
"So the cake is Sri's story. That's why I'm easily provoked by emotion" Butet said, smiling bitterly and wiping his tears.
Unknowingly, Sri also shed her tears. Then he looked at Butet closely.
"Tet,"
"Yes?"
"You're great. Do you realize why you can be great and strong?" Ask Sri.
Butet shook his head while continuing to look at Sri.
"That's because of your mother. Strong children, born only from the womb of a great woman."
Butet's cry was increasingly broken, so he hid his face when he cried as he pleased. Sri moved from her seat and hugged Butet tightly.
"Tet, what happened in the past, may not be easy for us to forget. Because it's all embedded in our brains. But it is also our decision to change everything that has happened, to live a better life." Connect Sri.
Just this time Sri saw Butet who was so sad, crying as if he was a helpless child. Deep within Butet, he was nothing more than a child forced to grow up prematurely. That is why, when he grows up, he always wants to be understood, always put his ego forward. It was all because of her unbeautiful childhood. A forced childhood must understand the difficulties of the economy and the problems of both parents. Childhood in the show of domestic violence, even had become a victim of violence by his own father.
"Sri..." Butet continued to cry while returning Sri's embrace tightly. As if Sri is not his best friend, but Sri is a mother figure for him.
"We look for a psychiatrist or psychologist" said Sri, while continuing to gently rub Butet's hair.
Butet nodded without releasing his embrace from Sri's body.
"You know what Tet is? Your mother's story, it was an inspiration to me" Sri said.
Butet released his embrace from Sri's body and then looked at Sri closely.
"meaning?"
"I came to understand that women are indeed the strongest creatures on earth, they can still live, after getting torment mentally and physically. A forgiving being, a being whose heart is so vast, a being who never thinks of himself. It's all in your mother."
Butet frowned.
"Maybe your mother is not the only one, but one of them. I thought, My problem is the hardest. But, it turns out your mother is much heavier." Connect Sri.
Butet was silent.
"The Godhead may have just mentally tortured me. I'm sure he was unintentional. But he never hurt me physically. He never beat up Ardi. He never wanted to fight with me in front of Ardi. He remained responsible and became a good father to Ardi. I still find it hard to forgive him. But mother... Maybe in people's glasses, your mother is a stupid woman. He was willing to come back with your father, after he received an unpleasant treatment. And his son who was tormented by his husband. But he dared to take the decision to apologize. Doesn't your mother deserve to be called an angel?"
"And look... Eventually your father changed for the better. Be accountable. More attention to the wife and child. Work harder for your life. Although, he's hurt your trust and your mother's. But he didn't waste a second chance. After all, you got to this world, you got to this point, there was your father Tet's interference."
Butet let out a long sigh and bowed languidly.
"Sometimes men do need to learn a lesson. You see your father, isn't the woman he chose not as good as your mother? Not as perfect as your mother? Doesn't he need his wife and children? I don't know what happened to him, maybe he's already taken a great hit on his decision. Not to forget that there was also God's intervention through your mother's prayer." Connect Sri.
Butet wiped his tears. Then he looked at Sri closely.
"Sri, would you like to accompany me to a psychiatrist?" Ask Butet.
Sri smiled and nodded quickly.
"Thank you Sri.."
Butet hugged Sri tightly.
"I know you're in a lot of trouble. But you're ahead of your friends. You are also one of Sri's angels. You are also one of the strongest women. If I were you, I wouldn't know which cake to go to. Maybe I can't take it from anyone, because I've been wondering about my own problems" Butet said.
Sri smiled widely. Then he rubbed Butet's back gently.
"If my word mbok, sometimes the experience does not have to be our own to feel Tet."
"You mean?" Butet asked, releasing his embrace from Sri's body.
"Yes this way. By listening to the problems of others, it is one of the valuable experiences without having our own feel. And when we ourselves face that position, we already know what we have to do. We know how to manage emotions. We already know, what steps we should take," Sri said, smiling widely.
"Isa.. It's lucky I know you Sri." Butet smiled and rubbed the back of Sri's hand gently.
"Mualla," Sahut Sri.
The god who had just come, looked at Sri and then looked at Butet who was busy wiping her tears with the tissue she had just picked up from the tissue box on the table.
"Eh, there's Butet" said the Lord clumsily, after noticing that Butet was crying.
"Eh, bang God. How's bang doing?" Asked Butet who was trying to make small talk.
"good. Where's moan?" Ask Gods.
Butet was silent, then he tried to smile and said that Moan was busy at the cafe. The god just nodded his head and began to say goodbye to Butet and Sri, to bathe and change clothes first.
"Son you're home. Come home to me.." Say Butet while getting up from his seat.
"Well... What's the rush? No, no, what's Tet."
"I'm not good. Again there is a problem. We'll talk on the phone later, all of you want to discuss the problem of psychiatrists," Butet said.
Sri smiled and nodded.
Butet called Moana and said goodbye to Sri.
"Same to God yes. We go home first" Butet said, stepping out of the house.
"Come Tet. You be careful, yeah.."
"Yes Sri. Thanks for me.."
"Tet Together." Sahut Sri, while delivering Butet to his car. Then Sri waved her hand, as Butet's car left the parking lot of her house.
"Well.. Moana's coming home" said Ardi in disappointment.
"When you can see Moana again..." Sri tried to comfort Ardi.
"I want Moana to stay here. Otherwise, you give me brother dong!"
Sri was silent to Ardi's words.
"I'm lonely tau bun. Every day my friend is just a game with the aunt and sus, I want a sister bun.." Ardi Whine.
Sri scratched her head that did not itch, thinking what reason he would say to Ardi, so that the boy could accept it.
"Nl..."
"Love sister ya bun..." Whine Ardi again.
"Darling for a while, God has not given you a sister. But if you pray, the Lord will grant you" Sri said, staring intently at Ardi.
"Aamiin.."
Ardi and Sri turned towards the source of the voice. It seemed that the God was smiling and raising both his hands in hope.
"Aamiin" Sahut Ardi.
Sri turned to Ardi. Seeing the look of Ardi's eyes and face full of despair, made Sri inevitably smile, even though it was a little clumsy.
"Mother says aamiin dong too!" Ardi Urge.
With doubt, Sri glanced at the Gods at a glance and glanced back at Ardi who seemed to wait for the word 'aamiin' that came out of Sri's lips.
"Let's bun, let God grant you.." Urge Ardi again.
"A-a-aamiin," Sri said with a stammer.
Now Ardi and the God smiled with satisfaction. Then Ardi ran towards God and gave his father hi 5. Excitedly, the god welcomed Ardi's hand and laughed with satisfaction while glancing at Sri who could only silently peck at the door.