The Destiny of the Mute Girl
Episode 45 ~ Old Book Box

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"Kh!!! If it wasn't my sister, I would have kicked you out of my car!!!"

Syahal rattled with anxiety, hearing the accent used by his eldest mas to threaten him, provoking laughter Syahil who sat his henchman in the back seat. Without thinking anymore, Aiziel stuck the gas pedal, traveling at super high speed.

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The breeze of the night wind blew melodiously, bringing calmness to the soul of the figure of the man who was sitting daydreaming in the courtyard beside his house. After completing her duties as a Muslim, Dhana chose to sit alone in the side yard, without children in the room, studying briefly before Aiziel returned home and dinner.

Forgive me, O God. I'm caliph, and I shouldn't regret what I made 13 years ago. I shouldn't regret the marriage I've been in all this time just because of Mala's bad nature. However, Mala is still my wife and the mother of my twins. Dhana murmured in the heart.

Sometimes Dhana sighed harshly, trying to calm the heart and mind that was being shaken by the attitude of the wife, brushed off the disappointment that had been already deep, throwing away all the bad memory about the attitude of the wife. But it is not easy for Dhana to forget that, frustrating him, coupled with the dream of the same son as Shahil.

The arrival of the twin sister into her second dream, further dragging Dhana to the side of the abyss of unbounded fear. Which at any time, can lock it again in the abyss and it is difficult to get out to not find a bright spot.

I'm sorry, Dek. Mala's words that were not put into the heart, because the words of the drunk are not true. Mas will keep trying to get Mala back to what she used to be and she will love her daughter. Mas promised himself, to Adek, to Wulan and our family. Dhana murmured in the heart.

Dhana let out a rough sigh, got up from her seat and then swung her legs towards the second floor, where her children were at the moment, choosing to accompany them instead of sitting pensively alone, she said, it makes him more nervous and stressed. Only with her children, Dhana can restore the condition of the heart is very chaotic.

"Goddessa, Uncle..."

Just a step Dhana stepped on the steps, making her come to a halt when the familiar voice of the baritone called out to her. Dhana turned her head, commenting on the big smile when she saw the eldest nephew had arrived at her house. Dhana turned around, walking towards Aiziel who was approaching him.

"Wa'alaikumsalam.. loh, why are you alone? Where is Shahal and Shahil? You're going to Al's apartment?" dhana asked as she looked at her.

"They're home, Uncle. Syahal intends directly to bring his sister home to immediately meet with Paklik and Bulik at home. They wanted to stop and say goodbye to Uncle, but Ziel told them to go home because it was going to rain soon. Moreover, they ride the bike, later even rain." said Aiziel.

"Yes already, it's okay. Let the Shahil solve the problem first with his father and mother. Better now you take a shower, after you shower we have dinner together. Uncle has asked Bi Iyah to cook your favorite food, Damar and Wulan." said Dhana while rubbing Aiziel's shoulder.

"Okay Uncle..."

Dhana smiled, accompanying the departure of Aiziel who walked down the stairs, went upstairs and entered the room of the daddy in his old days. The room that witnessed the success of a handsome man called a cancer specialist, where now, the room became Aiziel's room when he was staying at the house of the oma.

"Time goes on and yet the bitterly mixed sweet memories still dwell in the heart."

The pieces of old memories made Dhana shake for a moment, it felt like those memories would never be repeated again in his present lifetime, making his footsteps feel heavy, he said, stopped right in front of the room of the sister who has now changed ownership of her beloved daughter. While his own room, he allowed for the son to occupy it. Where are Dhana and Mala's rooms? Relax, Pak Aidi's house has undergone renovation several months after Dhana got married. So the number of rooms in the house full of sweet memories that look wider and bigger.

Maybe Damar's in Wulan's room. I'd better find something the kids can use to prepare for their exams tomorrow. Dhana murmured in the heart.

Dhana set foot into her room in her youth. A smile on his face also appeared when the door opened wide, showing the design of his room that never changed even though Damar who occupied it. The son seemed to understand that the room was the beloved room of the papi and he had no right to change it even though Dhana had allowed it.

The dead room lamp, Dhana turned on, emitted a bright light, adorning her former room first, leading her feet forward, approaching an old wardrobe in her early youth. A medium-sized box, Dhana took it out of the closet, inviting the dust to stick, scattering wildly.

"Uhuk... uhuk... uhuk. Hopefully there are some books that my two children can still use for exams. There's Adek's book here too, they'll definitely be happy to see their onty notebooks."

Closing her nose, Dhana brushed off the evil dust that was stuck in the box. Then enthusiastically, he went out of the room to the princess's room.

"Fire..."

The baritone's voice stopped Dhana's steps, who rushed to the door of the princess' room. Dhana turned his head, finding Damar and Wulan who had just come out of Aiziel's room. They looked at each other, astonished to see the box in the papi's deck.

"Bapi from anywhere? Damar and Adek have been looking for Papi ever since. It turns out that Papi is here." said Damar, walking with his sister approaching the papi.

"What are you doing in Ziel's room?" ask Dhana back while putting the box because it is heavy.

"Finding Papi! Damar had also been looking for Papi in the room, it turned out that there was only Mami inside and had slept. We're hungry, Pi. That's why we're looking for Papi." said Damar, who was clenched with anxiety, stroking his stomach because he was hungry.

Dhana chuckled, forgetting for a moment the box he had just brought and he just put it in front of the door of the princess' room.

"I'm sorry, son. Papi was looking for something for you. But now, we eat first. Let you learn to be more excited and concentrated." said Dhana while embracing the shoulders of her two children.

"What is Papi looking for?" asked Damar who was walking while looking back, pointing at the box.

"Later you will see! Now we go down and have dinner. Soon Ziel will also come down after us." replied Dhana.

"Mommy didn't eat Pi?" ask Damar who actually already knows what the papi answers to him.

"Maybe your mom is exhausted. So he went to sleep and forgot to eat. Later let Papi ask Bi Iyah to deliver food for your mother." replied Dhana while commenting on a smile even though forced.

Right on suspicion, Damar and Wulan picked up a bad signal from the papi's eyes when answering the question. The two looked at each other again. Wulan just nodded, calming Damar even though her heart was not calm if this kind of situation was happening. Seeing the state of the mother who returned home drunk, not only Dhana who was frustrated but also them as his son.

But it had happened, they could not ask the papi to come to his room and persuade the mother. And this dinner also goes without the presence of the mother who has fallen asleep. Not long after, Aiziel who had finished bathing came down and approached the uncle at the dining table.

"Come, Ziel! Be seated! We have dinner together! This is your favorite food!!!" dhana said while offering dishes Bi Iyah, Aiziel's favorite.

"Anty Mala Where's Uncle? Not home yet?" aiziel asked as she sat down, turning to Damar and Wulan who were twisting their shoulders.

The same question came back, natural because since Aiziel came to this house, he has not found the figure of the anty. Even for this day, Aiziel has not met directly with Mala.

"Anty you're asleep. Come, eaten! Don't talk too much when you eat! Choking and it's dangerous!" dhana replied, sounding cold and uninspired.

Aiziel nodded, grabbed a bowl of rice and took her favorite side dish as a child and lived in this house. Aiziel, astonished by the uncle's attitude, turned to Damar and Wulan. The twins gave different responses. Damar shook his head, while Wulan spread his shoulders. Although they know, but they do not intend to open the story at dinner, fearing that***** eat the papi will be disturbed by the story.

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Dinner together is over, Dhana tells Aiziel to rest because the day has not slept well as usual. Last night's events drained Aiziel's mind and energy, causing Dhana to worry that her eldest niece could fall ill.

Aiziel obediently rushed into the room. Not only because he obeyed, but because his body was already tired. While Dhana chose to accompany her two twins studying in the room.

"Hows it? Are Papi's old books able to help you learn?" said Dhana who went into Wulan's room.

"Help what, Pi. Papi's textbooks are out of date. There is nothing to use because the lesson is not the same, Pi." murmured Damar while glancing at the papi who is now standing next to him.

Dhana clucked irritably, provoking laughter Wulan who saw the behavior of the two, making Wulan who sat on the carpet move while reaching for his small note and wrote something to the beloved papi.

'How can it be the same, Pi. The box that Papi gave to Mas Damar, contains Papi's first lecture books, not Junior High. Where can we study college books when we were Junior High, Papi'

Damar chuckled for a moment, managed to punish the papi by making fun of the contents of the box was no longer useful. Even though it is useless, if what is given by the papi is the college book was not a first-intermediate textbook. While Wulan also chuckled loosely and returned to sit in his original place.

"Ck! Why don't you tell me those books aren't Junior High School textbooks!" suduk Dhana while pinching Damar's forehead.

"Aihhh, sick tau Pi!!! Never mind, Papi doesn't have to bother about the matter of books! The book of Damar and Adek is complete. Even more complete than Papi's book that came out in ancient times." replied Damar who laughed again, turning to Dhana.

Dhana harrumphed amusedly, seeing the two who looked the spirit of learning even though tonight was a weekend night, a night that should be used to relax but they used to maximize the lessons before carrying out the test.

Dhana moved, choosing to sit leaning on the sofa while looking at the two. Looking at the sitting papi, Wulan raised his head, looking at Damar who was looking at him while playing with both eyebrows. Wulan nodded, I don't know what they were talking about so heartily.

Damar who understood also grabbed something on the desk studying the sister, then moved and followed by Wulan. For a moment the twins looked at each other, saw a photo in Damar's hands. Then they moved forward, approaching Dhana.

"What's wrong? Why are you staring at Papi like that? Something wrong with Papi's face?" dhana asked who was stunned when she saw the two standing before her.

Damar and Wulan looked at each other for a moment, before Damar finally extended his hand holding a photo towards the papi. The astonished Dhana turned her head towards the hand of the son and made him completely wide in an instant.

"Since when did Papi keep Bu Kinan's photo in Papi's old book box?"

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