Because I Love You, Raya
CHAPTER 23 of Arumi

I heard Mr. Malik's motorcycle

enter the courtyard and look a middle-aged woman approximate age 50s

get off the back.

“Assalamu’alaikum Neng Raya, Bu Nanik,

kids, Wah..again relax ya this” Sapa Pak Malik.

“Wa’alaikumussalam” Answer them

unison.

“Iya nih sir, uh please sit first

sir, bu?” Kingdom let them sit, ‘kok like I've met ya, but

where?’ Inner Kingdom.

“Thank you neng” replied Mr. Malik

then let the woman sit down.

“This neng who wants to help Neng Raya, her name

Bu Arumi” Mr Malik said.

“Sorry neng, what neng is ready

hiring an old woman?” Asked the woman, Raya was surprised

overheard him.

“Lho, mom.

thank you mom for helping me clean the house, but are you willing

stay?” Tanya Raya's.

“Snap neng? Mother lives alone

anyway, so it doesn't seem like a neng” problem

“That's a coincidence, Ms. Nanik

this is my neighbor and he takes care of the needs of my two daughters

ask mom to stay with him” Clearly Raya while smiling, “And this

Titania my eldest child, this cute Hanum my youngest child” Welcome

he stroked the heads of his two daughters in turn.

“Yes thank you, greetings

kids” said Bu Arumi who seemed to really like the new environment

working place.

“Yes already, mom start when can work

here?” Tanya Raya's.

“Now can also neng”

“Really? Wow, good, but call

I'm aja bu do not use neng, yes?” Pinta Raya's.

“Alright neng”

“Raya bu...” Protest Kingdom.

“Eh..iya Nak Raya” Say Bu Arumi is nervous.

make Raya smile. The middle-aged woman smiled and felt grateful

inwardly because of getting a kind and friendly employer, he promised

in his heart he will serve until his old age runs out.

“Oya ma'am, have we ever met ya,

I guess Raya is not foreign to the face of mother”

“Is that son? I forgot e”

“Iya anyway, Raya also forgot where ever

look mom, just the face of mom reminds you of Raya bu” boss

“Oya?”

“Uh! Pedes terribly ma'am, for example

chilli tuh yes, level 10 dah” Kata Raya welcomed laughter all who heard of course

except for Hanum because he doesn't understand adult speech. It's even fun

eat fried bananas chrispynya without caring about the surrounding.

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Ms. Arumi finished cleaning up

his work, ranging from cleaning the house, washing clothes to ironing and

washing dishes. For him this was a very light work, long ago

he became TKW in the land of people, his working hours are almost said to be 25 hours a day, he said,

there are only 24 hours a day. It shows that his work never

depleted. Every time there is a guest, he has to cook at the request of the guest, the day he can

cooking up to 20 menus has never been more. Especially if there is a big party,

there is definitely no idle word for a maid.

At Raya's house, he felt

this family received it with airy chest even consider it the same family

like Ms. Nanik.

Ms. Arumi claimed to be a widow

who no longer has a family, he confessed a kara, because that's why

his life during this time he made a journey to the land of people and

moving around the country to become a housekeeper. However,

over time saturation approached Bu Arumi, he missed his country, he missed

his homeland, and he longs for someone who until now he did not

know how it is, its adult form, its state. Lastly, when he

purposely leaving someone behind when he was 30, and all this time

he suffers from the heart because he remembers the last look of someone he saw

leave behind. The look of hatred even behind it he was sure there was a gaze of affection

disappointed at once. Now, in his old age, he just wanted to see someone

be successful and be the pride of others, not like him. However, until

now after two months he lives in Malang, he has not found a presence

someone he was looking for and it made him give up. He gave it all up

to the Almighty, he only hoped that before death would bring him back, he wanted to

meet that person and apologize. That was his hope for the moment

these.

Arumi looks half-run

found Raya who had difficulty carrying several plastic bags containing various

food ingredients. He immediately helped by bringing some of the plastic bags to the

kitchens.

“Nak Raya didn't say shopping

ingredients, you can help earlier” said Bu Arumi friendly.

“Nothing ma'am, Raya is already common from

it was time in Jakarta like this” Kata Raya smiled.

“Lho Nak Raya is not the original Malang?” Ask

the middle-aged woman was astonished while arranging the food ingredients in the container

and put it in the fridge.

“Iya bu, Raya is a native of Jakarta, this

trying to wander around to cool the bu” feeling

“O so, Nak Raya's husband did not come

move here?” He asked again with a look of wonder, but the look on his face

it was not good to see the sad face of Raya.

“Sorry son, mother..”

“Iya no papa ma'am, Ms. Arumi is not

you know, Raya is also the one who has not told you too, Raya's husband has died

a year ago bu and Raya wanted to find a new atmosphere” Kata Raya tried hard

makes Ms. Arumi feel guilty.

“There Raya nangis continue to not focus

want to do anything, so Raya decided to stay away so that the atmosphere can

changed.” Raya smiled, she could already be relieved to accept that fate

for him by God, he took the wisdom of the calamity, may it be

in front of him he can overcome and master the management of problems in his life.

“If you forget clearly Raya does not want to

ma'am, only Raya wants to find a new atmosphere just let it not cry anymore, and secondly

princess Raya is a little angel who always makes Raya happy and will

always keep them bu.” Raya ended the story with a smile,

“Mother don't be sad so ah, smile dong.”  Connect Raya while arranging the fish in a container.

Arumi smiled at the woman

young in front of him, he was moved by his life, still young but had to

bear life without the presence of a husband figure who is supposed to protect and

take care of him and his children. But he felt salute to Raya, at that age

still relatively young so already able to protect and support his two children

even gather together. Ms. Arumi just sighed inwardly, how about

herself? I feel like I have someone but I feel like a kara. He just hopes, though,

what he does now can be beneficial to others even later

he felt a bit of kara until the end of his life. Let it all be kept

alone to the end.