Dara Manisku
The story of Mama Dara

The night is getting late, Dery still speaks familiarly to Mama Dara in her inpatient room.

Mama Dara felt something when since she first met Dery in the ICU room at that time.

But Mama Dara is not sure as well until now, about the feelings of her mother who feels that Dery is her son.

"Is this just my feeling, is this Dery what my ex-husband meant? Ask Mama Dara in your heart.

While Dara and Axel were busy chatting until when Axel began to ask Dara.

"May I ask you something Dara?" axel.

"Well, what's up Xel?" replied Dara who was leaning on the sofa while closing her eyes.

"May I see your face, isn't it now safe from pursuing Tiger Dar's gang?" Axel Pinta.

Hearing Axel's request, Dara got up from her relaxed position, and looked at Axel.

"It's safe, but...".Dara replied stalled, she remembered Ihsan's message and Ustadzah's message.

"Never open it until any time!"Ihsan's message was to Dara.

"This is a sunnah, worth worshiping, so keep it son!" Ummi's message to Dara while touching the veil Dara was wearing.

"I can't Axel, sorry.sorry!". Dara refused Axel's request without explanation.

"But why is Dara, before we're all right, you're so comfortable near me despite not wearing that cover?" Axel asked, demanding that Dara explain the reason.

"Axel, if days change so quickly from night to day, then why can't I change for the better?" Dara answered trying to change Axel's mindset about her.

"Axel, I know this is not my change that you can easily accept, but I want you to support me!" Dara pleads for Axel's understanding.

Axel listens, hoping to understand Dara, by trying to get into Dara's words.

"At first it was all because I was afraid of getting caught by Tiger's gang, but the more days, I felt protected, I felt appreciated, respected by this Niqob, he said, I feel like I deserve to be called a Muslim woman". Dara Obviously.

"And ever since I learned so much about Islam in the cottage, I've been more and more convinced it's my way of life, and I feel a sense of tranquility". Dara lowered her head, so pervasive the meaning of a veil for her.

"Do you understand what I mean Axel?" Dara hopes Axel can understand what Dara has revealed.

Axel sighed, feeling heavy, yet he appreciated Dara's decision.

"Yes I understand, and I appreciate your decision Dara, just that I feel a little foreign to the veil you're wearing, not used to it, sorry am I?" Axel.

"Sorry again, because it has asked you to take off the veil for me, I do not understand about the veil, just understand me!" Axel said again full of regrets.

"You want to forgive me, don't you, Dara?" Axel asked worriedly.

Dara was silent, as if she was beginning to see a wall blocking her friendship with Axel. Even so Dara still understand Axel.

"I can't believe Dery was familiar with my mom". Dara switched her conversation with Axel. She saw her Mama smiling while talking to Dery.

Axel was silent, felt hanging his chatter with Dara, because Dara had not yet replied to his apology.

Dara got up from the sofa and approached Dery.

"What's the chat, how exciting is it?" Dara.

Mom smiled and so did Dery.

"Your mama told me back when you were a little angry when you called fat neighbors, hahaha!" Dery answered with a laugh.

"iii... Mama's got the stories, I'm so fucked up!" Answer Dara.

Mama Dara laughs happily teasing Dara.

"You're funny it was his childhood!"Dery

"Yes, Dara was 2 years old, so fat, so tiny, her hair was long, hehehe!" Mama Dara recalls Dara's childhood.

"If her brother used to be fat too like her to eat chocolate to messy eating, hahaha!" Said Mama Dara keceplosan recounting her brother Dara's childhood.

"Sister?" Ask Dery

"Oh Dara has a sister?"ask Dery again.

Mama Dara was shocked, only to realize what she had just said. In a panic Mama Dara wanted to explain, but Dara hurriedly answered him.

"Yes, I have an older brother, but I don't know where, said Mama, my older brother was taken away with Dad!" Said Dara honestly.

"Deg!" dara's response shocked Dery and Mama Dara.

Axel watched from the sofa.

Among the awkwardness of the four of them came the nurse.

"Mom's night, uh haven't slept, it's been 11pm, well I check first his blood pressure yes ma'am". Say Sister kindly.

Dery retreated backwards, and Dara stood beside her Mama.

"How's Sister, her blood pressure is normal right?" Ask Dara to the Sister.

"Well, the mother's condition is getting better, her blood pressure is good normal, and tomorrow you want to check again the former surgery is the same Doctor!" Answer Sister

Then the nurse enveloped Mama Dara and confirmed the position of her bed.

"Now rest, Mom!" Pinta Sisters.

Axel got up from the sofa and said.

"Mama Dara should sleep, don't talk!" Axel said while looking at Dery.

Then Axel stepped out of the room.

"Where are you Xel?" Ask Dara

"You can make coffee!" Axel answered briefly.

"Can I come?" ask Dery

Axel turned to look at Dery, giving the code to let Dery out first with his wheelchair.

"Mama Dara I'm out first yeah, hungry!" Reveal Dery while smiling holding his stomach that has sounded.

"Yes, good-bye!" Dara replied with a smile hearing Dery's stomach.

"What do you want to nitip Dar?" axel asked Dara.

"Nothing, thank you!" Answer Dara.

Then Dery came out of the nursery with Axel.

"Why did you answer Dery's question about your brother like that?" Ask Mama Dara.

"Why is Ma?" Ask Dara

"And it's true, my mom used to say that my sister was taken away by my dad!" Said Dara while opening her veil and sitting beside her Mama's bed.

Mama holds Dara's hand feeling guilty.

"It's not really the story". Mama Dara answered with teary eyes.

Her tears began to drip.

"Why is Mama sad?" Ask Dara while wiping her Mama's tears.

"Here, Dara doesn't want Mama to be sad, Dara doesn't care about the past, whether it's about Sister or Dad, I just want Mama to be happy!" Firmly Dara while holding her Mama's hand tightly.

"Yes sleep now, I read the Qur'an". Said Dara while taking her small Qur'an from inside the bag.

Mama Dara finally decided not to tell me anything more. He just stared at Dara proudly, the daughter of a murderer able to get through life just fine.

When Dara was reading the Qur'an, Mama Dara listened with her eyes closed, reflecting on her bitter story with her abusive and grumpy husband.

Every night her husband came home drunk.

"Aren't you cape living poor huh!" Bery's husband Mama Dara.

The two of them since getting married young hitchhiking live in the house of the richest man in the village.

Early in the morning Mama Dara worked as a farm worker who took care of the rice fields of the rich man.

While her husband worked in the rich man's milk factory as well.

The rich man's life is increasingly visible when he marries a girl who owns the largest boarding school in his village.

Mama Dara was very kind to her master, making her master trust her very much. All the needs of the marriage were handed over to Mama Dara at that time.

Mama Dara had breathed a sigh of relief when she was invited to move by her master to the city of Surabaya.

Until finally the richest couple had children. It was Mama Dara who took care of the sultan's son.

While Bery, he lived in a milk factory. By all means Bery tried to catch up with his wife to the city of Surabaya.

His efforts paid off, finally Bery can live with his wife in his master's house in the city.

They began to live as a couple for a few months. Mama Dara finally conceives her first child.

Mama Dara's happy years begin to feel, she hopes her husband won't change.

But when Mama Dara was pregnant with her second child, Bery began to get drunk again since hanging out with Zack thugs drug suppliers.

Until that terrible night comes, a nightmare that Mama Dara will never forget.

Bery and Zack killed his master and his wife. At the time, Mama Dara was pregnant.

While enduring her abdominal pain, Mama Dara ran to hide her master's son and Dery in a warehouse.

"You guys don't go anywhere, stay in here until I open the door, you know!" Mama Dara said at that time to two plain little boys.

The little boy looked at Mama Dara, they could only nod and go play with his cars in the warehouse.

"Dorr!".. "Dorr!".."Dorr!" gunshots were heard from inside the mansion.

The sound of the gunshot was still clearly heard in Mama Dara's ear.

Dara stopped his recitation of the Qur'an and placed the scripture on the table. "Mama...Mama's okay?" Tanya Dara looked at her mother who suddenly shivered in fear.

"Well.hugs Mama son, please hug mama!" Mama Dara answered while widening her hands on Dara.

Dara hugged her mother.

"You calm down, what do you feel, is anyone sick?" Dara said as she rubbed her mother's back gently.