Mahabbah Love Khalisa

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"Shop!" Meylin ran from the balcony of her room as she watched Levin get off the car. Meylin passed the stairs opening the main door and ended up in Levin's arms. He misses Levin a lot because since marriage they have never met.

"Ouch!" Levin was surprised by Meylin's impact, he almost staggered backwards if Rindang did not hold his body. "Do you want to eat?"

Meylin parsed a hug staring at Levin sharply, "does he mean fatten it?"

Levin chuckled as Meylin understood the meaning of his question. Levin asked Meylin to eat regularly instead of eating a lot.

"Loh Ce, who is this?" Meylin had just realized there was a small child in Rindang's sling.  "Ke ai de." Meylin pinched the cheek of the bully Ravina with anxiety.

"This is Koko and Cece's son." Answer Levin.

"Meme can't carry?" Meylin asked expectantly, all this time he was lonely in a house that was too big for him. Meylin had said she wanted to have a sister with Valerie but instead her mother said that it was useless to have children because after growing up they would leave her.

"May, but it's a little heavy be careful." Rindang Message.

Meylin took over Ravina, his eyes glittering at her new niece.

"Mama is?" Levin asked, that's what he had wanted to ask since. Mama should have gone home if there was no schedule for the operation suddenly.

"Some, let's go in." Meylin stepped first, Rindang said, Ravina is heavy so she has trouble holding her.

An ART also welcomed Levin's arrival at the door. He greeted Levin and Rindang politely.

"What do you want to drink?" Ask the ART to Levin.

"No, they're just for a minute." Valerie who was at the end of the stairs suddenly replied. He took one more step and approached.

ART was finally resigned even though he felt bad if he did not make any drinks for Levin and his wife. Levin hasn't been home for a long time, but Valerie's heart is still as hard as a rock to take her back.

"Whose son is this?" Valerie stared cynically at Levin and Rindang then the little boy in Meylin's arms. "Whose kids are you carrying?" Ask once more.

"His name is Ravina, he's our son Ma." Answer Levin.

Valerie smiled obliquely, "even her fingertips don't look like you or Rindang."

"His biological parents died, now Levin and Rindang are his parents."

Valerie sighed heavily then sat down on the living room sofa. Meylin asked Levin and Rindang to sit down.

"You still dare to come here?" Valerie crossed her legs and straightened her body. He looked at Levin and Rindang with an intimidating look.

"Mama haven't forgiven me?"

"Replace your question, Mama will never forgive you let alone receiving Rindang as a daughter-in-law, giving birth to a child only she can not."

Rindang had prepared himself to hear the sentences that would slice his heart. A sentence sharper than razor because it will stab into the recesses of the heart without being healed.

"Ma, don't talk like that." Levin clasped Rindang's hand, hoping that his wife would stay strong despite hearing the painful words from her mother. After all, it was the decision of the two of them to adopt a child.

"In fact it is so." Reply Valerie without any guilt.

"Mama's a doctor, don't pantes Mama said it's like Rindang."

"You're talking like you're the perfect child, the mother who gave birth and raised you but you chose to get out of this house and marry her." Valerie's chin was raised pointing to Shady.

"I'm Mama's son, not a slave who must obey all Mama's will, I also have the right to choose my life path."

Valerie was stunned for a moment unexpectedly that sentence came out of Levin's mouth.

"I'm happy with this marriage." Add Levin with a lower tone of speech.

"Where is your education?"

"I picked up an internal medicine specialist and worked at a Kafasa hospital."

"You're supposed to be married to the owner of the Kafasa hospital, not the patient."

"Enough Ma!" Flinch Levin, Valerie has gone too far to say such a thing about Rindang. "Me, please take your Cece out for a minute." Her request to Meylin, "Ma, Ravina shouldn't have seen this."

Rindang nodded, he came out with Meylin and Ravina. They sat in the front garden seats. Meylin was still engrossed in joking with Ravina, having a sister was her dream. Meylin did not want his meeting with Ravina, Levin and Rindang to end soon.

The tears of Rindang spread, he was so not welcome in this family

"Mama talking like that just makes me embarrassed in front of Rindang, Mama did not know all this time that supports the needs of our life is Rindang, Rindang, even Rindang's income is ten times greater than my salary."

Valerie was silent at Levin's line, she swallowed the saliva trying to hide her surprise. His face turned pias knowing the fact that Levin hitchhiked alive on Rindang.

"At first I thought the reason Mama was angry with me was because of my mistake but it turned out not, this is because Mama can not see the goodness of Rindang, I think Mama wants my happiness but not at all, this is because Mama can not see the goodness of Rindang, I think Mama wants my happiness but not at all, I've helped Mama's desire to take a specialist education but it turns out that it doesn't change anything, free I'm here, no matter how much I try to get sorry from Mama, it's all in vain."

Levin got up from the sofa, his eyes flushed red withholding cries. He can't cry here, it'll only make Valerie lower him.

"We'll live happily with or without Mom's blessing." Levin said before exiting the house—home that has been his residence for more than 20 years.

"Pa's." Rindang got up from his seat watching Levin come out.

"Let's go."

"Koko and Cece are leaving?"

"Levin, Leafy." The voice distracted Levin and Rindang. Michael just got out of his car. "Where are you going?"

"Go home Pa."

"You've only been here one day, anyway Levin and Rindang have to stay a few days at the Papa hotel." Michael stepped over to Meylin, he took over Ravina and held her up high. Finally after all this time only being able to see through video calls, Michael could hold his grandson Ravina.

"It's so good Pa." Meylin could be amazed to see the baby with that pair of wide eyes and plump eyelashes.

"Pa, I'm going to sleep at the hotel." Meylin still misses Levin and Rindang, he also wants to play with Ravina longer. Meylin did not know when he would meet them again.

"Can." Michael immediately agreed, he could ask his employees to prepare a room located next to them.

"But then Mama will be lonely at home." Rindang Sahut.

"Mama Levin really likes to be alone, if so now we have lunch first." Michael took Ravina with him. Meylin followed into his papa car.

Levin and Rindang get into his car following his papa car in front.

Valerie looked at their departure blankly as if Levin was carrying most of her heart. Now a lonely man, Meylin doesn't even ask her permission to go with Levin. Suddenly Valerie regretted having been too harsh on Levin. But Valerie still can not accept Rindang as her daughter-in-law.

"Sorry about what Mom said." Levin muttered, he really regretted bringing Rindang to his home in hopes of getting the blessing of Valerie.

"It must be hard for you too." Shindang looked out the window, he did not want Levin to know if he was crying now. Wearing a veil is always beneficial for Rindang, her crying becomes less obvious. "Alhamdulillah Papa can still accept Ravina."

Levin smiled, it should be him who comforts Rindang but just the opposite.

"Alhamdulillah Pa, the son of Kafa and Mahira was born." Rindang widened his eyes to see the photo that Khalisa sent him. It was a photo of Kafa and Mahira's baby who was born a while ago.

"Alhamdulillah, because it's already here we can all look." Levin and Rindang were only going to be here for three days. But because Mahira gave birth, they can all visit the baby.

"He'll be Ravina's friend."

"Women huh?" Levin looked at Rindang for a moment.

"Yes, her name is very pretty, Zulaikha."

"That means Azka will be the one and only handsome boy." Levin chuckles, Azka will be the only hero between Ravina and Zulaikha.

"They can play together like me, Khalisa, Kafa and Geza first because the distance is not too far."

"I envy the same people who played with you as kids."

"Why?" Rindang glanced at Levin.

"I'm late to know women as well as you."

Rindang laughed, "if we had known since childhood, this handsome Koko Levin would have liked Khalisa more than me."

"Are you ugly as a kid?"

"I was born beautiful." Canda Rindang, "but if we had known since childhood we might not have become converts."

"Again, God remains the best determinant."

Arriving at the hotel they headed to the restaurant located on the first floor. During the trip Michael had told employees at the restaurant to prepare the meal. Until they can enjoy lunch.

In addition, Michael also prepared a suite room for Levin and Rindang.

"I'm sorry that Papa can only give this to you." Michael said that they were enjoying lunch.

"It's more than enough Pa." Rindang Sahut.

"After this you can rest a while."

"Yes Pa." Levin sees Ravina sleeping in her stroller after she is tired of playing with Meylin. It seemed that Meylin really liked Ravina.

Rindang circulated the gaze throughout the room that Michael had prepared for him and Levin. According to Rindang this is very excessive because they may only stay two days here.

"It's too broad for us." Rindang put his bag on the living room sofa. Even this room has a separate living room when they do not intend to meet others here.

"Say let Ravina not be bored." Levin moved Ravina from the stroller to the bed and she lay down next to him.

"Why not change clothes?" Rindang removed her veil and hijab, she replaced her robe with more comfortable pajamas.

"Congratulations Ma." Levin closed his eyes, he could no longer change his clothes because he was too sleepy.

The shade regulates the AC temperature to be cooler because Sleman weather is very hot today.

"Don't wear perfume." Levin murmured with sleepiness, although his eyes closed but he could tell that now Rindang was opening the lid of a perfume bottle.

"Why?" Rindang turned to Levin, this was his habit when he was alone with Levin.

"I want to sleep."

"What does this have to do with me wearing perfume or not?"

"I can't waste that sweet scent just by sleeping."

"I mean Papa—?" Rindang swallowed his saliva. Don't worry, they've been married for a few months.

"Again Ravina is asleep." Levin smiled ignorantly.

Finally Rindang put back her perfume and chose to join her husband and Ravina.

Levin: Ma, am I cool?

Leafy: No ordinary ah.