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"I feel guilty as a father" Nadira told Qenan after being in an orphanage.
"Don't be sad, papa just needs time. Now we eat first.." Qenan always calms Nadira.
Nadira nodded then headed towards the dining table. There's only Endang's mom, Nina, and Nazeef in there.
"Children don't eat, Mom?" ask Nadira.
"Udah earlier, now they're on a nap with her other home mom. How's your papa?"
Nadira looked down lethargic. "Papa was angry with Nadira Bu.."
"Your father just needs some time, you should eat some rest first."
Nadira got up to pick up Qenan's plate to prepare his meal. Without asking how many servings Qenan wants because he already remembers how many servings of eating Qenan.
Everything Nadira does is clearly visible to the eyes of Endang's mother, he increasingly suspects there is something hidden Nadira. And he plans to ask that later.
"R.. Why is the fish salty? how hard is gini?" tanya Qenan tasted the salted fish sambal that Nadira prepared for Qenan.
"Yes, Salty is bad. Then why are you using your hands?" It was not Nadira who spoke but Nazeef.
"Lo want to know what fish this is?" nina asked Nazeef and Nazeef nodded.
"It's called salted fish. Ha.. This is what we eat again." explained Nina girang while picking salted fish meat in place to a pile of rice that has been sprinkled in cassava leaf vegetable sauce.
Qenan washed his hands in a bowl of water and imitated Nadira's way of eating. Very stiff and felt a little disgusted because it was the first time Qenan ate rice using his hands directly.
"How does it look like you're feeling Zeef? good news." praise Qenan sipping cassava leaf vegetable sauce on his plate.
Nina and Nadira laughed while Nazeef was already flushed like boiled shrimp. Endang's mother just shook her head to see the behavior of young people.
"Difficult to eat with your hands?" nadira asked when he saw Qenan had trouble cupping his nasi.
Qenan nodded. "I'm not used to Ra.."
Nadira who had finished eating took over the plate Qenan was about to feed Qenan.
"Let me feed, wait for you to eat for a long time."
Qenan nodded obediently then washed his hands back and dried them using a washcloth on the table.
"Kc.. You're.. Make me envious. Crimp.. Suapi me dong." whining Nazeef on Nina.
"OKAY.."
Nadira and Qenan laughed. Again, Endang's mother noticed the excitement of Nadira and Qenan who often found the two staring lovingly, like they used to live together. As at this time, Nadira was in the middle of a bribe Qenan and Qenan gave a drink to Nadira because he knew Nadira had not been drinking after finishing eating.
He was young how he used to be dating. But it's never that close as Nadira and Qenan. There is still shame and prestige.
*What is this*?
After lunch Nadira and Nina wash the dishes, while Qenan and Nazeef are in the orphanage garden. The two of them were discussing the historical task of their teacher.
"Well.. Why is Mr Aller so annoying?" ask Nazeef.
"Kc.. Hapal doang. The opening of the UUD has not been memorized from the past. Counting my money is good."
"Anyone would rather count bege's money."
Qenan did not respond preferring to see income today in the Great Cafe business.
While in the kitchen Nadira looked dreamy thinking about how the state of papa Surya. There is a sense of guilt in the heart of thinking about how bad his papa Surya was at the funeral of Mama Melati earlier.
Nadira gasped because he was daydreaming earlier. "Yes Mom.."
Endang's mother watched Nadira and Nina carefully. "Have you been in a relationship with your boyfriend for a long time?"
Nadira swallowed the salivary violently. "Almost three months Ma'am." said Nadira nervously.
"But I feel like you're like a husband and wife.. I noticed you guys were hanging from each other. Is it just my mother's feelings?"
Again Nadira swallowed the hard-earned saliva. He and Nina looked at each other.
"Mothers.. Actually Nadira just as Qenan has married this new year's night, ma'am." Nadira explained lirih was unable to see the face of Endang's mother who was shocked.
"What's? but your papa said candidate.." A second later, he realized something.
"Are you secretly married?"
Nadira nodded. "The incident happened so quickly and we got married before meeting papa, and we had to keep this marriage a secret because Qenan was still at school.. And papa let us get married when Qenan's finished school."
Endang's mother can not stem her tears anymore, she can only sob while hugging Nadira who joined in crying.
"Yes God.. Why is your fate the same as your mama's.. How did the marriage happen to Dira?"
"It's a long story, ma'am, the point is I was almost raped by two thugs and Qenan helped me.. But we were in Grebek the citizens thought I was going to rape Qenan so we married Mom.."
"Oh my God, son.." Endang's mother continued to hug Nadira who was also crying.
Nina saw that even choosing to come out of the kitchen gave time for them both.
"Dira.. Did you do that to Qenan?"
Nadira just nodded in the arms of Endang's mother. Endang's mother's chest increasingly felt claustrophobic knowing Nadira's answer.
"If it would be like this, I choose to forbid you to go to Jakarta Nadira.. How do you deal with your mother's anger in nature? I failed to keep you Dira.."
Nadira broke down the hug and shook her head. "No ma'am, Nadira is grateful to marry Qenan."
The next night after dinner the four of them went back to Jakarta. After crying, Endang's mother talked to Qenan.
"Are you really married to Nadira?"
"True Ma'am." replied the densely brief Qenan clearly without expression.
"You're young, you're still in school, your future is long. Can you not be like Surya quickly turned away?"
Qenan smiled faintly. He can understand whatever is said from Endang's mother. It was a form of protection for Nadira.
"It's true that I'm young, I'm still in school, and the future is long. But while knowing Nadira, I never covered the existence of Nadira Bu even though out there I recognize Nadira as my girlfriend."
"I've been forced into High School to be older than my age friends."
"Don't be formal so Nak Qenan, mom so not good with you." cut Endang's mom.
Qenan smiled again and nodded. "I'm used to making my own money, even from second grade High School I don't accept pocket money from my parents. All this time I was only the dean with a woman that is my mother and I can guarantee only Nadira will be my wife Mom. He's the only one."
Mama Endang looks mangosteen. "You've done that, why don't you get Nadira pregnant? isn't that gonna make your marriage easier, son?"
"Can I do it Mom, but what do people say about Nadira? it must be ugly, right? and I know it's not easy for us to have kids in our youth plus Nadira is going to college tomorrow and I have to go to school and work. But there was an intention when I finished school to talk about Nadira's son."
"Well, Nadira's mother is with you, don't hurt Nadira.. I believe in you Qenan.. Don't let my mom down.
"I'm going to try and not let another girl ruin your relationship, ma'am.."
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