An Unwanted Match
THE JYTD 25

"Ri." Someone's voice calls.

"Emh, yes. Mas, what's up?" asked Bu Rini who was shocked by the arrival of Mr. Yahya behind her.

"I should ask, what's wrong? Why are you standing at the door of Galang's room?"

Ms. Rini was silent for a moment. He wondered why he was in this place and even daydreamed unclear.

"Did you miss him?" Pak Yahya's question somewhat made Bu Rini shocked.

"That's .. Maybe I miss him, Mas. The stupidest thing I could never have done" he replied quickly. However, somewhat flattened. She saw her husband even looking into the open room in front of them.

For years he left home and never came back. Perhaps, her husband was the one who missed Galang. Because they both looked close long ago.

"Why is Mas still keeping all that kid stuff here? I'm going to clean this room and throw away all the stuff so that Mas forgets about the kid" he said as he went inside.

"Don't, Rin."

"Why?"

"I still hope he comes back and stays in this house again, until whenever I will wait for that day to come," said Mr. Yahya who holds one arm of Ms. Rini.

"Ck, and until any time. I will never accept it, now my life is calm and happy without the troublemaker" she said, letting go of her husband's hand.

"Are you really happy? But what I see now is a mother who is feeling the loss of her child."

Ms. Rini was somewhat jolted by Mr. Yahya's statement. "Mas guess is wrong," said Bu Rini flat while leaving Pak Yahya who was still standing in front of the door of Galang's room.

***

At about eleven o'clock in the evening, Ms. Rini walked quickly to her own room. With an envelope in hand. His heart was now riled erratically, this envelope he got after suddenly wanting to enter again Galang's room.

Somehow, since the departure of Galang a few years ago, he so often daydream in front of the door of the child's room. And the contents of this envelope became the biggest question in his heart. And that question she would ask her husband right now.

And when he got into the room.

"Mas, wake up" he said as he moved the body of Mr. Yahya who had fallen asleep. A few moments later, her husband began to pierce and open his eyes.

"Eyeh, Rin. What's up?" ask Mr. Yahya astonished.

"Please explain what this means to me, Mas" said Ms. Rini, putting the envelope she was holding next to her husband, who was still lying down.

Pak Yahya turned his head and saw what Bu Rini had given him. He frowned when he saw the envelope. While Bu Rini was now taking notes with curiosity.

"Where did you get this?" ask Mr. Yahya.

"It doesn't matter where I got it from. To be sure, Mas had to explain what was inside that envelope. Who's Juno? Why did Mas Puguh have to do my DNA test with that kid?" ask her a little hard.

She saw that her husband had sat up and woke up, his face glum as he looked at the envelope in his hand.

"Did you get it from Galang's room?"

"Mas! I want clarity! Please don't ask anything unimportant anymore" he said more loudly.

"Have you seen the test results? Then why are you even asking me, Rin?"

"That's what brought me here, Mom. The DNA test results showed the boy named Juno Ashwanda was a match, and stated that he was my flesh and blood with Mas Puguh. While I know, the child that Mas Puguh brought at that time was named Ricky. Who's Juno? And why does the boy have this letter?" ask again at length.

She saw the look on her husband's face getting moody looking at the envelope. As if what he was asking was very difficult to explain.

"That's because, that kid named Juno is really your real son. And the kid Ricky was just a kid that Puguh adopted from an orphanage to replace your lost son."

"What?" Ms. Rini was shocked by her husband's words. How could her husband tell her that.

"You must be lying, Mom. How could Mas Puguh do that to me?!"

"But in fact that's what Puguh did, he was forced because ever since your son was kidnapped you've had a severe depression and almost ...."

Ms. Rini was silent.

The words of Mr. Yahya who was cut, at that time he was so depressed and almost crazy because of the loss of his son.

Until finally, her husband Puguh brought a baby boy. And he began to recover from his depression.

"And from that moment on, I was asked by Puguh to find your real son. He was still so sure his biological son was alive, that I was about to give up because it was so hard to find any trace of the man who kidnapped your son."

Ms. Rini is getting quiet. Between believe and not. His heart grew agitated, agitated as to whether he would regret this question. If it is actually true. Means all this time he has been parenting other people and hostile to his own biological children.

"Then, what does this DNA test have to do with the kid?"

Mr. Yahya was silent again for a moment. Then pull Bu Rini's hand and invite her to sit next to him.

"That's because the child you never mentioned by name is your biological child. Juno Aswanda, an adopted son of a widow named Estiana Dewi who lost her baby and husband in an accident," said Pak Yahya while rubbing the shoulder of Bu Rini and looking at her seriously.

Miss Rini's riveted. His eyes began to glaze over upon hearing Mr. Yahya's explanation. He tries not to believe. But the evidence he got was not a joke.

Galang Harun, a name used by a young man was given by her husband named Puguh. He also gave the name to a baby boy who returned after he disappeared kidnapped by strangers. He was even devastated because of it. Because, he has been sentenced not to have any more children after his uterus was removed due to the disease he suffered at that time.

"It was very difficult for me to look for Esti's whereabouts, because she moved out of town when she found Galang. Until in the end I managed to find it again a few years later in the city of Makassar. I immediately contacted Puguh, informing her that her biological child had been successfully found. He was so happy to get that news. And he decided to follow Galang to Makassar at that time and will take him home. But, misfortune happened to them when Puguh was about to take Galang with him. He, Galang and Esti were instead trapped in a supermarket that was being robbed by notorious sadistic robbers."

The look on Mr. Yahya's face turned gloomy when he explained the chronology of the exact incident to Ms. Rini, until the end. Until the woman can only be silent about her stupidity in the heart.

"I took Puguh and Galang to the hospital. Both of them are very worried. Galang fell into a coma due to a bullet lodged in his head, and was critical due to the many injuries he received while fighting the robber," said Pak Yahya as he continued his story to Bu Rini.

Bu Rini's tears broke upon hearing her husband's words. Indeed at that time, her first husband-Puguh-asked her permission to go out of town for some business. But she did not know at all that her husband's intention was to pick up their son.

And because of her husband's last request. She should also marry the man who is her current husband.

But as a result, he even hates Juno's presence because Pak Yahya decides to take care of Juno with them without his permission.

"And when I wanted to explain it to you, you hated Juno. You never want to hear an explanation from me. Though I just wanted to tell you the truth, that Juno is your real son. And Puguh died because he saved his biological son. It was the sacrifice of a father so great for his son."

"So, all this time. The child I hate is my own child? Is he really my son?" asked Bu Rini on the sidelines sobbing her cries.

"Yes, he's your son, Rin. Your biological son. And all you need to know about him again. Is ...."

Bu Rini frowned as she looked at the look on her husband's face that seemed somewhat objected to her own words.

"What is that, Mom?" tanyakanya.

"Although Galang could be conscious of the coma. But until he left the house first, the bullet was still lodged in his head."

TEG!

Bu Rini's eyes are perfectly rounded.His breathing is increasingly irregular because of hearing the words of her husband.

"What's? Then why wasn't he operated on? Why would you just let it go?!" he said with annoyance.

"At that time, his condition was not possible to perform surgery, because it would be fatal for Galang. And the operation was deliberately delayed until Galang's condition was completely recovered. But over time, the more Galang got older, he refused to be operated on."

"Why, Mas?"

"The reason is you, Rin. He doesn't want to forget all about you anymore.His memory loss is one of the risks that doctors say when he does a routine check. And at worst, he could have lost his life in that operation."

Ms. Rini increasingly swallowed the bitter taste at this time. It's so bitter, remembering how he used to be so rude to Galang. The harsh rejection, the maki scolding that he threw and all the things he did must have hurt Galang very much. How not. Galang had known that she was his real mother from the beginning. And from the very beginning, he continued to reject her and did not want her presence.

But all this time, Galang was so persistent in wanting to gain recognition from him. And he was completely insensitive to the inner bond he had with Galang. That every time he scolded and berated the child, his own heart even hurt and hurt.

"Then, where is he now? I want to meet him, Mas," said Ms. Rini.

"I lost track of Galang and Esti, Rin. Ever since they left, I didn't even know Galang had surgery or not."

"What?" Ms. Rini regretted everything she did first. The thoughts in his heart became and bad thoughts perched. What if that bad possibility actually happened? Even though he had not been able to hug and mention the name of Galang so far.

"Please find him, Mum! Please ... I want to hug her and apologize for all my actions first." Bu Rini sobbed hugging her husband's body, while Pak Yahya himself was confused, what to do as he began to lose track of his son.

***

Drrt.

There was a vibration on the table.

A woman looked over and immediately took the device. He was rather curious as to who the person who contacted him in the middle of the night was blind like this.

It turned out to be a message from a young man who had until now become his best friend.

The woman smiled as she read the message. He also pressed the call button.

Appointed.

"Asalamu'alaikum, what's up, si?" tanyakanya.

"Tomorrow, take a minute home. My wife has given birth, and I will give thanks" said the Prince.

"Ck. I came all the way to Jakarta just for that? Hhhh, mending me at home. Tomorrow is a day off" the woman replied in a joking manner.

The prince sounded a little chuckle.

"Well, nothing is more important to you than the store. And you know what I mean by inviting you to my house. I invited him too. Well, you could say. We will also hold a reunion. Are you still not coming?" ask Prince.

"Huh? Who's ngundang?"

"Your ex-husband."

Thea was aghast, her eyes perfectly rounded to hear that remark.

"W-what?"

"You must be surprised. I honestly am too. But yesterday when I drove Aida to the hospital, I accidentally saw Galang there."

Thea was silent for a while digesting carefully what the Prince said.

That meant. The boat will come tomorrow too. She will definitely meet her ex-husband again.

After almost six years they did not meet, does Galang still hate him? Considering how he used to be so vile hurt Galang's feelings. Leaving it for no reason and that painful separation just happens.

The last news obtained by Thea, Galang no longer lives in the house of Mr. Yahya. And since then, there has been no word from Galang.

But Thea's relieved. If the Prince can still find him, it means that Galang is in a fine state.

"Then I don't promise-"

"This time come. Please, at least for the sake of Aida and my son" the prince said. Then turn off his own call.

Thea's tears suddenly fell uncontrollably. This invitation seemed to be a sign that the wound would be wide open after he closed tightly.

***