
The hotel ballroom looks crowded filled by mothers and fathers who are chatting with each other, joking and unwinding with a short meeting today.
A banner on the stage that has been decorated with balloons and blue white flag “Reuni Akbar SMA Nusantara 2 Force 1987: The sweetness of reunion is the joy of heaven”.
All dishes are served on the table. The event was so lively hosted by MCs who ventured in the capital and top singers to reminisce.
Amongst all the fanfare and excitement, one of the tables was busy clashing around. Proud of children, grandchildren, to abundant wealth. Of course punctuated by the latest and most exciting gossip.
“Say your auditor niece is married, Ir? How can we not go to us-we?”
“Loh, that Arki is your son's friend? I told you, I know my second son. Just graduated from psychology this year.”
“I also wanted to know my son, Ir. His son is beautiful, well, sholeh, already a manager in a Korean company. Failed to help handsome boy.”
“Haduuh, dizziness yes. Every collection of nanyanya my ponakan. Love is for the Beautiful. Poor son already widowed a year.”
“The problem is that we do not have a bachelor acquaintance that matches your taste, Ir. If anything, don't know you!”
Then they chuckle. Match each other children and brothers who are currently still single. There was gossip and curses that could not stop flowing from the mouths of the five women sitting at the round table.
“I did, actually want to send you to my niece's wedding. Unfortunately, I did not get an invitation. His marriage was small, where hunted again. Until now I have disagreed with his wife Arki. My mother also half-heartedly release her son to marry the girl is not clear,” said Irma fiery open her vent.
“What's his son, Ir? How will your nephew?”
“Ah regular aja. Where orphaned, poor, not very beautiful. Moreover, his mouth is not polite with parents. Make a sprain if you meet his wife Arki. Kirain was pregnant first so maksa the married Arkite. Wonderful child, his taste so down since failing to mate with his fiancee first.”
“Where to see the photo? I think it's my son's cake. If you've been misuh-misuh gini means his son is very substandard, huh, Ir? Tell your mother, know my son. Rather than helping girls not of that quality.”
Irma pulled her phone out of the bag. Look around for a picture of Arki and Gita's wedding in the gallery, then hand the device over to her curious friends. They looked at and examined the white women in the photos.
“This is the Gita stepson Bu Ani,” exclaimed Reni suddenly.
“Hah? You know this kid, Ren? Yes really his name is Gita,” said Irma was shocked. apparently his friend there who recognized the figure of Gita.
“Know, it used to be a neighbor in the Lightning Cottage. Her stepmother has been attending my sister's school since childhood. His pride is for mercy. I like to show off things and jewelry. Foya-foya keeps falling poor. He married his father Gita, had a minimarket business that was before. It's pretty rich. Until he took a debt to the bank to make a workshop. No sell-out. Minimarket is also getting quieter, keep closing. He said he could not pay the bank bill, so his house was sold. Move deh do not know where,” he said excitedly told all the disgrace of the Gita family.
“But her stepmother is still alive, Ren?”
“Still 'live. Yesterday back to his mother's house in Pondok Lightning the only child Risa. The Gita was not brought back. Married to your niece! Lucky also his fate dapet rich man,” said Reni while chuckling.
“But this kid, never said he had a stepmom. Ngundang is not. He even sungkem same mother of his parents, do not know who it is.”
“Ya does not get along with her stepmother. Like tortured. Where do you know or tell. But yes, he said all the debts of the former stepmother and her father tuh, the Gita who paid. It's nice now that he's married to your rich niece. Can hitchhiker live all debt pay dong.”
Irma's heart immediately churned to hear the words of her friend. It was only fitting that he always felt disapproving of the girl that was brought home by Arki.
Apparently the choice of his nephew was a woman who was not good according to him. The cunning fox who had the intention of gnawing at his nephew's treasure. All his past, his family, his place of origin, and everything about the Gita are no match for Arki.
Irma continues to dig up information about Gita's past life from her friend. Until all the gossip and small details he asked. All that he gathered to tell his brother.
“Mbak want to tell Arki is married to a matre girl like her? It was clear he wanted to marry Arki to morotin his property,” Irma told Ela, telling her what she heard from her friend.
Ela sighed, feeling a little disappointed after knowing about her daughter-in-law's life. Moreover, keep a secret about the whereabouts of his own mother and step-sister. He calls himself a kara and has no one. Although the relationship between them is not good, Gita should be honest with him.
“Arki has chosen itself, Ir. Time has to be split, right? I was afraid that Arki would not marry since breaking up with Luna, continuing to be strange life. Now pas Arki is married, we even haling-barangi life him.” Ela thought it wiser to react to the information she had obtained.
As long as Arki is happy with his choice, he agrees. He had seen his only child suffer so much from being cheated on by his fiancee. There was no way he could separate his son with the choice of his heart.
All this time, Gita thought he was a good boy. He called and asked her how she was doing. He also takes good care of Arki. Arki never missed mentioning the Gita dishes he liked when exchanging messages. There's no reason for him to hate the Gita just because of his past and his past life.
“You and Gita really love each other, Ki?” ela said on the phone. His heart was riled up wanting to confirm something to his son.
Arki was silent for a moment. Dragging his voice out of his lips. It was strange that his mother suddenly asked him something like this, when his relationship with the Gita made no progress at all. They had just fought and yelled at each other.
"Yes, we love each other,” he answered almost faintly amid doubts. Is the feeling he feels for Gita dear? Or just an obsession, who wants to prove himself normal and okay?
“You really know Gita for a long time, right? You know what he's like, don't you, Ki? I don't want to, just because you're often asked for marriage. Continues to be rash to decide on a household. I want you together Gita keeps getting along, living together until old.”
“Iya. I know how Gita is, Mom. I chose to marry him. Mom don't worry.”
“If there were so many things you didn't know about Gita. I want you to slowly learn to understand and accept it. There is no perfect partner, there are only couples who try to understand each other and learn to maintain relationships.”
“Yes, I get it.”
“You won't be as hard as you used to be with Luna, will you, Ki? Even though your partner does not meet your expectations.”
“I'm trying again, Mom.”
“Arki, love others sorry it means giving them a chance to be better. It is not a place to give yourself a chance for revenge. Know?”
“Iya, I understand.”
“Then I hang up the phone. It's night. Cepetan rest and sleep.”
“Mother,” call Arki before his mother hangs up.
“Ya?”
“Gita is now pregnant.”