RICH MAN
TRY TO BE BETTER

In the living room with fairly dark lighting, sit pensively while thinking about the events where the past about the loss had once occurred.

Every meeting is always accompanied by a farewell. But what happens if the first meeting becomes the most painful parting.

Basically humans live in need of each other, strengthening each other. However, sometimes there are amplifiers that grip tightly, some are debilitating and then make the lives of others become very chaotic.

If the past can come back, everyone will never hesitate to make mistakes. Perhaps an error is considered common, repeating, correcting. Repeat, then leave for good. Such is the wheel of regret if it can happen.

Azka exhaled a rough breath many times. Never imagined this would happen again to the life he had been trying to improve. Her son had grown up a teenager, one in which a son had once wasted his life for the sake of another woman.

Azka opened the results of her foster children's disease examination in the foundation that she had built for children who might be discarded, deposited and so on. However, after a dozen years of managing it, only this time he found a case where he could repeat remembering the past loss of Syakila, his biological child along with other women.

In the letter, it has been explained that Amanda has a heart leak. However, it is possible to recover by surgery. But, if you remember first Syakila has a more severe disease. But it was still a big problem for Azka if it was about heart disease.

Already three cans of alcoholic beverages were exhausted in a moment by Azka, he returned again to be the jerk as before if it was related to the past that can remind him of separation. Azka opened a new drink and took a sip, she was about to drink it again, but the drink was seized by Rey who suddenly came to take her drink.

"Rey, flip!"

"Why do you want to repeat the same thing again, then?"

Rey threw the drink away and put the other into a black plastic bag on the table. Azka was silent, she looked at the clock that had shown at two o'clock in the morning, her head still could not digest the problem well.

There was something that Azka could not accept, that when Reynand lifted the can and opened it and then wanted to drink, Azka immediately pulled Reynand's hand and threw away the drink.

"Why, Pa? Why didn't Papa forbid me to drink while Papa himself could, why Pa?"

Azka ruffled her hair violently then took a deep breath, waking up from what she had done that night. Azka couldn't possibly let her child drink such an alcoholic beverage.

"Rey, Papa's sorry,"

"Why is this because of trouble, Amanda?"

Azka turned her head for a moment then nodded, she leaned her back against the sofa.

"Rey, Papa can clear it up,"

"Pa, I know that Papa is like this too out of fear that the previous thing like losing Syakila was repeated, right? Pa, if that's the reason, then I have the right to drink this, too,"

"Rey, Papa didn't mean it, son,"

"Pa, maybe I don't know anything about Papa's past with Mama Syakila, but I hope Papa never remembers that incident again, just as much as hurting Mama, Pa. Papa knows for himself that the cause of Papa lost because of the same mistake, namely defending other women and dying, Mama,"

Azka lowered her head after hearing the words coming out of her own son's mouth. "I don't want that to happen again, Pa. If Papa remembers it continues, then Mama knows about this, just open your memory of Papa's mistakes first. Don't make new wounds in the heart of Mama who has tried to accept Papa wholeheartedly, especially now there is my sister, Pa. I don't want to see Nabila and Salsabila feel the same way again, maybe if Mama goes this time, Papa will not be able to find again, he said, cause I'm gonna go with Mama and my two sisters, Pa, too,"

Azka rubbed her face violently. "Rey, there's no intention at all for Papa to open up Mama's memories of the past, but Papa's just afraid of losing again,"

"I know, but if you remember Syakila again, it's the same as hurting Mama by remembering Papa's affair and presenting Syakila outside Papa's marriage with Mama Syakila,"

"Rey,"

"I don't need an explanation, but Mama. Mama who needs an explanation why Papa like this, if Mama later knows Papa drunk, what will Papa explain to Mama? Is Papa going to explain him because Papa is afraid that the events of the past are repeated?"

Azka lowered her head in a deep breath and her mood was so chaotic that night. He moved from his seat, "Papa, I love you all, I beg you not to hurt Mama back again, if you have started to be disappointed, Mama has started to be disappointed, I couldn't bear to see that Mama had to pretend to be strong again to hold on for me, but now, Mama will hold back if it happens again,"

"Rey, I'm sorry Papa,"

Azka nodded and left Reynand who was cleaning the drink and threw it out. Rey was right, that she just needed a friend to tell her story. Azka immediately cleaned himself to remove the smell of alcohol attached.

after bathing and drying his hair, Azka lay down right next to Nagita who was sleeping on her side and slanted to her, slowly stroking the cheek of his wife who had repeatedly ruined his life.

"Pa, why haven't you slept?"

"New work is done, Ma," Azka hugged his wife tightly. Convince him that all will be well. Perhaps it is an event where we are faced with a reality similar to our past, as if it became a test we are able to face it or not?

There is an event where people do not understand the problems we face even though it has been told well. Perhaps, keeping it to yourself was something that could be done. You don't have to tell anyone else.

"Mas, hug!"

Azka smiled. "When do I ever sleep never hugs you, hm?"

"So miss the youth, Mas,"

"Oh, so that's why Mas's frills?"

"I want you to call me by my name, too,"

"Yes Nagita baby, why? Why would you call it that?"

"Because of the kangen aja, do not feel yes we already know a dozen years, Mas,"

"Huh, baby don't remember. I'm a plumber you know?"

"How's ledekin?"

"So pretend to forget? Remember when we ate meatballs in the middle of the night when you were pregnant with Rey? You added, it's our first kiss, right?"

Nagita pushed her body away. "No need to remember, I'm ashamed,"

"Yuk's date!"

"Noh same bolster," appoint his wife. Azka pulled Nagita away and hugged his wife tightly. Rey is right, that all she needs is time together with the people she loves. It might not completely eliminate the problem, but it was able to make him a little more relieved by teasing his still very beautiful wife.

"Nagita, how old are you?"

"I, hmmm maybe still two seven, Mas,"

"Rey's been a dozen years, Nagita. Yes, you were thirty down,"

"You think to yourself, we are ten years different. Forgot my birthday? Cry this, Mas, I want to cry,"

"Yes, hug your husband first!"

"Husband hug, monthly rations add loh!"

"Mama!"

Azka whines, but seeing his wife's behavior is enough to make him entertained that night. Amanda's operation will be conducted tomorrow. He kept it from his other family. He also forbids Nagita to go to the hospital because of Teddy who takes care of Amanda. He did not want his wife to see him again.