PEARL & CRYSTAL

PRESENCE OF THE HEART

Muti's smile was seen staring at her husband who came with Elin's mother, Muti felt his heart pounding.

"Crystal, why is it here?" Elin's mother was confused, clasping Muti's hand.

"I'm Muti Bu, not Kris. We're twins." Muti's hands clasped back, eager to see his son.

The panda let her in, the doctor was waiting in the room. Muti's arrival was welcomed, and the doctor who handled Muti's theme was Kristal.

"You're Kris's twin, her face is very similar." Rani invites Kris to come closer.

Muti admits that he and Kristal are twins, but disagrees that Kris is prettier than him.

Muti's rant made Rani smile, Kris' speech was right. Her sister is a woman who never wants to lose, does not like to be compared, chatty and always right.

"How many months is it too late? usually my husband knows about this?" the doctor looked at Han.

Muti's head shook her head, her husband did not know anything because they had separated the bed, then married again. At monthly time, Muti never told Han.

Doctor Rani patted his eel, Han immediately mentioned if the estimate was about two months. When the monthly Muti complains a lot, lazy and nagging.

"Get on the bed, I'll check first." The doctor's hand reached out and asked Muti to get out of the wheelchair.

"Can't just check here, Muti's lazy to get off. It's comfortable sitting here."

Alhan immediately carried his wife, moving her to lie on the bed. Han asked Muti to remain silent, and followed the doctor's instructions.

Rani's head was shaking, Muti's behavior was worse than Crystal's. Han is quite strong in the face of his wife's oddity.

Muti and Han's gazes looked towards the screen, Muti clapped his hands at the small blood clot. Han who saw it was also moved, his son was still very small.

Doctors predict the age of the womb entering the fifth week, asking Muti to keep his diet, and be more careful.

"Well, are the conditions Doc?" Ilham smiled looking at his future granddaughter.

"Well, the fetal growth is good, and the mother is also in good health. If morning vomiting something normal, and good for first trimester pregnancy." The doctor handed over the pregnant woman's book, asked Muti to read it.

Pearls rubbed his stomach, not feeling his son had developed about five weeks in his stomach.

Not only was Muti happy, Han was also just as happy as he was about to become a Father. Han's hand gently rubbed his wife's stomach, impatient to see her son born.

"Goodbye, dear." Ilham kissed Muti's forehead, feeling happy for his daughter's happiness.

"Now there are two pregnant women in the Kembara family, the gestational age of Manda and Kris is only one month apart." Muti hugged his own body feeling happiness.

Slowly Muti went down, hugged Elin's mother and showed her the belly of her child.

"Take care of your content well, keep healthy in there." Elin rubbed gently on the stomach.

"Muti should give Crystal some good news." Muti thanked the doctor and will meet for the next meeting.

Muti's footsteps were full of happiness, the steps came to a halt when he saw the presence of his Mama, also his little sister, and his smiling Grandma.

Alhan gasped in shock to see Muti running straight into her Grandma, giving good news if she was going to be a Mom, and Grandma being Grandma again.

Grandma's tears instantly trickled down, gently hugging her first grandchild who brought the happy news.

"How many months, dear?" Dwi immediately hugged her daughter gently.

"It was only five weeks that Ma, Muti was unaware of his presence. Crystal must be happy to hear this news, if she's going to be Aunty." Not knowing Muti, his tears were dripping.

Lily is jumping up and down the fun, herself going to be a little Aunty, hoping herself to get a little sister, and a niece, so as to have lots of friends.

"Krisna, you'll have a cousin."

The Chrysanthemum Chief simply nodded, directly stepping into the Crystal room. Even though Muti and Kris were twins, Krishna could tell the two apart.

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Almost two weeks Kristal was in the hospital, after recovering a new total Ilham allowed to go home and immediately drove Mother and Father-in-law to seek treatment abroad.

"How long has Dad been going?" Tirta looked at her father who held Krishna.

"Dad also worked at the same time Tirta, because since the beginning Father has left this country. You don't worry we'll visit often, you and Kris can also come to our house." Gio apologized, for not being able to stay longer.

Unexplained, Tirta was very understanding and did not mind his father's decision, because it was for the good of his mother.

Kristal asks Krishna to approach her, saying goodbye to Grandpa and Grandma because they will temporarily separate.

"Christ, there's something I want to talk to you both about." Gio's eyes looked towards Krishna.

Tirta's gaze immediately looked towards her adopted son, her Papa's gaze could understand, but she could not agree if her son should also come along.

"Mom wants to stay with Krishna, I know this is outrageous." Gio smiled, not forcing Kris and Tirta to allow it.

"Well, forgive Tirta. I can't trust anyone to take care of Krishna, because we both sincerely want Krishna." Tirta's hand was holding his wife's fingers.

Sadness immediately enveloped Kris' heart, she had no right to decide what her in-laws wanted. No one is entitled to Krishna, except himself.

"Every decision was with Krishna, we loved him very much, but Kris knew that she loved him as much as she loved her son." Kris held her husband's hand.

The embrace of Crystal was very close to her Son, without Kris explaining for sure her Son already understood what they were talking about.

"Darling, we are all family and who must love you very much. Until anytime, Krishna remains Mother's son."

"Krisna also loves Mother, thank you Mother. Kris's world was dark, but seeing Mother and Father Krishna happy. Krisna's name, Ardian, was Kris's mother leaving the parlour and never coming back." Krisna's cry rang out, directly hugging the Crystal tightly.

Whatever Ardian's past, let it be a memory and not necessarily protracted in grief. Kris will make sure that his son finds happiness.

"Krisna can stay with Mother and Father, but Mother's Father does not forbid Krishna to follow Grandpa Grandma. The decision is with Krishna." Kris spoke very slowly and asked her son to understand.

Chrysanthemum Chief nodded in understanding, he was eager to stay with his Mother's Father, but Krishna knew his Grandmother was on medication, and she wanted to accompany him.

Tirta's heart was pounding, turning her face away from her tears, not expecting Krishna to follow her Mother's father.

"Dad Mother do not be sad, later Krishna will always give news, during school holidays back to Mother's Father's house. Aren't Grandpa?"

Chief Gio nodded, promising to take Krisna whenever he wanted to meet his parents.

"Dad."

Tirta still turned her face, still heavy heart accepted Krishna's decision, even though Tirta knew for the good of all.

"Make a covenant, Krishna's a little bit hurt. I won't forgive Dad, because honestly Tirta hasn't trusted Dad completely."

"You've done it on Han's advice, because he understands his sister's attitude that can't trust anyone." Gio hugged his son tightly.

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