The Love of the Duda

TCSD 153: Vishnu and Dira

5 Years ago...

A woman in her twilight years was seen sitting alone in the garden behind her residence. Koi fish pond with a wide-leaf lotus flower decoration that looks so pampering the eyes seems to be unable to divert the sadness that is being felt by the woman. Sad, because the factory he pioneered with the late husband is currently on edge.

The mushrooming of convection factories that struggle in underwear products, making the factory that he had long pioneered with his husband threatened bankruptcy. Not only because of the increasing number of new underwear factories that appear, but also because something is wrong in the factory that he built.

"Almost all day Oma sat pensively here, Oma came in, it was getting dark."

The baritone voice that suddenly seeped into the sense of hearing oma Widuri slightly disperse the daydream of the twilight woman. He turned towards the source of the voice, and it was seen Vishnu coming towards him. The man who was the elder brother of God landed his buttocks on the park bench next to the Oma Widuri.

"It seems you are here!"

Vishnu only commented a little of his smile. He grabbed the hand of oma Widuri and held her tightly. "What's bothering Oma's mind? Why does Oma look so upset?"

Oma Widuri wastes a little rough breathing. His mind was still fixed on his underwear factory. "How could I not be afraid of Nu, the factory is currently on the edge of the horn. Our sales turnover graph dropped dramatically even by almost fifty percent. Plus Oma's health has not declined lately. How confused should I be?"

Oma Widuri tried to express what became her heartbreak. It is not the matter of the factory that is too much of a burden on his mind if the factory goes bankrupt, but rather the employees who depend on their income from the factory. Oma Widuri really does not get to the heart if you have to make a sudden termination of employment.

"What can Vishnu do for Oma?"

Oma looked at the shade of her first grandchild's face. With eyes that hint at a hope that he wants to manage this almost bankrupt factory. "Replace the position of Oma, Nu. Ask, focus on managing the factory. Oma is confident that you can manage all of that."

Vishnu smiled bitterly, the man was in a dilemma. On the one hand he has been successful with the property business he lived but on the other hand the request of the oma is also like a necessity that he must do.

"Oma, Vishnu knows exactly what is the immortality of Oma's heart, but Oma knows for herself, right, if Vishnu also has a field that Vishnu wrestles himself? Vishnu couldn't have done it together, Oma. Vishnu is afraid of not totality in running it."

"Please think of this Nu, currently only you are the hope of Oma considering Dewa is still under contract with the coal company in Kalimantan."

Vishnu only looks a little review his smile. As if trying to calm the heart of Oma Widuri so as not to be too anxious. "Oma is calm. Try this Vishnu talk with Dira, because after all Vishnu has a family, so Vishnu must negotiate this with Dira first."

Oma Widuri nodded slowly. "Oma wait for good news from you Nu!"

"Yes Oma!"

***

"What's? Oma asked you to manage that almost bankrupt factory Mas? Truly such a ridiculous request."

In the private room of Vishnu and Dira, the couple was in a very serious conversation. After the oma expressed her whole heart, Vishnu chose to talk about it with his wife. But it is really unexpected if Dira's response is like this.

"Darkly how Dir? A reasonableness if Oma asked me to manage her factory, because I am the granddaughter of oma."

"You're oma's granddaughter?" Dira smiled cynically while combing her shoulder hair. "Remember Mas, the granddaughter of oma is not only you. God is also the grandson of Oma, so why was the near-bankrupt Oma factory bestowed on you? After all, what can you expect from the factory, if it is currently in a state of near bankruptcy? There's absolutely nothing we can expect Mas, nothing!"

"But at least we can use the savings we have to be capital injections right? That way the Oma factory can survive."

Dira gasped his head. "No, I disagree. The savings are ours and I wouldn't be willing if I had to spend it on a factory that I couldn't hope for at all!"

"But this is all for the sake of Oma's factory which he started long ago with the late opa, Dir. Do you have the heart to let what oma and opa started just end?"

In a low tone as if asking the wife to understand this situation, Vishnu tried to knock on the door of the wife's heart. But Dira is still Dira, once he says not until anytime will never change.

"I don't care. All I care about right now is the property venture you're in. I want you to focus on that area. And after this, I want us to move out of this town. Because I think there's nothing in this town I can expect." Dira breathed a long sigh and he exhaled slowly. "I want to go back to my hometown. And you can spread your wings in that city!"

"There's no but-button of Mas. I want us out of this town!"

This room feels so quiet. Vishnu had run out of ways to give an understanding because in the end he only got a rejection from his wife. His wife really did not understand this kind of condition. Both of them dissolved in silence which both dragged their bodies into silence.

While the twilight woman who stood in front of the door of Vishnu's room could only shed her tears. The woman really did not expect that the character of her daughter-in-law's granddaughter was so harsh. As if it was making his chest throbbing pain.

"The patient lady. If Mr. Vishnu can't count on Madam, hopefully Lord Lord can count on Madam to manage the factory."

"But the Gods are still under contract in Borneo, Mi."

Darmi who has been working at home for a long time can only review a little smile. "Two months from now the contract period of the Lord God's work will end, Madam. So Madam doesn't have to worry."

The look on the face of Oma Widuri, which was previously filled with a sad look, is now gradually returning to shine. "Is that really Mi? How do you know that?"

"The Lord Himself said it to me, Nyah. Actually Lord God wants to make this all as a surprise for Madam, but I think now is the right time for me to say that Madam is not too late in this sadness. Madam must always be healthy and happy to welcome the return of Lord God."

***

"Oma, Vishnu pamit. Forgive Vishnu for not being able to fulfill Oma's request to take over the factory. And Vishnu had to leave Oma."

With tears streaming down from his clear lake, Vishnu spilled all his guilt. Guilty of not being able to fulfill the oma's request to manage the factory and also because he decided to leave his oma this.

Oma Widuri's clenched lips were unable to say anything. The twilight-aged woman could only rub the back of the granddaughter slowly. "It's not why Nu. I appreciate all the decisions you have made. May you always be happy in Surabaya."

"That's definitely Oma. Oma does not need to worry because Dira is sure that our lives will be much happier in Surabaya later." timpal Dira while playing the phone that is in his grasp..

Still hugging Vishnu's body, Oma nodded her head. "Yes, Oma believes that your life will be much better there."

"Oh yes, if later me and Vishnu never returned to Bogor, please be understood yes Oma. Because of his feelings in Surabaya later me and Vishnu mas will always be busy so maybe never going back to Bogor."

Vishnu gasped at Dira's words. Hurriedly he released his embrace from the body of Ora Widuri and stared fixedly at his wife's face. "So what you said Dir! You shouldn't have said that. After all, Oma was my grandmother and I should have always visited her."

"Why did you visit oma, Mas? You won't get any profit going back to this town because the oma-owned factory is bankrupt."

Both eyeballs of Vishnu membola. It was as if he was stirred by the emotion of hearing his wife's words. "Dira?!!!"

"Sstttt is Nu. It's true what your wife said that there's nothing more you can expect in this city. So you better be in Surabaya to spread the wings of your business."

"But Oma....."

Oma Widuri rubbed Vishnu's arm. "Of course, Oma will be fine. Because soon the gods will be back."

Vishnu again hugged the body of Orma Widuri. "I'm sorry Vishnu, Oma. Forgive Vishnu."

"Here you are, there is no need for you to sit like that anymore. Let's get going. We might miss our flight!"

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