40 Days, One Love
In reality

While Yua and Arga were still on the road, Bu Risma was already getting ready at the dinner table. Put the plate, spoon, glass, drinking water, orange juice and of course the main menu of breakfast this morning, chicken porridge.

Bu Risma loves Yua and even considers her her own child, let alone she has been nurturing Yua since childhood. But after he returned from England, Yua very rarely met him or talked about the past. Even Bu Risma and Yua have only met a few times during these 4 years.

"Beep's.. Beeps.."

It seemed like Arga and Yua had reached the front of the house. Bu Risma who was in the kitchen rushed to the front door of the house, as well as welcoming Yua.

"Morning, Ma'am." said Yua.

Yua took Risma's hand and kissed her. Although Yua does not like Mr. Roy, but she has great respect for her future mother-in-law .

"It's up to my son... Come inside" said Bu Risma while gently stroking Yua's hair.

...***...

"Yua.you rarely come here and see mom. I miss you" said Miss Risma.

Not that Yua did not want to see Risma, but Yua used to be lazy to just connect with the Arga family, especially if there was Mr. Roy at home. For the sake of not making Ms. Risma sad, Yua gave up a little.

"Sorry mom. yesterday I was busy in college and thesis" replied Yua.

Miss Risma also understood that Yua who was busy in college could not meet him. Once he heard from Arga who was also a lecturer in the Yua department, that Yua was among students who needed extra guidance because they repeated several lectures.

"Where? good porridge?" asked Bu Risma again to Yua who enjoyed her breakfast.

"Yes mom... yummy!" answer Yuah briefly.

"Later to teach her secret recipe if you're married tomorrow" teased Bu Risma again.

"Gazo"

Hearing the word married after he had just been threatened by the husband of Miss Risma herself, made him choke. Bu Risma who was beside also immediately gave Yua a glass of water so that the food quickly went down.

"Sorry ma'am, I'm a chicken" said Yua again.

"Haha"

Suddenly, the strange Yua made the entire dining room lively by laughter, including Yua who also laughed.

...***...

After finishing eating, Yua also helped Bu Risma wash the dishes because there was no maid in the house this big. On the sidelines of them washing the dishes, Ms. Risma looks like she wants to talk about something but she seems to hold it,

"mmm.. Son, Mother.." said Miss Risma stopped.

"What's wrong mom?" ask Yua curiously.

Miss Risma who was confused, then finished the laundry and dried her hands. Similarly, Yua who then followed Bu Risma sat at a small dining table in the kitchen.

"You remember when you were a kid?" ask Risma.

"Well little?? SD time?" yua replied confusedly.

Why did Miss Risma ask about Yua's memories of childhood? What does this have to do with today? Does Miss Risma want to reminisce?, thought Yua inwardly.

"No.. I mean, when you were three?" ask Risma who now clarifies the question.

To be honest, Yua did not remember anything when she was three years old. It's just that Arga had told him that they lived in the same complex, played together, even changed his diaper.

"I don't remember mom... Arga told me a little" replied Yua.

"Aah!"

"Do you know about my mom?" asked Yua a little doubtful.

Bingo!

It turned out that Bu Risma was thinking the same thing as Yua. The thing that Risma wanted to ask was Yua's memory of her mother's figure.

What does Miss Risma really want to talk about?.

...***...

Miss Risma then invited Yua to speak in her room. Looks like Risma's mom doesn't want anyone else to hear their talk. Not to forget that Risma maam noticed around his room, if only someone would pass either Arga or bad Mr. Roy.

Bu Risma then held onto Yua's face, looking at her cheeks, her eyes, her nose and even her hair. Yua who was astonished by the behavior of Risma ma'am immediately released both hands of Risma's mother from her face.

"Sorry mom.. What's wrong? anything weird on my face?" ask Yua.

"You are very similar to Lily" said Risma.

Lily?.. The same name as Arga once mentioned, her mother's name was Yua. As Arga once said, Yua was very similar to her mother, plus evidence of several photos, and now there are witnesses living in front of her.

"My mom?" asked Yua to confirm whether or not her guess was correct.

Not the yes answer that Yua got, but a headband of Bu Risma which means refuting the question Yua Bahsa Lily is not her mother Yua.

"Then who?" ask Yua again.

Yua only got an index finger pointed at her. What does Miss Risma mean is herself. Then why herself?.

"A..Me?" said Yua who was confused by Risma's behavior.

Taking a deep breath, Miss Risma then said what she should have said clearly without any gesture.

"Lily is you!" said bu Risma briefly.

One sentence that can make Yua confused to not know what to think. He wanted to laugh because of the absurd story, but he also wanted to be angry because of his feelings these two days like played.

"What?.. but how is it possible, I am my own mother so? haha" asked Yua to Risma with a slight restraint on her emotions.

Looks Yua very upset from his tone asked Risma ma'am. his eyes a little watery as if going to cry, and his hands that did not stop moving like they wanted to squeeze something.

Risma then took out a letter from inside a box in her closet. A letter whose envelope had yellowed and written in 2000. Nothing else and nothing written by Yua's father, Joe.

"This is a letter from your father, Joe" Risma said. "Joe asked to be given after he died" he continued, giving Yua the letter.

Yua then took the letter and looked at it blankly. Her father made a letter for her since 2000 but only now?, thought Yua.

"You read in a safe place, and you'll know what mom meant by you being Lily" said Risma.

"tok tok"

The sound of knocking on the door made Risma and Yua both shocked. Risma's mother quickly asks Yua to immediately keep the letter in her pants pocket and asks her that no one knows about this letter.

"clack"

"Mom... Why is it so long inside?" ask Arga.

The one who knocked on the door was Arga. Bu Risma and Yua could breathe a little sigh of relief because it was not Mr. Roy who opened the door. If it was Mr. Roy it would have been discovered that they were hiding something.

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