The Love Between Two Countries

The Story of the Mother

Armian, who was still waiting for his mother, had no intention of pressing. He was sitting on a chair beside the hospital bed where his mother lay weak. Her memories returned when she met in person.

He and his partner broke down the door and saw fresh blood in his mother's mouth and nose.

"Who are you! What is your business!" the man shouted as Armian and his partner walked in forcefully and his partner snatched up his mother's husband.

The woman, though she had not seen Armian for decades, still remembered the child she had raised so lovingly. He was shocked and then turned his face away. Tears had melted on his pale face and lesion.

If it did not remember the realm of law, it wanted Armian to punch it with his own hands until it was battered like the man had injured his mother.

"Ma, why is this so." Armian said as he hugged his mother's weak body. Her tears had flooded her mother's old shoulders. There was no response from her mother other than a cry. My son and mother were crying. Two of his colleagues had gone to take the man.

"Ma pack Mama's clothes. I'll take Mama home."

"No, mama doesn't want to go home and meet Azharin. Mama couldn't meet him. Mama's sins are too much on you."

Armian lost to his mother's hard attitude. Armian. The woman said she would leave if she went home. But Armian still invites his mother to move by looking for another house. Mother willing. She also could no longer afford to be beaten if she could not give her husband what he wanted.

Armian took his mother to treat lip and nose wounds at a nearby clinic. Armian bought his mother porridge and bribed her in the car. The clear thread melted back on his mother's cheek. Armian wiped it with a tissue and said, "Don't cry anymore Ma. My heart hurts to see Mama cry."

The words of Armian who loved him so much, even made his tears even more swift. He was very sorry to leave his children. Armian let in for a moment. After a bit of relief, he returned to feed his mother. After a few bribes, he asked his mother to take medicine. Armian feeds until the porridge is finished.

Then he took his mother to find a rental house far from the old residence. At the rental house, Armian did not ask why his mother had left him and Azharin. He decided later after his mother calmed down and recovered.

"I plead, Mama don't leave here and from me. I will meet all the needs of your life. Even though Mama hasn't met Azharin. If Mama still has affection for me, even if it's just a little, please don't let me down again."

Her mother nodded, looking at her son's hopeful gaze and looking hurt. He didn't think his son could love him so much. It turned out that the love he gave with a sincere heart was neatly stored in Armian's heart. Armian never even found out his real mother after he found out from his father. He only knew his mother, the mother who raised him wholeheartedly. His mother made the mistake of leaving him and Azharin behind.

Since then, Armian always took the time to visit his mother, delivering the needs and needs of his mother's kitchen. Armian was still unable to persuade his mother to tell Azharin how she was doing.

Armian was still pondering his mother's words. The reason his mother did not want to meet Azharin, he was not ready with Azharin's refusal. More unprepared to see Azharin hurt with his apprehensive condition. His mother was diagnosed with uterine cancer although not yet the final stage. Armian continued to seek the treatment of his mother.

For her mother, a momentary arrival would only break her child's heart and day. Let them assume that their mother is lost forever. Although fate says otherwise, she meets Armian, without him knowing Azharin still misses her mother secretly.

"When did your sister leave the country?" asked her mother to yell at Armian's daydream.

"Fastly Ma. He's preparing all the requirements."

"Ohhh, that's it" said his mother muttering softly.

"Wouldn't have met Azharin before she left. She was not married here but married in the country of her future husband." Armian tried to soften his mother's heart.

"Ohhh, she's not married here?" asked his mother surprised.

"No Ma."

"Why is that?"

"Say him, he wants to build a household in a new place full of good memories."

"Ohhh so."

Armian was not aware of the remark his mother felt increasingly guilty towards Azharin. He felt Azharin was unhappy because of him. Though he was wrong, Azharin felt a relationship with Hendri the initial factor he wanted to marry in his lover's country. For seven years he felt a sense of futility.

"Yes. Doesn't Mama want to see my wife?"

"Replace after Azharin leaves home and goes to her husband's country."

Armian said nothing. His mother kept on letting Azharin go without knowing anything. Armian followed his mother's will. For Armian, his mother's thoughts may know better for her children.

Undeniably, Armian himself felt, if his mother did not leave maybe he would not be as strong and successful as this. He can't be a good brother. He must not have thought long to follow the mischief of his friend. All muffled, when remembering his mother's message. Seeing his sister just walk up to him. Not that she was grateful that her mother was gone, but at least she took the positive side, so that there was no hatred for her mother.

"He's at the mall with Sonia."

"Can you hear his voice?"

Armian called Azharin. Before long Azharin lifted. Armian said nothing, Azharin said, "What is Bang? I'm at the mall with brother-in-law."

"I knew. Are you taking good care of my wife?" Armian deliberately provoked Azharin to annoyance. If you get upset, Azharin will say a lot.

"Just relax, I love my sister-in-law and my niece-in-law. I take good care of it. But try to spend time with your sister-in-law. They have almost no time but work and work. Brother-in-law will be alone after I leave the country."

Armian was always in the name of work when he met his mother or waited for her mother in the hospital.

"You're a long time away from flying into your lover's arms. So accompany Sonia when I'm overtime collecting coffers."

"Rare thing, I'm only three months away at most. I was waiting for him to come in for the final process. After that I'll go straight with him."

"You've taken care of your work stop?" ask Armian seriously.

"It."

"You're aware of Rin. You're gonna lose your job and you're not necessarily getting married." Armian just feels affectionate with his sister's career.

"I've been thinking about Bang. You don't swear that."

"What not to swear."

"Just calm down, don't worry. I can still be a businessman if I fail with Bernard."

"What does that mean?"

"There are still Spanish men who want to marry me and even guarantee my life."

"Ahhh whatever, where's Sonia I want to talk to her."

The mother listened only to the conversation of her two children. His longing grew bigger and bigger to hear his daughter's voice. Her tears flowed and quickly wiped her off before Armian could see.

"Abang has my sister-in-law's number, please call her. I'm waiting for my girlfriend." After saying so, Azharin turned off the phone. He giggles and Sonia can only shake her head. Soon the phone rang. Before lifting up, Sonia looked at Azharin with a laugh. Azharin twitched an eyebrow.

Armian only asked and advised carefully and did not go home magrib. Then Armian focused on his mother.

"Mama is happy just by hearing her voice?" Armian stroked his mother's hand.

"Happy mom. Mama can no longer be selfish. Moreover, your sister's voice is so carefree and light. Mama doesn't want to put a new burden on him and make him dilemma with his plan that has been arranged."

"Alright Ma. I trust Mama."

"Go home first. Give your wife time. Especially now that she is pregnant young. It's not good to stress her out."

"He never questioned when I'd come home."

"That's what happened to my mom first. Mama never questioned anything about your father not having the time. Mama just harbored and finally mama hated your father who did not have time and judged him irresponsible even though he gave mama excess money." His mother said frankly. She doesn't want it to happen to her son's household.

"But that reason is not strong enough Ma, to leave us just like that."

"Mama told you, mama ego at the time."

Armian did not want to press what was the reason behind his mother leaving them. He won't bother with that anymore. Enough for him to find his mother.

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