The Former Cassanova
The Other Side of Deka

After visiting the address given by the little girl, Deka did not go home immediately. He stopped his car in front of the minimarket.

"Yuk, down!" take Deka while removing the seat belt that locks her body.

"What do you want to buy, Bang?" ask Ririn. Just like Deka, he also removed his seatbelt.

"Buy children's snacks" Deka said. He got out of the car and walked over to Ririn who just got off the car.

"Come on!" he shouted while linking his arm to Ririn's arm.

Although Ririn was caught off guard by the husband's attitude, because several pairs of eyes were paying attention to their romance. Moreover, most of them were school children in grey uniforms. However, he still spread his sweetest smile to Deka.

Arriving at the minimarket, Deka bought a variety of children's snacks in large quantities. Starting from snacks, chocolate and ice cream.

"Abang, so much to buy, for whom?" ask Ririn astonishment.

"Later you know too. I want to take you somewhere" replied Deka.

After paying for all the groceries, Deka returned to drive his car. This time his goal is a place that he regularly visits every month.

"Ar Rahmah Orphanage." Ririn read the inscription written on a signboard attached to the porch wall of a building similar to a house, when Deka stopped his car in front of the building.

"This is an orphanage, Bang?" ask Ririn.

"Yups" replied Deka.

"Yeah!" bring later. He opened the car door and got down. Same with Ririn.

"Well, let's help you get this!" he opened the baggage.

Ririn moved obediently, he approached Deka to help bring a grocery bag containing snacks of children he had bought at the minimarket.

Then Deka swung her steps past the side of the building. Ririn followed in her footsteps behind. They each had four bags of groceries. It turns out that Deka's goal is to go to the backyard of the orphanage. There, it seemed that the children were playing with their cherries.

"Assalamualaikum" said Deka.

The children who were playing were compact looking at Deka. "Waalaikum salam" they said in unison.

"The Bang Dekaaaaaa ...!" cheers of the children of the home, then rushed to Deka. Some are hugging, some are fighting over salim. Ririn was stunned to see that sight. He smiled in amazement looking at the hero of his heart.

Deka served the children one by one who scrambled to kiss the back of his hand. "Salim also dong, same wife brother," he said.

"The wife of Bang Deka is beautiful" chirped one of the children.

"Yes, dong. 'Kan Bang Deka is also handsome, '" said another child.

"Who is this beauty called?" ask the other child.

"Sister Ririn's name," Ririn replied as she crouched down to be on par with the children.

"Oh, Brother Ririn," said the boy, smiling.

"Oh yes, this is Brother Ririn bring souvenirs for all brothers," said Deka.

"Yeah!" The children of various ages cheered. Some children immediately took over the tentengan Deka and Ririn brought.

"Shared yes, don't struggle!" exclaim Ririn.

"If less, we will buy again" Deka chimpanzee.

"Thank you Bang Deka. Thank you, Ririn," said the children at the same time.

"Together, dear," replied Ririn and Deka.

When the children were busy with the souvenirs he brought, Deka invited Ririn to enter the orphanage.

"Assalamualaik." Deka and Ririn went inside the parlour.

"Waalaikum salam. Well, there is Bang Deka," said a middle-aged woman was carefree.

The veiled woman whose age is more than her mother Deka was standing up to welcome the arrival of Deka and Ririn. Both kissed the back of the hands of the veiled woman who was the mother of the parlour.

"This must be Ririn who is often told that, very beautiful," praised the mother of the parlour.

"Thank you, ma'am," Ririn blushed.

"Rin, this is Bu Sari, the owner of this orphanage," said Deka introducing the mother of the owner of the orphanage.

"Oh, yes. Glad I could meet Ms. Sari," said Ririn.

"Mother is even happier that you came here" said Bu Sari kindly. "

"Let's go inside, let's just talk inside." Bu Sari stepped inside by holding Ririn. While Deka tailed behind the two veiled women.

Their steps stopped when they arrived at a spacious room similar to a family room. Maybe this room is the same function as the family room. Because the home furniture in this room is the same as usual in the family room, such as television, sofa, table and chairs. There is a large hambal carpet that covers part of the floor, as well as some typical paintings of children. The painting seems to be the work of the children of this orphanage.

"Please, please." Bu Sari led Deka and Ririn to the sofa and invited her to sit down.

"Sorry, at the reception yesterday the mother could not come because uric acid was relapsing at that time, because of the ease of ngicip kale. So, the children came there accompanied by the staff of the caretaker here," said Bu Sari after they all sat down.

"No papa, Mom. The important thing is his prayer" said Deka.

"Mother must pray that your marriage will last, full of love, full of blessings, sakinah, mawaddah, warahmah, and always be filled with happiness all the time. Amen."

"Amin, amen," said Deka.

"Amin to Allah. Thank you for the prayer, ma'am," said Ririn.

"Rin, you're talking to Ms. Sari. I want to put the kids in the back" Deka said.

"Yes, Bang." Ririn nodded.

"Bang Deka is a good boy" said Bu Sari as Deka had passed away leaving the two.

Ririn smiled. "Yes, Mom. Thank goodness," he said.

"Since he was in college, Bang Deka has been a regular donor at this home" said Bu Sari.

Ririn who was so enthusiastic wanted to listen to Bu Sari's story about Deka, shifted her sitting position, adjacent to Bu Sari. "Keep, go on, ma'am," he said enthusiastically.

"Bang Deka' used to be studying in London, if it's not wrong. He always visited this home when he returned to Jakarta, during college holidays. Mother used to be worried, why children as young as that can have a lot of money. Mother even feared that the money was obtained from an unusual road, not halal. Then I tried to dare to ask. Bang Deka explained that he has a business in London. If it's not wrong to have a fried rice outlet. And his business was successful, even according to the story of Bang Deka, now his store is already in several countries abroad."

The story of Bu Sari reveals the other side of Deka that Ririn has not known. During knowing Deka, he never asked about where the wealth of the handsome man obtained. Had thought that the treasure is a gift or inheritance from both parents Deka, but the assumption was broken when seeing the life of the sister-God, looks mediocre, not wow like Deka.

He also once thought of Deka's success because he worked at his papa company. However, the fact is Deka is more sophisticated than the in-laws.

"Now even Bang Deka was not only a donor here, he became a donor in several other parlors as well. Merely, this parlour was the first parlour he knew perhaps, so Bang Deka often came here and was familiar with the children here."

"Oh." Ririn.

"That makes the mother very happy .. because of the change of Bang Deka, now Bang Deka wants to pray. Bang Deka used to be nice and love to share, but never wanted to pray. To the extent that the mother said gini the same children here, children let's pray Bang Deka to be guided, to want to pray. Thank God after meeting Neng Ririn, Bang Deka wanted to pray. Mom is also cool."

"Oh, no, Mom. I had no knowledge of Bang Deka's life before. The new mom told me everything earlier, even I just found out. I have not known Bang Deka for a long time, but the destiny of God made us a match. And regarding the change of Bang Deka, it was purely out of his own will, because of his own efforts, not because of me. I don't have a hand in the guidance Bang Deka got," Ririn said.

Bu Sari clasped Ririn's hand sitting next to her. "Changing for the better may be easy, but maintaining to always be good is hard. So hopefully Neng Ririn can continue to guide Bang Deka so that Istiqomah on the straight path."

"Amin, O God."

"Be a wife who can calm the heart of the husband, be a coolant of the husband, and be able to please the husband. And become a qualified and exemplary mother-to-be for your future children."

Ririn listened to Bu Sari's advice carefully. "God pray for us always yes, ma'am."

"God, I will always pray for you."

A moment later there was the sound of a prayer from the mosque not far from the orphanage. Deka came with the children to the room where Ririn and Bu Sari were chatting.

"Magrib's father, Yang. Let's pray first!" bring Deka.

"Alhamdulillah, Bang Deka is amazing," said Bu Sari.

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Before being given a tense conflict, we must know the other side of Bang Deka first, yes.

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