I'm Single Mom
ASM 48's

"Tante, my name is Zaky Pratama. I'm the son of Dewi's mother and Dewo sir. I want to propose to aunty's daughter. I hope it's just a drama, not a real event that should be painful for me and El."

I stared into the young man's face. It's so sorry for him. Then I wondered about my daughter's own face. El just looked down sad. It was like shock to know this reality.

I took a breath, hoping that there was a lot of oxygen filling my lungs.

" el... And Zaky... You are.." My sentence was cut directly by Akmal.

" You can't unite." Spontaneous Akmal speech.

" Yes, you can't get married." Mbak Dewi lakah.

Just the time I saw the face of the Goddess Mother lethargic and lowered her head. The haughty impression was suddenly not apparent today.

" We're going home now." Said my ex-mother-in-law.

" No grandma, Zaky will still propose and marry El. Zaky loves El, mami." The young man looked angry. Face brightens.

" Zaky, El is your sister. Your father and mother are siblings. No matter how much money you have, you will never marry El." My lips.

My mouth was itching to comment from earlier. This time God showed his power.

" Let's go home." The magic grandmother rose from my luxurious sofa.

Madam Dewi and mas Dewo pulled Zaky's hand by force.

And Zaskia took Akmal's hand.

I was just shaking my head to see the scene before me. It was like watching a television drama.

All the Akmal family are gone. Now we only have three of us here.

After the departure of Zaky and his family, El cried as much as he could. He looks very sad.

" El.." I touched his shoulder softly.

"Not everything we want has to happen. That mate is weird, honey. It's in front of the eyes, but if God says no soul mate yes will not be able to unite. Even though you love to die with that man to the blood of the blood, if God does not want you to be united, you cannot be united. For example, my own mother. You know, how much love and unfortunately mama is with your father, but the soul mate of your mama and your father is only for a moment. You're witness to Mama's love story, El." I try to give my daughter some understanding.

" Ma, is he really my father?" Suddenly my only son asked about his father.

" Why did you hide all this from me?" Ask Joseph again.

I patted my son's shoulder.

" It's not the mama who shut it down, baby. But it was your father who didn't want any communication between us. You never asked about your father, did you?"

" I'm afraid that question will hurt your mother later."

" Mama's been hurt a long time, baby. Mama is immune. Mama won't be sick anymore, baby." I rubbed his hair.

I left them, I'd rather go in the room. After trying to toughen up in front of those arrogant kids and guests, I finally felt defeated. I shed my tears in this room. Tears that had not dripped for a long time were now like a leaking dam, flowing freely in all directions.

If Zaky is not the daughter of the goddess, surely today El is happy. If the former mother-in-law had not kept us away from Akmal, El would have known his brother and would never have fallen in love with Zaky.

" God.give strength to my daughter. Enough servants that you test with pain, not sons of servants." Saying ashen.

The pain that disappeared twenty years ago is now coming again. A farewell that left us sick, now that meeting also produced pain for us and our family. Why should the Akmal family again? Can we not be free of them?

***

Some days my daughter's taking a leave of absence from work. For a few days, El was confined to a room. He came out only when he was going to eat, even with a sad appearance. His eyes were still swollen from crying too often.

I never asked El anything. I was in the El position. I let him treat his own wounds. I educated him very independently.

I often tell El, if we fall ten times, then we must rise a hundred times. That is my life motivation.

***

" Ma, today Joseph came home late, yes." Joseph said, putting food in his mouth.

" Where are you going?" Askaqua.

" Want to see you." Her mouth without seeing me.

" We need to talk, ma." Sahut's short.

" Don't bring any tools, son."

" What tools ma? I'm not gonna hurt dad, ma. Stop being so bad at me."

" Mama's coming." Quickly said.

Joseph looked back at me in wonder. " Mama misses dad?"

Uhuuk... I was choking because of Joseph's words.

" Be careful, ma..."

Instead of wanting to see his mother choke, my son even mocked mama.

Fuck up!

" I'm going, ma." Joseph kissed my hand and immediately went off duty.

" Be careful." I screamed at my son who was away.

What will Joseph do? How did he know his father's phone number?

Protect my son, lest he do what he does not want.

After cleaning up the rest of our breakfast dishes, I intend to go to El's room. I haven't seen a few days of cheer on El's face. It's so sorry my daughter.

Before I went to El's room, there was a bell ringing, it was a sign that a guest was coming. I hurried to walk ahead. My door opened a little, Zaky was standing in front of the house.

" Assalamu'alaikum aunt..." Sweep friendly.

" Waalaikumsalam Zaky's. Can I help aunty?"

" I want to meet El. Elnya has a aunt?" Ask politely.

" Oh there's. Come on, come on in first." I present Zaky in and wait in the living room

" A minute, auntie call El first."

I immediately rushed to my daughter's watch.

He still lay weak. The room was always neat and fragrant, now like a broken ship. Her hair that was always neat now looked messy. It seems my daughter is depressed. Sometimes he cries, sometimes he laughs.

" The el..." Call me soft.

He's not flinching. Only the corners of his eyes were watery. I didn't think my daughter, who was a Doctor and educated, could become depressed just because she'd gotten engaged.

O Allah...what other trials are these?

" There's Zaky in front."

He looked at me in disbelief.

" Seriously." Soft words.

As soon as El ran, I followed him from behind.

And.. El hugs Zaky, her tears spilling in front of the man she loves.

The sight before my eyes made me a day. My tears come down along with two lovebirds who cannot unite because there is a brotherly bond between them.

I approached them and witnessed the sad story of the two of them.

" Zaky, El, from now on... Learn to love each other as brothers, not as lovers. Weight is... That's a test for you. Believe me, you will definitely find the best soul mate. God has prepared that for you."

I tried to give advice to both of them.

" Am I capable of mama?"