
That afternoon a middle-aged woman entered a white-fenced house that looked rusty. He knocked on the door a few times.
Tok..
"Twd.. Uly.." call him.
Soon a middle-aged woman 3 years younger than herself and also short-haired was seen approaching her.
"Hey. hey.. Ami. let's go in" she said with a smile at Ami's arrival.
"Well..is it your son-in-law?" continued.
"Yes." Yeah."
"When Mi?"
"Just this morning." he immediately entered the house, then sat down.
"So here?" ask the woman named Uly.
"Well, here I have brought it here" he said, handing over the baby he was carrying to his friend.
"Uwiihh. Your granddaughter Mi. is white and clean again. If gini mah Umay will not be nolak." said Uly while looking at the face of baby Agni.
"Yes, obviously, the seeds are good." said Ami.
"Yes, I called Umay first."
"Hmmm.."
After a while the so serious Uly and Umay conversation over the phone finally finished as well. Not to forget also earlier Uly also photographed and sent a photo of baby Agni to Umay, his sister who worked as a driver at the home of one of the wealthy families in City A.
The couple had been married for 5 years but had not had a child. Therefore the wife asked for help to all employees in her house, maybe there was someone who had just given birth who wanted her child in foster care by her in exchange for very large money. Actually the husband does not agree with the will of his wife . Not that they cannot have offspring, both are fertile. It may not be allowed by God. But because the wife seemed very impatient waiting to have children finally the husband allowed her.
Then Uly rushed over to Amy.
"Where?" Ask Ami impatiently.
"Siip, they agree, let alone his employer who likes women very much he said" he replied Uly.
"So?"
"So tomorrow I'll be there with your baby." he said.
Amy was silent for a moment, hesitatingly hesitating she wanted to ask.
"Why? You don't trust me? Or do you want to come?"
"Ehm.no, I believe" she replied.
"Ok then you just go home now, wait for me for about two days. Later you come here again we solve the money problem." Uly convinced Ami not to worry.
"Yes, thank you Ly."
"Haha.. ok, by the way you can relax after handing over this baby? Aren't you afraid of getting caught by your son?" Uly's question made Ami a little nervous.
Although he knew what he would make excuses for his son later, he also felt a little fear in his heart.
"Hahaha, don't think about it, everything is in order. It's just that this is gonna be our secret forever, okay?"
Uly just smiled wryly while nodding her head. 'Cock can yes there is a grandmother like her who could sell her own granddaughter, pity Agni and Bayu. You crazy woman! he was really crazy to gamble, until it became dark eyes. But there is also a benefit for his employer Umay who does not have children, because I believe his son will grow up to be a good girl like his mother, do not be like his grandmother.' Inner Uly revealed what she felt in the heart.
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"The base is weak and useless!"
Ami lowered her head and raised Agni's chin using her hand "Listen to me, if your husband later asks where your son is, you should say one of your babies can't be saved understand!" threaten her.
The deg!
Agni could only shut up and cry.
He was eager to answer and ask the whereabouts of his son, but he was afraid because it seemed to be useless. She would tell her husband everything later.
"My jawab! Don't cry on you!" his snapping while tightening the grip on Agni's chin.
"And one more thing, if you dare to say everything to my son, then you will not be able to see your son for long. Let's just say it's good!"
The deg! The deg! The deg!
Her heart beat faster, the threat of her mother-in-law made Agni become afraid to tell her husband. 'What should I do? I am so confused, God.. My child.' inner.
And finally Agni could only nod in resignation.
"Good! Don't you think I'm playing with my words! I could have killed your son with you, if my son had known all this!" Ami took off her grip and stood up and left Agni.
After her in-laws left Agni to cry, she was so stupid that she could not fight her mother-in-law. So stupid can't keep and keep his son. Stupidly he who can only resign to this situation, now there is nothing he can do but obey his mother-in-law. Because Agni herself already knows very well the character of her in-laws who are reckless and do not play in speaking and acting.
He himself did not know whether his decision to obey his mother-in-law was correct. It's easy that his son is really in the right person.
From now on he can only pray for the safety of the child who is no longer with him. He will miss her very much.
In his room at this moment, only a pillow full of tears supported his head, which became the silent witness of the deepest sorrow he had ever felt in his life. Losing one of the children he should have cared for with affection and who he should have protected with all his heart.
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One day has passed, the wall clock shows at 6:30.
I heard several times knocking on the door from the outside.
Tok..
"Gosh, what time is it? Oh my goodness I'm bad luck."
"Wait a minute" he shouted at someone who was knocking at the door.
Agni stood up and walked slowly towards the living room, she passed through her mother-in-law's room. For a moment he glanced and opened the room's sign, '*M*Sleep.' he murmured. Agni continued her footsteps to open the door.
"Who?" he said while opening the door.
"Honey.." said someone while hugging Agni's body.
"Mas Bayu." exclaimed Agni surprised.
Bayu chuckled "Yes dong darling, I would like to take a quick look at our twins."
The deg!
"Where are they, baby? Oh yes and how are you and our child? Are you okay? Can you walk the road too?" a series of worrying questions in Bayu's mind from yesterday he finally threw.
"I think very much from yesterday, because my job can not be left and also the distance from there to our home is very far" he added.
"I'm sorry dear because I can't bring you to your birth." Cerocos Bayu at length.
Agni sculpted, Bayu was about to go inside before he then turned to look towards Agni again.
"Lho, you why stay there, come on in baby." he said.
Agni's body suddenly became limp, her face paled. He was very scared and confused about where to talk.
"That's mas.." he replied confusedly, he fell silent again.
"Why? What's up, honey?" asked Bayu astonished to see the look on his wife's face like that.
Her mother-in-law's voice said, "Wood, have you come home, son?"
"Eh mother, yes ma'am, just now" she replied, kissing her mother's hand.
"Let's sit here first, I want to talk." said Ami with the same face as Agni.
"What the hell are you guys doing, why is his face all tensed up?" ask Bayu confused.
In fact, Ami was also equally afraid of Agni, but the difference is that he was afraid that until his plan was discovered. "You gotta be strong, boy?" he said before Agni, because in fact he was afraid that Agni would complain to Bayu.
"Why Ma'am, what's wrong?" tanya Bayu was curious, her feelings so bad.
"That's.." Ami sighed. "Because only one of your children survived" he explained.
"What does mom mean?" exclamation Bayu.
"One of your babies died, because Agni was normal and breech position so it was very difficult to save both of them."
"What?!!" Shouted Bayu did not believe. He looked towards Agni who was looking down, without asking again immediately he went into his room. And sure enough, there was only one baby lying there asleep.
"Oh my God, why is it like this?" He immediately picked up and held the baby while kissing and crying.
Agni approached him, feeling guilty for hiding her true circumstances. Her heart seemed to be slashed by a sharp knife saw her husband crying over his son until like that. He glanced at his mother-in-law who was in the doorway.
Ami glared at her eyes and stared intently at Agni.
This was all because her mother-in-law was so heartless and cruel, she had ruined the only happiness Agni and Bayu had.
Because they are poor, their day goes by hard work. Trouble in the economy makes them just to stay at home after struggling with daily work. They never go on vacation and buy new things like everyone else. And the news of the wife's twin pregnancy made great happiness for both.
And now that the time had come to feel true happiness, it was unexpected that her in-laws had plans to further torment them both.
'Indeed not to have a heart**!'
"I'm sorry dear." the voice of the husband broke Agni's daydream, she looked at her husband.
"I'm sorry, baby." Bayu repeated his words, looked at his wife and then held her in his arms with their baby.
"It's all because of me, if only I had enough money, maybe our two babies could be saved." Bayu cried bitterly.
"No, it's not your fault."
Agni glanced back at her in-laws. "This has all become a destiny determined by.."
'her inner 'mother.
"It is still me who is to blame for all this, because my incompetence to be a prospective parent makes one of my children__" Bayu did not continue his sentence, his crying became more and more.
"Of course, these are all tests of God. We must be patient and accept it sincerely. Maybe we can't afford to be parents to two kids."
"But this is our happiness one__"
"Sstt. Don't talk like that" Agni interrupted.
"Maybe God has other plans for us. A better plan, God willing." refer Agni to her husband.
"Where is my son's grave? I want to see it." exclaimed Bayu.
"After our house." Ami.
'What? Even my mother has prepared for all the possibilities that will happen. How crafty! ' inner Agni.
Yes, Ami has been preparing the tomb since last night, because surely Bayu will ask. He also bribed the baby shaman yesterday to convey his lies if Bayu still did not believe.
The three of them headed to the backyard to look at his son's grave. They offered prayers over the fake tomb. Also accompanied by cries from Bayu who still feel not accepted by the situation.
After that they were seen coming back into the house.
"Have a rest first, you must be exhausted after a long journey" Agni said while sitting next to her husband.
Bayu just nodded. He looked at his wife, his eyes looking puffy as he continued to cry.
Just like him, all night crying over the fate of his children to make him wake up yesterday.
"I want to do my homework first, I haven't cooked yet. Are you hungry, man?" ask Agni later.
Bayu did not answer, he just continued to look at his wife with a glaring eye. Until then Bayu hugged Agni's body tightly.
"I'm sorry, for not being able to make you happy all this time. Even when you fought to save our son, I wasn't there. I'm sorry, but trust me that I love you so much." Bayu said.
Bayu let out a long sigh, "I promise after this I will take care of you more, you are the most precious treasure in my life."
"From now on and in the future I will try even harder, I want to be able to make you happy. I promise."
"Still will you continue your life with me in a state of joy and sorrow, emm.
Agni laughed hearing her husband talk like that.
"Yes, yes, I believe in you. Dong was sad, sad, yes. See that handsome face of yours get tangled up like that?" agni comforts her husband. In addition, because she also knew that the child her husband was holding was still alive.
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