Rapa & Cleona: Keeping the Heart
144. Longing

Since yesterday Cleona was really not calm at all, the anxiety in her heart could not be eliminated when she did not get any news from her husband until now the night before, he said, what's more, remembering that the last time she made a video call, her husband didn't look okay, making Cleona even more worried. She was afraid that her husband would get sick there.

Many times since yesterday Cleona contacted Rapa's mobile number, and the answer was from the operator who said that the number he was referring to was not active.

The father who helped her inquire news through Rapa's secretary while there, did not make Cleona calm at all, because what she needed was the direct news from her beloved man, not from anyone else who could have told a lie, to hide the true state of Rapa.

“Abang, where the hell, bang, why not connect Queen as well. Don't know what if Queen is worried.” Cleona continued muttering that with an anxious face that she could not hide. She called her husband's number back, but the same answer came back.

Keeping her cellphone which she had held since, Cleona then laid her body, pulled the blanket and tried to close her eyes, because the night was getting late and tired enough to feel herself despite not doing anything since morning.

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As soon as the sun showed its light to peer through the slightly open gaps of the curtains, Cleona blinked her eyes several times to match her vision to the light. It felt like Cleona slept too well last night, due to the warmth she felt, reminiscent of Rapa's embrace that she so longed for.

Moving to grab her phone on the nightstand, Cleona frowned as soon as she realized that her body was now heavy, like something was coiling and holding her back, also the warm gust around her neck made Cleona curious to see who would fall asleep in her bed. Although sometimes Cleona accompanied the papi since Rapa's departure, but old men will usually sleep on the sofa. Meanwhile, since yesterday the papi has apologized for not being able to accompany him because he had to travel business out of town for the next three days.

Curious, Cleona slowly turned around, turning her head back, until the handsome face she could see clearly, and tears began to flow as soon as she knew who was holding her so tightly. The tears seemed to tell how much long Cleona felt for the sleeping man hugging her now.

Cleona's outstretched hand touched the fine lines on her husband's forehead that looked so peaceful in his sleep with a tired stroke so noticeable. Cleona was sad to see how the handsome face looked unkempt and thin, making her fail to become a wife for letting her husband like this.

Cleona kisses on her husband's nose, which is not disturbed by every touch, convincing Cleona that maybe her husband is that tired.

Not wanting to disturb Rapa's sleep, Cleona chose to stay in her bed, returning the embrace of her husband who was still asleep.

Shortly after the knock with the opening of the room door, Cleona turned and found the mother who came over. The middle-aged woman was startled, and immediately closed her mouth as soon as she saw the whereabouts of the son beside Cleona.

“Abang when to go home?” ask Lyra in a voice as slow as possible so as not to disturb Rapa's sleep. Clang, Cleona answered her in-laws question.

Observing the handsome face of his son who looks sad and skinny makes Lyra sad. Without saying anything, Lyra immediately stepped out of Cleona and Rapa's room, leaving her daughter-in-law confused.

No need to bother looking, because Lyra clearly knows where the husband is now. Approaching Pandu who is currently reading the newspaper while enjoying the warm tea that he had previously prepared.

Lyra without cue immediately handed Pandu's ear, to make the man grimace and complain asking to be released. “Mother everything suddenly play jewel aja,” Pandu rubbed his hot ears due to the jewel of the wife who never changed his taste.

“From dad, mom's son so no longer handsome!” annoyed Lyra beat her husband's chest, while the one who was hit scrunched his forehead confused by what his wife alleged.

“Si skinny brother, dad! His face is also ugly, father has a very similar son himself, ish. Anyway next time mom won't let me send the brother far away, what's alone.”

“Abang has come home?” tanya Pandu who still does not fully understand the anger of his wife.

“Udah, she's sleeping. Oh my God, you can't look at him who's not well groomed, it's so skinny. The proud face of your child is not handsome anymore,” Lyra cleanly wipe the corner of her watery eyes. “This is wrong, dad!” he exclaimed, then left Pandu who could only see the departure of his wife.

“So curious me, how ugly my son's face is.” Pandu stepped into the room of the child and his daughter-in-law, then entered after hearing Cleona's speech that allowed him to enter.

“He was still sleeping, Well,” said Cleona when she found out that her father-in-law was staring at Rapa.

Pandu just nodded, then stepped in more and more, and approached the bed so curious on the appearance of the face of the son. While Cleona who was sitting leaning on the head of the bed, frowned confusedly.

“What's up, Yah?”

“Nothing, I was just curious to see the face of your husband who said mother was not handsome anymore. To the anger of your mother and father's ears in the jewel because he said the face of an ugly brother because of father.” Pandu showed his red ears to the son-in-law who was currently holding back an amused laugh.

Rapa who felt noticed, began to be disturbed and blinked a few times before then wriggling and opening his eyes slowly. Silent to gather his consciousness, Rapa squinted her eyes at Pandu who stood with his hands folded on his chest, after which looked up and greeted with a sweet smile the wife who so missed him.

Not caring that the father was there, Rapa then slightly lifted his body so that he could kiss his beautiful wife's entire face, making Pandu snort and immediately leave the room without saying anything, and close the door of the room with a little on the slam, causing a giant bang, surprising Rapa as well as Cleona who was in it.

“Lucky father parents, if not, brother throw tuh door to father's head!” gerutu Rapa slowly, did not want until his father heard, because if it happened he got his raw bogeman.

“Abang when to go home?” cleona asked looking longingly at Rapa who had currently changed her position to sit down.

“Three o'clock in the morning. Brother take a flight once the work is done, no longer want to take time to go home and meet you with children, but so until brother even did not see the twins in his room. In his hero's humanity brother?” rapa's explanation ends with a question.

“By bring the same Aunty Devi, make entertain Dania who until now did not want to stop self-injury.” Rapa nodded her head in understanding, and did not throw out the usual protection. Hugging the slender body of his beautiful wife, Rapa channeled the longing that for four months she had been enduring.

“Mandi first yuk, after that we have breakfast,” invite Cleona who is now engrossed in playing her husband's hair has elongated.

“Later on, brother still wants to hug you like gini. Brother miss.”

Smiling, Cleona nodded her head and no longer returned her husband's words, letting the man embrace her, as Cleona was as long as the man.