AL-THAR
#26. I'm just Dayang-dayang.

"How come you're home?" shelia asked her sister who had just opened the door to her room.

"Can't you?"

"Yes that's not it. It was a real lecture, Mir. So a useful child. So a useful wife. Your life still has many chances of success. Don't be me,"

Mira stepped slowly and occupied the side of the bed where Sheli was still. Yes, her brother has spent more time on the bed since yesterday. It was even time for dinner in the room.

"Lo can still be successful, Shel. You are still young. You must be able to. If the problem of children, there will certainly be a way out. You will be as smart as Ghani, so there will always be a place that will accept you to work or whatever your plan in the future. While me? whatever,"

"Yes .. I've started to accept my destiny. My two-bodied state, I will try to overcome everything. Like I said, I can find a way out. Dear with my education and expertise if I'm desperate. My world is not over with this pregnancy. I can do it even though I have to be a single parent."

"Wouldn't you tell Bryan?"

Shelia shakes. "There's no such thought for now. I don't want to ruin people's homes, Mir. There is no story of me being an actor. Dih, amit-amit."

"Yes but ..."

"Dant. One day I will definitely tell him. Because he's just my son's father. He will believe it or not, no problem for me. I have no intention of holding him accountable. I don't feel the same about him."

"Patience is yes, Shel ..." Mira patted her brother's arm. "The strong. You must be able to get through this."

"Yes, I try to be strong and get up. Because I'm sure I'm capable of."

"Well, good with your optimistic attitude. But, how can you get an injection of spirit from where?"

"Gue consultation by phone with my friend who is a sociologist. He's in Singapore now. Thanks to him, I feel calmer with the problems I'm facing."

"Oh good," said Mira. "Trus if Mama, you've spoken well again, haven't you?"

"Udah."

Mira's eyes widened. "Seriously? when?"

"So when you left for college. I went to Mama's room. And thank God, he's starting to listen to my story. Yes, although he still can't forgive me completely. But, I will keep trying so that Mama can forgive me. My sins ..."

"Yes, Shel. Keep trying to get sorry Mama. You're the proud child of Mama, it's definitely more of a lo's advantages than lo's flaws."

"Not a shortage, Mir. I am making a disgrace. Worse than a lack."

"Lo's work is disgrace, Shel. But your son is no disgrace."

"Yes .. I understand."

"Good."

"When do you have children?" ask Shelia.

"Huh?"

"Lo's been broken into by Athar, right?!"

Mira screeches. "Oh, your language is not very human. Ah, I don't want to answer."

"Where? sick, right?" Shelia moves both of her eyebrows to tease Mira.

"What the hell, Shel? I don't want to answer."

Shelia sighed. He was indeed in the stage of repairing his injured mentality. One of them by mocking Mira is an achievement today.

"Trus why did you miss college? Don't want a graduation? Want to go first with Ghani, is that it? Didn't Athar get mad at you who's lazy?"

"Don't be bad to think the same. I'm forced to go home with Bang Athar."

"Can't you?"

Mira sighs. He recalled his stupidity on campus. "He was angry, because I was wrong."

"Lo jealous of the story?"

"No," she nodded slowly. "I mistakenly thought his friend was him."

"Huh?"

"Yes because the jacket is the same twin jacket Bang Athar has, I think his friend is Bang Athar. Trus I ... jump,"

"Yes no," he concluded.

"Where is dong? Lo the story slow motion her lips."

"Julid you are the same as me! your son will look like me, you know the taste!"

Shelia shook her head hard. "No-no! My son looks just like you. My son should look like me. Beautiful and smart. Not you whose face is mediocre, trus intelligence is still otewe."

if I'm not a bunting guy, I've duct tape the Sheli's mouth.

"They're lo, Shel! I'm just a ladyboy. You are always right. Especially the mother-to-be, I'm just crumbs of tengginang."

Shelia laughed lightly. And it happened after a week ago full of blood. "Where were you going to jump?" he asked after laughing.

"Back of Romeo's back, his friend Bang Athar. Uh, really, really, Bang Atharnar's coming."

"Anged him?"

"Murka. I think my body that stuck to the cement just wanted to be watered by seven flowers."

Shelia laughed again. "What time?"

"Yes yes. Maybe if not a wife mah, not watered by the flower of his talk. I'm sure he's gonna steam me at the motorcycle wash."

* *

Athar had finished his brief affair in Dirga's office. He who wants to go to his cafe but must be delayed when he sees Romeo standing near his car in the parking lot while floating his wide grin.

"Where's my file?" Romeo finished the can, and then he walked to the nearest trash can to throw the can away.

"Home home. Why did you come here anyway? I told him to go home" Athar leaned on the side of his car.

"When I go to your house and see your wife, you get angry again?"

"Well that you know!"

Romeo rolled his eyes puffed. "But I need that file today as well. I want to go to Tangerang. Let me bring something."

"You want to branch? Why?"

"Well, a little caper with Mr. Ridwan's secretary. A soul mate!"

Athar did not say. He was busy replying to the emails on his phone.

"Btw, the Mira turned out to be light yes whereas–"

Athar throws his hat into Romeo's face with a look of annoyance. "Damn lo!"

Romeo chuckles. "Gue mah sustenance plugged chick–aduh!" his shins hurt because he was kicked in a shoe by Athar. "Yes, sorry, Thar. It's not my fault" the protest didn't take.

"Don't talk about it if you don't want to bonyok!"

"Yes-yes," Romeo still chuckled silently. However, he never saw Athar's piece of this against women. If with his old girlfriends, Athar seems mediocre in a relationship. There's no sign of her being so cute with those girls. Another case when Mira is present in Athar's life. His best friend seemed more alive, happy, and almost.

* *

Dinner was still at her mother's house, but Mira was only with Athar at the dinner table. Shelia and Mama are still reluctant to get out of the room and prefer to have dinner in their respective rooms. While Ghani has not gone home to go anywhere.

Now, an awkward atmosphere enveloped Mira. How not, Athar only said just that since he came half an hour ago. After dinner, Mira will return home with Athar.

"Any still angry?" ask Mira at the end.

"Hm."

well he's honestly still angry. I'm gonna try?

Athar did not look Mira in the eye. He focused on tearing apart the chicken on his plate. Then when his phone that was not far from his plate rang and displayed a name, now Mira was the one who felt his mood deteriorated.

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