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Lyra and Rani are busy discussing about the food menu that is planned to be used as a dish at the wedding. When they were busy chatting, suddenly an airport taxi came into the house.
"Mamaaa!, how come Rani if she's coming?!" Rani was flabbergasted when she found out that the one who came was Mama from Rani who automatically was her Grandmother Latang.
Rani's mother, Riana, has been living in London following her husband. Rani's father died 10 years ago, and her mother remarried an Englishman named John.
"It's just that I'm telling you I'm coming. Surely your arrogant husband won't agree if I come here" Riana snidely with a jutek face.
The stars never get along with Riana. It began when Riana did not agree if Rani married the Star. The background of the villagers who were not there made Riana very demeaning to the stars. But when the Star's career skyrocketed, it was Riana's turn to worship and try to establish a close relationship with the Star. Unfortunately, the stars are already hurting. Since marriage until now, the Star has always had a cold face on Riana.
Not that Bintang never agreed if Riana stay at home, it is Riana herself who does not feel at home linger at the Bintang because of the cold face that the Star presents every day. For the Star, it doesn't matter if it used to be denigrated, but when the Star's parents are insulted so much as animals, the Star will never forget it.
"Her father Lintang never refused to let Mama come. Only Mama herself is a breeze," replied Rani did not want her husband to be blamed.
"Halah, you are the same as your husband. Never appreciated Mom. Never mind, which room is it?, Mama's tired!" the face of the pretentious Jutek Riana herself reappeared.
"It's appropriate that my granddaughter will get married, but I'm not coming?. As cold as your husband, your son is also my descendant. How could I not come just because of your husband's arrogance?!" riana's mouth continued to nag incessantly as she walked following Rani towards her room.
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The next hour..
"So you're the one getting married to Lintang?" riana asked with a probing look.
Riana's eyes went up and down as if she was stripping Lyra's body.
*yes, Grandma. Right." replied Lyra politely.
"What did you say?, Grandma?. Just indiscriminate. Call me Oma or Grandma. Children today are very ill-mannered!" just the first sentence spoken from Lyra, but it has received scathing criticism from Riana.
"Try to explain your origins, from which breed, which rich man's son, your job, that kind of yahh," Riana said.
"My mother is dead, Oma. I just live with my Dad. We're not natives of this city, my father is overseas from outside the island" Lyra explained.
"What is the work of your father and of you?" Riana squinted her eyes.
"The father was an electronic service person, and I used to be a porters in Mas Lintang company, but later was appointed as an assistant."
DUERRR
KEWERR
"WHAT!!" Riana shouted loudly.
*A foreigner, just an electronic shale, and you're just a coolie?!. Oh Oh My God. Raniy! is your son myopic? Or maybe this woman has been giving benefits to Lintang!" riana's voice was so loud that it provoked the attention of the housemaids.
"Astaghfirullah's..Mama don't talk like that!. Lyra is a good girl and sholehah. He is also a devout Muslim. The best of man is a man who believes and fears, not wealth, not the throne, not the son of whom. Moreover, Mama accuses Lyra of using a gun. Istighfar, Ma!" Rani is ignited by Riana's speech which heats the ears.
"Dhhh, Rani. You've been fooled by the veil!. People need to be realistic. Married for life only once, can not just rely on the veil. How can our family be valued by others if we have a homeless daughter-in-law like her?!. Don't you repeat the ugliness of the Star's past!"
"Enough!. I don't know who you are. But your words represent my judgment of you. Let's get Lyra out of this place. You have to be self-aware, we were never wanted by this family!"
"One more Miss Rani, with this Lyra and Lintang wedding plan, BATALLL!!" Mr. Joko suddenly appeared in the living room doorway and barked furiously upon hearing Riana's words.
Without bringing anything Lyra was dragged away by Mr. Joko to leave the house, throwing away all the despair that had just been created.
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