The Enemy Brings My Destiny

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"Change. "

"Say, son. "

Zahra took a deep breath and exhaled slowly. "yeah. When the same Umi Abi allowed Zahra to study outside the city, Zahra turned out to get a disaster. It was just before the Maghrib, when Zahra came home from the Zahra campus to help a man lying near Zahra's apartment. Because Zahra could not bear, Zahra finally helped, Zahra brought into Zahra's apartment. But really Zahra did not think that he would do such a heinous thing to Zahra, Abah..." Zahra began to sob, her tears had already been spilled in the lap of the uncle.

"What's going on, nduk ?." Ask Kyai Anwar.

Zahra looked up at her uncle's calm face.

"Zahra harassed, Abah. Zahra lost Zahra's pride by the man. Zahras..." Zahra's words were getting stifled due to her increasingly broken cries. "Zahra's pregnant, Abah. Zahra had a child because of that man. Zahra was embarrassed when Abi told Zahra to come home, Zahra was afraid that Abi was angry..."

Kyai Anwar did not show a changed expression. His face remained calm and peaceful. Kyai Anwar's hand again gently stroked the head of his bangs.

"Where is Zahra's son?. " Kyai Anwar started to make a sound.

"Zahras... She's..." Zahra hesitated to answer.

"Zahra threw it away ?." Kyai Anwar asked again as if she knew what the answer was.

"Zahra was afraid of Abah. Zahra was also very young at that time. "

"So right, Zahra threw it away ?."

Zahra nodded weakly.

Flashback.

"Zahras. Abi Sama Umi will return to Indonesia next week. This time there is no reason. Zahra has to go back to Jogja. We missed you so much, son. "

"Yes, Abi. Zahra will take time off to get there. "

"Thank God. We're glad to hear that. "

"Yes, Abi.

"Yes already. You rest. It's night in Indonesia, isn't it ?."

"Yes, Abi. "

"Let's hang up the phone. Assalamualaikum.."

"Yes, Abi. Greetings waalaikum."

Phone connection disconnected.

Zahra cried in silence, her tears began to run down her cheeks. I think he wants to end his own life. Heartache and worry make him never want to vacation home again, but before, every semester he would travel back to Jogja to spend his vacation time with his parents.

Zahra glanced at her own already greatly enlarged stomach, caressing it slowly with a heart full of regret.

Had it not been so kind as to help the man.

If only he had no mercy on those in distress.

If that day had never been in the destiny line of his life.

If only, if and if.

Zahra is a girl who knows religion. He wanted to eliminate the seed of that bastard man but he was powerless to become his own flesh-blood killer. Even though he grew up because of dirty things.

For almost a year Zahra never met her family. Even for video call chat he never wanted to, because the guilt will be stronger when he saw the faces of his parents.

"Come, Umi. Forgive Zahra... Zahra doesn't deserve to be your proud daughter..."

After tired of crying, Zahra fell asleep quietly with a face that had been scuffed and not careless. Until the night got late he woke up again when he felt pain and cramps in his stomach. Zahra tried to endure the pain until it was more and more torturing to her body.

He was unable and immediately contacted his college friend, a friend who knew what had happened to him. Only a few minutes his friend came because they lived in the same apartment and only different numbers.

Lily is Zahra's best friend and in contrast to Zahra, she is a Protestant Christian. But, even so Lily and Zahra are good enough friends even like brothers.

A few hours later...

A cute and beautiful baby is already in Zahra's arms and begins to enjoy the source of her life from her mother. Zahra glanced at the extremely loyal Lily beside her from earlier.

Lily smiled and rubbed the small back of her best friend's daughter. "We are friends. And forever it will be like this. So, don't ever thank me again. "

" all right. " Zahra glanced at the beautiful face of the princess. "Li. " Call him softly.

"Yes Ra. "

"Li. I don't think I can take care of him. I'm afraid Abi is the same Umi knows and is mad at me. "

"So, what are you going to do ?. "

"Li. Promise me you'll help me. " Zahra looked at his best friend's face.

"I promise. What do you want me to do ?."

"After my return from here. I want to ask you a favor, keep him away from me. "

"R. Are you sure you can do it?. She's the daughter you've been carrying for nine months. "

"I can't bear it. But I had to do it. I beg Ly... Helpme. "

"alright. As promised, I will take him to a place suitable for him. "

"Thank you, Ly.." Zahra kissed the baby's head long ago.

I'm sorry, son. I have to do it to you. But I promise. I'll pick you up again the next day.  Inner Zahra with tears.

Time goes on for sure. Now Zahra has returned to her apartment. Zahra took the ID card that had been stored for months. Well. The business card belonged to a jerk who had already harassed his pride.

Judging from his identity, it turned out that the man was no ordinary man. He was a Raden Keraton. And even worse, the man was a native of Jogjakarta, the same city as himself.

Although he is not sure when he will meet again with the man and his daughter after he threw it away, but at least the name of his little princess will make it easier for him to look for her later in life.

Zahra scratched the ink on a piece of paper. The letters she wrote were strung together into a beautiful name, as beautiful as her daughter's face.

The paper he put in a medium-sized brown envelope. Also re-insert the diamond necklace obtained from his grandmother as a child. The necklace becomes a valuable item for him and is always used anywhere and anytime. Until now he will release it with the departure of the princess.

At eleven o'clock in the evening, Zahra and Lily travel to a orphanage.

"I'm sorry, baby. " Zahra kissed the princess's face without exception as a sign of separation and then handed it to Lily to be placed in the building of the house.

Flashback end

"Zahra put him in an orphanage, Abah. " Answer Zahra.

"Astaghfirullah's... "

"I'm sorry Zahra, Abah. "

"Zahras. Look at Abah nduk. " Say Kyai Anwar holds both shoulders to sit back.

Zahra stared fearfully at the middle-aged man's calm face.

"Zahra should take responsibility for what Zahra did, nduk. Abah. Zahra's picking up Zahra's daughter. Bring him here. Don't add any more sin by abandoning princess Zahra like that. " Say Kyai Anwar in such a soft voice.

"Is not angry with Zahra ?." Zahra asked who was confused by her uncle's seemingly ordinary expression.

"No. Abah was not angry with Zahra. But Abah asked Zahra to bring Zahra's son here, but after all, he was Abah's grandson. She deserves the love of a mother and her grandparents. Abah's grandson must have the same knowledge as his mother. " Myai Anwar answered with a genuine smile.

Hearing his uncle's words, Zahra immediately hugged the old body tightly. He was very, very, very happy because it turned out that his daughter was well received by his uncle and father.

"Thank you, Abah... "

"Go away. Abah will wait for your arrival with Abah's grandson. "

"Sure, Abah. Zahra will bring Silma here."

"Silma's name?."

"Yes, bah. "

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