Knights For Mundika
26
“Baba thinks your mother will not realize her words just because of the momentary emotions due to the forced marriage plan,” Dalmouk continues the story. “But it turns out that Baba's prediction missed because your mother really decided to leave Baba's life and made Baba inevitably continue the plans of both Baba's extended family and Mama Latifa to keep marrying us both.”
“Initially Baba can undergo the marriage because at least already know the figure of Mama Latifa and have had love for her even though she was disappointed before so that the feeling of love for your Mama will be erased as time goes by. But it did not happen, the shadow of your mother always haunts at every step and the days of Baba who is as strong as Baba tepis considering that there is already your Brother, Majid present among us. Though every time she touched Mama Latifa, Baba pictured her face, and Baba realized that it was unfair to Mama Latifa. But it turns out that this business is not as easy as Baba thought because Baba just learned the fact that...,” Dalmouk closed both eyes to strengthen himself. “Mama Latifa was the mastermind behind our forced marriage..”.
Everyone there was shocked to hear Dalmouk's words except Hakeem. Because he knows from A to Z everything in his best friend's life that is honest if he is in position Dalmouk will not be able to deal with it.
“A..what do you mean Dalmouk?” Artika's lips trembled as if in disbelief of what she had just heard. “Latifa?”
“Yes, he who just finished his bachelor's degree in London at the time intended to surprise me at the office and find out about our relationship, Artika,” Dalmouk stared straight at Artika as if penetrating the two black eyeballs belonging to his beloved wife. “And with the influence of his father who in fact one of the shareholders with a large number of shares in Dalmouk Gulf Oil Company tried to pressure both my parents to agree to the matchmaking proposal and talk about things the bad about you until the views of Baba and my Mama changed to those of you who were originally sympathetic to antipathy.”
Artika's body squeezed instantly and was swiftly captured by Mundika and Zayed. Actually Mundika was also as surprised as the babanya story but tried to strengthen himself. He who always saw Mama Latifa was so gentle and loving to him and Zayed did not expect that his old mother could have the sneaky nature that made their family condition runyam like the moment these.
“When Baba was angry and not a day we did not fight because every time she saw Mama Latifa's face there was only anger that Baba felt to her.” His stomach feels churned. “More Baba got word from Aisha, your mother's best friend, that your mother was engaged to her former lover and was about to have a wedding, increasingly making Baba dark eyes so do the crazy plan without caring about the self-esteem of Baba and Baba's extended family including Mama Latifa.”.
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“Mistress why are you silent here?” Rita asked, her loyal servant ever since the girl approached Latifa who was pensive in the garden behind the house alone.
“Rita...,” Latifa said as she stared at the dark starless night sky. His gaze glared somewhere after taking the time to the hospital to visit Artika but did not do it. “Is my sin really great to my husband and Artika?”
“What does Mrs Latifa mean?” Rita asked who was sitting next to her master.
“It feels like I want to die soon if it can make my suffering end.” Latifa's body trembles and her tears flow. He seems frustrated with his life that he has never felt happy since all the most evil plans of his life just because his karma once refused Dalmouk's love turned into an obsession when Dalmouk found a new love in his life Artica. He dark eyes do not accept Dalmouk who has been adoring him and repeatedly rejected him only for his pride can only move his heart and love to the figure of Artika who honestly made him jealous because the woman could be who he is with his independence. He who is used to being spoiled with facilities that always exist feels unable to compete for the love of Dalmouk until he was asked to seize Dalmouk by using the power of his father and the help of one of Dalmouk's sisters named Raana.
Raana who strongly upholds the purity of blood of the Al Hassimi family does not accept that there are women outside his extended family who have the potential to become his brother-in-law by marrying Dalmouk. With subtle incitement Latifa made their plan run smoothly and mature until finally she could have Dalmouk as her husband.
“This is what Madam?” Rita's hand shook as if she could not believe the paper Latifa had squeezed.
“Can't you read it yourself Rita?” Latifa still wrapped her head and placed it on her knees which she held by her hands.
“Mrs..,”.
“What do you mean by Mama, Maitha?” Haya asked who felt an uneasy feeling after hearing her mother's last sentence.
“Ssttt, shut up and just listen to their talk, Haya,” Maitha gave the code by attaching the index finger of her right hand to her lips.
“The lady still has Miss Maitha and Miss Haya, Madam,”
“Tak comparable Rita, not comparable,” Latifa shook her head. “They are my penance for Raana who.
Latifa had not been able to continue her words heard the sound of Majid's death who caught her two younger siblings eavesdropping on the talk of her mother and her loyal servant.
“Are you never taught that eavesdropping on other people's conversations is not allowed?”
“Kak Majid,” Maitha and Haya respond in unison feeling ashamed that their deeds are known by the older brother who is most respected by them.
“Go to your respective rooms,” Scrub Majid gently which of course can not be rejected by Maitha and Haya until the figure of his two sisters disappeared from the eyes of his eagle who always managed to anesthetize every woman he met. But at this time it is not the main concern in his life. He felt unworthy of happiness before the tangled threads of his family could unravel well and he could only resign to know when the time would come. A time when he can think of himself without thinking about his status as the heir to the Al Hassimi family...
“Ma...,” Majid said gently while touching the frail shoulders of his sobbing mother. Sontak Latifa hugged her only son and her crying became more and more so.
“Oh Majid..., Majid my son.., my solace...,” Latifa's response with a hoarse voice.
“What is this Miss Rita? What happened to my mom?” Majid asked as he continued to eject Latifa.
“This Young Master...,” Rita handed over a piece of paper she had read to her employer's son.
“Yes Allah, only to You do we ask forgiveness for our sins,” Only that speech was spoken by Majid when reading the note on the paper while making a hug to his mother while giving strength.
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