Forced to Become a Widow

Kangen

After hearing the story from Mr. Didi, Deva felt surprised and ran towards the mosque, as if he could not wait to meet his biological father who had been far away from him.

Meanwhile, Rio who faithfully awaits the arrival of his daughter at school feels tired and he fell asleep on the terrace of the mosque. His face looked so tired and worn. It was as if he had never taken care of his body. He used to disappoint his wife and children. Until they finally separated. Only guilt always haunts him, as if he wants to restore the events that have happened.

In his deep sleep, there was the sound of his daughter calling from a distance. The clattering of his footsteps increasingly sounded real so he woke her from his deep sleep.

"Dad... dad... Are you here? I'm Deva's father, your daughter." cried Deva while looking there and here the father figure he had longed for all this time.

"Like the voice of my daughter, Deva. His voice is so real. Is he back at school?" ask in his little heart.

"Dad... I'm Deva, dad. Where is dad?" shouted again.

"Right, that's my daughter Deva's voice." He murmured in his heart. Then he got up from his seat and stepped out of the mosque.

Sure enough, his daughter was already at the door of the mushola. Rio was so very happy to finally be able to find his daughter who had been looking for all this time. Happy crying color his life. Her tears could no longer be contained. It was as if tears were a witness to the love between father and daughter.

'Dad, I miss you dad. Where have you been? Why are you looking for me now? I miss it." asked Deva to her father, shedding tears of happiness. Then he approached his father and immediately hugged him, as if he would not let go again.

Likewise with the father, he also hugged his daughter tightly and wiped his daughter's tears with his handkerchief.

After the two let go of their longing, they finally sat in conversation at the door of the school mosque. Not long after, Rio invited his daughter to have an afternoon meal at a restaurant that serves their favorite menu.

They eat and talk about the lives of both of them while living apart.

Rio did not forget to ask the news about his son named Deva, who was none other than the older brother of his daughter Deva.

"Oh yeah, how's your brother, Daffa?" Rio asked his daughter.

"Alhamdulillah, father... We're all doing fine. What about my own father. Is dad okay?" Deva replied while showing a picture of her sister who had gone to college.

"Alhamdulillah, father's condition is also fine. I'm so happy to see you again Deva." she added.

"Just like dad, Deva misses me too. I didn't ask you about mom?" said again.

"Dad was so ashamed of your mother. I'm so guilty to all of you" he said again.

"We don't have a grudge against Dad. So too with mom. I forgave dad. Mom's been working hard all this time to support my sister and I well. As long as you're not together anymore. I almost never went to the salon. He is responsible for our future.