The Shy Duda
Agree

The same day after he left the clinic, Fadlan was already holding Pipit. His mind was chaotic considering the desire of his little daughter who wanted a mother, but his heart was sure and steady did not want to marry again.

In front of the house he met with Ustadz Soleh.

"Assalamualaik."

"Mosur."

"She said Pipit's a toothache?" Ask ustadz Soleh while holding his granddaughter.

"Yes, Pipit's a toothache, his teeth are hollow." replied Fadlan.

Suddenly Fadlan saw his eldest son, Zidan, coming back and wet even full of mud.

"Astaghfirullah. Zidan, what'd you do soaking wet?" Ask Fadlan. Zidan just grinned.

"You're falling over Dan?" Tanya ustadz Soleh. Again Zidan was just grinning.

"If asked that answer don't grin."

"Abis slid into the river, the ashes rolled in the field of balls." Answer Zidan. Fadlan and ustadz Soleh have frowned.

"You play ball with gloves?" Ask Fadlan in wonder. Zidan just shook his head.

"Well, what's your purpose in jumping into the river and rolling in the field?"

"I wish I had Umi, she came to the field carrying a broom and sent me home." Said Zidan who was now running into the house. Again Fadlan could only duck. His wishes and the wishes of his children were clearly crossed. Fadlan no longer wants to marry, while his children ask for a new mother.

"Denger no, that's your son giving code. She wants a mother." Ustadz Soleh. Fadlan could only shut up.

Fadlan went into the house followed by Ustadz Soleh who now carries Pipit. Fadlan was already gaping to see the floor a lot of mud his footprints Zidan.

"Astaghfirullah alazim."

Fadlan swiftly took the mop and immediately cleaned the floor of his house. Suddenly Zidan was nongol at the bathroom door.

"Bi, I want to have Umi." Said Zidan with a smile.

"Clean your body, we'll eat. Abi will cook for you."

Fadlan cooked in the kitchen. Ustadz Soleh and Pipit sat in the guest room, and Sarah sat down with her husband.

After finishing cooking, Fadlan prepared everything at the dinner table.

"Umi, Abi, would you like to eat?" Ask Fadlan.

Zidan had bathed and dressed neatly, he approached the dining table as well as Pipit. Every day Fadlan cooks. Although he was busy in the garden, busy helping ustadz Soleh pesantren affairs, and busy furniture business outside the city, he was busy, but Fadlan never forgets that he is both a father and a mother to his children.

"Abi sure you don't want to get married again?" Ask Zidan. Fadlan.

"Surely Abi doesn't want to have another wife?" Zidan asked back. Again Fadlan shook his head.

"Abi told you guys a lot. You will not lack the love of a father and a mother. Because Abi is going to be a father and a mother to you." Said Fadlan who is now pouring rice into the dish.

Zidan whispered to Pipit.

"©©©©©©©" Zidan.

Pipit nodded and immediately ran to the kitchen, shifted the chair then rode it and picked up a box of kitchen salt. Pipit went back to the dinner table and gave Zidan a box of salt. At once Zidan secretly put salt into vegetables made by Fadlan using his own hands.

"So Umi wants to eat?" Ask Fadlan back. Until finally Ustadz Soleh and Sarah also sat down at the table to eat.

"Make sure your cooking is delicious, if salinity means you want to marry again ya." Said Ustadz Soleh who immediately tasted vegetables for his son.

BUOUR.

Ustadz Soleh had spouted the vegetable while his tongue was stretched out.

"Hoeks, salty."

Fadlan frowned, all this time his cooking was never salty, let alone had he tasted it.

"It was salty, I tried it not salty."

Zidan and Pipit were already smiling smiles.

"Grandmother Umi, it looks like Abi wants to get married again, the proof is salty vegetables." Pipit said with a small laugh.

"Yeeeee Abi wants to get married again." Said Zidan while prancing around. Sarah smiled with a smile. Fadlan had already scratched his nape.

"But I don't want to get married anymore."

Fadlan had felt something strange until he told his children's hands to be stretched forward.

"Where are your hands?."

Zidan and Pipit followed and showed each other's hands.

"Lick your hands." Pinta Fadlan's.

Pipit and Zidan looked at each other, not understanding what Abinya said.

"Let's lick."

Pipit slowly licked his own hand.

"Udah Bi."

"What's it like?"

"There's no taste." Answer Pipit.

Fadlan glanced at Zidan who was now licking his hand. Zidan squinted his eyes and stuck out his tongue.

"Asian."

Fadlan had already narrowed his eyes, he felt suspicious of his son.

"stand." Pinta Fadlan's.

Zidan immediately stood up and the salt box fell from his lap. Back Fadlan narrowed his eyes.

"So you put salt in Abi's cooking to make it salty?"

Zidan had already been caught off guard, so he couldn't possibly dodge anymore. Zidan could only nod.

"Why?"

"Let Abi be considered to marry again."

Fadlan had wanted to get angry but Sarah tried to calm her down.

"No need to be angry like that. You should have sensed why the kids did all that. Let's get you married again." Said Sarah.

"Umi, I've said many times that I'll only marry once, and I've done that with Amara, so there won't be any more marriages." Fadlan.

"You can't be selfish Fadlan, kids still need a mother." Gerrutu ustadz Soleh.

"I can still be their mother." Fadlan.

Outside when Ustadz Usman wanted to go to the garden to pick up the things that were left behind, he heard the noise in his nephew's house.

"At Fadlan's house there are no fuss what yes. Want to be afraid of gray hair more. I am not afraid of anything happening inside. But he said do not like to interfere in people's affairs. Yes I've just waited here, if there is a sound of broken goods, then I immediately ran barging in." Ustadz Usman.

Inside there was still a sudden commotion Pipit cried roaring while running into his room. Everyone immediately fell silent. Fadlan slowly entered his daughter's room, seeing Pipit crying while hugging his doll.

Fadlan approached and rubbed his head gently.

"Why?"

"Dad, I want a mother. My friends all have mothers. If their day off they see their mother, then eat together. I also want to be like friends have Abi with Umi. Then eat together. From birth I have never met Umi. I want to have Umi" Pipit said with a hiccup. Fadlan immediately hugged his daughter, he felt sorry for the state of his daughter.

Fadlan suddenly recalled Doctor Husna's words. "Sometimes parents have to throw away their ego to make their child happy."

Fadlan was at peace with his heart. Pipit has been left by his mother since he was born, of course, he misses the love of a mother. Fadlan looked directly at his parents who were standing at the door.

"I agreed to marry again."

Hearing it all instantly pleased, even Zidan and Pipit were already prancing around in excitement.

"HOREEEEE HOREE."

Hearing there was another commotion, Usman ustadz immediately ran barging in.

"What's wrong?" Ask ustadz Usman.

"Man, now you're looking for a candidate to be my son-in-law." Ustadz Soleh.

Ustadz Soleh knew that his son had never been close to a woman. Of course he did not have a candidate, and with Fadlan's shy attitude to women, surely Fadlan needs help to find a wife.

"Ready, right now I'm going around looking for his future wife Fadlan."