THE SECOND MARRIAGE
STORIES OF THE PAST
Karolina let out a long sigh before she started to reopen her life story to Wafa. The story of life that he had buried deep into the bottom of a memory that he really did not want to remember anymore. But it is true said people, whose names are memories are still memories, to be remembered not to be forgotten. Because in fact, decades have passed, but Karolina still can not forget the story of her life in the past. All of that still imprints a new kind of thing that just happened a few months ago.
“Mi, if you don't want to tell a story also don't papa.” Wafa said, he saw a soft look on the face of the in-laws.
“Don't love, you are your mother's daughter and your mother's daughter, of course you must know what kind of friendship is established between us.”
Wafa smiled softly, he sat down to face the mother and prepared to listen to the long story of the mother's life in the past.
“Then, your mom and mom were friends. Only friends who know each other normally. We were not friends at that time. Your mother worked at Arsya's papal company as an office girl. At that time, mami and papi were betrothed by our parents, from the past until now, maybe matchmaking between business or between politics was considered commonplace. Mami fell in love with papi when we were met for the first time, at that time papi refused in a match, he said he already had a girl who loved. And you know who son is?? that lucky girl is your mother.”
Wafa was surprised, he did not expect if the life story of his mother and mother-in-law was as strange as her, as complicated and equally difficult to live. “Mother?” Ask Wafa.
Karolina nodded. “Iya son, when it umami angry, mami does not accept. Rejection is the first rejection you get. Because mommy is used to getting whatever she wants easily, and when she gets rejected, she is very angry and hurt. At that time my mother was determined to do anything to get papi, however, papi and your mother had to separate.”
“So, mom also loves papi??”
“Yes son, they love each other. And mommy can see great love in papi's eyes for your mom. It makes my mother angry, and the way you take the anger is wrong. Mami's planning a trap for papi. So that papi can no longer evade and reject our arranged marriage. That night umami called papi, mami said that the mother would give up and talk about the matchmaking in papi want to meet and have dinner with mami for the last time. And papi agreed, that night he came. Mami was determined to make papi bend her knees in front of mami, mami trap papi nak. Mami mixes perangs*ng medicine in her drink.”
“What?? Perangs medicine*ng?” Wafa Repeat.
Mami nodded, she began to sob. “Mami is indeed cunning son, and until now the regret still haunts mami. At that time papi fell into a mami trap, for the love and obsession of mami, mami willingly handed the honor of mami to papi. We were not married. Papi cried when he realized he had done wrong to my mother, he apologized. And you know son? she asks Mom to forget everything and stay away from her. Mami was surprised, mami thought papi would be willing to take responsibility, but she instead said she would not be able to marry mami because she loves your mother so much. Mom is getting tired, mom is starting to give up. Mami tries to be sincere and realize mami's mistakes, maybe that's the result of an obsession that is too big, mami wretched because the mami act itself.”
“Then what happened mi??”