My Love is Blocked by the Holy Promise
Chapters. 87. Meet Grandpa and Grandma
(POV) Santi
This morning I was with my adoptive parents, Mr. Tono and Ms. Tini, going to see my grandparents. Mom and Dad ride motorcycles together. While I ride my own bike following them behind him.
I kept turning the gas to increase the speed of my motorcycle, so as not to be missed by my father. I'm old, but riding a motorcycle can't slow down like a young man. We drove on dusty and rocky roads because the asphalt was broken. Hundreds of hectares of palm oil plantations owned by our citizens have been passed through. It's like I know this road. For a moment I thought. Oh..is not this still in the Padang Sawit village area.
Currently we are at the intersection, if we turn to the left then we will meet the settlement of Padang Sawit villagers, he said, but if we turn right then we will go through hundreds or even thousands of hectares of palm oil plantations owned by residents and companies.
It turned out that my father and mother turned right, I became curious, where my grandmother and brother lived, should be in the settlement of the citizens, this is even towards the vast expanse of oil palm and no settlement of residents. My grandparents were not human, but there was no way there was anything strange about me as a descendant.
After a while my mother and father also turned into the yard of the house where there is a banyan tree that grows shady making the air around here feel cool. I also immediately turned to follow my father and mother. About fifty meters from the road body looks a simple stilt house made of wood and roofed zinc that has rusted.
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"Assalamualaikum Sumilah's grandmother, Warjo's grandfather" mother knocked on the door and said her greetings. After waiting for a few minutes the door was opened and appeared old grandmother old with a rag and kebaya worn.
"Tono, Tini you come come come come come in, kekkkk... kekkk let's wake up!!, this Tono and Tini come, "the grandmothers immediately invited us to enter.
"Let's sit down, it's grandpa just getting up, here's the cake, "grandma said. The three of you immediately greeted and kissed the back of Grandpa and Grandma's hands so reverently.
"Sir, our cake is here to introduce your granddaughter Santi, she already knows where she came from and wants to meet you. Santi is your grandfather and grandmother Sumilah's grandmother and Warjo's grandfather" said the father. Sumilah's grandmother and I immediately embraced.
"Yes. ampuuuunnn, my granddaughter is already big and beautiful, I believe you must have educated Santi well," said Grandmother Sumilah with teary eyes. After that I also greeted Warjo's grandfather and kissed the back of his hand, grandfather also directly hugged me.
"I'm sorry my granddad!!, we gave you to Tono Dan tini because we think it's best for your safety and future" he said. Grandfather's gaze led to his soulmate's old woman accompanying him for decades.
"Let's all of you please drink the water and this is also the snack, there are only boiled cassava," said Sumilah's grandmother.we all tasted Grandma Sumilah's treats with a grateful heart.
I looked all over the corner of the room of Grandma Sumilah and Grandpa Warjo's house, this house looked very old, the walls began to look drunk, the roof seemed to leak a lot when it rained. it was so sad about Grandma's life. Moreover, this house looks secluded, there are no neighbors, if there are bad people there is no one to help them. Unfortunately, I can't help them, I'm like this. If I had a lot of money, maybe I would buy a decent house and be in a residential area.
"Sir, cake, why do you live in a quiet place like this, no neighbors, what if there is danger. No one will help you, "I asked my grandparents, but they were silent and even my grandmother was seen shedding tears.
"Actually we used to live in the village of Padang Sawit which is a lot of population. But when your mother killed Mr. Hamdan and caused his wife also died, all the neighbors scorned and hated us, our lives became unsettled.Wherever we step the eyes of the neighbors always watching, the neighbors always watch, suspecting and looking cynically at us. Not to mention the two boys Mr. Hamdan who always come terrorizing and threatening to kill us both. Finally we left the village of Padang Sawit and chose to stay in a hidden place. Indeed, now the villagers have returned well and no one else hates us, but our house in the village of Padang Sawit has been destroyed because of inedible age. We were unable to rebuild it because our work as a pembrondol oil palm is only enough to eat," said grandfather.
"Now how are you, son, whether you're working or married," asked the grandmother as she looked at me. Grandma's question made me remember all my unworthy behavior. If I worked diligently in the city, maybe I could have lived comfortably and met a good man and then we built a happy household. But wherever I am I always make the hearts of the wives afraid of losing her husband. I was laid off many times because I was involved in scandals with the top brass of the company and the end result was always, the men went back to their children and their wives, they were more afraid of losing their small families than I was.
I also told all my life experiences that were very embarrassing to my grandparents. And I promise I won't repeat any more stupid deeds. I want to improve myself following the advice of my two foster parents. I also told him that I had children out of wedlock from the rotten deeds I had done to men. Now my son is with his papa.
"It is good that you immediately realize all your deeds and God still gives you a long life to improve yourself. Apologize to those you have hurt. It's good that you know who your parents really are, so that you can teach your mother a bad experience lesson, hopefully your child will not follow in your footsteps," said the grandmother. I also confirmed my grandmother's words by nodding my head.
After talking for a long time, we were ready to go home, I left some red money sheets as a result of me being a laundry worker and iron clothes at a neighboring house. Grandpa and grandma initially refused, but because I kept forcing them to finally accept my gift.
After this because Kiran is no longer with me, then I will go to the city to apply for a job. Actually, my career was pretty good. My boss really likes my deft performance and I also have a pretty smart brain, but unfortunately I used to use that situation to do bad things.
Before I went looking for a job, the first thing I did was apologize to the people I had hurt, like Mr. Dewanta's family, Galih's family and Fira's and Juita's. I never hurt Juita, but I always influence Juita to take advantage of the situation by seeking personal gain for future happiness. Because Juita is fairly unstable he always follows my advice. What we get from this act, is not happiness but endless destruction and regret. May this experience of my life be a lesson for others who want to have wealth instantly.
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