Soul Pain
Chapter 66

In the morning around seven o'clock the Abi and Larisa family had left for the boarding school Abah. At nine o'clock the show began. Some of the study mothers began chanting the holy verse of the Quran accompanied by Abah. Then Abah gave a little talk about the Islamic view of pregnant women.

The last prayer together, also led by Abah. The best prayer for Larisa and her future baby and the blessings in their household. After that guests are welcome to eat the dishes that have been provided. Abi also distributed some of his provisions to the orphans invited.

“Finally done too,” says Larisa.

“Capek, yes?” ask Abi.

“Lumayan.”

“Mau Sister pijitin?”

“Let's be at villa. Not good here.”

“You're home now?”

“Can it be?”

“Kakak says same Mama, Papa first, yes.”

Abi approached Endra and Davira in the living room of Abah's house. They were there still chatting with some of Abah's friends who were also invited.

“Larisa wants to go home, he said tired,” explained Abi.

“Oh, yes, gapapa. Go home first,” replied Abah.

“We still want to be here, you go to the villa first,” added Endra.

Abi nods and returns to meet Larisa in Riri's room. They used to say goodbye to everyone.

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Arriving at the villa Larisa immediately lay down on a mattress.

“Change first, baby,” Abi said.

“Bentar, Brother. I rested for a while, so tired earlier.”

“Yes, you follow all the food. There is Mama.”

“Gak is good. Cook me sitting around relaxing ngeliatin everyone already on the hassle.”

“Here Sister foot massage.”

“Hehehe thanks.”

Suddenly Larisa was shocked and rounded her eyes. “Kak,” pekik Larisa 

“What?” Abi was also surprised by his wife's behavior.

“Dia motion.” Larisa pointed at her stomach.

“Serious?” Abi put his hand on his wife's stomach.

“Tuh, tuh, he moves again. Brother, hiccup not?”

Abi nodded with a happy expression as well as Larisa her face looked radiant.

“Papa's son is also tired, huh?” said Abi in Larisa's distended stomach.

“It looks like he's happy deh.”

“Kata sipa?”

“And she is close to my heart so she talks through my heart,” explained Larisa smiling.

“Can aja.” Abi kissed the distended stomach even though it did not look big.

“Kakak, has the name not been?”

“Not yet. Later we find his name together, yes.”

“OK. Now help me change clothes all I want to take a shower.”

“You took a shower together?” Abi raised his eyebrows.

“Gak, ah. I'm tired.”

“He deh. 

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Kania hurried home after Larisa's Thanksgiving. He wants to do his college work before meeting Boni at the hotel at seven o'clock in the evening. Until the afternoon came all the tasks were done then the woman rushed to bathe and get dressed.

As he came out of the contract it turned out Boni was already in the yard.

“Ngapain, Father, here?” tanya Kania approached.

“You pick you up. Before cooking we shop first,” replied Boni.

“Why not ask me to shop first before going to hotel.”

“Lama. Log in.” Boni opens the door for Kania.

Makes the girl smile embarrassed.

Boni drove his car to a nearby mall until there they were shopping for some groceries. After that we headed to the hotel where Boni was staying for a while.

“Not wasteful, sir, stay in hotel?” ask Kania.

“Call Mas!” said Boni.

“Iya, Mas. Do you love the money when you stay at a hotel?”

“I've bought a villa next to his villa Abi. Again in renovation. That's why I stay here for sementra.”

“Waah villa price there is quite expensive loh.”

“You mean I can't afford it?” Boni also prepared food ingredients that they will cook.

“Not that. I mean if even, Mas, able to buy surely all the money runs out deh.”

“I am working so pskiater but I have some business in some city.”

“Usaha what.” The cania helps Boni cut some vegetables.

“There are electronic stores, clothes, and some mini market.”

“Keep still working as a doctor? Why not take care of the business?”

“That shop makes more income. If the Doctor was the goal of my late mother. I just want to make his dream come true.”

Kania rounded her mouth.

“We are one campus coincidentally our majors are both business but different parts. I took administration while Larisa financial management.”

Boni nodded in understanding.

“If, Mas, alone? Have you been friends with Abi for a long time?”

“We met in Ausi first. But I didn't finish college there. I continued in Indonesia aja.”

“Why?”

“When there was one hospital that offered me a job with a fairly large salary. Finally I decided to take the job and my salary capitalized to open a business.”

“Terus why not open your own practice like Kak Abi?”

“Pas contract work out, I decided to relax first while taking care of the business the past year. There was a desire to open my own practice, but Abi suddenly nawarin me for cooperation. I finally agree" said Boni. “If you?”

“I?” Kania pointed at him.

“Why go to college again? It's work, '" asked Boni.

“I college financed the same this hotel. Means my whole life will serve here.”

“That means you are under contract?”

“You could say that. Why it's.” Kania began sauteing the ingredients that Boni put into the pan.

Boni just shook her head.

“Mas, regular cook?”

“I'm an only child. My father left after my Mother died of cancer.”

“Al-fatihah for her Mom, Mas.”

“Still. So, I am used to being independent, let alone living with Grandma who is sickly.”

“How important, Mas, can you go to college? Who gave you the fee?”

“Scholarship.”

“Oh.”

“Now you sample.” Boni asks Kania to taste their cooking.

“Less salt.”

“Nambukin salt it try you notar use feeling. Most or still a little, after that taste again.”

Kania nodded and poured a little salt into the dish.

“Where?” ask Boni.

“A little more.”

“Add a little more. Don't be much.”

Kania follows Boni's instructions and returns to his chip. “Pas, Mas.”

“OK, you enter this bowl, I will prepare the rice.”

Kania copied their cooking into a glass bowl Boni gave and brought to the dining table. There they resumed the conversation. Unknowingly their chatter continued until midnight.

“I anterin home?” tawar Boni's.

“No need. I sleep in a hotel. Coincidentally here is a room for employees who want to stay.”

“Ya already, let me inter.”

“No need, Mas, I'm alone. Thanks for the dinner. It means I'm sorry, right?”

Boni smiled sweetly. “I've sorry you from the beginning.”

Kania laughed a lot.

“You're not angry?”

“Gak. I go.”

Boni led the guest to the front door. 

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After the four-month anniversary of Endra, Davira and Ningsih returned to Jakarta. There while waiting for the wedding to be held they were busy preparing family uniforms. Meet extended families to give their sons and daughters wedding invitations. 

The hotel where Kania works has been booked by Endra for invited guests who attend later. Coincidentally the wedding venue in did also close from there. All preparations are almost complete. 

“Kakak, how many days off?” ask Larisa.

“One week, dear,” replied Abi.

“When to start holiday?”

“H -1 before our wedding.”

“Oh, we get to the top. I can't wait to breathe mountain air.”

Abi just laughed. “Tomorrow we control to the gynecologist first, yes. Baby girl has been in five months, right?!”

Larisa nodded. “Makin active too. She's motion-motion mulu.”

Abi stroked his wife's big belly. “Healthy, yes, Son. Later pas party do not make Mama difficult.”

“He's strong, Brother. Yes, right, baby?! Larisa spoke to her stomach.

“You still take vitamins, right? Make sure durability so that later fitting your party is not easily tired.”

“Still dong. It's gotta. Oh, yes, sister, I can care first not before the event?”

“Bby, babe. Choose special care Pregnant women. Request Beautiful cariin.”

“Ready, Mr. Doctor.”

“Hahahaha it's night. We bobok yuk!”

“Papa, don't want to see a baby girl first?” Larisa deliberately teased her husband.

“Mama, want?”

Larisa nodded.

“Lets go if it is.” Abi immediately carried the wife to the room.