Love That (No) Blind
Part 27-1: Don't Listen to Mama!

[Sara]

“Arya! You don't love your mom anymore, do you?”

Widia may already be at the end of her patience. Many times he asked the child to go home but not a single reason he said could shake his child's heart. What else could he do now other than sulk like this moment?

“Honey, dear. Cook, no, honey? Honey, Ma,” said Arya gently while hugging her mother who still looks sullen.

Either because Arya is too familiar with the nature of her mother or indeed Arya whose nature is too relaxed. Even when Widia who is already in such a condition, Arya can still comfort Widia and be sweet in front of her. And Widia was made to melt by him.

With Mas Agam, mom was never like that. Acting spoiled and sulking. Maybe because of the rather harsh nature of Mas Agam.

“Ikut Mama home yes, darling. Please, yes.”

“Oh! Where's Sara going?”

Sara had just turned her back to them, intending to avoid needing to linger between this mother and daughter drama. But just turning around, Arya had caught him.

“M-mau nyusui kittens,” says Sara nervously. He was still shocked because of the loud voice Arya suddenly called out to him, then was already standing next to him.

“Wah! Follow, Ma'am. Ho! Not named yet, Mother? Name of dong, Ma'am. What's good? White, cute anyway, Ma'am ..” and so on, and so on, while continuing to push Sara to get away from her mom and not care about her every call.

She was avoiding Widia.

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“Mbak, this is diginiin continue, yes?,” asked Arya while holding a kitten who had just been given milk. She followed Sara's instructions to carry the kitten over her chest until she burped.

“Iya. Just slow. It will definitely come out (burps),” said Sara who was busy tidying up the cage that came last night but had not been tidied up, because it was too late.

Remembering when last night Raka came with all the equipment that Agam ordered, Sara almost laughed. Although Raka really got it, but she got it with full struggle. All because of Agam's command that says, “Later tonight all must be ready.”

Bringing his veterinarian alone was already difficult, let alone buying everything at once. Last night when Raka came alone looked so pale tired. Laughing but pitying, pitying, but it's actually Sara's own fault. He could only apologize in his heart.

Shortly after, her kitten was put into a cage by Arya. Then sitting in front of him watched intensely, but looked very comforting to him.

Noting Arya's mood which seemed to be quite good, with great care, Sara asked her, “Mama still hasn't come home. Don't you want to talk to Mama first?”

Arya did not answer. He continued to watch the kitten with both hands propping his head.

A moment after that, Arya sighed. “Mbak didn't tell me to go home either, did he?,” asked as he stared at Sara.

Sara laughed. “Ya it's not so. I mean just pity Mama. Left alone inside.”

“Keeps don't pity that same me? Forced to go home even though he did not want to,” Arya's header which again invites Sara's laughter.

“Ya not so. Maybe Mama is still missing. That's until you play it here. Though Mama nungguin,” timpal Sara.

“Oohh ... So the point is Mbak objected that if I play here.”

Sara could not reply to Arya's words anymore. Every time he said something, Arya responded differently. Annoyed.

“Ah, don't know, ah. Salah continues to be,” grumbled Sara annoyed.

Arya laughed as Sara grumbled. As Sara glanced at him, the laughter of her sister-in-law grew even more. Sara could not help her laughter. He laughed with Arya.

“Mama is hard to resist,” said Arya after her laughter subsided. “If you want it, it means it must be done. If I still stayed inside, Mama wouldn't stop pushy. I'm finally tired, Ma'am.”

Sara understands a little now. Maybe because it was also Mas Agam asked him to overcome his mother.

“Don't worry, Ma'am. Mama is now probably disturbing Mbok Jami in the kitchen,” he said again.

Sara smiled this time

“Mbak,” call Arya disperse the reverie of Sara. “Thank you the name Milo, huh? Can, huh? Than called a mulu kitten. Can, huh? Can, yes?”

Sara was a little surprised. Not expecting it, it turns out Agam's sister can watermelon this to him. They had just met, and Arya was older than him. Arya's attitude towards Sara was like people who had known each other for a long time.

Is that the character of Arya? After thinking about it again, the effect of Arya and Mama Widia is indeed similar.

Sara smiles. But he also had no intention of naming her. Just haven't thought about it.

Although it had been thought of, but if seeing how Arya pleaded, it would be difficult to say no.

O Allah, look into his eyes, how can he refuse?

Sara nodded too. And Arya was instantly excited. He immediately took the kitten now named Milo and held him.

Sara just smiled looking at Arya along with her new pet.

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Sara had just finished from the side garage, where Milo the kitten lived and was about to finish her work from Agam, when she overheard a conversation between Agam and Widia in Agam's study.

“You know that Arya will soon start working. Arya is also the best graduate on her campus. So Mama's sure, she's more than ready to handle the company. Mama please be with you, Agam. Just trust the NFC to Arya. Mama is sure Arya can handle it. You just focus on your health. Let Sara accompany you.”

That's Mama's voice ...

“Mama also knows what I'm going to say. Why is Mama still insistent on saying this all?,” timpal Agam whose voice is still low.

“I'm blind and deaf? Therefore I will not be able to lead NFC?” Agam continued Widia's severed sentence.

Widia was silent this time. May not be able to find more appropriate words to reply to the words of Agam.

“My parents built NFC since they were alive. Before papa died, the task of forwarding the NFC has also been inherited for me . Mama knows that too. What if I am blind and deaf? I can still lead NFC.” Maybe he has started to lose his patience. Although his tone did not increase, it felt an emotion that he was holding back.

“But the directors want Arya who leads the NFC and FTC, Agam. Don't let the directors be disappointed, yeah. You'll still destroy NFC like that. Let Arya take the lead, yes,” persuade Widya once again.

Why is Mama so insistent?

“What if I can recover?” Suddenly I asked something quite surprising. “If I could see and hear again, you guys would stop forcing me, right?”

Mas Agam's ...

“K-you can't possibly heal.” Widia's words were even more shocking.

What did Mama mean?

“Mama sounds so sure? Why can Mama be so sure?”

“M-I mean Mama, k-you've been for years like this, b-how did you get well?” I don't know why Widia suddenly became so nervous.

“If you can? What will Mama do? Is Mama going to make me blind and deaf again?”

No more Widia's voice. The room also suddenly became quiet. What the hell is going on?

Sara advanced step by step closer to Agam's workspace. Just a step away he would arrive in front of the room, Widia's voice started to sound again.

“Gam, Mama knows you want to be able to see again, but do not let your imagination even make you forget the reality. Not everything can go our way, Agam. Don't let NFC crumble because you're like this.”

BRACKET!

“Delusion or not, I still will not hand over NFC!,” snapped Agam after the sound of a table buzz that Sara heard.

Sara did not know what Widia meant to say like that. Is it necessary to say that just so that Agam complies with his will? And why should Widia be so insistent with her wish?

This discussion will never end.

Sara finally emboldened herself to enter Agam's workspace. At that moment, Sara could see Widia was already preparing to continue their debate.

“Ma ...,” call Sara. Widia who was standing facing Agam who was behind her desk immediately turned to look at Sara.

“M-sorry, Ma ... Sara wants to take Mas Agam to the room. In a moment Mas Agam must take medicine, after which he will rest for a while,” said Sara reasoned.

His feet kept moving stepped closer to Agam in the middle of Widia's eyes that did not stop looking at him. Sara's attention was only focused on Agam without caring for Widia.

“Sara, please persuade your husband to listen to Mama. Ask him to release NFC.”

Sara could see Agam clenching his hands hard, hiding them behind his desk. It must hurt to hold everything alone.

Sara wanted to be able to ease Agam's pain, but she herself did not know what she should do. Although Widia did not stop raving at this time, but all Sara noticed at this moment was Agam who was in front of her.

Slowly, Sara stretched out her hand, then gently touched the fist and grabbed it. And slowly Sara could feel the tension in Agam's hands getting less and less.

“Sara! You heard Mama, right?”

Not yet had Sara said it, another loud voice was heard in the room.

“Mama, enough!”

Widia clearly looked very pale looking at Arya who was standing in front of the door. Widia definitely doesn't want Arya to know about this.

“Come, Mama just go home” Arya keeps pulling her mama out of there.

“A-arya ... T-wait ..”

“Ngak. Come on, Mama's coming home now.”

No matter what Widia said anymore, Arya kept pushing her out. And before she caught up with Widia who was no longer in the room, Arya turned around and said something.

“Mas don't listen to Mama! NFC belongs to the community! I'll go first, I'll come back later. I'm taking Mama home.” And then leave.

Agam said nothing. Arya herself also did not seem to expect Agam to respond to anything. He left without waiting for Agam to answer.

Right at that moment, Sara's gaze shifted from Arya to Agam. Seen his hand still holding Agam's hand. Sara immediately realized, she had just made a mistake.

“M-sorry, Mas. Not I mean ...,” said Sara nervously as she pulled her hand quickly.

“I want a short break in the room. You go finish your work,” said Agam and his wheelchair had moved away from Sara.

Sara looked at Agam's passing with a troubled feeling. For some reason, he was eager to be able to accompany the man. His memories of that night worried him if Agam became angry that time.

Hopefully not ...

But on the other hand, though not completely, in that day, Sara was finally able to understand what really happened between Agam and Widia, the stepmother.