99 Love for You
99CU(S2): Disappointed, Sorry, and Love (3)

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"Permy... Look who's coming..." Farid said to Isma.

"Who, Bah?" Isma fixed the location of her hijab and walked towards the living room.

"The ladder??!!" Isma was both surprised and happy. Quickly grabbed Rangga's body and embraced it.

Stalked both hands into Rangga's face, then kissed him, cheeks, forehead, even hair.

The yearning for the figure of his son for twenty years paid off already. Isma crying haru.

"My son... Son's back..." He tightly embraced his little son who was now a handsome adult man.

"Ma... I'm not a kid anymore..." Rangga grabbed Isma's hand.

"For me, you're still my mother's little son..." Isma smiled happily. Her crying filled the room.

After a while, Isma wiped her tears and sat down side by side with her son. Continued to be stared at with the clingy son of his only wayang.

"Don't look at me like that, Ma. L'm... So shy..."

"sorry. Mama's too happy because you came to see Mama."

"I'm sorry I left yesterday when I saw Mama."

"It's okay, son. Mama understands how you feel. You must be disappointed and angry."

"Ma, I already know everything from Aunt Sandra. Can I also find out from my mom? What really happened twenty years ago..."

Isma remained silent. He did not want to open the old sheet that he had closed. But, his son wanted to know the truth.

"Rangga, you better not force your Mama" Farid said.

"It's okay, Bah. Rangga deserves to know." Reply Isma.

"I'm not leaving Mama or Papa anymore. I just want to know the truth. I want to fix all this."

"alright. Mama will tell you everything."

Isma sighed.

"Your grandfather, Adnan Jaya, owes a debt of gratitude to the Mama family. They owe their lives to their family. For saving your grandfather, Mama's father died. And in return for Mama's family, Andnan's grandfather betrothed Mama to your Papa.

Mama knew that by that time Papa you already had a lover, namely Sandra. Because of Mama and Papa's marriage, their relationship broke up. And you don't know where Sandra went.

Although we married without love, but mom was lucky to have you. And your father was so happy to know when you were pregnant with a boy.

Mama thought that as time went on, papa you could love mama because you were among us." Isma stopped her story.

"Did mom love papa?"

"Yes, kid. Mama began to love your father because of his caring attitude when she was pregnant with you.

But, mama didn't think, after you were born, your father made a pact stating if one of us wanted to end this marriage, then he wasn't entitled to your custody.

My mother agreed to sign it. Because I thought I would never want this relationship to end.

Until you were 12 years old, your father suddenly took Sandra into our house. Mama already knew about their secret marriage. But mom didn't expect Sandra to come into our family home.

Your grandfather was shocked and eventually died. Sandra kept apologizing to mom. My mom hated him so much at that time. To make your father angry and intend to divorce my mother.

I thought it would be better if my mom ended the marriage. My mother agreed to separate. Forgive me for being selfish. Mama should have survived for you. Forgive me, Rangga. Selfish mom... Don't think about how you feel." Isma sobbed after finishing her story.

"Have you forgiven Papa and Aunt Sandra?"

Isma nodded. "Mama gave it all away. Mama's been living quietly now."

Rangga. His memory goes back to that day. The day her mother left her.

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"Y!!! Where's mama going?" little Rangga asked with tears to see his mother carrying his belongings.

"I'm sorry mom, son. Mama has to go. You stay with papa, and Aunt Sandra." Say your mother before you leave.

"No!!! Mama!!! Don't leave me!!!" Little Rangga thrashed but Adi Jaya held his arm.

While Sandra sobbed with her distended stomach.

"Let your mama go! He really wants to leave you!!" Time and again Adi Jaya assured little Rangga that her mother left her.

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Rangga experienced a great inner upheaval to be able to accept the reality about his parents. Although a lot of pain has been experienced by his mother, but now Rangga can see if his mother has got happiness with someone who sincerely loves him.

Rangga took pride when he saw the affection Farid gave to his mother.

Maybe this is the destiny for all of them. Destiny that Rangga must accept with a spacious chest.

"When did you know Cecilia?" Asked Rangga while helping Isma cook in the kitchen.

"Eh? The cecilia? She came here when she was having trouble with her ex-husband. He told Umi a lot, then he often came here to study while Umi was in Jakarta. His life story is somewhat similar to Umi's. Therefore, Umi was willing to help him."

"Eye?" Forehead Rangga wrinkled.

"Ah, sorry. Mama used to say the word Umi for Mama."

"It's okay. I like it anyway. Umi's... I'll call Umi, too, right?"

"of course. It's the same with mom or mom."

"Ah so yes. Haha." Rangga forced his laughter while scratching his nape. "It seems I should learn more about religion, Umi."

"Can, very much can. It's never too late to learn."

"Rangga, meet me, this is Rosida. She's your step-sister." Farid came with a hijab girl, Rosida.

"Oh, hi." said Rangga.

"It's nice to hear I now have a brother" replied Ros flatly.

"Him?" rangga asked by pointing towards Rosida.

"She's Abah Farid's daughter" replied Umi Isma quickly.

"Oh, so. I thought he was Umi's son, too."

"Whatchu mean? I am Umi's son. Yes, right, Umi?" Ledek Ros on Rangga with a spoiled wrestle on Isma's arm.

Then the four of them laughed.

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"It's nice to see Umi laughing like that." Reveal Ros while walking around the mosque complex with Rangga.

"Thank you for taking good care of Umi. I'm glad he met a nice guy like you."

"I'm also grateful. Because Umi, I can have a mother."

"How old are you? Are you married?"

"Eh, why is it? I'm not getting married yet. More precisely, there is no one that matches Abah and Umi for me."

"Are they voters?"

"Umm, you think so? Rangga?"

"Curtain, what dream did I have last night. Now I have two younger sisters who will be spoiling this big sister all day."

"Don't be so confident. I'm not a spoiled child."

"It doesn't seem like it. You're even more fierce. That's probably why you're having trouble making friends, hahaha."

"Damn it! What did you say?" Ros hit Rangga's arm.

"Ouch! Sick knows!"

"Thankiratin! Never underestimate the girls."

"I don't underestimate you. Oh yeah, tomorrow's time? I'll introduce you to my sister, Sheila."

"The spoiled child?"

"He's only 20 years old. Don't call it that."

"Oh yeah? Means I'm 5 years older than him. So, don't fuck with me."

"Dih, you're a bad guy."

Ros clenched his hand back towards Rangga.

"I'll ask Umi and Abah for permission first. I'll tell you again tomorrow. Ah, I'm too late. There is a study of reading the Qur'an. Then excuse me. Nice to meet you, Mas Rangga..." Ros blinked one eye at Rangga.

Rangga smiled while shaking his head.

"OKAY. Happy learning, my dear sister..." Rangga waved at his new sister who started running away from him.

You're right, Cil. By forgiving, our hearts become calmer. The pain I once felt began to fade slowly. Although I can't repeat the lost time with Mama, I will now make more beautiful memories with her. Thank you, Cecilia... Because they are present in my life.

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...Seriate........

*Sekedar info: old people 2 old days are indeed mostly married because they are betrothed. and although not in love with each other, but they have children. Well the story of Anna and Adi, I take from the story of my sister grandmother, who married because she was betrothed and without love, but had one child, a boy, whom I now call Om. but their household eventually run aground because there is no love, and finally now they already have a partner 2 and live happily.

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