The Past...Ye
Episode 21
“Morning of Bu..”kata Abay as he goes to the kitchen to fetch drinking water.
“Beauty..”.
“Mommy wants to cook? Cook what?”
“What cooking, which is important healthy and filling.”
Abay mangosteen – mangosteen. “Iya deh, it's up to me. All what Mom cooks, I'd love.”
Mom smiled. And when Abay wanted to go back inside, Mom called him back. “Bay, here stretch dong..”.
“Eh, Runa that's not your coworker right? You call him and tell him to come here. Say Mom asks, Mom wants to take her cook – cook.. Yes?”
Abay was silent for a moment. Though he promised not to contact Runa again, but how about Mother?. “Bay..? You don't want to call him?”
“Indeed why should Runa be Ma'am? Just the same Mayra is not enough?” ask Abay.
“Ih, you are this. It's not like that, Mom was happy if Runa came here, would add our family rame. After all he saved Kia, we owe him a debt of gratitude. At the very least, we must do good. One of them is by inviting him to eat here. Yea? Call ya?”
Abay could not possibly refuse his mother's request, he nodded slowly. “Iya later I try to call him, hopefully he is not busy huh?”
Mom smiled happily. And Mayra's face looks sad. I'm so happy to be with Runa. I was about to meet his future daughter-in-law. And he had been considered only like a brother by this family.
“Bay..” Mom called him back. And Abay turned his back on his body. “If Runa wants, you pick him up. Yea? Don't refuse, for Mother's sake..” Mother's face is clear, again. And Abay just nodded.
Now Mayra is not considered in this house. Mother who was happy with the presence of Runa, even asked Abay to pick her up. It is not impossible, the rest of the seeds of past love can grow back among them. Mayra's heart became unsettled.
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“Why, from earlier beware smile – smile continue? I want to meet the prospective in-laws.” Abay said when they were on their way to Abay's house.
“Emang yes?” runa said, smiling. Abay was silent, then turned his head for a while towards Runa who was beside him. “Emang would like to see you, right?” runa said once more.
“You're so happy to see Mom? Very tight since you met on the beach at that time.”
“Masa? But yes, I don't know why, I've known Mom for a long time. Especially since papah sama mamah already does not exist, so fitting to meet Mr. Sama Mother on the beach time, so remember them.” now the tone of Runa changed softly. Abay took a glance at her, Runa's face bowed sadly. Abay gently stroked Runa's shoulder,”If you want, you can think of my parents as your parents too. I'm glad to see
you can be close to Mom.”
Runa smiled,”Thank you? You've always been good to me.”.
Abay no longer responds to the words of Runa, he only focuses on the street in front of him. But honestly, deep down he wanted Runa to be the daughter of Mother, the daughter-in-law of Mother, to be his wife. But destiny is never the same as what we expect.
Not long after, they arrived at Abay's house. The house is quite large, Abay now serves an important position in a company.
“Tante Runa's... Yey, Aunt Runa is coming.” Kia exclaimed, then ran inside. And Mom arrived from the direction
kitchen, ”Runa.”
Runa shook Mom's hand and hugged Mom for a moment,”Mom how are you?”. “Mother is healthy, you but wasn't busy?”. Runa shook her head smiling,”Not really Bu. I'm glad I was invited here. Ohya, just before here, I took Abay to stop by for a while to buy this.”.
Runa then handed over a plastic bag containing vegetables to Mom. “Waah, a lot of this. You do not need to bother –. I also have provided the material – material.”
“What are –, yes what if we start cooking. I'm not patient.” take Runa to Mom. And I took her to the kitchen.
In the kitchen it turns out there is already Mayra who cut – vegetable chop. “Hey, May..”. Runa then approached Mayra and was only greeted with a smile by Mayra, somewhat wry.
Every now and then Mayra glanced at Mother and Runa who looked very familiar. Even now he is also jealous to see the closeness of Runa and Mother. Why try Runa to act like that to Mom? He wants to marry someone, not Abay. Sok took Mother's heart again, Mayra continued muttering in her heart.
“Oh yes Mom, I know not soon Runa want to marry loh Bu...” said Mayra arrived – arrived.
Mother was a little surprised. Especially Runa. He did not want to discuss that while in the middle of – middle of this family.
“True Runa? When?” ask Mother.
“Mm..not yet Bu. I also don't know when.”
“Mother is happy if so..”
“Still Mom. Doain the best..” Runa tried to smile in front of Mom. But he was like catching another intent from Mayra saying arrive – arrived just like earlier.
Runa nodded. But when he passed Mayra who was still cutting vegetables, he had seen Mayra who immediately threw away his face. He must have been watching Runa.
“May, I ask you to help me who made Abay behind. I peed kebelet.” Runa
lying, but he didn't want to go to the toilet. Runa knows, Mayra must be jealous of Runa who is close to Abay. Especially with this family.
Without waiting for Mayra's approval, Runa immediately left her. Mayra had to hand over the bowl to Abay.
Upon Runa's return from the toilet, he glimpsed briefly from behind the kitchen window. Now Mayra has been with Abay behind helping Abay roast fish. Runa smiled.
Finally, all the cooking is ready
all gathered to be together – equals lunch. Unfeeling time
quickly passed, dusk turned into night.
“Pak, Mom, Runa said goodbye to go home first
yes already at night.when – when the same mother you have to stay at my home. Notwithstanding
nolak.. Hehehe..” said Runa. Same mother I smiled,”Iya, I'm trying
make you..”.
Runa told me about her parents who were gone. And when Runa knew Mom and Dad, it was like getting a new parent.
Then Kia came to ask to be carried with the Father. “Masa Only eyang aja who can stay at aunt Runa, I was not invited?” said pouty.
Runa smiled,”Iya sorry aunt forgot.. You can also stay at the aunt's house, Kia's mother can also, Mayra's aunt can also, all of them can also stay at the aunt's house. Aunt even happy to know, so at home aunt not alone..”.
Kia smiled happily,”Benya ya aunty Runa?”. Runa nodded with a smile.
Runa shook Mom's hand with Father,”Then I go home first, Mom?”.
“Bentar Runa..” Mom stopped Runa's steps.
“Abay where?” ask him to Dita.
He also darted looking for Abay with his eyes around the room, but did not find Abay there.
“Maybe above Mom, just call me.”
“Bentare Yes Runa..” says Mother again. Shortly thereafter Abay came down. “What's Bu?”
“You anterin Runa go home, kasian him time to go home alone night – gini night, not good tau.”
Runa gasped with Mother's words. He's getting a little bad with Mayra. “M..Mom, don't bother –. I can go home by myself.”
“Udah, don't refuse. If you refuse, later Mother also does not want to stay at your home.”
Well Mom, use ngancem all over again. He glanced at Mayra who threw his face in the other direction, as if he did not want to know what I said to him.
“Yah Mother, ngancem it so much anyway. Yes, I want to be taken with Abay. But Mayra also has to come?” runa said that made Mayra surprised.
“I?” tanyanya could not believe it.
Runa nodded, “You ya?”. Finally he agreed. Runa smiled and once again said goodbye to Mom and Dad.
“Udah, you sit in front of me, let me behind.” said Runa when they want to enter Abay's car. “But Runa...”
Runa nodded smilingly,”Udah is not what – what.”.
Runa deliberately invites Mayra, at least Mayra can be alone with Abay when they go home later. Inner Runa.
All along the way, they were silent. No one's making a sound. I don't know, what's on their minds – each.
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