TWILIGHT
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The sky stopped the car right in front of the house. Dusk invites his children to enter the house first. While the sky came out of the car to the park in front of the house Dusk. He tried to calm himself.

Dusk went to the kitchen to fetch a bottle of mineral water from inside the refrigerator then followed Sky to the front garden of the house.

He saw the sky sitting on a garden chair with his head bowed.

Dusk approached the sky and sat beside him. He put down the bottle of mineral water he was carrying, and he lifted up the face of Heaven.

His face looks riled up, making Dusk sad. He pulled the body of Heaven and hugged it.

The sky hugged the body of the Dusk tightly. In the arms of the Twilight he brushed away his tears of anger and sadness.

The twilight let the Sky release all its anger. She gently rubbed her husband's back, giving comfort to the sky.

After feeling comfortable, Sky released his embrace from the body of Dusk and immediately wiped the remaining tears on his cheeks.

"I'm sorry you saw me like this." Sky Speech.

Dusk smiled, "I'm glad to see the other side of my husband." Dusk thrust the mineral water he brought earlier.

The sky opens the bottle and drinks a sip of water. He took a deep breath and exhaled it with annoyance.

"Do you want me to give you some time alone, ma'am?" Ask Dusk.

The sky stared at Dusk, he shook his head and held the hand of Dusk. "My company is here for a moment."

Twilight nodded his head.

The sky stared blankly ahead, while Dusk was trying to stop the curiosity that was in his brain.

"He's my mother, Nja."

Dusk was slightly surprised to hear the words of Heaven, his guess was correct.

"Let's see, I still deserve to call him that." Sky continued, his gaze seemed to be recalling its mass.

The twilight recalls the unpleasant childhood story of Sky and his Mother to be retold.

The sun holds both hands of heaven. "Do you want to hear my story about Budhe Imah mas?" Ask Dusk.

The sky stared at Dusk, "I don't want to know about him, Nja." Speak the Sky, but there is doubt emanating in the eyes of the Sky.

Both of them were silent, both of them were staring forward in their minds.

"Mother met budhe Imah while she was still selling in the market." Dusk stopped his story, he saw the unmoved Sky.

"At that time, Budhe Imah became a pelvic coolie, and became a subscription for mothers to bring their groceries to the rickshaw. Mother and budhe Imah got closer, and heard the story if her husband had a stroke.

From there the beginning of budhe Imah lost all his property. Budhe said that no brother would help them, Budhe only said that maybe this was the result of his actions in the past.

And now I know what it was like for Budhe to make it this way."

"Good, I should also be able to see how devastated his ex-wife is now." The Sky's tone seemed to hold a lot of anger.

Dusk hugged the Sky, "Dad is still always helping budhe, mas."Saying Dusk slowly.

The sky was shocked to release the embrace of Dusk, "What do you mean, Nja?"

"I never heard it from Budhe, but Mom told me everything. Budhe's ex-husband is rich, he knows what happened to Budhe.

Every month budhe gets remittances from her ex-husband for pakdhe's treatment and their lives. But Budhe never touched the money, even until now the savings book budhe Mother who holds.

Budhe felt he didn't deserve the good of the people he hurt."

Dusk stared at the sky gently, wiping away a drop of tears that came out from her husband's eyes.

"He doesn't deserve Dad's kindness." The sky was soft, yet it sounded like an expletive.

"Are you making yourself Lord?" Ask Dusk.

The sky was squealing hearing the question of Dusk.

"I don't want my husband to be disobedient to his mother." Dusk.

"Nja!! you realize what you're talking about!?" The sky looks angry. "You defend him more than I do, your husband!!"

Dusk raised the hand of Heaven, trying to calm down. "I'm sorry I made you angry, ma'am. I'm not defending him, I'm defending you in front of our Lord."

The sky released his hand from the hand of Dusk. "Don't make excuses, Nja."

"She's your mother, mas. As painful as what hurt he ever gave you, he's still your mother and he's still your Surga.

Do not blaspheme it, as if you were the one most entitled to do it. God has given him the punishment he deserves.

We as humans can only forgive. Though I know it's too hard for you to forgive him, try to be at peace with your heart."

The twilight touched the chest of Heaven, "I know, here you are missing him a lot. You're also hurt seeing it that way."

The sky bowed, his hands clutching tightly at the end of the garden chair.

Dusk rubbed the back of the sky. "Be at peace with yourself first."

The sky looked back at the twilight. "Can you just leave me alone, baby?" ask Sky.

Dusk nodded, He stood up and smiled. "Don't be long, ma'am. The night air is not good for you."

"Thank you, baby."

The twilight kissed the Sky and left the Sky alone in the garden.

At home, I greeted him in the living room. Sky and Sora were also waiting in the guest room, wanting to ask what happened to their papa.

"What happened to your husband, Nja?" Ask Mom.

Sky and Sora.

"Mama would like to tell Sky and Sora, as well as Ibuk." He looked at his mother. "Actually, Nek Imah is Grandma Sky and Sora as well."

"What Nja!?"

Mom was shocked, while Sky and Sora were just plain ordinary. Because according to them, Imah is their grandmother as well.

"Grandma's Mom Papa, son." Dusk clarify.

"Father's papah?" Sky and Sora stared at each other.

Twilight nodded, "Yes son. So Grandma Imah is Sky and Sora's grandmother, just like Laila's."

"Yeyyyeh!! Sora's got another granny" Shouted Sora in excitement.

Dusk looked at Sky who was just silently thinking about something. "Sky's not happy? Isn't Sky the most affectionate with Grandma?"

"Sky's happy, Ma." Answer Sky.

"Then?"

"If it's true Grandma is Papa's mother, why is Papa angry with Grandma?" ask Sky.

Dusk fell silent, knowing that Sky would ask him this.

"Yes, Ma. Why is Papa evil to Nek Imah?" ask Sora too.

"Papa is not evil Sora, Papa must have reason to be angry with Nek Imah. It's not that mama used to tell us that when Mama was angry with us it was because mama loved." Sky answered Sora's question.

"ah, yes. Right Sky." Sora justifies Sky's explanation.

"True Sky, Papa is indeed dear to Nek Imah. It's just that papa has a reason why papa is angry with Nek Imah. Just like you have a reason to be mad at Sky or at Sora. It's just that mom can't tell me why, because it's an adult problem. Sky and Sora understand papa's condition?"

"Will Papa be better off with Grandma, Ma?" Sky asked, "I'm sad to see Papa and Nek Imah marahan."

"Sora too. Sora's afraid to see papa get angry." Sora hugged Dusk.

"I'm sorry Papa, baby."

The sky appeared from the door of the living room, He approached his children who were beside Dusk.

"Father shouldn't do that in front of you. I promise I won't repeat."

"Promise?" Sora showed her little finger at the sky.

"Promise." The sky hooked her little finger on Sora's little finger.

Sora smiled and moved into the lap of Heaven.

"I'm sorry, Sky?" The sky saw his son who indeed had a more mature mind than his age.

"Sky's not mad at papa." Sky replied, "Sky only thinks about the feelings of Grandma, she must be sad to see papa angry at her. Just like a sad mama when Sky gets angry at mama." Sky looked at Sora.

Dusk rubbed Sky's cheeks and looked at the sky, seeing her husband who was stunned by the speech of the five-year-old in front of him.

"Papa's gonna apologize tomorrow, so Sky doesn't have to be sad anymore huh?"

Sky nodded happily.

"That's it, let's take a break. We have to go to Jakarta tomorrow." Take Sky.

"Yes, Honey. Go to the same room papa yes, Mama wants to be here first with grandma." Dusk.

"Yes, Ma." Sky and Sora ran first to their room.

"The sky to the room first yes, buk." say Sky to Mother Dusk.

"Yes, son."

The sky rushed off to Sky and Sora's room. While Dusk remained sitting in the guest room, telling what really happened between her husband and Imah.

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