LET ME CHOOSE MY OWN PATH

chapter 13

"This is a photo of the time I married …."

"Who are you with?" I asked a little snapping at him, furious at his long-winded behavior.

"This is a photo of me with a friend pastri one office," Mas Amar replied slowly but clearly.

"Did you say Mas! Lastri your office mate?" I asked with great emphasis.

"I .. yes," he answered.

"Why Must Pastri Mas! Is there no other woman besides him?" I nyalang.

The chest rumbled violently, it felt like screaming and I hit Mas Amar in the face.

Lastri is his sister Ayu my best friend, does this have anything to do with Ayu's disappearance? Full of questions in my mind.

Rabb, what else is this! Now everything's been revealed, so Lastri is behind all this but why Ayu didn't tell me and why she disappeared, I sat helplessly hearing all this reality.

Tears that had been trying to hold back now I can not contain anymore, without being told these tears have been spilled to fill the face.

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I shed tears, why would I tear a traitor like that, for, I must be strong to accept this fact even though I did not think that my husband's office friend was his sister Ayu Lastri whom I had considered to be my own sister.

"Now where is Pastri Mas? Why did you leave her and want to marry this woman?" I asked while glancing at the woman next to Mas Amar who realized just now was silent.

"Lastri was gone when we gave birth to our son Mil" she said guiltily.

"Now where is the child born Lastri Mas? Why don't you take the kid?" My toot.

"The child born by Lastri was so beautiful and funny, I used to take care of him myself until he was one year old" she said with teary eyes.

"But when he was one year old he was often sick, maybe because I rarely give formula milk he often I love water," said Mas Mas Mas accompanied by tears that had been shed. 

"I want to take him to this house but I'm afraid you'll hate that child like you hate me" Mas Amar said.

"At that time I called Ayu, I told her that Lastri had passed away while giving birth to our child, I explained all our conditions at that time, I asked her for help, she said, ayu had refused because he felt disappointed in us" said Mas Amar with regret. 

"But it's been days since I called Ayu, she hasn't come, I don't know if Ayu refused to help us but why she said she would come, I have not found the answer to this."

"I tried to call him again but his number was out of touch, I tried to call Alvin but. He was out of town at the time" Mas Amar said at length.

I listened carefully to the story without being missed, so sad and unfortunate your fate all along, not as I imagined. 

I thought you lived happily after leaving us Mas, it turns out that God is all fair, as soon as that is the reply you receive, I was a little relieved even though I was sad, he said, at least you feel the pain I feel even more than that.

I left my mother-in-law's house, I've had enough of an explanation now that I know who destroyed my household.

Now that everything is clear, I must be strong to live this all, let Mas Amar marry again and live his life. Don't I have to live happily with my son and Lani.

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All the paperwork for Lani is done and I've been able to enroll her in school with Tegar.

Today Lani has been able to start school, all her needs have been prepared for sure she is very happy, I smile.

"Lani's ready to go yet?" I asked who saw it was neat.

"Asik is now Hardcore there is a new friend at school," cried Rigid with joy while clapping and we laughed together.

"Let's go on bad luck again" I invite those who are still laughing cheerfully.

"Nek Ijah keep the house well," said Tegar to Bik Ijah who just nodded with a smile.

I drove the car to defend the highway, deliberately early in the morning we had set out afraid of getting stuck and would be late.

During the trip to school I noticed those who had been singing together, seeing them happy I was happy.

At school we went down and went to class, I took them to class and left them to their homeroom. 

I went out of class and waited for them in the school garden, today I have no better activities I wait until they come home.

While waiting with the parents of other children we also hibah, make it a habit if the mother-emak has gathered must be ghibah.

"Eh, Tumben ma'am Mila nungguin usually go straight to later just pick up," said Ms Ratna.

"Yes tumben," timpal bu Sifa.

"Again not busy" I replied with a smile.

"Mom, I saw Mila take whose daughter?" Ask Ira's mom.

"That's a child …."

"What do not-don't the son of her ex-husband Ma'am" exclaimed Ms. Ratna with a mocking laugh.

"Mothers, really" said the other mothers, making me surprised to see their expressions.

"Don't want Mom, it's good that he cheated on us who take care of his son," said Ms. Sifa.

"If I had not thrown it into the sea, son" Chirped Bu Ira.

Why do they think that Lani is his son Mas Amar, I have not had time to answer they already have their own basic answers Mothers.

"No ma'am, Lani is not Amar's son" I replied to those who put them to shame. Nagian nyerocos aja.

"Kirain she's the son of ex-husband Bu Mila, exhausted to look like her husband Bu," said the mothers while blushing embarrassed.

Is it true that Lani looks like Mas Amar, why I did not pay attention to him, my mind began to swirl with the words of the Mothers earlier.

I have to find out Lani's true background, who's Lani's parents? Is it true Mas Amar and Lastri the parents? So many questions in my heart.

If Lani's their child there's no way I'm taking care of her, I'm going to think it's, hopefully wrong.

"Sorry Mom, if we're wrong, we don't mean anything" Sifa said on behalf of other mothers. 

"It's okay, ma'am" I replied.

"Who is the daughter, Mom?" Ask Mrs Ratna.

"Lani her son …."