Mom, Why Am I Different?
Chapter 8

After a while I talked to Santi. Suddenly Mia came out of her room with an object in her hand. With a friendly smile Mia gave me a cell phone that she was under from her room.

"While Mbak Rani learned to use my phone," Mia said with a friendly smile and gave her phone to me.

"But Ma'am, what if Mia needs this phone" I replied while receiving the phone from Mia's hand.

"The phone is long unused, so than he has no benefits so it is better I love Mbak Rani, who knows he can give more blessings to Mbak Rani and Luna," he answered while rubbing the hair of Luna who was enjoying a snack beside him.

"Mia's right, who knows you are talented at writing, so many who read later Luna can buy a lot of snacks yes dear," replied Miss Santi with a smile to Luna.

"Oh my God, thank you Mom, I hope what I do now can change our fate in the future" I said with tears in my eyes.

"Yes, you have just studied with Mia, let Luna I who accompany in the front yard," said Ms Santi while taking Luna to the terrace of her house.

First Mia started to set up the phone that I used to learn how to make stories. He also started creating an email account and downloading some of the required apps. Includes a green short message app.

"This is Mas Niko's phone number" I asked Mia when I saw Niko's number on the app.

"That's a sign that he used the same application to send a short message, this is Mbak Rani's old number so surely Mbak Rani kept Mas Niko's number," explained Mia while giving the phone to me.

I do still keep Mas Niko's old number. However, I never called that number directly. Because I think there's no point in me contacting a man I don't think is responsible.

"Bak Rani wants to make a title of what story?" mia asked, which surprised me.

"Title, must use the title yes Ma'am," I replied while looking confused.

"Yes, that title will make it easy for people to search our stories in that app," Mia replied as she stared at her laptop screen.

"If I make a story about your personal life what can be Ma'am," I asked Mia.

"May, good is Mbak" Mia replied while looking enthusiastic.

"Then I want to give you the title Mother, Why Am I Different?" I replied as I stared at the wall.

"Why is the title Ma'am?" mia asked while looking at me with a confused look.

"A few months ago, Luna asked me that question, Ma'am" I replied, looking down.

"Luna, why is she asking like that Ma'am," asked Mia curiously. 

"Because of the condition of his ears that are unable to hear, and because there is no figure of Father beside him, so make some friends insult him as an illegitimate child," I replied as I began to shed tears.

"O Allah, is that why Rani went to the city for almost 1 year," asked Mia while hugging my shoulder.

"Yes Ma'am, but it turns out that what I did was wrong, Mas Niko was married to a rich and beautiful woman" I replied in tears.

"If it's how you are," I asked confused.

"Later to help update in the paid application Mbak, hopefully the story of Mbak Rani can bring fortune for Luna and Mbak Rani yes," replied Mia with a friendly smile. 

I started writing story after story in every walk of my life. My meeting with Mas Niko and his new wife. As well as the humiliation of my mother-in-law when I came to her house.

As I write story after story on the cell phone that Mia lent unknowingly the day has already begun to afternoon. I immediately returned the phone to Mia and immediately decided to go home. While standing from her seat Mia refused the phone from my hand. 

"Mbak just bring his phone, 'kan the phone I have given to Mbak Rani," replied Mia while pushing the phone towards me.

"Oh Allah, thank you Ma'am, thank you for your help" I replied with tears in my eyes.

"Yes equally, oh yes if anyone wants to be asked to I just send a message through this application, then later Mbak my number and write what Mbak will ask," obviously Mia while guiding me.

"Yes Ma'am, once again thank you, yes" I replied, bowing my back slightly.

I also walked directly to the terrace to meet Miss Santi who has been accompanying Luna to play. Luna looks so familiar and comfortable while sitting with Miss Santi while enjoying the snack in her hand. Miss Santi who was feeding Luna with a snack of children was immediately surprised.

"Rani, are you done learning?" ask Santi while standing up.

"Alhamdulillah already Ma'am, sorry ma'am if Rani has been troublesome," I said while holding my little daughter's hand.

"No, I've known your late parents for a long time, even from you unborn I've been friends with your mother, so don't hesitate if you need anything," replied Miss Santi while giving me a snack.

"Once again thank you ma'am, then I say go home first. Assalamualaikum," I said as I passed away from Miss Santi's house.

"Waalaikumsalam," replied Miss Santi briefly.

After bathing Luna and bribing her, I immediately took her to bed. Because I think he didn't sleep this afternoon so his body must have been tired from playing all day. After Luna fell asleep I started picking up my phone to see the apps on my phone.

First I opened the green short message app. Seen the status writing on the application, out of curiosity I also tried to open the status section. I saw Mas Niko's name writing a message in the passage.

"Is there still a second chance for a traitor like me?" write Mas Niko on that status.

Those of me who don't know about the app are confused about what I read. A question popped out of my mind about the status I had just read. What does Mas Niko mean.

"Why can I read Mas Niko's message, and why he sent me a short message," my inner self while pressing the exit button and putting my phone on the table. 

I couldn't sleep all night thinking about my ex-husband's writing. What could a man like him possibly love someone sincerely. Or all that was just his sweet words that he gave me. 

"Oh God, may I have to go back to the man who left me" my inner self, which was being haunted by anxiety.