The Foreign Taste

Session Curse

"So gini, son. Lately Mother noticed the appearance of Kania rather more worrying. Mommy means, in terms of her clothes, you know, Num. Do you understand what Mother means?" Said Mother suddenly.

Ranum immediately understood what the Mother meant. Because he was judging, lately kania began to like making up and also his clothes were made a bit tighter.

Looks like Kania has shrunk the size of her shirt in another stitching place. What is clear, he shrinks her not in Mother or Father. Because Father and Mother always taught us both to dress modestly every time we were outside the house.

"Yes, Mother. Ranum understood what Mother meant," said Ranum with a sorry face.

"Well, Mommy asked for help, Ranum please help remind Kania too, son? You see Mother has reprimanded your sister several times. But like his words Mother did not enter his heart," said Mother with a sad tone.

Ranum grabbed her Mother's hand.

"Yes, Mother. Later Ranum will help remind Kania," Ranum promised her Mother.

Nida smiled gently towards Ranum.

"Thank you, honey. Sorry for making my brother bother."

"It's okay, Mother. Ranum also has an obligation to remind Kania. Like Dad said back then, 'keep yourself and your family out of hell'."

"That is the verse of the Quran, dear.."

"Oh? Yes, the Bund."

"Yes. That means but yes the same, son. About the obligation of each person to remind each other of his family to avoid doing wrong that will invite him later into the fire of hell. Naudzubillahi min dzaalik."

"Na'udzubillaahi min dzaalik, Mother.."

Nida nodded slowly.

"Does your sister have a new boyfriend, huh, Num? Like when he was close to a classmate whose name is it, yes, Hardcore?" Ask Nida to make sure.

"Yes, Mother. Kania's boyfriend who used to be called Tegar. But Ranum doesn't know, either, Bund. If now Nia has another boyfriend or not. You see Kania also did not tell anything to Anum."

"Hh.. is that it?"

"Yes, Mother. But later Ranum will try to find out yes, Bund," Ranum promised the second.

"alright. Thank you, son." Mother said with a grateful look.

"Together, Mother.."

After a moment of silence, the conversation continued.

"If you're alone, what about you, son? Was that gang boy Ranum's girlfriend?" Ask Mother to investigate. Although a warm smile was still imprinted on his face.

"No, Mother! Ranum doesn't want a boyfriend first. Ranum wants to focus on learning first, Bund," elak Ranum immediately.

Nida then breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thank God, may Ranum's efforts be facilitated by God yes, son, in reaching all the ideals of Ranum. Mommy can only help pray for you," said Mommy while stroking Ranum's head many times.

"Aamiin. thanks, Mother.." said Ranum while smiling brightly at his Mother.

Nids stared fixedly at the face of his eldest daughter. And another face suddenly appeared in his mind. 'Rahayu.' her inner murmur Nida, imprints one name.

"Yes, Bund. That was a training exercise at Adnan's house. Continue to want to go home, Anum met his mama Adnan. His people cantiikk. His feelings Anum never saw his Mama Sdnan. But Anum forgot."

"Oh yeah? Maybe our old neighbor, Num?" Nida Terka.

"Yes probably yes, Bund. But it was like his Mama and his Papa Adnan also concerned about Ranum kayak how it is. Maybe Mother's guess is right time yes. Could it be that we were once neighbors with them?" Ranum muttered in a soft voice.

"Yes. But they're being nice to Ranum?" Ask Nida.

"Yes. Good anyway. But Anum was a little afraid also to Papa Adnan. About him he worried about Anum kayak how it is, Bund," said Ranum honestly.

"Hush! Don't su'udzon, son. Always be prejudiced. In accordance with the command of Allah in Surat Al-Hujurat verse 12. Where we are asked to avoid prejudice. Because some of the bad prejudices are sins" Nida reminded.

"Astaghfirullah's.." Ranum spontaneous beristighfar.

"So we should always be positive, son. Because with that positive thought, God willing, good will come back to us" added Nida.

And Ranum looked at his Mother with a look of wisdom.

"Yes already. Mother wants to take a shower first. It's ashar time."

"Yes, Bund. If that's how Anum wants to turn on the house first."

"Yes. Kania hasn't come home yet?" Ask Nida while standing up.

"Ooh. later if Nia has come home, eat yes, Num. Mother had warmed her side dish earlier."

"Yes, Bund.."

And both of them busy themselves in their respective activities.

***

At Adnan's house..

Rahayu or also commonly called by the name of Mama Ayu, is now cleaning the rest of her makeup in front of the dressing table.

While her husband, Papa Adit was sitting on his feet on a mattress. A laptop was on the man's lap.

After a while, Adit felt something unusual about his current wife. Because usually Ayu always hums softly whenever she sits at her dressing table. But at this time he bekum mendnegar his wife was humming.

Adit then stopped the activity of checking the report on the lap top screen. Then look at his wife.

Seen his view of Ayu who seemed seprtti was daydreaming. Although his hands were still moving rubbing the cotton that had been moistened with cleansing cream onto his face yoke.

"Why, Ma?" Ask Adit for attention.

to Rahayu, Adit always uses a weak tone back. And indeed only on his wife Adit showed a soft side in her. While to others, Adit has been known as a quiet, strict, ambitious, and arrogant figure.

Even to Adnan, his adopted son Adit was cold.

"Ma?" Adit repeated his call to his wife. This time with a higher volume. So that soon Ayu was jerked from her daydream.

For a few seconds, Ayu looked fearfully at Aditya. But then he regained his senses and his vision began to focus and looked at Adit with a confused look.

For a moment, Aditya's glint had hardened upon seeing the fearful twinkle in the wife's eyes.

The sparkle of fear that was often received from Ayu, before the accident several years ago. Because ever since the accident, Ayu lost her memory. So Aditya also tried to fill the memory of the wife with false memories.

About how much they love each other. And how they always lived in a peaceful and loving atmosphere. In reality, the opposite is happening.

"Yes? Pa?" Rahayu asked confused.

"Mama why? Is something bothering you?" Aditya asked back in a gentle manner.

"Mm. that. Teenage daughter who was his friend Adnan was, Pa.." said Rahayu began.

At that instant, a danger alarm buzzed in Aditya's head.

"What's up, Ma?" Ask Aditya pretending not to know.

"I think Mama knew the teenage princess. Does Papa know her, too, Pa?" Rahayu asked with a serious look.

"Ah. Papa just met her, Ma. Maybe it was just my mom's feeling. Maybe because Mama was too tired after the sharing event at the foundation this morning. So Mama's mind immediately connected the child's face with one of the children in the foundation?" Aditya tried to make up excuses.

"Hmm. Maybe so, Pa. But I don't know why. Mama wanted to know the kid that was."

"Because she's gasket beautiful among others maybe, so she looks the most attractive," Aditya said again.

"Ah. Not really, Pa. The boy had his usual appearance. Her hair is on the back and her shirt is also a bit loose. I'm not like that pretty kid. Her hair looks very curly, continue to wear lip balm too," said Rahayu refuted Aditya's opinion.

Aditya started to feel anxious. Actually, when he saw the face of the teenage daughter named Ranum, a conjecture appeared in his mind.

The face of the girl named Ranum has many similarities with the face of Rahayu when her wife was young.

In the past, when he met Rahayu for the first time, his wife's face was also looking tiny and fresh. Especially a line of thin smiles belonging to Rahayu, also he found on the face of the teenage princess.

Especially when Aditya heard the name of Ranum's parents. Nanda and Nida. Those are the two names of friends in the past of his wife.

'What do-don't Ranum that..' Aditya was busy with his own thoughts. So he did not realize when Rahayu was sitting next to him, on the bed.

"Pa? Papa?" Rahayu shook Aditya's arm slowly.

"Yes? Yes Ma?"

Aditya blinked both eyes many times. He then found his wife smiling very sweetly at him. A smile that was able to melt the ice wall within his heart. At that instant, Aditya's heart seemed to warm.

"Why even dumbass? Take the medicine now, huh?" Tanya Rahayu offers her husband's routine medicine.

"Yes. I can, Ma.."

***