My Mom Wants to Mate
104. Darelle

(disclaimer: Daniel tries to persuade Karen this is only a personal view of the character in this novel that shows his desire to have children, which is, do not intend to discredit women who choose not to have children or who choose childfree).

Karen couldn't help but cry. Although Daniel said nothing, he felt humbled by Daniel's shock about his reasons for not wanting to have children.

Daniel reached out to embrace Karen.

However, Karen brushed off the two hands first and ran towards the comic room. He locked himself in the comic book room.

Daniel's door knock was ignored. He vented all the tightness in his heart by crying to relief.

**After 1 hour**, he feels a little calm. He opened the door and walked out of the room. She was surprised to find her husband asleep in a sitting position next to the door of the room.

"Niel," call Karen.

The man opened his eyes slowly.

"I'm sorry, I was emotional."

Daniel rubbed his eyes. Either there's a sapodilla tree bearing kiwi fruit, or there's a miracle of hearing Karen apologize first.

"Are you afraid of giving birth? You can*sectio caesarea*."

"Good, Daniel! I just calmed down and apologized to you, why do you still feel like I'm still making my decision?!"

"Not that, I'm just ..."

Karen left Daniel and went into the room.

Daniel ran after him.

"Ren, I'm just offering an option. A lot of people are scared, just like you and choose surgery."

"Operation is also I'm afraid, Niel. This is like you with your *selective mutism. I am the same. I have no power to control fear."

"But I'm healed. And you too can recover from that fear."

"Daniel! If you still try to find a gap to persuade me again, I'll run away from home."

Daniel was silent.

*I think it's a matter of childfree principles. But it wasn't. If this is a matter of fear, isn't it the same as my selective mutism that can be cured? (Daniel*).

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Night

Karen turned on Daniel's tablet and opened the picture that made Daniel hide it from her.

*there is nothing strange about this picture. Why is he so scared that I see him? Is it because of the pictures? (Bond*).


Karen continued to look at the cartoon image of the head of the red-haired girl in the two pigtails. Not finding anything strange in the picture, he shifted the screen.

On the next slide, the same picture is displayed but there is the inscription 'Darelle'.


*darelle? What cartoon characters in the movie? (Bond*).

He also searched the search site but got nothing about cartoon characters.

Daniel went into the room.

Seeing that Karen was looking at the picture, Daniel took the tablet back.

"Hey, why is that so? Who is Darelle? I know there's no cartoon character named Darelle. Oh, did you make another comic? You want to be a comic?"

Daniel shook his head while scratching his neck.

"Well, what's that?"

With great care, Daniel replied, "*Our late daughter*."

"What?! Niel, you keep finding a gap to make me overwhelmed and feel guilty can not love you son."

"THE REN!" snapped Daniel.

For the first time Daniel rebuked Karen.

Karen was stunned by Daniel's tone.

Daniel rubbed his face and lowered his emotions.

He spoke as softly as possible. "You remember I took this tablet so you wouldn't see? I have absolutely no intention of making you feel guilty."

Karen turned her face.

"I accept your decision not to have children.

But does that mean I can't have memories of my son that I haven't even met?

I haven't bought him his first shirt, his shoes, a toy he might like.

I can only give him the name in this picture without being able to actually call him."

Daniel's voice shook with the pain...

He turned to hide a speck of clear grain on his face...

It's been a long time since the man last cried...

Although her tears were not as hard as her cries as when she was a child, this time she felt her tears were so emotional...

After this incident, the two were unable to speak...

Even in a long time...

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Inda poured hot water from inside the dispenser into the cup. He took out a bottle of honey from his bag and made a cup of honey.

Anggoro and Citra entered the room. "What drink, Nda?"

"Honey to support fertility," he replied.

Karen who was sitting on her throne immediately held her head that suddenly dizzy.

*Why pregnant pregnant pregnant mulu, no other topics what? (Bond*).

"Why Boss? Is the bald spot sick?" ask Anggoro.

"Yes, dizzy, you know! And nausea! Wanted to vomit! Eneg!"

"Although Boss, the sentiment is very much PMS yes?" seloroh Citra's.

"Maoh! Please call Haris dong."

Citra called Haris to enter the room.

"Hi my ex-boyfriend, the last few days here how did it feel?" welcome Karen.

"Sadly, *part* the sadest thing is that I can't get back to being Ren's Writer's boss."

*Jeez, how come it's so obvious to talk to an ex? Equally sedeng. (Citra*).

*Crazy, both people, can not imagine how they used to date. (Can*).

*I like this frontal model. Steady. (Angoro*).

"Ckck, rubber. Don't forget to help *recruitment*new photographer first."

"OKAY. Don't forget your promise to help my culinary business later."

"Ready."

"Why do you three worry about me? Enchanted?" kelakar Haris's.

"We are sad to lose our beloved photographer." Anggoro.

"No, I'm not really going to lose you, I'm still going to haunt you" Haris said as he passed from there.

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It has been **a few weeks** since the quarrel between Karen and Daniel, the couple was in an awkward phase. They speak only as necessary.

Like living with a stranger, it is a sentence that fits to describe their current situation.

The bed feels cold because there is no struggle. The two souls who actually lived close together felt very far away.

Daniel also felt the need to submit a peace proposal. May the offer of peace be well received by the wife, Daniel said.

Daniel pulled out a map.

"Ren, I'm sorry" he said, handing Karen the map.

Karen opened the map. His forehead frowned at the list of women's names. "What does this mean? Because I don't want to get pregnant and you want to get married again?"

Karen's heart was hot enough to guess what Daniel wanted with a list of the women's names.

"No, horrifying first. These are the people who need a uterus transplant. What if you donate your uterus?"

"Huh?"

Beyond expectations, what he heard was far more shocking than the notion that Daniel wanted to remarry.

He was unable to respond to anything. His mouth was slightly open, his eyes were glaring.

"More?" call Daniel while waving your hand in front of Karen's face.

"You want to make peace, what's the war, Niel?"

"Look, I mean, this is a sign that I accept your decision not to have children. Donating your uterus is okay."

"You want to make me miserable, Niel?"

"Well, where's the fault?" Daniel really doesn't understand. He thinks exact.

"Deehhhh!" Karen \*\*\*\*\*\*\*-\*\*\*\*\* that map and threw it on the floor.

She went into the bathroom and looked at her face in the mirror. She pulled her own hair.

*What he ate, why can think of things that do not make sense like this. (Bond*).

**to be continued**...

Jogja, August 23rd 2021

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👸 Author: Heh Kudanil, why did you propose Karen to be a donor of the womb?

🤵Daniel: Lhoh yeah just think logically, rather than not dipake mending donated, is that it?

👸 Author: That's not it, wait a minute who knows Karen changed her mind.

🤵Daniel: Yes, if so I am the one who fell in mine.

👸 Author: Huh?! what do you want to contribute?

🤵Daniel: Cucumber.

👰Karen: Kudaniiillll!!!!! don't you dare to throw cucumbers!!! What is my fate, huh?!

🤵Daniel: Yes just buy cucumber again.

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