SECOND BRIDE

Episode 9: Fate is Joking

TK Ceria Ceria Bandung, a kindergarten that focuses on the education of children for free. The pioneer is a woman who is still quite young, at least that is what Marni knows. There are only two teaching staff including the principal with 50 students currently and the information can still increase.

“Udah is really the address, the power is already in accordance with the GPS point. Try asking citizens, let's be sure.” Saran Ikmal who served as a driver today.

Andi who is from Bandung got off the car to ask the surrounding residents.

“Oh.. Kindergarten free tea jang, straight weh jang kanking da.” It was clearly a middle-aged woman who was guarding her coffee shop.

“Nuhun, bu.”

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“Ah.. finally...my ass pegel!” moaning Ve who immediately stretched his body when he just got out of the car.

“His mother is waiting inside he said. Yuk directly in” invite Marni.

Shinta and Ikmal pick up two boxes containing books and parcels that will be given to the children later in the back baggage.

“Lo strong ?” ask Ikmal.

Shinta nodded and picked up one box containing the parcel.

“Let Andi or Mail aja..”

“What the hell is Mal!, Lebai lo!” tukas Shinta while leaving Ikmal with the cardboard parcel.

“Eat the ketus, Mal! Caution may be, but know the limits. The mall! It was not a concern for him, but an insult. Shinta is an independent girl, she doesn't like to be treated as a rich weak girl. Good luck to you!” Sambar Ve after Shinta went inside with the others, Ve patted Ikmal's shoulder as if she knew Ikmal's intention to approach Shinta was not easy.

Ikmal just let out a heavy sigh regretting his attitude earlier. Though he also knows very well how the nature of Shinta is very independent.

***

Shinta carrying the cardboard was greeted with children who followed her with great enthusiasm, as they noticed some toys and snacks there.

“Bent a minute, Brother Simpen first. Later who can answer the question brother dapet this gift yes!” persuade Shinta.

The group of volunteers were herded into the middle of the grass garden along with the children who continued to follow them. Some were crying, some were laughing, some were tugging at their clothes, various natural reactions to ask for the parcel that Shinta and the entourage were carrying. Bu Yayu explained that children in this school are indeed very active, and are divided into several classes, namely small zero classes, large zero classes, and play group classes, and, while the Headmaster's Mother was talking to Marni in her room.

“So we share three yes, said Bu Yayu also not possible if in onein rich gini. Ve same Andi you guys in the small zero class yes.” before Ikmal finished explaining.

“Bent! I don't agree! I want to also teach in the class of small zero” complained Mail

‘Lo mah mode!” timpal Andi understands.

“Ya Ve made you!” keep Andi.

“Bu...Ma'am. I guess small zero class is easier to set aja.ha... ha..” laughs awkwardly Mail.

“Big zero kids are more so I, Andi, same Bella there huh. The rest in the playgroup yes.” It was clear Marni was the one who joined after speaking to the principal,

“Later we also helped the same Bu Yayu same Bu Hana.” Call Marni again.

Hana ?

“Yes from now on. Poor kids waiting for daritadi.” Take Marni.

Everyone split up to do their jobdesk. Including Ikmal and Shinta. Ikmal felt very awkward, he still felt very guilty with his attitude that made Shinta offended earlier. Since then he continues to flick his fingernails because of his nervousness now. Shinta realized that.

“Focus Mal! Pity the children if you are so rich!” Shinta said that made Ikmal surprised again.

“A.. emm. Shin! Sorry I didn't mean.”

“Do not think! I am too sensitive. Now Focus Mal!”

Children aged two to four are playing very actively in the classroom. About 12 children were there, although only twelve children, but the room seemed to be filled with more than fifty children because now they were running here and there, screaming, laughing, laughing, some cry disturbed by his friend, and some continue to disturb his friends. When entering Shinta and Ikmal can only sigh.

“Hallo Sisters!” Sapa Ikmal cheerfully, both hands waved with passion to attract the attention of the children.

But as inaudible, everyone is still busy with their own activities. Only one or two children saw him and went back to play again laughing at him. Ikmal sighed and went back to say hello again but it still didn't work. Shinta understood this situation so well that she picked up the parcel they had brought.

“Who wants a gift ?” Shinta asked in a loud voice, this way is very successful. Everyone went straight to Shinta by shouting “MAU!” with passion.

“Bent! Bentar, but promise first yes same brother you guys sit first neat later who is the neatest brother love gift.”

Soon the children did what Shinta had said very obediently. Everything is quiet and peaceful. Ikmal very salute, Shinta like already very often faced situations like this. The woman was very different, suddenly becoming warmer and friendlier, reminding her of the former figure of Shinta. Apparently these children are the cure that can make Shinta back into Shinta.

“Assalamuaikum!” A woman walked into the classroom with a friendly smile. Ikmal and Shinta can immediately guess that it is the principal's mother, Ms. Hana.

“Waalaikumsalam, Mom!” answer Shinta and Ikmal.

“Wahh.. Assalamuaikum kids ?” greetings to Ms. Hana again to the children.

“WAALAIKUMSALAM WARAHMATULLAHI WABARAKATUH” Answer them vigorously.

Today they dissolve in a very pleasant classroom atmosphere, all children can follow the counseling on the importance of maintaining bodily hygiene, and how to wash your hands with great enthusiasm makes Shinta and Ikmal very, very acceptable to all of them.

Although the name of the child aged two years to three years there are those who act, suddenly there are those who cry because they continue to be disturbed by friends next to him, there are also those who continue to run around not listening, everything is natural but Shinta and Ikmal still like it.

“Thank you, Teh Shinta and Kang Ikmal are ready to fill the class today. How hard is it to teach kids Playgroup ?” Ask Ms. Hana after all the children came home.

“Ya... His name is also children ma'am. There-there are only his behavior he. he. but the lesson is bu make later have children later.” Ikmal Canda.

“Iya yes.. Kangs. By the way there is a candidate ?”

“Ha.ha... ha.. not yet, Mom. Still confidential.” Kill Ikmal while looking at Shinta who is busy playing with Bu Hana's child.

“Oh that is still a secret of Kang tea ?” Ve whispered who suddenly entered the Playgroup class with the others.

“What the hell lo!”

“Already ? How is Akang-udang Teteh-teteh ? her kids are hard to manage huh?” Tanya Bu Hana greeted the others who had just entered.

“Hmm. No ma'am. Just like that, there are unexpected events. Haha..” Obviously Bella remembers the incident of a child who just stayed in the corner very gloomily after being asked Bella kissed something unpleasant and immediately guessed that the child had done “Hal unintentional”. Bella immediately took the five-year-old boy to the toilet and helped him to replace him. It was very difficult at first but want how again, pity also if left so thought Bella.

“Makasih many Akang-Teteh have taken a long time to Bandung to donate their knowledge to children. May the science of akang-teteh be useful for children and be a charity for akang-teteh sadayana.” Ms. Hana.

“Iya ma'am, we thank you also for being well received here. We who can learn also here.” Answer Ikmal.

“Teteh play to yuk house! At home many toys loh!” Invite the boy who had earlier continued to invite to play Shinta. In an instant they became very close and became friends.

“Oh yes, ayoo all eat first in my house. I've cooked, almost forgot.” Take Miss Hana.

“Repot-repot really bu, We are going home.” Marni.

“Just eat doang, the width was made in time not eaten.”

“No, Yes Yes. Saka Come home with Shinta Tea too. Saka likes it same Shinta” Tea

The boy named Saka immediately nodded unwillingly to go all the way with Shinta.

Wait if it is remembered. Hana ? Saka ? the names seem very familiar-Shinta.

Bu Hana's house was not far from the school, just a walk of about fifty meters. coincidentally the school building was the private property of the parents of Bu Hana who had died and Bu Hana was very interested in education in Indonesia. That's the reason why Ms. Hana makes free school out of her own pocket with her best friend Bu Yayu. They both taught sincerely without expecting anything in return. Shinta is very salute with the two people, he himself actually really likes children so much that he was very interested in the story of Bu Hana about his struggle to open the school.

“Eat, enjoyed even if only potluck yes akang-teteh.”

“No, Mom. It's not as makeshift but everything is bu.” Mail that looks very sparkling see various types of food side dishes provided at the table. Since then he has been very hungry because his energy is completely out to play with children. How not, Mail continues to be chased and beaten as if he was a criminal and his name is a very difficult child to stop.

“Please! Please!.” Ms. Hana invited everyone to immediately eat the food that had been provided on the table while Ms. Hana said goodbye to cooking again in the kitchen. Although it was banned because this food was more than enough but Bu Hana insisted on making a typical market snack bandung, his name was Awug. Those who heard the name were very unfamiliar except Andi who was native to Bandung.

While Saka still stuck with Shinta, taking her around her house.

“Saka want to eat no ? later Shinta bawain. We eat together yuk” Shinta invites, but Saka shakes her head and continues to pull her to go to her room.

“Ya already if that Kak Shinta do not want to play with Saka. Sakanya does not want to eat sih” Shinta's sulk deliberately so that Saka agrees to eat.

“Aaaahhh... Shinta Tea play with Saka!” Saka is no less sulky.

“Eat first yes, later abis eat we play again. Yes ? Agree to ?” shinta asked Saka who was still pouting while nodding her head in agreement.

“It's dong, new smart kid right. Here's Kak Shinta's carrying. We eat first.”

Saka smiled again in Shinta's arms and came out of Saka's room.

“Assalamuaikum... uh.. kali..” a man entered the house that stopped continuing his sentence after seeing a woman who was holding her son. His face could not lie, he was very surprised and the woman who was holding a boy who was none other than Shinta was no less surprised after seeing the man in this house. What kind of coincidence is this ? thought.

“Pak Andre ?” everyone was surprised when they saw Andre enter the house. The house of Ms. Hana, who is the first wife of Andre. The same Hana that was then going to be found with Shinta. Fate makes their lives like a joke, when yesterday Shinta tried to prepare to meet her husband's first wife but fate does not allow it, and now fate brought her together unintentionally, this is very funny, this is very funny, it's so funny that Shinta can't laugh because of it.

“AYAH!!” Call Saka enthusiastically and force down from Shinta's sling to run towards Andre.

“Eh, I'm home, Mom. Oh yeah I haven't told you yet, these are the volunteers who taught at the school.” Hana who carried Awug in a very large plate immediately placed it on the table.

“Me.. They're my students, Han.” Obviously Andre with a shaky voice, he did not dare to look at Shinta at all.

“Oh yes, inget new. The name of the campus is rich in familiar so it turns out to be the same campus as my husband. Hehe.. sorry congenital pregnant so like to forget hehe..”

Shinta was still silent in the same place, she really did not know what to do.

“Hmm... Oh yes hmm.., this Shinta. her deceased son,.. Han. You have never met ya, but Saka is already very familiar ya kanya” Obviously Andre with very clumsy. Shinta just smiled faintly and walked over to join the others at the dining table.

“Oh so this is Shinta. Also sad yes, sorry I could not go there at that time.”

“Ya.. yes.. hmm... it's okay ... Ma'am. I have to apologize, because I am Mr. Andre who bothers to take care of everything and is very grateful to Mr. Andre.”

“Mas Andre already considers the deceased as his own father, you also pity the only child, the girl again. I also can't.”

“Ooo... Didn't expect it. The world is narrow. Didn't think we were at Mr. Andre's house in Bandung.” Ve looked at Andre with sparkling eyes, knowing that Ve was one of the fans of Andre as a handsome young lecturer.

Andre just smiled to reply Ve, he really can't think clearly now. As if caught cheating, cold sweat and his throat continue to feel dry, the same thing with what Shinta feels now. His hands were so cold right now, and his throat felt so dry that the two of them continued to drink the water with blank stares.

“Shin ?” Ikmal who was beside Shinta sniffed something that was not right in Shinta. “Lo hurts?” ask Ikmal. Shinta immediately shook her head with a slight smile.

Andre who saw Ikmal's treatment of Shinta was quite surprised, there was a strange feeling in him, he was like he did not want Shinta to be close to Ikmal because he knew it seemed like the man had feelings for his wife. Wasn't it! Not love, Andre made sure his own heart that strange feeling was not love but his only concern, because his position now was to be tasked with protecting Shinta as he promised.

“Teh shinta! Ayooo playing again with Saka. Ayoo.. come..” pinta Saka by tugging Shinta's clothes.

“Hmm. Yep... Come..” Shinta immediately got up from her seat and took Saka.

“Saka.. Let Teh Shintanya eat first.” Hana Saying.

“Aaaa...aaa..” whine Saka refused and continued to pull Shinta's hand towards her room.

“Nothing, Bu.” Shinta reassures Hana she doesn't mind at all, instead she is very grateful to Saka for taking her away from that very awkward atmosphere.

“Han, I change clothes first yes. All of you, eat a lot. Oh yes, you guys came home this afternoon ?”

“Iya, Sir. The intention was to go straight home but not delicious as Bu Hana already masakin this much cooking. My dear if not executed, hehe.” Answer Mail.

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Andre deliberately passed through Saka's room where Shinta was there, Shinta who knew being noticed Andre was very clumsy, he could not focus on playing with Saka and only smiled when Saka spoke to him.

“Ekhemm..” Andre cleared his throat in front of Saka's room to distract Shinta.

Shinta only glanced at Andre at a glance because at this time he was very afraid if he looked at the man.

“Saka dad can borrow his Shinta teteh not ? just a moment..” pinta Andre who did not understand the code since. Right now he needs to talk to Shinta.

“Can't! Shinta Tea has Saka!” Saka continued to hug Shinta tightly.

“Let's buyin big bemo car, Want ?”

The little boy immediately smiled when he heard his favorite toy called and immediately agreed to his father's request. Shinta immediately moved clumsyly following Andre's steps which led her out of Saka's room towards her study.

“Kok can you guys be here ?” ask Andre directly.

“I'm sorry, I really don't know Bu Hana is the Cheerful Headmaster of Kindergarten. If I had known, I would not have come here.” Shinta kept her head down.

Andre seemed very frustrated, he could not see Shinta feeling guilty like that because this was not his fault. If it's like this time to tell Hana maybe it should be accelerated because the longer it will hurt Hana's feelings because now Hana already knows Shinta. This problem is always difficult because it starts secretly. All she feared was that her child candidates would be very at risk if Hana was surprised by this news.

“I feel so guilty to Bu Hana, Bu Hana is so good I can't make her sad because of the news of our marriage. I can't, please just stop this. I can live alone, I have long lived independently, I can.” Shinta pleaded with tears as her feelings were now very depressed. He is very unpleasant with Hana because it could be that his feelings for Andre will develop if this marriage continues.

“No... No...” Andre held Shinta to calm him even though he was not careless in himself.

“Certify me!” Shinta muttered, Andre who heard it immediately looked at Shinta with a frown disapprovingly.

“Certify me!” Shinta said it again before Andre's eyes.

“This marriage is just torturing us, even torturing Bu Hana and Saka. This marriage should be ended before it is known by many people. Just one word I asked for, Divorce me!”

Andre took off Shinta, turned his body and shook his head in disapproval. However he had promised to take care of Shinta, he could not just let go of his responsibilities let alone about this marriage.

“Please! For my sake ? emm no. for the sake of Mr. Andre's family, for the sake of all. I know Mr. Andre is also tormented by this marriage. So do what ? You also will not like this marriage if it becomes like this, you talk like that just worry about me, we should not do this, I should not agree with that, you know, this wedding should not have happened.”

“I consider this conversation does not exist, and I am your husband now not your lecturer” Andre immediately left Shinta who is still sobbing.

Andre feels helpless because this is also very heavy for him, however Shinta has become his responsibility he cannot just let go without guilt. No matter how his marriage to Shinta is true, and not messing around it means that he really should treat Shinta as a husband should treat his wife.