The Most Beautiful Miss

Flashback: Mom's Smile

Next morning.

After all was revealed and various debates finally Aunt Hesti chose to leave the house. At first I felt guilty for him and for Sheril. I don't want Sheril to have a gloomy, fatherless childhood. Enough me and the Kalif bang to feel it. How painful and painful our days have been. The day turned increasingly heavy and full of tears.

"When did you find out about my pregnancy?" asked Aunt Hesti while packing her clothes.

"At the first meeting at my cousin's house in Bandung." replied papa flatly.

"Why do you keep marrying me?" ask again.

"The color of my parents' request and because I want to repay my heartache to Melisa who has left my village and brought my children." replied the father casually.

"Why have you been so kind to me and Sheril?"

"Your color is my wife and your son Sheril, it means I'm my son too." added the doctor gently.

"But your son was abandoned there because of you???"

"It's not because I was intentional, but I was slandered and believed in the slander." the doctor remained flat.

"alright.. So you'd prefer me to leave this house, wouldn't you?" she asked while standing right in front of her husband.

"I never asked you to leave... I even persuaded Lisa to stay together... And he doesn't mind me being fair and I'll try to be fair." the doctor raised his head trying to stare at his wife's face.

"I'm not willing to share a husband." she replied snorting.

"alright... To be honest, I'm tired of sharing my wife with my best friend" the doctor stood up and walked up to the window. And look outwards.

Aunt Hesti's heart is beating fast.

"What do you mean?" he started to get nervous and his face was pale.

The doctor breathed a long breath. His hand went into his pants pocket.

"You know all better, hesti." he looked back and there saw his wife starting to reminisce. The AC in the room was pretty cold

"Sa..sa..who's your best friend? I'm confused" he started putting on a innocent, innocent face.

The doctor took a deep breath back.

"I already know all the Nesti. Every night I keep at the hospital, you leave Sheril to Siti's mother. And you chose to spend the night at the hotel with Antoni..."

"I've been pretending to be blind and deaf.. Even during the anniversary sheril a few months ago, I also saw you kissing in the kitchen with her. I've also reminded Antoni many times, but you guys continue that forbidden relationship, right?"

"I also once advised you that your paradise is now with me. I tried to explain the betrayal of a wife, but you were always reluctant to respond and chose to sleep..."

"Often when I want night service, I say keep the house and stay home.. But you never kept my orders.. I was patient and kept pretending I didn't know..."

Aunt Hesti nodded and fell silent. Tears flowed down his cheeks heavily.

"You're pregnant too, right? And you're sure it's Antoni's son, you abort your womb..."

"I'm sorry... Forgive me..."

He prostrated himself at the doctor's feet and begged for forgiveness. The doctor lifted his body and told him to sit in the corner of the bed.

"I have forgiven you from yesterday... Repent..."

Aunt Hesti was crying.

"May I ask you something?" tanyanya gently.

"What?" the doctor wiped the tears on his wife's cheek.

"Take me off... And come back to Melisa..."

The doctor was shocked and raised his eyebrows.

"I'm serious, Bang..."

"Let go of me. I want to fix myself. I promise to change and take good care of Sheril.. I'll educate Sheril well" the tears kept flowing down her cheeks.

"You sure?" the doctor touched both of his wife's cheeks.

"Yes.. Be certain... I want to go back to the village and fix myself there... I was too despicable and dirty to be your wife.From the beginning of marriage I had deceived you bang.." she cried sobbing.

"It's the best... And I'm gonna find Sheril's real father..."

"Creally?" once again the doctor confirmed his wife's wishes.

"I'm sure I don't deserve to stay with you..."

The doctor looked at his wife. Holding both cheeks. Kiss her forehead gently. He has been looking after doctors for years. Keeping his food drinking and his clothes.

"Hesta Aryana bint Kusnadi, from today between us there is no bond anymore and I drop one talak on you...."

Hesti's cry broke out and roared in the room. The doctor tried to get up from his seat and out of the room to find his little daughter. All this time guarded and cared for like his biological children.

Mama who was standing in front of the room also shed tears hearing their chatter from the room. Mama deliberately eavesdropping so that no more misunderstandings occur.

Papa looked at my mom and smiled thinly. Patting gently on mom's shoulder, then walking down the stairs.

Mama ventured into the room where there was Aunt Hesti.

"Mr Hesti.." said Mama somewhat doubtfully.

Unexpectedly, Aunt Hesti immediately hugged her mother and cried in her arms.

"I'm sorry about Lisa..."

"I'm sorry... I didn't know that bang Andi was married and had children..."

"I'm sorry, ma'am..."

Mama joined in crying and hugging tightly the body of the woman who yesterday afternoon cursing and spitting on her face. But my mother forgot all the insults.

"The strong yes Mother Hesti." mama hugged him even stronger.

"I'm sorry Lisa." She kept repeating her apologies.

"Yeah I'm sorry you. forgive me too.." said mama still with a hug because of the heavy crying.

They hugged each other for a long time and helped wipe out the tears.

What a beautiful view. My mom could smile again.

"Papa tinapa cry papa? Celil joined papa's grief." said Sheril when she saw her papa crying.

"Darling.. papa loves Sheril... Sheril should know that." papa kept smearing his little princess' cheeks.

"Stop papa.. ail papa's eyes stick on Celil's face...."

Papa keeps kissing no matter the yell and prohibition of his son.

"Mama.mama where?" Sheril was surprised when her mom pulled the big suitcase.

"Dear dear.we go to the house of Princess Eyang... The princess longs for Sheril from yesterday." persuade her mother.

"Hole.. hole..." Sheril looked excited.

"I'm taking ya?" papa offered himself.

"No need. I ordered a taxi to the airport." replied Aunt Hesti with a smile.

"All right.." Papa picked up his ex-wife's suitcase.

Before long a taxi came and Aunt Hesti left the house.

Papa hugged mom and then hugged me and bang Khalif.

Papa kept his promise not to waste us.

Papa kept his word that everything would be fine.

Mom smiled and took a deep breath.

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