When Love Should Determine
Chapter 93

Hamzah asked Larissa to end the cold war between herself and her mother before it was too late to apologize first. After all, she is young, and her mother is old. Who is young is better off apologizing first.

Initially, Larissa refused her husband's request. But after Hamzah explained that the age of the mother will not be long his heart was open and willing to apologize. He went into the mother's room and insisted in front of her to apologize. "Mother, I'm sorry! I didn't mean to hurt your heart."

seeing Larissa rest in front of him and apologize, Ms. Ani also shed her eyes. "Why are you acting like this to me, son? do you hate mom?."

Larissa shook her head violently rejecting the mother's words. "No, Mother, that's not true! I just want you to think of me and be fair to me. Really, I never hated you in the least" tears blurred along with her apology.

"Why do you have so much, son? don't you see Mom's current condition?."

Larissa did not answer her mother's question and only shed tears.

"Mother's money won't be long, son. Do you want to hasten mother's death by acting like that?."

"Please don't say that, Mom, it's not true. I want you to heal and see your grandkids grow up."

Bu Ani smiled faintly. "That will not be possible.The condition of the mother alone is already very severe. I can only pray that my grandchildren are healthy always."

"don't say that, ma'am, I'm sure you're cured" Larissa said.

Bu Ani wiped the tears that soaked her cheeks. "If you can tell, what makes you act like this to you? does this have anything to do with mom asking back the house letters back then?."

"No, Mother, it's not like that. I sincerely gave the letters to my mother back. Didn't you know for yourself that I refused when you asked me to take care of those letters."

"if it wasn't for that then what, son?."

"i'm angry because Mom's been unfair to me. Mom always obeyed all my sister's requests without caring about me. Even the letter of this house was given to her. All this time mother always ignored me. You never appreciate what I'm trying to do for you."

Mom Ani was silent. Wiping away tears that keep on breaking. "then forgive me, son. I never meant it that way."

Larissa wiped away the tears. "Do you know, I had thought that even though this house Mom gave me, I would not occupy it myself. someday when mother is gone and my own house can be occupied, he said, I plan to rent this house and I'll put the rent in the charity box at the mosque on behalf of my mother. At least it could later be charity for mother."

"Your intentions are very good, son, I thank you."

Larissa clasped her mother's hand. He dropped his head on his lap. "I'm sorry again! I never meant to hurt mom."

"Mom's sorry too, son, I've been wrong with you a lot."

They hugged each other and apologized. Tears are shed along with the collapse of the wall of selfishness.

Satisfied to express their feelings, they also let go of each other's embrace. "Have you taken a bath?" asked Larissa, wiping away the remains of tears.

Bu Ani shook her head. "No, boy! for three days, I haven't had a shower. I can't stand for too long."

"Then let's take a shower now. I'll help mom."

Larissa got up and prepared to help her stand up. But when he looked at his mother's face, he saw that there was doubt there. "What's up, Mom? don't you want me to help you take a shower?."

"No, son, it's not like that."

"Why then, Mom?."

"Say, Mom!."

"Please cook water for mom. This morning I want to take a bath with warm water."

Larissa smiled at the mother's small request. "Alright, Mom. I'll prepare warm water for mom. I'll just wait here for a minute."

Larissa rushed to prepare warm water for her mother's bath. And after everything was ready he went back to his mother. "Come, ma'am, let's take a shower now! The warm water is ready."

Larissa helped the mother take off her clothes one by one and covered her with a towel and then she swept her into the bathroom.

Slowly Larissa poured water all over her mother's body. Then she rubs the soap into the smallest folds.

After the show shower, Larissa dressed the mother to look more fresh and spray a little perfume on her body as a final touch. "It's over, Mom! now I'm beautiful."

Bu Ani smiled faintly at the praise of her son. "You are just there. Where there are sick parents like this beautiful mother."

"This is proof there is."

Hamzah who had noticed the interaction between Larissa and her mother also shed tears. He was moved, finally the relationship between the two of them improved.

Since then, Bu Ani's situation has gotten worse and worse. He could no longer get out of bed. And even to swallow food he could no longer. He could only drink water with the help of a straw.

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today is Eid al-Fitr. It has been a tradition since long ago that on that day everyone went out and took turns to relatives to forgive each other.

This is the case with the Hamzah family. After performing the Ied prayer service in the field he took Larissa and her daughter to the house of his parents and some relatives. They were so busy that day that they forgot one very important thing, which was to apologize to Bu Ani who incidentally lived one roof with them.

When they realized the mistake they rushed home and immediately apologized to Bu Ani.

"Mother, Happy Eid al-Fitr to you. On this good day I want to apologize to my mother wholeheartedly. Forgive all my mistakes whether I intentionally or not" Larisa said.

Hamzah, who was standing next to his wife, said the same thing.

"happy feast day for you too. I'm also sorry that I've been wrong with you guys" Ani replied.

"Do you want anything?" asked Larissa after forgiving each other.

"No, son, I don't want anything."

"then I want to arrange the merchandise first yes, Mom, later if you need something, you can call me or Hamzah."

Bu Ani nodded. "Yes, son, prepare your merchandise immediately. On a holiday like this is a lot of people buying rujak."

"Yes, Mom!. Then excuse me first."

And they passed from Bu Ani's room.