
“What number has been queued?”, asked Arya who is currently opening her laptop.
While accompanying Dinda, Arya still had to reply to some questions from her subordinates. Sometimes he also had to take a few phone calls. In between her busyness, Arya took the time to just invite Dinda to chat.
"It's been a while, Mom. Arya just relax. Maybe the one inside still has a lot of questions" Dinda told Arya.
"Hm. indeed inside can be asked?"
"Of course you can. Ha-ha. Her name is also control. It is a good time for parents to ask about the health of their babies. Read an important book, but there may be a different understanding of us than there is in the book" Dinda explains.
I don't know why he knows better now than Arya. Though usually if for other business, surely Dinda who will get a short lecture from Arya.
"Hm.. Yes already, later I have to ask - ask also many things.", said Arya as if - if she wanted to spend today just to ask dr. Rhymes.
"Ohiya Din, you also have to ask, you so often go to the toilet right now. Whether it's normal or not" Arya said.
"Hm. yes it is. Sometimes I still feel bad when I smell coffee. Although not as bad as before", reply Dinda.
Arya opens topics by asking about information - information around. Sometimes we talk about the development of pregnancy.
Although the hospital has tried to keep the time of arrival of patients so that they do not wait long, but in the field still sometimes there are special cases where doctors can also take longer for certain patients.
Maybe today is one of them. Dinda and Arya had been waiting for about 1 hour but there were still about two more people in line that they had to wait.
Dinda was very happy with the chatter Arya was trying to wake up as they waited. He could see that Arya was trying in the middle of her busy life. Switching from one job to another, thinking from one topic to another is not easy.
Moreover, Arya must maintain her emotional rhythm when facing her subordinates, her boss, clients, and also Dinda his wife. He must be able to control his intonation while transitioning from emotional work to his wife, Dinda. It's definitely not easy.
Why did Dinda understand it? Although clearly not as professional as Arya, but Dinda can know how to control emotions while in the world of work with personal life. Although he is still intern or apprentice, but he has learned a lot.
How difficult it is for him to control his stress and emotional when dealing with superiors who scold him. How to remove those shadows and change his mood when meeting with his office friends.
Dinda hasn't been able to fully try like Arya. Sometimes, when problems at work come, Dinda will certainly look more silent than usual when meeting with friends.
“There are many problems yes Arya in Business and Partners?” division, asked Dinda.
In recent weeks, in addition to reading books about pregnancy, Dinda also tried to read topics on how to build communication between husband and wife.
He realized that he was getting into this much more serious life sooner than expected. Dinda certainly had no preparation. Especially with all the drama that he got that was different from most married couples. Everyone has a different story.
Dinda has to make sure of Arya's commitment. Dinda has to deal with Aryan's past. Dinda has to be ready with what kind of person Arya is.
Isn't Arya the same? He had someone he loved before. He had a very different life before. Now he has to face the little boy yesterday afternoon who shares his life with him.
All this time maybe Dinda was still thinking about her. But, Arya also faced the same thing right?
“Hm. problems - common problems that often arise. The difference, now there is 10.”, said Arya glanced at Dinda for a while and then returned to her laptop.
"Just calm. It can still be controlled, really" replied Arya.
Dinda nodded - nodding.
“So, later chances are we can already see the gender, huh? What do you want?”, asked Arya.
“Hm.. should be. Hope this little baby doesn't cover it up like last month. Men or women are no problem. It's not cold like Aryan mas. Ha-ha-ha.”, Dinda laughs crisply while leaning her head on Arya's shoulder for a while.
Dinda is the type who does not make too much physical contact in public. Instead, Arya who more often holds his hand or pulls his waist to narrow the distance between them.
In fact, Arya also sometimes do more just to tease him. He knew Dinda was easily embarrassed. Especially if they are with a large family.
“Hm?”, Arya looked at Dinda in disbelief if Dinda judged her cold.
“Iyaa.. mas Arya is not as cold as it used to be. But, still sometimes ‘cold’ exceeds the refrigerator. Maybe because Arya mas if sleeping at night, his AC resembles the north pole?”, reply Dinda tilted her head in order to look at Arya's face.
“Indeed you have been to the north pole?”, asked Arya in a flat tone.
“Teach, which is like this mas. Cold!”, said Dinda showing it with the movement of her body.
"It's better to be cold, his sleep can be more soundly under the covers.", said Arya.
"But not that small as well as Aryan temperature", protested Dinda.
Arya just smiled at his wife's comment. Now he knows what he means. At least one of them. Yes, Arya is sometimes too serious.
"Later you get used to it too."
"But yes, the occasional time to call Ibas in his room, I don't think the temperature there is as small as the temperature in Arya's mas room."
"Our room?"
"Yes right."
"Yes, that's the base of his room just like it's great."
"It's very difficult for Arya. Aryan's mas room is much larger."
"Our room", Arya again corrects Dinda's pronunciation.
"Yes.our room. Wait, I understand now. It seems that the area of the room depends on the order of birth. When I went to Rafa and Samawa's room, I saw that Mba Andin's room was huge. Keep both rooms 'US', and then the new room Ibas.", said Dinda chattering long.
"You know what, why aren't I and Andin so far away, while Ibas and I are so far away?"
"Why?"
"That's because mommy is as good as her plan is just to have two kids like family planning. Then, suddenly when I was about to graduate from Elementary School, mom got pregnant again. Exit Ibas. So the room that now was actually a guest room like the others then merged specifically for Ibas.", Arya laughed as she told it.
The story became his favorite story because every time he wanted to prank his sister, Arya would bring out the story as his powerful weapon. Ibas was not happy and immediately bete whenever anyone brought up the story.
He felt like an unwanted child. In fact, Mama Inggit had told her many times that it was not like that either.
"Hm. that's why every time he was scolded, he was very angry when compared to - compare with the Aryan mas.", said Dinda draw conclusions.
"Ha-ha. yeah. Think about it - think pity too. But Papa and Mama did not distinguish at all. It's just Ibas's feeling."
“On behalf of Ibu Halimah. Please go to the room yes, Ms.”, call the nurse distract Arya and look towards the nurse.
“After this, means you?”, asked Arya while looking towards his wife.
“Oh. Finally.turn I arrived.”, said Dinda happy.
It seems the couple is the same age. Even if it is far away, it is likely that the distance is not too far. Seen above Dinda a few years and still below Arya. So did Dinda's deduction result upon seeing their stature.
Uniquely, the size of the woman's baby bump is also still not too visible.
“Okay, laptop closed. It's time to check out our little baby.”, says Arya closing her laptop and putting it in a bag.
Arya stroking - elus briefly Dinda's stomach.
“Oh.. has been this big?”, said Arya with an exaggerated expression according to Dinda.
“Apaan.. A small. Mas Arya, ihhhh.”, said Dinda protest.
“This big body, there is already a bubble. What's the term, I forgot. I read it a few days ago. When did he start showing up.”, Arya said while remembering - remember his name.
“Baby bump?”, ask Dinda make sure.
“Ah Yes. This is actually a baby bump or the result of you eating Bi Rumi fried rice last night?”, Arya goda.
Dinda's eyes were instantly rounded. Suddenly he immediately hit Arya and Arya laughed loosely because of it.
Last night, precisely in the morning, Dinda suddenly woke up from her sleep. He tried cooking fried rice because he was hungry. The silence of the night was replaced by the sound of a skillet falling in the kitchen.
Everyone gets down. Arya of course ran from top to bottom because she was surprised Dinda wasn't there beside her. Not only that, Inggit, Bi Rumi, Ibas, also came down because the fall of one pan turned out to result in the fall of another pan and the sound could already be the drum team itself.
“Mas Arya!”, shouted Dinda softly at Arya and hit her.
The man would definitely continue teasing her until she forgot.
“Lagian, if you are hungry, why not wake Bi Rumi up? You want to wake everyone up huh?”, asked Arya laughed loosely.
“I'm not good, I'm afraid Bi Rumi has slept soundly.”, said Dinda shy.
“Ya. surely Bi Rumi is ready, really. Gapapas. Besides, you also have a stock snack in the closet?”, said Arya again teasing him.
This time his eyes were also rounded in surprise.
“Kok mas Arya can know?”, asked Dinda wonder.
Dinda purposely hides the food in the closet so Arya doesn't know because she's ashamed to eat that much.
And Arya found it easily.
“I was looking for something and happened to open that drawer. Dinda.. I won't comment if you keep that many snacks. Why?”, Arya asked Dinda.
Dinda just smiled shyly.
The couple in front of them noticed Dinda and Arya's interaction.
"How old is the child?", the woman asked Dinda.
"4 months", answered Dinda kindly.
"It's a coincidence. Same age. I'm also in 4 months" he smiled.
Dinda and the woman engage in a small talk and they look comfortable chatting with each other. Their husbands are busy themselves.
His age is far away. Maybe the woman's husband was a little hesitant to invite Arya to talk.
“On behalf of Ms Dinda Larasati? Please go into the room.”, Dinda's turn finally comes.
"Then we first yes, mba.", said Dinda saying politely and kindly.
Arya smiled too.
The two stood up and entered the room. Rhymes.
Meanwhile from a distance.
There was an expression of shock and shock seeing the two of them. Not only the fact that Arya and Dinda are waiting in front of the obstetrician's room but also the fact that Arya is that friendly, that soupy, that flexible, and that it's that easy to laugh.
Sarah, the woman knew when dr. Rima would finish the practice and decided to go to the Cafe to buy some coffee and some bread. However, for some reason, he was interested in turning towards Rima's doctor's room just to take a look.
It was there by chance that he saw the existence of Arya and it turns out that beside him there is also Dinda. He did not believe what he saw. Sarah realizes that Arya, the man she once belonged to, is married to Dinda, the woman she never knew.
But, Sarah never imagined that the married life Arya had was this one. And the woman was pregnant? The thing he wanted most when he was with Arya.
His eyes pangs with the passing of Arya and Dinda to the room dr. Rhymes. Although only from a distance, but Sarah can see how natural they are.
Sarah clenched her increasingly stronger hand, as if venting her anger. His breath was hunting with anger. Not angry at who.
5 Years ago
"Arya, you don't want us to have children?", asked Sarah bluntly after waiting for Arya to come home from work.
That night, Arya came home late. But Sarah waited for him until the man came.
"What do you mean? When did I say that?", Arya put down her rain coat.
Outside of the great rain. His car broke down and had to wait for a taxi to come home.
"Your recent actions and attitudes make me think you don't really want to have children" Sarah looks frustrated.
He's massaging his jidas. His breathing is heavy. A huge rain outside was seen from the window of their apartment.
"I why? I never said I didn't want to have children. Only the time is less fitting. I have been busy lately too. Many projects that I have to complete", said Arya tried not to be influenced by the rhythm of Sarah's speech that was passionate and full of emotion.
"With? You just keep reasoning projects, projects, and projects. It's impossible to take a minute."
"I promised you a vacation? We can try again with conditions, thoughts, and a supportive environment.", Arya is tired of all kinds of things in her office. Not a smile or a hug or even warmth in times of heavy rain like this, he instead had to argue again.
"When? Last month you canceled our itinerary and instead joined the mama's obscure family event. So you come home late tonight too? You purposely avoided me?", cried Sarah.
"It's raining tonight, Sarah. I haven't even had a chance to say that my car broke down and I had to wait for a taxi for an hour or so to get home. You keep cutting my words.", Arya has tried to control herself and speak as quietly and as quietly as possible.
"Arghh.", Sarah who was upset walked into the room while slamming the door. Not to their main room, but to enter the guest room.