Lailatulqadar (Song of Missing For Fathers)
Chapter 41

The sound of knocking on the door was heard repeatedly, Mira grew lazy from her seat. He who was busy watching television that afternoon as if he did not want to be disturbed by just a guest who came out there.

Before opening the door Mira had a peek first through the main room window, see who was visiting her house in the afternoon like this. While the others were busy preparing the iftar meal, this was a visit to her house, Mira thought with annoyance.

"Well!" Mira rounded her eyes while covering her mouth with one hand.

Sharif is out there. Soon the woman opened the door of the house with lightning speed.

"Shearif? Tumben came here, what's up?" ask Mira. His mind began to guess if Sharif came to his house to give monthly money to his two children.

"Where's Handoko?" Sharif asked back.

"Oh he hasn't come home yet, at least in a moment. Want to wait for him to come home?" Mira glanced at a glance at the wall clock displayed on one of the walls of the main room.

"I'm waiting outside. She's not going home long?"

"No, in five or ten minutes he came" replied Mira as she walked out and let Sharif sit on the porch.

"If you can tell, what are my husband's needs? Does it have anything to do with Laila and Qadar?" ask Mira curiously.

"I want Handoko to return them to the village, so that my life and my family are calm. During their time in this city, I had a lot of fights with my wife" Sharif explained.

"I'm the same as them. I also fought with my husband a lot because of your son!" mutter Mira with conical mouth.

"So we're both bothered by their existence? If so persuade your husband to return them to the village," Syarif said provoking.

"Didn't you love them? They're your children, your real children." Mira stared iris, although she did not like the existence of Laila and Qadar who live hitchhiking in her house but that does not mean justifying the attitude of Sharif. It should be Sharif who took the two children away from his home.

"It's not that I don't love, it's just that I don't want their existence to disturb my family's peace. I can send them money every month, the important thing is that they no longer show up in front of Restu and Ambar."

Mira mangosteen heard Sharif's explanation.

"Who is disturbing my family? My life and Qadar here have calmed down and no longer expect the existence of father. Me and my brother never intended to destroy my father's household." Suddenly Laila came, she had just returned home after selling the gospel.

The two adults turned their heads towards Laila who was now starting to walk closer.

"But as long as you're here, Restu keeps asking dad to take you home. You can't because your wife won't let you. You know, there dad also just hitchhiking life with dad's wife. Shame if you have to bring you what else without his permission, "said Sharif.

Instantly Handoko's car appeared stopped in front of the house. Handoko came down when she saw Sharif in her house.

"What's this?" ask Handoko.

"This is how Syarif wants you to return the children to the village." Mira represents Sharif answering Handoko's question.

"Why didn't you tell him I couldn't get them back there? I'm not going to trouble this guy enough for his kids anyway" Handoko said angrily.

"You better get out of here, just take care of your life with your family! There is no need to feel hindered or disturbed by the existence of Laila and Qadar. They're not your kids anymore, just think of it. Their lives are comfortable here, so you don't have to show yourself in front of us!" handoko.

Sharif smiled wryly, he soon passed from before them.

After Syarif's car drove away, Handoko rushed to invite Mira and Laila into the house.

"Today I have good news. I went up in office and my salary has definitely gone up. I think God has made it easy for our families, with the existence of Laila and Qadar our finances are even easier and smoother. Do you think so Mira?" handoko.

Mira just bends her face not answering anything.

"If you still think Laila is the same Qadar is only a hassle to us, then throw away your mind. You see how much Laila's worth all this time helping you sell a notch without complaining though, helping you with homework, she never contradicted your words. What's wrong and what's wrong with this kid? You should be grateful that Laila is here, she can ease your work." Handoko advised his wife to be aware that her bad attitude towards Laila had been wrong.

Mira was silent. His finances have recently improved like never before.

"Each child carries his own rezeky. In the rezeky that we get there is also their rezeky in it. I know you are a good wife, willing to help the family finances help her husband make a living to be able to meet our daily lives. I'm so grateful for that, and I'm just asking for one. Accept Laila and Qadar well, consider them your children too" Handoko said.

Mira digested Handoko's speech just now. During this time Mira is more relaxed because the homework is helped by Laila not to mention the sales that sell every day. It might be true what her husband said if the existence of Laila and Qadar brought rezeky to her family.

"Yes, I'm sorry that I've been acting so badly with Laila. Sorry aunt, Laila." Mira embraces Laila carrying the girl in her arms.

"Laila who apologized for having a lot of trouble with Uncle. " Laila shed tears.

"Auntie knows Laila helped auntie because Laila had considered aunt as a substitute mother for Laila, so whatever Laila did was solely to be devoted to aunt," he continued sobbing.

"No boy, don't cry. If you cry aunty also so cry, aunt should be able to feel your current position because aunt also used to be in the same position as you, it's just that the aunt stayed away by the aunt's father because he died since the little aunt. Forgive aunt," said Mira while wiping away the tears that suddenly flowed profusely feeling a lot of regret that suffocated the chest.

"Alhamdulillah. Thanks Mira, you can finally accept Laila and Qadar. As a gift I love you!" Handoko took out a golden necklace from her bag making Mira round her eyes in surprise.

"Are you serious?"

"Seriously lah! I've got THR from the office, it's a gift necklace for you because I've been willing to accept my niece to stay here and have been a good wife who has always helped my finances all this time," handoko.

"Thank you!" Mira receives the necklace from Handoko's hand.

"Want Laila help put on her necklace?" laila.

"Can." Smile expands on Mira's lips, she is also happily surprised to receive a gift from her husband.

"Well the money I've transferred to your account, make shopping for clothes Lebaran the same for food, cake or whatever is up to you. Just don't forget to buy Laila and Qadar new clothes, too" Handoko said.

"Of course I bought it. From now on Laila and Qadar are my children." Mira again put her arm around Laila's shoulder.

Instantly Dita went out of the room to hear their chatter.

"What's up? Lebarannya has not been sorry-sorry," said Dita casually.

"No need to wait for a pardon." Handoko reminded her daughter.

"From now on you also have a lot to learn from Laila. Help your mother if you bother, see Laila has no mother. Try to position yourself as Laila, can you be strong like her?" handoko said advising her son.

"It's different, I swear what mom died?" ketus Dita's.

"That's not what it means." Handoko shook her head to see the behavior of her daughter.

"Let me talk to him later. I was too pampering Dita, it was my fault" said Mira.

"Yes, open it up, prepare food, let's open it together." Handoko moved from there to the room to clean up.

"We, please prepare food for breaking the fast." Mira this time told Dita her daughter.

"Laila, you take a shower first. You must be tired of going home from the sale" Mira told Laila.

"Yes Bi." Laila stepped into her room.

Dita lazily obeyed the orders of her mother was preparing food for breaking the fast.

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