Marrying Sergeant Major
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Today the child custody hearing is being held again, and the agenda is to give a judge's verdict based on previous hearings.
Yesterday, the court invited Bima mas and Hana mbak to come to the court with the purpose of mediation, they were only accompanied by their respective lawyers, because the mediation is specifically for Bima mas and Hana mbak as Lala's biological parents.
At the meeting, there is a mediator who will lead them to make peace for the benefit of the child.
Because after all, both have the same right to take care of their biological children.
Mas Bima himself received advice from the mediator, but Hana's side still kekeuh want to seize custody of Lala to be fully the responsibility of herself and her current husband.
Hana continues to strengthen her wishes and reassure the judges that Lala will live as well as she did with her father, even promising that Lala's life will be much better because she lives with her biological mother. Because according to Mbak Hana, the affection of a connecting mother is only half-and-half, in quotation marks do not fully love the child.
Mbak Hana said if he was worried Lala would be in the duakan number by his mother, especially at this time the mother continued to be pregnant.
Hearing Hana's statement, Bima told me she had emotions during mediation, because Hana implicitly accused me that I was not a good mother. Though all this time, even though I am not a real mother, but Lala was happy, even considered that I was the mother who gave birth to her, to the extent that she wanted to stay with me and Bima.
One proof that Lala is happy and comfortable living with me is what she revealed at the previous hearing.
After going through the journey from my office to the court, finally Bima's car has reached the yard of the building that I really do not want to visit. But because mas Bima forced me to accompany him, with a heavy heart, but still sincerely I was present to listen to the judge's decision.
If I could be honest, my heart would collapse, because the detachment was completely out of control.
As soon as I got out of the car, Bima who came out first, he already greeted me by standing outside the door I was opening. His firm hand immediately grasped tightly onto my hand.
"Your hands are so cold, Bi" asked Bima with a focused look at my round bead. "You sick?"
"No, I'm just nervous"
"Not to be nervous, a soldier's wife should not be afraid" he comforted me rubbing my back with the other hand Bima.
I nodded before then both stepped together.
In the middle of his steps, Bima stretched the link of our hands and moved to lock with his fingers, in the next second he peeked at the back of my hand that was in his arm.
Maybe because this trial is a verdict hearing, so my heart is hard for me to control. Afraid that Lala would fall into the hands of Mbak Hana, it would mean that I would lose my days with my little elf.
As we moved closer to the courtroom, somehow my stomach suddenly felt nauseous. Especially when entering this AC room, my sweat actually appeared along with a pair of netraku who met the eyes of the cynical netra belonging to Gesya.
His hateful gaze became more and more when the tail of his eyes glanced at my hands and Bima mas that fused together, then his gaze turned to fall on my stomach.
I don't know what was on her mind, which was obvious I suddenly felt scared just in case she had bad intentions on my baby.
But quickly the thought was immediately filled.
There's no way he's acting as silly as in my thinking. We live in the real world, not in the world of traveling or soap operas, where the antagonist is always determined to do things that are vile in order to realize his desire or revenge.
I convinced myself once again that Gesya would not be that determined.
"Sit, Bi" Bima mas orders. I also sat with a feeling of ignorance. Mas Bima immediately sat next to me, this man did not look at Hana or Gesya at all. He just turned to look at me, brother Rosa and also our hands that came back together after it had briefly decomposed.
Minutes passed, the trial was running at this time.
The debate of lawyers to strengthen their opinions and arguments I heard again. However, I am not so focused on paying attention to the course of this trial.
A child who could always forget her father's treatment of me, and a child that made me feel like a mother even though I had never conceived or given birth.
The Lala ...
No matter who she is, regardless of my biological child or not, she is still my daughter, my beautiful daughter, the daughter of the man who has been in my heart for a long time. A daughter I don't want to distinguish from my own son later.
My love for Lala will be like my love for the children I will give birth to.
"Well, after a little heated debate, we will decide within fifteen minutes. For that we will pause for a moment, but still in their respective places" said one of the judges sitting to his left the presiding judge.
I sighed softly, while neutralizing or melting the fear that continued to struggle so effectively. My hand with Bima's hand did not take off for a moment during the trial process.
Many times my handsome man asked me if I was okay.
But even though I lied and said that I was fine, Bima must not believe, because of the look on my face, he clearly knew what my inner condition was like.
It was marked with his grip that was getting tightened and continued to give a gentle swab on the back of my hand using his thumb.
Unlike me, mas Bima really can always be calm under any conditions. Although danger or life threatened him, he had no fear at all.
Of course people like his father Lala understand very well that there is nothing to fear except the Khalik.
It's true, but for me it's something I could never do. Fear in the human heart must be there, just how we deal with that fear.
After five minutes, we returned to a time and place where there was no more debate. Only the judge spoke to recite the trial recap that had been passed several times including meetings for mediation.
Now is a thrilling time for me as the judge begins to recite his decision.
"Regarding mediation dated on that day, Amar Wijayanto as mediator did not succeed in reconciling the two sides as reported. However, child custody claims can be agreed between the applicant and the applicant in the mediation agreement letter. The examination is then continued by reading the final verdict"
The judge seemed to pause his reading for a moment, before returning to his voice.
"By the basis of the main arguments, that the applicant and the petitioner have been divorced and given a daughter named Syahla Athalia Anggara, where the custody is held by the father"
"In light of the transfer of child custody provided by the applicant, the judge hereby decides not to grant the claim from the applicant. In this case, child custody remains under the supervision of the father named Bimasena Anggara. However, although custody is with the applicant, the applicant is not allowed to reduce the rights and obligations towards the child as his or her birth mother. Vice versa, the applicant is not allowed to prohibit the applicant to participate in educating him. Applicants are allowed to bring their children to live together for a maximum of two weeks in a period of three months"
"The decision was taken based on the trial process and listening to the testimony of both parties and also the child"
"This is how we decided to run as we should"
Finals ... Lala remains in our custody, but from the verdict read just now, within three months, Mbak Hana has the right to take Lala to stay at his house for a maximum of two weeks.
Can I part with Lala for that long if Hana asks her to stay at her house?
On the contrary, would Lala be able to live without me while living with her mother?
Seriate.
Don't confuse between applicant and respondent! Here the applicant's side is Hana, and the petitioner's side is Bima's father.
SE YOU again...