Marrying the Widow
Befriended

"Mom...." Regan ran when she saw the mama who entered the house with help from Tio and his mama. The 5-year-old boy was still confused by the suddenly crowded house and someone who was asleep in the middle of the room was exactly the same as the Papah.

"Regan...." Cherries squinted in front of the son, his legs weakening when he saw that innocent face staring at him.

"Why are you crying?"

"It's okay, baby. Regan's eating?" lirih Cherries.

"Who is Mah? why is Papah like that first? Sleeping in the middle of that bike, a lot of ogangs coming, why mah?"

Cherry closed her eyes, she could not speak. His body trembled, The sobs he was holding were stifling.

"Mah..."

"Regan can see for himself, son..." Cherry could not explain, Regan would not stop asking if he had not yet got an answer.

The little boy approached Opanya's corpse, stepped slowly and removed the face-covering cloth. His eyes widened with broken cries.

"Gee......"

"Opa wake up Opa, wake up! don't be bobo here Opa. Later Opa sepelti Papah did not return home to Opa's house. Let's play with Legan."

All who were there crying saw the little boy so sad to scream and cry to his dead Opanya. Until the Cherry was powerless and returned unconscious.

Tio who had stepped closer to Regan was confused to help who between the two. He himself could not bear the boy who was still crying asking Opanya to get up and play.

Tio approached Regan when he saw the Papah helping the mother who was carrying the Cherries pulled over on the edge of the room so as not to disturb those who would be filial. The man embraces the 5-year-old with affection. Guilt is felt more in the soul, because he makes mothers and children suffer more.

"Name Regan huh?"

Regan turned to look at Tio, "yes Om."

"Did you know the name Om, Tio!" Tio extended his hand with a smile engraving on the face. Regan welcomes Tio's hand between her sobs.

"You're not friends with Om?"

"Om good olang what bad olang?" ask again.

Tio wanted to laugh, the first stone close was already making an unease. "Good man donk, Om his friend your mother. This who?"

"You want Legan, this is Opa Legan. Opa Legan kayak Papah. Bobnya will not wake up. The house is not far here anymore. Legan lives in two or so mamah, later if you are sick Legan can not take mamah to the hospital if Legan's body is still small." The boy cried even more until Tio carried him and brought him out of the house.

"Don't cry anymore, if you're the same mamah Regan's trouble there's Om Tio. Regan can call Tio."

"Indeed Om Tio want to help Legan as mamah?"

"You donk, we're friends. Regan can call Om. But there are conditions!"

"What om?"

"Regan can not be sad again, later every holiday Regan Om buy ice cream. How's it?"

"Yes, um, Legan wants to." Regan was so enthusiastic and stopped crying.

" Keep Regan has to learn the letter R".

"L."

"R."

This afternoon's funeral was filled with deep sadness, Cherry who was asked by Tio's mother to stay home because of her frail condition insisted on staying.

Trying to stay strong, Cherries witnessed the procession of the Papah's burial. For the third time he lost someone he loved. And for the third time he saw clearly the procession of burial in real. Tightness in the chest he tried to hold on. Since earlier Mamah Tio was next to him rubbing the back of the Cherry gave calm.

While Tio and Papah were behind them with Tio holding Regan.

On the tombstone and the ground that was still wet, the Cherries spilled all the pain in his heart. A broken heart is broken even more when the life booster is gone. The person who for 15 years is more of a mother and father figure. People who always warm the atmosphere and people who are so strong resist sadness when they see the baby experiencing bitterness. Now there are memories.

The sky was getting darker, but it didn't make the Cherries want to move. Until Tio who came back after putting Regan to bed in the car felt claustrophobic seeing the remains of the Cherry.

"Let's go home!"

"I can go home by myself."

"Loe has become my responsibility Cherry, I have promised the late Mr. Bima. So don't make me feel guilty. Let's go home, Regan's sleeping in the car."

Cherry closed her eyes, she forgot her promise with Papah. Glanced at Tio at a glance, then moved on from there.

Both of Tio's parents have returned to the Cherry house since then, he wants to help the study event later bada isya. Now that the two were on their way home, the Cherries were silent with tears already dried up. While Tio was silent with his own thoughts.

Until the car got to the yard of the Cherry house and stopped perfectly there. Tio got down and immediately lifted up Regan's body which was still sleeping for her to move into her room.

"Where's Regan's room?"

"There's upstairs next to my room."

Tio rubbed Regan's tiny body on her bed and then exited the room after gently rubbing the little boy's head.

Cherry went upstairs wanting to rest after she asked Tio to go to the room because the Cherries looked pale. Had met with Tio while walking on the steps of the stairs, Cherry who was just silent made Tio was reluctant to say hello just stop her steps until the sound of the door of the Cherry room was heard.

Bada isya in the Papah heritage mansion is crowded with neighbors and relatives who flocked to come to study. The heart of Cherry is increasingly crowded when the name of the Papah is called the prefix of the deceased. Until he repeatedly took a deep breath so that his crying did not break again.

"Ceri, Aunty and Om go home first. Tomorrow we come again, you rest your baby all day feeling his sad mama."

"Yes Aunt thank you for your attention. And thank you for helping Cherry take care of everything."

"It's our duty as your future in-laws son!"

Cherry lowered her head, she still felt like a dream of having prospective in-laws as well as potential husbands in less than 24 hours.

"Favor Aunt."

"What do you want with Tio?" ask Om Juna.

"No, Om, thank you."

After both of Tio's parents got into the car. Now leaves Tio who has been staring at Cherries from afar.

"Gue back."

"Yes." Yeah."

"I'm sorry again once again." Tio again apologized and answered a nod by Cherry.

Cherry took a deep breath after seeing that Tio's car was gone. There is no intention to marry again what else should be married to a high school friend who used to also know him. Her bad past scared her if she would be brought back by her husband.