Tragic

Apology: Black Women

Rita finally gets where she wants to be, at Kardi's house. His house was located in a suburban area, secluded, there were no houses around, only the Kardi house was so big, the iron fence was towering, and there was no house around, the two-story building with blue paint that already looks blurry, the courtyard is full of weeds and some withered flowers are not cared for, Rita recalled, mr. Kardi used to be a member of the House of Representatives who is now retired, but he did not expect, now his ex's house is not as beautiful as he used to visit.

Slowly she parked her car in front of Kardi's house and turned off the car engine, but she had not been able to get out, Rita saw from the window of Kardi's car father's car walking out of his house in a hurry, walk quickly into the car, then drive it out over the fence and Rita's car goes somewhere. Rita does not suspect, she then opens the car door without carrying her bag, with a feeling of nervousness, heart palpitations, and guilt to apologize to Kardi.

Rita stepped her foot over the fence of Kardi's house. She saw no one there, the atmosphere looked lonely, only the sound of wind before night was heard, whereas in the Kardi house there were many people who lived, so crowded in Rita's memory, although Kardi is her only child, but there are many people who work at her house, a maid, security guard, and gardener who add to the friendliness of the atmosphere of Kardi's house.

Rita slowly walked up to Kardi's door, took a deep breath, and then pressed the bell. There was a bell sound coming from inside the house, but the door of the house had not opened yet, he pressed the bell button back.

Moments later, the door opened, a woman wearing a black dress greeted Rita. The black hair of the horsewheel, red lipstick, with a white face without makeup, the woman looks two years old, younger than Rita.

"Assalamualaik." Rita said with a smile.

The woman did not reply, she just stood still with a flat face expressionlessly staring at Rita from the footwear to the top of the head. Rita felt awkward.

"What are there needs?" Reprimand the woman.

"I want to meet Kardi."

As soon as the woman's expression changed, she smiled, welcoming Rita into the house.

"Oh Rita yes, please come in." His word.

Rita frowned, she felt confused, why the woman could recognize herself, she herself never even met him, but Rita ignored her curiosity, by walking into the house of Kardi. Things inside Kardi's house have not changed, everything is the same as when Rita last visited, only she felt something was strange, but she did not know what it was.

The door closed, the woman took Rita to the living room, Rita's curiosity increased by continuing to see the woman, many times she wanted to ask the name and interests of the woman in black dress at the house Kardi, Kardi, but she undoes her intentions, for fear of offending him. Who the woman is, if she is a maid, but it is impossible, for Rita she is too beautiful to be a maid, or if Kardi is married without inviting herself, she said, there were a lot of questions in Rita's brain waiting for her to reveal.

"Please sit down." She said with a smile looking at Rita

"Yes, thank you." The reply.

Rita then sat on the living room sofa chair, feeling uncomfortable, with the woman continuing to see herself sitting in front of her.

"He often told me about you." Said the woman.

"He??" Rita was confused.

"Yes he, Kardi, every time we met, he didn't stop talking about you."

"Hemm yes." Rita felt awkward and astonished.

"Have you? Then you've never met Kardi?" Ask Rita.

For a moment the woman was silent, her gaze empty.

"Eh, excuse me." Tegur Rita's.

"Oh yeah, sorry I like a lot of thoughts sometimes." She said, smiling back at Rita.

"My senior card is on campus, but it's been a few months that she's never been to college, so I come here often to see her, it's just Kardi's mom......"

"Ehh Kardi's mother never......."

Not yet had the woman finish her sentence, the sound of footsteps from the stairs was heard, making the woman silent, not continuing the conversation with Rita. She is the mother of Kardi, the person who used to be the most opposed to Rita and Kardi's relationship, the woman goes down the stairs, and walks slowly towards Rita.

"There's Rita." He said with a sweet smile on his face.

"Yes aunty." With a sigh Rita greeted Kardi's mother's hand.

"How's Rita doing?"

"Alhamdulillah ma'am, fine."

"Have been here long?"

"No aunt, I just came." Answer Rita.

"Here you why don't you just ask me, if there's Rita?" Kardi's mother immediately looked at Tini, a woman in a black dress who had been accompanying Rita in the living room.

"Eh, I just wanted to tell auntie."

Tini's hands shook, her forehead slightly sweaty, Tini looked a bit scared to be near Kardi's mother.

"Rita hasn't eaten yet, has she?" Said Kardi's mother who immediately sat next to Rita.

"Eh...." Rita was nervous.

"Eat first, son, just happened to have aunty cooked earlier." Continue while embracing Rita.

"I'm sorry aunt, I'm here just for a minute, I just want to talk to Kardi, there's a little need." Rita releases Kardi's mother's hand from her body slowly.

"Oh Kardi, for a minute, because she was not feeling well was aunt from her room." Kardi's mother said, smilingly grinning.

Kardi's mother's gaze inexplicably made Rita feel uneasy, she kind of gave off an aura that made Rita goosebumps a little.

"Tini, please go home first." His word.

"But ma'am....."

"Have, you go home first, tomorrow can come again." Kardi's mother stared intently at Tini.

"Yes ma'am." Here downcast.

Tini immediately stood up, without saying anything else, she just followed Kardi's mother's words even though it was a bit heavy she did, but she knew, had to obey her, for Kardi's sake the person she had long admired. Her eyes began to tear up, her tears slowly came out, although she lowered her head and walked quickly out of Kardi's house, Rita still knew how hurt Tini felt.

Seeing that Rita was just speechless, her feelings were getting worse, either because of the current atmosphere of Kardi's house, or because of the attitude of Kardi and Tini's mother, she said, what makes Rita curious about what really happened to them, Kardi also has not shown herself at all, because what Rita wants is just simple, apologizing to Kardi, as simple as that, as simple as that, whatever happened, he had to do it, Rita had already made up her mind at this moment.