
“Ben has slept with your father! Don't move, pity if you have to wake up again!” greet Naura when Rainer arrives at her house.
“What fever has gone down, Bun?” rainer asked, but he was eager to see his son who was not feeling well.
“Already. Looks like he's exhausted playing the bike.” Mother Naura smiled faintly, understanding her son's worries.
“Wake me up if he's hot again,” Rainer's message while turning around waiting for his wife who is waking up Lula. His daughter fell asleep in the car. The time-consuming journey left Lula exhausted. And inevitably she had to wake Lula, because she was no longer strong enough to hold her big baby.
“Oma ...” call Lula, half conscious she hugs Naura's body.
“Ugh, how beautiful you are, dear! Are you exhausted, right? Sleep we will talk tomorrow morning,” said Naura gently as she rubbed Lula's back gently.
“Zahira log in first, Bun!” pamit Zahira while blocking the body of Lula who almost fell. He immediately asked Rainer for help, so as to help bring Lula into the room that used to be until now still belongs to both of them when staying overnight.
Actually, Lula could occupy Zian's room, because the owner left behind to go to college or, to Reina's room who lived with her husband. But, Rainer was reluctant to leave the room that left many of those memories.
Arriving in the room, Rainer quickly helps Zahira to relax Lula's body. “Ai, we can both surrender, sleep in Zian.”'s room Rainer tries to prevent Zahira from laying down her body next to Lula.
“No, I'll sleep with Lula while I still can,” Zahira said. Seeing that Lula's breathing had calmed down, Zahira turned to look towards Rainer.
“You believe the reason Lula accepted Frans' offer? Isn't that awkward?” zahira asked, suddenly suspecting her husband was involved in a conspiracy that Frans planned to ensnare her daughter.
Rainer turned to look at Lula, he himself still did not believe the reason given by Lula. But, really - or not maybe by marrying them both is the best way to follow everything.
“You know for yourself, Lula has never been close to men, you think I believe?!” rainer's words made Zahira sigh in relief.
“You are so! Why did you just shut up, You should have rejected Lula's request?!” zahira protested, as if reminded of the attitude of her husband who approved of Lula's marriage.
Rainer's index finger was right on his own lips, gesturing the wife who was commonly called ‘ai’ to slow down his voice. He was worried that his father would find out about Lula and Frans' marriage. Of course he had not found a compelling reason not to make the father angry. “Ai, I think this is karma for us!” chirps.
“Karma!?” sigh Zahira.
“Yes! Karma is real! What you plant, that is what you will reap. We are married young, and maybe God wants us to feel what our parents used to feel!”
“Neither is the concept Rain!” Zahira starts to get emotional. “It should be a lesson, so that our descendants avoid early marriage. Don't assume this is karma and allow them to get married!”
“Already, we accept it! You know, if we help the difficulties of others, one day, God will open the way for our problems. Let's just say Lula is planting kindness. And someday he will reap for himself. You forgot how hard we were against our marriage? and now, we've loved each other, even if you're reluctant to separate from me for one night. I'm willing to drive at three in the morning for you to sleep well!” rainer's expression made Zahira switch back to looking at Lula.
“We pray, yuk! In order for their marriage to continue, Lula will marry once in her life. Just like us!” Rainer said, trying to get rid of the anxiety that hit his wife.
“Now!”
“Emang I want Lula to marry a man of my age?!” the three of them exchanged looks. “No, right Yah?” ask Lula.
“No papa, let you get the inheritance later! You hold on first! I'm sure Frans' age won't be long!” rainer said interspersed with a small laugh. Surely his best friend would scold him if he said that.
“Lula don't need inheritance from daddy Frans, Dad!” reject Lula.
Even though Rainer just said that joke made Zahira upset. He could sacrifice Lula for her inheritance. They were still able to provide for Lula, even more than enough of what the child needed.
“Udah-already now better you sleep!” rainer's orders, he who understands Lula is being overwhelmed with fatigue quickly put his body on the sofa in the room. He is unlikely to leave the room, deliberately avoiding questions from his father and mother about Lula. Don't let them hear Lula's marriage from anyone else, before they explain it themselves.
Zahira also laid her body beside Lula. She looked at her daughter who was trying to close her eyes.
“Lula, maybe this is the last night we can be like this. Sleep together, hug each other!”
“Why, Bun? We're home tomorrow morning, right? We can still be like this. I'll ask dad to move into my room.” Lula ended it with a small laugh.
“Lula, Daddy Frans has taken over your responsibilities from us. From today, he who is more entitled to you, surely he will take you to his house, stay with him and the distance will separate us. Lula, make sure it will not reduce your affection to you.”
Lula was silent, trying to understand the mother's words. “Then I will stay with my mother. I don't want to leave dad's house.”
Zahira smiled knot, “Mother wants always like this. But you will sin if you keep holding you back to stay with us.”
So far Lula has never thought about her separation with father and Mother. Slowly he realized, if the decision that has been taken automatically will make him lose time with them. Am I far from my father and mother?
Lula tilted her body, looking at Rainer who was silent while staring at the ceiling of the room. A feeling of worry approached Lula when she found the look of sadness shown by the father.
“Do I just cancel marriage yes, Bun!” lirih Lula, the first time she felt she had made a wrong decision.
“Stay at your decision! Mother believes you can deal with it, a decision you take will certainly accept the consequences. Both good and bad.”
“But daddy just thinks I'm his daughter. She never considered me a grown woman. She is quite mature after all! It is not ethical if we go together as a couple!”
Zahira closed her eyes, “that's why you always ask you to think carefully about every decision you want to make! Next time don't be rash!”
True to what the mother said, this morning Lula only thought about the money five million per day without thinking if his decision could take him away faster than the father's house.
It felt like Lula wanted to come back at 9am where she was about to make that decision. He wanted to reject the request of Frans said no at an early marriage, unfortunately all had happened, he could not return at that time, Lula could only accept the consequences of the decision that had been taken.