The Journey of Jinan

Chapters. 54

"Yes, Ar. Yes, I accept you. Are you satisfied?" said Jinan with cheeks that have been flushed because they resist embarrassment.

Ardo developed his smile hearing Jinan's words. At last. The struggle that Ardo lived through for almost three months finally paid off as well. He did not expect that a Jinan who was very difficult to approach turned out to be willing to accept his love. Jesus, he still can't believe that this day has arrived.

"No," cried Ardo and managed to get Jinan to put his eyebrows together.

"What do you mean no? What else do you want? Don't ask me to say anything silly anymore, Ar, or I'll pull all my words" Jinan tweeted. Oh my God, just a few days Jinan was being nice to her, now her fierce Jinan is back again, thought Ardo.

"I will not be satisfied until you become my wife. Even then I might not be satisfied until we have children, or until we age together, or maybe until we die together and live in a new world together."

Jinan was silent with Ardo's words that sounded just tempting. But in every sentence that Ardo mentioned earlier, clearly Jinan can see that the sentence has a very deep meaning. And it managed to make Jinan's roman feather shudder.

"Em." Jinan was aware of his daydream. "What time does your plane fly? It's almost eleven o'clock, you'll miss the plane" Jinan said.

Ardo glanced at his watch. "My flight's still an hour away. I'd better go now, 'cause I gotta buy something for somebody first."

Jinan nodded her head while smiling faintly. "All right."

"Send my regards to Mr. Dedy and Mrs Sila. I'm sorry I didn't get to visit them because I'm late."

"I'll tell you."

"All right, I'll go first. Take good care of our son."

"Huh?" Jinan looked confusedly at Ardo. Our kid? 'Our son' who does this guy mean?

Ardo laughed thinly. "I mean your son," Ardo said as he looked at the confused look on Jinan's face. "Wouldn't Ayla be my son soon, too? It doesn't matter if I call him our son" Ardo said, raising his eyebrows twice.

"So that 'our child' means Ayla? Jesus, this man is so confident, "inner Jinan.

"You better go now. Maybe you will really miss the plane" said Jinan who did not pay attention to Ardo's words. 

"All right, I'm leaving now. Assalamu'alaikum."

"Wa'alaikumsalam" said Jinan.

Just one footstep Ardo stepped on the courtyard of Jinan's house, suddenly the man stopped his steps and turned to look at Jinan.

"What's wrong? Is there anything left?" ask Jinan astonished.

Instead of answering, Ardo instead walked up to Jinan with his serious face. After two meters in front of Jinan, Ardo stopped his steps.

"Don't be sad about everyone else's bad accusations against you. Soon I'll take care of this. All you have to do is keep your heart for me. I'll be coming soon. I promise I won't keep you waiting" Ardo said gently staring at Jinan's beautiful eyes.

Jinan did not respond to Ardo's words, while Ardo himself did not continue his words. They just keep quiet and look at each other, until the sound of crying baby Ayla from inside the room that wakes them both from her daydream.

"All right, I'm leaving now. You're fine here as long as I'm gone" Ardo said and was met with a nod of the head by Jinan.

"Come on, pity Ayla. I'll leave soon" Ardo said as Jinan stood before him.

"Ah, okay."

Jinan went inside his house, leaving Ardo alone on the porch. In the room he immediately grabbed the body of baby Ayla while swinging the tiny body in his arms. Not long ago he swung the tiny body, the sound of the house door being knocked from the outside managed to stop Jinan's activities. He walked forward to see who the guests were coming to his house.

Jinan frowned when she saw Ardo standing at the door of her house.

"You haven't left yet?" ask Jinan astonished.

"Em, my backpack's left on the couch."

Jinan glanced towards the sofa. Turns out right, Ardo's backpack is still up there. Maybe he did not realize that there was such a big thing on his couch.

Jinan invites Ardo to pick up his backpack on the couch because he is holding Ayla's baby.

"I'm leaving" Ardo said after putting on his backpack.

"You've said 'i'm gone' three times, but until now you're still here" Jinan said with an amused smile.

Ardo laughed softly. "Alright, this time I'm really going." Ardo took one step forward from his standing position, then he rubbed gently on baby Ayla's cubi cheeks. "Papa go, honey. Take good care of your mama for Papa. Papa loves you both."

Jinan looked at Ardo. The woman's white cheeks had now changed to red when she heard Ardo's words. The mama? Papa's? The darling?Why does it feel so strange to hear those three words. It felt like something was flowing along with the blood within his body.

Jinan regained consciousness from her daydream as Ardo flicked his fingers in front of Jinan's face.

"Why daydream?" ask Ardo.

"Ah? Si ... who daydreams? Ak ... I don't mind .. not daydreaming," said Jinan nervously.

Ardo smiled amusedly at Jinan's behavior which he thought was funny, he knew Jinan must be embarrassed to hear his words earlier.

Ddrrc ... Drrt ...

Ardo grabs his vibrating phone and sees who called him.

"My witness is up ahead, I'm leaving now. See you, Jinan. See you, Ayla. Assalamu'alaikum," said Ardo.

"Wa'alaikumsalam's chat. Be careful," Jinan said and replied to a nod of the head by Ardo.

Not far away Ardo walked, Jinan saw a taxi that stopped right beside Ardo standing. He was still looking at Ardo until the man entered the car. As the car drove away, Jinan entered the house.

 

 

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The Romi residence.

When it showed at one o'clock in the afternoon, Linda who fainted from three hours ago now finally opened her eyes. For a long time he was silent with his own thoughts. When the Son went into the room, Linda set her eyes on her husband with teary eyes.

"Alhamdulillah Mama is aware," said the Son when their views met.

"Mom drink first." The son helps Linda to sit down and helps Linda to take a sip of the warm water she just brought from the kitchen.

After two gulps made it into Linda's throat, the woman hugged her husband tightly. Her tears began to flow slowly from her eyelids.

The son who understood the current situation was silent while returning his wife's embrace. Sometimes he rubbed Linda's back so that the woman could be calmer. After a while, Linda opened her voice.

"Is that kid really our granddaughter, Pa? Why does her face look so much like our little Romi?" lirih Linda who is still in her position.

"He's right our grandson, Ma. Papa's said this before, hasn't he? He's our grandson. Our birth grandchildren. Daughter of our son."

"But Jinan is already having an affair, Pa," he exclaimed with a firmer sobbing. He is starting to get upset with the current situation. He was upset with himself. He was upset by everything that had happened to his life.

The son pulled Linda out of his arms, wiping away the tears that flooded his wife's cheeks fondly.

"Mama believe it's our granddaughter?" ask Putra by looking straight at netra hitan Linda.

"Mrs ... Mama doesn't know, Pa. But her face .. her face is very similar to that of little Romi" Linda said.

"He's our grandson, Ma. He's Romi's real son. Maybe God gave our little Romi face to the boy so we could know the truth. God wants us to know that Jinan didn't cheat, Ma."

"But, Pa. Jinan herself said that she already loved another man in front of Mama. Mama still clearly remembers what she said back then, Pa."

"Man can lie, Ma. Everyone can lie, including Jinan. Jinan was just an ordinary human being, he could also lie. But to have an affair and destroy his own household, Papa doesn't believe that Jinan can do that." The son paused his words for a moment. 

"Mama remember the first time Mama told Papa to match Jinan with Romi? Every day Mama always praised Jinan in front of Papa. Mama always said that Jinan is the best woman you have ever known. Do you remember when you wanted to persuade Romi to marry Jinan? At that time Mama always praised Jinan's kindness in front of all of us. Every time Mama always said that Romi is a lucky man who can marry a woman like Jinan. Mama always said that there are no good women as good as Jinan. Mama also always said that Jinan is a human angel."

"Do you think an angel could do such a bad thing? Mama has one time accused Jinan of being pregnant because of another man. Papa doesn't want Mama to be wrong again for the second time. Papa loves Mama, so Papa says this all. For the good of Mama, for the good of all of us, Ma."

"Ma, Papa really wants to pet Papa's grandson. If Mama keeps accusing Jinan of cheating without proof, Papa is worried that Jinan will not want to acknowledge us as Oma and Opa, the boy, Ma. Papa doesn't want that, Ma."

"But Mama already believed in the words of Jinan, Pa. Mama needs proof if it's true that Jinan did not cheat," said Linda who is still cool with her own mind.

The son breathed a long breath. His wife is why it is so difficult to see the truth, but if you see the ugliness, it is easy to believe.

Ktok .. tookk ...

"Ma, Pa."

The sound of knocking on the door and the sound of Romi sounding faint-hearted made Linda and Putra directly stare towards the door that was still closed. A second later Linda and Son looked at each other.

"Don't separate Romi from his son. He deserves to know" said the Son suddenly. He knew very well the nature of his wife, do not let just because their child's marriage will last a few more days, making his wife willing to keep a child away from her own biological father.

Linda clasped the Son's right hand with teary eyes. "Not now, Pa. Mama wants Romi to focus on her marriage alone for now. Mama's already in love with Aurel, Pa."

The son was silent for a moment, then he breathed out. "All right."

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