The Fate Or Destiny

Eps. 74. Before Marriage

Keke just finished paying at the cashier at the outlet of a domestic fashion brand that is subscribed to, Keke likes cutting this brand that is simple but unique and very affordable. They were in a shopping mall, they had finished their lunch, and Keke bought a lot of clothes for himself and the kids, for papa and Rommel and most of all for Virda's mama, she was concerned about the clothes that mom used to wear while visiting. He also bought some necessities to use during the party later. Two weeks away from her wedding to Ben, and maybe this week she's still free to go.

The children were with papa Ramly enjoying ice cream monas at a fastfood outlet on the same floor of this mall but a little away from where they were shopping.

Mama Virda lowered the phone from her ear with a sour face. The regret was so obvious on his white face. Mom then walked over to Keke.

“It's finished To?”

“Udah ma.... mama need what else?”

“Nothing, Ike already bought mama a lot of stuff, enough To..”

“Nothing, ma... only now Ike buy something for mama..”

“Ike want to find what else now?”

“We look for papa with the kids first, want to put these bags in trolly..”.

“This is mama who brought part, mama directly to the parking lot only..”

Keke then noticed the look on his face that had changed. Mama just got a call, there's gotta be something. Mama came back to Manado yesterday, two weeks ago she came, and now she's coming again. Keke knew the habit of mama would come to stay overnight if there was a problem in his house. Keke knows you're still fighting back against Papa Ramly, but there's nowhere else you can go as far as Keke knows. Mama has no close relatives in Manado, all the family near mama has long settled in Jakarta.

“Ma, Ike still need something..”.

“Mama wait in car. Mama asked for her car keys.”.

Keke looked into the eyes of Mama Virda. Mama was enthusiastic about helping Keke, choosing his needs, now…

“What's up ma...?”

“Nothing Ike..”

Mama took some plastic bags filled with groceries in Keke's hand as Keke reached for the key in his sling bag, finding the mother who insisted on the car now.

“Mama hassles nenteng it all, this is all..”.

Finally Virda's mom let Keke take the other 2 bags out of her hand.

“This car key ma...”

“It's done?”

Papa Ramly's voice said hello, it turns out the children have finished eating ice cream as well. Si Lisya sat comfortably on that big trolly between their grocery bags. Via assisted papa pushing trolly.

“Eh pa... still want to find something actually, but what comes home only... later Ike come again..”.

“Iya, go home, the Yica cape said..”.

“Iya.. Yica cape mami, telus dali road earlier..”.

“OK we go home... ma... here's the bag...”.

Keke reached out to take the groceries in Virda's mama's hand and put them on the trolly, then began to push along Via towards the exit. She felt that she was uncomfortable walking beside her, something changed her feelings, so she decided to just go home. When I did not get the phone, my mom was calm.

“Dede just down..”

“Yica bial in here, Yica cape right.. mami.”

Near the lobby, suddenly he broke away, accelerated his pace and walked between several batik stands there. Keke could only follow with his eyes. Papa and the kids don't realize that.

At home, Keke deliberately brought all the groceries in his room, because mama was now a hostage of children, had to sleep in their room, and wanted to talk freely without children, he said, want to know what is the source of your anxiety.

“Mama to room Ike yes, help Ike finish groceries...”

“Iya. Dede same Via shower itself yes.”.

Mom took her hand off Via.

“Yica bobo sebental..”

Lisya laid her puffed body on the sofa. Then, lifting his leg, he turned to the opa...

“Opa, pijiiit. “.

“Eh.. Dede..”.

Keke looked at the youngest while widening his eyes.

“Yica's feet are sick, it was at Yica school jumping sports said bu gulu..”.

“This opa incandescent, after that Yica shower..”.

Keke caught up with the mother in her room, a few moments later they sat together on the carpet and began to remove the name tag from the clothes they bought. Keke looked at Mama wanting to ask but still hesitated even though he was curious.

“Ike... mama wants to go home yes, soon.”

“Loh?? Mama promised the children to stay a few days here, a new time a day already want to go home?”

“Iya. But mama forgot, mama had business there turned out.”

“What's the matter, ma? Ike saw mama kesel, mama also kayak avoid someone..”.

Mama looked at Keke for a moment and was busy putting together new clothes on the carpet, separating the children's property.

Mama sighed heavily and let go slowly, mama leaned on Keke's bed.

“Then we ate in the food court there was his friend Sarah there, directly report to them even send a video of us eating again. They reported to om too, so that was angry om tell mama to go home. Sarah's friend who mama avoided earlier, almost passed near the batik stand.”.

“Why should om be angry?”

“Object Ike... they always poison om with negative words about mama. Last time he ate, Ramly chatted with his mom, maybe it was the contents of the video. Om threatened mama... mama does not like the accusations om, so mama just go home..”.

“Ma... Why go home? Mama scared? Mama wasn't wrong, was she? Mama and papa's children are the same people, so the possibility of mama meeting papa is there, when they forbid? What are the accusations? Tomorrow aja... later Ike the intermama anyway, Ike clearin to om.”

Keke began to emotionally hear the words of Mama Virda, riled with the condition of her mother who always got slanted treatment from the family of her husband.

“No need, Ke... mama go home now, mama take a dark taxi only usually until five o'clock in the afternoon is still there.”.

“Ma... Ike know mama has a problem there, tell Ike ma, Ike does not like mama to suffer there. Actually, if you do not forbid, Ike has spoken directly to om, do not want to be treated unfairly. Om heavier to his children but do not want to accept the help of Ike, prestige using the gift of Ike, strange right.”.

Mama Virda is silent, she does not want to go home now, she deliberately went away again from home because her husband is not well really has started working again, pity he said his grandchildren because the money was running low. Mama Virda forbids the om work, and told her son to replace her but instead in the same child..

“Ma... what's the problem there?”

“Ordinary problems Ike, about om who is too affectionate with his children, mama's speech is always wrong. Mama tired of the opinion of mama is not cared about, mama came here after a fight with om. earlier mama was accused of deliberately looking for trouble with om in order to meet with Ramly.”.

“Good ma... therefore do not go home first, later Ike between mama all talk the same om, om, Ike seriously you want to ask om freelance mama if om can not treat mama fairly and appreciate mama as a wife is not just someone who takes care of all the needs om.”.

“Ike, not good like that. Ike is getting married soon, Ike does not want to. One day Ben's family meddled in the problems of both of you, right, keep talking about the misahin you two. Let me solve my own problems with mom. There is a reason they accuse such as that because there is such evidence justifying their accusations. Never mind, it's a matter of mama.. Ike have more important affairs now, do not have to think about the problem of mama, later also finished..”.

“But ma... if mama relented continuously, they will not change, mama will continue to be treated unfairly..the om really dear mama or not anyway?”.

“Mama was wrong since the beginning of Ike, mama did not know how to continue living at that time, too spoiled on Ramly so it was difficult to work again. Mama too hopes that there is a husband who will give us a living for our needs. Mama did not find out well the future husband of mama at that time, how her family. Mama never asked him in the first place if he wanted to pay for her children as well, even mama did not know that her children did not agree to their father remarrying. Mama was shocked when she married and then her husband forbade you to come with mama because there are three children of his own. Mama can not back down again, because mama had promised before God that it was the last marriage mama.”

Mama talked at length about her condition first.

“Ma... if unhappy, why should it last?”

“Ike... mama doesn't know what the future looks like, mama just doesn't want to add to mama's sins anymore. Mama had thought about all the good and bad, and mama chose to stay now, mama chose to study faithfully even though the circumstances were too heavy for mama, mama only hopes that later in life she will live happily before she dies. And mama feels that now, mama is happy because Ike, Rommel and the kids.”.

Keke did not know what to refute, it was the principle of mama, it was the decision of mama, he could not change the mind and belief of the firm mama.

“Ke... mama wanted to know something long ago..”.

“What ma?”

“If Ike gets married, how will the children fate?”

“Means mama?”

“Are they coming with Ike?”

“Iya dong... Kak Boni finished his work contract in Singapore, he said he wanted to get married and continue working in Hongkong.”.

“Boni said so? Does he not remember his children? Her secret. Mama told him to work, but not let him give up his responsibilities to the children.”.

“Iya.. Brother Boni talks to Rommel like that. Brother Boni never wants to talk to Ike.”.

“Let's mom talk to him..What days did he call here?”

“Udah rarely ma this year. I also don't care, children let me be the same, they are also used to it without him, especially the Dede does not know even who brother Boni.”.

“Ike...that should be seriously discussed with Ben..does he mind if they are in your household, maybe even be the father of children.”.

“Sure kak Bens want, ma.. he deket kok with Dede same Via..”.

“Decet as Ike ponakan yes... but is Ben ready to be their papa? Is Ben willing to take responsibility for their lives?”

Keke nodded, he never thought of that. Keke had intended long ago that the boys he took care of, he couldn't possibly release them into Bonita's hands, he was already attached to the two boys, he said, but it's true what mom says Bens has the same heart, does Brother Bens approve of his intentions?

“Ike... Before you get married, before you get married, ask Ben a lot about all your plans, so Ike does not regret many things like mama. After marriage, like it or not we have to accept who our husband is, there are things we do not want about him, which we do not know, but we can not refuse again.”

“Mama just shared your experience, open with Ben. Mama knows Ike if not asked definitely does not want to talk about Ike's feelings, if not pressed Ike must be silent and avoid. But after becoming husband and wife, many misunderstandings occur because we do not want to talk. Mama was like that a long time ago, a lot of things that mama did not tell with Ramly and mama regretted it a thousand times, if only mama used to be open, maybe we are still happy until now.”.

Keke had a great desire in his heart, marrying only once. But it turns out that many things can happen in marriage, a little bit he began to understand why papa and mama separated...

So.. ask all things before marriage, many things that need to be agreed about finances, about children, about what is cool and unwanted from the couple. Because marriage is not just about love, longing, mutual indulgence, affection, or sex...

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