Gita Dusk Geetruida
Is Mangata my Son?

Geetruida temporarily closes Aya's unfinished life story. The story of how he and Sagara parted ways has been neatly explained in several chapters and the last few parts he typed it will be left to Mangata today. The follow-up part of how he continued his life without Sagara, why he could marry Maulana already he prepared in draft form.

Bruae. The roar of Mangata's car engine stopped in Geetruida's yard, coinciding with her being dressed up.

"Are you ready to go, mam?" Mangata asked as she entered the family room.

"As you can see, darling. Nih, continue the novel yesterday," Geetruida thrust a stack of papers at Mangata.

"There's no adult scene, is there?" Mangata Search.

"Biasalah, as a spice let the story more exciting."

"Ish, but make mam's heart linu, read it," Mangata cerocos while grinning.

"Haha, yes that's it."

"Eh, but ... Is that really from true story?"

"Hem, and the real lead is this woman in front of you, you know."

"Ah right, mam. Aya or Arrabella the former ianjo girl is mami? If it's true, how sad."

"Hey, you doubt me?"

"Seeing the current state of mami honestly I don't want to believe, anyway. I know it's not easy, I don't care how mommy went through it first and how hard mommy's heart was when she had to tell it back."

"That's life, son. The good news is, I've made peace with my past."

Mangata fell silent, he chose to fast read the advanced novel that his mother gave him.

"So, did Aga know that Aya when she left Banjarmasin, was pregnant?" Ask Mangata.

"Somehow, since then I don't know where he is and how he is, still alive or has moved, I don't care until you take Arunika and have a father named Sagara, is it a coincidence?"

"Yes but, although there are not many people with those names, including my name seems to match, mam. Does that mean ..." Mangata hesitated to continue his sentence.

"means what? Is it my fault that you and Arunika do not approve of your relationship if in fact you and Arunika are brothers and sisters?" geetruida.

Mangata shook his head, "Let's mam, we should immediately meet Mr. Sagara so that everything is clear. If indeed the Sagara you mean is the character of Aga in your novel, I can accept. I promise, I will control my feelings for Arunika."

Geetruida. "Unless, there is another possibility that Arunika is not the daughter of Sagara, the man who was once my husband."

***

Arunika welcomes Mangata and her mother with a sweet smile.

"Sorry my father is having some business outside and will be home soon, please wait a while, yes," Arunika said after letting Mangata and her mother sit in the living room.

"It's okay, Arunika. Oh yeah, if your dad's out then where's your mom?" ask Geetruida.

"Ehm, mother died 5 years ago, aunt," said Arunika.

"Oh, sorry. I just want to get acquainted if your mother's still around."

"Assalamualaikum" said a man from outside the door.

That voice, though it had been a very long time Geetruida could guess who it belonged to. Yes, Geetfuida believes it was the voice of men from the past who had expelled him first.

"Sorry to have kept you waiting, you ..." Sagara was choked when he saw the woman sitting next to Mangata.

"It's me, Geetruida" said Geetruida with a forced smile.

"Oh Allah, after decades I have finally found you, Gee," Sagara approached Geetruida, but Geetruida tried to evade.

"Whatever the reason is important now that we meet, Gee. Thank goodness."

"If it wasn't for our children's business, maybe this meeting wouldn't have happened."

"Ah yes, so this Mangata is your nephew?" search Sagara.

Geetruida smiled cynically.

"Why, is not Mangata the son of Helena and Maulana?"

"You didn't suspect anything when I met Mangata?" geetruida Fishing.

While Sagara and Geetruida engage in an awkward conversation, Mangata and Arunika can only exchange glances, trying to guess the direction of their parents' conversation.

"Suspicious of something?" Sagara seemed to think hard.

"At one time a man asked me to name Mangata if his son was a boy and Arunika if if it was a girl."

Dhegs! Sagara and Arunika both gasp.

"Please tell me the truth, Gee. Is Mangata my son?" Ask Sagara slowly.

"You think?"

"But why does he bear the last name 'Maulana'?"

"What's wrong with my son bearing the last name of his uncle and stepfather?"

"Huh, you mean what, Gee?" Sagara is still curious.

"Ja-so, does this mean that Mangata and I are half-brothers?" Guess Arunika.

"No, dear," Sagara replied quickly.

"Huh, I can already guess your answer Sagara. And that's what I've been afraid of for a long time, you don't believe you won't even acknowledge your own flesh and blood" Geetruida said.

"It's not so, but ... Ah, okay. Let me tell you everything."

"Wait, let me answer first why Mangata bears Maulana's last name," Geetruida said, after a long sigh, Geetfuida began his story.

"At that time I went with Mr. Takeshi and Himawari to Jakarta. Luckily one of Mr. Takeshi's friends knew Joseph's bang, he who drove me to meet again with Clay's brother and Joseph's bang. Since then, I've been living with Clay."

"Lho, I think at that time you came to Japan with Mr. Takeshi," Sagara said.

"Who said?"

"Just guess, anyway. The next day after you left, I also left for Jakarta following you. But somehow I met Irene's mother, she said of course you were with Takeshi, because otherwise she would have pulled you back to being a comfort woman in her brothel."

"Hm, what makes you want to catch up with me? Didn't Mr. Takeshi signal that I would definitely be taken with him to Japan, which means it's useless if you still hope for me."

"Ma-mama Alif says you're 2 months pregnant."

"Haha, then why, why do you seem to care about my pregnancy? You don't know whose seed was growing in my womb."

"But I'm sure it's our son, Gee."

"I'm not sure you'll be that sure, Sagara."

Sagara bowed to hear the words of Geetruida.

"Sister Clay scolded me when I found out I was trying to abort my womb at the time.I was really confused, how to live my life in the future. Let alone my son's fate, even my own fate I don't know. Clau has repeatedly lost her baby and offered to adopt my son. Sorry Mangata, mami did not mean to refuse your presence but just because she thought about your future so that she chose to agree you to be the adopted son of Yusuf Maulana and Clairin Peters," explained Geetruida at length.