He'S JUST My Son
Thirteen_ Seeing with Heart Eyes
Today, on the advice of Adam, Nilam made a lot of meatballs. For preparation, if at any time Melati gave birth so that they have meatball stock and Adam's restaurant can still sell meatballs even though Nilam's shop will have to close for a while.
Adam even invited one of the cooks at his restaurant, to help Nilam mom make meatballs. In fact, Nilam had kindly offered Adam, to give a meatball recipe to the good young man so that it can be made by the cook at Adam's restaurant but firmly the mixed-blooded young man refused.
"Mother isn't afraid, if one day when I've been good at making meatballs then my mother left and this cooperation I decided unilaterally?" So said Adam at the time.
"Why should you be afraid, Adam? This Mother's ability comes from God, the sustenance that we have for His mercy. If He had wished to give us sustenance through Mas Adam, I was sure that Mas Adam would have been able to trust" replied Nilam wisely.
"Mother does not want to be prejudiced in others, Mas Adam, because it is a liver disease. In addition, Mother also does not want others to be bad to think of Mother. Isn't that what we're thinking then that's what's going to happen to us?"
"Here, his father Melati once reminded Mother of the teachings of Rosulullah Shollallahu'alaihi Wasallam which means more or less like this; 'Whoever is pleasure, then pleasure is for him, whoever complains, whosoever complains, then the complaint will be his'."
"That's why, I think positively to Mas Adam, also to people so that the life of Mother and Mother's children is also positive later," continued Miss Nilam tucked sincere do'a for her family.
Adam fell silent, the young man continued to ponder what the simple woman who had now become his business partner had said. And from then on, Adam's thoughts about the corporate world changed. He was no longer as ambitious as before, now Adam is more working and trying to reach his goal.
Including Adam's efforts to approach the only daughter of Nilam, who seemed to close himself from Adam's existence. Either because Melati is still traumatized in her past, or because she still wants the father of the baby who is still hiding in the womb of the young mother-to-be.
Adam remained patient, let alone just a matter of months he was close to Melati and also his mother. The man-nosed young man was sure, with serious effort and do'a then someday the Owner of the heart will surely open the heart of Melati for Adam.
The blaster-faced young man did not want to impose his will by saying his feelings directly to Melati, so that the young mother-to-be did not need to feel reluctant and so that the relationship that had been established still went well.
Adam gave it all up to God, through the long do'a-do'a that He has the heavens. Hopefully, someday Melati realized the existence of Adam who was willing to take care of her sincerely.
It's the day before noon, when two large freezers have been filled with meatballs. The cook invited Adam, also made a circle of meatballs as exemplified by Nilam ma'am. While Adam himself, wrap the meatballs that have been cold into thick plastic and then in the press.
Meanwhile, Melati, after the store was ready to be opened earlier, the young mother-to-be was in charge of guarding the store. Every now and then Adam comes out to see, is the buyer crowded or not? Because Adam wanted to make sure, that the young woman who had stolen his heart was not troubled with the content of Jasmine that had been seen starting to fall.
Right adzan dhuhur reverberated, Nilam maam and the cook who helped him had completed all the work in the kitchen. Nilam then invited them all to lunch together.
After lunch, Adam invited the cook at his restaurant to say goodbye to Nilam, after the two of them filled the luggage with meatballs that would be brought to several restaurants owned by Adam.
"Mom, we'll take care of it. God willing, later in the afternoon, Adam came here again to help close the shop," said Adam while kissing the back of Nilam's hand.
Actually, the age of Adam and Nilam was not too far adrift, only about a dozen years. But because of Nilam's mother whose face was eroded by the burden of life and disease, it made the woman look older than her actual age.
Adam shook his head, "don't, Mom. Later in the afternoon, wait for me to come to close the shop," Adam's sigh that does not want to be denied. The good young man really treated Nilam like his own parents, and Adam's attention to Melati was like the attention of a husband who loved his wife very much.
"As for Adam, then" Nilam finally relented.
Adam also said goodbye to Melati and also the baby who seemed still reluctant to see the beautiful world, "Dik, Mas saying goodbye first, huh? Quickly tell Mas, if there is anything," asked Adam with a meaningful gaze, but unfortunately, Melati who is still innocent or maybe because she still expects Arjuna, he looked at Adam like a brother who was worried about his brother.
"Yes, Mas." Melati replied briefly.
"Hi, baby... If you want to see the beauty of the world, wait for Daddy, huh?" whispered Adam who approached the belly of Jasmine, while his hands reflexively stroked the distended stomach of the young mother-to-be.
Melati was surprised, her chest was a little pounding but the only princess of Nilam bu puppet hurriedly brushed her aside. "This baby is Arjun's son, and Arjun has promised me that he will come to propose to me. I have to maintain loyalty to her, just as she keeps her loyalty to me" Melati whispered inwardly.
"Dik, mas pull first," said Adam while gently patting Melati's shoulder, which made the daydream Melati froze for a moment.
"What are you daydreaming about, son?" ask Nilam's mom while approaching her daughter. Apparently from earlier, the thin-faced woman noticed the moves of the princess.
Melati shook her head, "no, Mom," said Melati who did not want to open up to her mother, because the mother did not agree if Melati still expected Arjuna, considering the treatment of her mother Arjuna at that time.
"Mom must not know, if I still expect mas Arjun, my first love. After all, Arjun is the father of my son. My son should know who his real father is, I'm sure that someday, we will definitely be together" Melati looked inwardly with great hope.
"Mel," call Nilam's mom, which makes Melati come back shocked.
"I, yes, Mom. What's up?" ask Melati.
"Mas Adam was a good man, he was also sincere. I hope you can see with your heart's eyes, Mel" said Nilam and then passed away, leaving the bewildered Melati alone.
tobe continue,, the,,,
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'Whoever is pleased, then the pleasure is for him, whoever complains, then the complaint will be his'. (SR. at-Tirmidhi).
