TOMB (MAriska AlKAM)
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Not feeling the sun is soon sinking, a tinge of reddish orange-colored light appears to decorate the sky. Alkam is still in Mariska's residence. Finished buying crutches and ice cream, he intended to go home.

" Maris.gw go home first yes.after again malem.." said the statement.

" okay.lo ride what ?"

" i order ojek online only.gampang.."

" all right.."

Alkam also seemed busy ordering via his phone but because it might be hours home from work, somehow it is very difficult to get a driver. Mariska who saw the slightly annoyed expression on Alkam's face asked

" why? not yet dapet?"

" yes, it's hard to be daritadi.."

" hmmm.yeah, just bring me a car.."

" huh? no need to.."

" yes if you don't need to do not get ojek, do you want to get here?"

" what?? lah don't.."

" yaudah, so bring aja.lagian foot gw injured gini, it is not possible also I'm out take the car.."

Alkam seemed to think for a moment. Before long, the sound of the twins screaming while running towards the two of them. Both of them had taken a shower.

" mommy's kids have all taken a bath?? pinterrrnyaa.. wangiiii.." said mariska while kissing them one by one.

" can they shower themselves?" tanya Alk was amazed

" already.they have taught themselves independently.gw right single parent do not arrive to have spoiled children.two more!! can be bothered daftar." he said with a smile, Alkam only beards.

" yaudah, there if you want to go home.kburu malem "

" i really have a gapapa?"

" appa.."

" believe it? if I run away, what's your car? "

" i went to the cafe lo.."

" is that really my cafe? "

" hmmm.kayaknya the hell yes.ah already, bring aja no papa, look lo can be trusted really.."

" hahaha.okay lah, if that's why lo number, let me save..."

Mariska also mentioned the number then they both kept each other's mobile number.

***

In the morning, Mariska wakes up with her legs still swollen. He scrunched his forehead holding back the pain. Last night he called Mbok well so that some days stay at his house. And today, she decided the twins were off school because no one was taking them. So that Ardan does not have to face the ridicule of his friends.

Not long after the two twins were heard running to him in the room.

" Mommy still sick?" ask Ardan

" a little darling.Have you taken a shower?"

" it's mom.." aretha replied

" have you eaten? "

" already.mbok nah already finished cooking kok mom.."

" yaudah.kalian this day off first yes.now studying in the room gih.trus please call mbok well yes.." his orders to the twins and before long they both had run out of the room.

***

After bathing and preparing to be helped by mbok Nah, he is now eating breakfast while holding a mobile phone, trying to reply to the message sent by Kukuh. Fortunately, his job was over when he was injured, so he did not interfere with his work.

He looked back at his swollen ankle, but his pain had already diminished a bit. A tad. Suddenly his phone vibrated, a sign of a message coming in

morning..how are her legs?

Message from Alkam in. Mariska smiled and then replied.

his feet are still two, not yet

- haishh..is it good that it still hurts?

- hehehe.already meningan, still swollen just the pain has been reduced

- oh thank goodness.trus the same school twins who?

no school, let it be at home first.no one picked this up..

- oh.yeah, I turned the car tar in the afternoon yes, here I was out of work first

not selling the car?

-hahaha.gak, ntar gw in terror ama fierce chick.

I used to work bye

***

The sun was shining, the twins were still asleep in the room. While Mariska sat on the sofa while holding her laptop. Check back the files that will be needed by Kukuh. Mbok well ask permission to go home and later in the afternoon back again.

Shortly afterwards, the roar of vehicles stopped in his yard. And a moment later, Alkam's face appeared in front of the door that was indeed left open. Mariska lifted her face when she heard Alkam knock on the door, then smiled

" loh.already come..he said afternoon? it's still noon.go in.."

Alkam stepped foot while pinching a package containing many snacks for the twins.

" quick work is done.so I'm straight here..hmmm..where are the twins?" tanyanya while circulating the view to see the quiet atmosphere.

" more afternoon bobok..that's bring for the twins?" tanyanya while pointing at the package held by the man.

" yes.make them.but instead sleep.."

" just wait.most immediately wake up.gw take a drink yes" said Mariska while putting the laptop on the table and trying to get up. But directly prevented by Alkam

" eh no need.ntar if thirst I take it myself..how are you feet?"

" oh okay.already no pain.cuman still swollen.."

" are you trying to make a way?"

" belom anyway.fear of jatoh.."

" try aja.kamu hold my shoulder aja.sini.ntar if you do not make latian walk, long time ago loh." he said while extending both hands. Mariska seemed to think for a moment, then she nodded her head. He confirmed the armless negligee he was wearing, then lowered both of his legs slowly. His right leg is fine because of his injured left leg. He held both hands of Alkam who helped him to stand up, and he slowly set his left foot on the floor. He pressed his foot against the floor and when he felt no pain he tried to move his leg slowly.

" uh it's not sick yet." he said with a happy smile.

" that's right.that's right.must make a slow path.Yeah I got off ya.."

Alkam said as he slowly removed Mariska's hands. But because his legs had not healed properly, the pain returned to attack so that his body almost collapsed to the front, but as fast as lightning Alkam pulled Mariska's waist into his arms. For a moment they looked at each other at a close distance. Alkam clearly looked at Mariska's plain face without makeup polish. It's beautiful naturally. But after a moment of looking at each other, they realized and distanced each other's faces

" ah.sori.sori.should not let go first." he said while helping Mariska to sit back. Mariska was silent, between shock and shame. She never looked at each other in close quarters with a man other than her husband. So that the incident just now was enough to make his heartbeat beat faster.

When the awkward atmosphere happened suddenly there was a crying sound from inside the room.

Mariska sharpened her hearing and then gasped in shock at hearing Aretha's cry. The little girl rarely cried, if she cried something must have happened. Mariska tried to get up from her seat and was held by Alkam.

" let me see.Where's the room?"

" that's behind the aquarium." said Mariska while pointing to the large aquarium in the middle of the room. Alkam hastily stepped out of his leg, opened the door and saw Aretha sitting on the floor, putting her face on her knees. The little girl seemed to cry as much as she could, next to her looked Arden with her waking face, stroking her sister's hair.

" why are you beautiful?" asked Alkam while kneeling in front of the little girl. Aretha lifted her face, her nose reddened with tears, her forehead flushed red. A moment later her cry broke again, the little girl scattering her body into Alkam's embrace.

Alkam carried Aretha who was still crying as he pleased out of the room. Arden followed him from behind. Arriving in the front room

" brother.si adek why cry?"

" the jatoh from the bed was.the head was sucked.." explained Arden while sitting next to his mother.

Alkam sat Aretha's body on Mariska's lap. Then he held onto the little girl's forehead

" it's blue gini.so sleep how can you fall from the mattress? usually not too dear." said Mariska softly.

" was.hiks..hiks.tadi.aretha again dreamt of fighting." he replied while crying as he pleased.

" lhoo.kok girls kimpinya gahar that.." seduced Alkam while sitting back to the sofa in front of Mariska.

" was aretha dreaming, brother again in the same tejekin temen-temen.."

" at what taunting?"

" yes that is.which is usually.trus aretha angry, aretha beat them.trus suddenly aretha fell from the mattress.His head hit.sakiitt.." and after telling his dream, the girl returned to tears. Mariska just stroked elus on the child's back. All this time, when they were ridiculed for not having a papa, only Arden cried. Aretha seemed ordinary, but her conjecture was wrong. The girl was just pretending to be okay. His sadness went into the dream. This meant that he really had to visit the school and talk about this to the school.

Suddenly Arden ran towards the kitchen and then came back with a glass of water.

" drink first dek.nangisnya amuase ya.jidatnya still sick?" tanyanya is attentive. Aretha took the glass in her brother's grasp and then gulped it down.

" yes.thank you bang.adek will not cry anymore.biar aja aja cengeng.adek do not need.." kelakarnya make everyone laugh.

" yaudah.now you take a shower gih.later here again.tuh om Alkam buyin you snack.." said Mariska while showing the package on the table. The two of them opened their eyes happily and then ran into the bathroom to take a shower.

Alkam and Mariska smiled at the two children's behavior. But when the two children disappeared from view, suddenly the smile on Mariska's face faded.

He let out a long sigh then poked his forehead slowly

" why? something's bothering the mind ?"

" it seems I have to go to the school of the twins..."

" make? "

" the twins are always in the same bully-temen..during this Arden always cry , but Aretha is not.I think because indeed ardhen cengeng.but it turns out.Aretha just to dream and cry, crying, it means he's also distracted.."

" why in bully?" tanya Alkam did not understand

" hufhh.ya so it is.about the status of those who do not have a father.they are always in the words.yes that is the children.." explained Mariska reluctantly. He seems to be lazy to talk about it too. Alkam just nodded, confused about what to comment