Getting Married Due to a Trap

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Two days have passed. This morning Khaira was pensive behind the house, looking at the dam containing catfish. Several times he breathed a heavy breath. In a troubled mind, he was still grateful to get the news that his Uncle was fine, and was getting medical treatment at the hospital.

Two nights Khaira could not sleep well, of course because of thinking about the problem that two nights ago happened, until this morning he was still thinking hard. In his feeling, "I feel the bottle I threw did not hit Uncle's head, but why did Uncle faint?”

Abah came out of the kitchen with a caping hat and hoe, he saw his daughter was daydreaming. Khaira's hand was holding a knife and a cassava. Abah walked and sat on a cot made of bamboo.

"You're holding a knife while daydreaming it's dangerous, Ning. Can hurt your hand,” Abah said while putting a hoe beside her foot.

Khaira was startled and immediately turned her attention to Abah who was already sitting not far from her, until her hand was scratched by a knife, "Oh.”.

Khaira looked at her finger that was bleeding from the scratches of the knife, she then tasted the scratched finger.

Abah let out a long sigh, he knew what was a burden on his son's mind right now. "That's what Abah said, hold the knife mbok toh yo sing ati-ati. If not the cassava that peels your finger,”

Khaira looked at her Abah, again she let out a long sigh. "Ning confused Bah,”

Abah stood up and took catfish feed found in the rear wall hangers of the house. "Why?”

Khaira looked back at the catfish dam, "Feelings of Ningrum, the bottle did not hit Uncle's head, but why Uncle immediately fainted,”

Abah spread the fish feed to the pond, as soon as the catfish devoured the fish feed that Abah spread. "If you don't feel like hitting your Uncle's head, don't keep blaming yourself. Last night you told me he looked really drunk, maybe that's why your Uncle passed out,”

"He is not my uncle,” Khaira grumbled, from his eyes that I stared at the damang now turned to look at Abah from the side.

Abah chuckles to hear his son grumbling who does not recognize Bonar as his daughter's uncle, "Hahaha, even though you do not admit Uncle Bonar is your Uncle, but still Bonar is the husband of your mother's sister, Ning,”

"Already Abah, do not mention Mother again. Ningrum has no mother,” replied Khaira spontaneously, for fifteen years he felt his mother was dead.

Abah was silent for a moment, that's his son's answer when he talked about Mother. Though he never told a bad story about the Mother who had given birth to her daughter who went nowhere, “But do not deny your nature nduk, that you were born from the stomach of your mother. No matter how much you hate her, she's still your mother,”

Khaira looked at Abah, she did not refute him.

Abah had finished giving the catfish a meal, and sat back on the couch, "Have not thought about your Uncle, advised Abah to come out of your Uncle's cafe. You work there because you do not want to be unemployed, after all Abah can still meet the needs of your life, Ning,”

"Where am I going to work there again, even before I step on the cafe terrace, maybe I was immediately kicked to the mental to the planet Mars the same bodyguard of the Bengek elders of the keladi whose body is big-gede rich king and the kong.” murmured Khaira lirih. He stared at the leaves that were blown by the wind in the morning.

"You're talking, didn't Ning Abah hear? Maybe because Abah is old huh?” abah asked his daughter because she heard Khaira's grunts like a mosquito roaring around her head.

Khaira replied, His brother just shook his head. The long breath he breathed.

"Ning knew Abah, even from the little Ning Abah always fulfilled and always obeyed what Ning wanted. But want to until when Ning will rely on Abah, Ning does not want to trouble Abah continues,” replied Khaira saw his face filled with wrinkles because it was consumed by time.

"Ning, Abah's daughter. If you do not ask Abah, do you dare to ask the neighbors?” abah said then sipped the tea that his daughter had provided.

Getting such a question Khaira reflexes shook her head.

"Yes, just ask for what you need while Abah is still able to fulfill it,” Abah put a glass of used tea that is toilet, then rubbed his daughter's head and smiled knot.

Khaira feels sorry if she constantly burdens her brother, knowing that parents always want the best for their children. "Then Ning sells chicken again,”

Khaira saw the ants on the ground marching neatly following her friend who was walking ahead, "If Ning is idle, Ning feels bad for ants. Ants whose bodies are small many times that of the human body still want to laboriously find food, Ning time just silence,”

"Yes, but Abah said. Every human being has his own path of sustenance, and will not be confused,” replied Khaira, exactly the same as what his Abah taught.

"Why don't you just go to school?” ask Abah.

"Abah means, college?” khaira replied, I don't know how many times his brother offered him to continue his studies which cost tens of millions. And that is what fears Khaira if it will eventually burden Abahnya because the tuition fees are not cheap.

Abah nodded, "If you go to college, I think you will find it easier to get a decent job,”

Khaira shook her head

Again Abah got the same rejection, even though he knew the cost of college was very expensive. And also the results obtained from running a workshop and gardening business do not always meet the needs of life. But if with a strong determination, he felt he could provide a good education for the Princess only wayangnya. However, his daughter was very loving, because she did not want to burden her old brother.

Abah took the hoe and put it on his shoulder, then confirmed his slightly slanted cap, "Yes, if you don't want to. Abah just hope you become a man of noble character and success in the future,” Abah woke up from his seat, "Change to go to the garden first, want to plant corn,”

"Is it true that it doesn't open a workshop?” Khaira asked before his brother left.

Abah stopped his steps and for a moment he turned his head back, "After Abah came home from the garden.” then walked back to leave the backyard.

Khaira mangut-mangut, he saw his ashes getting away and saw the view of the fields of rice fields that have been harvested.

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Late in the afternoon, Abah was struggling in his workshop which was right in the yard of the house. Justify customer motorcycle tires that are stuck in nails on the streets.

However, at the time Abah was busy with his work. Abah was shocked by the arrival of two policemen.

"Good afternoon,” a police officer told Abah and a customer of Abah's workshop.

Abah just stood up, and a customer who was waiting for his motorcycle tire repair was also surprised.

"Sore Sir,” replied Abah along with his workshop customer.

"What's up, Mr. Police?” asked Abah hesitating.

"Is this really the home of Khaira's sister Ningrum?” asked a policeman in a firm voice to Abah.

"I-iya was right,” Abah was nervous, he swallowed his saliva which seemed to be stuck.

"We have reports of the persecution committed by Khaira Ningrum's sister against Mr. Bonar Sumargo that took place in Mr. Bonar's own cafe plaza.” said one of the police named Bagas Setyabudi tag.

"Right, and we brought the arrest warrant of Khaira.” sister a policewoman named Retno Dwi Safitri tag showed evidence of the arrest warrant.

Degs... He felt like he was electrocuted. "Before Mr. police, this is just a misunderstanding, my daughter did that just to protect herself.”

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