Dear Om Rey
Chapter 36: Mother's Advice

Lunch break is over. Ring my misty back and prepare to leave.

"I'm home, Om. The spirit of work is." I said as I clasped his hand.

"I'm sorry, Om can't take you long." Sad speech.

I'm shaking. "No, Om. Anyway Om cepet finish the work of Om, so that later after marriage we can honeymoon calmly. But my pesen Om don't forget to eat kayak just now. Look out if H Om day even sick." I'm warning.

A smile on his face. "Yes my future wife, dear. I promise I won't forget to eat again. I'll do it all before the wedding day." He got up from the couch, our hands still tied. "Yep, Om anter you down."

"Yuk."

We went down to the ground floor and at the reception desk, the woman was stunned to see our hands clasping each other.

I handed over the guest name she had handed over to me. "Thank you, Ma'am."

"Oh, yes, you're the same." He's still a little stunned.

"Later forward if he comes to meet me, you immediately tell me to go in. She's my future wife." Said Om Rey then. I smiled with satisfaction and waved at the receptionist who was still shocked.

The look that Om Rey and I were wearing did look so decrepit. I look cute and what it is, typical student. While Om Rey uses an office suit even without a suit and tie. Times like this people must think we are Om and nephew or brother and sister.

Shortly the online taxi I ordered arrived.

"Om, I'll go home first. I'll see you on Saturday." I kissed the back of my future husband's hand and smiled sweetly at him.

"Be careful, yeah. I'll see you Saturday, sweetie." I bought my cheeks slowly. Then he opened the door for me and I went inside.

I wave my hand as the car starts to go. I looked at Om Rey who was watching the car that was carrying me, until she was not seen again when the car came out of the building area.

That brief encounter was enough to make my longing go untreated, even a little.

The next day I was in Bandung. That day there was a show of watering and studying. The event went well according to what we planned.

Until the night I rested in my old room after that exhausting day. I was thinking of telling Om Rey. I put myself in bed and grabbed my phone. When I opened my messaging app, the room door was knocked.

"Son, Mother is in." Then my mother walked up to me.

I changed my position to sit. "Why, Bun?" My toot.

My mother sat on the edge of my bed, facing me. "You haven't slept?"

"Yet, Bun. Short again. Danis wants to ngabarin Om Rey first." My word.

Mom smiled. "Mother does not expect the mother's child will marry at the age of 18 years."

I just smiled wrongly. My mom looks at me clingy. "You're in love with Rey, Nis?"

Getting that question all of a sudden, especially from my own mother makes me awkward. "What the hell Mother, nanyanya make me salting."

"Oh kok salting, yes Mother wants to know dong. Ever since you said you wanted to marry Rey, Mommy hasn't had a chance to talk to you. You also never talk about Rey to Mommy."

I bowed shyly. Then I said, "I love you, Om Rey, Bun. It's a pity."

"Are you sure, son?" Ask my mother to doubt.

"Did you think about what Manda said, son?"

I was silent for a moment. Honestly, the guilt still exists. However, our relationship was still wrong because of my status, which is the nephew of my ex-wife from my future husband. My mom must be worried about me and feel as dilemma as I do.

"I know, Bun. Mother must be worried and guilty. Aunt Manda has been helping me with my needs. But by not knowing his gratitude, I even related to Om Rey. But Mommy already knows for herself, is the condition of her marriage Om Rey and Aunt Manda how? I don't call it Om Rey, Bun. The fault of Aunt herself who has never done Om Rey."

"Yes Mother knows, Mother also does not blame you. Mother just ngingetin you. Until now Manda disappeared. But he finally caught up with me yesterday. He said he was fine and when you mentioned about your marriage, Manda didn't comment. He just turned his phone on."

"Seriously, Bun? So is Aunt Manda ngerestuin or what? Where is Aunt Manda now? Danis wants to talk to Aunt Manda. Danis feels guilty, Bun. He must have thought Danis called Om Rey when all this time he's been helping us continue."

The disappearance of Aunt Manda made me very uneasy. I was so eager to meet him and speak to him four-eyes, clarifying everything. I hit him, but he blocked my number. Same with the number of Om Rey.

"That's exactly what Mother is worried about too. Mother is also still not calm because she has not spoken directly to him. At least Mommy wants to apologize because, Mommy knows very well regardless of how Rey and Manda are related, she's hurt by this marriage, Dan."

I'm back down. "Sorry Danis yes, Bun. Mommy got in trouble because of Danis."

"It's okay, son. At least Mother is relieved you still feel bad for Manda, it indicates you still sympathize with your aunt. Mother just leave, whatever happens later, after you get married, you must be able to be wise and mature. Mother is worried, Manda will still shadow your household later."

"Yes, Bun. Danis will be careful in acting. Thank you, Mother, for taking Danis."

"One more thing, remember the message grandfather yes, son. You should be a good wife to Rey. Marriage is not easy, with so many differences between you will certainly come many obstacles. You must be able to keep up with Rey, not to always want to be understood because she is much older than you, but you must understand each other, understand each other, and trust each other. Your happiness is not only yours, but there is great hope from the Rey family who want to see the youngest child of the Kusuma Family can be happy at this second marriage. Remember that, Nis."

Instantly I felt burdened. I know what my mother meant. "Yes, Bun Danis knows. But Danis doesn't feel ready to have children, does that mean Danis is selfish, Bun?"

My mother nodded for sure. "Rey is 30 years old, he has been wanting to have children for a long time. Also not only Rey, Bu Sekar also wants to quickly have grandchildren. If you agree to get married, then you should be able to give them what they have been waiting for."

Instantly I fell silent. What my mother said was true, but I wasn't really ready to be a mother.

"So there's one more thing you have to say" my mother continued.

"What is that, Bun?"

"It's not like Manda's been sending us any money, son."

My forehead shriveled not understanding. "I mean Mother?"

"It's been like Rey's been sending us money, helping with my late father's treatment and Grandpa's treatment."

"Omm Rey?" Confused ulangku.

"Yes. Rey always said she was sent a message by Manda to send us money. But I suspect, it's Rey's own money. He said it was to keep Manda's good name."

I remember a few years ago. When my father was sick and we lost the backbone of the family, my mother started selling wet cakes while taking care of my father, then came help from my aunt. He transferred money regularly when my father was sick. Even my aunt continued to transfer money for our daily expenses after my father died.

"Om Rey who gave us that money, Bun? Not Aunt Manda?" I'm dumbfounded.

Mother shakes. "After knowing what Manda's attitude has been like all this time, Mommy is increasingly convinced Rey is helping us. The account number used to transfer money is also Rey's account number."

So it was Om Rey who gave us our help back then? I remember how grateful we were at that moment. All of a sudden we lost the backbone of the family and it cost a lot of money to treat my father, but the money instantly reduced the burden we felt.

And it turns out that Om Rey helped our family's economy? Not Aunt Manda?

"We owe Rey a huge debt of gratitude, son. Therefore, now you're married to Rey not only to reduce grandfather's guilt for what Manda did, but also to repay him."