The Ours In Another Story

38. The Busyness Continues

That's when Nafiza woke up looking for her mother. He whined and immediately asked to be carried by Rere. Forced, inevitably Nafiza ended up sleeping in Rere's arms while she was working on finishing her work. His left hand supported Nafiza's body, while his right hand continued to etch lines in the sketchbook.

“Han, this pattern I've created at once the size. Please cut tomorrow, all dicil yes. This in every design I have given the client the same name deadline. I'm so sorry to go home first, you guys if you want to overtime do not get more than 11. Your body also needs rest,” said Rere.

"Keep the meeting?" ask Dwi.

"Tomorrow," replied Rere.

“Siap mbak, thanks. Be careful on the road mbak,” answered Hanna followed by the other two.

Rere chose to sit in the back of Nafiza's seat while Jevan is now driving slowly so as not to disturb her daughter's slumber. Jevan first stopped by one of the meatball sellers and bought 2 servings for their dinner. Arriving home, Rere and Jevan slowly put Nafiza to bed and changed her clothes in sleeping pajamas. This boy had been whining, but once he heard the voice of his father he could go back to sleep.

Rere first stepped into the bathroom and as quickly as lightning cleared his entire body of sticky sweat. He was really tired that day. They even just landed from Bali yesterday and today both immediately worked hard to complete all the work that had been delayed. Jevan had also finished taking a shower when Rere finished arranging dinner for the two. Finished eating, Rere headed to the shelf under the tv and grabbed the medicine box he had always placed there. He swallowed one paracetamol and then finished a glass of water directly into the room to sleep.

“Mas, the bowl just stay let me get the machine tomorrow. Let's go to sleep now, I'm sleepy,” said Rere.

Jevan. He then grabbed the same medicine box, looked for two pieces of koyo and asked Rere to put them together and they went to bed.

The next day, the same morning rush always happens. Only Rere is in charge of delivering Nafiza today while Jevan is changing who has to pick her up later in the day. Sometimes the busyness of the two Nafiza parents forces the little girl away from them, but she was once told by her grandmother that she had to learn to be independent so she would no longer protest if her parents could not accompany her to school.

Rere was sitting in front of a sewing machine when she remembered not having told her husband about Nafiza's school schedule when she heard the roar of her husband's car walking out of the parking lot several minutes ago, “halo Pa? I forgot to tell you, it's Wednesday. Usually, I used to go home after school, so it could be later,”, Rere said by phone.

“No papa Ma, Papa waitin. Instead of later confused sister waiting for an invitation. My job wasn't as much as yesterday. It's I want to take the contract after that just mengelesain deadline at the office. Mama wants to have lunch together, right?”

“So, Mama will follow ya. Departure from Beringharjo Mama directly to the location.”

“Ok.”

Rere has been focusing on his work all day. Approaching lunchtime she was back away, this time she needed to find materials for her brother's own order. He said Mas Reno and Mbak Tiara want to meet in the important guest place in 2 weeks, Mbak Tiara asked Rere to help make him clothes for Reno, Tiara, Carisa and Kania. His name is Rere, which can refuse, after all this Madam Tiara is not just asking for help. Mbak Tiara will pay according to the fare that should be so he does not feel the hassle. At most just ask for a discount and finally Rere only ask Mbak Tiara to pay the capital cost of materials without the cost of sewing.

“Assalamualaikum mbak Rere?” greet Lia when getting a call from her sister-in-law.

“Waalaikumsalam Lia, who picked up Abi today are you?”

“Waduh, meaning they will both be surrounded by mothers again dong?” rere said with a laugh.

“Let's let me know what it's like. The triple J pride of Mama Tiwi likes to spread charm. I myself wonder why they do not work as models, do like to spread the charm,” said Lia. The sentence just now made Rere have a slightly crazy idea but there was no harm in trying too.

“Yaudah Li, later let me say the same Mama Cinta only. But really yes tomorrow Thursday you help me shop first, all the cooking at home I will not papa later I said in the group.”

“Casual mbak, I also told you the same father Abi kok. Tomorrow all the Abi nganter to school he will nganter to the house of Mbak, but sorry the twins I brought ya.”

“Ngak papa very, I also miss the same twins.”

“Siap, yaudah ya mbak I want to continue cutting vegetables, his work spirit Mbak beautiful Mas Jevan,” said Lia.

“Still deck, spirit and empress Junius,” said Rere then hung up the phone.

Finished with his chat with Lia, he suddenly gets a call from Monik. It is not usual that his double-in-law friend will call at this hour, crucial hours where he knows Monik will be busy with all his homework before picking up Tirta and Genta from school.

“Rere...,” as soon as Rere receives the phone, Monik instantly cries.

“Loh Mon, why are you crying anyway?” Rere undoes his intention to leave because it seems his best friend needs him more now.

“Re, busy again? I want to confide.”

“Nggak Mon, confide. There is a time until lunch hour, why hey you cry. Not usually,” said the worried Rere.

“Re, I'm tired of my husband's behavior. He came here more and more cute, rich bodo very well, if at home he so rarely play with children, already so busy kept in the room. But I didn't ask for much. Kasian Tirta with his father Genta kangen. Semalem he also snapped me, even though I was just ngingetin,” said Monik while sobbing.

“Ngeboast how? What's the matter Mon? Mas Jev did not say anything about Jovan.”

“Jovan did not know since when so often in the datengin damned girl. He's the one I said was lacking that material. He really wants to be given the same position Jovan. He comes every day dong. Actually I'm not a problem, but it turns out I'm not strong either, because Jovan several times I had bales chat from him as well. Not only that makes me more unable to bear it there is one colleague he in the office who is a bit ignorant. There was a number of times when unknown number sent me a photo of Jovan in the pub, play with girls****** is what. But Jovannya was told not to understand. He does not want to hear my words,” said Monik.