The Substitute Bride

Chapter 4 (The Sweet Apple)

The silhouette of the moon bounced to the bottom of the pond, revealing a clear sphere with stars as the lights of the countless heavens. Tonight was quiet, only the sound of water gurgling in a small fish pond in the back garden. In contrast to the atmosphere in his mother's house that sometimes still heard the sound of crickets and frogs that are said to be asking for rain. Tami dipped her fingers into the water, then lifted her up slowly. The drops of water flowed gently, then there was a sound of reflection when the water droplets re-joined the pool water.

It had already entered its third month since his arrival to this house. The house where his biological family awaits his arrival for a dozen years. The house he should not have left if the kidnapping did not happen. However, he realized that everything that had happened to him was His qada and qadar so he might avoid let alone escape from all His provisions. In fact, the wisdom that is so great he got after going through the sick phase tears because he refused to accept the truth. If the abduction had not occurred, he might not have been able to take such great affection from those around him.

Believe me, He will not test beyond the limits of His servant's ability. Tami herself realizes that everything that happens to her is caused by one word, "love". For love is his mother capable of doing something that was never thought of before. Otherwise, she might take the great risk of educating and rearing herself at the expense of the bright future she might be able to achieve. However, her mother's actions are also unjustified as they have left the Tami family in deep pain over the loss of their precious daughter.

When viewed from his mother's glasses, the woman also harbored guilt for many years. People often say, if already in love then the vast sea will be crossed. We will not know what tests to take to achieve a happy word when it comes time to achieve the beauty of the title as a true lover. Because love only comes to him.

"What are we daydreaming about, baby?" asked Rahma who was sitting next to Tami.

Tami stroked her heart that was beating quite fast from shock. His mind that contemplated far exploring made him not realize the existence of Rahma who suddenly just was beside him. The wind was quite strong plus the humid air at night made Tami embrace the body with both hands.

"But it's cold, huh?"

Tami nodded, letting Rahma's mom hug her shoulder gently. He then rested his head on Rahma's arm which felt very comfortable. With such pampering he hopes to treat his mother's longing that feels endless. Ever since he returned to this house, not a single woman gave up the opportunity to talk to him. From childhood to adulthood he did not miss a bit to be told to his mother and every story that is, the embankment that holds the tears of his mother will spill everywhere.

Tami grasped both fingers of Rahma's mother, then brought briefly to her lips and kissed gratefully. This woman was the one most hurt by her loss. To this day, her Mama's face series has never disappeared since her return to their arms.

"Ma, Tami became very dear, what if the child who drowned in the river was really Tami."

"Tami, don't say that," Rahma looked at Tami with her sad face. For him, losing Tami was the most terrible nightmare he had ever been through. "It's sad that Mamah took the incident."

Tami smiled soothingly. "Sorry, Ma. Tami didn't mean to make Mama sad."

"Just don't talk about the incident anymore. Look at this, the fur in Mama's hand until it stands all if the incident takes place." Tami gently nibbled her mother's hand. Although it is old, but the woman's hands are always soft and smell fragrant. Typical fragrance odor is present due to a mother's affection for her child.

"Thank you, Ma, for still allowing Tami to serve Mother."

"Yes, honey. Mama can see that she truly loves you. From childhood, it was he who always cared about you and your sister, Karina. When Mama loses you, she always gives Mama her unbroken spirit. Maybe if there is no him, Mama may not be able to endure the sadness of losing you. But anyway, the fact that he himself deliberately harmed our family may forever not be able to remove the wounds we all feel."

Tami could feel that her mother's last words were so piercing the woman's heart. Losing His precious grace is not an easy thing to go through. Tami stared at the tear-stained face of Rahma's mother.

Which child's soul will not be torn to see his beloved mother tear up?

Now only then did Tami realize, it turned out that his attitude was easily carried away by the feelings he inherited from his mother. Slowly her tiny fingers wiped those tears. He was unable to let his mother linger along struggling with grief. In fact, that was the pain and suffering felt by her mother. Tami quickly wiped away the water unconsciously running down her cheeks as it was too carried away by the feeling. She was afraid that her mother would grow sad to see her cry.

"Now Tami is back in the middle of this family, so from now on Tami wants only a smile of happiness that adorns the days of Mama, do not be sad anymore." Tami tried to persuade her mother that she would not continue to be sad. "Not to cry, Ma. Let all the bitter memories be an adulting lesson."

"Mama never knew that Mama's son was very wise. He has educated you very well. It turns out that this is the wisdom of the test that feels so heavy Mama went through. The gift of God is so great that it gives Mama a child like Tami." praise Rahma sincerely. The praised one had already flown far away in the depths of the night. A typical grin Tami presented to her mother.

"Oh, Mother and daughter if you have talked to forget us." said Mr. Rizal Adhyastha saw the familiarity of his wife and second daughter who were having a warm conversation near the pool.

The mother and son looked back and found three people they loved were walking towards them. A family that is always warm makes Tami more comfortable in the midst of people who love her so much. In his deepest heart sincerely offered prayers and hopes that his family is always as warm and happy as this. If it used to be the cause of everyone's grief, then now he is determined to be the source of happiness for everyone who loves him so much. masnya already sat beside him while father and Karina sat beside his mother.

"What's wrong, Ma? Malem-malem is still out?"

"This is you know, Dad, when you come home late to Mama Gregetan wait for Daddy to come back from work." Tami deliberately teased her mother, who was seduced by her blushing face.

"Tuh, Dad was horrified. Code hard if anyone misses the same weight, Dad." Karina also chimed in.

"Greget? Ah, seriously? How can you not believe, huh?" Mr. Rizal also does not want to lose to his children. He hugged his wife's waist warmly. The thing that always makes him fall in love is when he sees his wife's cheeks that meet red and a smile knot on his lips. Despite decades of marriage, not much has changed from his sweet wife. The warmth and sincerity are clearly embellished in the elegance and softness of his speech. Until reluctant to make him stay away from the angel who once overturned all his feelings one day ago, when his heart and soul swallowed the acid of the apple taste. But now only the sweet apple is tethered in his heart and soul accompany his days until later the Khalik separates the soul from his body.

"Geez, Dad. Don't tease Mama hold dong. Your cheeks are red like tomatoes."

"How dare you eat a sweet apple like a tomato? Dad pites you yeah."

"Buset, Mom. Karina's time for dipites. What kind of ant Karina?"

"Eat him, Rin, the marriage game so that there are people who are also like Mama" said Keenan.

"Yes, Mas. If Karin marries first and then marriage can be made me the same, Dad" Karina shuddered in horror. "Talking about marriage is I the only one mentioned? Older Kan Mas should marry dong first. He said the handsome architect dreams of all women, but to this day there is not a single woman who snagged. Only the anchovy fish that nempel mulu rich rubber tree sap. Then when will Mas Keen know the anchovy to us?"

"Hes, surely the anchovy is not the same, Mas? Face of two people, why not just dusumbangin face, it's an advantage. It is quite worthwhile to get a reward rather than sin because it destroys the brotherly relationship of others." said Karina

Rahma hit Karina's thigh and made the girl grimace in pain while rubbing her thigh.

"Oh, Ma. Why anyway? This pain. The time of the mosquito, don't use the liver."

"You know, already want to get married but the mouth can not be bragged.Yes, mbok if you do not like the same people do not need to get revenge so dong, difficult to heal it."

"Yes, Ma.iya. Karina was just telling the truth."

"Tari is like how the hell is that guy, Mas? How are you not known to Mama?" bu Rahma did know Tari but only in name.Every time Keenan met with Dari surely Karin was the most vocal about all the ugliness of the girl. He became curious, wanting to know for sure what kind of girl who was given the nickname anchovy by his daughter.

"Baby only, Ma ate with sambel. Umpah mouth pedes, must be the innate assep mulu. If assep must have had fire. So Ma, Karina advised Mama that if she's ready to fire, she's afraid the house is burning." Well right, just spoken of already pictured first.Yang asked even silent a thousand languages like being meditated to find calm amid the unrest due to the actions of Karina.If not her sister maybe she has handed Karina to doraemon let thrown away the stone age.

"Eh, Mas Keen, how does a woman smell?" Tami who had been listening to the captivity of his two brothers opened his voice as well as the smell of Keenan perfume penetrated his sense of smell without report and excuse me. His intention was to end the implied war of his brother but it turned out to be used as bait by Karina to further smooth his plan.

Without warning, Karina was the one who answered her sister's question first.

"Not to be surprised, Ta. At best the anchovy fish that skewed the same Mas Keenan. Yes, Mas.ayo ngaku."

It's common knowledge that Karina is a mortal enemy of Dance. If the two meet it must be confirmed there is a third person as a referee. If not, it can be ascertained that both ended with claws like cats met cats and in the middle there was a salted fish and the original fish was Keenan. Unfortunately, the fate of the young man because he became a victim of female hostility. Dari, who in fact sengabennya Karina since the days of High School, made him shiver when he found out that Dance was the girl whom Keenan pledged as his future wife even though it was only in front of him, not in front of all members of his family. The reason, Dance still has no time because it focuses on her work. What a classic reason that Karina used to discuss her mas to decide the girl, but what power, what power, it turns out that the wall of love is sturdier than the wall of China to not be eroded by sedition even though his mouth until foaming presupposes all the disgrace of Dance. Before the sacred dream of a Dance came true, she was determined to make the would-be-in-law raise the white flag and surrender unconditionally from her position as the ideal wife of her time.

"Ckckck, what a poor Masku." His tone did sound concerned but that sentence Karina meant to insinuate Keenan.

"Forget. Whose son is this, Dad. What is nyerocos mulu's hobby?" Rahma complained to her husband.When she was young she was quiet, out of which descent her daughter inherited a chatty attitude. This is where his hobby continues to sing.

"Instead of fighting, yes. I promised you three months after you married Alvin, how?"

"Really, Mas?" tami didn't believe it.

Keenan answered steadily. "Yes, really. Believe this same thing with you."

"If you violate there is a punishment" said Karina. He had already taken a step forward to devise a plan for the anticipated dramatic farewell to take place. So he immediately whispered something most efficacious and was able to eradicate the Dance in the ear of Rahma. His eyes glanced for a moment at the approval of the plan by his mother.

"Mama agrees too. If you fail, you will be the same mate, Adira, the son of your best friend."

"Adira?" Keenan thought for a moment to remember the girl whose name did not sound unfamiliar to him.

"The heat? the tomboy girl who used to love that guy's thump, Ma?" ask Keenan. Shadows by him when his shin kicked Adira because he accidentally damaged his toy.

When the time was still a child his hobby nyilatin people, let alone pas gedenya.Wah-wah entered the black list I made a wife, can modar later I made it.

"Yes. Mama met him two weeks ago, must've seen you."

"Mas Keenan must be really pangling, Ma. She studied with Jackie Chan. It must be that his level is now on par with that of the teacher. Karina will be ready in the IGD room to take care of you, dear Masku." Karina's pretty eyebrows go up and down her mas which is shuddering in horror.

"There's no other Adira, Mah?"

"Nothing, Masku. Never mind, accept fate. Karina doain hope Adira will be the match of Mas Keen, so that it can be caratein every day. It is quite a sport until battered, so also Karina Ridho, Mas. Birth and inner. Hihih." Karina laughed out loud, her heart was very satisfied that it had cornered Keenan.

"The sound is laughing you're serem, Rin. Exactly like the sound of a frog clamping the door."

Laughter Karina died instantly. Within seconds he had moved his seat to Keenan's side. His fist instantly landed on Keenan's right arm, making the man grimace in pain.

"Udah malem, come in yuk." take Rahma's mom. She walked ahead of her children, and her husband's hands hugged her shoulders.

Tami walked hand in hand with his two brothers who were still enduring their quarrels. He is truly happy to be among those who flood him with sincere affection. Which favor of your Lord do you deny?