Love From Mas Duda
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"Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, Wafa? This is Ma'am Sari, Fa. Mommy can't come in?" tanya Sari was still in a panic.

Klek~

Door opens.

"Waalaikumsalam warahmatullahi. Sari why ignore it, anyway? Come, in!" zira said with a sharp.

"Sorry," said Sari lirih.

Without caring about Zira, Sari immediately approached her sister who was wearing a light blue robe. Her makeup was also done. No need to be luxurious, it is important to be neat and flexible to meet important people.

"What's up, Ma'am?" ask Wafa.

Not wanting Zira to hear, Sari whispered to Wafa, that the event held that afternoon was a proposal event. Sari also said that it was Mr. Kyai who had the idea. After hearing Sari's explanation, Wafa became speechless. He looked at his own face in the mirror with his flat gaze.

"So, what answer do you want to prepare for this proposal? Prepare it soon, Ma'am will buy a minute, okay?" whisky Sari.

"What are you talking about, anyway! How, whispering?" tanya Zira prevented the silence of Wafa's room.

"No, we're not talking about anything" Sari replied instantly. "Zira, can you ask for help?" sari continued gently.

Zira nodded slowly. Sari whispered to Zira. Wafa did not know what Sari whispered to his cousin's sister. After that, Zira nodded and walked out of the room. Wafa's flat gaze was still fixed on himself through the mirror. A few seconds passed, suddenly his face turned into the face of Bian who was smiling warmly.

"Astaghfirullah hal'adzim!" wafa said until he got out of the chair.

"What's wrong?" ask Sari in panic.

Wafa shook his head. Then think for a moment about the shadow he saw. Wafa looked nervous at that moment. Not nervous because they want to be proposed to others, but nervous to think of the shadow Bian who suddenly appeared.

Not long after, Mr. Kyai came along with Zira. Apparently, Sari had asked Zira to call Mr. Kyai to come to Wafa's room. After that, Sari asked Zira to come out because she wanted to have an important chat with Pak Kyai.

After Zira left ....

"Sari, Wafa, why are you calling Abi?" ask Mr. Kyai.

Sari also invited Pak Kyai to sit first on the edge of the bed. Then, Wafa also sat on the chair where he had sat before. Highlight my eyes from Pak Kyai is no longer able to make his two daughters pity.

"Abi, why would Abi hold a proposal event like this without the knowledge of Wafa?" ask Sari.

"Sari asked, why Abi held a proposal event but did not tell Wafa. Not even Abi told Sari," asked Sari again. "Alright, it doesn't matter if Abi doesn't tell Sari about this event. But at least, Abi discussed it first with Wafa, right?" coined.

Mr. Kyai just shut up. Sometimes parents are always like that. There are times when parents only think about the good for their children, without knowing their children will receive the good or not.

"Why did Sari ask like that? It's clear Abi never loved me. Even believing a little to me cannot," said Wafa.

"Wafa ..." said Sari lirih.

"Am I wrong? Abi never considered me next to him. Sari is the best for Abi. Abi never gave me justice since childhood. I'm not even ready to get married yet, why would Abi hold a proposal like this? Can't Abi ask me if I'm going to apply?" Wafa starts to get emotional.

"Abi, I never asked for anything from Abi. I am Abi's son. I am the daughter of a Kyai, the owner of a boarding school. But I was always labeled as a girl or child who never reflected as a Princess of the great Kyai like Abi. And Sari?" Wafa began to open his wounds.

"Mbak Sari who is not a biological child is always loved by Abi. Just because Mbak Sari no longer has both parents, but it's not appropriate for Abi to treat me like this,"

"I am also the son of Abi .." Wafa's voice began to tremble, he cried.

Sari also started crying. He even just found out that he was not the biological child of Mr. Kyai on his contract day. Sari apologized to Wafa because it was her affection that Pak Kyai became divided for her. However, Wafa never disputed that because he was used to it. All of that was centered on Mr. Kyai who never did justice to his two daughters.

"Let's remember, I admire Ustadz Zamil. But Abi instead match Mbak Sari with Ustadz Zamil. Can't Abi match Mbak Sari with someone else? Why Ustadz Zamil?" Wafa started to argue about it again.

"At least don't make Abi's child's heart hurt. Abi heals the wound of another Princess Abi, but Abi instead injures another Princess Abi,"

"Abi, now indeed I have never had a problem about the match between Mbak Sari and Ustadz Zamil. But a proposal like this, doesn't Abi know that I don't want to get married? Apa—" Wafa's speech stopped because Mr. Kyai interrupted his speech.

"You're old enough to get married, Wafa. Since then you have continued to corner Abi, do you not appreciate Abi!" firmly Mr. Kyai.

Mr. Kyai also told of the death of Sari's parents. Then the departure of Mr. Kyai's first child who was still a child. Mr. Kyai also recounted the pain of losing his wife when Sari and Wafa were young. Actually it is not easy for Pak Kyai to be a father and mother for his two daughters. Not to mention the students who are in the pesantren.

That afternoon, was the time when many tears were flowing. The morning apologizes to Sari and Wafa for giving her unfair affection. Especially to Wafa. Mr. Kyai also apologized to Sari for the secret he kept until Sari grew up.

Not knowing how else to behave, the three agreed to keep quiet and then went out to meet the guests after their sad faces were hidden.

"Why does my heart still hurt if I remember Abi is not my real father. When I look at Wafa, my heart is far away in pain, because I feel that I have taken everything from him, especially the man he likes, Ustadz Zamil," Sari said.

Mr. Kyai's mind was also in pain. "I'm sorry Abi, Nduk. Because Abi is always a favoritism between you and your Ma'am, you grow up to be another girl than the other Kyai children," which is meant by Pak Kyai, Sholehah, meek and also understand the deep science of religion.

"I even thought about Grietta. That sweet girl was even able to make my heart calm. What's he doing there, huh?" inner Wafa.

The three of them came out of the room and sat in the living room to continue the application. The son of Mr. Kyai's best friend is actually not bad because of an Ustadz as well. It's just that Wafa only met once and that was when he was a kid. So for him it still feels foreign and difficult to accept the proposal because Wafa himself did not want to get married. Then, how was the answer from Wafa to the proposal?