My House of Resilience
Chapters 12. The Useless Man

Ever since her husband never came home, Tanti's been getting worse. Teguh and Indra as his adopted son feel sorry for what his adoptive mother is experiencing at this time. Although they do not know the real problem, but they try to give full strength.

"Mom, you never come home again?" tanya Teguh, the oldest child.

"Father may be busy, Guh. Don't you worry!" A sad moment like this, Tanti could still be steadfast. In the depths of her heart, Tanti wanted to scream.

"Mom, if you can't afford Teguh and Indra, we don't have a problem quitting school!" indra. Although he is the youngest, but problems like this are clearly well understood.

The deg!

Tears of Tanti river. Although they are only foster children, in fact, if treated properly, they can understand the situation.

"Mom does not agree! You will continue your education until the end. I'll try to keep you in school. That's Mom's promise."

The worst is not the time to lament the reality he receives, but how to keep fighting to survive.

Tanti hides the harsh reality about her husband. Although she had to suffer, as long as her children remained fine was already the perfect thing for Tanti.

Every night he prayed for his two adopted children to become good and responsible men later when they had a family.

"Mom, you don't come home anymore?" ask in the days that follow.

"Definitely don't think about Dad. Maybe you are busy. The important thing is to stay in school, son. Don't think about father. I'm here" Tanti said.

After his conversation with Teguh made him unable to bear it. He went into the room locked himself in there. He took their simple wedding album. Flipping through the album in fact makes Tanti more painful.

"You have the heart, Mom! I didn't know that you were playing with our destiny. I tried to endure and cover up all the disgrace you created yourself. How long am I strong like this? If I'm wrong, tell me what's wrong! The more you behave like this, the more certain I will eventually completely ignore you."

Sometimes we know that patience is limitless, but what if it is over? Tanti can be someone else as long as her husband no longer cares about her.

Her sweet promise that Ari said in the past has actually made Tanti no longer believe in him. Although Ari was initially able to accept Tanti's condition of not having children so they decided to raise two children from other people's families with the promise of giving a decent life was not proven at all. Tanti is struggling to build up her foster child's trust that she can and can live it.

Being alone in the room is actually able to parse his tangled thoughts. Slowly he got up to restore the album of memories that in fact had really become a memory for Tanti. Her husband left without news. There's been no living he's received all this time.

Tanti tried to raise her spirits when everything had completely fallen. It was not easy for him to restore the state that had already become zero. In the past, they could work hard to build the perfect household. At present, let alone perfection, the wound that Ari inscribed is not an ordinary wound that will heal by cleaning the wound itself and then pairing the plaster there. The wounds obtained from her husband are inner wounds that are very difficult to heal.

After getting calm, Tanti returned to live her days that were no longer bright. However, his great faith in Teguh and Indra had buried deep in the pain that the useless man had inflicted.

"Indra, be firm, no matter what happens, you don't make me even sadder, yeah! If people ask about your father, say you don't know or are busy with work. Understand, right?"

"Yes, Mom!" answer them in unison.

"Mom, earlier Indra apologized. What really happened between my mom and dad?" ask Indra. However, as a child, he was also given the opportunity to share his grief with his mother. And vice versa, Indra hopes that the woman who became his adoptive mother is able to do the same.

"Mom is okay. You don't need to understand adult affairs. To be sure, stay focused on yourself. I also ask you to be patient for a moment. I'm trying to bring happiness to both of you according to what I promised. I won't deny it, but give me time."

Promise is a promise. Tanti must rise up to try everything for her son. Right now he was thinking of something that could possibly be used to change his entire future. Alone without her useless husband.

The presence or absence of Ari in his life has no effect at all. Precisely with the existence of Ari even makes the inner pressure even greater.

Tanti who has always been the subject of her husband's insults is in fact still trying as quietly as possible in order to stay sane. Even if her husband never thought it existed, vice versa. I can think of that too.

"Mother, Teguh and Indra are Mother's family. If there's a problem, you can tell us. As much as possible we will help you. You will not feel alone because you are always with us" said Teguh.

For Tanti, her two children don't need to know. This is their problem, not their problem. Things survive or not with her husband, the most important thing is that Tanti remains strong.

"You two come here!" pinta Repellent.

Tanti then hugged her two adopted children together. He intended to get the support system for himself at this moment. Whatever has happened to her lately, Tanti has to get up. Do not let Ari increasingly make him oppressed so that the mind gnaws at him. And so Ari will win. Tanti can't lose to him.

"Thank you for being a spirit to Mom. Thank you for sticking with Mom. I'm sorry if I haven't been able to give you something I promised you. But, what you know after this rain storm will definitely be a beautiful rainbow" said Tanti while releasing her embrace. He stared one by one the face of his adopted son as a spirit for him.

This life is not the end of everything. Although the useless man is still her husband, Tanti has promised to rise from the slump.