Rangga's Beloved Wife
Guests from far away

"Whose name are you, pretty?"

"Larasati, Madam."

"Don't call me madam. Just call me Oma."

"Yes, Oma."

"How old are you?"

The first time I stepped foot in this house when Mama Raya offered me work at her house. At that time I was too rushed to follow their will. Never imagined that it would get a tempest here.

Oma Gladys was good, even staying good until the end of her life. He asked me to be his confidant. And it turns out my mom was like that, too. Mama Raya was still good to me at that time. She introduced me as a new maid here. Because I had rejected Mas Rangga as my future husband. I knew enough that she couldn't possibly want to be with this poor girl.

Now I'm standing here again, after almost a month I've left this house. Swallowing shame for the sake of Rangga. After everything that has happened, I still have time to stand in this house.

You idiot! that's probably what's coming out of readers right now. I know it's a stupid move, but it's for my husband and the kid I'm carrying. They must know there is a little angel who is struggling to survive. At least my son knows there are still grandparents. There is still his father who is struggling. I just wanted to introduce my son no more.

"Bismillah" I inhale deeply the air that enters the olfactory pathway.

In order to eliminate the feeling of groggy I also walked to the luxurious house. At this time the air is quite extreme because of frequent strong wind rain. He said there were housing starts that were flooded. But Jakarta is not a flood. So it is not surprising anymore when the flood overflowed.

The padlock!

When I got to papa Donal's house. I saw the gate in the lock. O God, is the moment of my arrival not right. Why is there an obstacle to happiness? My reflex is to close the cardigan that covers my robe. Which is far from the reach of public transportation. The complex gate is still very far away.

"It seems we have to be patient, son. You miss me, don't you? same, my mother misses my father too. Mommy wants to know you the same father, princess and also akung. We'll be here again, son."

I'm trying to communicate with my son. Hope he understands that this time it takes a struggle to introduce his family. My feet kept walking towards the gate of the complex. There are some mothers I have met. They seem reluctant to be friendly with me. When I lived here they were very good.

"Eh, that's not Laras' daughter-in-law Bu Raya." Knock one of them.

"Yes, why is he here?"

"Most want to go back to that house. Do not know the lucky, raised his degree even cheating. Her husband is in a coma. Go with other men."

My footsteps stopped. What has Mama Raya told people? why they accused me of cheating. I'm not cheating, I just can't stand their treatment. Can I fight a little? should I be a weak and oppressed woman. No, I'm not that kind of woman.

I try not to care about any of it. Defending is useless because it will only muddy the atmosphere. I better get out of here quick because I want my son not to get tired easily.

There was a small post near the house. I sat down for a rest. The sky of Jakarta is starting to black, it looks like it will rain. I reached into the bag to get the device. It felt like a vibration from inside.

"Eva, how is this? if he finds out I came to the house in-laws could get scolded later. Yaudah I lift first."

"Assalamualaikum, Va."

"Girisham, Ras. You where?"

"I'm out there, I have business. Why?"

"What business? don't tell me you went to your in-laws' house. Well Laras, how many times have I told you not to go there again. You have left from there! why did you come there again."

"No, really. I'm not there, there's business elsewhere." Sorry, Va I had to lie.

"Tell?"

"Yes, really. Why the hell, Va?"

"Judah I'm waiting for grab, you just serve my bud."

"Ras, it looks like he'll stay with you. He had the same big suitcase with his two children. I think his son is how it is."

"You stay with me first, Va. I'm still on the road."

"Okay, hurry up anyway. Cici also need quality time because."

"Your God, Va. use Quality time everything."

I'm still waiting for my grab car. Feeling the drizzle already descending from the sky. Feeling the cold air of the city of Jakarta, close my cardigan.

"Oh Allah, when can I meet Mas Rangga? when can we get together? do I really have to go to Japan? I think I should go to Japan."

Not long after the grab car arrived. My body that began to be flushed by the small rain can be protected. For a moment I exhaled heavily, looking at the large housing not far from where I was standing.

POV author

About an hour later Laras arrived in front of an alley of his residential complex. Because grab can not go inside in the end Laras chose to walk. All sports, especially when the rain has stopped.

"Assalamualaikum" he said at his doorstep.

"Waalaikumsalam," a reply was heard.

"Oh, this is Mala's son." said the foreign woman sitting on her porch.

"Yes, my bude Larasati, her son Mala's mother and Fauzan's father."

"Yes I know, oh yeah introduce my name Endang. I'm your father's cousin's brother to your grandfather's side. This is my son Ratna and this is my fat son Najwa. We came from Yogya exactly used to live in the reelagah."

"I'm Laras, your cousin too." Barrel introduced himself as the host.

Laras's hand received only a cursory reception from his two cousins. Not wanting to take too much heart, Laras prepared a room for his guests.

"Are you married, Ras?" ask bude Endang.

"already bude, now pregnant."

"Where is your husband?"

"Suami Laras was brought by the family to seek treatment outside the city."

"Kok you don't come, Ras. The wife should be there when the husband is sick."

"I was not invited to bude, she said pregnant young can not go far."

"Oh, you're patient, Ras. This is your marriage test. How long have you been married? it must be new, right?"

"Two years and a half, bude."

"And you're pregnant now? too long, huh? ratna used to be pregnant after one month of marriage not long miscarriage. Until now no longer pregnant continue to be divorced with her husband."

"Oh, I see bude," Laras switched from bude to Ratna.

"Ras, sorry bude was actually kicked out of the contract. Can bude stay with you? count me for you who live alone here. Take care of you who are pregnant."