Turning Point

NINETY-ONE

Lintang looked at the body of the little girl in the bed with a difficult gaze. He had looked a little calmer after a while ago he was crying, struggling, and seemed so devastated at the passing of his father.

I didn't expect it to hurt like this. You saw our son so devastated watching you leave him. I might be strong but I don't seem to be for Nana. However, Nana is still too small to accept a divorce from her parents.

Lintang sighed in trying to find more strength than before. Trying to crawl back and get back on her feet, of course, to raise Nana alone.

The latitude grabs the small picture frame that is above the nightstand. A photo taken shortly after the ijab-qobul procession a few years ago. In the swab of the photo, and then the tears came back.

As soon as our household ended?, I used to always convince myself if you were my final world, but it turns out fate only brought us enough to get here. Always happy, always. Hopefully after experiencing the test of life like this, we can become a much better human being than before.

The picture frame was blown up. Then he put it in his drawer. His gaze again glared far away while looking at Nana's face with a blank look.

Tok...

There was a knock on the door from outside the room that made Lintang wake up from the daydream.

"Ndhuk?!".

The latitude wiped away her tears. "Yes ma'am, come on in, latang hasn't slept yet".

Ratih's mother went inside the room and then sat on a small bench in front of the dressing table.

"Are you okay?" asked Ratih's mother in a slightly anxious tone.

Latitude nodded. "The star is fine ma'am". He took a deep breath. "But Nana____"

Ratih's mother smiled then grabbed Lintang's hand. "Everything's gonna be okay"

Lintang hugged his mother's body then cried as much as there. "Why should this all happen to the Lintang bu family?"

Ratih's mother rubbed Lintang's back trying to calm him down. "Prophey, you and Nana must be strong to face all this. Now we focus on Nana yes, so that she can immediately forget the events of today".

Latitude nodded. "Yes, mom".

Ratih's mother took a deep breath. "What are your plans now?"

The latitude stretched out her embrace, she wiped her remaining tears. "The cross will be in court soon ma'am. Mas Agum did not want to divorce Lintang, Lintang will automatically remain his wife if Lintang does not immediately file for divorce. And surely my every move would be a sin if there was no permission from him".

"Yes son, the sooner will certainly be better" said Ratih's mother agreed to Lintang's speech.

Ratih's mother moved. "Yes already, now you rest ya ndhuk".

Latitude nodded. "Yes mom".

Ratih's mother stepped foot out of the room Lintang. And Lintang splashed his body beside Nana. He hugged the child's body tightly just the wayangnya while peeping his forehead.

Mother will always be next to you, son, we strengthen each other yes. We hope tomorrow will be more beautiful than today ..

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"Honey, let's eat first!", said Lintang while trying to feed Nana.

Nana shakes. "No mother, Nana won't".

Lintang sighed deeply. "Honey, don't be like that dong, from earlier Nana has not eaten loh, later if it hurts how?".

Nana kept shaking. "No mother".

Lintang runs out of ways to persuade Nana to eat. This morning he ate little, and until the afternoon, he did not want to eat at all.

Ratih's mother approached Nana. "Grandma's a bribe, baby?".

Nana shakes. "No need to granny".

"Or want to be bribed with Aunt Friska? ".

Nana kept shaking. Lintang looked so anxious looking at Nana's current state. Since his father's departure, he has lost his joy.

"Assalamualaikum", said someone from the porch of the house.

"Wa'alaikumsalam", replied Ratih's mother as she headed to the living room. "Mom Nury, son of Hanan?, let's go in", continued Ratih ma'am to let them in.

Hanan and Nury's mother tailed behind Ratih's mother then they sat on the living room sofa.

"Mother, is there a latitude?", asked Nury's mother.

"There's mom" he answered. "Ndhuk here for a moment, Nury's mother is looking for you, here!", said Ratih's mother.

The latitude that was still in the dining room immediately moved and approached his mother. While Nana, still looks moody in the dining chair.

"Mom Nury, Hanan?!"

Hanan and Nury reviewed a little smile.

"How is the deck?", asked Hanan after seeing Lintang sitting on the sofa.

Latitude smile. "Alhamdulillah good mas".

"Alhamdulillah".

Arumi's face looks bright. "Inshaallah can be ma'am".

Miss Nury smiled broadly. "Alhamdulillah. I ordered 30 boxes of chicken rice spices yes mbak".

"Good ma'am, inshaallah. Oh yeah, what time's it going to be?".

"Not to be among the mbak. Two o'clock in the afternoon is ready, then let Hanan take, so mbak Lintang do not need to bother dropping off" said Nury's mother explained.

"T-but bu_________"

Nury's mother returned to smile. "It's okay mbak".

Lintang nodded.

"Oh yeah deck, where's Nana?, where's the invisible tumben?", Hanan asked suddenly.

Flabbergasted latitude. "N-Nana's in the mas dining room".

"He's eating?".

Lintang shook his head slowly with a slightly different look on his face. Lintang's facial expression did not go unnoticed by Hanan. He felt that something had happened to the latitude.

"Can I see him on deck?".

The latitude nodded slowly. "Please mas!".

The latitude goes to the dining room followed by Hanan behind him. It was seen Nana was staring at the food in front of her with a blank look and without her touching it at all.

Hanan scrunched his forehead. Confused by what happened to Nana, until a child as small as him looks moody like this. "What's going on deck?".

Lintang shook his head slowly with tears that had been welling up in his eyes. He could not deny when he saw Nana who was like this, his memory again revolved when Agum left.

Not a word came out of the lips of Latitude. Hanan then approached Nana and crouched down on the side of the dining chair that Nana was sitting on.

"Assalamualaikum pretty boy?!", said Hanan while rubbing Nana's head.

Nana was flabbergasted, she blinked her eyes, then her gaze turned towards Hanan. He smiled thinly. "Wa'alaikumsalam om handsome!".

Hanan smiled. "Why do you eat it, baby?".

"Nana won't eat, o'm handsome".

Hanan frowned while rubbing Nana's cheek. "Why dear?, do you pity your mother, already cooking for Nana, but Nana does not want to eat".

Nana's eyes suddenly turned red. "Hikss.. hikksss.... Nana wants daddy to be handsome!"

Jem!!

Latitude chest like pierced invisible knife. Nana still wants Agum to stay here with her.

Hanan's forehead is getting shrunken. He circled his gaze towards the latitude trying to find an explanation but was only answered with a head and teardrop.

Hanan was more and more convinced that something had happened with Latitude and Agum. Hana grabs Nana's tiny body into her carrier. "Hiks. hiks... Nana wants daddy to be handsome, Nana doesn't want daddy to go".

Hanan rubbed Nana's back, trying to calm her down. "Cup cup baby, Nana calm down yeah, I'll be home soon".

Nana sounded slightly stopping her sobs. "real om?".

Hanan nodded. "Right baby, so now Nana can't be sad anymore huh".

Nana nodded slowly. Hanan breathed deeply. "Now how about we go for a walk?"

Nana stretched her body slightly then stared fixedly at both beads of Hanan's eyes. "Walk?".

Hanan nodded. "Yes. We go to the fish pond, shall we?".

Nana scrunched her forehead. "Fish catch?".

"Yes dear, we go to the fish pond, and then the fish can be brought home, continue to be fried at the same mother. Wanna?".

Nana's face instantly turned sparkling. He nodded. "You want to!!".

The flabbergasted latitude sees Hanan's successful attempt to comfort Nana. He was a little relieved because he could see the joy of Nana again. The Latitude's gaze turned towards Hanan who was also looking into his eyes. Their gaze met each other and Hanan just smiled knot.

I don't know for sure what's going on in your marriage Lin, but for now let me fill the void of Nana's heart that was so devastated by her father's passing. I will be able to restore Nana's joy as before.

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Sorry to update today, brother... 🙏.. tuh Hanan has started to get closer to Nana. Is Hanan the one who will be the connecting father for Nana? And roughly what will happen next huh?, hihihiihihu..

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