Dear Adam
Go home
In a house that initially felt calm because of small talk from some people suddenly chaotic when one of his family members shouted. At first Marwa ignored the screams of her grandchildren that one, indeed with their presence makes the atmosphere of this house feel alive but still there is something that feels lost. But the longer the voice of his grandchild was getting higher let alone sound bickering from outside.
"What's this a fuss?!" marwa asks for an explanation to her granddaughter, Bella.
"Mother.." said one woman, Marwa knew this voice.
"You..??" marwa said doubtfully.
"This mother is me, Nina's mother's son." said Nina began to sob.
She saw her mother's appearance which was so different from the one in the photo, she looked skinny even with the luxurious clothes she was wearing now.
"I don't have a son named Nina!" said Marwa, after a long time the child who considered her had broken up with her self back again in front of her.
"Mother. huhuhu forgive Nina.." sobs mother Raya's cry sounded, Raya who was confused by this condition tried to surprise her mother who was crying.
"What's wrong mom?" tanya Raya quietly.
"I'm sorry? I told you I don't have a son named Nina anymore!" curse her grandmother, Marwa.
Everyone inside the house started to gather to the main door, they saw there was a commotion as to what was happening at this moment but an eye was aghast when they saw someone who had not seen him return with tears for a long time.
"Sister Nina!" exclaimed Aini, her youngest sister.
"Sister Nina... Oh Allah my sister looks very thin." said Aini hugged Nina.
"Gapain you hug him, Aini! She's not Nina." cried Marwa trying to keep Aini and Nina's bodies away.
"Waahhh see that. The boy who was kicked back here again? though here is not her house." said a woman who looks older than her mother Raya.
"Crazy, how could he still have face here?" timpal is an old man.
"Kok y'all talk so to Sister Nina?!" asked Aini in annoyance.
"Why are you still defending her? you don't know what he's done until it's assumed he's not in this family?" ask the old woman.
"What's? what!!!" shout Aini.
"Silence you are Aini! don't let your patience run out." said Marwa.
"seen? not even the mother defended her youngest child on this one. Look, yeah, whose name Nina has been dead in this family since that idiot kid chose to be with that jerk so now you're out of here!" said the old man and in reply nodded in agreement by the old woman beside him.
"Diamamm!!! my father is not a jerk like you say!" yelling with emotion. He still does not understand what is with his mother's family but when his father who has become deceased is called a jerk makes his emotions boil.
"Oh so you're the kid?! pantesan has no manners." said the old woman again.
"Courtesy manners? you guys have been rude since! suddenly attacked my mother with such evil words, now I am the one you say is disrespectful?!" raya said with her anger, hearing the defense of her child made Nina clasped her hand.
"It's son. it's been.." shrieked his mother.
"Mom, look at me! even her own child was very brash." the old woman fought Marwa.
"Shut up!! shut up all of you!!" shouted Marwa, for so long she did not raise her voice to make the throat hurt.
"You all go inside, you too Aini come in! And you two go home now! I will never accept you in this house! don't try to appear in front of me like this! or I'll report you to the police for disturbing my composure" Marwa said before entering the house.
Aini who heard her mother's orders chose to stay with Nina but her two brothers forced her inside before the door of the house was in the key inside and now only Raya was also the mother it is her who is still crying.
"Mother.." said Raya, her eyes began to heat up when she saw the tagisan mother who did not want to stop.
"Mother..do not cry like this.." dekap Raya who in the end followed crying.
"I'm sorry mom, son.I'm sorry mommy because your mom saw something like this." said her mom.
"Mother, Raya is okay, it's really okay." replied Raya, she wanted to calm her mother even though in her head so many questions about her mother's family. But for now she undoes her curiosity and takes her mother home while the cold breeze blows until the sun sinks.
Did you know, among the many hopes when the Maghrib arrived there was hope of a father who wanted his child to be a godly child, he said, there is also the hope of a woman who wants some heart to melt for her and there are also thousands of kinds of hope that in each of their hearts one of her Adam.
A few minutes more azan maghrib will reverberate but his gaze still looks the same to the outside without moving a bit from his current sitting position, his mind now wanders on the incident zuhr earlier. His article when he said 'would marry the woman' his view accidentally caught a woman who was teasing his feelings.
'Did he hear my talk? but did he not say he was not praying then why was he on the terrace of the mosque?' ask her inner.
"Well, how are you, Dam?" ask his father.
"Eehhh abi.. Why bi?" ask Adam.
"From that call you turned out to be pensive, think what the hell?" ask her father again.
"Just think about the incident this afternoon bi." replied Adam, he wanted to say that nothing was in his mind but it was the same as lying to his father.
"What happened?" ask his father.
"About the woman and her feelings, according to Abi may not Adam get married after the end?" said Adam. Hearing Adam's question, Rahman thought her son was already growing up and could even ask about marrying her.
"Are you sure?"
"Adam just wanted to ask Abi's opinion." she replied briefly.
"So it doesn't matter if you want to get married at a young age but you have to be ready materially and mentally" said his father.
"Thank you abi." That's all Adam said before he went back into the cafe. She actually already knew what the answer was from her father and her feelings were steady, she said, he knows that now his self is starting to be interested in Raya but because now he is unable to marry the woman then he will be quiet according to his principles.
On the other hand, a car branded with a white agya toyota just arrived in front of the house page Raya, they came home with the condition of her mother who looked weak after her grandmother's house.
"Mother, sit here first yes Raya want to open the door of the house." said Raya sitting her mother.
Kingdom back to the door that was locked, he reached for the key that was placed in his small bag. But a few minutes he was searching for his new found key that was overtaken among the other keys until a crumbling sound rang out when he put the key in the door hole. Raya turned to her mother who was sitting but now she found her mother lying helpless on the terrace floor of her house.
"Mother!!!!" shouted with panic.
"Yes God's mother..mu was aware of the mother.." said Raya, she tried to wake her mother but to no avail. Raya checked her mother's pulse but the only thing she felt was a weak pulse and Raya added in panic. Azan Maghrib also reverberated in the midst of his panic, Raya left her mother briefly to ask for help to her nearest neighbor.
Ttsookk!!!
Ttsookk!!!
Ttsookk!!!
"Assalamualaikum Bu Atun's..."
Ttsookk!!!
Ttsookk!!!
Ttsookk!!!
"Mom... Ms. Atun." said Raya impatiently, she kept knocking on the door repeatedly in a hurry until an old woman came out.
"Waalaikumsalam, what's wrong?" bu Atun asked opening her door, she saw Raya who had a panicked face.
"Mom.. help me mom... My mom suddenly fainted!!!" raya said hysterically, she did not know what to do now that Raya knew only asking for help from her neighbors.
"Astagfirullah..Where did your mother pass out?" asked Bu Atun who followed in a panic, he followed Raya to their house and looked like a woman's body was lying down.
"Awhile, I tried to call an ambulance" said Bu Atun back to his house, he called using his child's mobile phone.
Shortly after Ms. Atun returned to her home some other neighbors who heard the frantic screams of Raya followed out of the house and saw what happened. Some of them tried to win Raya who was more crying while others just saw not knowing what to do until 10 minutes later the ambulance on the phone Bu Atun arrived.
Three medics rushed out of the ambulance with the Ambulance Stretcher to where her mother had fainted, and a medic checked her mother's condition and transferred her into an ambulance using an ambulance stretcher. Raya left her house keys to Bu Atun while herself went up with other medical members.
'If the mother does not go there, surely the mother will not be like this.' said the Inner Kingdom, her tears still continue to flow even after they reach the hospital.
After her arrival at the hospital, her mother was immediately directed by officers who were waiting in the ambulance parking lot to the ER. During her mother's examination Raya was told to wait in the waiting chair before being called by a doctor. In the middle of her call ringing in her bag, Raya picked her up.
"Hello... Is this true with Raya?" ask a woman on the phone.
"Yes, who is this?" tanya Raya turned back with her hoarse voice.
"This is your aunt, Aini. I just want to ask if you guys have arrived home? about her number, Kak Nina could not be contacted." said Aini. Raya recalled the incident earlier, there was only one person who defended her mother and that person was contacting her right now. With sobs that began to return Raya told the state of her mother now.
"Huhuhu... aunt earlier we had reached home but suddenly mother fainted and was rushed to the hospital huhuhu.." cried Raya broke. Hearing the answer from his nephew made Aini's legs suddenly limp, he almost fell to find the bad news.
"Oh my God, where? which hospital is my son in?" tanya Aini who hurriedly came down from the second floor of her mother's house, Marwa.
"RSUD Kota Malang aunty.." replied Raya before the phone was turned off.
"Okay aunty to get there now" said Aini then hung up the phone. Seeing her youngest child rush down makes Marwa confused.
"Where are you going? why do you look so rushed?" marwa asked, stopping Aini's footsteps. Her other siblings and some of her nieces turned their heads towards Aini, tonight they held a dinner together to celebrate Marwa's birthday but because Marwa's order to wait Aini down first the event was started but look now the person who is waiting for it instead of stepping into the outside door instead of joining them.
"I'm going to the hospital ma'am, sister Nina passed out and was rushed to the hospital" replied Aini.
"What?" Marwa tried to re-digest what she said was her youngest child, deep inside her heart a long-buried feeling was unmoved.
"Well, why are you going there? you don't appreciate mom, do you?!" said his brother.
"Mom I have an impression now, son Kak Nina is waiting for me ma'am." said Aini softly, there was no use for him serving his brothers' words let alone suddenly his mother was silent to hear the news.
"Mom, don't let him go there ma'am..This married boy is still stupid." now it's his sister's turn to talk. But there was no answer from their mother even with Marwa suddenly stood up from her chair and stepped towards her room leaving her children confused about her mother's attitude. Aini saw the opportunity and ran out of the house before her brothers prevented her from stepping, Aini took out her motorbike to where her brother and niece were.
While on the other hand Tika had just come out of her house, she was carrying a food box that contained her lumpia. Actually, she and her mother make spring rolls, but because most of her have ideas to give more to Raya and also show off her skills in cooking. Together with his brother, he went to the Kingdom house after Maghrib and intended to play dumb.
But when he arrived in front of his best friend's house, there were no living lights even when he knocked on the door, no one answered him. Tika pulled out her phone looking for Raya's number and tried to contact her.
On the screen of Tika's phone there is writing ringing in his call but his phone is not in the lift Kingdom, then he tried again but from the ringing writing heard the operator say that Raya's phone was talking to another phone. Until when the third call that Tika tried and his phone was finally picked up Raya.
"Yes Tik? what's up?" tanya Raya still with her hoarse voice.
"Are you not at Ray's? I'm in front of your house." said Tika.
"Sorry Tik, like him I'm not going home tonight." replied Raya.
"Why? where are you anyway? your mother isn't home either." Tika asked.
"I'm in Tik's hospital again, my mother passed out and was rushed to the hospital." said Raya on the phone.
"What???!! Oh, God, how could Ray?" asked Tika who was starting to panic, Dafa turned to look at his sister who looked shocked.
"I also don't know why, this is again waiting for the results of the doctor's examination." said Raya.
"What hospital?" tika asked again, she walked towards her brother who was waiting on his motorcycle.
"In the ER of RSUD Malang City." replied Raya.
"Yaudah wait for me there, I'm with Bang Dafa to go there" said Tika then turn off the phone.
"Bang, please anterin me to RSUD Malang City. Her mother Raya fainted and was rushed there, pity bang she was alone there." said Tika.
"Jaudah quickly climbed up, put on a helmet too." said his brother then drove his motorcycle across the highway.
Among the ER room that feels lonely and cold Raya is still faithful waiting for her mother to realize, her tears have stopped since calling Tika. Waitaminute! speaking of the phone he suddenly remembered the one person he should have been calling first, Radi.
Tttuut....
Tttuut....
Tttuut....
"Ayoo laahhh.. abaangg lift doong.." said alone.
Tttuut....
Tttuut....
Tttuut....
"Zzzztttt.... hello?" a man's voice sounded.
"Hallo brother, this is Raya." he said.
"Yes deck?" tanya Radi, her unusual sister directly called without prior notice.
"Where is it? there's something Raya wants to say." said Raya in her hoarse voice, recalling her fainting mother made her tears begin to drip.
"Again on the way home" replied Radi.
"Abang hiks... Raya is afraid of bang.." sobs her cry.
"Astagfirullah.. kok deck can.." said Radi frantically, he accelerated his steps towards the apartment on rent.
"Mother passed out Why deck? fall down or what?" ask Radi.
"So this afternoon the mother invited her to meet the grandmother for the first time, but hiks. You do not know the reason after coming home from there mom dropped until fainted. This is also again waiting for Aunt Aini's youngest sister mother to come hiks.." replied Raya still with sobs her crying.
"Adek. You calm down first, you don't drop too. Brother came home tonight, wait there brother yes deck." said Radi.
"Iya bang, the mother in RSUD Malang bang" Raya said before her phone was closed.
Radi hurriedly stuffed some of his clothes into his suitcase, he started booking tickets one way and left at 11pm. On the sidelines he packed the items he would carry, his, Radi called his campus to ask for a week off and then called the lecturer who hired him if he would return to Indonesia for a while. After feeling everything was in order, Radi directed his steps towards Hong Kong International Airport.
A woman walks in a hurry after parking her motorbike in the parking lot of RS, Aini directly to the ER where Raya and her sister are. When the distance was only a few meters from her standing Aini could see so badly her nephew was.
"Raya.." said Aini approaching.
"Auntie.." Raya immediately stood up to welcome the arrival of her mother's youngest sister but Aini immediately hugged her without further ado and inside Aini's arms the crying of Raya poured out.
"What's your mother's condition, son?" ask Aini who was also following her crying.
"The doctor said the mother's blood pressure was very low and now the mother is still unconscious. The doctor also suggested hospitalization waiting for the condition of the aunt's stable mother." replied Raya wiping her tears.
"Oh Allah, surely you need a lot of money, let the aunt who takes care of the administration of the mother yes." said Aini left Raya, she owed her thanks to her aunt that one.
Raya sits back in her chair, she sends a message to her brother informing her of the results of the doctor's examination and about Aini's aunt paying for their mother's hospital fees. Shortly after Aini went to the administration Tika came in a hurry with her brother, Dafa.
"Richa!" sahut Tika, he immediately hugged his best friend was trying to give strength from his embrace.
"Are you okay, Ray? your mother what's her condition?" tanya Tika let go of her embrace.
"I'm fine, said my mother's blood pressure doctor decreased and was told to hospitalize" replied Raya.
"Alone dong you wait for your mother here, I can kok nemani you" said Tika.
"No need Tik, my mother's sister is here and my brother will be returning tonight from Hong Kong." reject Raya.
"Thank God if there are people who accompany you" said Tika.
"Oh, why did you come to my house?" tanya Raya who is now curious.
"This. I wanted to love you. My mother and I mostly cook her spring rolls so instead of being thrown away I love you, I can cook too." Tika handed me the box.
"All right now because you're here just in case you're hungry." continued Tika.
"Thank you Tik, I'm sorry to have you here" said Raya.
"Nothing times, we're the best friend hehe.." said Tika with his smile, Raya was grateful to have a friend like Tika although nyebelin but he was still kind.
"Sir, go home yuk... Mother nyariin nih." said Dafa who had just noticed their chatter.
"Yaahh... Tika still wants to be here a little." whine Tika.
"But this is your mother who told you to go home." continued Dafa showed the contents of his chat.
"Just come home Tik, it's late at night." timpal Raya, but now the new clock shows at 8 pm.
"Judah deh... btw tomorrow you don't go to school Ray?" ask Tika before you go home.
"No, Tik, I'll wait for my brother to arrive first. Poor mother no one to take care of, I still do not enjoy my aunt who I just met." replied Raya.
"Oh yaudah I will help you get to the homeroom class just once" said Tika.
"It's okay too" said Raya.
"Yaudah I'm back first, I hope your mother gets well soon." exclaimed Tika.
"We went back first on deck, which is strong!" speak the spirit of Dafa and be nods back by Raya. Raya watched the steps of the two of them until the two disappeared after turning to the right.
After finishing taking care of her sister's administration, Aini returned to where her ponakan was.
"Raya go home let aunty take care of your mother here" said Aini.
"It's okay aunt, Raya's here." replied Raya, she can't leave her mother here.
"Aren't you going to school tomorrow, son?" ask Aini.
"Tomorrow Raya intention of aunty's day off, brother will be until tomorrow morning so Raya can not leave mother alone here." replied Raya.
"About you're not in town?" ask Aini again, she just found out that they live apart.
"Aunty, brother since my father died has gone to Hong Kong and has not returned until now, he said he will return home today" replied Raya again.
"The new aunt knows son, I'm sorry because your aunt's family, your mother and brother lived apart after your father died" Aini said with a sad bow. His article after Zarman died his family never even came to worship that there was only scorn and hatred embedded in their chests to forget their own flesh and blood. Raya did not answer the apology of her aunt, she still did not understand clearly why her mother's family did not want to consider her mother from their family.
"Tante, would you please explain to me why my mother was treated so unfairly? What's my mother's fault that they say cruel things like that?" tanya Raya's.
"Please explain aunty so I understand." continued again. Aini was silent for a while, she thought about where the conversation would be so long to tell.
"So your father used to be Bang Zarman, a successful businessman, he met Kak Nina at one of the events at Kak Nina campus at that time if not wrong title of his show 'conversation about business' well your father is one of the sources from where they know each other." said Aini began his conversation.
"Early all goes well, in the family of your aunt mother is the most dear child with your grandmother even in priority compared to her other siblings. Well at that time Bang Mustaf or your uncle had a friend who was also a businessman one time he was bickering with your aunt's father did not know because of what but after that there was a strange rumor that spread, it is said that your father does business in a fraudulent way and likes to play women. It used to be a woman's play including brash and lowly actions especially if it gets caught after the gossip spread at the end of it to the ears of your grandmother and grandfather."
"Of course, at that time your grandfather did not believe the gossip because almost every day your grandfather met your father outside the house talking calmly about their respective businesses but inversely proportional to your grandmother who just trust that and start hating your dad. In addition to that in the stoves of his other mother's siblings, aunt is not included because aunt believes the same as your grandfather. Your grandmother changed her mind and did not approve of the relationship that will be directly by your father and mother, happened a pretty great cok check in the aunt family. Grandpa tried to explain and straighten the gossip but your grandmother always denied it plus other siblings also said unapproved to make your mother's heart dilemma."
"Your father even came to the house to explain directly but your grandmother immediately kicked him out and threatened to report your father to the police or gossip. There your mother, grandfather and even aunt made dizzy with the crass head of your grandmother. Not until there, his friend Bang Mustaf who said his aunt was interested in Kak Nina. She asked your grandmother directly to marry her instead of her multi-million dowry, your grandmother thought and immediately agreed but your grandfather did not hate the more grandmother and aunt brothers to your father." continued Aini recollecting the incident.
"For almost a month your mother kept crying not wanting to be in a match with Bang Mustaf's friend, Brother Nina and aunt know that the person is not good at all even have many rumors circulating that he has adopted many girls people but your grandmother does not believe and say that things that's bullshit. Amongst the turmoil of the mother's heart, Bang Zarman still tried to ask for your grandmother's blessing until at the end of his aunt brother attacked his mental and made his retreat by force." Say Aini with teary eyes as well as Raya who heard her, as if her chest feels tight.
"How do you feel, aunt?" tanya Raya's.
"3 months passed after that incident but your mother still remained cool with her wishes with Bang Zarman, your mother tried to talk to your grandmother but her answer remained the same. Until suddenly your mother said like this 'if not with Bang Zarman I would never marry any man' your mother said so in front of all of us. Hearing his favorite son who is defiant makes your grandmother's patience run out and expel Kak Nina from home of course grandfather tried to hold her but because it was already hurt Kak Nina still went and stayed at home one of the boarding-kosan his friend." said Aini
"For a few days your mother had a fever and grandfather knew the whereabouts of Kak Nina to pick her up to go home, in tears your mother asked your grandfather to marry Bang Zarman and the marriage took place. But still your grandmother never approved of it until now and began to break with Kak Nina right then and there. Honestly, the aunt felt very sorry for Kak Nina but after seeing how happy she was in her marriage made the aunt also a happy follower." continued Aini while wiping her tears.
"Given the incident so remember your grandfather's last words before he died, your grandfather said to your grandmother like 'don't hate Nina and Zarman too much, they love each other with faith and devotion. As long as I know Zarman I have felt very confident that he is a good man for Nina, my message is only one Marwa. forgive them.' That speech is very imprinted in the heart of aunty, Raya." said Aini.
Raya who heard her could only cry sobbing, she was not there at that time but as told by her aunt just now that her father was the best father in her life Kingdom. So heavy is life under the responsibility of his mother and father makes Raya do not stop crying in the arms of her aunt until her eyes fall asleep because of fatigue crying.
'Father, Raya misses.' her inner words before falling asleep in Aini's arms.