Sharing Love: TWO RINGS
Mother's Request
...This part is in the revision stage....
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“Yes, mom. Later Danu bring chicken porridge order mom, Waallaikumsallam.” After ending the call, Danu put her cell phone on the table.
He's breathing his breath. Lately there's a lot that Danu thinks about. In addition to more work due to new projects, also the health of Bu Wati—ibu Danu– who is also often sickly.
Fortunately, his wife was always understanding. Sometimes Ayu also helps her work while at home. Massaging her achy body and cooking delicious food. In other words, his wife always treated Danu like a King when at home.
Danu always thanked Ayu. If only Ayu was like his friend's chatty wife, or liked to demand this and that and spend money shopping.
Maybe Danu will be more dizzy. During their marriage, Danu had never heard Ayu's complaints about their household.
Danu smiled every time she remembered Ayu, as well as the sweet smile printed on Ayu's lips every time she looked at her face. The smile seemed to give new energy to Danu. He then took his cell phone and sent a short message to Ayu.
Danus
Assalamu'alaikum, Darling
I will be home late. Coincidentally want to stop by mother's house first, mother asked to bring her favorite chicken porridge.
Soon his phone was shaking. Signing that there is an incoming message.
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^^Waallaikumsallam, Suamiku ^^^^^^^
^^^Yes, Mas. Be careful with the car, yeah. Say hello Ayu to mom too. Have you had lunch?^^^
Danus
Yes, you also go home carefully. Take a taxi, yes. The car is still in the garage. Later I will say the same to his greetings. I had lunch, how about you?
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Alhamdulillah already, Mas. Coincidentally, it was eating out because it had run out to meet important clients with Ayu's superiors. If you're safe to work again, Mom. Assalamualaikum ^^^^
Danus
Yes, Waallaikumsallam my wife ️
Danu put her phone back down, then resumed her work again.
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“Assalamualaikum.” Danu entered the dining room and placed a plastic pack on the dining table.
Greetings Danu answered by Mbok Darmi—asisten household– who was in the kitchen.
“Waallaikumsallam, Mas Danu,” replied the middle-aged woman.
“Kok quiet? Where are you going, mbok?” ask Danu.
“The father went outside for a while, there happened to be one of his friends who died. So, the father left with some friends, mas.”
“Innalilahi wa innailaihi roji. Mom's coming, mbok?”
“Mother is not coming, mas. Mom's in the room again, because she's not well. It's been a few days that I don't have appetite, Mom. Today I don't even want to eat at all, just drink water. Try Danu mas persuaded, who knows mom wants to eat.”
Mangosteen danu. “Ya already, mbok. Please prepare this chicken porridge yes, this afternoon mother asked Danu bring her favorite chicken porridge. Hopefully want to eat—” Danu handed over plastic bags containing chicken porridge ordered by his mother to mbok Darmi.
“–Danu excuse me for a moment to wash your face first, later mbok just bring ya to mom's room.”
Mbok Darmi asserted the request of his employer's son.
Danu then breezed away to her room first when she was not married.
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Cklek.
As soon as Danu opened the room door, she saw her mother sitting facing out the window. The chicken porridge that Danu asked to bring to mbok Darmi has not been touched on the table at all.
“Bu,” call him to the mother.
Bu Wati turned to look at Danu. Danu walked up to Bu Wati and shook her mother's hand.
“What mothers feel, do we need to see a doctor?”
“Mother eat yes, Danu bribe. Oh yeah, almost forgot. Ayu said hello to my mother as well. May it heal soon, he said.”
Bu Wati's face turned unfriendly hearing the name of her daughter-in-law.
Danu took a bowl of chicken porridge that was still warm.
“Mother is not hungry,” said Bu Wati.
“But says mbok Darmi, mom hasn't eaten at all today. Just drink water alone, at least mother eat this porridge aja yuk. Let the mother's stomach also does not hurt, or the mother's body becomes weaker.”
“But, mother is not hungry,” Bu Wati stay in his stance not to eat the porridge.
“Little bit yes, Mom. Let her body sine, later Danu nurutin deh request, mother want to cool what?” pinta Danu to her mother.
“Your mother and father wanted a grandchild.” Bu Wati in a soft tone.
Danu's hand stopped in mid-air as he scooped up the chicken porridge in the bowl.
“If it Danu can not directly love but his mother asked God. Do’akan Danu and Ayu may soon be given a child, let Mother and Papak quickly nimang grandchildren,” he replied and smiled at his mother.
Bu Wati finally ate the porridge that was fed by his son to the toilet.
“So you said, you want to answer all requests mom.”
“Iya, as long as Danu is able to realize the wishes or requests of the mother. God willing, Danu will do it. Just do not ask for water in the bath using a spoon only,” the joke.
“Mother asks you to marry again.”
The smile on Danu's lips receded as soon as she heard her mother's words. But he tried to smile back. His mother's request was a joke.
“The thing is mom's not funny, nih. When asking Danu to marry, right, I know that Danu already has a wife. Hayo, mom time forgot.” Her candanya tried to expel the bad taste in her heart.
“Mom's not kidding, mom's serious. Anyway mom asked you to marry again.” This time
Ms. Wati said firmly.
Danu paled her breath.
“Mother ask him not to be weird, deh. You can't marry again, Mom. How will Ayu feel? If Danu remarries another woman, don't you think of Ayu's feelings as Danu's wife?”
To be honest he was completely shocked and inexhaustible, why could his mother ask him for such a thing.
Bu Wati straightened her back.
“Mildly, don't let Ayu know. You can get married secretly. Mother has also spoken with her family and they have also agreed, the girl also agreed kok.” Ms. Wati said lightly, without the slightest guilt as if the request was nothing.
Danu gagged.
“Means mother how and girl who?”
“Girls that mom wants to marry you, and will give mom and dad a grandchild.”
“Why moms like this—”
“By, mom. Mother is also tired, every family meeting is always asked when Ayu is pregnant. Shy mom, tired mom.” His complaint to his son was accompanied by a sobbing.
Danu's heart actually hurts when she sees her mother suffering so much because of her unfulfilled desire. Taking a grandson. Though he is the only child and now it makes his mother until like this.
O Allah, what should I do.
Now he's in a real dilemma. Danu is faced with a difficult choice, one side he does not want to marry the girl because it will definitely hurt the feelings of his wife Ayu—, as well as the woman he loves. But on the other hand, his mother—a woman who had given birth and raised herself with affection— is now lying sick before him. I really hope she marries back and gets a child.
Indeed, it has been one year since his marriage with Ayu, until now both have not been blessed with a child. At first everything was fine, but in recent months his mother has always complained that every family gathering event, both arisan and kinsman studies always ask about the presence of the fruit of love between Danu and Ayu.
Neither Danu nor Ayu have any effort at all, both have gone to see a doctor. As well as drinking herbal medicine, after all, the two are still newly married. There are still many couples who are actually longer than the two, but have not yet got children. He thought so, but it turns out that other people are not like that.
There are even those who always blatantly say with a sneering tone to both, more precisely to the wife.
His mother's attitude became cranky, even his attitude turned sour to Ayu.
“Mother please be with you. This time alone, please follow mother's request for the last time.
Danu simply fell silent without answering Ms. Wati's request.
Danu sighed, rubbing her face in frustration, recalling the last conversation with her mother. Without waiting any longer, he immediately ran his car.
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