There is No Need for Love

S2: There is No Need for Love

Three Months Later.

After visiting Mutia who had just given birth to her first son named Fauzul Mirza Mahdan Nasution in the hospital, Asrul chose to go to the house he built, a house that gave many sweet memories with Risda, as he was, because half of their time is spent in this place.

Asrul got out of the car still while holding Aulia Risda who is now very active, has started crawling and already know the people around him, will immediately rebel when he saw his grandfather or grandmother, who is now very active, even though he was with Asrul his father.

The grandmother and grandfather will immediately chase, tickle, make Aulia Risda chuckle, Meeta or Agung will definitely take over Aulia to their sling, even now, Meeta always wants to go home quickly to meet her grandson Aulia Risda.

But, this is the first time Aulia Risda visited this house, the house her father built in preparation for the old days, today Asrul brought his two children, not only brought Dahrul, but also Dahrul, but Aulia came for the first time.

Initially Ariana wanted to come too, Ariana was at home to complete her thesis which was delayed. But then Ariana stopped coming because there was a shipment of material from Tomy to help Ariana complete her thesis which has entered Chapter IV and V it.

Asrul looked around, this house was enough to be made another function, Asrul had thought of some things for this house, the first intention was now irrelevant, it's out of the rearranged storyline.

Yes, Asrul built this house in the hope that he and Risda will age together here, waiting for children to come home, a place to play with grandchildren, a long hope that is now worthless at all, everything is now just hope, one hope that will never be fulfilled, everything is impossible again, Risda has left.

If Dahrul has been here repeatedly, with his father and mother, both with his mother also often, even with Om Mahdan, the husband of his Aunt Mutia, if Iskandar likes to come here to take fish, the purpose of taking fish, just like Mahdan, Iskandar who also likes freshwater fish, never absent stop here if arriving from Surabaya, Mahdan and Iskandar even prefer freshwater fish rather than sea fish.

Mutia supports that, because she knows her husband has a history of cholesterol, the consumption of sea fish can trigger, while freshwater fish in a fairly safe position, so Mutia agrees with Mahdan's taste, and the consumption of marine fish can trigger the consumption of fish, even Mutia now so follow doyan freshwater fish.

Asrul headed straight for the backyard, sitting facing the pool. What Risda said 10 years ago is imagined in the head of Asrul, Risda said this pond is too small if the fish is large, it is entirely true. If compared to humans, the fish that is in the pool now it was the great-grandson of the first fish.

The fish is already big, even already looks not free to swim, Bik Sumi who guard this house has repeatedly caught and fried it, but the fish is a lot, still lack of space. Mahdan, Iskandar, even the Lufti also often took it, but that was, the fish was a lot.

Including Reni too, if Reni comes from Surabaya, he will force Iskandar and Asrul to this house, Reni's target is indeed the fish, Iskandar along with Dahrul will do many things in the pond, he said, they can enter the pond, joking with Dahrul while cleaning mosses that are too thick and covered by catching some fish to take home.

Asrul's eyes circled the garden that was still as simple as the beginning, no significant changes, except for a few flower stalks that look elongated, usually Risda will immediately cut it, he said, but now only Bik Sumi's husband who maintains it, certainly not at all as late as Risda.

“Dahrul want to bring his fish to granny hospital pool, can Yah ?”.

Asrul chuckled. “Which color is ?”.

“Yang in Lobby”.

Asrul. “That's small Rul, the fish should be small too, this is a big fish all, where fit there”.

Dahrul seemed to think, nodding his head. “Iya also yes, but said Aunt Tia, the big one is also not what Yah”.

Asrul even laughed a little. “Mau fried Aunt Tia Yes”.

Dahrul laughed. So imagine the time he took the fish to the hospital, took it off in the Lobby pond, but a week later when Dahrul came again, the fish was gone, when Dahrul asked, the answer was quite surprising Dahrul, Dahrul said, it's already in the fry doctor Mutia.

Dahrul still had a faint smile. Back to the pool. “But jerk Well. Dahrul see see first, where know there”.

Asrul just shook his head, he just let Dahrul take the fish catcher levee, even had prepared a bucket of its reservoir. Asrul just watched, sitting Aulia Risda on his lap. This little boy was instead babbling for some reason, probably calling out to his brother, as Aulia was like soaring as Dahrul waved his hand.

Asrul dipped Aulia's sweet potato, there is a sense of pain that infiltrated now, there are similarities and differences between Risda and this princess he never saw. Risda grew up without a father, while Aulia grew up with only one father.

Risda is still luckier, because when she grows up, she can meet her father, but Aulia will never be able to meet her mother. Asrul again dipped the sweet potato Aulia, Asrul's tears had fallen, Asrul had repeatedly promised not to cry anymore, but he could not, the tears continued to fall without being able to stop Asrul.

Now Asrul also brought his two children to sleep with him in the bed he used to occupy with Risda, an effort to reduce the pain in his heart, but still could not, he said, the shadow of Risda was still there when Asrul just opened the door of the room, let alone open the closet and see the ornaments that were there.

But to change let alone dismantle it Asrul can not, absolutely can not, his mind refused it raw raw, so that the condition of the room is still exactly the same as the conditions when Risda was still there. To move Asrul's room that became all wrong, could not even close his eyes.

Asrul admits and understands the concerns of his father and mother when Asrul turned a little quiet, Asrul also felt that, sometimes he could be involved in the conversation, but Asrul always lost his appetite for conversation, asrul always lost his appetite for conversation, so Asrul chose to be quiet and even away.

Asrul now has a new habit, reading. Collection of books can Asrul can be easily, of course, on the campus where teaching access to reading books as well as turning the palm of the hand, plus books Tomy's submission, book, both printed and PDF format sent via WA message.

Tomy who now works at the Ministry of Religious Affairs even became Asrul's most frequent conversation partner, despite working, but the Asrul family still asked Tomy to stay with them, and it seems that it will continue long, long, everyone has seen how close Tomy is to Ariana.

Asrul developed a smile as Dahrul approached, it turned out that Dahrul relented, there was indeed a fairly small fish in the pond next door, but even though Dahrul had done his best, he did not get it at all, he did not get it, the only way is draining, but Dahrul thought back, time to catch two three small fish, should interfere with the comfort of the other fish.

“Where ?”.

Dahrul. “Inya good at swimming, not dapet”.

Asrul laughed. “Emang there are fish that are not good at swimming ?”.

Dahrul smile keki. “Emang No Well ?”. Even back to her.

“There's a time ya”.

Dahrul is getting closer. “Fish what Well ?”.

Asrul rubbed Dahrul's head. “Fish Asin”.

“Ye .. Daddyh. If it's mah Dahrul also know”.

Asrul laughed again, Aulia had pulled the hand of her brother, Dahrul like understanding and took Aulia from her father's lap, while holding Aulia, Dahrul took his sister around the park, Aulia looked happy, and she was happy, moreover, seeing a butterfly that flies, he rambles erratically.

Asrul looked at the two who kept walking away. The lifespan of her two children is indeed far, reaching ten years, even when Risda was pregnant for the second time into one surprise involving all family members, all equally surprised by it.

Especially at the same time that almost three women in the same family were pregnant, Farhan also reported that Faridha was pregnant with their second child, and that she was pregnant, mutia was pregnant for the first time after nearly ten years of household building. Asrul himself no longer wished Dahrul had a sister, one was enough.

But, there was a surprise that initially gave a sense of joy, not only to Asrul and Risda, but also to many people they loved. No one said it was not safe, because at that time Risda was still the usual age for pregnant women with a second child, Risda was still 34 years old at that time, still considered fit.

That may be one regret Asrul at this time, when Risda fainted to hear his mother died, all assume that it was because of the affection and sadness of Risda for the departure of his mother, but it was not. It was not only because of sadness, Risda fainted also because her heart rate was rising, her heart symptoms strengthened.

Risda who was easily tired after that was a continuation of the development of her heart health that was declining, and it turns out Risda was pregnant too, so the focus so to her pregnancy, completely forgetting her heart, completely, this is what makes Risda not strong when forcing herself to give birth normally.

Asrul gasped when Dahrul was already beside him, Aulia was already in a sleeping position, Asrul took over Aulia into his lap, Dahrul chose to sit beside his father, the same as looking at the pool. One scene that is not boring, seeing fish that do not want to stay still, continue to swim here and here, no one chooses to stop.

Asrul's views occasionally turned to Dahrul, Asrul certainly did not know what was the mind of Dahrul, which Asrul saw Dahrul was initially quite serious looking at the pool, but a moment later, dahrul's gaze was no longer on the pond, but right on the ground, looking down seemed to think of something.

“Dahrul wants a promise with Ayah”.

Dahrul looked at his father. “What promise Well ?”.

Asrul stroked Dahrul's head, sighing. “Dad wants you to appointment, appointment will be a heart specialist, we will change this house to a heart specialist clinic, you are the doctor”.

Dahrul nodded his head, he also stroked his sister's head which was in his father's lap. “Adik also, later should be a doctor, heart specialist doctor Aulia Risda”.

Asrul smiled, he hugged Dahrul with his right hand, in his left hand was toddler Aulia Risda. Asrul peppered Dahrul's head repeatedly, this is the dream of Asrul now, will make his two children become heart specialists, in an effort to reduce the number of people who suffer like them.

If possible, enough of those who lost their mothers because of the heart, in time, their two children can reduce the number of people who suffer because of their hearts, it would be very happy Risda in nature there, he will smile a lot at his son.

“Dad doesn't want to marry again ?”.

Asrul's forehead wrinkled at Dahrul's question. “What the hell is Rule ?”.

Dahrul smile. “Just ask, dad is also young right ?, not yet 40”.

Asrul. “Dad doesn't need”.

Yeah, it doesn't need. No more love, no more women. Enough Risda who once filled his heart, it was full, it was full, nothing would fit anymore. Asrul does not want anything at this time except raising his two children, accompanying Dahrul and his sister, until in time, he will also leave following Risda.

…. EXPIRE …