Chapter 37

• After four months of being in a long distance relationship with Retno, Rio was more convinced to solidify his choice towards the childless widow. Like this time, when the month of Ramadan had arrived and his parents asked him to return to Sumatra, Rio had to agree, whether he liked it or not. It had been quite a while since he last visited Sumatra. More precisely, since the pandemic and the restrictions on leaving the house and traveling were imposed. Practically, he had been living in Jogja all this time, and now that the ban was lifted and he could visit his parents, it was the financial factor that hindered him from meeting them.
• This Eid managed to make Rio feel as troubled as ever. Although he intended to save the remaining money from his salary, he couldn't do it all. His savings were spent on buying round-trip plane tickets for this year's Eid homecoming.
• The results from selling his photos online had actually shown some progress, as he could pay his rent every month from that side job.