THE STRUGGLE OF A WIDOW

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

For almost a month now Susi has been quiet. His usually cheerful carry, anything will definitely be a chatter, now no longer seen from him.

Susi who if preparing dinner with the aunt, usually there is always a topic that he will throw as chat material. Not anymore this time. He was more silent even though his hands were so dexterous.

Can not stand the change of the ponakan, Madam Mila finally intends to ask what problems are being faced by her favorite ponakan.

"What's wrong ma.. I'm good enough.." Susi replied trying to look like she said it.

"Don't lie, son.. Mama knows you have a problem.. You're not usually like this.. Many are silent and even speak only as necessary.." Mum Mila said

"Boyfriend issue..? Or did Tio do the same to you..?" Ask Mila's mom

Susi stopped for a moment her work that was holding the goat soup that she made.

"Not both.. I was just trying to be calm.. It's more elegant.." Susi smiled looking at the aunt

Susi's statement really makes Mila can not hold back her laughter. While Susi only smiled a little while continuing her work that was delayed due to the aunt's question.

In the midst of their chat and cooking show, there arrived the voice of a man saying his greetings in front of their house. From his voice, Susi can guess for sure who the guest is.

But Susi ignored him. He continued to focus on the way he cooked. Again the aunt gave a strange glance towards Susi. Usually when there are guests who come, Susi always took the initiative to open the door of the house.

"Susi's.. Please open the door first, see who the guests are coming.. Maybe it's your customers coming here because today the cake shop is not open.." Mila deliberately tested Susi's attitude.

"Stage ma.. This is the soup to be flavored first.." Answer Susi cuek.

Susi remembers, Tristan must have come to visit him as Tristan said at that time that he would come back to visit and wanted to see Mila, the aunt.

But because of the shadow of Tristan and the woman, which he saw in a cafe parking lot at that time, it still crossed his mind that made him jealous until his heart hurt.

"You can spice it up, too.. Or here let mama continue your work.." Miss Mila said intentionally.

"Yes, yes..? And later if there's anything that asks me, mama just answer no, say it again on campus that.." Said Susi.

Of course Susi's attitude and speech made the aunt suspicious. The guest who came, and Susi's attitude for a few days, the aunt finally made her suspect there was something to do.

"Can't do that. Look at the guest first. There's pecasi.." Said the aunt pushing Susi's back to recede.

With a sullen face and feet in a stomp, Susi was forced to step into the front room to open the door for guests.

"What do you want here..? What business is it..?" Susi asked as Tristan appeared in front of her after the door opened.

Tristan, who was initially smiling, suddenly frowned in Susi's bead of disbelief. The Susi he had known all along, who despite being angry, never said anything rude. Just be quiet and indifferent. But today he saw a different Susi.

"I'm sorry I have a job.. If there's nothing to do, I close the door.." Susi said while intending to close the door again for Tristan

"There's a guest I'm not asking you to come in, son..?" Susi and Tristan were surprised by the presence of Mila who suddenly appeared behind Susi.

Madam Mila looked at Tristan's face then turned to look at Susi trying to look around. Susi knew what the aunt's gaze meant.

"Let's go in.. Susi, make a drink for her friend.." Mum Mila said to the two and then moved towards the sofa in the room.

***

At Arman's house, Mida goes on a rampage with the child's domestic assistant. The reason is only because Arman continues to reject every dish served by the household assistant he just hired.

Since the mother was overwhelmed struggling with the kitchen for the sake of her child, chose to find a special assistant to take care of Arman's food.

But today without seeing and asking for cause and effect the child refused to eat, Mida and merta rampaged. The assistant could only be silent.

Even himself was confused what was lacking from his cooking so that the master slammed the plate and did not want to touch his cooking and left the dining table towards the family room with a face full of anger.

"Even my mother who had to bother while I was in the hospital until I came home, I can still be patient. Did he go looking for another man..?" Said Arman

Ms. Mida was confused as to what to answer. In his mind there are so many words that must be arranged in such a way as to be a beautiful sentence to give a reason so that the child can believe.

"Did you know something happened to Ayana and you covered it up from me..?"

But not yet the sentence was strung together, Arman again asked a question that made Miss Mida jerked and wave.

"Ma, I'm asking Mama for help. Please meet Ayana because I'm sure you know where Ayana and Yuki are. Take them home ma, I miss them so much.." Pinta Arman pleaded.

Bu Mida stared silently at the child's face with a bitter feeling. Somehow and in what way to get Ayana to meet her child with a condition that only remembers her past.

Ayana is now the wife of someone else and even has a son. And the child that Arman mentioned, the child from his marriage to Ayana, has long since passed away from lupus.

"Ma..? Why is mom quiet..? didn't you hear what I said..?" Arman asked astonished when the mother just silently stared

"Eh yes.. Yes mama will try to find Ayana and ask her to go home.. You were a wife first, huh..? Mama's coming home for a second. Mama's coming back with papa.." Mida said as she stood up and came out of the residence of her beloved child.

While Arman just silently stared at the departure of the mother without a word.

***

"I'm here for another aunt besides coming to see Susi.." Tristan said after Ms. Mila asked the purpose of the guest who he did not know who and what needs to come to his house.

Madam Mila glanced at Susi with questions. But the one in the lyrics just stared intently at Tristan.

While Tristan who found a sharp gaze from Susi, shrieked and silenced.

"Sorry son. I don't understand what son means.."

"Tristan aunty, my name is Tristan a close friend of Susi.." Tristan said hearing Madam pause her words.

"Oh yes, Tristan.. Try to explain first what he meant by coming here, let me understand.." Mum Mila said

"I previously apologized aunt that my arrival here had disrupted the time.. I've been here before, too.." Said Tristan glanced at Susi for a moment who was now staring lazily at Tristan's face.

"I told Susi at that time, that I would come to see my aunt as her guardian here.. At least, aunt knows who the man close to Susi.."

"I am here also conveying my intention to seriously establish a relationship with Susi aunt.." Tristan without burden.

The story of Tristan suddenly made Susi surprised. Not only Susi, but Mila was no less surprised. Even Madam Mila looked directly at her beloved ponakan full of questions.

"How would Tio feel if he knew about this.." Inner mom Mila sad

Meanwhile, in the front room room, Tio who had just finished bathing and was about to exit the room, stopped her steps right in front of her bedroom door when she heard the chatter in the living room.

His heart suddenly ached as the voice of a man who introduced his name was conveying his purpose to his home.

**CONNECT..

APOLOGIZE TO A FRIEND WHO HAS LONG WAITED FOR THE CONTINUATION OF THE NOVEL STORY THAT I RAISED FROM THE STORY OF A WIDOW'S LIFE BECAUSE THERE IS A BUSYNESS THAT CAN NOT BE DELAYED.. 🙏🙏

THANK YOU ALSO TO A FRIEND WHO IS STILL HERE IN MY NOVEL.. AND NOW, I'LL TRY TO GET UP AGAIN.. 🙏🙏**