The Passion of the Segara
Eps. #51 Changing Your Mind

One week after the tsunami, the atmosphere in the refugee camp was still shrouded in grief. Although aftershocks have not been felt anymore, people still survive in displacement. Only a few people whose homes were not particularly affected chose to return to their homes and began to improve after the great disaster.

The number of deaths found was increasing, from data collected at BNPB said that the death toll and missing from the tsunami reached thousands of people. Material losses from disasters are also expected to be very large.

Aid has begun to arrive from various groups and volunteers from various NGOs have arrived there.

Pearls and Genta still survive in exile, the sadness of losing his father is still very much felt Pearl, but when he saw how people around him who also feel sadness beyond him, he felt, Pearls can feel a little grateful because he himself can still survive. Hope to continue living is still wide open in front of him, especially with the new life that is growing in his womb at that time.

That day, after enjoying the lunch served by the volunteers, Genta and Mutiara sat inside the refugee tent.

"Bang Genta, you still haven't told me why you changed our identity here, Bang!" tanya Mutiara when after re-dataing disaster victims held by the local government agency.

"I just want to protect you, Ra. I don't want to ask you many questions about yourself and your pregnancy either" Genta said without giving much reason.

"That's all, Bang?" repeat Pearl again, not satisfied with Genta's answer.

"Yes, that's all."

"You lied, Bang. I can't believe that's your only reason, I'm sure there's something else that makes you hide our identity here."

"What reason, Ra? there is no other reason!" genta kilah.

"Does this have anything to do with Bang Segara?" pearl, he felt suspicious that Genta was hiding something from him again.

Genta did not answer, in fact he also wanted to tell Pearl but he was confused where to start telling all the reasons for changing their identity there.

"It's actually a long story, Ra. The point is that by changing our identity for a while, we will feel safe here" Genta said.

"What kind of a man, Bang? we've survived the disaster, and government aid has arrived!"

"We'll be safe from people who have evil intentions like us, Ra!"

"Who would want to do evil to us in a situation like this, Bang?"

Back Genta was just speechless, Pearl's question got him stuck in a lie he made himself and he became confused as to how to answer it.

"Look, Ra! actually, the Arkha Boss was currently executing his plan to reclaim all of his wealth that was fraudulently taken by Mr. Alfin. Mr. Alfin's men are watching me, they're all bad people. While I can't dwell here it would be safer if they all thought I was killed in the tsunami, they won't look for me when they think I'm gone" said Genta, of course not all things were explained in detail, he did not want the Pearl to ask him too many more questions.

Pearl just shook her head, it was very difficult for her to understand Genta's explanation, many things that she did not understand about Segara's past life.

"I don't know what you mean, Bang!" sahut Pearl.

At first glance, Pearl can understand from Genta's explanation only that Segara's life was so hard as an Arkha. From the story of Genta, the mind of Pearl can only conclude that Segara became a very ambitious person after returning to Arkha. His desire was so great to reclaim all his wealth. And for the sake of his desire, Segara even lied to Mutiara deliberately did not tell about his memory that had returned, so that the Pearl's disappointment towards Segara re-peaked.

Somehow, at that moment the heart of Pearl instantly turned out to be very contrary to all the intentions of Genta's explanation.

"Bang Segara was so ambitious to reclaim all his wealth and for the sake of his ambition he could forget all his promises to me, after he got everything back, of course he also intended to reclaim his first wife, he also wanted to take back his first wife, moreover, he already had a child from his wife. While me? she didn't know that I was carrying her child and even she never wanted this baby," the Inner Pearl rebelled, deeply saddened and only disappointed to fulfill it.

"After the situation improves, I'll take you to the city myself, Ra. I'll make sure you can meet Arkha Boss in person!" genta resolute.

"I don't think it's necessary anymore, Bang. I won't come with you to the city" said the flat Pearl with tears back in the corner of her eyes.

"What do you mean, Ra?" tanya Genta was confused by the words of Pearl that suddenly changed.

"I chose to stay here, Bang. At this time the Father is no longer there, before the Father who really wanted me to follow Bang Segara to the city, but now the Father is no longer there, I also do not want to come with you to the city." mutiara replied, the feeling of disappointment in Segara's lies had changed the way he thought.

"For me Bang Segara has drowned in the tsunami along with the departure of the Father, Bang! as for Arkha, I did not know the man named Arkha at all, hearing your story alone, I knew that Arkha was just a selfish man who was only selfish, self-centered, he's a liar who so easily forgets all his promises to me!" ketus Pearl, but with tears of disappointment that kept flowing on her cheeks.

"In the city as well he already had a wife and a child, it was certain for him they were much more important than me, Bang!" he continued to sob.

"His wife Boss Arkha is remarried to another man, Ra. They no longer have ties. How am I supposed to convince you that the current Arkha Boss only loves you, Ra?" said Genta was very confused by the decision of the Pearl that suddenly changed.

"They have a child, Bang you don't forget that! the child will restore their love bond, let alone the wife was married again because she thought Arkha was dead, when she returned, surely their love will also bloom again!"

"It's not like that, Ra. I'm confused how else can I explain everything to you!"

"You don't have to explain anything else, Bang. If you want to go back to the city, you go alone, I won't come with you!" ketus Pearls with a tone full of emotion.

"Where might I leave you alone here, Ra. Don't be stubborn like this, let alone you're currently pregnant!" firmly Genta again tried to convince Pearl.

"It's my pregnancy that will keep me strong here, Bang. You said yourself that this baby brought me good luck, so I'm sure I can survive here and take care of it myself."

"But, Ra?"

"My decision's been unanimous, Bang. I'm not going with you to town, I'm going to stay here and take care of my baby. After all, Bang Segara must have thought that I had also died from the tsunami, he would definitely forget me!" mutiara said with her trembling voice restraining all the rumbling feelings in her chest.

"Why did you suddenly change your decision like this, Ra. How will you live in this village? this village has been destroyed, devastated by the tsunami, you will have no future here!" tampik Genta tried to convince him.

"The government will not remain silent, Bang. After the disaster, this village will definitely be in rehabilitation soon. You don't have to worry about how I'm gonna survive here, Bang!" sahut Mutiara as he moved from his seat left Genta there.

Genta was silent, "it's possible that Pearl is in such a state of turmoil at this time that she can't think with common sense and she suddenly says all this, "she thought.

"I won't leave you alone, Ra. I will keep you here until you are willing to come with me to the city, even if you don't want to come with me to the city, then I will stay here with you too" he murmured. Little by little he tried to understand the disappointment that Pearl was feeling at that time.