I'm Single Mom
ASM 35's

"Then you are well at home, take care of your health. Please give understanding to El, later after mama recovers, I'll take El on vacation." Akmal kissed my forehead. He hugged me back.

" Be careful..." I waved my hand and half shouted. It's sad to see my soul mate go.

I don't know when I'm going to have a long distance relationship. If I wanted to be selfish, not only did my mom need Akmal, I needed him a lot.

The eyes that had been condensing since then were now getting wet. But I mustn't look weak, what else in front of El.

Tok.dok...

" El, can you come in?"

" Go in ma!" There was a hoarse tone to my daughter's voice.

He was sleeping face down, his face covered with pillows.

" Crying?" I asked while rubbing her thick black hair.

He turned his face, it's what I caught.

" When are you busy?" Ask El worried.

" Till grandma gets well. El, we need to share father at this time. My grandmother needs my father too. You know, people who get older will come back like children, as well as grandmothers. All we can do right now is pray for grandma's health, yeah."

" But Aminah's grandmother was good, bun. It's not like children. Her hair is all white." Protesting me.

Oops! I shut my own mouth. Want wonder? But that's El. I think I misunderstood El.

If El had compared Nek Aminah to his mother Akmal, they would have been as different as heaven and earth. For me, Grandma Aminah is an angel whom God sent to accompany my life. While Akmal's mother.... I can't define the meaning of Akmal's mother's presence.

Ever since Akmal introduced me to his mother, his mother has been like flying a war flag to me. It's strange!

" Whoever the grandmother may be, whatever the nature of the grandmother may be to us, we must not repay her. Understood?"

" Yes bun."

I'm going to get out of El's room. Being alone might be better for now.

I chose to enter the room. Besides my body, my brain needs rest so I can still think positively about Akmal.

*

Today was exactly fourteen days Akmal did not come home. The phone is never active. " What's wrong with you, dad?" My mind feels nelangsa. How could he forget us here?

The tring! There's a message coming into my phone.

There's a feeling of pleasure, hoping it's from Akmal. Number without name. I opened the message. Tub struck by lightning, there is a friendly photo of Akmal with Zaskia.

Let me ask you, what do you do if you get a message in the form of a photo of your husband with another woman?

My emotions instantly peaked. I immediately took out my wallet and met Grandma Aminah.

" What's the matter sa?" Nek Aminah was surprised because I woke her up to take a nap.

" Sir, I'll take El for a second. He's sleeping, if he asks about me, just say he has some business."

" But where are you going? Remember, you're pregnant." Nek Aminah reminded me.

" This is an emergency. I got a message in the form of a picture of Akmal with another woman. And this isn't a joke, Grandma. It's a prewedding photo, and Akmal is getting married. I have to ask for a decision from him." I showed you a photo, Grandma Aminah looked at me full of pity.

" Patience, Sa. Your trials are relentless. The important thing is that you are healthy, strong and God willing, steadfast, yes." Nek Aminah hugged me tightly. He was crying, perhaps saddened by my fate like this.

By riding my subscription ojek, I finally decided to come directly to Akmal's parents' house. Whatever the decision will be, bitter or sweet God willing I am ridho.

After several hours of travel, I finally arrived at the residence of Akmal's parents. The courtyard of his house was parked by several luxury cars. One of them is a luxury car. The gate of this house is tightly closed. I peeked out of the gate, there was a security guard.

The security guard came to me, "can anyone help you?"

" Can you open the door a little, sir?" I put a face to the weld.

The security guard complied with my request, even the gate was opened very wide.

" I want to meet Mr. Akmal. Made an appointment, he said he was told to come to his parents' house to talk about their marriage problems." I lied to get into Akmal's parents' palace.

" Oh please come in. Mbak." The security guard invited me in with a friendly and polite manner.

I stepped carefully. My mistress shriveled a little. I took a breath and exhaled back, hoping that my chest cavity could be more relieved.

Kriet's!

The unlocked door opened easily.

A few pairs of eyes headed towards me, one of those eyes was the eyes of the man I loved.

He seemed shocked to see me coming to this palace by myself.

I'm still standing in my place. There is such a deep sadness.

Akmal was sitting with a woman I knew, Zaskia.

Zaskia's face immediately pias looked at me who was still standing glued. There was my father there, a father who never knew me again, a father who was looking at me cynically.

" Dad..." My inner screams are glistening.

Akmal's mother looked at me full of anger. Bang Dani, sister Dewi and sister Selvi just fell silent. And their respective spouses.

Whether I got the courage from where, I stepped closer towards them.

" A-kmal..." Call me nervous.

My eyes are getting wet.

Akmal approached me, trying to hold my finger, but I pulled him over. I'm sick of seeing his face, I hate seeing his lies.

" salsa.... Who's she coming with? Why don't you just call." He pretended to be innocent.

" Call? Whither? Even your number is never active. You know, what made me come to this palace? This photo." I showed their friendly photos to Akmal.

He was surprised, not expecting.

" Shocked huh? So this is why you never told us? You know, every night El always asks about you? Missed you?"

" Salsa Enough!" Akmal's mother asked me to stop talking but this time I couldn't keep quiet.

" Please dear mother, don't ask me to stop talking. To you, the mother of my husband... Thank you for never agreeing to my relationship with Akmal, to the point that my mother could have separated my son from his father."

" He's not my grandson! Don't make me acknowledge your son as my grandson. Akmal has no children, and your son is not Akmal's flesh and blood."

Akmal's mother's words made my emotions run high.

" I never thought I would meet a stone woman like you. I think you are much more experienced, it turns out you are like trench water, shortsighted and shallow."

" Hey, it's polite to talk to our mama." Selvi's sister spoke up, she did not accept if I cornered her mother.

" And for you, Zaskia... You're my brother even though we're not blood but I consider you my brother. But apparently your ambition to have Akmal is much greater. And you know Akmal is the father of my son, El. El is your nephew, can you snatch El's first love?" I started sobbing. It hurts so bad.

" And dad...." Not ready for me to continue my words, suddenly my vision became blurry. And I fell unconscious on the floor.