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A world where humans live on Earth filled with tragedy, war, love, and misery, all of which will eventually end in death. Among the countless humans, in the smallest corner, there is a young woman who has witnessed numerous tragedies and cruel people.
The name of this petite girl is Alivia Zahra,
a girl with a sweet face and a mole in the middle of her eyebrow. Let's just call her Alivia.
When Alivia was young, just starting her first year of elementary school, her cheerful smile always lit up her face. Her beautiful appearance attracted many boys.
Everything began to change when Alivia turned eight. Her sweet smile gradually faded. Life, which was like a deep ravine, began to enter Alivia's life.
It started suddenly when a seventeen year old boy approached Alivia. Yes, the young man's name was Fathur Abdi, or Abdi for short. Abdi was a tall and fairly handsome young man.
Alivia, on the other hand, was a very innocent girl and a bright student. She was always in the top three in her class.
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"The semester exams were over, and the results had been announced.
Alivia ranked third in her school. As usual, she was very happy, even though she didn't come first. Despite that, Alivia's parents were very grateful for whatever she achieved. They continued to support her education.
The holidays had arrived, and Alivia was enjoying her time off from studying and school. She would occasionally help her parents by cleaning the house or going to the garden.
Back to the scene with Abdi in this episode. Abdi is a close friend of Alivia's uncle, Abdullah. Alivia really likes to play at her uncle's place.
Knock...knock... "Assalamualaikum, Uncle," said Alivia.
"Waalaikumussalam, oh, Alivia, come in," said Uncle Abdullah while opening the door.
"Hey, Alivia, come have lunch with us. Aunt just made sweet and sour chicken. You should try it," said Aunt Astrid, who was Uncle's wife.
"Mmm, it tastes so good, Aunt. Thank you, Aunt Astrid," said Alivia, enjoying her food.
Suddenly...
Knock...knock... "Assalamualaikum," said a man standing at the front door of Uncle Abdullah's house.
"Waalaikumussalam, wait a minute," said Uncle Abdullah, hurrying to the front.
"Hey, Abdi, come in," said Uncle.
"Uh, no need, bro. I just wanted to tell you that there's a gathering at Ar-Raudah Mosque tomorrow. Do you want to come, bro?" asked Abdi.
"Uh, yeah, bro, of course I'll go, and I'll bring my niece too, hehe," said Uncle.
"Oh, you have a niece? I didn't know that, hehe," said Abdi with a chuckle.
Then Uncle invited Abdi to join them for lunch, and finally, Abdi went inside. As he reached the kitchen door, creak...creak... Abdi was startled to see a little girl, only eight years old, sitting there with a sweet smile, eating sweet and sour chicken.
"Hey, Abdi, sit down. Aunt made sweet and sour chicken. You love this dish, right?" said Aunt Astrid.
"Oh, thank you, Aunt," said Abdi, staring at the little girl in front of him.