An Unwanted Match
THE JYTD 24

Thea now holds a device in her hand. He repeatedly sighed when he turned on this device. Trying to strengthen himself again, that the decision he will take is the best way for everything.

"Thea?"

Thea was silent for a moment.

"Finally you called too, how? Have you made your decision?" ask the guy again.

"Yes, Ky" he replied very slowly.

The voice of a young man from behind the phone was also heard chuckling after hearing his answer.

"Then?"

"I will comply with your request, but on two conditions" Thea said.

"What's that?"

"After you drop your demands, let me accompany her until she leaves the hospital, after which I will go home with her first. I want to take my things from his house."

"What's that supposed to be? You'll get everything with me, just leave your stuff."

"Must, Ky. If you don't follow my terms, I'll disappear forever. And you'll never see me again" Thea said.

"Are you threatening me?"

"No, it's serious, Ky."

There was a moment of silence, until finally Wingky voiced again on the phone.

"All right, I accept your terms. But, just until he got out of the hospital. I'll pick you up that day, too. If not, I'll make sure he dies."

Thea was silent and did not answer.

And he turned off the phone.

***

The relationship between Galang and Bi Esti now began to stretch, Galang never spoke or greeted him again. He always dodged whenever Bi Esti paid attention to him. His attitude that so drastically changed and became cold made Thea did not know what to do. What happened between them, he doesn't know. Neither Galang nor Bi Esti, neither of them wanted to tell a story. Again, he should be in a position like this. A position where she did not know about her husband's family problems.

Wingky has also kept his promise, which is to withdraw his demands on Galang. He relentlessly contacted Thea to collect a promise, so that Thea could leave Galang according to their agreement.

However, Thea still wanted to buy some time, just like what was planned. It's not easy to handle a guy like Wingky. He must be careful, and carry out what is intended from the beginning.

And today, right on Saturday after that pretty complicated back day. Galang still looks silent, he who has been allowed to go home by the doctor was preparing to wear his jacket.

"Thea, Papa wants to talk to Galang. Can you?" ask Mr. Yahya who just entered the room.

Thea who accompanied Galang also looked again at her husband, Galang did not turn to see the arrival of Mr. Yahya. He behaved indifferently, even to his own father.

"Yes, Pah," Thea replied as she slowly stepped out leaving the two of them in the room.

After being outside, Thea closed the door. He's not going anywhere anymore. Stand in front of the door. He was actually very curious as to what the two of them would talk about. In his heart he kept asking the question 'what happened?'

He also looked here and there. Bi Esti is not here.

"Lang, should you behave like this to Bi Esti?"

The voice of Yahya began the conversation.

Thea brought her body closer to the door.

"Why? You think what I'm doing is wrong, but you're justifying what you're doing to me, is that fair?" The sound of light sounded slow. However, it did not reduce his anger towards Mr. Yahya.

"Lang, Papa doesn't want you to know. But Papa and Bi Esti agreed to all the deals before Papa brought you home 13 years ago, Papa ...."

"What's? Papa was going to say that my own mother didn't want me? If the person who had been babysitting me was my foster mother? You two are theatrical, fooling me with all the facts."

Thea tightened her handrails on the doorknob. Galang's words just now. What does it mean, he is the son of Bi Esti?

"If I had known this from the beginning, I would never have been a beggar in front of Mama. I was stupid, always wanting to be acknowledged by Mama. I have a mother near me."

"Listen to Papa first, Esti did it for a reason. And you too have been the real Papa since the beginning of your arrival ...."

"Enough, Pah. All those reasons are bullshit. And again, about that operation-"

Thea brought her body closer to the door. Galang sounded very objected when he said about his operation.

"I'll never do it."

Thea's eyes were round in disbelief, how could Galang possibly say that. The operation was very important to him.

Clamps!

The door suddenly opened from inside.

Thea was surprised, because she saw that Galang had opened the door. His face still looked a bit angry and tangled.

And Galang also immediately pulled his hand quickly when Pak Yahya tried to hold back his departure without a word anymore.

Galang so tightly pulled his hand away from Mr. Yahya. Until finally their steps stopped when Bi Esti was in the opposite direction approaching the two of them.

"Aden, is aden ready? Let's help Auntie."

"No need, I can do it myself."

Thea again looked towards Galang. He really looks flat on Bi Esti. It's not like it's always sweet and very close. It seems, Galang's disappointment in Pak Yahya and Bi Esti has been very big. Until he behaves like this.

Bi Esti also instantly fell silent.

Until Galang withdrew Thea's hand again leaving the hospital without using Mr. Yahya's car.

He would rather use public transport than be with them.

They were on a bus to Jakarta. The bar still looks silent. His eyes were empty out the window.

Thea's pounding.

Trying to break Galang's daydream.

However, Galang did not respond and was still staring out the window glass. Thea frowned, because she had been silent since.

"Are you hungry? I have bread, will you?"

Silent perch.

Thea put her bread back into the bag, she clucked lazily and leaned her body with a slight frown. This really sucks when Galang acts like this.

When Thea was about to find another way to console Galang. He felt the phone in his bag shake.

One message.

The sender's name was Wingky when Thea saw his phone.

Thea let out a breath that felt claustrophobic when she saw the name again in her eyes, she looked towards Galang. The young man was still with his residence. He also opened the contents of his message secretly without Galang's knowledge.

"Today, I'll take your promise to me, Thea."

That's how the message is.

Thea closed her eyes, trying to calm herself as quietly as she could.

"No, I can't hesitate. This is for Galang's sake, I must be ready to accept whatever the risk is." Thea muttered inwardly.

***

After arriving home, the two of them went inside still carrying a mess in their hearts that could not be erased.

This house still looked deserted, it seemed like Bi Esti and Pak Yahya had not come yet. Thea helped Galang to the room and made a bed for him to rest.

After what Galang had done all this time, this time he had to be more than what Galang had done for him.

"The, wait." Galang suddenly held back his steps who was about to take a warm drink into the kitchen.

"Why?" ask The. He saw Galang seemed to be thinking about something, he who was lying on the bed was seen silent for a while after holding his step.

"Lo won't leave me, will he?" galang asked in a soft voice and still held Thea's arm.

"That? That's .. I."

"Promise me, you will not leave me, The," said Galang again while tightening his hand grip.

Thea still hasn't answered in a few seconds.

"Pokonya, you do what Papa asks. You can not go anywhere, out of the house you have to be cemented. We have enough evidence to make everything clear. If I'm innocent, and this is all slander. Papa will guarantee you safety, and I will also keep you whatever happens."

Thea lowered her head and nodded slowly.

He tightened his hand to Galang, the proposal from Mr. Yahya had indeed been followed so far, namely breaking contact with Wingky after the sudden withdrawal of his demands. But he knows exactly the nature of Wingky.

Wingky, who he knew, would always try to get whatever he wanted. Moreover, it was very clear yesterday he had to slander Galang in that way. He was very sure, Wingky would have done more desperate things than that if he did not comply with his request.

"But, Lang. I want to ask you something."

"What's that?"

"Why don't you want an operation?"

"Are you talking to me about Papa?"

Thea was silent as Galang asked her back.

"Gue doesn't want everything to be repeated from the beginning again, that's why."

Thea frowned not understanding. "You mean?"

Galang also tried to sit and face entirely towards Thea.

Thea continued to look at her husband who was still a little pale. Trying to find answers about what makes him curious.

"Sometimes, I feel that life is playing on me. But, on the one hand, I still believe that God will not give you a test beyond human ability."

Galang was silent for a moment before he continued his words. "Do you know, in the head there is a memory that keeps the memory of what we have been through all this time."

Thea's quiet.

"Gue doesn't want that memory to go away, The."

Thea was still listening, her smiley face seemed to be getting heavier as she said. He's got. Because the burden of problems that Galang bears in this house is so difficult and heavy.

"The risk I'm going to get. Even the worst, I'll ...."

"No, please do not continue your words," said Thea who held back Galang's words with a soft touch on her cheek.

He looked deeply into my pair of eyes in front of him. Don't want to miss a second. He didn't blink.

A sweet smile.

"As you often say, everything will be fine. I trust. And I will always believe in you, that you will be strong under any circumstances. You have to survive with or without memories of the past. Because people who love you, will definitely try to accompany you, until happiness comes."

Galang was still smiling as he slowly raised his hand back Thea's gentle strokes on his cheeks.

"Is that elo?" ask Galang.

Thea just nodded slowly and smiled answering Galang's question to her.

"All right, I'll do anything. As long as there are lo beside me, The," said Galang while pulling his wife's face in front of his face as close as possible.

Thea was silent as Galang gave a deep kiss on her forehead. She still survives fulfilling her duty as a wife for Galang for today.

Truly, he will surely be the worst person Galang ever remembered.

His heart was broken many times. It hurts so much when he has to make the toughest decision of his life.

***

Even the night came to cover some parts of the world, without being able to repeat the sound of seconds clockwise continues to accelerate with regularity. Reminds us that what has passed cannot happen again.

Right at half ten in the night, the cold from the AC that began to puncture his thin skin, Galang began to be disturbed from sleep.

He stretched out his hand to the side, trying to reach his wife's warm body. There's none.

"The?" He started calling that name slowly.

There's no answer.

He woke up and sat down, still faint. He looked into the bathroom. The door seemed to open slightly, indicating that there was no one inside.

He got out of bed and stepped out of the room. Still feeling drowsiness due to the effects of the medicine he was taking, he walked down the stairs. I don't know what he was dreaming about, and he suddenly woke up suddenly, which obviously now he felt his throat was so dry. He also hopes to meet Thea in the kitchen if there is one.

"Den, howdy?"

Galang fell silent, stepping straight into the kitchen without answering Bi Esti's greeting to him. Bi Esti also followed in her footsteps, as if she did not want to waste any time when she saw this coming.

"Let Aunty make warm tea, Aden wait a moment," said Bi Esti holding back the hand of Galang who had held a teapot.

Galang is still silent. When Bi Esti made one cup of tea for him. He looked around, Thea wasn't here.

where'd he go? It felt like he was asking Bi Esti. But he couldn't possibly forget about Bi Esti's lies to him all along.

"This is his tea, Den ..," said Bi Esti suddenly cut off when she was about to pour the tea that she had finished making because the person near her had now disappeared.

Bi Esti sighed, putting the cup back on the table listlessly.

Drear. How long will he live like this?

***

Stepping into every corner of the house, he wondered why he had not seen Thea anywhere.

The feeling is starting to feel bad, even though Thea looks fine all day.

He kept calling his wife's name. However, there was still no answer from the woman. Where is he?

Until he gets back in the room, he doesn't get his wife here. He checked the whole wardrobe.

Everything is still there, all Thea's clothes are still here.

But where is he?

Shortly thereafter, he heard a loud ringing of a cell phone on the table.

He immediately ran to get it. A message from his cell phone.

"Don't look for me. Because from now on, I'll be gone from your life, Lang. I want us to get a divorce, because I've never loved you. From now on, we live each other's lives. Be happy without me."

That's the message he got from a name on his phone.

'My wife'

"Thea? No! This is impossible!"

Galang began to accelerate, because his heart began to get more anxious and erratic. He walked into the living room and wanted to find Thea outside the house.

Who knew Thea was just looking for some fresh air outside. He hopes so. Trying not to believe the message. He was sure Thea wouldn't leave him in this situation.

No. gabe.

He can't leave her. If indeed Thea left, he would definitely look for her right now so that he could. She believes Thea loves him too.

Galang's mind started to get messed up.

Clamps!

The door of the house opened.

He stared at the spot when he saw a woman standing before him with a hateful look full of anger.

Plaque!

A very hard slap hit Galang's cheek by the woman who turned out to be Bu Rini.

Galang increasingly silent, he did not hold his cheek that felt tingling because of the slap of Bu Rini on him. The pain in his cheek, this was nothing compared to the pain in his heart right now.

"Still dare you go home? Haven't you had enough problems for me, huh?"

Galang looked down, Miss Rini must have known the problem at this time. The woman's anger looked so great on her. Irregular breathing and slightly vibrating voice even more signifies that Bu Rini will vent all her emotions.

"Basic trouble!" Ms. Rini pushed the frail body backwards, when Galang did not take any stance. He was increasingly expressing his frustration.

"Why do you have to come to this house! Why you should be in my life! I'm sorry to have accepted you, you son of a bitch!" he snapped again with one hard push that made Galang fall to the floor.

Galang was still silent with his mother's treatment, sobbing and outbursts of anger. He will accept whatever it is, because he knows it must have been very disappointing.

Even now, Miss Rini continues to berate him nonstop.

"Astagfirullahal adzim, stop it, madam! What's the matter?" said Bi Esti who suddenly came while removing the hand of Bu Rini who continued to beat Galang.

"You should never have existed! My life would not be ruined like this! Because you! All because of you!" snapped Bu Rini again with a loud and stuffing that came into being.

Bi Esti also brought Galang into his arms, blocking the increasingly abusive treatment of Bu Rini.

"Because of you, my job contract is off! Because of your problem, I humiliated people! You fucking child carrier! The murderer! You should have just died from this world!"

Bu Rini just kept looking for a gap to beat Galang from Bi Esti's embrace. He screamed, chided and continued to vent his emotions. Until Mr. Yahya who just came was very surprised by the commotion that occurred in this house.

"Rini! Why are you like this? Stop, Rin!" said Mr. Yahya while keeping Bu Rini away from Galang's body.

Galang still survives with his residence. For a moment he forgot. That he was looking for Thea. He saw two women crying for him. He didn't want to say. Because the anger of Bu Rini is very reasonable.

"Don't stop me again, Mum! This is already too much! He has dared to tarnish my good name! He's already throwing shit at my face!"

"Rin, ease your emotions a little bit, I can explain everything about the matter. You have misunderstood. Not guilty of his problems."

"No! I don't want to hear any more explanations from you, Mom!" said Miss Rini loudly.

He went back to Galang who was still on the floor with Bi Esti with a hateful look.

"Basic killer! You deserve to go to jail for your mistakes! You killed my husband! You ruined my life! Because of you I lost my husband! And now you give the same problem! Haven't you got enough trouble yet, huh? Just kill me so you can be satisfied!"

Miss Rini kept saying. "You don't deserve my husband's last name! You don't deserve to use my son's name! That name is too precious for you to wear, you murderer!"

Again the words were spoken by Ms. Rini.

Galang's gaze began to empty, Bi Esti increasingly tightened her embrace. Mr. Yahya also continues to separate Bu Rini from Galang.

"Esti, quickly bring Galang into the room!" the order of Mr. Yahya who was holding Bu Rini.

However, a short while later, Galang started to move. He released Bi Esti's embrace on him slowly.

He stood right in front of Bu Rini, still lowering his head. He hasn't said anything yet. Until in the end, he reduced his body to the floor with his knees as his body support.

Bi Esti grew sobbing crying when she saw Galang bend his knees in front of Bu Rini.

Mr. Yahya is silent. Ms. Rini was still with her hateful gaze.

"I'm sorry, Ma."

It sounded very soft as Galang spoke.

"I'm sorry I couldn't be what you expected. I can't be the kid that Mama wants me to be. I'm sorry that I've always made Mama suffer since my arrival. Sorry, I'm really sorry about Mama,"

"I'm sorry? Is that all you can do, huh? That alone is not enough to make up for all your mistakes to me!"

"If there's anything that can make you forgive me, I will. Whatever it is, you can accept me a little bit as a child. Even if only a little and only once. I'll do Mama's request to me" said Galang slowly.

"Are you really going to do what I ask?"

"Yes, whatever it is. When I do what you ask, I will ask for nothing more than to hear you accept me in your life. Even though it was just a little and a blink of an eye. I just want my mom to admit me."

"Well, I'll say a request and then I'll acknowledge you as a child."

Galang, Mr. Yahya and Bi Esti waited for a while to listen to what Ms. Rini would say. Hopefully he will do what he says.

"Death .. It is your penance for killing my husband, and I will forgive you for life" said Ms. Rini softly and flatly.

TEG!

Except for Galang, Mr. Yahya and Bi Esti's eyes were perfectly rounded when they heard Mr. Rini's words just now.

Bi Esti was soon scurrying to hunt down the frail body of Galang who was still bent on his knees on the floor.

"Astagfirullahal adzim, No! Don't listen to that! Nay! Close your ears and eyes, son. Don't listen to anything. Don't listen to what Madam says" Bi Esti said as she covered both of Galang's ears with her hands. His sobs were breaking even more as he looked at Galang's current blank expression.

"This is too much! Why does the madam talk like that? Galang is your real son! He is your real son! How could the madam tell him to die!" said Bi Esti in an angry tone to Bu Rini.

"No! He's not my son! My son is dead! Besides, what's your business with my family? You're just a maid in this house, I can fire you anytime Esti!" timpal Bu Rini with a hard.

"Rin! Don't exaggerate! Stop this fight. Esti, quickly bring Galang into the room. Now!" said Mr. Yahya who had earlier broken up a fight between them.

The situation is getting chaotic, the anger, the emotions, the cries of sadness. It all seems to have spilled out tonight.

The lights are getting quieter too.

"No, Mister. I have decided, from now on I will take back Galang with me," said Bi Esti with a serious look at Mr. Yahya.

"Please! Take her! Get him out of my life! If necessary, don't bring her back to this house again!" cut off Bu Rini interrupts Pak Yahya who almost said.

He closed both eyes. Anyway, it's so painful he feels. As he heard clearly before him, Bu Rini vehemently refused his presence in this house.

No. gabe.

Ms. Rini had already balked at herself in her life.

"Well, if she's unwanted by her birth mother, I'll take her away from here, I'll make her forget all about you!"

"Esti, please don't take such a decision. How can you forget your promise to Puguh. Galang is their biological child, you can not take a unilateral decision Esti," said Mr. Yahya.

Bi Esti continued to cry, she was now beside Galang again and was looking at the empty gaze of a young man before her.

"I can do it. Because I am still her mother until now, since my baby was nurturing her, I gave breast milk to her, even until this moment, I continued with her. Take care of her like a mother. I brought her here because Mr. Puguh said that this woman almost went crazy after losing a child! But, what does Galang get here? Just suffering."

In a cry, Bi Esti directed Galang's empty gaze towards him. Making what Galang wanted all this time materialized and will not be hope again.

"For so long, I've been guilty because I've let him suffer. If she is considered worthless by her birth mother, but I consider her a blessing. Blessing from God for making him in the world. And today, I will stop his suffering. I will make her feel the warmth of a mother's affection. I will do anything for his happiness. I ...," said Bi Esti faltered due to her own sobbing as she saw Galang begin to look back into her eyes with a sad look.

He immediately pulled the frail body into his arms warmly.

"Mom's gonna take you home, son. We're gonna start a new life, and you're gonna use the name I gave you. Juno, the mother's son," Bi Esti said as she gently rubbed Galang's hair in her arms.

***

Galang and Bi Esti had already packed their things in bags. Bi Esti said last night, it seems like Galang has decided to leave the house as he requested.

Ms. Rini stared flatly at the steps of those who were about to come out from inside her house. He took the time to see them go. Their departure was the greatest wish of his life.

A moment later, he saw Galang putting a bag in front of the exit. His face looks so sad. But he didn't cry. The young man walked towards her and stood before her.

"I've decided to go with mom, if you don't want to see me again" said Galang.

"Lang, please listen to Papa. Just this once, don't decide anything quickly without a second thought. Your mama said that because she was emotional, you do not need to leave this house," prevent Mr. Yahya who is still trying to resist the decision taken by Galang.

"No, Pah. I ... Give up, I don't want to trouble Mama anymore. I'm just giving you trouble, and I'm gonna get out of your life as far as I can."

Bu Rini is now increasingly looking towards Galang. He did not say until Galang decided to leave this house. And Mr. Yahya was also trying to persuade him to undo Galang's intention to leave.

"But before that, can I hug Mama? Once a time," said Galang then slowly and looked towards Bu Rini.

"No! Till now, I don't want you touching me!" But without another word and without his consent, Galang quickly hugged so tightly.

"Take me off! I wouldn't be touched by a murderer like you! Off!" said Bu Rini while trying to release Galang's embrace. However, Galang even more tightly hugged him.

"This is my last hope, before I go ...."

There was a sound of Galang's voice near his ear. Even when he was still trying to let go of Galang's embrace. This young man continued to say.

"I love Mama so much, I love Mama all my life. Thank you for trying to take care of me and bring me into this world. I am so grateful to have met my mom again. Even though Mama never saw me, but I was happy. I'm so happy."

Bu Rini suddenly fell silent from her attempt to release Galang's embrace.

This feeling, why would this person that he hated so much even thank him? And again, is this child crying? Even his voice sounded like a whisper as he said. Has he hurt her so much? Why does he feel guilty now? No. gabe. The feeling is so painful. He should be happy because this child is leaving his life.

"In the next life. I wish I was Mama's son again."

A moment later, Galang released his embrace. And Bu Rini even responded with wonder this attitude. The bar looks more and more lowered his head. Rini's mother was stunned when Galang kissed her hand as a sign of their separation.

Heavy and very painful

Why is his heart even like this, once again Bu Rini tried to shake off all her feelings