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Chapters 110. Visiting Mama Diara

Rania opened the mask she was wearing. The woman glanced at the circular clock in her hand, showing it at 5 p.m. The patient who came, made time go so fast.

The woman stretched her waist muscles which felt stiff. He washed his hands, then walked to his room. Seeing Bima who was still asleep.

Rania approached her son, rubbing the top of Bima's head gently. "I'm sorry, son. Mama's too busy taking care of patients to leave you alone here" Rania murmured.

Slowly, Bima opened her eyes. She saw her mother looking at her while smiling.

"Mama" he said, rubbing his eyes. He changed his position from lying down to sitting.

"Mama's done with her work?" tanyakanya.

Rania nodded her head. "I'm sorry, Bima Mama was living alone since then," said Rania who was overwhelmed with guilt.

"It's okay, Ma. Bima is used to this. If Bima comes with papa, Bima is also often in the papa residence in his room," said the boy.

"Yes, then we go home yuk!" bring Rania.

Bima nodded her head, she got off the sofa and then re-groomed her bag. Rania also prepared, she picked up the sling bag that was on the table. Then took his son's hand out of the place.

Rania's forehead wrinkled, as she saw Bima circulating her gaze. Looking around the place, as if looking for something.

"What's up, son?" ask Rania.

"Tante who was .. Where did your mama's friend work? Bima did not see it," replied Bima.

"Oh Aunt Hilda. He was picked up by his girlfriend" explained Rania.

Bima nodded in understanding. He got into his mother's car. Slowly Rania drove the car to the road.

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At night, Alvaro and Bima were sitting on the porch. The newly arrived Rania joins her son and husband.

"Mas, want some coffee?" tanya Rania offered.

"Maybe, just a little sugar." Alvaro chimed in while commenting on his smile.

"Give me some milk, son?" ask Rania to her son.

Bima seemed to think, he looked towards his father and mother in turn. Slowly Bima nodded her head.

Rania returns to the kitchen to prepare the drink requested by her husband. Despite having hired a servant, he did not want to trouble such a trivial matter to his servant.

After Rania died, Bima immediately shook her father's arm, "Papa .. papa ...."

"Yes, Son. What's up?" ask Alvaro.

"Papa don't tell mama. Mama is tired Pa," Bima protests to her father.

Alvaro chuckled, rubbing the top of his son's head. "Continue papa should how dong?" ask Alvaro.

"Papa grab himself the coffee. Papa make it yourself," he said, advancing his lips two centi.

Alvaro chuckled, seeing the action of his son scolding him like this. "Alright, papa won't tell mama anymore" Alvaro relented.

"So Bima joined Mama to work. Mom is busy, busier than me. If papa still has time for lunch and no one dares to disturb papa, but it is different with mama. When mama was just about to have lunch, there was a patient who came, mama had her lunch quickly, even her food was not spent," explained Bima at length.

Hearing the words of Bima, Alvaro now understands why Rania until now complained because she had not yet received any signs of pregnancy. The main factor that triggers this is of course because the woman is too exhausted.

Shortly after, Rania came while carrying three cups of drinks with different types. A cup of coffee for her beloved husband, a cup of milk for her little whiz, and a cup of tea for herself. Rania drops her ass, joins her son and husband.

"Mas, tomorrow Bima and I will go to Mba Diara's grave, will Mas come?" ask Rania.

"When?" ask Alvaro.

"After Bima returned to school. Bima wants to give a small gift to Mama Diara. Isn't that Nak?" rania asked, looking at her son.

"Yes, Ma." Bima.

"Then you two go first. Mas can not come because tomorrow morning there is an important meeting" said Alvaro.

Rania and Bima nodded in understanding. They continued their small talk accompanied by a cup of drinks made by Rania.

When entering at 9 pm, the three people chose to enter their respective rooms. Bima said good night to her mother and father before entering her room.

"Don't forget to wash your feet and brush your teeth before going to bed, son." Rania said while commenting on her smile.

"Ready, Ma." After answering her mother's words, Bima immediately walked to her room and closed the door.

"Honey," call Alvaro to the wife.

"Yes, Mum." Rania.

"When you made the coffee earlier, Bima rebuked me. He forbids you to tell you because you're too tired with your job and you don't even have time for lunch" Alvaro said.

Rania smiled, "It turns out your son is pretty sweet too, Mas."

Alvaro shifted his body towards the wife, his right hand stroking her hair gently.

"Surely I don't want to forbid you to do anything. However, the taste ... I have to tell you this. You have always complained about not getting any signs of pregnancy. Try to rest first from your work and try to maintain health. I think it will probably pay off" Alvaro said softly. He wanted the meaning of his words to be accepted by Rania without offending his wife in the slightest.

"I mean Mas Varo, I focus on being your wife. Take care of Mas Varo and Bima, don't have to work anymore, do you?" ask Rania.

"More lack like that, but mas not force at all. I want it of your own free will, not the coercion of Mas" Alvaro said.

"Well, I'll try to think about it later, Mom. For now, I can't give you the answer" Rania said.

"Remember, I'm not forcing you at all. This is just advice from me. If you still want to work, Mas also welcome," said Alvaro who is still afraid if his wife will be offended.

"Yes, Mas. I get it." Rania smiled, then inched closer to her husband. Hugging Alvaro's body.

"Yes, then go to sleep! You must be tired today." Alvaro kisses his wife's forehead. Both of them began to close their eyes, and dissolve into dreamland.

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The next day, Rania has just arrived at Bima's school, to pick up her son. The woman went to the tomb of Diara. Surely he had prepared rose petals and water to water the tomb.

Bima ran a little towards him. His smile was always imprinted on the handsome face of the little whiz. Found today that he was going to go to his mother's grave, certainly made Bima so happy.

"We're not Ma, go see mama?" asked Bima who intended to make a pilgrimage to the tomb of her biological mother.

"Of course, son. Mama has prepared rose petals and water to be sprinkled on the tomb of Mama Diara to make it look beautiful and fragrant" said Rania.

"The greeting card that Bima made yesterday, Bima brought right?" ask Rania.

"Yes, Ma." Bima showed the greeting card in her hand.

"Smart kid! Let's go in!" said Rania who immediately brought Bima into the car. The woman sat behind the steering wheel and drove her car to a public funeral, where Diara was.

After a long time, the two arrived at their destination. Rania helps her son to get out of the car. He took Bima's hand, and next to him brought a plastic containing rose petals and water.

Shortly after, they arrived in front of the tomb bearing the name Diara. Bima immediately sat beside the tombstone while reviewing a smile.

"Ma, Bima came again here with Mama Rania," said Bima.

The boy took out a greeting card that he kept in his pocket, and placed it on the mother's belly button.

"Happy mother's day, Ma. Thank you for giving birth to Bima into this world," said Bima rubbed his mother's headstone.

"Sorry, because Bima said it to mama late. But, Bima will still love mama, just as Bima loves Mama Rania," continued Bima.

Rania smiled at Bima's words. He also rubbed the top of Bima's head with affection.

"Mba Diara is a wonderful mother because she has given birth to a great child like Bima. I will love Bima with all my heart, and raise Bima with great affection" said Rania.

"Ma, Bima misses mom. Come occasionally to Bima's dream. Bima wants to meet directly with mama even if it is only in a dream. Bima wants to hug mama even though the next day Bima hugged is just a bolster pillow," said Bima.

Rania listened to this quite sadly. But how else. Bima never met her real mother. Even Bima recognized the figure of his mother just by looking at the portrait shown by Alvaro alone.

Rania rubbed Bima's back, trying to comfort her son's grief while commenting on a smile. He grabbed a plastic bag containing flower petals and mineral water that he had bought.

"Now, we're sprinkling mama with rose petals, baby. So that the tomb of the mother is beautiful and fragrant," said Rania.

Bima nodded, he began to sprinkle his mother's navel with the rose petals until everything in the plastic bag was not left. After that, Rania water the navel with mineral water that she bought earlier.

"Now mama is fragrant, it's beautiful, Bima time to go home first yes, Ma."

Both of them moved from their seats. Bima looked back before he actually left. "Later Bima will come again with papa. Today papa can not come because he is busy with office business. Mama don't be sad, Bima will send greetings to papa," he said again.

Rania was quite flabbergasted by the mature sentence spoken by Bima. In his heart he also said.

"Mbak Diara, thank you for giving birth to such a great child as Bima."

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