
Rianti paced around in the room, with a face so restless. Sometimes he peeked out, to the place where Arka's mother was talking to Liana.
"Son Liana, Arka is busy. So it's only natural that he rarely comes home, he'll be here."
"Yes ma'am, I just want to know the news of Arka" replied Liana.
"Are you not contacting Arka?"
Liana quiet.
Just a moment ago he asked Arka's mother why she rarely came home. Liana herself had Arka's contacts and had sent a lot of messages to the young man. But Arka did not answer, because Liana's message had been hit by other messages from his artistic management.
There are about 1000 chats on Arka's WhatsApp messaging page. Only the name Amanda, Rio, and his mother are the only ones he distinguishes his notifications from. So when they contact, Arka can immediately answer.
"I haven't filled her up a week or so" Liana said.
He knew Arka was busy with his wife, Amanda. But telling stories like this makes Liana's heart, which was stricken with longing for Arka, become a little entertained.
"Hopefully, Arka is loyal to her son." said her mother and smiled. Liana smiled back, as if to guarantee a prayer from Arka's mother.
The girl had gone too far, entering into this hope. And what's wrong with really hoping, he thought. After Arka divorced later, he was able to get the handsome young man easily.
"Duh, by the way now not the same mom."
Rianti paced back and forth in the room. He wanted to say everything he knew about his cousin
"What do you like, Mom?" liana asked Arka's mother.
For some reason suddenly, he wanted to pry further information about the young man.
"What's this?. Food or what?" ask Arka's mother while looking at Liana.
"Well, food can be too."
"That's her favorite food fried sambal sweet spicy anchovies, same assem vegetables."
"Oh yeah, koq is the same as me huh ma'am?" liana said in disbelief. He also likes this culinary.
"Yes, hopefully you are a soul mate." said Ms. Arka while smiling
"Aamiin, ma'am." replied Liana with a faint smile. This was a prayer that suddenly shook his soul.
"Do you love the same Arka?"
Liana fell silent, it seemed that indeed she had liked the young man for a long time. Ever since his first meeting, while running errands from Amanda.
"Yes, ma'am." she answered later.
"That's why the person is not complicated, he is loving and unbearable. Maureen alone used to betray him many times, hurt him. Arka is a good boy."
"Maureen, who's ma'am?" ask Liana again.
He never knew about the past of Arka, because he did not really know the young man.
"You don't know Maureen?" asked Mother Arka, Liana shook her head.
"Usually Maureen likes to crash, if Arka has a new boyfriend. So Arka's new boyfriend doesn't feel right."
"Maureen's Arka's ex-boyfriend, ma'am?" ask Liana again.
"Yes, Maureen's Arka's ex-boyfriend. Sort of like him but different majors. They used to date from still Junior High. Arka is shy as a chick, Maureen who approaches Arka first. SMP time is fine. But once in High School, Maureen starts cheating here and there. I don't interfere, but Arka herself often tells me."
"But why does Arka survive ma'am, if cheated?"
"Yes, Arka's too good a son. He is often used by people around him, including Maureen. Already cheating here and there, pas heartache turn it to Arka as well. Later cheating again, hurt again, back also again to Arka. Sometimes the mother to the same gregetan Arka. He's a pinter, well, handsome, why don't you look for another."
Liana smiled.
"But now that you are, I am happy Arka is with you. And you didn't get hit by Maureen."
"Maybe Maureen doesn't know me, ma'am." said Liana.
"Yes maybe, but as far as mom knows. The maureen, the ears with a dozen eyes. So he knows who's close to Arka."
Liana fell silent again. Maybe Maureen knows, but not about her but Amanda. Because actually who has that relationship is Amanda and also Arka.
"But ma'am, about the case that hit me. Is mom okay?" Liana shifted the direction of the conversation.
Mother Arka smiled sincerely.
"It's a disaster, who would dare to refuse if it was destined to be so. After all Arka is not a cruel man, which will make the misfortune of people as a barrier to his steps. He's not like that."
Liana slightly bowed, she remembered how stupid she was on that day. He still wants it when his abusive ex-girlfriend asks him to meet. With the excuse of wanting to apologize and meet for the last time. If only he had not been lulled into that dirty ruse, he thought.
"Liana."
"Liana."
"What do you think?" ask mom Arka wonder. Because Liana had looked dumb.
"No ma'am, no koq." replied Liana..
"Udah, don't think about what happened to you. Mother, father, Arka will accept you as you are. Now you better mentally prepare to report the perpetrators immediately, let them go to jail."
Liana looked down, honestly she was very hurt and vengeful about what happened to her. But he also could not just report the perpetrators, he was afraid of being blasphemed and embarrassed.
Because in this country rape victims will always be blamed. Rarely does anyone want to blame the perpetrator and tend to support the perpetrators. Liana was not ready to be embarrassed for it, especially if the news reached her parents' ears. They will also be blasphemed.
"Sorry mom, I'm sorry. I'm going to sleep first."
liana said later.
"Yes, you're sleeping!. Rianti has been sleeping from earlier." said Arka's mother.
Liana went to her bedroom. Meanwhile, Rianti breathed behind the door.
"Mom, Rianti wants to be honest" he said practicing how to talk to Arka's mother.
"Mas Arka, impregnating..."
He stopped his speech.
"Mas Arka is now the same aunt."
"Huh." Rianti sighed.
He did not have the courage for it, he was afraid that Arka's mother would be shocked. But until when Arka will keep all this a secret.
"Honestly, no, honestly, no."
Again Rianti took a deep breath. And finally, with a definite step he stepped.
"Mom."
"Why, Ti."
"Tok, tock, tock." Suddenly a voice came knocking at the door.
Arka's mother moved forward, before Rianti could speak to her. It turned out that Rio was coming, he asked about Liana.
He also expressed his intention to invite Liana to report to the police station tomorrow. Before long Arka's father came home from work, he heard the intention of Rio's arrival. That night they nodded and woke Liana up.
After a long conversation, Liana finally agreed. He wants to report the perpetrators to the police station.
The next day, they went to the police station accompanied by Rio. There were about 2 hours, Liana was questioned about the incident that happened to her. How is the chronology, how many doers.
***
"Mom."
Rianti, who had been unable to stand it since last night, finally ventured to speak to Arka's mother. When the report is over and they go home. Liana herself was going to a psychiatrist by being escorted by Rio.
"What's up, Ti. Your face is tense, I'd like to say if you're pregnant out of wedlock."
"This is about pregnancy, ma'am?" Rianti.
Arka's mother scrunched her forehead.
"You pregnant?" asked Arka's mother with a panicked and angry face.
"Not Rianti ma'am, but Amanda. Another girlfriend in Arka."
"What?" Mother flabbergasted. Between shock, disbelief, and anger.
"Where are you from?. You yourself are the one who said you don't need to dread the Rose, why now you even believe?"
"It's not about the Rose, ma'am. But Rianti found out for himself."
This time Arka's mother fell silent and her body began to tremble.
"Women who were giving me the wallet of my mother, who fell. She's Amanda ma'am. The ones I saw at the supermarket back then, Amanda and Arka's mas."
Arka's mother was increasingly silent, she was shocked and half dead to hear this.
"No way, Ti. Mas Arka mu is not that, do not mungkiiin." he shouted later.
"Rianti didn't want to believe it either, ma'am. But a lot of Arka's college kids already know."
Arka's mother trembled to find a handle, she then sat limp on a chair.
"Later if Rio escorts Liana, tell her to face mother." she said still in a trembling tone, as well as shaken.