My Bow to the Destiny of Love
Chayra's mother

Chayra sat pensively in front of her study table.The demands of her friends who asked her to explain her reasons that did not keep her promise, made her mind confused.

He is not used to this kind of situation. He ventured many times to calm his mind. However, his efforts have not yielded results.

The knock on the door of his room made him rise lazily and open the door of his room.

Ceklek !

Chayra smiled faintly at the look on her mother's worried face at the door. "You haven't had breakfast, son. It's nine o'clock. I don't want you to get sick because you're late for a meal." Said Miss Santi. Gently stroking his daughter's head covered in hijab.

"Ayra's not hungry, ma'am. When you are hungry, Ayra will eat. Mother don't worry. I'm just going to the store."

"What the hell are you doing, son?" Ask Ms. Santi while clutching her daughter's shoulder. "Mom see from yesterday you look not excited. Did your friends reject your excuse of not being able to go to college with them?''

"Ayra hasn't told them, Mom. But.."

"But what, son? your face looks so tangled like this." Miss Santi rubbed Chayra's face gently.

"No idea, Mom. Why is it so hard to explain to them. Though, Ayra was sure they would understand it." He hugged his mother.

Santi's mother gently stroked her daughter's head.

"If only you still existed, Mom." Chayra suddenly remembered the figure of his late Father.

"It's fate, son. Do not violate destiny. That's not to be so thought out. Your father has calmed down by his side." Said Miss Santi while slowly peeling her child's forehead. Cupping Chayra's face that still looks tangled. "Then I'll go first, son. You have breakfast now, not later. You often neglect to eat. Health is important, son. Don't let you get a stomach ulcer later."

"Yes, Mom. Ayra eat now." Chayra smiled briefly, passing from before her mother to the kitchen.

Miss Santi stared at the passing of her son. Suddenly his eyes warmed up a little. Since the departure of her husband, Arianto. He had to be extra patient with his two children, especially Bian, his younger brother Chayra. If Chayra is easy to set because of his gentle and submissive temperament, although stubborn.Unlike Bian, besides being stubborn, he is also a bit difficult to manage. Because at his age that still needs the affection of a father, Arianto was called Divine in the tragedy of an airplane accident.

Bian did not get the caress of a father's affection because he was only one year old.

Being a single parent makes Bu Santi have to work harder. Arianto left a shop in front of a private hospital for his wife and two children. So, Miss Santi does not need to find a job. He only needed to spend more time to guard the Shop. There were some caravan that he had hired at that place. However, he had to come every day to monitor the items coming in and out of the Shop.

Miss Santi left home feeling uncomfortable. Chayra's attitude that is not as usual makes her feel upset. He walked slowly closer to his beautiful parked car in his garage. Turning on the engine, running the car at moderate speed through the city crowd.

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After breakfast, Chayra returned to her room. Sitting in contemplation again in front of his study table. Sometimes, he pityes his mother who has to work hard to support him and Bian. His mother never even thought about his personal life.

Proposals from the people alternately came.But, Miss Santi always refused with subtle words and gave a little understanding, so that they do not misinterpret the rejection.

Her first priority is now her two children. Ms. Santi did not want to take the risk, if later her new husband looked at her two children with one eye.

Long widow does not make Miss Santi lost her charm as a beautiful woman. He remains charming, but, because he is more closed to men. So, there are no inappropriate issues heard circulating in the community. So, her title as a young widow did not unsettle the surrounding citizens.

Chayra who understands the condition of her mother so feel sorry for her mother. She told her mother to marry again so as not to be lonely.But, Miss Santi remained in her stance.

"The two of you are my top priority right now.You are my mother's most precious treasure."

those words are always said by Miss Santi to her two children if Chayra tells her to think about her personal problems.

Chayra exhaled violently. Pondering too long makes him not excited. He got up and went to the bathroom to clean his body. After bathing, Chayra established four rakaats of Dhuha prayer. After that, he left the house to pick vegetables in his backyard.

Returning from the backyard, Chayra placed her crops on the kitchen table. He washed his hands, then chose various types of vegetables from his quote earlier. Choose what to cook now and put the rest in the refrigerator.

An hour with kitchen utensils, finally the cuisine is ready to serve. Chayra brought all the food and served it on the dining table. At first glance he heard the sound of a car engine entering his yard. Chayra glanced at the clock hanging on the wall. He jumped in shock.

"Assalamualaikum," The voice of his mother's greeting from the doorstep .

"Wa'alaikumsalam.."Chayra answered while opening the door. His smile expands to see his mother's smile, then kisses the back of the woman's hand that has given birth to him.

Ms. Santi smelled the aroma of cooking that lashed out to her sense of smell. His lips returned a smile while looking at his son. "I don't think my mother's son is upset anymore." God told Chayra.

"So Mom hurried home, because thinking until home Mother must cook first can eat. Uh, tau-tauanya beloved princess already cooked well. I'd be so happy if I thought it was this."

Chayra flicked her lips to hear her mother's temptation. " Ayra doesn't feel good if she's been sad for too long and thinks about things she doesn't need to think about."

Santi laughed at his daughter's answer. "That's what you already know. Then, why did you look so pathetic from yesterday?"

"The name is also a problem, ma'am. The name of the problem, must be thought of.But right, Ayra did not drag on sadly. Just a few hours, ma'am.''

"You look tangled since one day ago, son. Not a few hours." Erat Bu Santi heard his son's answer.

Chayra opened her lips again at the words of her mother. His behavior made Miss Santi hold back her laughter.

"Yes, ma'am one day, not a few hours." He replied, repeating his mother's words while singing her lips made Miss Santi could no longer hold back her laughter.

"Udah, now we have lunch first, after that we just pray." Miss Santi stepped into the kitchen. However, he suddenly stopped his steps, turning to look at his daughter. "Your sister hasn't come home from school, son?" Ask.

"Not yet, Mom."Answer Chayra briefly.

"We'll eat first then."

"Tumben nanyain Bian first. Usually eat." Ejek Chayra's.

"For inget." Ms. Santi replied, sitting her body in a wooden chair to enjoy lunch with her daughter.

"Mom why not look for kariawan who can be a cashier, so Mother is not too tired to go back and forth to the Shop." Chayra said opening the conversation on the sidelines of their lunch.

"Mom's plan is like that too, son. But, still in thought. I'm afraid of the wrong people later. Mirna wants to come back too, he said. But, I don't know when."

"It's hard, ma'am, to find someone who's really tough and reliable."

"If you think about it, it's a little difficult, son. Especially in this age, judging someone can't be just from the look of his face."Answer Miss Santi.

Chayra heard her mother's answer.

"Mom is making plans now. Hopefully quickly get a trustworthy person. If only Mirna hadn't come with her husband. I won't be this hard now." Miss Santi breathed a heavy sigh.

Chayra mangosteen heard his mother's explanation.

"If you're in the pesantren later. You can't keep going in the store and leave your sister alone at home. So, Mom's plan, as soon as you leave for Pesantren. You need more time at home.

"Why not from now on look for kariawan, ma'am. Let me just relax later and calm down as soon as I leave."

"Later to think again, son. I'm dizzy now." Answer Miss santi. Finish his lunch, then get off the dinner table.

Chayra cleaned up the rest of the lunch, brought dirty dishes to the sink and washed them immediately. He followed in his mother's footsteps, entering into the little Musholla inside his house. They perform the Zuhr prayer.

That's the life of Santi's family. Not complete, but always trying to complement each other. Even without a father in the middle of the lives of his two children. Miss Santi is always trying to be the best parent for them. Without involving others including her in-laws and her late husband's brother.

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