
Still Flashback
The sun began to slip westward, indicating that the day was already afternoon. The three of them walked down the sidewalk of the residential complex. They had reached the front of Mr. Ardi's house within thirty minutes. The security guard opened the door for them.
"Has Mr Ardi come home from the store, Mas Joko?" tinah asked the security guard.
"Yet, Tinah. But this morning Mr. Ardi had sent a message if you came told to wait inside he said," replied the security guard.
"Oo, then excuse us to go inside first yes, Mas Joko," said Tinah.
Bi Munah welcomed their arrival with pleasure, he opened the door and allowed a seat for the three. Then make drinks for the three people.
"Please drink the tea, Mr. Ardi will be home soon," said Bi Munah.
Niken sipped tea made by Bi Munah because he was thirsty already on foot, then he ran to Bram's room.
"Mas Bram," call Niken while knocking on the door.
There was no answer from the inside, and Niken came in.
"Heh oil drum, why are you? play nyelonong just in," hardik Bram.
"Since Mas Bram was called no reply," replied Niken.
"Why did you come here?" bram asked to turn his attention to the book.
"I nganter Mbak Dewi here, all want to meet Mas Bram," replied Niken.
"Who is the Goddess?" tanya Bram became enthusiastic.
"He's your baby sitter candidate, hahaha. Fucking baby!" niken replied mockingly.
Since it was almost evening, Tinah and Niken said goodbye, Tinah gave the Goddess to Bi Munah. Bi Munah shows the room for the Goddess to rest. By the time Maghrib Ardi had just arrived home.
"Had Tinah brought her friend here, Bi," asked Ardi to Bi Munah.
"Already, Sir. He I told him to rest in his room." replied Bi Munah.
"OK, at dinner tell him to go to the dining room" Ardi said.
"Well, sir," said Bi Munah.
Ardi went straight to his room to clean himself up. Maghrib and Quranic tadarus prayers after that just dinner.
When Ardi arrived at the dining room, Bi Munah and Dewi were already sitting there. At home Ardi is indeed a maid and her employer eat together, except if there is a large family event so that the seat does not fit. Ardi sat in an empty chair.
"Who's your name?" ask Ardi to the Goddess before dinner starts.
"My name is Goddess, Sir. Goddess Merysta," answered the Goddess.
A name as beautiful as its person, Inner Ardi. Staring sharply at the Goddess.
"Have married?" ask Ardi again.
"Already, sir," answered the Goddess.
"Don't call Mister, just call Mister" Ardi said. "Have a child?" ask again.
"Already, Sir. Uh, Sir. It is only one month old" answered the Goddess.
"Jeez, just one month away from work" Ardi said.
"I had to, sir. Want me to bring here pity, what tomorrow-tomorrow I may work while bringing my son here, sir," replied and asked the Goddess.
"By, Goddess. I am glad this house is a rame. Bram my son will also be happy to have friends at home. Oh yes, has Bi Munah explained what are your duties in this house?" answer and ask Ardi.
"So I explained, sir," replied Bi Munah.
"Did Mas Bram not eat at the dinner table, sir?" ask Niken.
"Try to persuade him, perhaps he will if you are persuaded, Goddess," suggested Ardi.
Dewi also said, he took a plate, poured rice and side dishes on it, carried the plate on a tray and added a glass of water. The Goddess moved from her seat and stepped towards the second floor, to Bram's room which Bi Munah had pointed out.
Tok tok, tock,
"Mas Bram," call the Goddess hesitating.
Not getting an answer, the Goddess opened the door. The goddess circulated her gaze, culminating in a boy sitting on a chair and looking out the window. Goddess approaching. The boy's back was touched.
"What is Bram doing?" tanya Dewi followed the direction of the boy's view.
"I miss Mama, Mama said that I miss being able to see the star" Bram said.
The goddess crouched down in front of Bram facing him. "Eat first yuk, or Mas Bram want Mbak Dewi bring food here?" tawar Goddess.
Bram turned his head, "I just want to be fed to Mama" he said.
How-how? Your mother is not in this world. But do not give up the Goddess, the time has not nothing to lose before the war. Inner Goddess.
"Mbak Dewi bribe yes, Mas Bram can consider Mbak Dewi like his mother Mas Bram kok," bargained Dewi.
Bram nodded, the Goddess smiled happily. The goddess also fed her master's child. Dewi worked diligently, every dawn he woke his master to pray, prepared water for bathing and prepared clothes.
After working for six months, Dewi asked permission to go home. He planned to carry out the aqiqah for his daughter Tania. Tania will be taken to Jakarta.
"How long have you been there?" ask Ardi to the Goddess.
"Maybe about a week, sir," replied the Goddess.
"This is your salary, I have increased the cost of taking the bus, you can ask Joko to take you to the terminal," said Ardi.
"Thank you, Sir. But Tinah has ordered a travel car for me," declined Dewi.
At seven o'clock in the morning the travel car that will take Dewi arrived at the courtyard of Ardi's house. The goddess disappeared with the car.
After the return of the Goddess, Ardi and Bram's condition returned to normal. Bram locked himself in his room. Ardi also returned to being a workaholic person. It turns out that the presence of the Goddess brought a great influence in the lives of Ardi and Bram.
The night before, Ardi came home from the store until late at night. After cleaning himself he sat pensively in the room. There was a fear that the Goddess would not return to her house again.
He looks just like you, Prita. But he still belongs to someone else, Ardi said.
Ardi remembered Bram, he became worried. Then he got up from his seat and went to Bram's room. Bram was sleeping in his bed.
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Meanwhile, the Goddess came home this morning with a million hopes to meet the baby and be able to carry out Aqiqah prayer for Tania.
Dewi's car arrived at the home page of Syarif's parents at around 12 pm. After lowering his luggage, he immediately charged into the house. He looked for the whereabouts of his daughter in every room while constantly calling her name, but he could not find her. There was no one in the house.
The Goddess threw her body on the chair, the fatigue in her body now began to feel. The goddess was almost desperate. He started thinking nothing of Tania.
"Where are you, son?" The goddess cried.
Hearing the sound of people coming, Rosi who was behind the house was in a hurry to enter the house. Rosi immediately hugged her sister-in-law who was crying as she pleased. After the Goddess' cries began to subside, Rosi began to tell stories.
"I'm sorry, Ma'am" said Rosi.
"Where is my son, Rosi? Where's Tania?" the Goddess was impatient.
"Tania was brought by the kang Syarif, Ma'am," replied Rosi. " A minute, there's a day for the Mother Goddess."
"This is from the Office of the Religious Court, Ma'am," said Dewi.
The goddess opened the contents of the envelope, immediately her cries exploded again. Rosi patted the Goddess on the back.
"The patient Mother Goddess. Kang Syarif easily remarried to the village girl next door, Ma'am. He sent a message so that Mbak did not have to look for him or Tania again" said Rosi.
"Tania is my son, Rosi. How could I not look for him. Do you know the address where he lives?" ask Goddess.
"No idea, Ma'am. Kang Syarif kept it a secret from me" Rosi replied.
Tania breathed a heavy sigh. "Yes, just drop this, please tell Mas Burhan that he is here. This is to buy a goat for Aqiqah Tania. This one is for you" Tania handed Rosi two envelopes.
"Thank you, Ma'am. I'm sorry, Ma'am. Can't take care of Tania" Rosi said.
The goddess came out to take her things that had just been left in front of the house. And go back inside the house.
"These are clothes and toys for Tania, Mbak wants to go straight back to Jakarta alone," said Dewi.
"Mom, I'll rest first. Turn around Jakarta tomorrow morning, Ma'am," persuaded Rosi.
"No Rosi, here your heart will be even more painful. I just want to go straight to work. Forgive Ma'am yes, it has been a hassle for you," replied the Goddess.
"No, Ma'am. Ma'am never bothered me. Stay a day, Mother. Don't be like this" prevent Rosi with tears.
The goddess did not care about Rosi's words. He forced his feet to step out of the house full of memories at a rapid pace.
Forgive me, Son. Mother can't find you.
While Rosi can only stare at the death of her former sister-in-law.
The goddess walked out of the village to the highway through public transport. He took public transportation to the terminal, public transportation stopped in front of the terminal did not enter.
And when the Goddess was about to enter the terminal, a scalper approached her.
"Want to go to Jakarta or to Semarang? Take a car trip only, Ma'am," persuaded the scalper.
Dewi still thinks, if two ride the bus must definitely ride a few more vehicles. Finally, he decided to take a car trip.
"Yes, Mas. What are you going to do?" ask Goddess.
"Oh yes, Ma'am. One more passenger left" the scalper replied.
The goddess followed where the scalper was walking to, and opened the car door for him. The goddess went inside, there were already quite a few passengers. The car immediately drove to the destination through the Pantura line.
The car that Dewi was riding stopped in front of the gate of Ardi's house at around six in the afternoon. The goddess went straight into her room and was reluctant to come out again.
The goddess sat leaning against the couch's backrest, her legs bent with both arms hugging her knees. Her eyelids were swollen, her eyes were swollen as her tears were unceasingly flowing.
The wrong mother has left you, son. Your loss leaves a gaping hole in your heart. Mother has never even seen your laughter nor your babble. Mommy hopes to find you again someday, son. We shed this delayed longing.
At about eleven o'clock in the evening, Ardi had just returned from his shop.
"Mak Dewi is back, sir," said Mas Joko when opening the gate for Ardi.
"What's? He said a week, how come you're back?" ask Ardi again.
"I don't know, sir. It arrived at six in the afternoon. Ma'am Dewi did not say anything, it seemed like he was crying," said Mas Joko again.
"Thank you, Jok." said Ardi running his car up to the garage.
"Together, sir," replied Mas Joko.
Ardi opened the door by Bi Munah.
"Joko said Dewi's back Bi, right?" ask Ardi to Bi Sumi.
"Lho, I don't even know, sir," Bi Sumi replied. "When did he get into the house?" tanya Bi Munah followed Ardi in the back.
"So six said he," answered Ardi walking towards his room.
After bathing Ardi sat leaning on his bed. He's pensive.
"Joko said Dewi was crying, what's wrong with the boy? Ah, I've always wanted to know about him."
Ardi went downstairs to the kitchen, took water and gulped it down. The lights in the Goddess's room were still on. Ardi approached him, no matter where the push from that made Ardi want to enter there.
Tok tok tok tok
"Goddess" call Ardi. "You haven't slept?" tanyakanya.
The Goddess did not answer so that Ardi thought that he had slept. But another for Ardi.
Chequelek
Ardi opened the door to the Goddess' room.
"I went in, Wi," she said.
The goddess did not expect that her master would come in, she hid the brown envelope she held under the pillow.
Ardi stepped closer and sat on the edge of the cot facing the Goddess.
"What's wrong? Why did you go straight home, this morning said it was a week," asked Ardi to open a conversation.
"There's nothing, sir," replied the Goddess still hesitant to tell a story.
"Where did your son go, you said you wanted to be brought here?" asked Ardi again who suddenly made the Goddess sobbing back.
"I haven't seen my son, sir. My husband has taken it and hidden it" Dewi said. "Even I got this," he said, showing the brown envelope he had hidden under the pillow.
There is a smile that expands in Ardi's heart while opening the contents of the envelope.
"Prophey, Wi. One day you will definitely gather with your child back," said Ardi trying to comfort the Goddess.
"Aamiin, thank you, sir," said the Goddess.
Suddenly Ardi clasped the hand of the Goddess, the Goddess flabbergasted in shock.
"Married to me, I and Bram need you, I promise I will always make you happy," said Ardi who had changed my word to me, the more surprised Goddess.
The goddess was silent and could not believe what her master was doing.
"Sorry, Wi. Maybe it's too soon for you. But if you don't want to be okay, you don't have to answer now either" Ardi said.
The goddess was still silent.
"Forget it, sleep it's night, don't cry anymore,"
Ardi corrected his words then let go of his hand grip, stood up and stepped out of the Goddess chamber.
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