"Jel, you mentioned Farida's name earlier, who is she? Rey said she didn't want to date, but in fact...?" Ronald said which was immediately grabbed by Rey before Ronald continued his words.
"Who said he was my girlfriend?" Rey said after wiping her mouth with a tissue.
"Not a girlfriend just someone who is always mentioned in prayer." Said Jelita who immediately got the gaze of the people around her.
"Don't tell me that you have a crush on him but don't dare say love." Danil said with a mocking smile.
"So who is the future mother-in-law of mama? Farida or Artila?"
"Who is Artila, why didn't you tell me, Rey?" Jelita protested because all this time Rey and Jelita were both open in any case.
"It's not important, that's why I didn't tell you, Jel."
"But it's important for mama, let's talk now." Mother urged.
Rey sighed and then started to tell the story of her first meeting with Artila, and told the figure of Farida, a sweet and intelligent girl, equipped with good religious knowledge, but still humble, and willing to be friends with Rey and Jelita, even they both liked each other but because Rey wanted to make her a wife not a boyfriend, so Rey asked Farida to wait for him until a few months ago he got a call from Farida that he was betrothed to a kyai's son.
At that time Farida asked Rey to propose to her, and Rey came to Farida's parents' house, but the welcome she received was not what she expected, Farida's parents did not approve of their relationship, and finally Rey gave up and allowed Farida to be married to a man of her family's choice. , One thing that Rey is sure is that matchmaking is a destiny from God, if he is indeed our soul mate, we will definitely meet whatever the obstacles are.
"So, now Farida is married to a man of her mother's choice?" asked the mother.
Rey nodded weakly.
"How come you didn't tell mom, who knew mom and dad could help you at that time, how are you Rey, you don't think mom and dad?"
"It's not like that, mom, it was very sudden and at that time mom and dad were abroad so Rey didn't want to bother mom and dad, not because they didn't think so, even though sometimes mom and dad were cruel like the pharaoh." Rey said while grinning and her mother shouted in response.
"How dare you, keep mama and papa like Pharaoh." Said the mother while pinching Rey's ear.
"Ampuuunnnn.... joking ma....! Ouch... my ears are really bad." Rey said while rubbing her ears which were reddened by her mother's screams. Meanwhile, Jelita and Danil just chuckled at the mother and daughter's actions. but unlike Ronald, his aura is sad to hear the story from his brother.
"I'm sorry Ray." Ronald said with a downcast face.
"Why apologize, brother is not wrong." Rey said touching her brother's shoulder.
"Farida's parents rejected you because you were considered a poor person who had no future, it shouldn't have happened because you weren't like that, and if I didn't harm you we would have been a happy family, and you wouldn't be considered a child of a broken home, forgive your brother. this, useless big brother to you." Ronald's heart-wrenching words made Danil's heart disturbed, so far Ronald has never shown his weak figure to others.
Rey embraced her brother's shoulders, Rey never blamed anyone for her life, she was very grateful when she met her adoptive family,
"This is all fate, Sis, and I never blame anyone for it, maybe Farida is not my soul mate, Sis, you don't have to feel guilty."
"The single mother, who is wise but spoiled, doesn't help, mama loves you." The mother said as she hugged Rey and Ronald's sturdy bodies, and kissed the foreheads of her two adopted children.
Danil took a deep breath, Jelita hugged Danil from the side, and Danil returned the hug of his beloved wife, a lunch that was both filling and heartwarming. Until Danil forgot about the internal meeting after lunch, until Yogi had to remind him again by calling him.
Jelita did not allow Danil to go alone to the office, she asked Rey to accompany her husband, and Rey did not refuse because she had to return to the office to replace Ronald for a while.
As previously planned, that he would be in the hospital while accompanying his mother to take care of Ronald, now there are only three of them in the inpatient room, Ronald is back on the bed, and Jelita is sitting on the sofa reading a magazine, while her mother is going to bed. doctor's office to inquire about Ronald's next therapy schedule.
"Jelita, how is your relationship with Danil?" This is really not the right question, because whatever answer Jelita will give will still hurt her, but Ronald is also confused about how to lighten the atmosphere between himself and Jelita.
Jelita who heard Ronald ask her, then closed the magazine, and smiled at Ronald, as much as possible Jelita didn't want to hurt Ronald, Jelita knew very well that Ronald still loved Danil, but she also didn't want to lie to Ronald.
"Me and Danil are fine, sis." It's a cliche answer but it's the safest answer so as not to hurt Ronald.
"In that case, thank God." Ronald answered briefly.
"Sister Ronald is excited to join therapy, so that you can walk again quickly, I'm sorry, sis." Said Jelita while sitting beside Ronald's bed.
"This is all my fault, my carelessness, you don't need to apologize, I can already accept all this." Ronald took a deep breath then looked at Jelita.
"Including accept me as a brother and sister?" Jelita's words touched Ronald's heart, The woman he used to want to kill now sits beside him with a sweet face, and calls him big brother. Ronald smiled then pulled Jelita's nose in exasperation.
"Yeah, you just don't want to share your mom with me, how come I don't want to share my love for you and Rey, you are both my best brothers and I love you, let's start everything from scratch, okay?" Ronald said while holding Jelita's hand, and Jelita returned the grip of her adopted sister.
"Yes, Sis, we start everything from scratch, so I'm excited for you to get well soon." Jelita tightened their grip on their hands, until not long after the door opened, it turned out that Jelita's mother had returned from the doctor's room.
"How are you, when is Ronald going to therapy again?" Jeliata asked enthusiastically.
"Tomorrow afternoon the doctor said." Mama Jelita sat on Ronald's bedside.
"Yes, now Mama and Jelita go home first, tomorrow afternoon just come here, mama rest at home, poor papa later will be less affectionate from mama." Ronald said to his mother.
"Daddy can't protest if mommy is taking care of mommy's children, you don't need to worry, Ronald, dad called earlier, he said your dad hasn't come home this week, because you still have to take care of the company, there's a new tender, he said."
"It's okay mom, Dad is like that, but Ronald knows dad loves me and Rey very much."
"Anyway, you have to keep your spirits up, there are mama and papa here, there are also Jelita, Danil and Rey, we will all always be there for you."
"Thank you ma, thank you Jelly." Ronald said sincerely.
"Yeah, but how come it's Jelly?"
"Well, Rey doesn't call you Jeli. Why can't you sister?"
Jelita hit Ronald's arm in annoyance, while Ronald laughed at the annoyance of his adopted sister who was still hitting Ronald.
The mother just shook her head looking at her two children who got along and loved each other.