Hold On Or Let Go
47. We Are All Sad, too

Time passed, day and night came and went. Without notice, nearly two months had passed. And during that time anyway, Mahmudi really showed his regret. He continues to try to fulfill all the wishes of the wife, although sometimes seem excessive.

Yes, Seruni did sometimes test the patience and earnestness of the husband to ascertain whether Mahmudi had really realized his mistake and was willing to change for the better or not?

And Mahmudi proved it by trying as much as possible, to always fulfill the request of the wife.

Like this afternoon, when Mahmudi just got home from the office. "Pa, take mama to the supermarket?" Pinta Seruni who already looks beautiful with peach-colored pregnant dress and hijab matching color flowers, which increasingly makes women with increasingly bulging stomachs look perfect.

"Must now ma?" Mahmudi asked as he frowned at his forehead, his chapter was already afternoon and himself had not yet taken a bath.

"Yes pa, why?" Seruni asked with a face that started sulking.

"That's okay ma, papa is just nanya," Mahmudi replied with a smile, trying to stay sweet in front of his wife.

"Prophe Mud, be patient, this is all the fruit of your own mistakes. It's still a good thing your wife didn't ask for a split, how's your life if she sues for divorce and chooses to continue her life with a more established and handsome man like Doni?" Inner Mahmudi, while getting back into the car.

Shortly thereafter, Mahmudi's car again drove on a paved highway to fulfill the wishes of his beloved wife.

"What would you like to do shopping?" Mahmudi asked, shortly after his car drove down the highway.

Seruni shook his head, "not knowing pa, mama is just a walker," replied Seruni, which made Mahmudi take a deep breath. "What's wrong, pa?" Seruni asked, while struggling spoiled in her husband's arms.

"Yes, it's nothing" Mahmudi replied, rubbing his wife's cheek gently.

Mahmudi smiled and was grateful, although the wife often gave her punishment with her strange and sometimes excessive requests, but the wife did not really punish her to linger fast.

Because a week after the incident at the hotel, the wife finally wanted to serve herself in bed even though before her Mahmudi had to whine like a child. But after that, as usual Seruni himself who will be happy to serve Mahmudi and make himself fly up to nirvana.

"Ma, mbak Juju is still accompanying the children right?" Mahmudi asked to confirm, because Seruni always advised his assistant to accompany the children if they both suddenly came out like this.

Seruni nodded, "yes pa, why?" Seruni asked while looking at her husband, and Seruni frowned when she found her husband smiling.

"Cock papa smile?" Tanya Seruni was suspicious.

"Ma, let's check in first? Come home at nine," said Mahmudi, who suddenly turned his car into a hotel without waiting for his wife's approval.

"Pa, can you stay home later?" Protest Seruni, when the husband has parked his car in a place available in front of the hotel.

"Some ma, let's just say this is baby moon." Reply Mahmudi, smiling seductively. And Seruni replied by pursing his lips, which were immediately grabbed by Mahmudi greedily.

Yes, all the ways taken by Mahmudi to get back the whole heart of the wife who had been hurt by his actions.

Mahmudi also dropped out of a human resources development project, where he met with Tari and then had the wrong relationship. Moreover, it turns out, Dance is also still joined there.

The real case of Dari and Edi did not affect their work, because both sides of the family between parents and children Edi Dance agreed to make peace.

But Edi's wife still demanded to separate, and the house and its contents fell into the hands of his wife Edi. Edi only brought an old car, and now the middle-aged man chose to live in a small rented because he did not want to bother his sons and daughters who had not been married for a long time.

"Aren't I hearing wrong, old man! You proposed to me?!" Cried Dance with surprise.

After the hotel raid nearly two months ago, the two were never seen dating at the hotel again. But every once in a while Tari visits Edi's contract, when the young woman can no longer stem her desires.

And Edi, still able to satisfy Dance. So that Edi thinks, rather than they continue to make mistakes like that, why not if his relationship with Dance continues to the level of marriage?

But it turns out that what Edi thinks is wrong, because Tari never wanted to have a serious relationship with Edi. Dance only needs Edi to satisfy her crazy desire, which if it comes can not be controlled it.

"Why brother? Can't I still make you happy?" Edi did not understand.

"With what?! The house doesn't have that! With that old car of yours, the BBM mixed in?!" Sinis Tari, while throwing away his face, did not want to see Edi who tonight appeared totality with hair drizzle and wearing clothes like a young child.

The aroma of Edi's perfume that was out had evoked the desire of Dance earlier, but once heard the sentence of Edi who invited her to get married, Dance immediately rose apoplexy.

"I don't have a house, but do I still have a salary?" Reply Edi, who is still struggling to invite Tari to get married.

"I said no! Point!" Ketus Tari, "it's home! I am so sorry to meet you! After this, assume we've never met each other and don't know each other!" Dancing with the sarcasm.

And Edi went home with a heart and mind that was lost, was the spirit of his life now. There was nothing left, his ex-wife forbade their children to pay a visit to Edi's contract. And now, the only woman who is expected to accompany herself to spend her old age, actually even expel her like a worthless animal at all.

Along the way Edi can only lament his fate, the fate of being a widower who lives alone without family and loved ones who accompany him.

"Oh my God, is this the recompense I must receive from all my past mistakes?" Wail Edi with tears.

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While Arif's life gets better, Arif temporarily lives in a rented house owned by his simple cousin, but Arif is very happy. Both children are toddlers, every day foster by an aunt who has been taking care of her children since they were infants so they never fuss even though there is no mother.

While at night, Arif himself is looking after his daughter's son because Arif has moved to the office at the recommendation of Doni.

Rindi also always invites her children to play to the place of Arif after Maghrib, and helps take care of Arif's second child who is only about one year old. And Rindi will just take her children home, if they are sleepy so that Arif does not feel alone in taking care of her two children.

Sometimes Rindi's husband will also follow to Arif's place, until the simple rented house that Arif occupied for free sounded crowded and the atmosphere was always warm.

"Sir, is it true that Mr Doni wants to move to Jakarta?" Arif asked Rindi, who was feeding Arif's second child. While Rindi's husband was busy playing with his two children, and also Arif's eldest daughter.

"Yes," replied Rindi, "have Doni announced her at the office?" Ask Rindi back.

"Officially it has not been mbak, but the people closest to Mr. Doni have started saying goodbye." Reply Arif, "sadly know mbak, hear pak Doni want to move? He is a leader who can understand his men," continued Arif.

"Yes, we are all sad because we will rarely meet. But yes how else, Doni must continue his papa company," said Rindi sad.

"Listen-hear anyway, next week hand over his post." Said Arif, "may you sir Doni can soon find someone who can replace mbak Runi in his heart," do'a Arif sincerely, guaranteed by Rindi.

"Aamiin,, man,,,"