A SPECK OF LIGHT (Handle of Good-Loving Love)
54. Mom, why is this?

Mentari's body suddenly nervously sat next to Reza in front of her mother. Like the defendant who wanted to be judged.

"Mom, I will take responsibility for the life of Mentari and our son" Reza said firmly.

"What responsibility?" mother Lia asked flatly to make Reza and Mentari swallow the saliva.

Reza sighed before answering. "What kind of responsibility do you want me to have?"

Reza and Lia's mother looked at each other before Reza looked down. Not out of fear but he did not want to be a heated debate.

"How about I ask you to marry Mentari."

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Reza and Mentari looked at each other and then Mentari shook his head. While Reza made gamang by Mother Lia's speech. Indeed his desire is to live with Mentari also his son but that does not mean making his woman his second wife.

"Isn't it unfair for Mentari to be second, Mom?" ask Reza.

"That means you don't want to be responsible. Mother only gives a choice, marry Mentari or never come to see Mentari and her child," said Ms. Lia firmly.

"Mom, don't be selfish. How can you make me willing to be an actor? what would I be if Reza's wife found out? enough to just be left behind when I was pregnant I suffered. No more anything else," Mentari's cry broke out after saying that.

Reza who regretted and always felt guilty could not stem the desire to embrace Mentari.

"I'm sorry, this marriage I was forced to do and I can't refuse Mom's request. You know my mom's sick, right?" reza said he told her how he asked to break up with Diana after reconnecting with the woman in his arms until the suicide.

"You're evil, Za. From the beginning I always made a mistress," Mentari's whistle in the middle of his sobs.

"Tari don't want to be a second wife, ma'am."

Mother Lia let out a long breath. "Think, nduk. It's not like Sinetron. You're no longer a girl and you're going to have children. It does not rule out the possibility that there will be other men to accept you but what about your son? as we know, widows have children not necessarily there are men like Soldiers who receive both of their wives' children. What if the guy just accepts you? do you want your son to be taken by Reza? and also not necessarily Reza's wife received your child," said Ms. Lia emotionlessly.

Hearing Mother Lia's explanation made the two break down a hug. It was as if digesting the speech of the middle-aged woman in front of them.

"Or do you want to stay unmarried and let your son never feel the affection of a father like you, Dari?"

Mentari's body stiffened then shook his head because he was so tormented never got the affection of a father. As a child he continued to be bullied because he did not have a father that was still attached to him.

"I'm going to marry Mentari, Mom."

The sun snapped directly staring intently at Reza. "I haven't approved of it, Za. You don't think that social law is gonna break my mentality?"

"Okay, two more days you're getting married at Ustadz Zaki's house in the next hamlet to keep the neighbors unsuspecting and Sunday Mentari's 7th monthly event. You should come Reza."

Mentari semakkin was astonished by the mother's words that were considered to be strong by her.

"Mom, why is this?"

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