The Shy Duda
Farewell

One week has passed. That night, Fadlan was daydreaming in her room, she could not sleep thinking of her daughter Doctor Husna. Fadlan already felt at peace with his heart, he was already convinced now that Rania was not toying with him let alone taking advantage of him.

"Tomorrow I'll have to see Rania before it's too late."

Suddenly his hape rang, an unknown number contacted him. Fadlan was silent, but he wondered who had contacted him these nights. Fadlan immediately picked up her phone.

"Assalamualaik."

Instead of answering his greetings, he even heard the laughter of a man who he believed was Mr. Beno.

"I don't think I need to introduce myself to you anymore. I called you because I wanted to warn you to stay away from Rania. Tomorrow I will take Rania to Jakarta, if you get in my way, I make sure one of your families will be harmed, or even your entire family, including Rania and her mother. My men are always stalking you at the gate, once again if you mess around, your beautiful daughter will be a victim." Mr. Beno threatened.

Hearing that of course Fadlan was worried about his family, especially Pipit and Zidan as well as Rania.

"Allah keep the wicked from my family."

***

Today, Rania is ready for what will happen. Fadlan did not give any statement to him. It's been all day Mr. Beno called Rania, reminding me that tomorrow is the due payment of his debt. Until now Rania did not have the money to pay off her debt.

"There's no other way but to marry Mr. Beno." Said Rania.

Doctor Husna, who heard him crying, wanted to help his daughter, but the savings were not as much as his daughter's debt.

"Mommy wouldn't want you to marry Beno sir, I'm not sincere. There's still a way to pay off your debt, I'll borrow some money on Usman's ustadz." Doctor Husna said, but Rania forbade it.

"No ma'am, it's all my fault, I don't have to bother borrowing money on Usman's ustadz, we don't have any guarantees anyway. Mas Duda also had no response, he would have canceled his application to me, there is nothing to fight for but to surrender to accept everything." Rania.

"Didn't you love Fadlan so much?"

"Hmmm, but the truth is he's not fighting for me." Answer Rania.

"Fadlan only ate his words Beno sir. I'm sure once he believes in you, he'll definitely help you."

"The truth is when Mom, what after I married Mr. Beno, then he realized that I really love him, it seems it's too late Mom. Tomorrow Beno's men will pick us up here to go to Jakarta, the day after I will marry Beno sir. There's no other choice, ma'am, maybe it's my destiny like this." Rania. Doctor Husna wiped away her tears.

"Mother one's message is Ran, whatever happens, please don't take off your veil, don't change your appearance like you used to. Defend the present Rania." Pinta Doctor Husna. Rania nodded as well.

"I changed my appearance because of God, not because of Duda, so I will not change my current appearance even though the Duda man left me."

Doctor Husna smiled and hugged Rania and tried to calm her daughter down.

***

Later that afternoon, Rania leaves to meet Fadlan, perhaps for the last time. Tomorrow he will go to Jakarta to prepare for his wedding with old loan shark Beno.

Rania's waiting for Fadlan on the bridge. When he saw Fadlan who was now about to go to his wife's grave, Rania immediately called out to him.

"Mas Duda wait."

For the past few days, Fadlan had always been evasive, but this time Rania was unwilling until Fadlan avoided him. Actually Fadlan wanted to fight for the woman he loved, but Mr. Beno's threat to his family made him anxious and worried, Fadlan knew that Mr. Beno was a very reckless person, wrong to act a little, just a little, then there will be the wretched.

"Give me a minute, I want to talk, maybe this is the last time, tomorrow I'm back in Jakarta." Said Rania, hearing that Fadlan was surprised and immediately looked at Rania.

"You want to go to Jakarta?"

"Hmmm. As Duda knows, tomorrow is the last day of my agreement with Mr. Beno, I cannot repay my debt to him, so I have to accept to be his third wife. The day after tomorrow I'll be married to Beno sir." Rania.

Hearing that Fadlan was again surprised, he felt unwilling if the woman he loved would be married to someone else, especially will be made a third wife.

"I'm sorry Duda, if all this time I have been bothering you, sorry also if I was not honest before if I was in debt. But believe me, I'm not using you, I love you, as I often say that Duda is so adorable. I will make Duda a wonderful memory for my life, where I first knew love. I do not regret knowing you, instead I am grateful to be able to know you, to be able to stay in the pesantren environment, I am also grateful even though I have just moved appearance, but I am very happy. Thank you Duda for coming into my life. I ask for your blessing because the day after tomorrow I will be married to Mr. Beno. Goodbye Duda, maybe this is our last meeting, tomorrow morning I leave for Jakarta." Said Rania who has now wiped her tears.

"Mas Duda, I really hope you will fight for me, but in fact you are silent as if sincere and willing to let go of me. I don't know why I was hoping that tomorrow you would prevent me from leaving" Rania's inner self.

"I'm leaving, assalamualaikum." Pamit Rania's.

"Mosur."

Just a few steps away, Rania looked back at Fadlan.

"Mas Duda." Call Rania until now Fadlan also looked at her.

"I LOVE YOU."

After saying the word love, Rania resumed her steps. Fadlan continued to stare at Rania's departure, as if something was missing in her heart that made her feel pain. The woman he loves tomorrow will leave, even the day after tomorrow will be married. Fadlan helplessly held back her tears, she stared at the stream, lamenting her love story that had to end tomorrow because Rania would be married to another man.

"I'm sorry Rania, I'm a weak man, I'm afraid you and my family will be victims of Beno's crimes. I am sure God will help us, he will help us and miracle until we are reunited, I am sure that we are being tested, maybe I'm the weak just threatened like that I've been scared, yes I'm afraid one of the people I love must be wretched, I've felt the loss of someone I love so much (Amara), I'm afraid, and I don't want to lose anymore, but I believe you're my soul mate."

While with Rania who is now walking towards the clinic, she suddenly fell silent to see Pipit and Zidan now standing not far from her front.

"Pipit, Zidan."

Rania smiled then approached them, saw Pipit was sobbing, it seems Pipit already knows if Rania will return tomorrow to Jakarta.

"Why are the Pipits crying?" Tanya Rania who has now wiped her tears Pipit.

"Auntie don't go." Zidan.

Rania smiled even though her heart was crying. Finally, they sat three by the plantation. Pipit was already crying in Rania's arms.

"I heard that tomorrow Auntie wants to go home to Jakarta?, I also heard that Auntie wants to get married there. Is Aunt Rania leaving Abi?" Ask Zidan.

Rania was down, her eyes were back in tears.

"Auntie should go home, maybe Auntie and Abi you are not paired, so we are separated. Aunty pray that your Abi will get a better mate than Auntie, who loves you even more."

"But I want Aunt Rania who married Abi, anyway I want Aunt Rania." Pipit sulking.

Rania has been stroking her head sniffing Pipit, trying to calm her down.

"Whatever happens, just pray that it is the best for us, be it for Aunt Rania, or your Abi." Rania.

Rania has already clasped her hand Pipit.

"Be a sweet daughter, take care of your Abi. Aunty's message, do not like to eat candy, fear that her toothache will recur again. Auntie love the same Pipit, Auntie pray' will Pipit always be happy."

Pipit sobbed back while hugging Rania.

"I love Auntie too."

Now Rania was staring at Zidan.

"If Aunt is gone, take care of your sister, you take care of your Abi."

Zidan was already nodding even though his eyes were already watering.

"Don't cry, you're a man."

"Aunty don't stay in Pipit." Pipit began to sulk and offered his embrace. Rania was unable to hold back her tears, even though Pipit and Zidan were not her biological children, but Rania loved them very much, especially her father.