The End of Two Semesters
Chapter 38 – Buy Baby Supplies

Santi looked at his mother with a sad look. “Do’ain yes, Ma? So that Santi's wedding lasts?” he said he hugged his mother.

“That's for sure, son. Do’a mama is always with you,” replied Halimah.

Halimah rubbed Santi's head gently. The longing has been poured out even if only for a short time, because Santi is unlikely to live in his house anymore.

“One thing you want to tell you, that the household is not about loving or not loving. The household complements each other, do not be selfish and want to win alone. You as a wife, you should be able to keep your husband's good name, and your honor as a wife. Moreover, you will become a mother, of course, will become a teacher for your children later. Mother is the primary teacher for the child. This mother has failed to become a mother, your father is too powerful above all else, so you can only be silent when your daughter is restrained by her father,” said Halimah.

“Iya, Mother. Santi will remember this mother's message. Never fail to be a mother. My mom is my best mother. Thank you, mama still wants to accept me, even though I always disappoint mama,” said Santi.

Halimah hugged Santi again, then rubbed Santi's stomach. “Later if you want to give birth to tell mama,” said Halimah.

“That's for sure, Ma,” says Santi.

“You live with her mother Arya?” ask Halimah.

“Yes, stay with mom and dad. They are very good, Ma,” replied Santi.

“For sure they are good people, Arya alone is very good.”

“Bu, Santi pamit, yes?” pamit Santi's.

“Sactually mom wants you to stay here, San. But mama is afraid that your papa is still like that, which there will be even your content there is nothing if here. Your father still can't accept you leaving when you want to marry the man your father chose,” said Halimah.

“Already, the important thing is Santi every day can communicate with mama, it is more than enough, Ma. Let Santi come with Santi's husband. Arya's good, Ma. Very good,” said Santi.

“Yes he is very good, you are lucky to marry him,” said Halimah. “Oh yes, San. As long as you are gone, it is your mama who secretly takes care of your salon and boutique. Mama signed Asti for your salon, and Tina for your boutique. Those who you trust to take care of your business, they report to your mother by email, and the money from your business you keep yourself here. Here's the card, as long as you go salon and boutique you walk, there are no obstacles. Now that you're home, you can look at your efforts.”

“Thank you, Ma,” said Santi by hugging his mother.

Although Hermawan forbade Halimah to help take care of Santi's business, Halimah did not run out of sense, she still handled all of Santi's efforts no matter how.

Arya and Santi are ready to go home. “Bu Arya said goodbye, yes?” arya.

“Iya, Arya. Careful, huh? Santi Titip. If there is anything with Santi, say the same mama,” said Halimah.

“Iya, ma'am,” replied Arya.

“Santi call me mama, when mama's daughter-in-law calls her mom?” halimah Protest.

“Ah Yes, Ma,” says Arya.

Halimah saw them until their car disappeared from her sight. Something was missing when Santi returned to her husband's house. It feels Halimah still wants to be with Santi, today's meeting feels very short according to Halimah.

Halimah went into her house, and went straight to her room. She saw her husband sitting there waiting for her. Knowing his wife had entered the room, Hermawan got out of his bed, he faced, looking at Halimah with a sharp gaze, “what dissident son have you left here?!” hiss Hermawan full of anger.

“He's a good boy, he's just a victim of your selfishness, Her!” erang Halimah was full of anger. “If you don't restrain him, manage everything he does, he won't rebel like that, Her!” hiss Halimah was full of pain considering her husband who was too selfish to curb Santi.

“I did it for his own good, so as not to be like you!” shouted Hermawan right in front of Halimah's face.

“You don't realize, why am I like that, Her? You should have realized!” pekik Halimah with great emphasis.

“You are the same, like your daughter, the woman who does not know is lucky!” erang Hermawan's.

“Yes, you are the same, ungrateful husband, selfish husband, and a selfish papa!”

“You dare talk to me like that? Do you want me to get out of this house?”

“Appreciate? You should have applied that appreciation to your husband, Halimah!”

Halima did not care about her husband's words. She opened her wardrobe, then took out a few sets of her clothes and arranged them into a suitcase.

Hermawan only saw his wife who was arranging her clothes into a suitcase. He did not stop thinking until he kicked Halimah out of his house. His words had already been chanted and Halimah also filled her speech to leave her home.

“May you be sorry for what you have done so far, dear Hermawan!” halimah said before leaving her home.

“Put your suitcase, Halimah!” shouted Hermawan.

“Why? Afraid I'm gonna die, Hermawan? If I wanted to, I left you, Her!” answer Halimah. “You told me to go, I'll go now! Don't you look for me!” Halimah went straight from her house. She no longer cares about her husband's threats, the most important thing is that she will be free to meet Santi after leaving her husband's house.

Halimah wiped her tears. She also did not want to leave her husband, but her husband had expelled her. “This whole thing started from me, yes this kind of thing happened also originally from me. I was wrong. Hermawan would not be as authoritarian as that to Santi if it was not initially me who started,” Inner Halimah.

Halimah ordered a taxi. He decided to stay at his parents' house, he did not tell Santi first if he left the house. He did not want to make Santi panic, and eventually impact on his content.

As for Hermawan, he was stuck by himself. He looked at the wedding photos he had on the wall. Hermawan shed his tears. He did not stop thinking until he kicked Halimah out of his house.

^^^

Santi asks Arya to deliver to her boutique and salon. Arya complied especially today he is free. Arya takes Santi to her salon first. Santi stared at the Salon he had built from scratch as a result of his own efforts as a model. Santi saw it from the car, then he smiled proudly and had to see the Salon was crowded with visitors.

“I did not expect my efforts would be this crowded, and my employees are also still loyal all to take care of my business,” said Santi.

“If you always plant kindness in others, surely you can also good feedback from that person,” said Arya.

“He was right what you said, Ar,” replied Santi.

“Come down?” bring Arya.

“Ar, I think later if it's quiet I enter,” replied Santi.

“Why?” ask Arya.

“There are still many people, if I go in, surely everything is still busy. Tomorrow, I'll answer Santi.

“Oh yes tomorrow only. Where else is this going?” ask Arya.

“Ke yuk boutique? I just look from the front, enter later, anytime, then we eat yuk, Ar? I want to eat meatballs,” pinta Santi.

“OK, we go to the boutique first, then eat meatballs,” Arya replied with enthusiasm.

Arya knows why Santi won't go into her Salon. It was all because he did not want others to see his condition, and did not want his salon to suddenly be quiet because of his presence. For Arya, what kind of want Santi, it does not affect Arya. Even he was eager to introduce Santi to all of his office employees, but Santi still did not want to be introduced to all of his employees in the Arya office.

Coming home from eating meatballs, Arya teaches Santi to the mall to shop for baby supplies. “Ke mall yuk? Find baby supplies for our child?” bring Arya.

“Ehm .. okay, we go there,” Santi replied.

Arriving at the mall, Arya took a trolley and then she pushed the trolley from hallway to hallway to pick up baby supplies from diapers, blankets, clothes, pants, warm clothes, bedongs, socks, shoes, shoes, and other baby equipment. Arya was busy choosing him as soon as possible will be a father, even though the baby contained by Santi is not his flesh and blood.

Santi until he looked at her. Confused but also overwhelmed. Is this what it feels like to be with a husband? Pounding waiting for the presence of the baby. Friendly, warm, happy are the feelings that Santi experiences every time he is on Aryan's side.

“God, if only Arya could love me, and had there not been a two-semester agreement, I might have been the happiest woman to have a husband like Arya. Being his temporary wife I've been this happy,” Santi's inner.