
Vivi the youngest looked towards
his older brother, wish they would explain and tell me,
finally Devi's second daughter Miehwa spoke up
“Begini om...honestly the three of us.
want Mami back with our papi..”.
“But not your mom's word
…Papi you guys are married again..?” say
“True om...but papi already got his reply..
meet om, we try to meet papi.and the condition of the papi is being hit, already.
a year papi alone.and his wife ran away with a man who was the same age as.
his age..” Clear Devi
“But you are sure your mami
will you forgive your papi..?” continued
“We will try to talk to
mami om.but we beg om also help us talk.that's also if om not.
objection...” Said Devi again
“Good...om will try to talk and.
try to be as minimal as you can so that your mommy comes back with papi
you guys..if you know how tough your mom's character is.
trust me om will try to be as minimal as possible..”.
“Thank you very much om..” says
they are almost simultaneously
“Iya..gpp..om also request.
sorry.receive this decision without asking your mother to speak first.
with you..”.
“Its ok..om..
because it turns out that om is different from the previous men who approached mami..”.
daniel Meihwa's eldest son.
Shortly thereafter, I too paused
to get home, on the way I thought about what I should say to Meihwa…
That afternoon my office was quiet,
only my female admin is there, while the male employee, is
get out of town to monitor the shipping work of one of the contractor's projects
our clients.
My handphone rang.
please just let one of my clients know about work or job issues. But
my guess is wrong, on my smartphone screen written the name meihwa...
“Adrian...What are you doing?” recited
Meihwa's across there
“Again relaxed waiting for a call
from my customer Mei...you're not busy..?” repay me
“Ngga...I again miss you.
want to Jakarta...mau to meet you..suamiiku...” Meihwa said with a long laugh.
“Huuu..your basics....oke...
what time is your flight tomorrow...?” I better talk directly about what
what Miehwa's son said I thought
“I'll use the plane at 6
morning.let's get there early and can spend the whole day with my husband to escape.
kangen..” He said again with a crisp laugh
“Ok May..until tomorrow yes...?” my word
while hanging up my phone.
About 7:00 in less than 15 minutes
I arrived at Soeta airport, the journey Belitung – Soekarno Hatta flat
about 1 hour drive, this time Meihwa does not carry excess luggage
so he was faster to get out at the door of the domestic arrival because it was not necessary
waiting for collection of goods from the baggage of the aircraft.
I saw Meihwa waving
his hand and walking towards me, I smiled towards him, when I had
next to me, Meihwa silently grabbed my arm and we walked
drive to my car in the parking lot, like I thought, Meihwa was like
he usually booked a hotel room where he used to stay if he was
visiting Jakarta, the reason he is a good hotel and not too far away
from airport.
As soon as we got into the room,
meihwa immediately hugged me and showered me with her kiss,
“Wow...May.........” I gasped a little with his hugs and kisses
tubed and suddenly
“I miss you.
day time like we got married yesterday in Belitung..” Meihwa looked at me and no
want to let go of his embrace.
“I..iya May..but someone wants me.
talk to you...”.
“Later...I'm still kangen....”.
I held Meihwa's shoulder and I stared at her eyes signalling.
that there's something important I want to say.
“What do you want to talk about ..?”
Meihwa was sitting next to me lighting her cigarette.
“May..before long I met
your children.Daniel.Devi and Vivi.accidentally they are in Jakarta.
need to be angry or reprimand them.I mean your children are also good.
with her mom..”.
“Oh yes…? What do they talk to
you...?” mimic Meihwa's face looked a little surprised.
“They want to make sure that the man
the man who was close and chosen by his mother was not like the man before
previously approached you...matere...when I also matere ya?” say while
laughing so that the tension on Meihwa's face disappears
“Then they said let alone..?”
miehwa looked at me a little seriously
“They...want the best to.
her mommy...they want her mommy back with her papa.
…Isn't your dad married again? They said they were right.but they already are.
met their papi before meeting me. And their papi's been a year alone.
because his wife ran away and ran away with a man who was the same age as him.
you already got the reply May...” Evidently
“And you must have said you wanted to
fulfill their request by talking to me? You know the answer that will
out of my mouth Adrian.
with his papi son child..even if you want to leave me...” Meihwa Voice
trembling, tears that I had never seen dripping down this woman's cheeks, this time
I saw her wet white cheeks.
“May...forgive me.
mean to make you sad or try to open your heart wound again.
people our age, we must be understanding and want to hear also what the opinion of children
our children.The children of your children are adults, they have a way of thinking.
each one, but the point is they love you and want his family back
intact....”.
“But Adrian.
back with the baby boy's papa after what he did to me.
Adrian...sick...and for years I needed time to heal my wounds....”.
Meihwa's speech interrupted her sobs slowly
“I understand your pain.
May is, I may be a person who understands very well what it means and knows what it feels like.
pain left behind the person you love.what is it he went with the person.
another.or forsake you for leaving this world.
that I've been through.we can't be dissolved by that pain May.
learn to accept.even forgive.so that the wound in our hearts does not become more and more.
severe..”
“So you mean? I gotta
how...?” Meihwa said again
“One you should remember.
ga going where –where..but if I can ask...meet your son.
and ask your heart honestly.
love him.forget what is past.think only today and.
tomorrow...want you do that for me Mei...?” I stared at Meihwa clingy while
i-i held his fingers.
“Good...I will fulfill.
your request...but you will not disappear and leave my life right.?”
Meihwa now who looks at me sad and implied the look of the eyes afraid of loss.
I smiled and stroked
her hair...” did I say..I'm not going anywhere.
back with his papa son son.I'm still the Adrian you know.
here's to you...”.
“Good...I always believe the word.
you said Adrian....” a second later Meihwa put her head on my chest,
I gently stroked her hair and cheeks….
“I miss you.
current Adrian...” Meihwa whispers in my ears.I'm glad Meihwa wants to hear.
all my words.I hugged his body and I returned Meihwa's fondling to remove it.
his longing.
No more words that
out of our mouths, just an instinct to pass the current time.
minute by minute..hour by hour until late afternoon, and Meihwa should.
return to the airport by plane at 19.00WIB night.