp also changed hands. Keke put it on the table and turn on the speakers.
“Ma... Ike plans to renovate the house mama.. want to install the same ceiling floor tile. All anyway, same kitchen wc also..”.
Mama's sitting across there…
“Ma..”
“Iya Ike, Ike mean well, but mama asked me first yes, om permission what not..”.
“Ma... tell mama's husband, it's for mama's comfort same husband..”.
“Iya.. but it still has to be talked about..”.
“OK... Ike wait for the news..”.
“Iya.. mama later play to Manado, want to meet children.”
“Come alone, but nginap ya ma...”
“Iya... possible this week..”.
“Iya..”
“Bye ma..”.
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“Kak... Papa Ramly is here.. Maybe mama is not comfortable meeting papa..”.
“Douh... Brother Keke forgot it..”.
“Do you know papa or let it be a surprise for both of them?”
“Don't know.. how good is it?”
Keke was confused, yesterday mama looks reticent to discuss papa Ramly. Keke also so unpleasant to ask for certainty of the presence of the mother because the look of the face of the mother changed when she knew the place of the event fiancee.
“According to me, if you knew papa Ramly was here, you wouldn't be here.”.
“Iya, right you are Mel.. how dong?”
“Papa Ramly is normal just maybe, can control yourself, not possible baper.... but mama?”.
“Iya Mel, papa kayaknya ready to meet mama. Papa who asked Mr. Keke to tell mama about the event fiancee right.. Honestly, now brother Keke want mama and papa good relationship again. Maybe papa is like that too, because papa who pushed Kak Keke met mama, but does mama want? Aduuh confused.. said to mama only time yes..fear mama angry or what..”.
“What's with mom, Ike?”
Papa was near the dinner table and heard Keke's end.
“Eh.. good morning, pa..”.
“Morning... why is your mama?”
Keke and Rommel looked at each other and gestured. Finally Keke answered the father…
“Pa... mama want to come here..”.
“When?”
Papa sat next to Keke.
“Not know yet, mama said this week anyway.”.
“Oh so…"
“But... mama seems not to want to see papa.”.
“Toch mama must have met papa when Ike fiancee..”
“Before you know where the event venue, mom enthusiastically want to attend, after knowing at papa's house, mama instantly silent.”
Papa Ramly sighed. And said slowly...
"Sooner or later we will meet. Don't tell your mom that you're here, let it flow. Hopefully our relationship can be good again because there are all of you among us. Papa wants to see Mama too..."
"Ehh. good pa... What do you want for breakfast?"
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"Aunty's son wants to fix the back house..."
"Hekh... Why does he take care of people's houses, does he really have a lot of money?"
"Let us be comfortable he said..."
"Alaah. excuse.. modus, so that if papa dies the aunt can claim it belongs to him. Their wits, pretentious to point out the rich.pity to have to say he has a lot of money, have a lot of cars. Stale, it is impossible.The reality is their mama married equally papa to drain papa's property. Good thing we kids can't be fooled."
"The aunt did have a business in Manado papa ever anterin aunty there. He works so he has money of course. She is also the only child of aunty's ex-husband in Leilem. Bert's wife Leilem, he told me the same papa, ex-husband aunt had a lot of effort, indeed a rich man, a lot of wealth. So he doesn't brag if he says he has money, he doesn't want to point it at us. Why would he take ours..."
"Alaah belaguay, pretentious to show their lives above us so? No need to recokin belongs to people... Now just the reason for the aunt's comfort, once papa dies they must say it's those who wake up..."
"Tom... From now on you talk papa dead... You ask papa to die now?"
"No, but papa's headed there. I'm telling you that aunt doesn't have any rights in this house or the back house even all papa's, remember that pa..."
"She's papa's wife, papa's back home is up because you all came here, that's her right."
"No pa. no, this land from the face to the back of the certificate the name of the mother yes."
"Tom.. She's papa's wife..."
"No one asked him to marry papa, what is the purpose of marriage with a widower other than chasing property."
"Tom, auntie isn't like that..."
"Don't defend that aunt again and don't do anything in that house. I won't allow it."
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