Lara's Pieces (When the Ex Returns)
Inner Speech

Salma tried to be ordinary. He came out of his room after he finished cleaning himself. He joined the living room with Askara, Azzura, and Afifah.

“You've eaten, Fifah?” ask Salma.

“Already mother, the same father and mother. Mother who cooked? Very delicious cuisine,” replied Afifah.

“Oh yes? Why cook? Is that all right? Do not soy sauce, Ma'am,” said Salma.

“Nothing, just help aunty kok,” Azzura replied.

“What's up? After cooking you drop again?” askara.

“Don't that dong, Ma'am? Mbak must take care of health,” said Salma.

“Bored, every day in the room, Sal,” Azzura replied.

“Yes already you guys are on a meal, right? I eat myself, I eat first, yes?” salma.

“Ehm ... Sal, I'm cooking fried rice, huh? The cuisine was finished,” said Askara.

Salma breathed heavily. He did not expect, cooking alone was not left at all. He felt that he was no longer considered in his home, really no longer considered, until food was spent.

“Cuisine for how many people, how long is the tumben exhausted?” ask Salma.

“It's been very good cuisine mom, Mother,” said Afifah. “Yes, Dad? Dad only until added twice,” he added by boasting of his mother's cooking.

“Hih you cheated, mother's time is not separated? Do you not enjoy your mother's delicious cooking, baby?” salma said by ruffling Afifah's hair.

“That's good, Mommy,” said Afifah, repeating again, praising Azzura's cooking.

Salma can be said to not be able to cook. Since she was a girl, she was too pampered by her mother and father. He just studied and studied. She can cook only because she learned with her maid when she was married to Dimas. It was also a kind of Dimas, because Dimas did not allow Salma to cook, and do homework, Dimas so united Salma, that he never cooked, if he wanted to cook, so he did not, it should be with Dimas.

“I masakin fried rice huh, Sal? Or instant noodles? Or what?” Askara felt guilty, and offered to cook fried rice for Salma.

“Don't bother you, I order it, delivery can also,” said Salma.

“Come I masakin you fried rice, do not miss eating my fried rice?” askara.

“Okay, let me come to the kitchen.” Salma struggled spoiled and took Askara to the kitchen. He did not care about Azzura who might be jealous to see him.

“Maybe all this time they just pretended to like my cooking. Okay, starting tomorrow morning, I'll be back as I used to be. Like the time with Dimas. No cooking, no homework, just sitting sweetly relaxed, and working. I will return as I used to, serving only my husband in bed, already I am sure my cooking on their tongue is no longer useful!” salma Mumbles.

Salma waited in the chair, while Askara was busy cooking fried rice for herself. Salma did not care anymore, she did not want to feel bad because her husband cooked it. Salma got down from her chair, then approached Askara and hugged Askara from behind.

“That's good to cook, Mas Cheef?” he said by hugging spoiled Askara.

“Ready, Honey!” askara said by kissing Salma. “Sorry yes, it was not part of the cuisine,” said Askara.

“Yes, it's okay, has it been replaced with fried rice made by my husband?” answer Salma.

Salma was actually very disappointed with her husband, but she did not want to fuss with her husband, just because of trivial problems. Salma enjoyed her husband's fried rice. Askara accompanied Salma to a meal in the kitchen. Sometimes they bribe each other. Askara felt Salma this time is different, from the morning Salma was also different, he was not angry at all, but yesterday Salma was so sensitive, especially if he was close to Azzura. From this morning, Salma saw himself sleeping hugging Azzura on the sofa, but Salma was ordinary, as if he did not care.

“Besok your seminar to Semarang departing at what time, Sal?” ask Ask Askara.

“Didnya anyway, I took the train with my friend from the hospital,” replied Salma.

“I'll take you, yeah?”

It is not usual that Salma refuses to be delivered by her husband. Biasnaya if you want to go anywhere Askara always take him, although his work is a lot, he still sends Salma who wants to go out of town.

“You why the hell, tumben refused usher?” ask Ask Askara.

“Not that I refuse, I just don't want to trouble you, Mas. Can I go alone?” answer Salma.

“Any know, you're getting ushered me?”

“That mas, time refused ushered said strange?” salma.

“Besok I'll take you, Sal.”

“Mas, I can be alone, it's not good to have a deal with friends too,” reject Salma.

“You're weird, you're mad at me? Sal, if you're angry, angry dong, don't do this, make me worry?” askara was terrified. “So this morning you said, you came home until five in the afternoon, but you got home at seven? Tomorrow to Semarang, do not want to be delivered? What's the matter, Sal? Are you angry about me sleeping on the couch this morning? Angry because last night, angry because I yelled at you this morning? Or angry that I didn't leave dinner last night?”

“Mas ... don't overdo it? Mas right yesterday said, do not be too over thinking, the same negative thinking, but mas like this? Mas reprimanding me, advising me but instead gini?”

“Finally you were sulking yesterday, but from this morning even just shut up, okay, when you saw me hugging Zura on the sofa?”

“So I keep jealous? I don't want to be jealous anymore, Mom. I don't want us to keep fighting because of trivial problems, yes even if the persistence has more impact, but I realize mas, Mbak Zura needs you more than me,” said Salma. “He needs your support and Afifah,”.

Salma is not okay to talk like that. He actually wants to get angry, vent his emotions, but he does not want to make a fuss with Askara, does not want there to be another fight like last night. Salma knew, Askara was an easily emotional person.

“But I also don't want you to gini, Sal. You're different than usual that anything all involves me?”

“The situation is different, Mas. Here there are more need you,” replied Salma.

“Do you not need me now, Sal?”

“Need, Mas. But there's more to need you, I'm still healthy, still can be nothing myself, without you I can, Mas. So mas do not worry,” said Salma.

“Gak, Sal! It's not you, it's you must be angry with me!”

“Mas, what should I do anyway? I was wrong, so wrong. I used to say I was angry, more like last night, until you left me in the room alone? Then what should I do, Mom? Try what do I want?”

Askara was silent, looking at Salma who was holding back her anger. Askara also does not know how and what Salma should be like. If Salma is angry and jealous, she says Salma is outrageous, but Salma is all day careless and ordinary, she is afraid that Salma will leave her.

“Try what you want? Say, Mas? Do I have to approve you contracting a house for Mbak Zura? Okay I agree to that, Mom. I agree once, without any coercion,” Salma said.

“Kok you discussed that again?” askara.

“Mas wants that, right? Okay I agree. I don't care for that, Mas.”

“You suddenly gini, Sal?”

“If that's what makes you comfortable, just do it. I obey him,” said Salma.

“Let me think again,” Askara said.

“Don't ask me why, Mom. I am okay, I am busy with my work too, so I am like this,” explained Salma.

After accompanying Salma to eat, Askara to the living room approached Afifah who was with her mother. They look so happy. I don't know what magic Azzura uses so Afifah gets closer to him.

“Not because of magic, it is their inner speech. They have a strong bond. They're mothers and sons, Sal. Their bond is clearly strong. You must be strong. Let them be close, however, you know for yourself the age of Azzura has been sentenced to the doctor, you clearly know better, Sal. You are a doctor. Already, you have to give up temporarily, Sal. You can definitely,” Inner Salma.