Love That Pain
Oreo Truffles

“Eca, now you come with me yes.”

“Where?”

“I wanted to see my Papa, I told Veon earlier, too, if I wanted to go to Papa's house, and he said I should take you, because he's afraid there's nothing with me later on the road.”

Eca smiled, “your husband is very considerate, you are very lucky to get a husband like Kak Veon. Handsome, rich, kind and of course very dear to you.”

Kania rubbed his stomach that increasingly looks bloated, “I am also grateful, he can change as now, he also wants to accept the presence of this child,” he said with a smile on his face.

“Come, I will come with you, am I not your personal assistant? But even you never told me to do anything,” said Eca while pursing her lips.

“For now I do not need your help, I can still do anything by myself, let alone Veon is always there for me.”

They then stepped out of the house, the Veon family driver was waiting for them beside the car.

The middle-aged man then opened the car door for Kania, “please enter, Madam.”

“Thank you.” Kania gets into the car, while Eca enters from the other door.

The middle-aged man then drove his car out of the main yard. On the way Kania asks his driver to stop at a supermarket, he wants to buy something he will use to make a cake that he has long been eager to make.

After buying all the materials, they returned to the car. Eca shook her head when she saw Kania also buying various kinds of snacks.

“How do you not get fat, you just eat it this much.” Eca saw Kania who was enjoying the snack she had just bought, but of course the snack she bought was a healthy snack and there were nutrients of course.

“My stomach often feels hungry, if I do not eat, my child will not want to be diem and continue to kick my stomach.”

Eca scrunched her forehead, “is that your child can play ball in your stomach?”

Kania laughs, “not playing ball, Ca, but she keeps moving and doesn't want to stop, so my stomach feels like it's in that big kick.”

“Kania, how does it feel to be pregnant? What do you feel when you know a child one more life in your stomach?”

“Em..gimana yes, I cannot explain in words. Clearly, there is a sense of happiness, disbelief and haru. I was happy that God had entrusted this child to me, I could not believe that there was now another life in my stomach and I had to take care of it by risking my life, and I felt overwhelmed, I'm going to be a mother, and I'm now pregnant with Veon's son, the husband I love so much, even though this marriage was originally intertwined due to compulsion.”

Hearing the word forced out of Kania's mouth, Eca so remembered with Chelsea, “Kania, have you heard from Kak Chelsea?”

Kania shook her head, “I don't know for sure, but what I heard from Veon, Chelsea did want the wedding.”

“Kania, did you know that Kak Zaki and Kak Chelsea are related?” Kania nodded her head, “then why would Brother Chelsea hurt Kak Zaki?”

Kania let out a long sigh, “if I don't know about it either, because the only one who knows the answer is Chelsea. Why are you asking that? Isn't that a good opportunity for you, you can get close to Zaki and get his love.”

Eca brushed off her smile, “what you said, is the same as what Chelsea said. Brother Chelsea also told me to approach Zaki, comfort him and love him sincerely.”

“That's nice dong.”

“I've been trying to get close to Brother Zaki, but he always rejected me and kicked me out. All he wants is Chelsea, not me,”, said Eca, bowing her face.

Kania patted Eca on the shoulder, “love it takes a struggle, if you really love Zaki, then fight, even though Zaki continues to reject you, you do not give up easily. I know, Chelsea will never be replaced in Zaki's heart, but at least there is still a little space in Zaki's empty heart, and you should try to fill it.”

“But what I will succeed, whereas all this time that is in Kak Zaki's heart and mind is only Kak Chelsea, even when he came home overnight, what he was looking for is Kak Chelsea.”

They finally reach Kania's house, they get out of the car. Eca brought all the ingredients they had bought in the supermaket. The arrival of Kania and Eca is warmly welcomed by a middle-aged woman who works at Kania's house.

“What is Papa still in the office, Bi?”

“Iya, Non.” Eca then gave all the bags of crackles containing ingredients to make cakes to the middle-aged woman, “bibi will put these ingredients into the kitchen first, Non, Non,” part and immediately got a nod from Kania.

“Tumben Non Kania want to make this cake again, the last time Non make this cake is during Non's 18th birthday year.”

“Kania suddenly really wanted to eat this cake, Bi, but it had to be Kania herself who made it. Maybe the cake will not be as good as made by Mama, but all this time Kania has been trying to be able to make cakes like Mama made first.”

“What Non misses Madam so much?”

Kania smiled and nodded her head, “but when Kania remembered Mama, Kania wanted to be like Mama.” The woman then rubbed her stomach, “let alone soon Kania will also become a mother.”

After an hour, the cake that Kania made finally cooked, women also made Oreo Truffles, it was Veon's cake. Eca helped Kania to put the cold cakes into a heart-shaped jar, not forgetting Kania pin the ribbon on top of the jar.

Eca took the rest of the cake that was still in the baking pan, then she put it in her mouth. Both eyes are rounded while enjoying the taste of Kania-made cakes. The girl brandished her two thumbs, “kuenya very good,” pudjinya when she had swallowed the cake chew.

“Non Kania is indeed the greatest in making anything,” praise the middle-aged woman.

“All this is also thanks to aunt, and also Mama Vera who is not tired in helping me learn to cook.”

Kania then put some cakes that have been arranged neatly into the paper bag, he left some for him to give to his Papa.

“Bi, Kania want to go to Veon's office first yes, Bi.”

The middle-aged woman nodded her head, “Non Kania carefully on the road, will Non come back again to this house?”

Kania nodded her head, “Kania will stay here one night, Kania miss Papa.”

***

“Darling, why didn't you tell me you wanted to come here? didn't you just say you were going to Papa's house?” Veon wrapped his arms around Kania's waist, “what was lacking last night, so want to add again,” godanya.

Kania rounded his eyes, he then pinched Veon's stomach to make the man grimace in pain, “kamu this yes, his perverted mind just.” The woman then took out the jar from the paper bag, “I was indeed to Papa's house, and I made this cake for you.”

Veon picked up a jar containing Oreo Truffles, “kok you know my favorite cake? is it true you made all this yourself?”

Kania nodded her head, “but earlier Eca same aunt helped too, hope you like the cake, sorry if it does not taste good.”

Veon opened the jar, he took one Oreo Truffles and he put it in his mouth, “honey, it's even better than what I used to buy, you're good at making just about anything.” The man then brought his face closer, “you are also good at satisfying me,” whispered.

Kania again pinched Veon's stomach, and for the second time the man grimaced with pain, “basas!” the woman then looked around the room, “Zaki where?” tanyanya.

“I gave him a week off to calm down, I knew he was devastated to learn Chelsea would prefer to stay with Alex.” Veon then re-inserted one of his favorite cookies, “are you here alone?” tanyakanya.

“I'm together with Eca, she's waiting outside, she says don't want to bother us.”

“I see your friend that likes Zaki.” Kania nodded her head, “what does she intend to approach Zaki?”

“Eca always tries to get close to Zaki, but Zaki always refuses and drives her away.”

Veon clasped Kania's hand, “sayang, I don't want you to mind a lot, let it be Eca's business with Zaki, we can't interfere.”

“I will not interfere, I just want to support Eca, if she really sincerely loves Zaki. I don't know why Chelsea made that decision, but I can't blame him either.”

Veon kisses the back of Kania's hand, “you it is indeed the best, you care a lot about others, whereas Eca it is just your schoolmate.”

“Eca lived a long time, she was also the one who helped me when I was in trouble, I could only repay her kindness all this time by inviting her to stay with me.” Kania then cupped Veon's cheeks with both palms, she then kissed the sparkle of her husband's lips, “thank you for allowing Eca to stay with us,” she said with a smile on her face.

Veon kissed Kania's forehead, “whatever I will do to make you happy, thanks to Eca, you and our son are fine.”

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