Between Love and Love
Accustomed loneliness.
Ma, can't that heart not be forced? I've lost my timing ma."
" But who knows, Tara will open her heart to you. " Mama Anton still convinced the son.
Anton smiled and embraced his mother. Slowly he whispered." I love Tara from the heart. I love him and all that is in him, his attitude and his nature I love all. And don't we, if we love that person, we'll be happy if we see him happy? Tara has chosen to close the door of her heart for me, so I won't knock. But I will be a place to lean for him if needed," did not feel clear liquid has come out of the eye fertilizers without permission.
Like it's complicated. It's even more complicated than math. If you do a math problem using the correct formula, you will be able to find the right answer as well. But, what about love? A person who is in love does not know why they love. The parasite or the wealth possessed? Even that's not an excuse.
Mama Anton shed tears. He knows how much his son likes Tara. Wishing the woman could be a part of her family, but in the end it was just a false hope.
"Ah, so forgetting to grab a drink," Anton took off his hug from his mother and he walked towards the freezer and picked up a bottle of mineral water.
"You're here because you're thirsty?" ask the mother.
"Yes, I am thirsty. That's why I went out and took this."
"The water that Marni mbok prepared runs out, huh? Or did he forget to give her water? His habits are forgetful." Complain of the mother.
"Yes." Yeah." Answer the mother.
Elsewhere, Tara is busy with her new job. Every day he always busied himself, as today he deliberately left early and did some work alone. It's not her she's not tired or mama Azam gives her a hard job. But he himself wants it that way.
"Ra, I can't ask you to work like this. Please don't torment yourself with every day of exhaustion like this." Ratna mama Azam.
"I'm not tired, everything's fine. I have enough energy to do all this. And don't forget Ratna's gonna give me more?" pinta Tara with a smile.
"Each deck, will definitely give you a bonus even more later."
They both finally laughed. Two equally strong women with different trials. Ratna became a widow and had to take care of her only child because of her husband's death. While Tara had to fight alone when she was already in the world. Unwanted and even often ignored people have become Tara's food every day. Not even the love of a man can get. He's used to being lonely and losing doesn't mean anything to him.
"What are you doing?" ratna asked when she saw her phone that had just rang but was suddenly turned off.
"Nobody is mbak. The plan was I wanted Salma's phone instead my phone sounded, I was shocked mbak," replied Tara who still held her phone.