Turning Point

FORTY EIGHT

Agum drove his car at a fairly high speed. From the clinic he did not speak a word at all, and was impressed to silence Lintang who was currently sitting next to him. His eyes looked sharp forward yet as if they were empty. The heart of Latitude was like being sliced to see the change in her husband's attitude. Why did it turn out like this. Then what if indeed the child he bears is a woman, is he worth to be disappointed?, even though it has all been arranged by the Supreme Owner of life.

"Astaghfirullahal 'adzim mas!!!", cried Lintang as Agum's car passed through a road that was hollow deep enough. Reflex he held his stomach.

Suddenly made Lintang's body aghast and his head almost hit the dashboard in front of him.

"What the fuck are you doing, you want to make me wretched?", asked Lintang who could not hold back his emotions.

Agum was still silent not to bother his wife. Lintang was already unable to hold back her crying that had been stuck in her chest. And one by one the tears of Lintang began to drip.

"What's my fault?, are you disappointed that this child in my womb is a woman?", asked Lintang. Agum still did not budge in the slightest.

The tears of latitude were flooding her cheeks.

"Who would you like to protest with, if our child is a girl?, do you want to protest against God?, what can I do, what can I do?, this is all outside my power.", connect Lintang as much as you want while trying to wipe his tears using the tissue in front of him.

Agum was still silent, as if he had not heard all the words of the Latitude. The heart of Latitude is getting broken, seeing Agum does not give the slightest response.

"Really, this attitude of yours has made me hurt" said Lintang ended his speech.

Shortly thereafter, Agum's car entered his rented yard. After Agum turned off the engine of his car, Lintang came out and was then seen rushing into the room. Then he locked the door from the inside, and cried.

Ranti's mother who was sitting in the middle room just looked at her daughter-in-law with a questionable gaze that saw Lintang enter the room in a hurry, and did not greet her at all. Though when leaving for the clinic the child also looks so excited son-in-law but now they come home in different circumstances.

Ranti's mother headed to the living room, where Agum was lying down on the living room sofa. He looked at the ceiling with a blank look. It's too hard to express what he feels. But he can do what if indeed God has not given what is in accordance with his wishes. Agum rattled his hair rough.

"Gum what happened between you and Lintang, why did Lintang earlier look so sad?", asked Ranti's mother

"There's nothing ma'am" replied Agum briefly

"You don't lie to Gum!", Ranti's mother said in disbelief.

"Had ma'am, nothing happened between me and Lintang, she was probably tired" Agum said.

Ranti's mother could only cluck in annoyance. He was convinced that something was going on with his son and daughter-in-law. Ranti's mother then sauntered away from Agum.

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After performing Isya's prayer, Lintang lay down while rubbing his stomach that has been bloated. Since coming home from the clinic, he did not leave the room at all, and Agum also did not try to catch up with him to the room. His heart was a little calmer even though the remains of his tears still seemed to drip.

O mother's child, forgive mother yes son, if today the mother also makes you sad. You know, son, your presence in your womb is the most beautiful gift you ever get, so until whenever you will always love you. Forgive your father's attitude, son, but believe me, son, your father must also love you very much. It's just that he hasn't been able to show it.

Feeling tired heart, tired physically also tired from crying too long, making Lintang eyes closed. Shortly afterwards he was asleep in his sleep, in a state of the stomach was not filled at all since this afternoon. The door to his room was locked from inside.

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After preparing breakfast for Agum, and preparing all Agum needs before going to the office, Lintang chose to sit on the terrace of the house.

"Ndhuk, here for a minute" call Budhe Yani.

"What is Budhe?", asked Lintang as he approached Budhe Yani.

"Here follow Budhe into ndhuk!", pinta budhe Yani.

Lintang also according to, he tailed behind the back of budhe Yani and Budhe Yani also brought Lintang to the kitchen.

"Budhe just made pepes tilapia ndhuk, well this is for you" said budhe Yani while handing four packs of tilapia pepes to Lintang.

Bhdhe Yani smiled. "How are you?, who knows what gender you are?" asked Budhe Yani

The deg!!!!

Hearing the word gender, Latitude's heart was pinched again. He recalled the incident after yesterday's clinic. Almost her tears were dripping but Lintang tried to hold her back.

"Eh, thank God all is well budhe, and inshaallah the sex is female", replied Lintang.

"Alhamdulillah, congratulations ndhuk, in good care yes, two more months ready to give birth" said budhe Yani.

The latitude smiled and nodded. Samar is heard, the sound of Agum's car engine from the kitchen budhe Yani. And not long after, Agum's car drove and no longer heard in the hearing latitude.

The latitude takes its breath in. Until this morning it turned out that she and her husband were still not greeting, which made Lintang's chest tight again.

"Budhe, Back latitude first yes, there is still a lot of work at home. Once again thank you very much pepes the fish yes budhe, hehehe" said Lintang while saying goodbye.

"Yes, eat, let's not lemes" replied budhe Yani. The latitude also nodded.

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"Mom has breakfast?", asked Lintang

"It's gone" replied Ranti's mother. "Mbak?", he called her anyway

"Yes ma'am, what's wrong?", asked Lintang

"What happened between you and Agum mbak?", asked Ranti's mother who could not help it anymore to ask.

Lintang looked at her in-laws face, feeling very guilty, as perhaps her dispute with Agum made her mother-in-law anxious. And yet the tears of Lintang dripped again.

"Mother?", said Lintang lirih while holding back tears.

"Sir, why are you?, try to tell her mother!", asked Ranti's mother who saw her daughter-in-law crying.

Lintang hugged her mother-in-law. "Mas Agum was disappointed with Lintang bu" replied Lintang lirih.

"Looking?, what do you mean by mbak?", asked Ranti's mother not understand.

"The child in the stomach of this Latitude is female, while mas Agum wants a boy ma'am", replied Lintang increasingly unable to resist his sobs.

"Yes Allah.", said Ranti's mother. And Lintang was still as busy as his mother-in-law. Ranti's mother rubbed her daughter-in-law's back, trying to calm her down.

You Gum, you never taught you to hurt women, but now your attitude makes the woman next to you very hurt.

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