
Salma POV
Since our Princess Nadia knew that Idris, the one who wanted to propose to her was her stepbrother, the son of her father. He decided to continue his studies outside the city, actually he wanted to study abroad, but mas Salim forbid it and Nadia was only able to persuade her father to go out of town.
We know he wants to go far away because he wants to forget his former lover who is also his half-brother. It must have been hard to be in Nadia's position at the time, but she never showed her sad face in front of us, she was like a tough woman who was tough like Srikandi.
But women are still women, who like to shed tears, or indeed because of our infinite stock of tears.
I once saw my daughter crying in her prayer, until after the prayer she did not say anything but her tears never subsided, like a waterfall without stopping, sliding freely to invite the river.
Which mother would not be sad if she saw her daughter like that.
I once approached him to talk, but Nadia always said.if he is okay, this is an almighty destiny and even if there is a wound it will heal over time, Nadia must accept God's decision. So he said when I asked him, but I had prepared my shoulders if he wanted to cry so much. But Nadia is a strong woman who always shows joy to the people around her, even though I know her heart is broken a piece.
Oh my angel Nadia, she like mas Salim will still spread a smile despite the problems she is facing, do not want to burden us for her problems, she is quiet and just tell it to God.
***
That day Nadia was at home he invited me around the mall he said he wanted refreshing from tired learning.
We just walk, eat snacks, occasionally laugh together not like a mother and child but like a brother to his sister.
Until accidentally my eyes look at the figure of a woman who is not foreign, looks thin but still looks beautiful at the age that I make sure much older than me, he used a wheelchair pushed by a sweet young woman, no matter who she was.
" Mommy see who? " Nadia surprised me.
" No, no one, "my answer is lying, you know, if all you see is your stepmother Nadia.
Well, mbak Maryam, I know that because I had accidentally seen a photo of them and their families in the wallet mas Salim, maybe even to this day the photo is still in place.
Sister Maryam looks thinner than in the photo, even though her beautiful face does not change in the slightest, was he also injured for his divorce until his condition was like that even now he had to walk in a wheelchair and what mas Salim knew about this. I don't know ....
***
Somehow at first Nadia accidentally nudged Mbak Maryam until we were involved in communication as it is today.
We talked at a restaurant in the mall. Seeing that my husband's ex-wife was very friendly to us, he also introduced the beautiful woman who accompanied him as a daughter-in-law.
I knew Salim had two sons if Idris wasn't his sister.
Ah, Nadia if you knew if this woman who is with us is the mother of your ex-lover and your father's ex-wife.
***
In fact, Ma'am Maryam is a friendly and kind woman, Nadia is comfortable with her even during the first meeting she had asked for Maryam's number.
One day I secretly copied Maryam's number from Nadia's phone. I called Maryam's mom asking to meet just the two of you. We agreed to meet at a restaurant near his house, he was taken by a driver, then I immediately picked him up to push his wheelchair.
Here we sat together in a quieter place a little away from the other seat.
" Tumben asked to meet just the two, what's up? " Mariam's mother asked.
My palms are cold as ice, while the brain is constantly weighing to talk about this to Maryam.
" Is there a problem? " again Maryam spoke.
I raised my head to look at him really. " Sir, come back with Salim! " a few days ago I had established the intention to return Mas Salim to true happiness.
I think only Maryam is the true happiness of Salim.
Ma'am looked surprised, then he returned to normal.
" I'm Salim's wife, Ma'am's ex-husband, but we're not married out of love, we're married out of misunderstanding. And mas Salim still loved mbak and the children mbak, "whether or not true to what I say this, I do not know, but Maryam's response was so flat I couldn't guess if she was angry, disappointed, or what.
" I'm sure you guys still love each other, right? " Mariam's mother is silent.
" You're here, baby? " Barington's familiar voice in my ear suddenly startled us.
The man approached and grabbed my shoulder. " Same as vain .... " His voice stopped when he saw who the woman was with me.
" Maryam, "he said with a sharp look at the figure of the woman in front of me and spontaneously took off his hand from embracing me. That's how deep you felt on Maryam until you seemed to guard her heart from jealousy. It seems obvious if there is a longing there. Honestly my heart is not okay to see this what else see Sister Maryam who also looked at my husband as if she missed anyway.
They mutate eye contact immediately, perhaps realizing that I am here, even if both look wrong.
" I have a check-up schedule, so sorry I couldn't stay long, " Pamit Mbak Maryam then called her driver to pick her up.
Sister Maryam was pushed by her driver, she smiled at me too mas Salim.
I approached him who was not too far away and once again said. " Think carefully Ma'am, I'm sorry if you have to part ways as long as you can be happy. " Mariam's mother just kept quiet and smiled as she touched my hand and then she left again.
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