CUTS
Granny Garang...

In a cafe a pair of ex was sitting while sipping their respective drinks. The two accidentally meet when both want to enjoy a leisure day with its own mind burden.

“I don't think you want to know me anymore!” risma put the glass down.

“We are still friends. And I have no problem with that.”

“I just don't want to be considered an actor like I used to be.”

Rendra smiled slightly. “Burdens your mind a lot like.”

As a person who once lived with the man who was currently sitting in front of him. Risma knew very well that the former was thinking a lot.

“Household if not quarrel is not exciting but often quarrels are also problems. Like confused by the words of people.” Rendra again chuckled at Risma's words.

“Oh yes, Mama said Iskandar will go to school abroad huh?” Rendra nodded small.

“He got a scholarship in Yemen. If the achiever will continue to study in Egypt.”

“Wah, great yes he is. Full scholarship or service is still borne by the student guardian?”

“Full students only we send also in case he needs more money. Scholarship money will be used to buy books and books later.”

“The snacks are from you or how?”

“His father's family is still alive and they keep sending money for him. I just added a little.”

They continued talking for two hours. The longest time they had spent and enough for Rendra to cool his head. He returned home and had to face his wife with a cold face. Cut felt disappointed and sad however, as much as he could cover it in front of the children. Iskandar who already knew about the quarrel his parents could only keep quiet while spending his dinner.

The sound of greetings from the direction of the door is heard, Cut immediately opened the door and –

“Hai, Cut. How are you?” Risma comes with Mother Yetti and Anugrah as well as a new bike that is being put in by the driver's pack.

The three of them enter, “Mama and Mbak Risma want to come to dinner?” ask Cut.

“We ate at the restaurant. This bike take good care of it, Dek. If not play do not need to be taken out later lost again. Grandma go home first, yeah!”

The two women of different ages left Rendra's residence. Cut noticed the new bike that was still wrapped in plastic bubble wrap carefully. “This must be expensive.” Inner Cut watched the youngest son's new bicycle.

While at the dinner table, the other son also felt a bloodless wound from the grandmother's mouth. After that night, Mother Yetti often went home with the reason of loneliness because she was left gardening with her husband. And during his stay at home during that time also both Cut and Iskandar lived in pressure to make Iskandar reluctant to be at home and finally chose to go to his friend's house. The holiday period for army children is not too lively because their father does not know the meaning of the word holiday except annual leave. So, the holiday season of the army children is a full time playing with complex children.

While at home, it was the mother who had to hear all these and those words by the grandmother. A day and two, Iskandar was still able to hear how his grandmother arranged everything in their home. But, in the days that followed, he could not stand it. Wanted to argue but the mother forbade. The only way is to go play like today.

“See your child! Not helping his parents to play. What would he be if he grew up? If you are reminded to be angry, do not know if the words of the parents are always right. We have outlived you, have eaten the salt acid of life. You are also a mother, instead of advising her to let him just like that. The child should not be too pampered later digelunjak.” The sermon of the in-laws.

“Do not use your sister's bike. Pity if you have to ringsek again because it was you.” Yetti's mother yelled at the milkman who was about to leave the house.

Iskandar is joined by Beno as he arrives at the park. Their friends were waiting as usual. Today only two people were absent because they went back to the village to visit their grandmothers.

“Eh, I just saw your grandmother Is fitting through your front house. My intention is to call you, uh just look at grandma. So don't dare me.” Adit's curse on Iskandar who just arrived with Beno.

“Do not enter if my advice. I heard grandma she was angry. Oh my goodness, Is. What did your grandmother eat? How to get a lion.” Beno.

“Already, don't discuss him anymore. I was also confused almost every day he went home. Up there she was just so excited about my mom and that. My mother was silent instead of arguing.” The complaint also came out of Iskandar's mouth.

“Try if my grandmother like that. already from yesterday she ran away if my Mamak already out the horn. My father did not dare to approach especially if only grandmothers.” Beno was boasting of his fierce mother.

They laugh in unison. Such were the days that Iskandar passed with his complex friends.

They laughed as if their world was fine. The togetherness that will make its own memories in the heart and mind of Iskandar. When the relationship with them is well established, while with the sister there is no progress. During her grandmother's frequent visits, Anugrah was almost like a child in her mother's armpits. He never again greeted his brother or simply complained of being hungry. Plus, ever since I was caught going with my grandmother. Cut never left them again. Plans that almost showed results must now be destroyed because of the actions of the grandmother.

Cut and Rendra's relationship also does not show the intimacy as before. What Cut is doing now is his duty as a mother and wife including when serving the request of the husband in bed. There is no more feeling between the two. Tasteless, that is what is suitable to describe the situation of their bed. Rendra got a place to channel his wishes and after that was done.

While Cut only did his duty as a wife that is as a place for the impingement of biological needs there are no more feelings and desires. Even if the desire arises, without being asked to immediately disappear. The weekends that they should have spent at home or gone for a walk are almost non-existent. Mother Yetti always at home even to stay there. And if you want to go for a walk, only Anugrah finds it. She simply asked her grandmother and she would happily take her ONE!!!

Not new for Iskandar also for the mother like today where the grandmother brought her grandson back to go for a walk, while there is Iskandar. Let alone invited, stared at him not only.

“You want to take a walk? We'll just go alone, will we? You're also not here much longer. Come on, we enjoy all day time outdoors.”

No need to think for long, Iskandar immediately agreed and this is where they are at this time. Walk together in a hawker center and buy the snacks they want. They discussed random things and occasionally laughed together. That's what Cut wanted but couldn't do.

“Ma,” call Iskandar while they are sitting on one of the park benches while sipping a cold drink.

Cut looked at the face of the son who looked changeable often. “Why? You want more snacks?” cut asked softly while smiling at the child.

Iskandar knows if his mother is not okay, “Until when do you patiently face Grandma?”

Degs…

“Why ask that, hem? The grandmother let it be chatty but the original is good kok.” Lying Cut.

“Ma, Is not a toddler anymore. I am entering the SMA. I know, Mama's not happy, right? Every day Grandma went home just to arrange this and that. Ma, it's our home why did Grandma set it up?”

Cut gently rubbed the head of the son, “Nak, diligent study got there. Reach the highest place for you. If you succeed, no one can put you down. Is not science capable of elevating one's degree? Be successful in the world and the hereafter! Later, you can wake Mama the most beautiful house in heaven.”

The two hugged even sobbing. Both Cut and Iskandar like being released all the pressure in the form of crying that has been held back. Cut never cried all this time. She doesn't want her kids to ask. But, right now she was eager to cry in her son's arms. All this time she felt like she had failed to become a mother, let alone remembering her mother-in-law who was openly favoritism towards her son. Cut parsed his arms and then each of them smiled.

“Ma, did Mama used to be happy with Papa Is?” Cut knitted his brows.

“Papa Fais?” Iskandar nodded his head looking at the mother.

Iskandar had seen and known the appearance of the father through the photo he asked of the grandmother. At that time, her grandmother called to the cottage and there she asked to be sent a photo of the father. Fortunately, some photos still remain after the earthquake and stunami.

Cut smiled, “You are real proof that Mama was happy at the time. Send a prayer to Papa. We don't know if Papa's alive or dead. Only godly child prayer makes Papa calm and happy.”

“Ma, if for example Papa is still alive. Do you want to go back to Papa?”

Degs…

Cut is unlikely to tell about his previous household problems with Iskandar. His son would be shaken if he knew what was really going on.

“If our position is back how? Papa's remarried and Mama's not found. Will Papa leave his son and wife who are now back with Mama?” Cut smiled looking at the son who was confused by the mother's question.

“Can't, Honey. Life must go on. What happened just to happen. Mama can't leave Papa and Anugrah. Mama doesn't want to hurt Papa Rendra and Anugrah. And if Papa is still alive. Who knows, Papa also has a wife and child like Mama.”

“Although here the heart of Mama is hurt?”

Degs…

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