
...CHAPTER 3...
...Hyperactive Child...
"I told you a long time ago, you're married to Danu. That way we no longer need to live hard lives like this!" Rukanda's mother sobbed loudly, crying over all the fate of her life. Fooling Lyra because it can be eaten by Raffa's seduction, which Lyra willingly made as a place of escape so far.
Since Lyra told me that she had broken up with Raffa, Rukanda's mother did not accept it and was very disappointed. He thought he would quickly get a son-in-law who could raise the level of his family. Ever since she was left by her late husband. Rukanda was often sickly and could no longer work as a domestic assistant. Although Lyra does have a small business selling children's clothing. But it is not enough to meet all the needs of their lives. Moreover, Lyra tenaciously wants to continue her studies again.
"Mothers... Why does Mom always force me to marry Danu?! Lyra doesn't like her, ma'am." she looked down at her mother's face. Wishing the mother could understand, that marriage does not always have to be forced.
"Why do you always carry love, love and love! How can love make your stomach full?! Danu is rich, has acres of rice fields in the village and also cattle farming! I'm sure your college will never break up in the middle of the road because it's forced to pay for mother's treatment! Look, where's the love you've been glorifying all this time?! Love only makes you hurt and broken! Just try it when you see my guy again, you're going to beat him up mercilessly!" his mouth was fiery, with breath going up and down.
Then Bu Rukanda leaned his back on the chair while massaging his head which again throbbed pain. Calm his heart and mind so as not to re-ignite emotions.
"Mothers... Already dong Bu, if you get angry later mom's tension can rise again..." Lyra let out a rough breath.
How to get her mother to forget her ex-boyfriend. Ah no, Lyra is exactly Raffa's mistress. Raffa is his friend's lover. Yes, Lyra tries to continue to realize who she is and accept that she is indeed an affair Raffa, if compared to Dania who is beautiful and more than everything. Of course he will still lose.
Just try first Rukanda's mother did not continue to ask Raffa to him, who finally inevitably Lyra told him that Raffa had never seriously established a relationship with him, Rukanda's mother almost hangs to hear him, Rukanda's mother almost hangs over him, if in fact Raffa is the lover of Dania's own daughter's friend.
In addition to having a history of high blood pressure, Bu Rukanda also has diabetes. Inevitably, Lyra had to stop college and focus on finding money for her mother's own medical expenses in Surabaya. Fortunately, Om Rudi, Lyra's uncle was quick to help them. Om Rudi took Lyra with his mother to go to Surabaya and while living in his rented there.
"Mom knows you're talking like this because you're still having that selfless man right?! Why do you still ngarepin a guy like him anyway nduk?! Eat that blind love! Next time if you find a man who is already established and still single! Inevitably you should want me to match her, period!" strict orders.
Bu Rukanda got up from the chair and walked into his room and laid his body on the mattress. Hope the disappointment and pain in his heart will be lost, because the princess only wayangnya must be a victim of love from a playboy like Raffa.
Lyra stared blankly at the still-lit television. His eyes that had been sore and condensed. Lyra promises that it will no longer be easy to fall in love and accept a man. His heart was already disappointed and traumatized in being played by Raffa. At this time Lyra just wants to focus on pursuing her own work.
Until time rolls around quickly. Lyra is now 29 years old. That means seven years have passed.
Lyra's business finally reaped results, she could open her own children's clothing and toy store with her hard work so far, also the house in the village in the city of Semarang finally sold. Until in Surabaya Lyra can buy a house for her mother.
It's been a while. Many established men who came to the house wanted to propose to Lyra, but she still chose to live alone, and it makes Rukanda's mother again upset because Lyra does not want to be married at the age that is no longer young.
"Well, when do you refuse to keep the man who comes here, nduk?!" asked Bu Rukanda who was impatient to see her daughter get married.
"Not knowing Mom... Lyra just has not been the same as them.." he replied then and then while cutting tempe to be made light.
Bu Rukanda gave a rough sigh. "You should think about Mom's condition anyway. This mother is old. Friends at the age of mothers have many grandchildren. Have you married yet, how would you like to give mother grandchild?!" grunt again while stirring the veggie lodeh in the pot, that morning.
"Let's go, Mom, if Lyra has met the man who is in Lyra's heart." he replied again casually.
"Srek in his heart when was Nduk?! Don't say yes that you prefer to marry the man you should love! Tired of knowing you didn't!" scared again. "You know, Mother, your father was married without love. The proof is that we can live together until we have you, not even once we both fight let alone betray a partner!" revealed again.
Bu Rukanda also turned off the stove because the lodehnya vegetable is ripe. Then he approached his daughter who was still busy peeling the onions and white, as if indifferent and already immune to the babble of his mother all day. "Sir, do you know Mr Marjuki?" suddenly tanyanya.
Lyra glanced at her mother and shook her head. Bu Rukanda snorted her rough breath and sat down in front of her daughter.
"That's loh, our neighbor in front of Om Rudi's contract that we used to occupy." he explained.
Lyra remembered again and then she nodded her head while rounding her lips. "Oh yeah that's it, Mr. Juki-Juki it's ya know-know Mom... What's wrong with him?!" lyra asked her forehead. Bu Rukanda smiled widely.
Because he was also tired of seeing his daughter single, while his other village friends his son was all married. Some even married their children when they were 17 years old.
Lyra sighed loudly and placed the knife on the cutting board. "Mom, it's not that Lyra doesn't want to get married! Lyra just lazy to meet a man first. I don't know, Lyra was comfortable and used to living alone like this..."
"Astagfirullah! Do you want to be an old virgin?! I'm ashamed to know, every time to the stall in the syndir continue the same mother-mother neighbors here. When did she say I made your wedding celebration Lyra?!"
Lyra again let out her breath. He got out of the chair and washed his hands in the sink. "Udah after all Bu, why the hell do they keep talking?! They don't feed us either... Yes ma'am, Lyra wants to be ready to go to the store already at half-eight nih.." said the quick to divert the conversation.
Lyra rushed into her room to change clothes, because at dawn she had taken a bath. It is better for Lyra to quickly go to her shop than to constantly hear the babbling of her mother who always urges her to get married quickly.
It's not that Lyra doesn't want to get married, it's just that her heart isn't ready to accept another man. While in his little heart still engraved the name Raffa. It turns out that their story is still attached to Lyra's memory. Although Raffa has made him disappointed and hurt, but Lyra does not deny it if her love for Raffa is so great.
Lyra got on her bike and rushed to her shop. The store is open from seven in the morning. There are two employees that Lyra hires to keep her shop. So Lyra wasn't worried about being overwhelmed working alone.
Arriving at the store, Lyra entered and suddenly accidentally hit her stomach by a little girl with hair in pigtails two.
"Oh God!" spontaneously Lyra rubbed her chest in shock.
"Granny! Key wants that big panda doll!!" her screams were jumping up and down in front of the toy shelf while pointing at the large doll on the shelf. Without caring about the Lyra he's hit.
"Yes Key... Just a moment ago, you said you wanted this teddy bear, now you're a panda?! Which one is right?" asked a middle-aged woman and walked over to her granddaughter.
"Key wants that panda!" whine again in a annoyed tone.
"Honey but at home there are also two panda dolls. Want to buy another panda?!" lamented the Grandma. Shaking his head was not thought out with his granddaughter's hand.
"Grandma's really messing around! Key's every wish is never fulfilled!" the little boy snatched an upset then shook the racks of dolls in front of him until the dolls fell to the floor.
Everyone there was wide-eyed including Lyra who saw it. "Jeez Key, !!" granny shouted while pressing her head that throbbed pain with the behavior of her grandson.
Then the little girl named Keyla ran out of the store without caring about her grandmother's screams.
"Key! Keylaaa!" the middle-aged woman shouted.
"Ah, um mom just wait here, let me go after him..." Lyra offered to pursue her granddaughter, who she thought was five years old.
The grandmother nodded and thanked Lyra very much. Lyra quickly ran after Keyla.
Keyla continued to run almost to the middle of the road, regardless of the many vehicles that passed on the road.
"Son, don't run awasss!" Lyra pulled quickly the little girl's hand to the curb. And hugged him tightly. A motor quickly passed in front of him. "Oh my God, son, the bike almost hit you!"
The little girl's face flushed red, with breath gnawing from running around.
"You're okay, right?! Danger don't run around the streets again!" Lyra held onto both of Keyla's shoulders while looking at her anxiously.
Seriate...
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