MY LOVELY, SAHARA
Chapter 1 - Birthday Sahara

In a house in the center of Semarang City, a young man was waiting for his mother to prepare. Today, they will visit one of the parlors in Ambarawa area.

Bayu Cakrawala, the eighteen-year-old was impatiently waiting for Kinanti to prepare.

"Ma, so we're going to the replacement, right?"

"Honey, today is Sahara's birthday so Mama took you there."

"I mean Mama? Oh, my God, I almost forgot." Cakra patted his head slowly, until he forgot that today his favorite girl is seventeenth birthday. They are only one year old.

Bintang Sahara, Cakra's favorite girl at Ambarawa's Kasih Ibu area orphanage. Since childhood, Cakra often joined his mother to visit the orphanage. Understandably, Kinanti is one of the biggest donors there.

Frequent visits make Cakra and Sahara very close even secretly Cakra harbors feelings for the girl. Feelings that Cakra himself cannot express in words.

"Jo, later if you come home just tell me and Cakra to the parlor?" kinanti Message.

Jordan nodded, "Guggeh, Mom!"

"Why didn't you come home last night, Ma?" ask Cakra.

Kinanti simply shook her head with a smile, although in her heart she harbored many cries of sadness.

Kinanti does not want the child to know the ugliness of his Papa out there, let him endure pain alone as long as the living chakra is accompanied by a complete parent.

"Ma, can you stop by the store for a second? I don't have a gift for Sahara!" muttered.

"Byeah," said Kinanti. He also pulled over his car at one of the outlets that sold various accessories and dolls.

"How's here? Usually girls the Sahara's age love dolls." Kinanti expressed her opinion.

"I'll take a look, Ma!" Cakra down with Kinanti. They entered a roadside accessories store.

Cakra went around while Kinanti was looking for something, The mother of one child also wanted to give a small gift to the Sahara.

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Love Mom, Ambarawa.

"Sahara, today Bu Kinanti and Mas Cakra are coming! Can you ask for help, buy me some snacks for a welcome?"

"Can, Mom! So Sahara is leaving now, right? fear of not hunting. Later Bu Kinan even came first," said Sahara.

Mother Panti nodded with a smile. For some reason, her eyes heat up to hold back tears seeing Sahara has grown into a teenage girl, even seventeen today.

"Sahara, I'm sorry, son!" mumbling Mother of the home feels guilty for hiding the identity of Sahara parents until this moment.

Flashback on, by,

Seventeen years ago, right on this date. Arimbi's best friend entrusts Sahara to her.

"Ar, I'm taking my son! My husband's crazy, you know I almost killed him. Now, the only way I can get away from it is to leave it to you. I don't want Sagara to kill my son, Ar!"

"But why? Don't you love each other?" ask Arimbi.

Kinara shook her head, "our relationship is intertwined because of an arranged marriage. I caught her cheating on me when I was pregnant, Sagara always forced me to take a pregnancy-pending pill. And now, I'm not strong anymore, I'm taking my daughter. Promise me you won't tell Sagara at all times!" Kinara felt a tightness in her chest. His only parents, Papa died after Kinara got married and now? Sagara does not even consider Kinara as a wife like other couples.

"But,---"

Kinara was not strong enough to endure the post-surgery pain, he seemed to have a feeling that he would leave so leave the baby to Arimbi. Try to reach for the glass at the side of his bed to drink.

"You can't drink yet" cried Arimbi in panic. The reason, Kinara was only transferred to the ward after half an hour ago the drug ran out.

"I'm thirsty, Ar! Take care of my son! Sahara name my son, name him Star of the Sahara," pinta Kinara dimmed.

Arimbi nodded, he could not help but cry. Especially when Kinara's eyes gradually closed. Arimbi's hunch is not good, Kinara will leave the tiny baby and himself.

Flashback.

"If you had known, your father was still alive would you have looked for him and blamed Mom for separating you? Or you won't see your father again?" arimbi Gumam.

The day fell when Nana and Revelation approached. "Birthday cake for Sahara is ready, Mom!"

"Thank you guys, help me make a little surprise for my sister!" Arimbi smiled looking at the children. The largest after the Sahara is Revelation and then Nana. The three of them are still in High School. After school, Arimbi helped her garden and sell her produce to traditional markets. Arimbi was a childless widow, her husband died of acute Lambung and since then she has chosen to make her home a farmhouse of reward, housing orphans.

With the help of Wahyu and Nana and other orphanage children. Arimbi decorated the central space for the Sahara. It has been a small agenda for Arimbi to celebrate the birthday of his foster children. According to Arimbi, celebrating a birthday will make a person feel valuable to have been born into this world no matter what his fate.

For a moment, Cakra was stunned to see the girl wipe the sweat after parking her matic motor. Sahara carrying two pockets of frisk whether it contains what? what is clear is no matter what the condition of the Sahara, even if it is covered in soil after gardening, the girl is still beautiful where Cakra is.

"Assalamu'alaikum" Kinanti and Cakra said after getting off the car and entering the home.

"Waalaikumsalam warrohmatullohi wabarrokatuh, Bu Kinan, Mas Cakra," replied Arimbi, Sahara and others simultaneously.

For a moment Cakra and Sahara looked at each other for a long time, before finally breaking that view by allowing Kinanti and Cakra to enter into. Sahara was stunned, she did not expect to get a surprise from the mother of the orphanage and her sisters.

"Mother..." Not happy, Sahara even scattered in Arimbi's arms and cried sobbing.

"Happy birthday dear, may you always be happy!" Arimbi embraced the Sahara followed by his younger siblings. The warm sight was not separated from the eyes of Kinanti. So excited, he shed tears.

"Bu Kinan no one is cursing," Kinanti continued. Sahara wiped her tears and turned to embrace Kinanti.

"Ehm, is my Sahara not hugged either?" Cakra cleared his throat while glancing at Sahara who was hugging her Mom very tightly.

"What, ah!" the cheeks of the Sahara are flushed.

Cakra only chuckles at the adorable Sahara expression, let alone that cubby cheek will bulge if it is in pouting mode.

If the Sahara smiles. The dimples on both cheeks further add to the sweetness of the girl.

Sahara cuts the tart after blowing out the candles and chanting prayers, her simple wish this year is to make Arimbi and her sisters happy. That's it, simple as that.

"Make you dear, Mother's prayer is best for you!" Kinanti thrusts the paperbag into the lap of the Sahara.

"Jeez, a gift from Cakra forgot, Ma!" Cakra patted his head and stood up.

"Sahara Temenin take yuk," asked Cakra.

"Gee!" Sahara nodded, then followed Cakra out of the house.

"Cochere?" ask Sahara, when Cakra actually took her to the garden next to the house.

"Hm." Cakra cleared his throat, he smiled faintly without looking at the Sahara and kept walking straight towards the gasebo.

"The chakras!" shouts Sahara.

That's when Cakra turned and laughed.

"Ishhh, rest!" Sahara folded her lips and crossed her arms.

Cakra reached into something in his pocket, a small gift box containing a necklace he bought at the accessories store.

"Happy Sahara birthday, hopefully..." Cakra did not continue his sentence.

Sahara waits for the follow-up sentence of Cakra's lips, but indeed the basic man likes to prank her even in the moment of blue haru even become a whiny moment.

"Aamiin," cried Cakra and then thrust a gift into the hands of the Sahara.

"What'sthis? It's a habit if I don't know your prayer!" The Sahara opens the gift of the Cakra and is again made stunned by its contents. Very pretty heart bobble necklace.

"It's so pretty" Sahara murmured with sparkling eyes.

"Just as rich as you are" Inner Cakra. Too bad his lips were locked tightly unable to say that simple compliment. Cakra is not a true graver who will easily pull out sweet sentences for the girl he likes, Cakra is more likely to keep it all alone.

"Thank you" cried Sahara very happy.

"Want me to wear it?" haggard the chakra, the Sahara nodded immediately.

"It's so pretty" Sahara murmured incessantly.

Cakra smiled, he could have told Sahara that the wearer of the necklace was much prettier.

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Hello bestie, welcome to my new 'no!

But my prayer is, may you like my little work and become one of your favorite shelf fillers.

Warm regards from me and my new son hehehe.

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