The Crown that Be snatched

The Story of Mas Fandi

"Shakira, what are you thinking, son?" astri asked Shakira who had been silent since.

Shakira looked at her mother.

"Mom, I met Rahma yesterday. Rahma keeps telling me the same story. He said he had seen Safia in Jakarta" Shakira explained.

Ms. Astri and Mr. Junedi were shocked when they heard Shakira's words.

"Are you sure Safia's in Jakarta?"ask Ms. Astri.

"I don't know Mom either. That's Rahma my friend who told me. Said he'd seen Safia in Jakarta."

"Keep Rahma tell you the same story, son?" ask Ms. Astri again.

"Yes, Rahma what's the story? does Rahma know where Safia's home address is there. You see, if he knows the address of Safia in Jakarta, you want to follow him there," said Pak Junedi with sparkling eyes.

"Rahma doesn't know Safia's address. But he only caught a glimpse of a woman who looked like Safia. And he said he brought a little boy like Atika Rahma's. And Rahma doesn't know she's Safia's son."

"That must be Safia's right. Does Safia have a husband and children?" said Ms. Astri. Just hearing the story alone, Madam Astri was already so happy. Because he had also missed Safia so much. Just like Mr. Junedi.

"Let's go, ma'am, I don't know about that either. I met Safia once. From the past, I was also in the village, never going anywhere again. So how do I know that Safia is in Jakarta."

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Safia and Anna are still in the shoe store. Anna has been picking up shoes. Safia was still standing waiting for her son to choose a shoe.

Anna took the shoes she liked. After that he approached Safia while carrying the shoes.

"Mother, I want these shoes" said Anna, pointing out the shoes she had chosen.

"Oh, take it baby."

"Mother bring money again? Anna wants to buy new clothes" said Anna.

"New clothes? but Anna still has nice clothes. Why buy again. We have to worry, darling. So we can pay the contract next month."

Anna pouting. He actually wants to buy new clothes. But his mother did not allow him to buy new clothes.

"Anna, we'll buy her new clothes. Buy shoes first. One dong buy it. Later if you have money again, we buy new clothes."

"Yes already. Just a shoe."

Anna finally complies with Safia.

Anna doesn't know that her mother doesn't have a job. Because yesterday, Miss Windi had already dismissed Safia from her job. Anna thought that her mother held a lot of money. Though the salary and severance from Bu Windi alone is not much.

"Anna wait here, you want to go to the cashier first to pay for these shoes."

Anna just nodded.

Safia then stepped towards the cashier while carrying Anna's shoes. After paying for Anna's shoes, Safia takes her son out of the shoe store. They then walked away from the shoe store.

"Where else are we going, Bun?" ask Anna.

"Mother is going to the market, baby."

"What market to buy?"

"You buy the kitchen."

"Bun, Anna's tired of Bun. Can we stop for a second?" ask Anna.

"Yes. We'll get ice first, baby."

"Yes Bun. I'm thirsty too."

Safia and Anna then stop by to buy ice.

"Bang, the ice is two packs yes," Safia told the Ice seller's brother.

"Good Ma'am..."

"You wait here, baby. Mommy wants to go there first" said Safia.

Anna nodded.

"Yes Bun."

After that Safia stepped slightly away from her son. He then took out a wallet to count the contents.

"Duh, hopefully my money is enough to eat a month. I have to get a job quickly before this money runs out" Safia said.

A man stared at Safia who was standing on the side of the road.

"That's a woman like I know" said Fandi.

Fandi who was still shrouded in curiosity approached towards Safia.

"Safia, you're Safia, right?" fandi said after being close to Safia.

"Mas Fandi's. How can Fandi be here?" ask Safia.

"You remember me the same."

"Yes. How could I not remember the same Mas Fandi. We're neighbors in the village."

Fandi smiled and looked at the little boy who was standing quite far away from Safia.

"So you came here with that little boy. That little girl, is your child Safia?" ask Fandi.

"Yes. That's my son Mas Fandi" Safia replied.

"You have a husband, right?"

Safia silence. Safia has no husband until now. But he just said Fandi.

"Yes. I already have a husband. But my husband's been dead since my son was a baby" Safia lied.

"Oh..." Fandi mangosteen understands.

"As long as I'm in Jakarta, why I've only seen you Safia. Where the hell do you live?" ask Fandi.

"I live near here."

"Oh, can I play at your house sometime?"

"Well, I can do Mas Fandi. Mas Fandi who lives here?"

"I am working with my wife. And I work as a private driver in a rich man's house."

"Oh... So Mas Fandi has been living in Jakarta for a long time?"

"Yes. Been a long time. It's been about five years."

"Mas Fandi comes home often?"

"Yes. I often go home to old man nengokin's village."

"Mas Fandi knows about my parents and brother in the village?"

Fandi felt bad, if chatting while standing on the side of the road. Fandi then took Safia to sit down.

"Ngga nice talking here Safia. We'll just sit there yuk."

"Oh. Yes Mas Fandi."

Safia and Fandi then sat down and went back to chat.

"Mas Fandi often returns home. Mas Fandi must know the news of my parents and Madam Shakira."

"What I heard yesterday when I came home, your father was sick to Safia."

"Oh yeah? what pain?"

"I know less too. And if Shakira's husband had died a year ago."

Deg.

Safia was shocked when she heard Fandi's words. Safia thought that Shakira's dead husband was Rama.

So, Anna's father is really dead. Why did Rama die.

"If I may know, Miss Shakira's husband died why?" ask Safia.

"He was in a traffic accident one year ago."

Oh Allah, have great pity on Rama. He had to die tragically.

"What about Shakira?" tanya Safia who is still curious about Fandi's story.

"Yes she must be a widow again for the second time. And he's got a five-year-old son now."

"What do you mean Fandi? my sister's been a widow twice?"

"Yes that. Shakira's marriage to her first husband failed. And Shakira remarried to another man and already had one child. He died in an accident. Don't you know about this?"

"So Mas Rama and Mbak Shakira are divorced?"

"That was Safia for a long time. They divorced after you left."

So right, if my one-night relationship with Mas Rama has made the household of Mas Rama and Mbak Shakira messy. It's a pity, Shakira. Because of me, she had to divorce her husband.

"Where is Rama now?"

"I don't know where Rama is either. Since you left the house, Rama also left the house. He's lost his news just like you."