Rough Hand My Husband
Chapter 33. Arumas

"Who can guess the flow of a person's life? Going wherever this stream of life flows, it may be wiser than to lament it"

Laura was puzzled at Mark's attitude, who laughed at him. What's so funny? It was her husband's heart that considered what she felt to be a joke.

"Already! Why also laugh at me if I'm jealous," Laura bended her head even more sadly.

"Why should my mom be jealous? Can't believe it, if Papa's love and affection are the same, Mama." Mark raised Laura's chin to look at her.

"So!" Laura turned her face away. Tears melted back on her cheeks. Upset, did not think that her husband was not sensitive to her feelings.

"The news is Mama's really angry, Papa." Mark was still trying to persuade Laura who was lashing out. "Papa, I'm sorry, Ma. If yesterday Papa's attitude might be too excessive. Papa, surprised at that time. Papa never expected to see Arumi, after he was declared dead ten years ago.

Last night, Papa called Abi, asking Arumi, she said Arumi was fine. They've been reeling back in boredom. They invited us, for lunch together later. Mama, would you? Abi wants to explain the truth." Mark rubbed Laura's arm. Waiting for a moment, his wife's reaction.

Laura's dream last night, flashed again in her eyes. Making his anxiety and fear even more shackling.

"If you don't want to, Papa will cancel the invitation." Mark opens the app with the green phone, looking for a name.

"Not to be canceled, Mama would like to accompany, Papa." Laura assented.

"Thank you, Ma. Papa just wants to know Arumi's story. All right, introduce Carry to his mother." Mark rubbed Laura's head gently. As if to convince Laura not to worry about anything.

Meanwhile, Laura is also unlikely to hinder Mark, to meet Arumi.

About her dream, Laura did not dare to tell. Keep that thing in your heart. Her name was a dream, Laura did not want her husband to think it was strange, even though he could not underestimate her dream.

As agreed, now they had gathered together for lunch. The dishes were served when Mark and his family arrived.

They were sitting in a restaurant on the edge of Lake Toba. The wind was cold, cooling the room they were sitting in.

The atmosphere still feels stiff. Carry always stuck to Laura. Ever since being told of their purpose here, to meet her birth mother Carry seemed quiet.

I don't know if the boy is shocked or scared. From his attitude, Carry seemed uncomfortable.

"This is Mr. Mark." Abi started the conversation. "Ten years ago when I was on assignment to Padang. I have hit Hezekiah. That night it rained heavily, I took her to the hospital. But he doesn't remember who he is. The doctor said he had amnesia. I searched his family there. But no one knew him. I finally took him to Jakarta. I mean to treat the amnesia he's having.

However, our efforts were in vain. The doctor said that the amnesia he experienced was permanent.

Finally we got married, and I gave him the name Hezekiah, the name of my late wife.

Over the past year, my wife has been suffering from headaches. Someone advised us to go to this area. We didn't expect it to happen yesterday." Abimayu explains the chronology of events that happened to Arumi.

All silent, silent. Mark also chimed in that the incident that befell his wife was located in the Padang area. A travel bus his wife was riding on fell into a ravine and caught fire.

His wife's body was burned and difficult to recognize. At that time it was not done visa, because the corpse of his wife has been recognized from the rest of the sweater attached to his body.

"So it could have been, Arumi lost her memory during the accident. Maybe he got off the bus. So it escaped the fire, because Carry was also found in the bushes." continued Mark recall the incident ten years ago.

"So you don't remember who we are. Me and Carry are our only puppets?" Mark stared at Arumi's dinetra.

"I'm sorry, Hezekiah, uh I mean, Arumi, it's like this every time he tries to remember something" Abi said.

"So you, Carry, Mama's daughter?" Arumi greeted, Carry, looking at her with a hard to interpret look. Go to someone who is confused. "Can Mama hold you, son?" Arumi stretched out her hand. Hugged Carry. Carry according, letting his body sink into Arumi's arms.

Carry, crying sadly, because the mother he had always missed and had died was still alive. Unfortunately, I don't remember it at all. Just like her who has no memory of her mother.

Because at the time of the incident, he was still two years old. Too small to remember his mother's face. Only through photos all this time he remembered his mother.

"Mas, I'm sorry, huh?" arumi said to Mark. I don't know what the apology was for. Whether because of her married state or because of her lost memories.

Arumi could feel that Mark was a warm husband. Seen from his attitude and treatment of his wife and children.

"No need to apologize. Hopefully one day you will be able to heal and remember your past. At that time, it might become something precious to all of us."

"Yes, we're going to be a family. Anyway I also feel guilty for taking it away, Arumi. Tomorrow we want to go back to Jakarta, hopefully we can meet again at a later time. Oh, yes let's enjoy this lunch," asked Abi to invite Mark to enjoy the dish he had ordered.

Abi opens the food lid, one by one, then starts taking rice and side dishes to give it to Arumi.

Mark did the same with Abi. However, Laura rushed over to Mark.

"Let Mama get it, Dad." Laura whispered softly to Mark. Mark silently did not refuse and thanked her as Laura served him. The same thing he did to Carry and Bobby.

Lastly, he did it for himself.

During the meal, Mark and Abi still engage in light conversation. There's a lot they talk about, from music to politics.

Laura was also trying to be as friendly as possible. Inviting Arumi to talk, especially after lunch. They look for their own place while enjoying dessert.

Mark and Abi, getting serious about their conversation with a cup of coffee and a cigarette, sat in a corner.

While Carry and Bobby are engrossed in playing around the park in front of the restaurant.

Laura herself sat facing the lake. Enjoy the waves of water chasing each other and breaking on the beach.

"It seems, Mark loves you very much." Arumi approached and sat down near Lalura, starting a conversation with Laura.

"Thank you, Arumi. I also love my family very much" said Laura smiling sweetly.

"Yes, I can see it. You are a warm family. I was wondering what our family life was like before it happened. Am I my family as warm as I'm watching right now. Did I have any mistakes so this ordeal I went through. Memory loss, my husband and son." Arumi smiled bitterly.

"Don't be so bad, brother. Maybe God has other plans for our lives. Each of us is tested by experiment." Laura could feel the deep sadness Arumi had in her speech.

Just like her, who experienced a peninda

san from her husband and in-laws.

Ah, why do you still remember them and how they are doing now? Honestly, Laura just felt like what a family that loves and appreciates each other in a family.****