Become Him
Mamah Prohibition

“Hey, kok daydreaming.” Said a woman who suddenly touched Calvin's shoulder.

Calvin is currently on the balcony of the living room alone. He was looking at the red dot of the flickering signal tower as if to hypnotize him and make him pensively think deeply, many things in his head.

It had been about an hour that Calvin was pensively alone and thought about what happened to Rachel this afternoon.

“Mamah hasn't slept?” ask Calvin who is beginning to wake up. He gulped back the black liquid in his cup to focus his mind.

“Mamah also can not sleep. Ngoroknya papah kenceng really.” Alya answered with a small smile to her son.

He sat next to Calvin, on a swing which then moved slowly.

“Need to talk?” bargain Alya while leaning her body and looking at her son's face fixed.

Calvin just smiled. Hearing Alya's question, she recalled Rachel's words this afternoon.

“Silver may have the perfect family but that's no reason for brother to mock my family's condition. So please stop saying unnecessary things.” Rachel sternly filled with frustration.

Rachel was right, her family was perfect. They love each other, protect and care for each other. Rachel is also right, that the perfect condition of her family is not the reason that makes her feel she has the right to judge Rachel's family.

“Did you meet a girl?” search Alya, who was curious about Calvin's smile that he saw very often.

Unfortunately this time the smile was accompanied by anxiety. The usual anxiety is shown by someone who is in love.

“Yes, I met an amazing girl.” Praise Calvin for the girl he had in mind.

“Wow! How far is it?” Alya was getting curious.

Calvin nodded and smiled. “Only limited to meeting and supporting him in every way I have.” I, with a sad look.

“Why? Did the girl not see the good looks and kindness of the son of mamah?” Alya rubbed Calvin's cheeks gently.

Calvin looked at his mother for a moment. Alya could see, this smile had turned into a gurgle of sadness.

“She's married.” Calvin's voice sounded heavy.

“Oo...” Alya's mouth was round hearing her son's words.

“Tau. Only, right now he needs my help. And I'm not sure if the marriage is happy.”

“Where do you know? She's complaining to you?” Alya looked increasingly curious.

“No, he didn't complain at all. She even really disliked it when I commented on the condition of her household.”

“If so, respect the efforts of him who is maintaining his marriage. Mama, he's still very young. The turmoil in marriage is always there especially at a young age. Selfishness and prestige for each other are still very high. You can't get into that circle if he doesn't give you a crack.”

“Happreciate the choice. Mom sure, she knows what she's doing.” Advice Alya.

Calvin stared for a while and nodded slowly. He confirmed Alya's remark that Rachel never gave him a slight gap. The girl did not even ask for help. He was so sure that he could survive his marriage.

“Need other input?” alya asked who was still looking at her son. He did not want Calvin to cross the line that he should not have entered.

Calvin shakes. He put his hand on Alya's shoulder and then kissed her mother's head.

“Mah, you have not the same experience of the community that campaigns about abuse of women and children?” Calvin began to divert the conversation.

For him, there was something more important than thinking about his feelings.

“There. Why emang? You want to log in?”

“Not Calvin mah, but Calvin temen. He just started his business as a public service advertising star. He asked if he could bring a community service ad as well as campaigning for harassment rejection.”

“According to mamah how?”

“Emm. This kind of issue according to mamah really needs to be lifted because many victims are subjected to abuse in various forms but never dare to report. Whether it's because of shame or fear.”

“If you really support this kind of campaign. If you are sure you want to join, you can meet him when, you promise. Later let mamah also ask temen mamah which research psychologist first formed advertising what it wants. How?” tawar Alya's.

“I agree mah. Calvin later said it was the same with Calvin. She must be very fond.” Said Calvin while tightening his embrace on Alya.

Alya just nodded small. Seeing Calvin's drastically changed expression, it felt he was very curious to immediately meet with “Teman” which his son meant.

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