Marrying Sergeant Major
~ 71 ~
"What about the trial a while ago, Bi?" asked Kanes when I helped her wash the dishes.
"There is no verdict yet, tomorrow there is an agenda to listen to Lala's expression"
"Well, what's the expression?" mbak Kanes as stunned, his hand that had just drained the plate I just finished rinsing, immediately stopped and looked at me carefully.
"They wanted to hear how Lala felt during her stay with us" I looked back, making sure mommy or papi wasn't in the kitchen. "Mbak Hana disputed my relationship with mas Bima, mbak. They knew that before our marriage there was no love" Whispered me, and then Kanes immediately gaped.
"Where do they know?"
"They asked Lala"
"What?"
I smiled, passing another clean plate into my sister-in-law's hand. "They said that Bima and I fought a lot, and it would have a bad impact on Lala, so they wanted to take over custody, because they didn't want Lala to be traumatized by our quarrel. Though all this time me and Bima, let alone fight, talk to each other just not. Indeed si, Lala ever mergokin me and Bima ribut mas, but not how a storm mbak, mas Bima just yell at me because I do not want to talk. And Lala heard her father talking in a high tone"
"Experience to those two grandchildren. Where have they been since then, no Lala?" Kesal mbak Kanes while throbbing. "What does Rosa plan?"
"Yes we'll bring Lala"
"Yes Bi, should involve a child in the trial?"
"There will be a closed hearing later, let Lala remain comfortable"
"What if Lala says you guys have a chance to sleep apart?"
Kanes' words made me smile again. "I've given an explanation to Lala, ma'am"
"What explanation?"
"Yes the explanation that led to my relationship with his father is fine"
"This is all Bima's fault, try from the first he accepted you, this will definitely not happen, Bi"
"No need to blame each other, it has been set the way like that"
"Bi, you're honest, you don't feel, if there's a rumor about Gesya who says he likes Bima?"
I was speechless, quite surprised actually after hearing Kanes's words just now. "I'm worried about you, Bi"
"Why did Kanes say that, how do you know?"
"Rosa the story" Sahut Mbak Kanes received the last plate from me. "Gesya knows very well your relationship and Bima is anyep and not communicative, he must be desperate Bi. Bima's fear is affected by the same seduction"
"Nobody should worry about it"
"I'm not going to poison you with Bi's prejudices, but ... Are you sure there's nothing to worry about?"
"Yes there is, a little. But Bima has convinced me that she has absolutely no interest in a woman like Gesya. According to Shoot, is Bima going to play with fire behind me?"
"No way si, I know how Bima if already in love, he will not be in vain let alone betray, can be scribbled him from the family card if dare to cheat"
I stared at Mbak Kanes. He kept looking at my face that might look so relaxed. After being satisfied to look at my face, he exhaled softly.
"Yes already, but my message, it's good that you and Bima are equally vigilant. Nowadays, more and more single people have the heart to tempt other people's partners. Let alone those of you who had a toxic relationship, couples who love each other, and have been married for decades can end because of people who are blinded by love. Tega robs others for his own happiness"
I listened to Kanes's words carefully. After all, what he said was very true.
"The five is not a seductive man, I know that" Kanes continued. "But we do not know, if anything can be done to attract the attention of Bima. You can trust a hundred percent in your husband, but there are many women out there who don't care about the ring that circles our ring finger when the eyes of his heart are closed"
"Have you finished washing the dishes?" Suddenly the mother made a noise from the direction of the doorway that limited the dining room and kitchen.
"That's Lala asking for milk, Bi. He's sleepy he said"
"I'll make it a minute, Mi"
"I saw the children first ya Bi" between mbak Kanes then moved from the kitchen area. While mami looks to take out guava leaf tea. Mami would want to make the tea for papi whose sugar content reaches two hundred more. Although not up to three hundred, still mami worried and he always carefully arrange the portion of the papi meal so as not to exceed its capacity.
***
Tonight Lala and I were staying at the papi house, because tomorrow we were coming to court, papi asked me to leave with the driver from here. Bima himself has not called me for three days. There must be no time or no signal, the proof is a short message that Bima sent this morning, only able to enter my phone after the Ashar Adhan.
"Lala remembered my mother's words, yes" I said as I put Lala to bed.
"Mother and father love each other and never sleep apart. Mother powdered in the front room Lala because the father was not at home, the father was on a plane, so the powder was close to Lala's room, so if Lala was crying, Lala said, keep waking up in the middle of the night, you can hear"
"So mother and father never sleep apart?"
"Never son, if you're home, you're the same powder mom. Lala does not know because Lala has powder, well if the father is not at home, the mother powder is sometimes the same Lala in Lala's room, sometimes in the mother's room in front of Lala's room"
"Now Lala knows, if the mother's powder is the same father"
"Yes" he replied as he stroked my hair to fool around.
"Lala knows that young children are not allowed to see adults kiss"
"Know mother"
"Eat him, Lala never saw you kiss mom, right? Because dad kisses his bundles so much, let little kids like Lala not see"
"But Lala's seen me kiss mom once"
"When's bag?"
"Lala forgot, just want to go to school, the father of the same mother went to work"
I smiled in response. "Keep Lala happy not to stay with mom and dad?"
"Happy, bun"
"Well happy with mom?"
"Happy, mother. Lala does not want to be far from the mother, Lala dear mother"
"Okay, smart boy, now powder. Tomorrow take a walk"
"Not to school, bun?"
"Tomorrow holidays first, mother has asked permission to Lisa's mother if Lala wants to go for a walk with mother"
Lala tightened her embrace, I replied with a gentle swipe on her back and then pecked at her head.
More or less like that Judge's question tomorrow. And I hope Lala remembers what I've been explaining for the past week.
After a few minutes, I heard the vibration of my phone. There is a message coming in and I hope from Bima mas, but when I reach for the thin object, I have to swallow disappointed because it is not the name of Bima mas who sent the message.
Gesya: "You asked your husband to block my number? I warn you, you should not ban Bima let alone limit our communication. Men will never be able to live with one woman, so do not ever assume that Bima will be loyal to you" (21:17) WIB.
The long message, somehow made my breath seem choked.