Tangled Yarn Shackles
Deep sadness, deep sorrow,

White kebaya bones are attached to Anne's slender body. This morning he looks very beautiful wearing white bone kebaya with makeup that is not too thick. He decided to wear a veil when carrying out a marriage contract which will soon be in the hospital room bu Ningrum.

Several people were already present there including pak penghulu and religious figures. Om Rudi made his personal assistant named Pras, as a witness to this marriage.

Anne could only lower her head when Rudi began to shake the hand of the ruler who was sitting opposite Rudi. A tear escaped as pak penghulu said the marriage contract with a loud voice. The tears were unceasingly dripping as Anne heard the voice of her best friend's father echo in the room,

"I accept the marriage and marriage of Anne Malila Soedrajat bint Wisnu Soedrajat with the dowry in cash."

The voice of the witness who said the word 'sah' increasingly made the tears flow rapidly. All feelings blend into one. Angan and ideals that once existed were destroyed when Anne signed the marriage papers. Inevitably he had to accept the destiny that existed because this was a legitimate marriage in the eyes of religion and country.

Anne grabs Rudi's hand to be held and kissed like a wife in general. The eyes were closed when Rudi landed a friendly kiss on Anne's forehead. There was a sense of unease in the body of the poor girl when she received such treatment from om Rudi.

Everyone in the room no one knew that Ningrum's tears were flowing. Anne was immersed in her own thoughts until she was unaware that her adoptive mother was responding to what was happening right now.

"I'm going back to the office, sir. Congratulations on your marriage" Pras said as he shook Rudi's hand before leaving.

"Thank you, Pras! Take care of all the work when I am not in the office" said Rudi while patting Pras on the shoulder.

Everyone exited the room after nearly thirty minutes of chatting. Anne and Rudi are sitting on the sofa. No talk or just a pleasantries. Both of them are immersed in their own minds.

"I want to change clothes first" Anne said as she moved from her seat. He grabbed a bag containing a change of clothes as well as some make-up equipment stored in a small pouch.

Om Rudi nodded slowly with a view that could not be separated from Anne. She looked at Anne until she was lost behind the bathroom door. To be honest, Rudi also felt nervous when his status was legitimate to be the husband of a girl who was the same age as his daughter.

"After this I have to think of a way to keep Dara from knowing this relationship before I find the right time to tell her" murmured om Rudi inwardly.

Meanwhile, in the bathroom, Anne was stunned, she was sitting on a closed closet. Anne was lamenting the fate that was happening right now. The tears seemed endless.

"Yes God ... Why do I have to accept all of this," Anne's inner voice while smothering her mouth so that her cries could not be heard outside.

After being satisfied to vanish all the flavors in his heart. He put the kebaya that had been released from his body into the paperbag. Not to forget he removed the make-up that decorated his face to look plain. His eyes looked puffy due to the rain of tears that continued to occur this morning.

Anne immediately came out of the bathroom along with the door of the inpatient room bu Ningrum opened. Anne was surprised not to play when she saw who was coming. His body trembled as fear grew deeper within him as he looked at the figure standing at the entrance threshold.

"Surprise!"

That figure is none other than Dara. The brunette smiled broadly as she saw Anne in front of the bathroom door. Without being told, Dara just entered into the room Miss Ningrum.

"Loh, Papi's here too!" Dara frowned when she saw her father sitting on the sofa.

Om Rudi was no less surprised when he saw his daughter in this hospital. Even though this morning at breakfast, Rudi had called Dara and said if he gave freedom to Dara for the next few days in Bandung.

"Yes, Papi had just visited his mother Anne," replied Om Rudi without looking at Dara, he was observing Anne who was still silent in front of the bathroom door.

"Hay, Dar! Why are you home?" greet Anne after coming out of the bathroom. He welcomed his friend with a warm embrace as usual.

"You don't like it when I'm here?" dara asked after breaking her body. Her face was bent while staring at that makeup-free face.

"Ah, that's not what I mean" Anne said, "I wonder why you haven't spent as long as you can with Juna" whispered Anne in Dara's ear.

"Srush! Don't mention her name here! There's papi!" Dara smothered Anne's mouth for fear that her papa would hear that.

"Why do you whisper?" ask Rudi to make the two take their eyes off.

Dara immediately approached Rudi. He wrestled spoiled in the arm so that Rudi did not ask in detail about the discussion with Anne. While Anne prefers to sit on the side of the hospital bed where Ms. Ningrum is located.

Anne's gaze was more sad when she saw Dara smiling freely near Rudi. He felt guilty because maybe Dara would not smile like that when he knew what he had done behind him.

"Bus ... Don't you want to wake up, Mom? here is Dara" said Anne in a soft voice near Ningrum's ear.

Hearing that, Dara immediately got up from her place. He is now standing by Anne's side. He was concerned to see the condition of Ms. Ningrum at this time. Dara was suddenly sad to see Anne's condition was not okay.

"An, why don't you be honest with me if Mom's like this?" dara asked while patting Anne on the shoulder.

"I don't want you to worry, Dar! I just want you to be happy while on vacation in Bandung," Anne replied without daring to look at Dara.

"Why do you think that, An! If you're telling the truth, I'll be home soon because I can postpone the holidays another time" said Dara, holding Anne in her arms.

Dara continued to rub Anne's hair on her stomach. He was sad to see everything that happened at this time especially when he saw the sad face of his best friend. Really, he felt guilty for letting Anne drift by herself.

"What brings you home, Dar?" anne asked without taking her eyes off Ms. Ningrum's face.

"Eitherway! My feelings are suddenly not good! I thought of you, An," replied Dara with an unrelenting hand stroking a few strands of Anne's hair.

Hearing that, Anne turned her gaze towards Rudi. The gaze of the eyes was flashing, hinting at an unrest there. Anne is increasingly afraid that Dara will find out about her marriage.

The sound of the heart monitor on the side of the bed bu Ningrum suddenly sounded loud, making the three people who were there stunned from their seats. Anne's cry finally broke, she shook Ningrum's body while Dara grabbed the nurse call button for the medical team to come.

Not long after, several medical teams came into Ningrum's room. They immediately conducted an examination to ascertain the condition of Anne's adoptive mother.

"Mother!" Anne cried out with a crying voice that increasingly broke when the doctor declared if Ms. Ningrum died.

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