
"You sure?" pekik Faraz couldn't believe it.
At this time he was talking on the phone with Nabil and Nabil told him like his Maria was going to be in trouble.
"Not sure anymore, but I heard it myself. Kasian aja Maria, you know Maria hgga may have money to pay a lawyer if until the custody of her child in the issue"
"Actually I want to help, but Maria still looks awkward as me and Ana. If I think Maryam can help, Mary's closer to Maryam"
"Try talking to Maryam later"
"okkey. You take it easy, a lot of people care about Maria here"
"Thank you, cousin"
And after talking to Nabil, Faraz tried to talk to Maryam.
Just like Faraz, Maryam also hardly believes that Alex's parents are now even demanding custody of Khair because they have never existed for Maria. Maryam also told Faraz she would definitely help.
After talking to Maryamy, Faraz realized that Afsana was in his room to deliver lunch.
"Sorry, Deck. Brother doesn't realize you've come" said Faraz.
"What the hell, Faraz's sister was seriously taking Maria" Afsana said with a frown but she tried to avoid Faraz's gaze.
As usual, Afsana prepared Faraz's lunch but he kept quiet and looked upset.
"Jealous yes." teased Faraz who realized his wife's mood was not good.
"Engga" replied Afsana ketus "Tuh, it's all ready. Ana wants to go home" he continued and he was about to leave but Faraz immediately restrained him.
"Well, don't you want your sister to eat?"
"When you want to call a lawyer to help Maria. So Ana did not want to bother" Faraz immediately laughed what else when he saw Afsana who pouted until her cheeks bloated.
"Such a tension Afsana Sarfaraz neh" tease Faraz while teasing Afsana with his tickle that makes Afsana's mood back good.
"How come you're jealous? Usually hing"
"His name is also wife"
"Yes, sorry wife. Don't frown anymore, you must not have eaten, let's eat" Afsana smiled widely then nodded. Making Faraz can only shake his head what's more end this Afsana more sensitive.
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In the afternoon, Maryam invites Amar to pick up her mother. Maryam believes Rossa would want to stay with them and that makes Maryam very happy. At first Amar wanted to pick up his own mother, because he did not want Maryam out of the house until Maryam was really healthy, but Maryam insisted on joining. It was because Maryam was afraid that Amar could not persuade her mother because Amar's attitude was still quite cold to her mother. Amar takes Maryam and Baby Ezra.
"You don't come down, outside a lot of dust, my son will get dust later" Amar said as they arrived in front of Rossa's house.
"What's up, this Baby Ezra is also wearing a shirt, wearing a hat"
"Engga. Wait here..." Maryam could only sigh but she could no longer refute her husband.
When Amar got out of the car, he instead passed Jihan, one of the police officers Amar had met when he used to visit his mother. Jihan looks surprised to see Amar there, then Jihan peeks into the car and she sees Maryam inside.
"What's wrong? Why are you here?" ask Amar. Jihan looked flabbergasted, she opened her mouth but seemed to be unable to make a sound.
Maryam who saw Jihan from her car also came down, what else she had a bad feeling.
"Aunty, why is aunt here?" ask Maryam.
"Actually I picked something up at Rossa's house" Jihan replied in a choked voice.
"Oh that, actually we came here to pick up Mama, want to invite Mama to stay with us" said Maryam and it even made Jihan shed tears but she immediately erased it.
"What's wrong? Mama what is it, right? Mama's at home, right? Baby Ezra must be happy to see his grandmother" said Maryam again and it makes Jihan again cry. Amar and Maryam became confused and anxious, whether the two could feel a bad feeling.
"Come, I'll take you to Rossa" said Jihan, then she rushed to her own car. Amar and Maryam get in the car and ask Bobby to follow Jihan's car.
"Darling, why is that cop here?" amar asked Maryam, Mary had the same question.
"Maybe Mama is sick, hopefully now Mama is okay" replied Maryam trying to calm down when her heart was very unfazed.
Jihan got off her car as did Amar and Maryam. Without speaking, Jihan entered the hospital and without speaking as well, Amar and Maryam continued to follow her from behind.
"Where's Mama's nursery?" ask Amar who made Jihan immediately stop her steps. He looked over and Amar saw that Jihan was already in tears
"Mama?" jihan asked with a smile "Your mother misses that call so much, Amar. She must be happy because you want to call her Mama again" Amar couldn't answer, an unsettled expression.
"Tante, what's sick Mama? And since when did you get to the hospital?" ask Maryam.
"Come on.." exclaimed Jihan and she walked back, Amar and Maryam could only follow Jihan with raging feelings what else Jihan kept walking through each nursery.
"Is it still far away from her room?" amar asked in a trembling voice.
"Here.." said Jihan while turning in a hallway and it managed to make Amar fixated on his place, as well as Maryam.
Jihan took them to the morgue.
Jihan opened the door, but Amar and Mary seemed powerless to step on her feet.
"Tante, I asked where Mama's room was.." Maryam asked half a whisper because her heart refused to believe that her in-laws were in that room. Jihan immediately hugged Maryam and she could not cry her tears.
"He's gone, Maryam, Amar. Your mama's gone" she said choked up
And hearing the news, Maryam and Amar seemed in disbelief, their breath as though they were stuck and their feet suddenly became very weak.
"That's not possible.." said Amar, forcing his feet to move.
Jihan released her embrace from Maryam who was silent as if she could not believe what she saw. The sound of Ezra's crying made Mary reawakened and she brought Ezra out of it, crying Maryam tried to calm her son.
Jihan takes Amar to see her mother lying pale and lifeless. Amar could not stem his tears, but he was also unable to make a sound. Amar can only stand beside the corpse of his mother, looking at the woman who has given birth to him but Amar hates even he considered dead when his mother is still alive. And when his mother was really dead, Amar could not accept the fact and he was devastated.
"Ma.. Ma'am..." Amar raised his trembling hands and patted his mother's cheeks so thin, wrinkled, and pale.
"Ma, wake. I'm going to get Mama home, Ezra is also here." she says while trying to hold back her crying but it was in vain.
"Ma, let's get up.... Please" Amar patted the mother's cheek harder. And her crying was getting broken. Jihan tries to calm Amar down but Amar doesn't care about her.
"Wake, Ma... Please, wake up... Come on, Ma. Do you want to see your granddaughter?" Amar shook Rossa's shoulder many times, but Rossa remained unmoved and it made Amar hysterical.
"I said wake up, Ma. Bad mom... Why did Mama leave me?" her screams were even heard out by Maryam.
Amar kept telling her mother to wake up, constantly shaking her body no matter which Jihan kept trying to stop her.
Until Maryam who was crying came along. Maryam hands her baby to Jihan and asks Jihan to take her out, while Maryam tries to calm her husband down.
"Amar, stop it, honey. Don't be like this." persuaded Maryam but Amar as if he didn't hear her.
Amar continued to cry hysterically and asked her mother to wake up, she even made her mother sit down and then patted her mother's cheek, forcing her mother to open her eyes and wake up.
"Mar... Stop it" cried Maryam again but Amar did not care until a slap from his wife's tiny hand landed on Amar's cheek and immediately made Amar speechless for a while, then she started crying but not hysterically like that. Amar put his mother's body back to sleep, Amar kissed her forehead and cheeks while covered in tears even to wet her mother's face.
Then he again covered his mother's body with the white cloth with his hands that were still very trembling. After that Amar poured into the arms of his wife who was still crying. And both of them fell to the floor and continued crying.
"We have to accept all this, dear" said Maryam softly as she stroked her husband's head "You have to be calm, I know it's heavy. But we can't go on like this" he continued while trying to stop his own crying. Amar also tried to stop her crying.
"I haven't even apologized" she said with a trembling back.
"Mommy's so sorry you, Mama loves you so much"
"Why did Mama leave me when I wanted to be with her? Why did God take Mama when I could forgive her?"
"Because God loves Mama a lot more, and Mama's a lot happier on her side"
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Tbc...