My best friend Maduku
The Hundred Ten Chapter

Papa and Mama Lani come out of the break room, and bring Bobby along. Papa and Mama give time for Lani to apologize for her mistake with Melati.

Lani stood up and sat down beside Melati. He then took Melati's hand and grabbed her.

"Mela, I'm sorry. "the lyrics.

"I've forgiven you for a long time, haven't you ever apologized"

"But I want to apologize again, I want you to forgive all my mistakes. Even though I know my mistakes don't deserve your forgiveness. Mela, do you still hate me"

"I don't know Lan, should I hate you"

"Yes, I deserve to hate you. I've ruined your household, I've betrayed your trust. I won not deserve to be said friend. I'm just a loser "

"Lan, we better forget about it. Also forget if we ever made friends "

"That means you don't forgive me, Mel"

"I forgive you, Lan. But to forget it might be difficult. And also I can't be in a relationship with you like I used to, so let's just say we never know what's friendly anymore. I just want to know Lan, why can you do all this to me. What's my fault Lan "

"Mela, I'm doing all this because I envy you "

"What do you deserve to tell me Lan. You have everything I don't have. I should have been jealous of you, Lan. You were born into a capable family and still have both parents . You can achieve everything you want without thinking about the economy. I'm the envy of Lan, I used to be jealous of you, if only I were the last of a family as capable as you, I would try to reach my mind. So which part of me makes you jealous"

"You always get love from the people closest to me. My mom and dad always compare me to you. They always boast of you. They always sue me like you. My parents always said that if I had to be like you, you were a smart child, you were a diligent child, you were a good child, never once did my parents see my strengths. Ever since you were in my family, it's like you stole all my parents' attention. And after adulthood every male friend I've ever assessed always prefers and likes you. What shortcomings. I've been trying to be like you. You know Mel, I've known you since I tried to study hard so that my value can be the same as you, but my brain ability is lousy, so I can't even equate you. I am far below you"

Lani rubbed her tears that began to drip. He took his breath.

"You know Mel, I've been jealous since we were teenagers. You are always the center of attention, whether teacher or friend. I don't think I lose to you either. His face was not ugly either, my brain was not too stupid, and I was wearing more clothes than you but still you were the center of attention. I envy you Mel, and at the peak when I found out Bagas, the man I love so much also prefers to love you from me. I've changed all my attitudes to be like you. I forgot about myself. I try to resemble you, speaking kindly and meekly like you. I also tried to learn to die in order to surpass you.. "

Lani could not continue her words, she cried.

"You're wrong Lan, you should have been yourself. Each human has its own advantages. I never forget that you were actually my best friend. You never forget to share with anyone, you always remember with people who do not have. You remember, you cheated papa, said if your school money was lost so that papa gave more money and you gave us to pay for school money our friends who could not afford. You always can't bear to see people in distress, I'm an example. You brought me into your family. You asked my mom and dad to help me with my school fees. You also made me get to know the whole family, I got the same affection from both your parents. You have a lot of advantages Lan, but you never realize it" said Melati could not hold back her tears that also came out.

"Why are you tempted by Willy's mas, Lan" muttered Melati slowly

"I just want to feel like you, Mel. I see Willy loves you so much. I want to feel that love too. I forgot myself, I teased my best friend's husband, hoping that I would also be loved and loved like you. But it turns out I never felt it. Willy never loved me before, now I may be up at any time. Because to Willy I'm just a woman who bullies and destroyers her household. I've tried Mel, being a good wife and mother, but Willy has never looked at me. Maybe this is God's reward for me betraying my own friends. I haven't felt happiness since I took Willy from you. I live with a shadow of regret. If I hadn't teased Willy in the past, if I hadn't married him, maybe I could have gotten a man who loved me and accepted me for who I was. But right now I'm sure no man would want me to know that I'm just a seductive woman. I also can not get together with friends, because they will certainly look at me contempt because of the heart to snatch the best friend's husband. I get social sanctions that I can not avoid.I want to go out of the house just sometimes afraid, I am afraid to meet people who know me and know I am just a snatch her best friend's husband, his best friend, I'm afraid they insulted and chided me"

Melati just silently heard Lani's words. Lani again clasped Melati's hand.

"Mel, I don't expect you to accept me like you used to, I just want if we meet up to be able to greet each other. I've accepted all the consequences of my actions Mel. Although I tried to take all of yours, but I also did not get the happiness I wanted, I was even more tormented. Mel, I hope that with you truly sincerely forgiving all my mistakes, I can also achieve my happiness. I realized my mistake was robbing you of happiness first, so right now maybe God is punishing me with me who never felt what happiness is, even my son Bobby also get a reply, he said, he also did not get the happiness he should have felt."

"Lani, I really forgive you. I'm also sorry, if all this time without me knowing my presence in your family makes you depressed. But you shouldn't be jealous of me Lan. Since my mom and dad must have loved you more, maybe papa was wrong to compare you to me, but I'm sure no one's intention was to make you feel depressed. God never punishes his people, if at this time you never feel happy maybe it is because you are never grateful for all the gifts of God, Lan. You see your parents who love you so much, no matter how much wrong you have done, he still accepts you. You can find happiness with your parents. Pray to mom and dad, because when they are gone, the regrets that come to you are far greater than they are today. Lan, there's no ex-papa and mama. But ex-husbands exist, although the wife's heaven lies with the husband, but God's ridho we also get from the ridho of both parents. "

"Yes Mel.. "

"Try to improve your relationship with your parents, maybe you will get that happiness later. I also wish you good luck.. "

"Thank you Mel, you are my best friend. I was wrong to sacrifice a friend like you for an irresponsible man like Willy"

"Maybe all of this has indeed become my destiny as well as your destiny. Our children are bound to the same blood, flowing in their bodies. But Lan, once again I'm sorry, to be like the old days I can't. I'm not a grudge, but I learned from my life experience. Rangga also does not allow my girlfriend and also her girlfriend, whoever it is to visit the house."

"I understand Mel, of your fear and trauma. I won't visit your house anymore either, with you forgiving me, that's more than enough. "

Lani then hugged Melati tightly and cried.

"I'm sorry Lan, I can no longer trust any woman who wants to enter my household except for her brother Rangga" Melati said in her heart.

Melati and Lani forgive each other. Melati has given everything that happened to her life. Behind every disaster that happens there is wisdom that we can learn. God will not give trials beyond the ability of his people.

Maybe we are met with the wrong man, before we are finally met with our true love. Like Melati who met her true love Rangga, the second marriage.

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Thank you to all of the readers who have read this novel. I want to solve one conflict in this novel.