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The tahlil worshipers who were born from the mother of one RT mother had arrived. Every Saturday night, the schedule is routine mother mother. In addition to teaching together, also to tighten the rope between neighbors.

It seems, tonight is special, it seems from the many people who came. Usually not this much. There are those who are not present because there are interests and others.

Miss Lastri welcomed guests to the door. He invited Nara to stand next to him. While Shaila and Sarah, they in the kitchen prepared all the necessities. They will only come out if the tahlil event starts.

"So this is Miss Lastri. Oh, my God, it's so pretty." Praise Madam who just came with some other mothers.

"Known, Nara, his wife Septian." Answer Miss Lastri. Nara nodded with a smile and greeted the guests. After shaking hands, they immediately find a place to sit on the carpet that has been prepared.

"It's so beautiful to have Asep."

"That's lucky to be Asep."

"Say the son of the rich."

"believe anyway. Look at the car parked out front. Then his face is glowing, must use expensive skincare."

And there are many other mother's words. But if it is still limited, Miss Lastri and Nara do not mind it. In this life, people are said to be food every day. Want to be a good or bad person, certainly will not be separated from the talk of people. Even people who have died, sometimes still talked about.

"How are you, Nara, still want the same mom?" Ask a woman in shari'a hijab who is shaking hands with Nara.

Nara turned towards Bu Lastri. Because honestly, he doesn't remember at all.

"He's a Noor. Used to come to your house during the wedding ceremony." Miss Lastri reminded Nara.

"Sorry, I don't remember anything." Nara.

"It's okay." Sahut ustadzah Noor while patting Nara's arm. "Maybe it was because you fainted that day, so it's not how bad anyone came along."

Nara is ashamed. Embarrassed to remember, he immediately fainted after Septian said kabul ijab.

After all the worshippers arrived, the event immediately began. Ustadzah Noor led the tahlil which continued with shalawat then prayer together. After all the series of events had passed, it was now as they enjoyed the prepared dishes.

Lastri and Nara go back to help Shaila and Sarah share food and drink with guests.

"Bu Lastri, the sotos are delicious. When do you teach me the recipe." Cirrup Bu Nia.

"Mom, just come here if you want to write the recipe." Sahut Bu Lastri's.

"The cake is also delicious, Mom. Like expensive cake cakes sold in the store. What do you buy yourself?" Ask Bu Retno who tasted cheesecake first while waiting for the food rations.

"It's from besan ma'am."

Heard the word from besan. Mother other mother directly on follow-up tasted it. Make cheesecakes arranged in two plates directly ludes.

"Food of rich people is good gini." Praise Bu Lila who ate the delicious cheesecake for the first time. "This makes Nara herself?"

"Buy Ma'am." Answer Nara.

"It must be expensive." Nara simply replied with a smile.

"The other cake was tasted too, ma'am." Tawar Nara's.

After the case of spilling Brownian dough. Nara immediately invited Septian to buy a cake in the store. As a result, coming home, he brought two big boxes of brownies and one big box of bolus rolls.

"Well, if the food is good. Surely if it's your turn at Bu Lastri's house, guaranteed on all coming." Bu Nia's voice was immediately greeted with laughter by the other mother's mother.

"Eh nak Nara, said Johan. You're the lecturer at the campus. Is it really?" Ask Ms. Nia, Johan's mother.

"Yes, Mom." Nara replied while nodding.

"This is a S2 graduate from abroad." Praise ustazdah Noor. She knows more about Nara's background.

"God, it's beautiful, rich, pinte again. Less what try. Lucky for Asep." Puji Bu Wati's.

"Denger, are you pregnant first?" Chirps Miss Retno with a cynical smile.

Deg

Nara's face pias. Even if it was true, he was still embarrassed. Bu Lastri smiled as she held Nara's hand which started to feel cold.

"Don't don't.you're divorced because of...." Ms. Retno deliberately did not continue her words so that everyone asked a question.

"What's the reason, ma'am?" Miss Lastri. "Why did she cheat and get pregnant with my son?" continued.

Nara began to look worried.

"Don't like to speculate mother mother." Ustadzah Noor. "Status Nara when married to Septian was not a widow. And it's not true that she was divorced because she cheated on Septian until she got pregnant."

"Not a widow. The man he had once married. My husband even came to her wedding." Sahut Bu Retno's.

"Cancel how the hell?" The same question came out of my mother's mouth.

"This is mom. Maybe all you know is divorce. But actually, the annulment of the marriage exists. If there is a strong reason and the term of marriage has not been 6 months. Can apply for cancellation. And if the annulment is approved, their marriage records will be deleted. They were declared never married. And of course, her status was single, not a widow or widower. Like the Nara case." Ustadzah Noor.

"What is the reason?"

"It looks like privacy, so it's less ethical to talk about it in a forum like this." Answer ustadzah Noor. "Rather than busy dealing with the disgrace of others, the end of which leads to sin. Why not establish just silaturrahmi, which is clear, can bring rewards." Further.

Everyone seemed to agree with the speech of Ustadzah Noor. After all, if we cover the disgrace of others, God will also cover our disgrace. News of Septian getting married arrived for the reason his girlfriend was pregnant first had been heard.

After the show is over. They shake each other and go home. Now, Miss Lastri lives and the family is busy cleaning the house.

Sarah and Shaila were busy washing dishes. As for Septian, he rolled up the carpet and cleaned the living room.

"Bang, I'm helping ya." Tawar Nara's.

"Can you?" Ask Septian. She recalled Raka's words, if Nara, held a greeting never.

"Jeez, just nyapu doang, SD child can also time." Nara answered while walking to the kitchen to pick up a broom hanging in front of the bathroom.

Nara came back with a broom in her hand. After all the carpets were rolled up, he started sweeping. But many times he seemed to change the way he held a broom. Starting from one hand, two hands, until he was confused himself. It was not as easy as he had imagined.

Septian chuckled at Nara's behavior. He approached his wife and gave an example of how to hold the correct broom. But even though it was true, Nara's movements still seemed very stiff.

"Here, let me take the life." Bu Lastri. "Nara rest. Pregnant people can't be tired." He was about to take a broom from the tagang Nara but was detained by the woman.

"Father, ma'am, let me."

"Sep, take Nara to rest in the room. He must be tired all day helping." Miss Lastri took over the broom from Nara's hand.

"Let's just rest. Doctor says you can't be too tired. I don't want to be scolded by your papa for telling his son to nyepu."

Nara immediately glared at Septian. Fear Bu Lastri offended if he knew his papa often scolded Septian.

...*****...

Nara, the woman turned right and left many times. He couldn't sleep because of the heat from Septian's room. Not to mention the size of the bed is not so big. And a mattress that's not as thick as his. There is a fan. But it's been a little broken. The turn is not so tight. So the wind produced is less than the maximum.

"Can't sleep?" Septian asked who also could not sleep because Nara moved on.

"Hot. Is the window open to the cold?"

"The mosquito goes in all Ra's tent."

Septian grabbed Nara's waist and hugged.

"Abang.. " Nara tried to escape from Septian's embrace. The hug that usually feels comfortable, tonight actually makes it sultry.

"Yes, the clothes were opened."

"No, I asked for a macem macem." Reject Nara.

"Not to slander. You can't ask for a macem. At least one macem doang." God while raising his eyebrows.

Nara rolled her eyes puffed. For tonight, he's really not in the mood. The hot air makes him not want to do the hot.

Nara tried to close her eyes. But again, he can't sleep. Septian pity also saw Nara's confusion.

Septian got up to pick up a book from his study desk.

"This is sleeping in my brother's arms while my brother uses books." Septian stretched out his left arm to wear Nara's pillow. His right hand was ready with a book.

Nara positioned her head in Septian arms with one hand curled up on her waist. The book swing from Septian's hand that produced the wind, made Nara feel more at ease.

"Bao... "

"Hem.. "

"I've read a book. It's written, it's hard being a woman."

"What's so hard about giving birth?"

"Didn't you?"

"Then?"

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