Regret Room
Life Word

It felt, Seruni still did not believe what was conveyed by Laras just a moment ago. He is currently in a mood, sitting on one of the chairs that are usually occupied by guests. Tonight will surely be crowded with guests passing by, back and forth, coming and going. Guests, striped-nose men who come just sit back and have a drink, or all change 'oli'. Seruni so remember with his activities ten years ago, when he was still a staff mak Ute.

"You daydream, Seruni, since the arrival of your beloved sister, you look moody. What did the girl say?" mak Ute told Seruni. In his hair there were a lot of rolls rolling the middle-aged woman's hair.

"I'm just confused, Mom, I don't know why my relationship with Bima seems so difficult. There are so many obstacles. And now I don't know who to believe. I haven't talked about this with Bima yet, but honestly I've been thinking about it" Seruni said ambiguously. He was more like muttering to himself, while mak Ute did not understand the meaning of the girl.

"You mean this, what, Run? Speak clearly, who knows who can help you. Because from then on, I just saw your face was cloudy. Though from day to evening, the sun almost made my skin burn with its scorching horn, but seeing you now, it would be like seeing the rain that would fall because of the clouding of your face."

Seruni took a deep breath hearing the babbling from mak Ute. The fat lady of course did not understand what the girl meant. Mak Ute did see that Laras came to Seruni but he did not know what was discussed by Seruni as well as Laras. What is clear since Bima's younger brother left from his dimly lit stall, what appeared on Seruni's face was just melancholy. It even seems more moody than when he was rejected by Bima's mother yesterday.

"Bima's time impregnating her ex-boyfriend, Mak?" tanya Seruni turned her head. Mak Ute seemed to flinch for a bit then took a spot right beside Seruni.

"Who did you hear from? From Bima's sister?" mak Ute asked Seruni and Seruni nodded. "Lantas, do you believe? Just believe me I mean?" ask mak Ute again.

Seruni sniffed her shoulders, but then seemed to massage her temples. Mak Ute understands Seruni must also be tired of the problems faced at this time.

"Will not defend anyone. That love thing, Mak doesn't understand, Run. I fell in love once, but decades ago to my dead ex-husband. So I don't know how you and Bima are, I mean the continuation. It's just that, for now the news brought by his sister Bima was not entirely trusted. You have to find out first, you have to talk to Bima first. I saw Bima was really the one in charge, although ten years ago she was a bit of a loser for leaving you, but now, now, I saw she really meant to marry you and not only that, she seemed to love you, Run. There is no way Bima can let other women who are pregnant then intend to marry other women again. So you don't just believe it even though it was said by his sister Bima though. Moreover, you know exactly that he did hate you from a long time ago, so it could have been exaggerated."

Seruni pursed her lips, she seemed to think hard, what mak Ute said actually made sense as well. He should not immediately conclude that Bima had impregnated Atika, while there has been no discussion of it from the man's mouth. So in the end, Seruni decided to call the man, it seemed like they could meet tonight.

"Thank God you called me, Run, I was waiting for your call because I wanted to call you, but I knew you would ignore me," bima said when he found out that it was Seruni who was currently contacting him. How happy his heart is. Bima himself is not currently in the house of his parents, he is in seclusion, even willing to share a place of rest with the porters who are currently building a palace for Seruni.

"Is there anything I want to talk to you about, Bim, can you see me?" ask Seruni.

"certain. Now I'll see you, too" replied Bima quickly.

"No, I mean not now, not later. You can come here, I'm not going anywhere, Bim. We may meet in this dimly lit shop, I hope you are not disturbed by the atmosphere in it" Seruni said later.

"Oh, don't worry about me. You also don't neglect your health, Bim, and I'm sorry that my presence made your mother sick."

"It's not your fault, honey. All right, you can hang up, I'd like to take a quick break, too."

"Yes, Bim, okay. Well, you're home right now, aren't you?" ask Seruni again.

Bima did not immediately answer because he was not at home. Indeed, he was in a former building with bamboo rooms that are currently in the process of new development. He was actually resting and sharing a place with the porters.

"I'm somewhere else, don't worry about me. Just hearing your voice makes me better, Seruni, wait for tonight, I hope I can be with you longer."

Seruni smiled slightly hearing it. For some reason, even though he heard news from Laras that his brother had impregnated Atika, but he could not be angry with Bima at all. Seruni could even still calmly face it all. But still, Seruni needs that certainty from Bima. And their meeting will take place again tonight.

"Well, have you calmed down after calling Bima?" ask mak Ute while fanning his face with a hand fan that he carries everywhere. Seruni nodded then smiled briefly.

"Yes, I will help prepare this place, Mak, before Maghrib arrives," said Seruni who immediately went up and arranged bottles of drinks also tidied the table and chairs.

Mak Ute had already prevented him from doing so but Seruni still denied, wanting to help the servant who was there.

"It feels like repeating ten years ago, Mom. The difference was that I was very young, still in school, I remember Mak always scolded me that I worked more than half twelve nights." Seruni smiled as she wiped the tables. Mak Ute also smiled warmly to welcome the words of the woman he had considered as his daughter.

"Yes, ten years since you came here, Seruni. But you see my life? Just like this, it feels like I want to stop because it is not impossible that tomorrow my life will be uprooted by God while I myself have not repented," muttered mak Ute in resignation and made Seruni immediately approach him, stroking and patting the fat woman's back. Mak Ute actually wants to stop immediately, but he also pity his loyal workers who even have some who already have children from men who are not clear who his father is.

"If I were rich, Mom, I wouldn't let you and others dabble in this dark life, but I'm the same, I have nothing. Hopefully there will be sustenance for me to be able to lift our degrees and make us better human beings" whispered Seruni to mak Ute who immediately wiped away the tears of the girl.