Pledge of Love Rumi
talking four eyes with Abi

Rumi walked down the stairs, with the package still in his hand, when he managed to keep the cake away from his wife.

It looks ridiculous indeed, even though he is not the type of boyish man just because of jealousy.

But somehow when Debby talks, about the food is her favorite food and Justin as well? It was as if the heat he felt in the elevator, this evening.

When he arrived downstairs, he heard the sound of the television in the living room, lit up. The Abinya sign must be watching there.

Yep... Since there was no Umma, Abi spent her nights in the TV room. They often fall asleep there too.

The step that was about to go to the kitchen he canceled. And chose to approach that central space, looking at Abinya.

"Bi?"

"Yes?" Abi wailed, even though his eyes were closed. Makes Rumi think Abinya is asleep. But apparently not, he just squinted his eyes.

"Kirain Abi sleeps here again. Move to Bi's room. Watch it in the room" Rumi said as he placed the mooncake package he had brought to the table, and sat down afterwards.

"Later on, Abi likes to sleep on the couch. Quickly make Abi sleep. In the room? Abi even so can not sleep," replied Abi Irsyad who was understood by Rumi.

Her ashes must have been lonely, because there was no Umma.

In their room, all of Umma's memories were still there, like clothes that were still arranged in a closet. Because Abi does not want to pack it just to be moved to the warehouse. Some makeup tools, even the last robe before Umma drop was deliberately still hanging him behind the bedroom door. All Umma's belongings were intact, nothing was taken out of their rooms. With the exception of a wheelchair, that was just a few days ago he moved it to the warehouse.

On the other hand Abi took the time to turn, to the package that his eldest son brought earlier.

"What's that?" asked him who made Rumi wake up, after being silent with a look not bearable with Abinya.

"Oh... It's a cake, typical Chinese. Loved by Rumi's boss. It's absolutely right" replied Rumi. Abi Irsyad sat down, opened the package and grabbed one. He ate it slowly and neatly.

"Enak Bi?"

"Emmm... Tasty. Not too sweet," replied Abi Irsyad as he chewed.

That fat, aging body. It seems more apprehensive. Not because he was not taken care of, but rather to his own Abi, and he who is much more silent now. Though Abinya used to open more sound, warm the atmosphere with his jokes.

Maybe because his heart is limping now, it makes him lose half of the spirit in his life. Although he tried to look strong, but all that did not cover his loneliness, after the departure of the lover of the heart. Friends in his life.

Just seeing her Abinya eat alone, Rumi's eyes had already condensed. Really, only Abi lives her first love this time. He even became afraid, if one day Abinya caught up with Umma.

'healthy, Bi... Rumi loves Abi. Rumi will try to make Abi happy. Although there is no Umma.' murmured Rumi in the heart, who tried hard to hold back her tears.

Abi Irsyad. "That's a hell of a deal? Eat it too."

"Yes Bi, Rumi will eat. Delicious while ngeteh. Abi want Rumi to make some tea?" ask Rumi.

"No need, Abi has been drinking tea a big mug, which made Debby earlier. Abi's stomach is still a little uncomfortable" replied Abi who then put the rest of the pieces of cake in his hand at once.

"Oh, yes, I have. Rumi just get me some water, then."

"Yes" replied Abi. Rumi went to pick up two empty glasses and a bottle of mineral water, then returned to the room.

"It's Bi, drink first." Rumi poured water into the glass. Then hand it over to his brother.

As long as Abi Irsyad drank the water, Rumi poured the water into her own glass, then drank it.

"Alhamdulillah..." Abi put his glass back on the table. "Debby's asleep?"

"Not yet Bi" replied Rumi.

"Bright... How come you're even here? Not accompanying your wife? Just bring the cake. Eat the same Debby."

"Emmm... Debby says no more **** eat the cake," replied Rumi origin while chuckling.

"Then yes?"

"Yes Bi." Smirks.

"Yes already, emmm... How's your job?"

"Alhamdulillah smoothly Bi. But a bit tired also actually if three times a week to Bandung, it's already directly back to Jakarta."

"If you want to contract while Debby in Bandung, no papa really."

"No Bi. Rumi can't leave Abi alone."

"You can go home like old times, right?"

"Rumi can't stop Abi. No papa Rumi is strong."

"How resistant are you to walk from Bandung to Jakarta on a motorcycle? it's late again, even if only three times a week is still tiring."

Rumi smiled faintly, she tried to think. Because what Abinya said there's a point too. But there's no way she'd leave her own Abinya at home, just leaving Debby here is not good either. Debby's gonna feel awkward.

"Rumi, Abi it's okay. If you want to contract in Bandung, and return to Jakarta once a week."

Rumi sighed. "Let's Rumi think again, Rumi also has to negotiate with Debby."

"Yes... Abi just wants to, you don't feel burdened just because Abi is alone in this house. Long ago... Before Abi got married, Abi was already living alone in this house." He chuckles softly.

"That was Bi, Abi's condition is still a bachelor. Another one with the present."

"But Abi is adaptable to new situations" replied Abi Irsyad, smiling.

Rumi was silent, for a moment. Actually he didn't want to talk like this. But already more than seven months after the departure of Umma, maybe it's time he spoke seriously.

"Abi, Rumi want to ask? is it possible that in Abi's heart, there is something that Rumi and Nuha want to say?"

The fifties-old man's forehead wrinkled incomprehensibly.

"Look, could it?" Rumi tried to speak carefully. "Well, any intention of having Abi's other life companion?"

Ustadz Irsyad who heard that immediately fell silent, he froze for a moment.