Soul Riders
Chapter 1 - Moving

    Amidst the pile of objects that have not been fully packed, Aurora stared into the wedding photos of her parents who hung mute on the wall of the living room. He stood up with a clouded feeling while disturbing the disappointment. In the wrap of the jawi lancep, a happy smile that receded from the figure of his parents actually crocheted the wound. Semu, thought. At the same time, the noise from Miranti's cell phone rushed into the eardrum. There were footsteps from another room stumbling after an incoming call before it was interrupted.

    Aurora heard Miranti start talking on her phone in a drowning voice as she was doing so while pacing around a few suitcases from the room. He lost interest in continuing to pack things. Little Tara actively collect his favorite toys — lego, cars, robots, miniature dinosaurs, and so on, and there are still many others — then put it in a big box before finally sitting on the only sofa that has not been covered in white cloth then busy eating ice cream and pancakes favorite. To be honest, he envied Tara and suddenly missed childhood, where the most severe problems in life were only limited because his doll was damaged, he can even feel happiness even in the most unpleasant conditions.

    Faint conversation Miranti and someone behind the phone caught by the ears of the mature brown girl, “thank you very much, you have helped me. Okay, I'll tell the kids first. Okay. See you later Dit. ” close Miranti, end the conversation. He put his phone into a jeans pocket, while coming to his eldest son with a face of sumringah, but his facial expression suddenly changed to see Aurora fixated on looking at her portrait in the frame, as if he was cursing his failure as a wife figure.

    “Ehm ..are you just going to look at the picture? I mean, you can put it right into the box.“ asked Miranti to draw Aurora's consciousness from her childhood passion.

    "I thought there would be no point in us bringing.“ replied Aurora briefly, implied a void tone from there.

    Slightly offended Miranti passed through it to take the frame from the plain white wall, then put it into any box container. He approached the sixteen-year-old girl clumsily, rubbing her pointed nostrils back and forth, hesitating but not undoing his intention to convey something to Aurora. “There is good news”, said Miranti in the usual tone, Aurora turned away, staring flatly without answer. “We have got a new home, whenever it is ready to be occupied. Please soon

get your job done, Ra, we need to hurry up so we can move as soon as possible. Besides, the new owner of this house is impatient, wants to occupy immediately." he added a little excited.

    “Where will we move?” sambar Aurora with minimal expression, not heeding the enthusiasm of Miranti.

    “to the childhood city Mama used to.” a smile on his back from the full lips belonging to Miranti, feel confident with the answer.

    Aurora's eye brows then wrinkled, “Where is Mama's childhood city?”

    "Jogjakarta." the woman who owns the contour of the face firmly answered him steadily.

    Instantly the air space inside Aurora's lungs seemed to be blocked so that her chest became congested after

hearing Miranti's answer, instead of making her feel happy, “What? Jogja?” he asked as if he did not believe his ears, “We have never discussed it before. Please do not decide important things unilaterally. ” Aurora's reaction beyond Miranti's expectations, her tone slightly raised, provoking Tara's attention which stopped her pancake chewing suddenly.

    Realizing that, Miranti exhaled heavy air from her mouth, then moved away from Aurora to approach Tara. While on his knees, he held onto the shoulder of the youngest, before saying something to her, “Dear, can you go into the room for a moment? Mama needs to talk to Rora's sister, grab a toy and wait for us for a second

in the room, okay?” say it with a grin. Tara who innocently obeyed the order without asking, while the gaze of Miranti ushered in the departure of the boy who began to climb the stairs and disappeared behind the door of the room. Since failing to become a wife, Miranti is determined that her children grow up well under her care, because she does not want to fail also to become a mother.

    Miranti again approached Aurora who still looks upset with the face bent so that no soft impression can be found there. Miranti stepped in the middle of the items that were still scattered, which made the atmosphere more sultry. “We have to go to Jogja Ra.” said Miranti firmly while sitting packing her collection of novel books from old years and also the most recent purchased. Aurora snorted with a cynical smile still in her establishment, she put both hands to the front of her chest and folded them.

    "Why should we go to Jogja? Why don't we just settle in Jakarta?” aurora Protest.

    Miranti looked up, staring in Aurora's eyes. “You know, this house belongs not only to Mama, but also to your father. We can't stay together anymore, so, we have to sell this house and split the proceeds together. Why should I do it? Because there where Mama grew up from childhood, at least Mama has close acquaintances there. Jakarta is too hard for us, the cost of living is very high, spending on expensive schools, not for the unexpected. I assume you're old enough for me to tell you this.” he concluded while focusing on rearranging the books.

    “Then the reason, why are you divorced? Can you guys stay together, so we don't have to move house? then me and Tara, there's no need to be your parting victims. ” Aurora sat down in front of Miranti, waiting for the response of the woman she had previously respected. At the same time, Miranti was very upset with Aurora's question, but she was fully aware that sooner or later, such a question would come from her son who could reason. He also realized he was indeed to blame, had made his children as victims of his failure to build a household.

    "For the sake of God Ra, Mama also does not want this marriage to fail.” Miranti's eyes begin to wet, but she insists on withholding something that forces a spill. He was not sure he had to say the thing he had been telling himself, but his position at that time forced him to be frank. “Mama apologizes for what happened, but with great force, the relationship between Mama and Papa can no longer be repaired. ”

    “Why?” cecar Aurora, “can't you guys hang on for your kids?” he deliberately put emphasis on the word survive, as a sign if he was injured.

    Miranti gulped, now thousands of needles feel pierced her heart, “Listen to Mama, maybe this is the right time to tell everything.”

    Aurora seemed interested, “oke, I listened, tell me a reasonable reason.

    “It has been almost four years, Papa never gave a living born to Mama, other than because Papa's job is not good, also because ..” Miranti held her breath before continuing her sentence, “Your father is having an affair.” Tears melted from Miranti's eyes in the end, but as fast as lightning.

    “What?” there was a trace of shock on the mimic of Aurora's face.

    “Yes, your father has been secretly fucking other women all this time. ”

    “Do you have any proof? ” exclaimed Aurora did not want to directly trust her mother just like that.

    “Who?” Aurora was getting curious.

    “The guy is aunt Linda. ”

    “Tante Linda who we know and often come home? ”

    “Iya, the guy. Mama finally went to Linda's house, when her son opened the door. She was a little scared and lied, saying her mother wasn't home, but Mama saw Papa's shoes there. Finally Mama broke into Linda's room, and that's where Mama found out your dad was having an affair with Mama's own eyes.”

    Between surprise, anger and guilt, Aurora cries out, "I hate Papa." That's all she can say.

    “Now you understand? ” the question was responded to with a nod of Aurora, “after all living together or parting ways, only I am the one struggling to support you alone, it makes no difference. He didn't even seem to want to say goodbye to you and Tara, look, he never came here again, other than asking for money from the sale of the house. ” Aurora suddenly realizes that Miranti's last words are true, causing deep disappointment in her father. “Now are you willing to move to Jogja? ”

    Aurora threw heavy air out of her mouth before finally nodding, “huft .. In that case, what kind of house will we live in Jogja? ” response from him managed to invite Miranti's smile.

    "well, Dito's old friend Mama, works as a government bank clerk. He offers a bank foreclosure house that is sold at a low price, very in accordance with the funds that Mama has. He said the house was quite large, and the environment was very supportive for Mama's writing activities. What say?” Miranti almost forgot that a moment before she was sad to remember her ex-husband, replaced by a sense of pleasure because Aurora finally supported the decision to move to Jogja. Keep in mind if the house relics of Miranti's parents had long been sold when she decided to move to Jakarta with her husband. So, even though Jogja is his hometown first, Miranti still needs a new home to live with her small family.

    “what is Mama happy with that house?” instead of thinking, Aurora asked.

    “After hearing the details about the house from Dito, Mama found it suitable. Dito wouldn't give us a weird house anyway, would he? She's a good friend of Mama's. ” Miranti assures the doubtful Aurora.

    "ah yes, right too. As long as you are happy, I will be happy. ” Aurora smiled sincerely, “by the way, I'm sorry about what I said earlier yes Ma ?.” concluded.

    “no problem, honestly Mama is relieved to have told you. ” I'm Miranti.

    There was a crackling of the door open, Tara who had separated herself, appeared from behind the door of the room, and boredom was visible from her face. “Tara can already exit Ma? ” tanya so plain.

    Miranti and Aurora laughed in unison, looking at the adorable expression on Tara's face. “Iya darling, come here. You should hear the good news too. ” Tara ran down the stairs in excitement, then splashed into Miranti's arms.

    "Mama already has a new home for Tara, quite large and spacious. Later, Tara can play running around as much there.”

    “really?” Tara was excited to hear Miranti's words.

    “Yes, of course."

    "A nice house like here, Ma?"

    "Much better than this house" replied Miranti so sure.

    "Asiikkk, Tara wants to move quickly" he was very excited to respond to his mother, he was given a kiss with a lot of.

    "Aurora, come here, ”Miranti extended her right hand to Aurora's shoulder, until her body was covered by her two children, she happily said, saying, “Let's open a new better living page in Jogja

later. ”his words are welcomed by the laughter of his two children.

They do not realize, if bad luck is waiting for their presence.