Always Gonna Be You
44. Always Gonna Be You

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He was able to sit alone even though his arms still felt sore when moving. Doctors said Monday they could continue treatment at home. And that made him happy, because he missed the kids so much.

Rendra said, because Mba Suko was still in Delanggu until Sunday, Arung and Saga were finally deposited in Rakai's apartment.

"Bang Rakai take care of the kids?" he clearly nodded in wonder.

It's like mission impossible. Because Amang that one, despite carrying a calm and authoritative, but his whole life has never been in contact with a child.

"Help with Puput" ralat Rendra.

Oh, this way he can breathe a little. Because as far as her knowledge goes, the puput is a good girl with a motherly aura that radiates. Arung and Saga were clearly accompanied by the right person.

And after a day Rendra accompanied him in the hospital, then the presence of Mas Sada with several officers from the police to ask for information, noon until this afternoon he was left alone in the hospital.

"Don't worry, there's a guard in front. No one will be able to look at you unless they ask for my approval first" Rendra said before leaving.

He was not really afraid or worried. Those people were obviously after Rendra, not him. So it is impossible for anyone to look for him to the hospital. He was worried about Rendra's safety.

"I'm okay. Just the same Jimmy will not dare to act more than this," Rendra as always, acting as if nothing happened. Though their homes were destroyed and the atmosphere was chaotic. Looks like he has to talk heart to heart with Rendra. So that horrible things like this don't happen again in the future.

But in addition to thinking about the safety of Rendra, he also worried about the condition of Mamah at home. Because he thought too much about the state of his small family, to make Mamah's blood pressure rise sharply. This must have worried him.

"Same Papah can't get there yet Ndo."

"Most next week after Papah comes home DL."

"No papa Mah, ask for his prayers may all be well."

Adit also called him, "Mba Anggi, brother, are the children papa? The news on TV is so good."

Even the Romance Group that has been suspended for a long time because of their respective activities, is now crowded again. Everyone is worried about themselves and their families.

Fira who is still busy working in NGO, Inne who has just given birth to her second child, Chris who is taking a heart specialist, Inne, Bayu who recently returned from the UK and immediately got a strategic position in Shevron San Ramon, to Dio.

Yes Dio, who since they broke up many years ago never again appeared in the Romance group. Now that he had forgotten, Dio had come into his own.

Dio: 'May you have a good family, Nggi.'

Dio: 'So sorry to hear that.'

He smiled to himself reading Dio's chat on the phone screen. Chat that years ago must have instantly made it hot cold. But this time it feels ordinary, not much different as when he read chat from Bayu or Chris.

And from the group chat he also knew, Dio was still in the US. He is pursuing his PhD.

Fira. : 'Udah kandah kudak from the beginning is yes, the first PhD among us.' - laugh-laugh emoticons

Chris.: 'If you think I'm Fir?'

Fira. : 'Idih, ogah.'

Something never change. Make him smile himself remembering the children of Romance with all the uniqueness of each.

Bayu. : 'I think we should gather.'

Chris. : 'Agreement.'

Inne.: 'Gollow in Bandung here.'

Fira.: 'Well, I can't. Next week we go into the forest. Can't relate.'

Chris: 'Not now Atun!'

Bayu. : 'Goluntnya bring their families to make fun.'

Inne.: 'Who knows there is a big among us.' - laughable emoticons

Chris.: 'Wrong Ne! Not besan.'

Chris: 'But, who knows if there are any matchmakers among us.' - emoticons laugh demon-laughter

Bayu.: 'Ngaco lo! Anggi is married. Dio has moved on.'

Fira. : 'Wood, REMOVE all comments lucknut!'

Fira.: 'There is absolutely no former master from UK.' - tempered emoticon-

Fira. : 'Be go maximum.'

Chris: 'Kayak doesn't know, Fir. His art fished in the murky water.'

Chris. : 'Wood only fishing, let's say that.....'

Bayu. : 'Shut up!'

Inne.: 'Hayu ah, agreed to gather. When's? Where?'

Chris.: 'If the pass card brings the family, it means I have to wait for marriage.'

Bayu.: 'Gue too.'

Bayu. : 'Gue help answer Dio: me too.'

Fira. : 'Haha! Mam pus waiting for two ugly people to marry, can be thousands of full moon.'

Chris.: 'Cock two ugly people? Who tuh? It's not me, is it?'

Fira. : 'Lo is an absolute patent.'

Chris. : 'Syalan.'

Fira.: 'Gue is definitely not. Soon also met the white riding prince.'

Chris. :-emoticon vomiting

Fira.: 'Dio is not. PhD under 30 years is clearly a guarantee of quality in-laws universal dream. Most wanted.'

Fira: 'Dio, you married me. Guaranteed to know inside out. Not going to mrs. Ye no?'

Chris: - emoticon thumbsdown

Bayu.: 'So the other one is me?' - laugh-out emoticons

Fira.: 'Sori Yu, although you have a bright future, but the lowest two slots are the longest to mate the cake. Not wrong again.'

Inne.: 'Gaes, focus dong. So fixed yes we are scheduled to gather bring their families. When & where followed.'

Fira. : 'Totally agree. Dio don't forget, apply me first before reunion. Still want my house, right? Relax, the balloons move.'

Dio. : 'Agree.'

Fira. : 'AH? No, no, Dio is okay. Oh, dream comes true. I'm waiting for Dio.' - a love sign emoticon dozens of times

Chris. : 'Basic ganjen. It was a ticking moment together with elo.'

Fira. : 'Shirk!'

Inne.: 'Fine, Bayu, Chris agree?'

Bayu. : 'Agree.'

Chris. : 'Agree.'

He still smiles by himself reading chat and children Romance. Ah, those good times feel like they were just yesterday. MOS in school, interlocking PR, kerkel, bimbel, UN. That all happened years ago. And each of them has taken a different path in life. No longer linked to each other. But togetherness remains real.

Ah, it turns out that he really misses the days of yesterday and all the memories in it. Eventually, he wrote the same word as the others,

Anggi : 'Agree.'

Inne. : 'Sip. At any time, no one loses contact.'

Chris. : 'Keep in touch gaes.'

Fira. : 'Candidate wood. Don't forget to prepare a special gift for me with Dio.'

Chris. : 'Run Dio ruuunnn.....'

Fira.: 'Sirik aja lo kriskros!'

Bayu.: 'Wait for the game date gaes.'

Not to forget Mala who has almost a year lost contact, suddenly contacted him again in a voice full of worry, "You're all right?"

"Elo, Rendra, kids?!?"

"News on tv scares me.'

"Thank God we're all right, Mal. Thanks for calling. How I miss you."

The longing made them cry at each other on the phone.

"When I play to Jogja, want to meet elo, kangen...."

"Gue was also very upset," he even still cried so longingly. "Know not that I haven't found a friend who's like elo."

"Gue is second to none."

Then they both laughed.

"Take care of yourself, Nggi. Ingetin Rendra to play safe. Because now you have kids."

"Yes Mal, I also have cape rhythm like this continues."

"It's not a sign of regret, is it?" search Mala.

Make him laugh, "No. Sorry why?"

"Sorry for choosing Rendra instead of waiting for Dio."

"Mal, don't say that."

"Think no, Nggi, if you used to be a tetep cuekin Rendra, now again adem ayem same Dio."

"Maybe now you're taking a master at Stanford what Columbia is. Or again traveling around Amrik with Dio."

"Buck!"

"Sori really if I used to be among those who ngojok-ngojokkin you make cepet-cepet accept Rendra."

"Mala!"

"I never thought, if the way Rendra's life in the future would be this complicated."

Mala's sentence continued to ring until she fell asleep so long waiting for Rendra who never came.

The next day he woke up feeling that someone was laying his head beside his hand. And that is Rendra, who prefers to sleep in a half-sitting position rather than sleeping comfortably on a waiting bed. He then spontaneously caressed Rendra's head.

"Wake up?" Rendra raised her head.

He smiled, "What time did I not know?"

Rendra smiled back, "Forgotten."

Then Rendra clasped his hands while staring intently, "Still sick?"

He shook. "Udah's good."

Rendra smiled again as she rubbed her forehead.

"Still."

"Same?" ask her while holding a smile.

"I haven't seen it there yet. Rakai also did not say anything when he met at the police station. So, I guess everything's fine."

"It could be a short course for Bang Rakai's children" he said with a smile.

Rendra laughed, "Not really. The most important thing is to get rid of. 100% sure%."

Then they both laughed together.

"Tomorrow we go home to the apartment first" said Rendra after they stayed for a while.

He nodded.

"You...no papa, right?" Rendra rubbed his forehead again. Tidy up the bangs and then keep them behind the ears.

"I'm scared" he answered quickly.

Rendra still rubbed his forehead, "Naja was never satisfied. I'm not thinking I'm influencing Papa on division."

"On the one hand he also felt betrayed by Papa, because the contents of the will did not match expectations. Whereas for as long as Papa lives, Mama Amy and her children are always the first priority. But the truth is," Rendra shrugged.

"And they never thought that Papa would suddenly be leaning toward Brother?"

Rendra nodded as she continued to wipe her forehead. "You know for yourself how hard I refuse Papa's idea."

He smiled while nodding. Understand how hard Rendra tries to be able to stand on his own feet. Privilege material derived from parental facilities is clearly far beyond Rendra's living quadrant.

Now Rendra switched to rubbing her cheeks gently, "And for me all was done when the court ruling came out. Proving Papa's original will. Purely, not influenced by any party."

He held the hand of Rendra who was rubbing his cheek.

"Everything I do according to procedure" continued Rendra, squeezing his hand. "And for me the division problem is over."

"But many disgruntled parties, including Jimmy," Rendra kissed his hand. "It's so hot that outsiders, Bang Leo, get more than him."

"The Leo guy who always accompanied Papa?" he let Rendra continue to kiss his hand

"I think everyone knows, too, how loyal Bang Leo is to Papa. From the age of 6, he joined Papa. Until the last second never once memgecewain Papa."

"If only I was still blangsak, sure 100% Papa gave all to Bang Leo," said Rendra with a laugh even without a voice. Bitter laughter.

He laughed, without a sound.

"I thought Naja's work at the hotel was first and last" continued Rendra.

He recalled the frightening incident in the hotel room shortly after they arrived in Balikpapan before the reception. But a second later hastily removed these bad memories from the mind.

"It turns out even the talk of people who are not satisfied. Continuing to be pretrial. Losing, the money began to thin, not thinking long, finally attacked Bang Leo's house," Rendra shook his head.

"That's why Bang Leo came to the house yesterday?"

Rendra nodded, "One of them."

"After all this...do you still want to give me a chance?" asked Rendra while staring right in both eyes.

"Why didn't you ever tell me? Maybe if you knew earlier, it wouldn't have been so good."

Rendra sighed, "Because this is not your problem."

Make him hiss stupefied, "Until when do you want to handle all alone? Then what's the point of me? Is it not worth it as a partner?"

Rendra shook her head, "You're the best partner ever," then kissed the back of her hand again. "Want you always accompany me with the children. No need to think about anything else. Especially my family's problems."

"But if you behave like this continues, maybe this incident will become a permanent plot of our family. I don't know when...."

"I'm not going to do it" Rendra shook his head. "I'll make sure it's the last one" continued Rendra as she stroked his cheek.

"I'll definitely cut it before it spreads everywhere."

"Maybe starting next week I'll go back and forth again Jogja Balikpapan."

"Done all let it clear."

"I know," he nodded in understanding. "Maybe we just need a lot of time together."

Again Rendra kissed the back of his hand, "Miss you so bad."

"Let's know what each of us wants."

"I know you're wearing a lot" Rendra laughed.

"But I don't know what you are," he pretended to be upset. "Everything you've been talking about, some things I never knew. Cheating."

Rendra chuckled, "You know me just as I know you, really," then rubbed her cheeks gently through the back of her hand.

"Instantially you give me space, distance, pause, time for yourself" Rendra smiled. "Although you actually want to know how to wear it," Rendra laughed. "But you don't mojokkin I'm like the beginning."

"Oh, so you've been cornered?" he grumbled.

"Often. It used to be early days, hayo?" Rendra chuckles. "Sometimes I get confused about what to do when our communication gets stuck."

He sneered bitterly.

"But yes the time has been hard to find you," Rendra again rubbed his cheek through the fingertips. "It's just a matter of different ways of communication. It could be traded by ntar."

He's sneering.

"We're both learning" Rendra smiled. "Together grow into a better person."

"I'm sorry our first two years were far from happy," Rendra again squeezed her hand gently.

"How far from happy?" he cringed. "I'm happy. There are children, there are....."

"Turn far from what I promised you when I desperately prickle you."

"I'm sure these two years you cry more than laugh. Adaptation times we both sometimes make cape. Your first pregnancy, the departure of the Jungle, the second pregnancy away from me, the incident of paragliding, continues now....."

"So sorry..," Rendra kissed her hand while closing her eyes.

"Thank you for all your understanding and patience with me."

He smiled with heated eyes, "Fly..."

Rendra opened her eyes and looked at her deeply.

"It's always gonna be you" she whispered with teary eyes.

***

On Monday afternoon as Rendra opened the apartment door for her, everyone greeted her with joy.

"Welcome homeeee....," cried Rakai excessive when his face tangled masai complete with disheveled hair like a new person woke up. While Puput, Mba Suko, Amin and his wife just smiled knot.

"Why Bang?" tanyanya was surprised to see Rakai who was usually neat but now looks like people have not taken a bath for three days.

"I'm so happy that you can go home Nggi," Rakai's eyes sparkled. "Blessed is more than anything in the world."

While Rendra was just scoffing, "What sash are you?"

"Thank you Bang" he said happily because it turns out Rakai is so attentive.

"Anytime Nggi..anytime..," Rakai sat on the sofa with an overjoyed face, like a new person can grand prize billions.

As he was washing his hands in the pantry before entering the room to meet the sleeping children, Puput approached him in a whisper.

"Bang Rakai's three days of stress Mba. That's why Mba Anggi came home directly over so."

"Why stress?"

"Must keep Arung with Saga," continued Puput while grimacing. "Udah is like a madman every working day talking to himself."

He laughed, "What time? Are you Put?"

Puput laughed, "Yes the hell. Only Bang Rakai was stressed first if he heard the crying or screaming child. It must be parno."

He laughed again imagining a cool Rakai turned out to be parno as well.

"During Arung Saga in Bang Rakai's apartment, it seems that Bang Rakai never slept. That's why it's so tangled."

"Wow," he shook his head. "Means Bang Rakai must get a special award because all out take care of the children.

The puput nodded while grimacing.

"Thank you so much Put, take care of the kids while I'm in the hospital."

Soup smiled, "Sama-sama Mba."

"Weekend you're so distracted. Sorry yes."

Puput's face turned cloudy for a moment to then smile again, "No papa Mba. Bang Rakai gave reimburs, the same Tuesday Wednesday I got a holiday. Hehe..."

"Oh yeah? Fun dong," he was happy. Rakai is truly an understanding boss.

Puput nodded, "If Mba Anggi himself does not papa? I saw the news on TV really, really?"

He patted Puput's shoulder with his left hand because his right arm was still bandaged, "Alhamdulillah well Put. Thanks again a lot."

"Together Mba."

At night when he had just enveloped the sleeping Arung after being read the story, Rendra approached him while carrying a cellphone directed at him.

"What?" tanyanya.

Rendra just smiled while handing over a phone that displays a screen with the words 'The final announcement of receiving permanent teaching staff Blue Campus', with the name Syailendra Darmastawa is in the order no. 1.

"Did you?" he asked surprise surprise. "When is the list I don't know?! Or is this what you used to tell?"

Rendra nodded with a chuckle, "It seems like our lives are about to change a bit" whispered Rendra as she hugged him from behind.

"How do you change?"

"Can't often practice the same flowers again for you."

He laughed a little.

"From now on you have to have a family financial plan. Because things are going to be much different."

"Not all this time I also have a financial plan," he said.

"What time?" Rendra chuckles.

"Any one who doesn't know," his grunts.

"Believe..believe...," Rendra chuckled.

"The gate must also be ready...."

"Well, the important thing is that Rakai works, but still remains alive" continued Rendra. Makes her laugh while shaking her head.

"So..do you want to keep me?" Rendra kissed her hair softly.

He smiled as he nodded and whispered inwardly, "Abang, it's always gonna be you."

***