The Neglected Pearl
Part 60 The sadness that struck

“Iya Kia, Mother God is actually the same as your God, but the way we worship it is different.

“What according to Mother, my god is good ?”

“Depends on which angle you look at it.” Fatma replied with a hoarse voice.

“Ooo, so yes.”

After Zakia asked Fatma a lot, the young woman returned to her room.

From that day on, Zakia's heart was always happy to see Fatma and her family worship, she often stole time to stand in the corner of the guest room to be able to see clearly towards the place of worship.

Once, while cooking in the kitchen, Zakia spoke slowly to Fatma.

“Can I talk to Mom ?” ask Zakia in a soft voice.

“Why can't ? I'm not angry really, if anyone wants to ask Mom.”

“Boleh no, I embraced the faith that Mother professed.”

“What ? you're serious Kia ?” fatma asked with wide eyes.

“Serious Bu.” replied Zakia bowed in fear.

“Alhamdulillah o Allah !” fatma answered while hugging Zakia's body with pleasure.

“So can ya Bu ?”

“Oh Zakia dear, Mother has always considered you as part of the family Mother, Mother also never distinguishes you from others, now it feels like Mother's happiness is complete with your desire to embrace the Religion that Mother profess.”

“Iya, Mom. it feels like my heart feels very happy when I see my mother's family worshiping, especially when I hear Nurul's voice in teaching, my heart feels depressed every day.”

“That's how if someone has gotten Hidayah from God, it feels like he hastened it than later everything so changed.”

“Iya Bu.”

Hearing the confession made by Zakia the heart of Fatma was so happy, then Fatma reported the happy news to her husband Mang Ojo and her children.

That morning the whole family was gathered together, and Alhuda invited an ustad to help Zakia in the Shahadah.

Zaki who saw the agreement of the Mang Ojo family in helping him, he cried because he was happy. That morning Fatma also bought a set of prayer tools for Zakia and several pieces of Muslim clothes and a new hijab.

“This is for you, wear it so you look beautiful.” Fatma said to Zakia.

“What is this Bu ?” ask Zakia wonder.

“It's a gift for you.” Fatma replied with a big smile.

“Thanks, Bu.”

“Iya both. Quickly pack, everything is ready in the living room.”

“Good Bu.” replied Zakia while directly changing her clothes with gift clothes from Fatma.

When Zakia had finished packing, everything was ready to wait in the guest room, and with the help of Mr. Ustad, Zakia officially converted to Islam, as in Mang Ojo's family.

Since that day, Zakia's heart felt peaceful, and she also participated in group prayers’ah along with Mang Ojo family.

Behind the peace that Mang Ojo's family felt. It turned out that there was sadness that was plaguing his daughter's little family. Intan MangOjo's second daughter, who has been married for three years, is now being hit by a very heavy dilemma.

How not, after being blessed with a second child, God tested his faith with very complicated problems. Suddenly Mama Niko came to take the baby who was then three months old.

Intan also tried to defend it, the tiny baby was like tormented by the dispute that occurred between his mother and his own Grandmother. “Wulandari.” That was the name Intan gave her.

Since the dispute, Wulandari often fussed and cried hysterically, Intan who was not happy with the incident, making him very nervous.

“No, Ma ! that's impossible !” niko said to her mother.

“why can't this be Mama's grandson ?”

“Yes, he is indeed Mama's grandson, but Mama forgot one thing !”

“What is it ?” tanya Retno wants to know.

“For you to know yes Niko, Mama does not want my granddaughter to be raised in a scavenger family, already quite one grandchild who grew up here, Mama does not want the other one also to be a scavenger family !”

“Where can that be, Ma ? Intan is Niko's wife and they are both Niko's children, we are already one heart and will stay together forever.”

“What do you mean Niko ?”

“For sure, Niko does not want Niko's children to be cared for by Mama.”

“Jaga your words Niko !” retno snapped at his son Niko, whom he thought had defied him.

“Excuse Niko, Ma ?” niko said while bringing Intan and his two children in.

“Mama must remember one thing, Asva and her sister are going nowhere, she will stay with her mother.”

“Bad you Niko ! yells Retno outside the house.

“Excuse Niko, Ma !” He said crying bitterly. “Actually Niko doesn't want to be a bad boy, but Mama is too cruel to Niko.”

Intan who witnessed the event can only cry sadly, his three-month-old son was contested, Niko who saw the sadness in his wife's heart, tried to calm him.

“It's a pity not to think too much about it, it will never happen, Brother promises to keep you three, already Brother go to work first, rest in.”

“Let's come again, and insist on bringing our child, then how should I, Bang ?”

“Now calm your heart, everything must be fine.”

“That's according to Brother, but I'm scared, Bang ?” intan said while crying on Niko's lap.

Seeing his wife crying because of fear, Niko became confused not knowing what to do, until finally Niko entered it with her two children to her mother.

Intanpun packed up and left the restaurant to his servants.

“Udah is so bad Intan ?” ask her mother in a calm manner.

“Betul, Mom ! Mama came and just grabbed the little one from my lap.”

“Truely so, Nak Niko ?” tanya Fatma made sure of it.

“True, Bu.” Niko Timpal sits in the corner of the sofa.

“What exactly does your Mama Nik mean?” ask Mang Ojo.

“Untai Pak ?” niko answered briefly as she scrunched her forehead.

“Say Mama, she doesn't want her granddaughter raised in the slums.” Answer Intan slowly.

“But that's impossible right ? How can a baby this small be separated from his mother. That doesn't make sense!”

“But that's the reality ! I was so scared.” replied Intan.

“Ya, it's ! now you rest first, let later this business we discuss together, now let your husband go to work, later he can be late.”

“Iya, Mum.” Intan replies while allowing Niko to go to work.

“Iya Mother is right, then I nitip Intan, about Mama let me handle it later.”

“Yes, go son ! be careful on the road.”

“Good Bu.” Niko replied as she left Intan and her family.

After Niko died, Fatma invited Intan in and calmed down in her room. So that his troubled mind can return to normal.

“Rest son, let your children we take care of.” Said Ms. Fatma to Intan.

“Good Bu.” replied Intan in a soft voice.

With orders from Fatma, Intan just went into his room, while the little one was taken care of by Fatma and Nurul.

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