Teach Me to Cheat
AAS 17: Mother's Request

What Daffa did not expect finally happened.

While Aini was trying to clean the place Daffa used to sleep. Aini found out about something related to her mother.

Aini's tears immediately fell when she found out that her mother had stage 5 kidney failure.

Aini was silent as she and Daffa were enjoying lunch in the hospital cafeteria.

" Husband?"

" Yes?"

" Why are you hiding it?"

" Hide what?" Ask Daffa.

Aini looked at Daffa and unexpectedly Aini came back crying.

Daffa who noticed Aini crying immediately changed places and sat beside Aini.

" Why are you crying?"

" Why are you hiding and not telling me that you have stage 5 kidney failure?"

" You know what?" Daffa said nervously.

" Why don't you tell me..."

As Aini's cry grew, Daffa pulled Aini into his arms.

" I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hide this from you. I'm just waiting for the right time to tell you about Mom. And the reason I didn't tell you is because I didn't want Mom to be sad and lose her spirit to heal."

Aini then understood why for the past week her mother has been doing blood washing 3 times.

" Will you heal?"

" Of course, Kenzo has found a kidney donor that matches Mom."

" Was the disease that is being suffered by the mother so that it requires a kidney donor?"

" No, it's just like we're on guard if something's needed." Pekik Daffa's.

" Not to worry. I promise I'll do whatever it takes to get you back to health."

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In the evening, Mother expressed her desire to gather with her whole family.

Aini then immediately contacted her brother who was staying at the hotel not far from the hospital.

" What's up?" Yuli asked when she reached the hospital and met Aini when Aini had just taken the medicine for her mother.

" Nothing, Mother just wants us to gather together because according to her we have rarely been together family."

Yuli smiled, what her mother said was true. Since Aini got married and moved to the city. Yuli replaced Aini who was then the chairman of the caretaker of the orphanage.

Yuli was also busy with her two sons and daughters so that Yuli herself was very rarely sitting together with the mother even though only limited to joking.

Yuli and Aini go in with Mom's room.

Yuli wrinkled her forehead looking at Mother who looked more fresh and radiant than before.

" Mother Assalamualaikum.."

" Walaikumsalam son.. Have you come?"

" Yes, Mom..." Yuli said as she kissed Mom's hand and hugged her.

" How's mom doing?"

" Mom's fine. As it looks."

" Thank God." Yuli.

Yuli and Aini looked at each other. They seemed like they were about to say something but because Daffa and Akbar entered the room. They can only make them both smile.

Keep thinking positive. So roughly what was in the mind of Yuli and Aini when she heard that mother said that soon Mother would come home.

Maybe what I meant was to go back to Indonesia.

Thank God if Mom feels healthy it means we will return home soon to Indonesia and I will soon give Mother a grandchild. Inner Aini while looking towards Daffa.

He was determined that when mother got through this, Aini would make Daffa plant the seeds of life in her.

Aini will realize the desire of mothers who want to see Aini's baby.

" Kid I'm glad you all look so well. May all of you remain this way forever, even if you are not there." Say Mom with a smile.

" What mother are you talking about, why are you talking like that?" Ask Aini.

" Right, where did you go so Mom said that." Yuli.

" Mom I don't have to worry because Akbar will promise that we will all stay together like this." Said Akbar who seemed to get a premonition about his mother-in-law.

Akbar himself is one of the orphanage residents. And he was the only man capable of captivating Yuli. Until marriage between them came to pass until they were blessed with two very beautiful and handsome sons.

Akbar was previously one of the orphanage's most cherished and most proud inhabitants of Yuli's late father.

Therefore Akbar is one of the orphanage residents closest to their families. Akbar was as much loved as their own son and decided that Akbar would marry Yuli. Akbar is now the head of the orphanage, replacing Yuli's late father.

" Thank you Akbar. I know that you will never disappoint me and will never break the promise you made."

Yuli looked at Akbar as if she wanted to protest why Akbar said so. Akbar only smiled scathingly holding both shoulders from Yuli.

" Key Daffa." Call Mother.

" Yes mom..."

" Please take care of Aini. She is Mother's second jewel after Yuli. You have been chosen to accompany Aini in this world. Lead him to the path that Allah guides."

" She's insyalah ma'am..."

" For you do not let us forget God when we are happy, then in your difficult times God will make the way easier."Mother said while looking at all her children.

Aini suddenly felt something stabbing her. Recall her remembering her father's last moments.

At that time his father also called his two sons and daughters to gather and give life advice.

" Mom Don't give this kind of advice I'm making Aini sad."

"Son, without pain we will never learn to be strong, without disappointment we will never learn to be adults. Without loss, we will never learn the meaning of sincerity."

Yuli and Aini looked at each other again...

Aini then told Mom to take the medicine before Mom rested.

" Mom don't talk too much later You can be tired you should take medicine and rest immediately."

" Thank you son, because you've all taken care of me with all your heart."

" It's our duty as a child ma'am.." Say Aini with a smile.

" kids. Make peace with the situation, whatever you hate you do not necessarily have to stay away from. Whatever you want doesn't have to be drunk. Whatever you love is not to be owned. For the world has been revealed by Him, His ordinance is the best." Mother said while holding her hand at last as if answering the anxiety that occurred in Aini's heart considering the person who was once able to captivate this heart again accompanied by having the status of a wife.

Aini smiled and hugged Mom. Yuli who heard that also hugged the mother.

That night, Yuli and Aini sleep on mom's left right side.

She smiled while hugging both of them.

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