CHARM GIRL ALIM
26. Tracings
Rendra's little family was enjoying a meal that was delicious for them.
Aunt Ijah and Aunt Luky accompanied the two to lunch. The happiness was evident among them because almost two years did not meet.
"If only the big ladies and gentlemen would come, it would be more exciting to have lunch in this saung." Said Ijah's aunt who didn't know the problem.
"What else neng Sindy and her fiance were also coming, maybe this family is getting rame ya." Typal aunty Luky.
"We're not from aunt's house, but we just got back from Istanbul, from Widya's mom's house." Mariam.
"From Istanbul..?" Who's Mama Widya?" Aunt Luky asked confusedly.
"Auntie, we'll explain everything about our family tree. Just be prepared Aunt Ijah and Aunt Luky will be surprised to hear it.
There's a big secret behind my marriage to Abang Rendra. But, we have to finish this food first. I don't want to talk about anything else because I miss you both cooking so much." Say Mariam who is more happy to spend the side dish of beef and tempe fried with chili onion his favorite.
Aunt Luky and Aunt Ijah stared at each other. Both are more confused and curious about the still mysterious story that will be conveyed by this married couple.
"Neng, is the story scary?" Ask Aunt Ijah who caught the bad feeling of this story. But seeing the affection of this couple, he did not want to speculate things that sounded painful.
Rendra just kept quiet and was busy enjoying her food. But no matter how calm she is at the moment, her heart begins to be disturbed by the unusual relationship between her and Mariam, who is called a consort.
After lunch, the two took a short break and Mariam breastfed her baby again to fall asleep.
Mariam put her son to sleep nearby, as they were still sitting in the saung enjoying the still cool air even though it was quite noon.
"Neng, what the hell is it, aunt Ijah ko so not calm gini ya." Ask this middle-aged woman.
"Auntie, do you know anything about my family and when you work here with ummi and Abi?" Ask Mariam who started tracing the past stories of these two servants.
"Aunt Ijah son of Eti's mother who originally worked in the Abinya family neng Mariam but not here but in Bandung.
After the age of three, the, aunt Ijah who had just returned from Arabia because she did not want to part with the children chose her parents and Mariam settled here only after that her aunt Luky also worked here.
After the age of Mariam five years, umminya neng Mariam died. Abi has not wanted to remarry since, "aunty Ijah said.
"Is aunt Ijah's mother still alive?" Ask Mariam who wants to see her mother Ijah's aunt named Ambu Eti.
"There's still neng, but it's senile." Said aunt Ijah.
"But, he sometimes remembers not his activities, at least whether he is still praying five times." Ask Mariam.
"Aunt Ijah, this is very important to my relationship and to bang Rendra who is currently being accused that we are both in-laws." Mariam.
"What...?" How could you possibly be said to be a half-brother?" Aunt Luky was shocked to hear Mariam's words.
"So Mr. Hendra used to have a wife named Widya. Mama Widya gave birth to a baby girl, but was ordered to be exchanged for a baby boy, Bang Rendra.
Because he felt that Rendra was not his baby, Widya refused to breastfeed Rendra bang and after the age of seven years Rendra bang, Widya refused to breastfeed, mama Widya filed for divorce from Mr. Hendra and was busy looking for her daughter and until finally she remarried to the Turkish lord Arkana and mother Widya also settled in Istanbul, her husband's hometown.
Long story short, Mr. Hendra asked me to see Mama Widya who was then claimed to be the mother of doctor Rendra.
To reunite this mother and son, I asked Bang Rendra for a honeymoon in Istanbul. When we just got there, suddenly my body was very weak and I vomited all night. Due to dehydration, I was downstairs to the hospital and that's where I met Widya's mom.
Because our faces were exactly the same, Ms. Widya immediately recognized me as her daughter and in the end the DNA test results said I was her biological daughter.
What shocked him even more when he found out that bang Rendra was my husband. That's why I and bang Rendra were separated for a while and until finally bang Rendra invited me to run away from the house mom Widya in a state of old pregnancy.
I gave birth in Singapore and stayed there for two months and now we're here unnoticed by both aunt's parents." Mariam ends her story.
"Astaghfirullah, neng already knows the story like that, why are you desperate to live together again?" Aunt Luky asked deeply regretting the couple's attitude.
"Auntie, we're sure that the two of us aren't sisters. For that we want to know anyone who knows massalu ummi life at least know I was born and see the daily ummi, whether ummi breastfeed me or not. Or maybe Ummi also knows that I'm not her real son." Said Mariam, hoping that what her family's suspicions were not proven.
"Have known the truth yet, you two should know yourself dear." Typal aunty Ijah.
"If it's true." What if that didn't happen, didn't I also sin to have neglected my duty as a wife who should have been by my husband's side to serve all his needs." Said Mariam who did not want to be separated again with doctor Rendra.
"Yes also neng, it is wrong to see a complicated case like this when both parents doctor master is dead.
The only thing we have to trace the living witnesses who at that time followed the journey of Abi and ummi during the new neng Mariam was born.
Bibi Ijah will find out and maybe you can also go to Bandung, to Abi's mansion you neng Mariam, oh sorry abinya master doctor." Said aunt Ijah.
"Right, who knows there's a clue for us there. Is the house empty now?" Ask Mariam.
"There is Abi's sister still there." Said aunt Ijah.
"Thank you, God, may there be guidance for us." Pinta Mariam is hopeful.
