THE SACRED LOVE OF MENTARI

NOT SUCCEEDING IN PERSUADING MOM

Love, forgiveness arrives, it may be the right saying to describe what Eve is currently expecting, she who intends to meet her mother for the sake of Adam, and his mother turned out to call him first a few minutes after his husband left for work, his mother took him for a walk, shopping, nyalon, basically his mother invited him to mengeneng deh, deh, yahh Eve knew her mother was doing it to comfort her sad heart because Adam chose to leave his family and preferred Dance.

Therefore, without a second thought, Eve immediately agreed to her mother's invitation, Eve promised to invite her mother.

An hour later, Hawa was ready to go to her parents' house to pick up her mother first and after that they just slid into the mall, of course she was delivered by Mr. Basuki her personal driver. Eve did not bring Orlin, her little daughter, she left it to her nanny.

When his car entered the yard of the large house owned by his family, his mother was standing in front seemed to be waiting for his arrival.

"Haii ma." said Eve to her mother, "I'm sorry to have made you wait" she said and kissed her mother's cheek.

"It's okay, baby."

"So we're leaving now ma."

Mama Cellin nodded.

45 Minutes later, they arrived at a shopping mall in the heart of the capital.

The two women who were mothers and sons walked in store after store to satisfy their shopping cravings, and now, their hands were holding several paperbags in their hands.

Well for a woman who is being hit by sadness, shopping is one of the things that makes them happy again, mama Cellin who since yesterday looks gloomy because of the departure of his son now looks more cheerful, more cheerful, Eve could see it.

They enter stores that sell branded goods, buy whatever they want at will and swipe credit cards that are devoted to them by their respective husbands.

And after being satisfied shopping here and there, they now choose to indulge by entering one of the salons in the shopping center, which is, there Hawa and Mama Cellin did body and facial treatments that were worth tens of millions of treatments, no wonder Mama Cellin remains beautiful at the age of 50 years considering that one treatment alone can spend tens of millions.

After being satisfied to go for a walk, shop and pamper themselves, now the two women feel hungry and they decide to fill the stomach first before deciding to go home.

Seeing her happy mother, Eve decided it was time to talk to her mother about Adam's problem.

"Ma." Eve began.

Mama turned her attention away from the food she was eating to her daughter.

"Why Eve."

Hawa hopes that her mother can be invited to cooperate.

"Mmmm, Adam ma." Eve fell silent again, as if she was trying to pick the right words.

While Mama Cellin was still waiting for her daughter to say what next, and her heart was a bit sore when she heard the name of the son who had hurt her feelings was mentioned by Eve.

"Adam had trouble finding a job because his diploma was held back by papa."

Fearfully looking at her mother, Eve waited for her mother's response.

Mama Cellin's face looks flat and seems to be grinding indifference, but in his heart of course sad to hear his son who is without any facilities living out there.

Because there was no response from her mother, Hawa again continued her words, "So ma, Eve asked for help with mama, Mama, can you persuade me to give Eve that diploma and Eve will give it to Adam so that she can easily get a job."

Mama Cellin let out a heavy sigh, she cared about Adam, very caring, but her beloved son also incised a deep wound in his heart until it bled, she couldn't possibly have just gotten rid of Eve's story, well even though her heart was kind of like that too, "Your sister has chosen her way of life Eve, so, so, just let him live his own life without anything we've given him, including his diploma."

Eve did not expect her mother would say that, "Ma, mama could let Adam out there live in distress, however, Adam is still a mama's son."

"Even Eve, you don't talk about your sister's problem anymore, you don't want to hear it, the boy has made your mom and dad's heart ache, so now, mom doesn't care what happens to him, no matter what happens to her, whatever he wants to live a long life or miserable though, mama will not care about him anymore."

Eve actually did not expect her mother's response would be like this, she thought her mother would be more sympathetic to Adam, but in fact she was wrong, it turns out her mother did not care about her sister. Adam did not ask for anything, he only asked for his diploma to make it easier for him to find a job.

Eve sighs heavily, she does not know what to do if her mother refuses to persuade her father to give up his sister's diploma, talking to her father directly, obviously it is very unlikely, just saying Adam's name in front of his papa he'll be expelled.

"Eve, I hope you obey your father's words, don't help your sister in any case, if your father knows you asked me to persuade him to give you your sister's diploma, your father will surely be very angry with you." mama Cellin warned by repeating her husband's words.

Eve gulped, it felt like she had no hope at all to get the diploma of her sister.

****

After half a day of submitting applications at several companies, Tari finally returned home, when she arrived at the modest home of her late father, Adam was waiting for her by sitting in the front porch, and was waiting for her, Adam immediately smiled as soon as he saw the return of the wife, he immediately greeted the arrival of Tari and took over the bag that was attached to Tari in his arms.

"Dear Cape." she asked.

"A little bit."

"Hungry as well."

Dance nodded.

Adam took his wife by the arm and took her into their house, "I've cooked, you've seen the pictures I sent, I know I never cooked and my cooking form was not convincing, but I just want you to taste it, and if it's not worth it, we can just throw it away and order some good stuff."

Dance smiled at her husband's chat, "Thank you Adam for cooking for me, but Adam's mas shouldn't have bothered to do this."

"Don't bother, baby, than I'm sleeping, I'd rather do something useful, right."

Adam put down the Dancing bag in the living room seat and only then took Tari to the dining room.

Once near the dinner table, Adam opened the hood and showed what was behind the hood to the wife.

"Tadaaaa."

Dari was not surprised to see the cuisine of Adam because Adam had sent the picture first.

"Sit down and taste." Adam pulls out a chair for Dance.

Adam took a plate and got some rice for Dance, he also picked up kale stir-fry, omelet and fish that were a little black, the portion taken for Dance was only a little, he was afraid his wife was poisoned, "Just a little, baby." he said put the plate in front of Tari.

"Thank you, I should have served Adam as a wife, not the other way around."

"Once in a while I have to take care of you, baby." she said.

Adam then sat down next to Tari and took the rice and side dishes for himself.

After praying, they then feed the food into their mouths.

Adam immediately ran to the bathroom as soon as the cooking came into his mouth, it felt completely unfit to eat, while Dance, he preferred to swallow the food that had already gone into his mouth, which was not worth eating, although Adam's cooking was very unpleasant, but he thought there was nothing wrong with appreciating his husband's efforts by swallowing the food.

Once back at the dining table, Adam immediately grabbed a glass filled with water and emphasized the contents until it was not left.

Adam turned to his wife, "I'm sorry baby, I know my cooking is not worth consuming, but I keep telling you to eat it, I really suck."

"It's okay, don't blame yourself."

"We ordered the digofood meal."

Dance just nodded.

"What do you want to eat dear." asked Adam when he entered the application.

Dance opened her lips to mention what she wanted, but her words were swallowed back upon hearing the knocking sound from the front door, instead Tari deflected her words.

"So soon, I'll see who's coming." Dance walked out to see who the guests were who came during the day like this.

"Tariiiii." exclaimed Laura as soon as the door opened, the girl immediately hugged Dari.

Dance returned the embrace of her best friend, not expecting Laura to come in broad daylight like this.

"You know when the tumben comes during the day like this." Dance voiced her astonishment.

"Kangen is with you" he replied.

Dance frowned at Laura's reply.

Looking at the expression of her best friend who clearly did not believe what she said just now, Laura told her the real reason, "I actually have this business around here, and well I remember you, well, that's why we stopped by."

"Find the lecturer at his house, you know, I am currently intensively taking care of my script, mama has been careless at home because I have not yet graduated as well, and if discussing the graduation issue, then, mama must be comparing me to you." Laura told me while chuckling.

"You if you need help, I don't hesitate, Ra, maybe I can help."

"Yes I know, I can really make it this far, so you take it easy okay, later on when I graduate, you and Adam are obliged to come."

"Me and Adam are coming."

"Ohh yeah, you've had lunch yet, nieh I brought lunch for you." Laura showed me a paperbag containing food on Dance.

Coinciding with that, Adam's voice came from behind asking what his wife wanted to eat, "Darling, so what do you want to eat." 

"Don't do it, Laura's coming to bring us lunch." she said.

Adam walked over and greeted his wife's best friend, "Hi Laura."

"Hi Mas Adam." 

"Thank you Laura for bringing us lunch, me and Tari failed to eat because my cooking was not worth eating, so we planned to order through good food." after ending his words Adam grinned.

Laura chuckled at Adam's explanation, "Luckily I came on time and as a savior."

"Yes, you came on time."

"Lha, how so chat outside sieh, let's go in Ra." invite Tari to realize that they are standing in front.

Laura followed Dance in the back.

****

"Yes sir, I'll come tomorrow, thanks for the information." Dari ended her conversation with the person from the company where she entered the job application, she got an interview schedule tomorrow.

"Where dear." asked Adam as Tari climbed onto the bed approaching her who was sitting leaning on the bed.

Dance sat beside Adam, put her head on her husband's shoulders and wrapped her hands around Adam's waist, then she answered her husband's question.

"I have a job interview tomorrow, pray that the interview goes smoothly and most importantly I am accepted."

"Definitely darling, I will always pray for you, and I'm sure you will be welcome, my wife is smart."

"Mas always exaggerate."

"It's not exaggerating, but it's fact."

"Hmm."

"Dear."

"Hmm."

"If I get a job later, you're at home."

Dance did not immediately agree, but said, "Mas, I can make no offer."

"What offer."

"Although later mas can work, I can still work yes, about it will be bored if stay at home continues."

Adam would open his lips to interrupt Dance's speech, but Tari first put her index finger in her husband's lips as a sign that she had not finished her words.

"I'll stop if we have children, I'll focus on taking care of and educating our children later." Dance continued her sentence.

"Mmmm, okay, I agree, it's not a bad idea."

Dari looks happy to hear the approval of her husband.

"Therefore, now I will begin to work hard to make you pregnant quickly." Adam blinked his eyes.

"Apaan sieh mas, pervert."

"Nothing perverted if the same wife herself, not sin." Adam again teased his wife who made the face of Dari meet red.

And the night was again spent by a pair of people through long nights with love.

****

Early in the morning Adam received a message from his older sister asking him to meet her at a cafe.

"It's a shame you're leaving." asked Adam when he saw his wife coming out of the room in neat clothes.

"Yes, the interview was actually nine o'clock, but I wanted to come over."

Adam nodded, "We are together, yes, Mbak Hawa invited me to meet the problem."

"Yes." Yeah."

They walk out and walk about five minutes to get to the highway to wait for public transport that will take them to their respective destinations.

Today the angkot is crowded that makes them have to sit jostling, Adam tries to keep Dance, he does not allow men to sit near his wife.

Seeing the face of Dance filled with sweat from the rush, made Adam promise in his heart to be able to get a job as soon as possible and buy a minimum of motorcycles so that Dance does not need to jostle like this again.

"I'm sorry baby, I can't make you happy yet." Adam's inner pity looked at his wife's face.

And first, Adam drove his wife first to the company where his wife would do a job interview and after confirming Dance to her destination, Adam asks the driver to take him to the place where he and his brother promised to meet, Adam really hopes his brother brings what he expects.

*****

As soon as Adam arrived at the designated place to meet, Adam saw his older brother waving at him to attract his attention, Adam smiled as soon as he saw the older brother.

Adam walked closer to Eve. Eve stood up to welcome her sister.

"Hi mbak." said Adam as soon as he arrived in front of his sister.

Eve replied, "Hi Adam." Eve offered her cheeks to be kissed by Adam before allowing him to sit down.

"Sit on the Dam."

Adam took a seat opposite his brother.

Eve waved at the servant, 

"What do you order." asked Eve when the cafe waiter was near her and prepared to record the customer's order.

Adam didn't order food because he already ate from home, he just ordered a cup of coffee.

"So how mbak, did it work" asked Adam the to point.

Eve was happy to see her sister, but as soon as Adam inquired about the diploma she was expected to carry, Eve's shoulder slumped with a guilty face.

Seeing the look on his brother's face, Adam knew his brother did not succeed in persuading his family to give his diploma which can now be said is his second life to connect life.

"I'm sorry about Adam."

Coupled with the apology from Eve's lips further emphasized that indeed her brother did not manage to bring what he wanted, Adam's shoulder slumped, he thought about how he could get a decent job without his diploma.

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