Rapa & Cleona: Keeping the Heart
97. Sharing the Sadness

Coinciding with the departure of her husband, Cleona asks Rapa to take her first to Clara's place and intends to spend time with her sister-in-law, Cleona longs for her twin who is different from her father's mother, given that Clara had not come for a few days to stay or just visit her parents. It sucks, and Cleona is eager to make a splash on her sister-in-law's head, but more than that Cloena feels worried that the last Clara she met looks not okay.

And here he was, in front of the house of Burmese parents who were still the residence of Clara for several months.

The in-laws of her sister-in-law welcomed her arrival warmly and joyfully, what else was the moment with unfortunately the middle-aged woman giving a gentle swab on her distended stomach.

“How many months have you been in, baby?” asked the Burmese mother as soon as she finished making small talk and invited Cleona to come in.

“26 weeks aunt,” Cleona reply potluck.

“Oalah, it doesn't feel like you're born soon, son. Hopefully smoothly until delivery yes, the baby and his mother are also healthy,” Cleona guaranteed prayers from the mother of her sister-in-law. “Tante also can't wait to nimang grandson. This house has been quiet for too long, and aunty has missed the sound of baby crying.”

The atmosphere suddenly felt awkward, especially when he saw the sad look of Clara sitting next to him so noticeable even though the beautiful woman was bending her gaze. A bitter smile also had Cleona see though at a glance. And this time the atmosphere was really bad, Cleona was confused what to say at this time, until finally the Burmese mother came to the kitchen to make a snack.

“Tu, you're fine right?” raising her sister-in-law's chin, Cleona now knows that Clara is really in a bad state, evident from the pretty eyes that flushed and a drop of grain hanging in the corner of the eyes of his sister-in-law.

“What because of your in-laws wishes, make you so like this?”

Clara poured into the arms of her best friend and sister-in-law who knew best what she was feeling, and Clara herself could never hide the sadness from her dear friend.

“You want a story?” Clara who was crying in the arms of her sister-in-law nodded and immediately wiped her tears before then carrying Cleona towards her room and Burma who was upstairs.

“Gue actually do not want to think about it, considering the age of my marriage is also not even one year. Burma also always says not to be thought of, but you know for yourself that women are easiest to bring heart and feelings, especially in-laws and even my neighbors almost every day there is no boss when I am pregnant. I was depressed, and I was burdened with that simple word. You can see for yourself, right look forward to my in-laws? What should I do Queen?”

Grunts, Clara wiped her tears many times. All this time she had always refrained from crying, but today Cleona witnessed the grief of her sister-in-law who even together since childhood, Clara never cried like this.

Cleona who was in tears immediately brought her sister-in-law into a hug, at least it could calm the heart of Clara who was currently being shaken. Although she had never been in the position of Clara, Cleona could clearly feel the sadness of her sister-in-law. Cleona couldn't bear it, but she couldn't do anything either.

“So this is the reason you some days not playing at home?” the question is then answered nod by Clara.

“Gue is afraid of not being able to cry, Queen, what else in front of mom. Lo know for herself how her mother's deafness about her children,” Cleona nodded in affirmation.

“Queen, you do not aduin this same mother yes, I do not want mother sad and thoughtful. Don't also say the same brother, I'm afraid he's emotional and hit my in-laws.” Pinta Clara pleaded.

Tok.

The knock on the door made Clara immediately wipe away her tears, then get up about to open the door. Cleona prevented it first. “Let me alone, lo to the bathroom wash face.”

Clara nodded and allowed her sister-in-law and best friend to meet the Burmese mother, while she went into the bathroom before the door opened and her in-laws saw her face.

After being tasted enough, and her mother-in-law's voice was no longer heard, Clara came out with her wet face and a slightly etched smile due to the relief she felt. But it did not last long, because once seeing one glass that Clara already knew what it contained, made Clara replace her smile with a smile, then immediately reach for a glass containing concoction of herbal medicine fertilizing the gift of the eye-in-law who lately is always Clara consumption. Although the bitter was so concentrated, but Clara still gulped it down, until it did not feel that a drop of her tears fell. And it was clear Cleona was watching with pity.

“Burma knows you always drink like gini?”

Clara nodded, putting back the empty glass. “She was also told to drink,” said Clara with a forced smile, had not expected that her husband also felt the same burden. “Wedding I have not even stepped on the seventh month, but already thought infertile.”

Can Cleona see how her brother-in-law was injured saying his last sentence. Cleona did not expect that her best friend from childhood would experience something like this. It turns out that it is free to marry people who love each other, have a very loving and warm family, if one claim is pregnant, making happiness blocked, leaving pent-up anger and pent-up sadness.

“Married to an only child is actually nice, Queen, because of the full affection I get as well as the attention. At first my happiness was perfect, before in the end my in-laws asked me about my pregnancy because his aris friend showed off his newly married daughter-in-law a few weeks immediately pregnant. My mother-in-law wants me to get pregnant too. Thought all wombs were the same!” Clara laughed amusedly though not removing the bitterness and sadness in the look in her eyes.

Gently rubbing the shoulder of her sister-in-law Cleona tried to menennagkan Clara who returned to shed tears. “What you need to do now is be patient, because God must have planned everything. I'm sure you'll be as soon as pregnant.”

“Hopefully.” Clara answered expectantly.

Cleona wiped away the translucent feathers dripping back in Clara's beautiful eyes, then gave her a smile to appease her best friend. “Lo need not be sad, my son there are two, later I pinjemin same lo one,” said Cleona brought her sister-in-law's hand to stroke her distended stomach.

“If I can ask?”

“Bby ..”

“What is true lo, Queen?” asked Clara enthusiastically. Cleona nodded her head, making Clara widen her smile and immediately hugged her so kind-hearted sister-in-law, not forgetting Clara's consecutive thanks.

“That's also if you can take it from the Rapa bang,” continued Cleona who for a second then made Clara snort and release her embrace.

“Damn emang lo, Queen. Then the way I kill first bang Rapanya, then can take the child lo.” Cleona laughed at the annoyance of her sister-in-law.