The Substitute Mother?
8. The anger of the mother of the Ocean

The twilight spray began to disappear. The wind was accompanied by points of rain falling to the earth, as if to mourn the sorrow that befell Tatiana. In front of the flower-studded red ground, Tatiana was fixated since an hour ago. People who helped usher in the departure of Tatiana's mother have also returned one by one. Only remains Tatiana, Raya, the Ocean's parents and some of Tatiana's close neighbors.

In front of that red earth mound, Tatiana was fixated. His eyes were no longer crying, but his heart was unceasingly burning. Losing a beloved figure made Tatiana seem to lose her life spirit. Tatiana was like an empty shell, truly pitiful.

After returning from the hospital, the body of the mother was taken care of for burial. There is nothing to wait for, so what to postpone. Some of her mother's distant relatives were also there, so they agreed with Tatiana's wishes. Although in fact there is still a sense of reluctance to part with the mother, but as a Muslim we must hasten the funeral so that the body gets a decent place.

"Son, let's go home. The sky is getting darker. The rain also seems reluctant to stop, it could even get worse. Let's go home, honey!" persuade the mother of the Ocean. He also squatted beside Tatiana. He rubbed the daughter-in-law's back lovingly. Really, his heart was broken. As a mother, she could see the great love of Tatiana for her mother. Tatiana seemed to have lost her place to stand. His fragile soul is now devastated by loss.

"Yes, Na, let's go home! You will be sick later. I must be sad to see you like this." Raya also chimed in. Since then, he has not left a friend. She was all herself to Tatiana.

"Mom's gone, Ray. Leaving me. My lonely world is now getting quieter. All dark. I hope it's just a dream, but ... Unfortunately it's real. It's really gone. To whom else would I whine when I did not get what I wanted. To whom else would I find a place to hold, if the pillar on which I hold and lean was gone."

"Na, don't do this. You still have me."

"Tiana, you don't like this, son. You still have your mama, papa, and the ocean. You are not alone. Mama is not your mother."

It was not easy to persuade Tatiana, but thanks to the persistence of Kingdom and Ocean mother, they finally managed to persuade Tatiana.

After returning home, Raya and the mother of the Ocean also brought Tatiana to her room. They asked Tatiana to clean up.

"Well, can I help you?" tawar Raya when she saw Tatiana walking to the bathroom. Tatiana shook her head faintly. He kept walking towards the bathroom.

In the bathroom, Tatiana sat down while hugging her knees. Body vibrates. He was not ready to lose like this. He was not ready to lose his mother. But destiny says something else. Maybe God loved his mother more so he picked her up so soon.

Not wanting to make others worry, Tatiana immediately flushed her body with water. After a few minutes of cleaning up, Tatiana came out. On the bed, there are already clean clothes that might be Raya who has prepared it. Tatiana smiled faintly. True said Raya, he is not alone. He still has Raya, mama, papa, and ...

That faint smile instantly became a straight line. Even until the funeral was over, the ocean had not yet revealed itself. He checked the cell phone that had been lying on the dressing table since coming home from the hospital. There was not a single call or message from the Ocean asking for his whereabouts. The sky began to darken. Soon the Maghrib reverberated. But his figure never showed up.

Tatiana chuckled incisively, to the least importance of her existence to the Ocean.

Meanwhile, in the living room, the mother of the Ocean seemed upset half to death because the son who never showed the trunk of his nose. He felt sorry and sorry for his son-in-law. Supposedly at a time like this, there was an Ocean that gave his shoulders to lean on. Hugs to strengthen. His smile was to treat the bitterness that Tatiana felt. But his only son never showed up. Sakinah and her husband tried to contact the Ocean, but the call was not lifted. Then now that the number is no longer active, the couple growled in anger.

"Nak Raya, Aunty and Om titip Tatiana first yes. Mama and papa would clean up and bring Tiana dinner. You're not papa, are you?"

"Raya's okay, Tan, Om. Let Raya keep Tiana here. Please."

The couple left while Tatiana was still in the bathroom.

Meanwhile, a new Ocean car entered his yard. When the car stopped, the Ocean immediately came down and released the seat belt that encircled the body of Ariana who was asleep. Opened the door with a spare key that was on him.

Darkened. It was the first one seen in his net. The ocean stepped carefully while turning on the lights. He brought Ariana's tiny body to his room, then laid.

"Tiana," call Ocean after pressing the switch. But there is no truth at all. The ocean goes to the kitchen to look for Tatiana, but she doesn't find him there.

"Tiana," call the Ocean again, but still no answer.

The ocean was about to contact Tatiana, but she forgot, her phone was on top of the car dashboard. The ocean immediately went out to his car. When he managed to retrieve his phone, the car of the old man Ocean arrived. With a furious rage, the mother approached the new Ocean coming down from her car and ...

Platkk ...

Platkk ...

Mother Ocean slapped the left and right cheeks of the Ocean so forcefully. Even his breathing went up and down because of difficulty controlling emotions.

"Ma, mama what the hell is coming to play slap Sam like this?" sizzle Ocean tries to control his voice so as not to rise.

"You still ask why? Where have you been all day? Haven't you been home from the hospital since noon?" screeched the mother with eyes lit up.

"I ... accompanied Ariana to the water park with Triani," said Samudera slightly stamped.

"What?" The Ocean mother's eyebrows shot up. Then he chuckled with the corner of the eye that started to get wet. "When your wife is devastated, you have fun with your late wife's twin brother. You know Sam, Mama regrets marrying you to a woman as good as Tiana. You really don't deserve to be her husband. Even at a time like this, you're not with him. You're really great, Sam. Really great. Do you want to reminisce with Triana because their faces are so similar, hm? Make Triani look like Triana? Don't you think how Tiana felt when she found out that when she was devastated by the loss of her mother, her husband was having fun with his late wife's twin? You're a real jerkk, Sam. Very jerkkkk," maki mother Ocean made Ocean who was initially confused to see the anger of the mother is now just round her eyes.

"W-what did your mother mean?" tanya Samudera asked for an explanation.

"Tiana's mother passed away and was buried this afternoon. Papa's really disappointed in you, Sam. As a husband, you've really failed." Father Ocean menukas after silence since.

Samudera's father then guided the wife who was still sobbing into the car. Father Samudera also felt like crying to see the current state of his daughter-in-law. But he just held his sadness in his heart.

When the couple was already in the car, Samudera's mother spoke again, "if one day Tiana chooses to give up, she will support her. I hope it doesn't happen right. Even if it happens, it's worth it."

After saying that, the car of the two old men of the Ocean immediately drove away leaving the Ocean riveted in silence.

The ocean rubbed his face rough. He checked the cell phone he had been ignoring since noon. Turns out the phone ran out of power. He was sure that Tatiana had tried to contact him, but since noon he left his cell phone in the car, Samudera did not know about the departure of his mother-in-law.

"Aaargh, shit! Why did I leave my phone. I need to see Tiana soon. Soon."

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