THE SACRED LOVE OF MENTARI

FORGIVING

"You really are Luke, it could not be a day you do not make a tantrum, every working day you make problems continue, if it is this way, if it is, papa's got to bother solving the problems you're making." papa Sebastian nags his son all out as soon as he gets out of the police station.

For rich people like them, it does not take long to take care of things like this, just with a red sheet of paper and a run of affairs.

This is not the first time that Sebastian has been called by the police by his only son, papa Sebastian has been very frequent visits to the police station since Luke High School, and now the stock of patience papa Luke seems to have run out in the face of his son's endless stubbornness, how not, no, he was enjoying his beautiful dream and had to be disturbed because of the call of the police early in the morning because Lukas who returned to act until arrested by the police.

Some scold, some defend, if papa Sebastian is always scolding Luke when his son makes trouble like this, mama Lili must appear to defend the son only wayangnya, "Quite pa, papa this is how sieh, the new kid came out also romped-omelin."

"This is because you are the one who always works and defends him like this, so now he becomes wandering, doing problems as he pleases, what do you want to be Luke." papa Sebastian's angry session seems like a long time.

"Pa, I never asked papa to take care of every problem I made yes, papa himself who willingly came alone and spent money to set me free" Luke replied, and that certainly provoked the anger of papa Sebastian.

"Are you saying, have papa please also reply like this, you son do not know the lucky, look at your favorite child's ma, no thanks at all papa, papa, were it not for your mother pleading with you to take care of every problem you make, papa would never have interfered and used papa's power to solve every problem you make." papa Sebastian is inflamed.

"It's papa, it's been." mama Lili stroked her husband's arm trying to calm down, "This we're still in the police station area you know, it's not good to see the same police pa if papa gets angry like this."

"Better we go home now ya." mama Lili tried to persuade her husband, "Luke dear, we go home yes son, you must be tired, you need rest."

"Remember Luke, once again you make trouble, papa will never interfere again, take care of your own problems." having said that, papa will never interfere again, papa Sebastian walks towards the car leaving his wife and son behind.

Mama Lili patted her son's arm, "You don't take the heart of your father's words Luke, he's angry, so his words become so out of control."

"Hmm."

"Look we should go home." mama Lili wrapped her hand around her son's arm and took him to the car.

*****

Dance was really angry, the proof was that she let Adam sleep in the guest room all night.

Adam felt his back hurt because he had to sleep in a hard wicker chair, he grimaced as soon as he woke up in the morning.

Adam turned to the door of the room that was still closed perfectly, Adam sighed considering his wife was really very angry with him to not open the door all night that made him forced to sleep in a hard rattan chair.

Not long ago, the open door that accommodates the body of the newly awakened Dance and intends to go to the bathroom to take ablution water, as soon as he saw his wife, Adam smiling but instead menguekin by Tari, even so, so, Adam did not give up, he asked his wife, "You want to pray together."

Indeed, after marriage, they always pray together.

Answer Dance, "Son, I pray alone."

"The congregational prayer is the reward is more than the prayer itself, and anyways is also not good you refuse the invitation of the husband."

Hearing the words thrown by Adam made Tari finally answer by force, "Alright."

Adam's lips were again filled with a smile hearing Dance's answer even though he knew it was forced.

They prayed together, and as soon as it was over, Tari kissed the back of her husband's hand, though she did so forcefully considering she was still angry at Adam who had been lying to her all along.

Looking at his wife's scowling face, Adam again apologized, "Dance, I'm sorry, I'm really sorry for not being honest with you from the beginning about my current job, I just don't want you to be ashamed of having a cool husband like me, while you work at a well-known company."

"Mas stop, stop thinking like that about me, I'm not that kind of woman." said Tari with a raised voice.

"Once again forgive me Dance, I shouldn't think that way about you." Adam looked down, and he could not look into his wife's eyes.

Dance sighed, she was angry of course, but she thought, it was not okay to linger with her husband like this, therefore, she intended to end it, "Alright, I forgive you mas."

Adam looked up as soon as he heard the words coming out of his wife's lips, "You forgive me Dance."

"Hmmm, after all, you are my husband, but it is not good if I keep you quiet for a long time, I fear that he will be cursed by God."

"Do you forgive me dance." Adam repeated his question, as if he did not believe what he heard.

"Yes Adam, I forgive you, but on one condition."

"What are the conditions."

"Never lie to me again, no one likes to be lied to."

Adam nodded surely, "I promise I will never lie again."

Dance nodded.

"here." Adam spread out his arms, as a code if he wants to hug Dance.

Dance approached and hugged her husband, "I miss you, all night you let me sleep outside and sleep in a hard living room seat, my ass hurt to know."

Dance chuckled at her husband's complaint, "Take it as a reward for you lying to me."

"Yes you're right too."

"Dance."

"Hmm."

"I'm sorry if my salary as a building porter won't make us live a good life, let alone live a luxurious life."

"I don't care, but I'm used to living hard with my late father, it doesn't matter if we live luxuriously or not, the important thing is that I can still be with you, that's more than enough."

"I'm lucky to have you, thank you for accepting me."

The couple hugged each other for a while, until Adam then whispered in Dari's ear, "Mak Eve delivered a message."

"What."

"Say he wants us to give him a niece soon so Orlin has a playmate."

Dari's face met red hearing her husband's whisper.

"Say we have to work hard to make it happen soon."

"But it's morning, soon we'll both go to work."

"Still a long time darling, still a chance." and without waiting for an answer from Dance, Adam carried Dance's body and took her to their room.

****

Today Eve participated in the arisan with her mother, a monthly activity that is often carried out by socialite mothers.

"Here you go, don't worry about the women." Eve tried to comfort her mother as soon as they sat in the car.

"Where mama doesn't think Eve, they can get a classy daughter-in-law and can be proud, while mama, what you can be proud of, cook mama said that mama's daughter-in-law is the son of an angkot puller, and, just try Siska who became my mother's daughter-in-law, mama would be very happy and proudly introduce her to mama's friends, Siska is a beautiful girl, classy and highly educated."

"Tariukan is also educated, smart and also the best graduate on campus, so do not be fixated on the work of his father donk."

"Even Eve, she is a poor man, wonder mom is with you, why do you always defend your sister's wife."

"Ma, it doesn't matter if it's rich or not, it's important that her heart is good, and that's what Adam saw from Dance, and not the mama who always taught me and Adam, make friends do not look at his social status, befriend a good and sincere person, that's what you always say" Eve reminded her mother about what she always taught her.

"It was not in terms of making friends with Eve, in choosing another life partner again the story."

Eve only sighed, this time she chose silence and did not want to argue with her mother.

"Ohh yes ma, yesterday Eve met with Adam you know." Eve prefers to talk about other topics.

"Why did you tell mama." when Mama Cellin heard her son's name mentioned by Eve.

Looks cute and does not care, but mah, mama Cellin wants to hear more what will be said by Eve next about Adam.

Although her mother said so, but Eve knew her mother cared, so she continued the story, "Adam looks thin ma, her skin is also brown, and mama knows not what job she does."

"Whatever he's doing, mama doesn't care."

Without heeding her mother's words, Eve told her, "Kuli ma, Adam works as a building porter."

Out of her desire, Mama Cellin turned her head very quickly towards Eve, trying to find out if what Eve said was true or just a lie.

"Yes ma, Adam worked as a building porters, so sorry he ma, Eve alone did not have the heart to see it that way."

Eve hoped that after hearing what she had to say about Adam, her mother's heart was tapped and persuaded her father to give her sister's diploma so that Adam could get a decent job and according to his talents.

Mama Cellin just squeezed both hands, Adam has created a wound that still imprints until now in his heart, and it feels very difficult for him to forgive Adam, but for the sake of hearing Eve's story, his heart feels slashed, he said, his dearly beloved son had to work hard to slam bones under the sun, while their wealth was so abundant.

Seeing the change in look on her mother's face, Eve again said, "Ma, Adam asked for nothing, he just wanted his diploma, he couldn't get it in order to get a better job."

"My son, how pity you son." mama Cellin cried inwardly.

"Hhmmm, mama will try to talk to your father Eve, this all depends on him."

Eve's story has been fruitful.

"Yes ma." Eve looked happy, because her mother was devastated and Eve hoped her father was too.

"Laughter."

"Yes ma."

"Mama wants to see where your sister works."

"Mama wanted to see Adam ma." Eve repeated, of course she was very happy to hear the wishes of her mother.

Mama Cellin nodded.

"Of course ma, Eve will take her to the place where Adam worked, this also seems to be lunchtime and it looks like Adam is also resting right now, so, we can meet him."

Eve knew where Adam worked because Adam told her yesterday when they met.

Eve then mentioned an address to her driver and asked him to go to the place.

****

"Nahh, this is where Adam worked." tell Eve the moment the car stopped at a construction site.

From the window of the car that opened Mama Cellin noticed the place, his heart was so sad to imagine his son had to work hard as a porters in a place like this.

"Look down, we meet Adam." take Eve who was ready to open the car door but was immediately detained by Mama Cellin.

"Don't Eve."

"Lho, why ma, instead of mama wants to meet Adam."

"Mom just wants to see it from far away."

"Why ma, we could nyamperin Adam, Eve sure Adam would be very happy to meet mama."

"Son Eve, you just want to see from afar." - Cellin.

"Well if that's what you want." resigned Eve because she could not persuade her mother to meet Adam directly.

The construction workers aka porters milling in front of the car, they transport bricks or mortar ready for use.

After a while of waiting, Eve saw her sister who was walking towards the cement stirring place.

"That's it ma, it's Adam." show Eve tell her mother.

Mama Cellin immediately followed Eve's index direction, after more than a month of not seeing her son, now she can see it even from a distance.

"Adam, my son's God." siss mama Cellin was concerned to see his son in a cowl outfit, he felt unbearable to see his son who lifted a bucket containing a mortar that is certainly quite heavy, he felt the, mama Cellin could only cry in his heart to see the condition of his son.

Mama Cellin can clearly see the skin of her son who was once white is now turned brownish with a rather thin body.

"Laughter, we're going home now." ordered Mama Cellin because he couldn't bear to linger to see his son.

"But ma, didn't you want to see Adam just for a little while." Eve tried to persuade her mother.

"No need for Eve, we'd better go home."

"Ohhh, fine then."

Eve then again ordered her driver to deliver her mother first back to her parents' house.

On the way home, Mama Cellin just looked out the window, the middle-aged woman had been trying to hold back her tears, but in the end, a crystal clear in the end also fell down on her cheeks, too, mama Cellin quickly wiped it off, she didn't want Eve to see her cry.

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