Love From Mas Duda
Relented

Meanwhile, Bian also felt a happy smile from meeting Wafa. He kept staring at the profile picture he had in his phone contact.

"The smile is so sweet," Inner Bian.

"Eh, what's wrong with me? Why am I thinking of him?"

***

After fifteen minutes, Inneke stopped his car. They stopped right where Qia was on the street this morning. But unfortunately, Qia was no longer there. In fact, the car is no longer there either.

"Where did he go? Does he only sell in the morning?" Wafa.

"As long as I'm through these streets, I've never seen him sell. Is today the first result of the sale of nasi uduk?" Inneke thought too.

"I gave him my number. But why didn't he call me, huh?" sahut Wafa's.

"Will he deliberately avoid us again? But what's the reason he's avoiding us? We weren't all right, were we?" timpal Inneke's.

Wafa was confused as to how. There was still something that left him confused by the growing number of problems. From the cost of Vita's labor, Bian's call to date to how his children will eat for the next month. If the gardens and Empang owned by Wafa have not been harvested at the end of the month, then income will be thinned.

"Well, let's go home. Today I want to buy you a meal, how? Won't you?" Inneke offered himself.

"Ck, still in question. People if you want to treat a treaty, do not ask or not. Comeon!" exclaim Wafa.

That afternoon, it just ended there. Wafa doesn't find his long-lost best friend anymore. But, Wafa always wanted to find information about Qia through some of his other school friends.

***

The night before the event at the pesantren, Wafa is having dinner together with Abi and her brother. Wafa still looks confused and just silent when sitting together with Abi and her brother in the living room.

"Wafa," call Sari.

"Wafa! Athaghfirullah hal'adzim, Wafa!"

Sari felt anxious to see her sister who did not immediately answer her call. Want not to want Sari to even snap at him. When her name was called with a jolt, Wafa just looked at Sari with a look not with her.

"Why are you, anyway?" sari Kala Wafa asked looking at her.

"Alhamdulillah, I'm fine, thanks," replied Wafa.

"Wafa, if you have a story problem, doang, to the family. Don't be like this" said Sari worried about her sister.

"Um, we also do not know what you are going through if you do not tell us what happened to you. Who knows, Abi and Mbak can give a solution to the problem you face," continued Sari.

Wafa let out a long breath.

"Pig. Abi know no, the owner of the factory that wants to be built next to Wafa's land on the side of the road?" ask Wafa.

"Know, Abi—ah, yes. Yesterday his assistant the owner of the factory said he came to the boarding school. Wanna talk about your land, Nduk. So your land will be rented as well as a parking lot" Kyai said.

"Seriously, Bi?" Wafa became a little excited.

"Alhamdulillah, hopefully deal. Wafa's in need of a lot of money, Bi. This must also be the sustenance of his son Vita!" a sweet smile emanated from the face of ayu Wafa.

"He's already born? Hows it? Are you short of funds for the birth payment?" ask Sari.

"Alhamdulillah, no. But yes ... It must take a lot of money for other children to eat and other needs, because my savings have been drained out for the cost of childbirth Mbak Vita," said Wafa, the spirit of eating.

"It cannot be denied because the cost of a caesarean section is definitely expensive. But you can, really, send money to you. Hopefully, this money will be enough for the next few weeks" Sari pulled out her phone and sent some money to the foundation's account.

Kyai is pleased and proud to see her two daughters have a high level of socialization. In the foundation, there were a few orphans as well. Kyai is proud of her two children who always glorify children who can not get affection from both parents anymore.

"Later if the land owned by the late Umi has been sold, some Abi will also be transferred to the foundation account. Some of it is also divided into the accounts of the two of you" Kyai said in the silence of dinner that night.

"Wafa's money is better, Abi used it for additional construction of a new building just in the boarding school. Wafa doesn't need money yet, Abi," Wafa proposes. "Not takabur, but Wafa also has its own income" he added.

"But that's your brother, Nduk. Your mother's treasure, it's yours. Not the pesantren. So, Abi will still transfer to your accounts both of you. Don't think about building, hm?" Kyai.

But, at that time Wafa thought about Sari who was not his mother's biological child as well. Originally not entitled to the money of the sale of his mother's land Wafa. But, avoiding envy, Wafa also gave some of the proceeds of the sale to Sari.

"After all, Ms. Sari was already considered like her own biological child by Abi. Sari's mother is also her son from Umi's sister. So there is no harm if Mbak Sari also enjoys the property of Umi, "inner Wafa.

While busy spending the meal, Wafa is surprised when getting a message from Bian. Until she becomes choked and surprises Abi and her brother.

Uhuk ... Uhuk …

"Medes!" yell Wafa.

"Why are you, anyway?" sari asked, giving her a glass of water. "What is it that makes you so surprised? Until it chokes, loh!" sari.

"Nduk, how? Is it still his sore throat?" ask Abi.

Wafa simply shook his head and finished his meal quickly. Without saying a word, made Sari and Abinya curious.

"Oh, this om-om also does send a message at this hour," murmured Wafa in his heart.

"Wafa," call Sari.

"Hm?" answer Wafa.

"What do you see on your phone? Why are you glaring like that? Can you see it?" ask Sari.

"Um, this is not important. Mbak Nur, send a photo of his alay with the roving fried rice man. Hehe, yes, that," Wafa replied nervously.

"But Ma'am doesn't feel that way. Is there something you're hiding from Mbak and Abi?" Sari kept pressing. It also makes Kyai curious.

"You'll find out later. But not for now for me to explain. I am full, and I want to rest early. I'm sorry, but Sari, I can't help you wash the dishes. Abi, ma'am, good night and assalamu'alaikum" said Wafa, washing his hands directly into his room.

During his life, Sari was always strict with Wafa. His age is only three years. But Sari is indeed a mature mind that seems like she can be a mother to Wafa who is always childish if she keeps her fashion.