For Yumna
Marriage Deal
At the school playground.
“Married to you?” Naya gasped in shock at Kevin's words.
“Only wedding formalities. Just so you can stay with Yumna as well Yumna can stay with us.”
“If you agree I will cancel the child custody filing suit.”
Naya stunned.
“Again I will not allow a foreign man to be his father Yumna. No one is better than me to be his father, because I am his own uncle, not a stranger to him.”
“Yumna already knows me as her father, so I will love her like my own. I will make up for the five years of his life that he was forced to grow up without a father figure by giving him the abundance of affection of a father whom he had longed for.” Kevin looked at Naya cynically.
“But why should we get married? I've told your mother if you can meet Yumna whenever you want.”
“You think just meeting her once in a while is enough for both my parents to vent their longing and unfortunately for their newly found grandchild?”
Naya was confused.
Suddenly the two were startled by the arrival of Yumna who ran towards them.
Kevin immediately greeted him while stretching out both his hands with half a crouch. Make Yumna directly land on the chest of the uncle.
Yumna laughed happily, then hugged Kevin tightly and then let go of his embrace and stared fixedly at his uncle's face.
“Oh yes. Said my friends om this is not my father,” he said while pointing to his friends who were playing.
Kevin smiled as he gently stroked his nephew's hair.
“Tell them if they're wrong. Tell all your friends if this om is your father.”
Yumna's face sparkled for a moment. But then it dimmed again while glancing at the mother behind Kevin.
“Kata mother also om this is not her father I.”
Kevin immediately stood up while holding Yumna and turned to look at Naya behind him.
“Try asking once again mother, am I your father or not?”
Yumna immediately obeys Kevin's orders, asking her mother if Kevin is her father or not.
Naya looked at her daughter's face looking at her expectantly, hoping that she would answer if the man carrying her was indeed her father.
Naya simply gave an answer with a small nod. I don't want to disappoint the princess.
Yumna shouted in excitement, she immediately hugged Kevin tightly and as if she did not want to take it off again.
Seeing that, Naya looked even more confused. Whether he should accept the marriage formalities for the sake of happiness Yumna also for the sake of himself who does not want to be separated from the princess.
***
On the wheelchair, Cahyo was stunned to see the little boy standing in front of her while also staring at her innocently.
“Grandpa?” yumna muttered making Cahyo instantly frown.
“Grandma. Is he my grandfather?” Yumna glanced at Yanti who was standing beside her.
Yanti immediately nodded while holding back her cries.
Cahyo immediately saw his wife.
“Who is this kid? Why did he call me Grandpa? Why is his face so similar to Danendra?”
Yanti immediately approached her husband.
“He's our grandson. She's Danendra.”'s daughter Bisik Yanti did not want Yumna to hear.
Cahyo immediately saw his wife in disbelief.
He also immediately recalled the incident several years ago, when his son Danendra came to see him and said if he wanted to marry a girl of his own choice.
“Who are his parents' names? Did you know him? Is he a graduate at home or abroad? What's his father's company name?”
“She no longer has parents, she is just a high school graduate. She's just an ordinary girl dad.”
“How dare you still ask for the blessing of father even though father will obviously never approve.”
“But I love her so much and want to marry her dad.”
“Quick leave him! I will never bless your relationship with him.” Cahyo looked at the sharp face of the son.
“You should leave her immediately and marry the woman of choice father.”
A flash of that shadow flashed across his memory, as if giving him a hint that this child before him could be his son with that woman.
“Have you confirmed that she is the biological daughter of Danendra?” Cahyo saw his wife.
Yanti nodded immediately.
“Kevin holds his DNA test results.”
“Kevin know?”
“Iya. He found this kid. Our son's will before he dies he wants Kevin to find his daughter and bring her to us.” Yanti spoke again while holding back her cries.
Yumna who had been standing up did not understand then walked up to the grandfather, apparently the wheelchair occupied by Cahyo slightly attracted his attention.
“This seat is for people who can not walk.” Yumna held the wheelchair.
“Grandpa's feet why? Does grandpa's leg hurt?” his tan was plain while crouching looking at his grandfather's feet.
Cahyo was just stunned to hear the innocent babble of the grandson.
Yanti immediately approached her grandson, crouching in front of her husband.
“Iya darling. Grandpa's leg is again hurting.”
“What is a naughty grandpa and likes to jump around?”
Yanti held back her laughter. Likewise with Cahyo who immediately lowered his feet to the floor.
“Grandpa's feet are fine.” Cahyo tried to stand up.
Yanti stood up to help her husband.
Now Cahyo had stood up to show her fine legs.
“Grandfather was pretending his legs hurt huh? Grandpa naughty, said our mother should not lie.” Yumna scolded her grandfather.
Yanti and Cahyo immediately laughed at the same time.
Cahyo immediately bent her body and spread out her hands.
“Can grandpa carry you?”
Yumna immediately slammed into his grandfather's embrace, as if knowing if there was a strong inner bond between them that made the two instantly love each other and familiar with each other.
Kevin walked into the room and smiled to see his suddenly healed father laughing while holding Yumna. More and more he is convinced if indeed he must bring Yumna to live with them, even though in a way he must marry his mother.
***
Cahyo was only stunned to hear Kevin decide to marry his mother Yumna, the woman he had once rejected outright before he even had time to meet and see her face.
“But do you have to sacrifice this much son?” Yanti looked at the son.
“For the sake of Yumna's happiness, for the sake of the whole family she has always dreamed of so far, it doesn't matter to me mom.”
Cahyo did not say anything, he himself did not approve of the decision of the son but he agreed with what he said, his grandson had suffered a lot, he thought he had to live a simple life with his mother all this time. Knowing the son's last will also make him forced to agree with the decision of his youngest son.
Taking custody by force is also not the way out, his wife is right, Yumna should not be separated from her mother at this young age.
“Is it okay for you to marry your sister's ex-wife?” Cahyo saw the son.
“Only wedding formalities, not for earnest. The marriage will end if Yumna is close enough to us and has been able to part with her mother, then I will divorce her.”
Yanti and Cahyo could only fall silent.
