Rifqo, smiled at the figure he met last night. Then, the man got off his motorbike and approached the figure of Abyan, who that afternoon without news suddenly appeared in front of Alma's house. After that, Rifqo kindly reached out to invite him to shake hands, only at that time Abyan did not respond to Rifqo who by that time had already reached out but ended by patting Abyan's shoulder as the first form of greeting, and fortunately there was not the slightest look of annoyance that radiated from Rifqo's face even though Abyan was clearly ignoring it.
"Don't be angry with Alma anymore, I forced her to go home together because I was worried that she would get rained on the street if I let her go home alone" Rifqo said, trying to tell Abyan first because he was sure that last night's events not end immediately when he came home, but it continues to be a problem only Rifqo can't guess what it will end up like.
"Aren't you ashamed invite a woman who is already someone else's lover to come home with you ? what do you think, are you doing all this on purpose to mess up my relationship with Alma or what ? honestly I don't like seeing you always trying to be close to her" Abyan said, turning to look at Rifqo.
Calmly, Rifqo smiled as he lowered his head. Hearing Abyan's statement that he is Alma's lover managed to make the man feel nervous for a few seconds. Because, even though at that time Rifqo admitted that he had love for Alma but there was no status he had with Alma except friendship.
"Maybe, you can be his lover because of you match-making with Alma, but have you ever asked how he really feels about you ? Aren't you worried if she accepts you just because she has to respect his parents' request ? I'm talking like this because I honestly feel like I know her better than you" said Rifqo, very calmly while looking Abyan right in the eye.
"Rifqo …"
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Together with Alma who at that time called Rifqo's name meant to warn the man not to talk too much with Abyan, suddenly without saying anything Abyan immediately hit Rifqo until the man fell. Seeing that, for a moment everyone was silent, but a moment later Rifqo immediately rose from his position while cleaning the blood that was coming out of the corner of his lips because of the act of Abyan who had just hit him.
"If you really want Alma, let's fight together, because as long as you haven't dropped a proposal for her then I'm still legitimate to fight for it too, believe me Alma is a special person for me, so to fight for people who I consider special I will never play games" Rifqo said, when he was standing opposite Abyan.
"Qo, okay you're home, then immediately treat the wound, don't forget" said Alma, trying to mediate between them, while gently pushing Rifqo's chest and slowly managed to make Rifqo's body take a few steps back.
"You are nothing compared to me, so don't act like you're the winner, because after all Alma is only meant for me, go now because I'm sure when Alma's parents are here, it's clear they will prefer me to be Alma's future husband than you" Abyan said, while looking at Rifqo with a condescending look.
"Alright, go home" Alma said, looking at Rifqo with a pleading look and the man nodded slowly.
After that, Rifqo chose to say goodbye. Leaving Abyan and Alma still standing in front of the house. After riding his motorbike, Rifqo still looked at them through the rearview mirror of his motorbike, until they were completely out of sight before Rifqo drove his motorbike faster.
"I want to take you out to talk about yesterday's and today's problems, I have also obtained permission from your father, so be prepared" said Abyan, after a moment of silence.
Alma just nodded his head in response. Then, the woman walked into the house, because before leaving she intended to give Ulma the hearing aid that she had just bought. However, just entering the house, the girl was silent for a while, staring at the figure of her younger sister who was again helpless to accept her mother's anger, for reasons of not knowing why.
"What's wrong with Mommy, Why did scolding Ulma have to be that harsh" asked Alma, then quickly helped Ulma up, with her dirty looking clothes.
"You see, because of her, Mommy skin is itchy, she can never be trusted, does she really not know if Mommy is allergic to shrimp? Mommy told me to cook beef meatballs, she even cooked shrimp meatballs, so itchy - itchy Mommy's body" said Mommy Santi, while occasionally scratching her body, because women with the status of their mothers are allergic to shrimp.
"Then why the Ulama? Mom gave it all to her ?" Alma asked, while looking at Ulma whose clothes were dirty and her lips were dirty too.
"Yes, so that she knows the taste, Mommy forces her to eat it with all the gravy too" said Mommy Santi, as she walked to the living room.
Remember if his younger sister also has the same allergy as his mother, Alma looked at her younger sister's figure carefully trying to confirm her condition. because for the allergy problem she feels, Ulma is different from her mother even though they have allergies to the same type of food. If her mother only experiences itching, but Ulma will feel dizzy and sometimes even short of breath.
"Ulma ? are you okay, how do you feel ?" asked Alma, looking at her younger sister who was silent at that time and looking directly at Alma's lips. because if you can't hear directly what other people say to her, so looking at the other person's lips was the way Ulma used to know what they were saying.
"I'm fine, maybe now the allergy is gone from me Sis, I'm going to the bathroom first, I want to clean up" she said, leaving Alma who was still worried about his younger sister.
However, from a physical point of view. His younger sister does look normal, she doesn't look dizzy let alone short of breath. Thus, Alma chose to let her go clean herself first, seeing as that time her clothes did look really dirty. So, while waiting for Ulma the girl approached her mother first, who by then had gone to the living room.
"How about going tomorrow? Coincidentally tomorrow I'm not going anywhere" Alma said, trying to ask the man for understanding.
"Yes it's okay Al, it's better now let's take Mommy and your younger sister to the hospital, if they really have the same allergy, I'm afraid something will happen to them" said Abyan, who at that time was also worried about Mommy Santi's condition as his future mother-in-law.
Alma, nodded his head as a sign of approval to the man, then she went to call his younger sister because at that time Alma was still not too sure that her younger sister condition was really okay like as her eyes saw or not. However, when Alma was about to open the door to his room it was locked from the inside, and at that moment Alma felt useless if she kept calling his younger sister, because Alma was sure, Ulma was just deliberately pretending not to hear it.
So, Alma decided to take her mother to the hospital first so that she could be treated immediately and her condition wasn't too bad. Because if it's late for her mother to get treatment, it's certain that Ulma will be affected again.
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Dizziness, nausea, and chest that feels a little sore, that's how Ulma feels, but at that time she tried to hide it from Alma because she was afraid that his older sister would be worried about her. Moreover, Ulma realized that she had already made his mother suffer a relapse so she didn't want to bother them anymore.
In fact, previously she accidentally made shrimp meatballs, because when his mother asked her to make meatballs, it turned out that the stock at his house ran out. However, Ulma also had time to tell her mother, if the meatballs had run out and only shrimp meatballs were left. At that time, his mother replied that just cook the existing meatballs. In addition, at that time Ulma also forgot that her mother had the same allergy as her, so without the slightest hesitation she immediately gave the meatballs to her mother.
Sleep, is the way Ulma does after she cleans himself. Hope that after she wakes up she won't be dizzy, nauseous and short of breath anymore. Maybe, that's how Ulma healed himself, because she realized that no one cared about her other than his older sister and housemaid.
"Dad, Mom, I love you guys, I hope sleep this time I dream of you again" she muttered, before she actually closed his eyes to fall into a deep sleep.
Dreaming of his father and mother, is Ulma's only wish, because only in dreams she can see them smiling without any anger. So, every time she goes to sleep, the prayer she never forgets to extend is a meeting with his parents in a dream world who actually lives so close to her.
Meanwhile, at the hospital after doing an examination. The doctor suggested Mommy Santi to be hospitalized for one night. Because the allergies experienced by Mommy are sick, the woman's skin has severe bumps. After being informed that Firman also came to see his wife's condition, the man came with the anxiety he had felt since receiving a phone call from Alma.
"Why eat shrimp meatballs ? forget that you have a shrimp allergy ?" asked Firman, while looking at his wife with a worried feeling.
"Ulma, she made me prawn meatballs Dad, she must be deliberately trying to make me like this Dad, especially when there was no one at home, maybe she intends to kill me" said Mommy Santi, putting on a sad face.
"That kid, always acting up, when did she make our lives much calmer" said Firman, with anger clearly visible on his face.
Looking at her father, Alma already felt sure all of this would happen, where Ulma will again be the most to blame. Even though Alma is sure that his twin sister will not intend to harm his mother even in the slightest, Alma knows that Ulma loves and loves his parents very much.
"Ulma, how can you still have such great love for our parents when they themselves never give the love you expect ?" asked Alma, when she was deliberately playing in Ulma's room when the girl was reading an astronomy book which Alma remembered that she had bought it at Ulma's wish as a birthday present from her.
"There is no reason why I have to love mama and papa Sis, because they took care of me and raised me until this very second, they have no reason" said Alma, smiling after taking her eyes off the book she was in her lap.
"Right now, I just want them to always be healthy, that way I hope they can live long and one day there will be a day where they will show their affection and love for me" she continued, then refocusing his eyes on the book.
A piece of conversation that she had with Ulma, always managed to make Alma's heart feel touched. In fact, just getting a goodnight kiss or farewell, hugging, or sleeping together with his parents had become something commonplace even felt familiar to Alma, but actually it was something Ulma dreamed of.