The Shy Duda
Disillusioned

Still with Fadlan who is now standing on the bridge to wait for Rania's arrival, she wants to hear her explanation why Mr. Beno said if she was her future husband Rania.

Fadlan was impatiently waiting for Rania, but in fact, the one who came to see him was Pak Beno.

"You must want to ask me who I am!" Said Mr. Beno who is now approaching Fadlan.

"Who is the real father, why did you claim to be her future husband Rania?"

Fadlan was still curious, what reason did Mr. Beno say like that.

Mr. Beno was already smiling cynically.

"As I said before, I am her future husband Rania from Jakarta. You must want to know how the story is I could be her future husband Rania. All right if you want to hear the explanation." Said beno.

Finally Mr. Beno told everything, but he even made up the story and cornered Rania.

"Rania owes me 5 billion."

Hearing that Fadlan was surprised, but he did not just believe in Mr. Beno.

"Why does Rania have that much debt?"

"So he never told me about himself being in debt?" Suddenly Beno laughed.

"Listen to me Fadlan. Rania was borrowing money on me while she was in Jakarta to develop her cafe business, she built a luxury cafe in Jakarta, but unfortunately, recently her cafe had a fire. Rania can't pay her debts. Falling one more week, we've made a black and white agreement, if he can't pay his debt then he'll make me the third wife." Said beno.

Hearing that Fadlan was surprised. He did not expect that if Rania had that much debt, Fadlan was also surprised because Rania would be made the third wife.

"Father can't force Rania to be the third wife. Rania also has her own choice." Fadlan.

Suddenly Mr. Beno laughed cynically.

"Fadlan,, Fadlan, I know you're an innocent man, but you don't be stupid, let alone fool Rania. Si Rania is just using you, she doesn't love you, she pretends to love you, she also pretends to change her appearance just to seek sympathy from you, she's just pretending to be Fadlan. She approached you to use you so she could be your wife, and she wanted you to pay me all her debts, once the debt is done, you'll be exalted. Rania knows that even though you live a simple life but you have a lot of business, especially if you are the first granddaughter of the pesantren owner, your family estate is so vast, Rania is after your property. He's using you. You just think, your age is way above Rania's age, let alone you're a two-child widower. Rania must have thought a thousand times to love you, let alone be your wife." Mr. Beno said deliberately muddy the atmosphere.

Fadlan could only shut up, his mind was starting to go awry. If what Mr. Beno said is true, he is certainly angry and disappointed with Rania. But he wanted to hear his explanation directly from Rania even though in his heart he was a little angry, maybe Fadlan had begun to be influenced by his words Beno sir.

"Remember Fadlan, you're just being used." Said Mr. Beno as he passed away.

Fadlan's heart began to fidget and wonder, is it true with everything that Mr. Beno said about Rania.

"Assalamualaikum mas Duda."

"Mosur."

Fadlan looked at Rania who was now looking down. Fadlan was starting to feel angry and disappointed.

"Mas Duda I want to explain something."

"Before you explain anything, I'd like to ask you first." Fadlan.

"What do you want Duda to ask?"

"Do you really owe Beno sir?" Ask Fadlan who has now looked at Rania. Rania could only quietly look down, then she nodded confirming. Fadlan was disappointed not to play, he was disappointed not because Rania had a debt, but Fadlan was disappointed if Rania did not love him, Rania just wanted to use it. Fadlan's been consumed by Beno sir's nonsense.

"So it's true that you owe Beno 5 M, and if you can't pay it off then he'll make you his third wife?" Ask Fadlan back. Rania answered him again with a nod of her head.

Fadlan was down, he was really disappointed.

"Did you approach me just to use me so that I could pay off all your debts, later after your debt is paid off you will leave me? Leave my kids?" Fadlan asked while holding back emotions. Rania who heard was immediately frowning.

"I mean Duda?"

"You just used me Rania, you approached me, teased me and made me fall in love with you, after which you intended to drain my property so you could pay off your debt, after which you left me." This time Fadlan said in a disappointed tone, naturally hearing that Rania was shocked.

"Why do Duda talk like that. I never used you. I love you sincerely. Sorry in advance if I wasn't honest before that I was in debt to a loan shark. What Mr. Beno said is true if I have a debt of 5 billion, and if I can not pay it off within three months then Mr. Beno will make me his third wife, then the debt is considered paid off. But by God I never had any intention to play you, let alone use you to pay off all my debts. That's a lie Duda, you've been incited by Mr. Beno's words." Rania explained. Fadlan just silently looked down, he was really instigated by his words Mr. Beno, he was confused to believe in who, everything was too sudden for him to know.

"Sorry Rania, I think I need to be alone." Said Fadlan who was now about to leave, but Rania tried to block him.

"Listen to my explanation first, Duda. By Allah, believe me, I am not using you. I sincerely love you, I also sincerely love your daughter's son." Rania.

"I need Rania alone, let me go, let's talk about this later. Assalamualaikum." Fadlan leaves Rania.

"Mosur."

Rania cried at once. I did not expect if it would happen like this, he did not expect that Mr. Beno would come and ruin everything, even before Mr. Beno came here, the two lovebirds are happy because they will make a proposal later tonight. But the incident was even like this, Rania hesitated if later tonight Fadlan would come to propose to her. The shy Duda was eaten by his slander, Mr. Beno.

"I'm sorry Duda, I'm sorry that I wasn't honest with you about my debt to Beno, but honestly, I didn't play you, let alone play with your feelings. If I had been honest from the start, it probably wouldn't have been like this. O Allah grant your servant help"