Marriage Proposal: Ben & Bima
33 - Papa Comes

(Five)

At 10:35 WIB.

My phone rang loudly. Nope. Not alarms. The ringtone is different. The ringtone is a special I set for Papa when calling me.

I woke up with a need. I haven't woken up yet, Ben gave me his phone. He simply touched my phone that was located on the table.

“I think I have to make a table next to it so that your house is next to you and why every morning I think there is someone calling you?” complain with a hoarse voice. She hugged me. Then fell asleep again while exhaling his breath in my head.

I didn't answer Ben's statement. I just picked up my phone.

“Yes, Papa?”

“Buwn ya?”

“Iya. Why Pa?”

“Papa is in front.”

“Which front?”

“Ya ahead here. Front fence.”

I got up straight from my sleep. Not sleepy anymore.

AAWWW.

Ben's shout must have been heard by Papa, because his hand was attracted by my body. Quickly I shut Ben's mouth.

“Wait for me to come out.”

I hung up Papa's phone.

“Papa outside.”

“Where outside?” asked Ben lazily. He turned in the opposite direction. I pushed his body.

“Outside this house fence. CEPETAN WAKE!!” my yelling. “And move to your room!!!” I started to panic.

Ben rolled to the floor and immediately ran out of my room and into his room. As for me, running out of the house and opening the locked gate from the inside.

I saw Papa standing with a lot of his luggage, like a man coming home from his village. Sweat was on his forehead. I hugged Papa right then and there.

“Papa has been pulling the bell many times, Bim.” He shook his head. “Help Papa lift this.” Papa pointed to some plastic that was behind him.

“All Papa bring? What's up papa from Yogya?”

“Train.”

“Wait Pa, I wake Mas Ben first.”

When I turned around, I hit Ben's body. On time he came. Her hair was still a mess just like I forced her to get up. Papa's already entered the page. Ben immediately greeted Papa.

“Ke here same who, Om? Why don't you tell me to pick up.”

“That's early in the morning for sure you guys haven't woken up yet right!?”

Ben glanced at me. He smiled bitterly. Quickly without me telling him to bring Papa's luggage.

“What is this?” ben asked while lifting the biggest item.

“Uniform clothes.” Papa replied.

BRUUUKKK

Ben put the biggest thing on the floor. I heard Chloe meowing in the kitchen.

“Your wedding uniform, Ben. Make your family.” Papa tells.

“This much?!!” Ben couldn't believe it.

“Pick taken which outside later taken people!!” I shouted from the kitchen.

(Sutrisno)

Flashbacks, flashbacks,

Two weeks ago I had a man. Somewhat familiar in my memory. He won't stay at my inn. But he wants to meet Bima. Since when did someone look for Bima, my only child with a worried and serious face?

“But it looks like Bima is not here.” he said explaining. Usually, if Bima came home, she would tell me.

“He must be here.” This man is convincing. He claimed to be named Ben.

Finally, I believe that Bima will go home and wait for the arrival of Bima together. Ben said he came because Bima felt depressed about his relationship with her. He explains because Ben asked her to get married.

I was quiet for a while. Shock hearing. If indeed my son is depressed to be in a relationship with this man, it should not be continued. Actually I still do not understand Ben too forced Bima, until the time when the Ben family came to propose to Bima. What makes me strange, Bima is very happy with the arrival of the Ben family. Try to be depressed from where?

After I knew the story, the next morning it was breakfast. Ben confesses. He knew Bima 14 years ago.

“Fourteen years ago?” I frowned. “When is it?” I still remember. Who knows if Ben met me or we met somewhere and I don't remember him.

“Yes, obviously Om can't remember. Because when we fell into the well five days that. Om did not greet me or anything, because too focused with Bima.”.

My memory retreated to 14 years ago. It seems like 14 years ago was my saddest day. My first wife and child died instantly in an accident. After that, Bima disappeared. It turned out that he had fallen into an old well that was far away from the settlement and that well was located near the swamp. The swamp forest used to be in the house that Bima occupied now. Fourteen years ago, it was not very densely populated.

“You...” I can't go on with my words. I was too shocked for a story like this. Maybe because I'm old. “So how do you..”

I'm actually very curious.

“I was treated in the same hospital as Bima, Om. When I found out Bima was being treated, I met her. Then Bima said she doesn't remember me.”

I remember now.

All I know, I found Bima with a man who had grown up with her fell into the well first. Only, when we asked him if he was with anyone else in the well, Bima just said no. He himself was in the well with a slightly brownish color cat. Name's Chloe. After that he didn't tell me anything else.

“I and Bima promise to get married.”

I saw Ben seriously.

“Promise fourteen years ago?” I'm ascertaining.

Ben nodded.

“Just because Bima was still Junior High, so I said we dated first. He said he wanted.” Ben clear.

Bima was still Junior High at that time. When his mother and sister died in an accident. Surprisingly Bima did not cry roaring. Unlike my wife's late family. He's trying hard. Bima is aware of his loneliness first. When I found out, Bima did not come home until late at night and lasted for 5 days, I panicked. What bad luck befell me, already dead wife and first child, now the only child must leave me.

“But Om.. Bima doesn't know that I knew him.”

This time I was more shocked.

“You haven't told me anything?”

Ben shakes.

“What to tell?”

“Do Not Om. Leave it this way forever. Bima has suffered enough. Maybe he was traumatized until he forgot the person he was with at the well and the promises. Maybe it's his hallucination.”

“Dilution is also impossible to forget altogether. The answer is trauma. After the tragedy of the well, Bima has a phobia of narrow and dark rooms.”

“I know, Om.” Ben nodded. “So leave it like this.”

Ben smiled at me expectantly.

“Why did you just show up, Ben?” my many.

“After knowing Bima forgot me and I happened to have just graduated from college. I'm going to Bangkok.”

Now, now,

Bima put a glass of warm tea on me. I leaned against the sofa with morning air coming in from the backyard.

“Chloe!” yelled Bima from the kitchen. There was the sound of a ferocious meowing cat in the kitchen. “Meanwhile, don't sit here!” bima's nagging on a cat.

Ben comes into the kitchen and moves Chloe who seems to be sitting next to Bima's feet.

“Chloe it's just asking to be elus.” Ben chirped. “I want ya tea.” Bima glanced at Ben cynically.

The two of them from the beginning that I noticed, loved to fight. Little things are always broken. Although most of Bima who often looks not like Ben.

“Om, her uniform is very much.” Ben complains. He kicked my biggest luggage.

“Your Mommy Order.”

Ben showed a flat face. As if, her mother was too much for her wedding.

It turns out that the waiting came too. Mama Ben came, as usual this woman still looks like she used to. I met him at the hospital. He approached me who was guarding Bima and apologized for what happened to Bima.

Flashbacks, flashbacks,

“My son who has not received that Bima said he does not remember the same Ben.” he lamented. Low voice. Sounds sad. Sad because Ben was so hit.

“I'm sorry, Ma'am. My son seems traumatized. Lately very heavy for him.” My voice sounds sad too. It was important that both of our children were healthy and nothing less. We are very understanding.

“Ben was left with his Papa. He was angry that his father had not come to his graduation. All I know is my husband left me.”

I was silent at the end of the phone. Ben left the inn two weeks ago.

“It looks like our child is having a hard time at their young age.”

“Iya right, Mas.”

Now, now,

“No can, Mas.” I heard Bima's voice restrained. He wanted to be angry only his voice was still slow.

“Can't you? I should be able to dong. It's two weeks left. Uh not for two weeks even.” said Ben.

“But you want to change my room to what?”

“That's the dividing wall I want to collapse.”

“Trus I watch tv where?”

“Well, you can be here. Here her tv is great.”

I heard the discussion curiously. I wonder if my own son will be happy with Ben? Or even Ben who is not happy with my own son. It is hard to think about it. Thinking about Bima from Junior High just living in Jakarta alone I setres. It's handing my only son over with someone else.

“Sofa in your room is still lined there kok.” said Ben slowly.

“Why are you so busy urinating my room?” pissed Bima.

“Our room.”

“Mas Ben..

“Bimaaa..” I interrupted Bima. I have to put an end to their room renovation debate. After that afternoon talk, Ben decided to stay here with Bima and she agreed.

(Five)

I threw a bean in my mouth. Sign in.

“Bima!”

“Hmmm.”

“Elo with no hell?”

“Iya denger.”

“Kok elo now relax anyway want to marry? Didn't you say yesterday you wanted to escape from Prof Ben's entrapment?”

Tasya Complaint. He came that night. By ourselves. We sat on the couch watching TV in my room. Papa sleeps in Ben's room, while Ben himself sleeps on the sofa of the room near the kitchen.

“Elo think I'm not panicking? I'm two weeks away. Keep getting married this time? And this is pretend.”

“Do not ngaco lo. If this is pretend yes cancel!”

I'm speechless. I feel like crying. I don't know what to talk to Tasya about. Should I tell you because I was threatened by Ben because of the voice recording I almost fucked Ben? Or am I being indecent with Ben?

“Should I divorce after? A year? Two years later?”

“That's what I think. I don't want to live in vain.”

Tasia! Stop asking questions like that. I screamed in my heart.

“Gue love equals Mas Ben.” I finally said this. Want not. What reason should I tell Tasya? “Nothing if he doesn't love me.”

“Bullshit Bim!”

Tasya looks upset.

“Gue surrender. I can't be too far from Ben. That's aja.” my lie.

“And he made use of elo.”

“Nothing.”

I smiled at him. Holding shoulders. Then pull her to hug me. I suddenly cried. Mournfully. Is that so bad my destiny? I really love Ben. But not in this way. If there had been no such indecent footage, I might not have stayed here. I escaped. Seeking new contracts and living in peace. The problem of my novel, I will solve as much as I can and try to make a new novel that exceeds First Love.

Tasya patted my back slowly. Maybe he can't say anything to me anymore.

“Sori well, Bim I was too emotional asking your relationship with Prof Ben. Not my intention to interfere but.”.

“Nothing, Bag. Maybe because my mind has been a lot and did not have time to call or tell elo.”

Tasya stroked the back of my hand. His eyes implied the deepest support for me. She's a beautiful woman. Always the prettiest and it turns out Riko got it. Own friend.

“Is there anything I want to help you with?” bargained for.

I'm thinking.

“Nothing like that. Everything's simple. Mas Ben's mom set everything up.”

I convinced.

“But.. I think I'll stay in the apartment until the wedding day.”.

“Why?” Tasya frowned.

“This room is to be dismantled. We decided to stay here.”

Tasya turned his head. Look at my whole room.

“Yes God, you love the same room decor. I can't imagine if this room is dismantled and you have to share the same room with Prof Ben.”

Tasya smiled mischievously.

“The software is still in this room. That's my expensive sofa.”

“Trus Prof Ben should sleep on the sofa?”

“It. There are many sofas outside.”

Tasya laughed loudly.

“Gue go home first. It's been night. Have you slept?”

“Udah sleeping.” I'm nodding.

We went out of the room and walked out. Half of the lights were turned off, including the kitchen. But only the room near the kitchen connected to the backyard is still lit. Ben looked at his laptop. The earphones in his ears perched clear.

“Prof, I go home first yes.” Tasya waved her hand at Ben. “Prof?”

Ben looked towards Tasya and quickly he took off his earphones.

“Eh yes, Bag. Same who? Want to transfer?”

Ben saw.

“Neventless. Want to book a car online aja.”

“You interracial, Mas? It just so happened that Tasya went to her Mama's house. Not far away.” I said.

Ben stood up. Left his laptop open.

“Come. You coming, Honey?”

Ha's? The darling?

Tasya glanced at me and folded her lips inside. Holding laughter.

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