Knights For Mundika
31

“GYAAAAAAA!! I'm late!!”

Mundika ran back and forth down the stairs from her room on the second floor to the ground floor where the family room of the side house where she lived with her mother and sister. After a long time he was never late, only this time the incident happened again. Bak dejavu, it is like doing the same thing with the same delay incident. And he could only pat his forehead in the face of his bawling attitude.

“Yes Allah, why can this happen again anyway?!”

*"Mom, I'm leaving now because I have to stop by the main house to pay a farewell to Baba and Mama Latifa and the other sisters," Mundika approached her mother who had prepared breakfast for her and her sister, Zayed. "Hour 10 there will be a meeting* between directorsates at the hospital.” Mansoor will again lead the meeting later! I am not sure what his facial expression will be like...

You're not having breakfast first Nduk?" Ask Artika who received a hand kiss and kiss on her right and left cheek from Mundika.

“I have breakfast in the hospital only," replied Mundika kissed and stroked her sister's hair, Zayed then out of the house.

"Assalamu'alaikum."

“Wa'alaikumsalam, be careful on the road..."

Mundika walked half-run towards the main house to say goodbye. After arriving at the main house, he saw Father, his old mother, Majid's sister, Maitha's sister and Kak Haya, the children of his father and his old mother were enjoying their breakfast as well.

“Good morning Baba, Mama Latifa, Majid's sister," Mundika kisses hands, right cheeks and left cheeks to Father, his old mother and Majid's sister. He did the same with his two older sisters, and this time there was no rejection like before. They can joke sarcastically with him.

“Don't forget to kiss her hands,” Maitha thrust her back in front of Mundika after her sister kissed her forehead.

“Iya, my dear sister..,” She answered with a smile and welcomed the back of Maitha and Haya's hands.

Why did that happen? Of course you can. Since her mother has recovered and returned home, Babanya requested a special meeting of the core members of her family according to her request to straighten out any misunderstandings that occurred during this time. The babanya tell a secret that is tightly covered within their family, including who exactly Latifa and Haya are. Of course, this received opposition not accepted by Latifa and Haya. But a nodding answer from Latifa made the two realize that they were just nieces and nephews raised by Baba and Mama Latifa to make amends Mama Latifa involving the death of Dalmouk's sister.

A lie! Baba must be lying!” Shouted hysterically Maitha and stood up from sitting her on one of the sofas inside the living room. Currently the entire nuclear family Al Hassimi gathered to solve the problem that has been trying to be harbored so far as to escape because of ego and heartache without looking for a real solution. Dalmouk had already expected the reaction Maitha would show him. It's his fault for keeping too long a time bomb that must eventually explode as well. “Is this one of Baba's tricks for us to accept and acknowledge these two different children to be part of the Al Hassimi family members?”

“Propa does not lie, Son,” Dalmouk raised his head to follow Maitha's gaze while hooking up his ten fingers and clenching them tightly to suppress the channeled emotions when he had to pull out his wedge that was like a large chunk of rock squeezing his life for a long time these. Telling it to Mundika and Zayed alone has drained his energy, coupled with today having to retell it in front of all members of his core family.

“Ma...,” Haya who is quiet and more often follows the words of her older sister finally opens her voice.

Latifa who received the gaze asking for an explanation could only sigh deeply. In the end, the secret of a series of big mistakes he made must be opened. But want how else, with his current condition it is time he opened even though bitterly felt.

“It... true my son,” He who is usually strong finally did not hold back his tears because again forced to remember the accident that has taken the life of Raana, their mother. The trauma that almost drove him crazy for having lost the closest person plus his womb if only Dalmouk finally relented to not divorce himself and make Artika who was pregnant with Mundika as a second wife. The thing that he believes incised a deeper wound against Artika who has lost everything and can only depend on Dalmouk. “And all because of your faults and selfishness that makes you orphans forever. It was mama who caused your biological mother to die.”.

Maitha's arrogance turned helpless until she fell limp on the floor after hearing Latifa's explanation. He did not expect that the reality was so shocking that there was no more energy as a buffer. Fortunately, his body was immediately captured by Mundika to sit him in his previous position on the sofa. The thing that of course made Maitha surprised after all the bad things she did to her sister, Mundika still showed her care and affection.

“To make amends for that fatal mistake, Mama asked Baba to raise you to be our children. So please, stop hating Mundika and Zayed. Mama just wants you all to get along so that your guilt is slightly treated..,” Latifa said as she continued to sob.

“Ma...,” Haya who had always been silent because of life sheltering from her brother, Maitha, finally powerless to embrace Latifa.

“Baba also apologizes to Maitha, Haya and especially to you Majid,” Majid who also has not been surprised by the speech from Dalmouk since. He turned to look at his father. “Pardon Baba who has been impressed favoritism with more concern for Mundika and Zayed because of Baba's disappointment to Mama Latifa for her actions in the past. You are also the sons of Baba. Baba promises to share Baba's love equally. And Baba promised you wouldn't have to bear the burden of being the leader of this family alone. You're free, son, you can think of yourself now.”.

The famous Majid never showed any expression of his weak side emotion without consciously dripping his tears. Finally, the words that he had been patiently waiting for despite feeling hopeless finally sounded real in the ears. He could have been more willing to approach Rabiya.

“Baba will also help find a good husband for Maitha and Haya after the wedding of Mundika and Sheikh Mansoor which will be held in a few weeks. Baba just wants you all to be happy.”.

“You seem to be in a hurry, son, is there any important business?" Ask Dalmouk.

*"I told you first permission to go in a hurry because at 10 this morning there was a meeting* in the hospital." Mundika's feelings are increasingly confused because time continues to run but there is a smile of happiness because he already has a normal family full of happiness. It is true that the saying that the storm must pass and there is a rainbow that welcomes him with a smile after successfully passing all forms of trials that almost bring him to the end of his life if he is not strong faith and of course because there's Mansoor by his side. "I'm gone, Assalamu'alaikum."

“Wa’alaikumsalam.”.

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