YOUR EYES GAVE ME A SOUL MATE

24. Sad Butet

"Huaaaaa..hikz..."

Butet's voice broke the silence of the office, when Najwa told him that he had just resigned to become a teacher at the school.

"When did you leave me here alone? no more friends confided in me," Butet said as he sobbed.

"How have you no friends? here are all the tet people?" said Najwa who smiled stiffly looking at the other teachers.

"That's you. There is absolutely no sense of belonging to each other. I'm sad that you left here, while you won't even calm myself down anymore so cry bombay," Butet said as he exhaled his snot on a piece of tissue.

"Butet come on, don't cry. School wipes you almost spent all" whispered Najwa.

Butet's cry subsided, and then turned toward stacking his clothes file tissue on the table.

"Enter it into the crackle, it's not good to see the principal," Najwa continued.

Butet immediately grabbed the bag of crackles that Najwa thrust, and put the waste into it.

"You just calm down. Even though I'm far away, we can still get in touch with you, right?" Najwa.

"Yes. But I want to be like you" Butet said.

"Don't. You'll still have booze, pity him if you stay alone." Answer Najwa.

"More nowadays ulcers are often sickly. You'll regret it if something happens to Boru" Najwa continued.

"Yes. Do you often tell me, huh? also tell me about your development with your husband, I was curious about the continuation of your story," said Butet.

"What continuation? you, my life story is like a novel." Answer Najwa.

"May that too. 'Your heart gave me a soul mate, good no?" ask Butet.

"Start again.ngawur aja keep tet," said Najwa while berberes-beres.

"Bu Najwa," said Ardi who made Najwa stop moving his hand.

"What's up Mr Ardi?" ask Najwa.

"I hear you're leaving here and going to J. Is that true? I'm sorry I came in at the second hour, so I don't know about the news" Ardi said.

"Yes Mr. Ardi. The day after tomorrow I will leave. I'm sorry if there's any wrong word and deed." Answer Najwa.

"Sama-sama ma'am. Are you there because you want to follow your husband? or get another job?" ask Ardi.

"Husband genesis. We can't live apart after marriage, can we?"

"Betul. Then be careful, huh? do you want to go home now?"

"Yet. I want to finish my lesson to the end." Answer Najwa.

"Alright, I also want to teach first if so."

"Please" said Najwa.

Ardi then passed from before Najwa.

"Break her heart twice" Butet said.

"Don't worry anymore" said Najwa.

"That's what his name is not a soul mate. Since the beginning of my soul mate is not destined to be the same, even Affanpun mas just passing by for a while. I also don't know what this one will last for, even though I actually only want to get married once in a lifetime" Najwa said.

"Patience yourself. Don't let you get married like the artists on tv. As long as he is not a KDRT, not cheating, it is not easy for you to ask for a divorce from your husband" Butet said.

"The problem from the beginning was that I also knew that he did not love me and already had a lover. So I'm just waiting for the time, "inner Najwa.

"I'm sure you're a soul mate forever with your date" Butet continued.

"Butet you habit of lovingly talking to strange people. Missing green beans, now replace the tiger."

"Eh...why do you seem to have wronged me? it was you yourself who said he was as fierce as a tiger. I'm just going on, "elak Butet.

Najwa could only shake his head to hear the butet.

*****

After school, Najwa went home to his parents. She has also spoken of her intention to follow her husband to the city of J. Although sad and tearful, Sumirah and Suratmo had to give up their only daughter to join her husband to the city of J.

Najwa stuffed his clothes into a large suitcase. He did not expect that he would come out of the village which was his homeland. Najwa almost brought all of his clothes, including a koko shirt and a photo of Affan. Because honestly she still can not move on from her late husband.

But before actually leaving, Najwa decided to visit Affan's tomb first.

"Mas. Howareyou. Hem's? you must be happy there, right? tomorrow I plan to go to J. That's where I'm gonna start my new life with your chosen one. I don't know when I'll be able to hold on, even though it feels like I want to back out in the first place."

"But Mas. Whatever happens in the future, I won't blame you if our relationship doesn't work out. But you also do not have to worry, even though we have not loved each other, I will also try to make our relationship progress."

"Where to go home first? I promise to visit you when I get back here. I'm calm there, and trust me everything's gonna be okay."

Najwa coaxed several do'a tapes to her late ex-husband. When finished, Najwapun left after sprinkling various types of flowers in the center of Affan.

"Remember buk'e's message, don't fight with your husband. That will keep us from the windfall" Sumirah said.

Now Najwa is in Sumirah's lap. Tonight is the last night he sleeps with his parents, because tomorrow he will leave following Ega to the city of J.

"Yes buk'e, Nana will remember." Answer Najwa.

"Buk'e knows your relationship with your husband hasn't gone as well as it should. But you also have to be patient," said Sumirah.

"Yes buk'e." Answer Najwa.

"If you can't be like the artists on tv. Just got married for a while already divorced," said Sumirah.

Najwa. Sumirah's words reminded her of Butet's words. But he also could not promise, that Ega did not want to fight with him. Because for Najwa, a good relationship can be built with good communication. While he also realized, Ega could not speak normally with him for more than 10 minutes.

"Nana will try her best to defend Nana buk'e's household. Despite the many obstacles ahead. Just one thing Nana wants to know, is it a shame to have a kid who's widowed twice?" ask Najwa.

"Why are you asking like that? your question is like there has been a row leading to the atmosphere," asked Sumirah.

"It's only if buk'e. Nana said she would try, but if the separation was inevitable, would you be ashamed of having a widow's child twice?" ask Najwa.

"Ndock. You are my son. Whatever you want, no one can change that. If you are not happy together, why torture yourself? especially because of the third person. Don't let buk'e know that you're in a duakan, buk'e will come to him and slit his throat,"

"It's so scary buk'e," said Najwa chuckling.

But honestly the laughter was only Najwa made a shield. Because she became agitated, because she knew exactly what her husband was like now.

To be continue....🤗🙏