
A week has passed, since the night of the debate and Tirta escorted Ana into silence, since then they have also broken off communication. No more Tirta who noisily send messages dimeh, no Tirta who noisily contact him especially before bedtime, especially before going to bed, and no more Tirta came to Abidzar's house just to meet the girl of his heart. Tirta completely disappeared like being swallowed by the earth.
Ana sighed softly. Many times he checked his phone, whatever was waiting for him, which he must have felt something unusual. Or rather a loss.
Yes, Ana feels lost. Like something was missing in his life. Sleep unsettled, eat unfeeling, the days through it also goes without spirit. His heart felt empty. His soul felt empty. This really disturbed him.
Scroll, scroll, scroll, Ana scroll the phone screen. Expect suddenly there is an incoming message or call not entered into the screen of his phone. But honey, what he was waiting for didn't happen at all.
"Hufth .. "a rough sigh came out of the girl's thin lips. He threw his phone away. Then he breathed his body into the bed. Roll over, to the right and to the left. Confused by how he feels right now. He's really nervous.
After her meeting with Martin, Ana has not been moved to meet her mother as much as the man who has become a father. Not that he doesn't care. Nope. He misses his mother very much. But his heart was not ready. His mentality was not yet strong enough to step back on the house and stare at the two.
Ana admits she was wrong. This attitude is not allowed. He should think about his mother's feelings. Moreover, his mother is now often sickly, really he was worried. But if his mentality is not ready, what can he do. He hopes, he can immediately strengthen himself in order to return to the house where he grew up first and hugged his mother's body tightly. To strengthen and give their blessing for their marriage. Trying to make peace with a predestined situation like that. Yes, Ana admits, everything that happens is destiny. No one can resist destiny. No matter how man tries, if his destiny is like that, what can he do. Maybe it's the best, he thought. Ana continues to suggest that she believes this is the best, both for herself, her mother, and Martin.
...***...
"Ta, how come your face this week is like newspaper wrapped in a packet? Very scuffed," the grandmother taunted Tirta.
Tirta's grim face grew increasingly grim at hearing the ridicule of the grandmother. He moved and threw his buttocks on the sofa next to his grandmother. Then without awkward, he lay his head on the lap of the grandmother making grandmother scream.
"Hey brat, are you okay sleeping on grandma's lap, huh? You think grandma's your boyfriend," the granny choked. "Move there!" throw him away while gently pushing Tirta's shoulder, but the man was reluctant to move. He was still lying on his grandmother's lap. Riana who saw Tirta's unusual demeanor seemed to frown.
This attitude reminded Riana of the teenage Tirta. Every time he has a problem, even when he is rejected by the girl he likes, Tirta will behave like that. He'll be spoiled with her or his grandmother. It was as if he could find peace and comfort.
Riana wondered, what happened to her son? Does he have a problem? Because the strange attitude of Tirta has been seen since a week ago. There is no Tirta cherry. There is no cheerful Tirta. There is no nosy Tirta. The boy looked quiet and often daydreamed. As a mother, of course Riana can feel the change. And as a mother, Riana was worried about her son's condition.
"Let Tirta lie down for a while, Grandma. Pelit very much the same grandson himself," sumpul Tirta who refused to move.
"You smell, you know. Just got home from the morning home at night. Shower there!"
"Don't you? Where exists. Tirta is always fragrant." Tirta then sniffed his own armpits. "No, it smells good!"
"Check from Hong Kong"
"Dude, slob!" shouting someone made all eyes turn to the source of the sound. Greetings seconds, everything in the room widened his eyes.
"Arum .. "scream they were all shocked to see the whereabouts of Arum, Tirta's younger sister or Riana's youngest child.
"Oh my God, is this really you?" riana who stood up.
"Helloooo everybodeeeeh, i'm coming" cried Arum whose attitude is exactly the same as the grandmother.
"If you enter it say hello, not hello, hello Bandung like that," Tirta wrote while glancing at his sister.
"Heh, his sister came home greeted by cake, even protested.Yes, Arum repeated, assalamu'alaikum everything," said Arum.
"Wa'alaikumussalam" replied the grandmother, Tirta, Riana, and her husband.
Riana moved to Arum and hugged him.
"You're not going home to say anything, son. Kan papa or your sister can pick you up," said Riana after releasing her embrace. Then he cupped the princess' cheek while smiling.
"The name is also a surprise, Ma. It is not a surprise that Arum Kasi knows," said Arum while chuckling.
"But it's dangerous, honey. Moreover, you go home at night like a gini." Said the father who was now standing near Arum. Then he stretched out his hand to make Arum immediately inching and sprinkled into the arms of the father.
"Yes, yes, sorry" Arum said in his arms.
"Heh, karatan bin bujang weathered singles, get out there! Grandma wanted to hug granddaughter grandma," granny's nagging while pushing Tirta's body. Tirta who was not alert and was daydreaming was jumped to fall and fell to the floor. His head hit the leg of the table with his back slammed into the floor first making him scream in pain.
Brukkka ...
"Aaaarghhh .. "peek Tirta.
"City ... "
"Abang .. "cried Riana, Arum, and the father when he saw Tirta fall.
"Grandmother, grandma why the same at all Tirta," protested Tirta. His face was red. His eyeballs had turned red and were shrouded in mist. The grandmother was stunned to not think that her encouragement made Tirta fall like that.
"I'm sorry, grandma didn't mean it" said the grandmother, feeling guilty. The Grandmother tried to rub Tirta's head, but Tirta seemed to dodge.
"Don't you, papa? Here Arum check!" Arum offers to check on Tirta. Arum is currently studying at a nursing academy outside the city. She was a nurse candidate. Because of the semester break, Arum took the initiative to go home and give a surprise to his family.
"No need. You take a break on the deck. You must be tired of just coming home. My brother also wants to rest first. Tirek," said Tirta lethargic. He rubbed the top of Arum's head. Then he immediately moved from there while rubbing his own back.
Arum was stunned to see the attitude of the older brother who looked different than usual. Especially when looking at the twinkle of eyes that seemed shrouded in sadness and clear glasses, making Arum wonder, what happened to his brother.
"Ta, have you eaten?" asked my mother Tirta has not yet moved away.
"Yet. But Tirta is not hungry. Tirta just wants to sleep," replied Tirta as he climbed the stairs one by one.
"Ma, Brother why? Why is his face so sad. Time' because it fell like that to kayak want to cry?" Ask Arum astonished. "Is there a problem?"
Yes, Tirta's eyes did look teary. Not because of the pain of falling. Despite the pain, Tirta was unlikely to cry just from falling like that. It's just, maybe the moment is not right. His heart was currently enveloped in a gray cloud. The sadness that was pervading in his mind. Making him unable to control the clear grains that rise in the net.
"Nor do you know, Rum. Your brother's been like that for a week. Unfortunately your brother doesn't want to tell you exactly what happened."
The grandmother who felt guilty could only fall silent. He realized that his grandson was not okay. But he ignored it. He thought by asking her to joke as usual, then the cheerful attitude would return soon. But in fact it's not. Tirta was in pain because of it.
"Oh, don't think too much about it. Maybe he is just tired" said the father who wants to calm his women.
"But pa ... "
"Udah yes. Tirta has grown up. If he has a problem, let him solve it himself. Do not ask a lot of questions because it will make Tirta more uncomfortable. Leave him alone first. If he needs our help, then we move on, "remember Tirta and Arum's father.
Riana and Arum nodded in agreement with the middle-aged man's words.
Meanwhile, in the room, without taking off his clothes, Tirta just laid his body on the bed. The clear glass that had adorned the net finally decay wet the cheeks. There's a rough patch of that clear grain. Then the man chuckled, feeling so weak that he wept over the woman who never thought she existed.
Meanwhile, at Abidzar's residence, the man seemed to smile for himself looking at the photos of his son Freya. Almost every day Freya capture every moment of growth and development of the son.
"Mas, how are you, brother Tirta? How come he hasn't been nongolous for a week?" ask Freya suddenly. He was still sitting in front of the dresser to apply skincare to his face.
Abidzar's eyes were sharp. He disliked his wife's mention and questioning of other men. I don't know. His possessive soul is so big.
"Why is he? You miss him!" Katus Abidzar while glaring sharply.
Freya rounded her eyes, "you why the hell, Mas?" freya Protest.
"You're the reason why you put another man in front of Mas."
"Astaghfirullah, don't tell me you're jealous?"
"If so, why?"
Freya shook her head, "very possessive. I think it's weird, he usually comes a lot, but not this week. I suspect he has a problem with Ana. You see, after driving Ana home that night, Mr. Tirta did not appear again. Not only that, since that day also Ana's attitude changed. He became quiet and often daydreamed. If there is a story about Tirta, why is he?" freya explained so that her husband did not misunderstand her.
Abidzar smiled clumsyly. He felt guilty for thinking about his wife.
Abidzar hugged Freya who had been sitting on the bedside from behind. The pecking of Freya's cheeks while swiping her jaws that had begun to overgrown with fine feathers made Freya's keenness.
"Sorry," he said afterwards.
"No."
"I'm sorry!"
"No way."
"Well, if you don't want to, take the attack." Abidzar then swiped again his jaw on Freya's cheek to make the woman scream.
"Yes, yes, stop! Yes, yes, Freya's sorry, but stop," cried Freya trying to break away, but Abidzar's embrace was very strong make it difficult to escape. After a while, Abidzar finally stopped swiping his jaw while chuckling.
"A nosy mas anyway," protested Freya while blinking her lips.
"Emang," he replied lightly while chuckling. "Oh yeah, you asked Tirta, right? The news seems good, but it also seems not okay," Abidzar said ambiguously.
"What the hell do you mean?" freya asked confused.
"yes, physically it seems like he's fine, but not mentally. Just like Ana, Tirta was now quiet. More daydreaming. Even now his work overtime just like he was trying to busy himself so as not to have a lot of thoughts."
Freya nodded her head, "why are they, Mas? Before they left they were fine, but after that, they turned 180 degrees."
"Udah, you don't need to think about it. That's their business. If they ask for our help, then we help. But for the time being, just leave it like this. We're monitoring enough. Hopefully this is just a misunderstanding," said Tirta sage.
"Mas is right" said Freya semringah. "Oh yes Mas, tomorrow people from the Mama subscription boutique will come to show examples of their designs. Mama asked us to fit in at home."
Abidzar nodded his head, "all right, tomorrow at noon I'll go home and have lunch."
"But, is it not a hassle? Why don't we go straight to their store?"
"You're not 40 days from the day you gave birth, honey. Mama must have a lot of consideration and all for your good and health. And more importantly, for the sake of your recovery."
"Mama is really good. Freya is happy to have a mother-in-law like her. So it's more dear."
"Kok just the same mom just more and more affectionate, with mas not?"
"If that one does not need to be asked again, Freya Iaaang very much the same Mas Abi."
Hearing those words, Abidzar's cheeks flushed to his ears.
"Mas I'm also very much the same as you. I love you, dear mother."
"Love you too, dear father."
...***...
Raisa, who is missing her daughter, walks into Ana's room. Turn the door handle then he went inside. With a sad face, Raisa sat on the edge of the bed while spreading her gaze around the room.
Raisa stood up again and moved towards a large frame hanging on the wall. The pigura is a portrait of their little family. Her late husband was still alive. The face of Ana in the photo. Ana's face looked happy. The face that Raisa misses.
Raisa's tears slowly came down. She misses her daughter so much, but she doesn't know where she is.
"Back baby. I'm sorry that Mom disappointed you. Go home and tell Mama what you have to do to get you back, "he mumbled.
Raisa is back. This time he sat down at Ana's study table. There is also a frame consisting of two sides. The one side contained a photo of their little family and the other side contained a photo of Ana and Martin laughing broadly while holding a fish-filled hook. It was a picture of them on vacation together. Ana who was so curious to learn fishing was taught by Martin. And for the first time, Ana managed to lure a fairly large fish. Ana, who was happy, asked her sister to take a picture of her and Martin while lifting up her fishing results. Really, Ana's smile back then was very wide. The smile that Raisa missed.
He wiped the beautiful face of the princess while praying in his heart so that his daughter knocked his heart to immediately return.
Raisa put the picture back on. Now his attention is turned to Ana's pile of books. Although Ana was not there, but the room was still routinely cleaned by their art so that the books looked clean not a single dust.
Raisa then opened the book one by one. There are textbooks, there are novels, and there are written books. Raisa who was curious about Ana's writing also opened sheet by sheet Ana's writing. The book turned out to be a lesson note. Until at the last sheet Raisa's eyes immediately wide. How not, in the last sheet there is a writing that makes Raisa realize the reason for Ana's departure. Martin did not tell about his meeting with Ana. So he does not know the real facts behind Ana's departure.
...ANA & MARTIN...
Raisa's chest instantly aches and tightness. He felt guilty and regretted taking away the happiness of the princess. He felt guilty for just learning this fact. Had he known earlier, it would have been impossible for him to be willing to marry Martin because for him the happiness of his children was paramount. The happiness of their children is a top priority.
"I'm sorry Mama, Hana. Sorry Mama. Why didn't you say it in the first place if you wanted to love Martin. Why didn't you say? Sorry Mama, Hana! Sorry Mama. Please come back, baby. Mama's gonna do whatever you want back, honey. Including leaving Martin if it makes you happy. Forgive Mama." Racau Raisa while crying deeply hugged Ana's book.
...***...
Othor from this morning. After a lot of daylight, just want to continue at night. Eh pas check, othor typing results are lost. But just a little more. Had to repeat again. 😭
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