Dumped for Pregnant Girls
You Raise Me Up

It was late, but Refano had not yet returned home after being asked by his mother-in-law to drive Saskia home.

Once again Zafira glanced at the clockwork that had shown at 1 am, but there was no sign of Refano going home. I don't know where her husband really is, Zafira really doesn't know. Zafira had tried to contact him, but his call had not been lifted.

Refano often ignored him, but when he contacted let alone many times like this, he usually still picked it up. In addition, as long as they were married, Refano never did not return home. He did not come home, only when they were married. For a whole week after marriage, she chose not to go home, but to stay in a hotel room. But after that, he always went home.

But tonight, for the first time after marriage, Refano not only could not be contacted, but also did not go home even though the clock was showing at 3 am. Instead of Zafira confused to think about it, he then chose to take ablution water to perform night prayers. In prostration, Zafira begged to be given guidance and a way out of every problem. Begging to be given the best way, both for himself and for his children.

After finishing the evening prayer, Zafira who had completely lost his drowsiness then took Kalamullah and read it until the dawn of the prayer. Then he continued his activities by carrying out his duties as a Muslim.

Right at 7, finally the sound of Refano cars was heard entering the yard of the house. Zafira who had been preparing to take Regina to school was just greeting Refano without much question where he was last night. From the look of Refano and his scent Zafira can guess that the man was drunk last night, but after sleeping where? As Refano turned his body inside the house, Zafira caught something. Something that made him angry. I don't know what that guy did last night. The elimination of all prejudice and suspicion.

'Sabar Zafira's. A little more, a little more, just hang on a little more. Just a little more.'

Zafira clenched her hands tightly then rushed away from the house to Regina's school.

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The day that Regina had been waiting for had arrived, Regina looked so beautiful and graceful in a sky blue dress. Her hair was parsed with a small ribbon on the left side of her hair.

One by one the children who were asked to fill out the show went up on stage and performed their best performances. Until soon Regina's turn, he seemed to wander around looking for the whereabouts of his father who never came. Regina smiled, but her eyes implied disappointment, Zafira knew that.

"Why don't you come, ma?" regina's chirps suddenly made Zafira's tongue faint.

"I'm sorry, son. Papa may ... "

"Busy?" cut Regina who has been very memorized by the sentence of the mother if she asks the whereabouts of the father.

"I'm sorry, son. Papa is really busy. Papa left last night out of town and didn't know when to go home. But the important thing is that there is a mama, mama will always be there for Regi and Refi," said Zafira softly embraced by the princess even with disappointed eyes.

"Sister Legi don't be sad, there will be Lefi. Bialin aja papa nothing important there mama with Lefi," continued Refina made Regina smile broadly.

This disappointment will probably be a disappointment for the last time. Not only adults, children can be disappointed, hurt, and hurt, even vengeful. Refano never thought, a child can be disappointed and hurt if he constantly ignored. Do not blame the child if he later becomes resentful of parents because sometimes parents are the ones who make a child hate them. Abandonment, no matter, makes them hurt to heartache. Eventually, they became numb. The affection was gone by a deep hatred of the scar called abandonment, something that Refano might regret later on.

Finally, Regina's name was called. Regina gracefully went up on stage. He immediately took the mic handed over by the MC. First of all, he greeted the audience with a smile. Then followed by a speech that he gave specifically to the mother.

"This song is Regina's offering to mama," he said, making Zafira could not help but smile full-hatu.

Shortly after, the music was heard. All were silent, wanting to listen to the little girl sing an old song that had deep meaning. Josh Groban is You Raise Me Up

Slowly, Regina's melodious voice made the audience hold their breaths and begin to drift. Plus the right expression and articulation made everyone gobsmacked.

When I am down, and, oh, my soul, so weary

When problems come, and my heart burned be

When problems come, and my heart is burdened

Then, I am still and wait here in the silence

Then, I fell silent and waited here in silence

Until you come and sit awesome with me

Until you come and sit with me

You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains

You encouraged me, so that I could stand on the mountain

You raise me up to walk on stormy seas

You encouraged me to walk across the stormy sea

I am strong when I am on your shoulders

I'm strong when I lean on your shoulder

You raise me up to more than I can be

You encouraged me to do more than I could have imagined

Regina's teary expression, making the audience was powerless to join. So did Zafira who could not shed tears. Every verse spoken seemed to imply his sadness all along because of the father's neglect and there was only Zafira who strengthened him, always faithful by his side, being his patron, his encouragement.

Until the moment the song ended, all the audience stood up while clapping their hands expressing admiration for the little girl whose eyes had been soaked by tears.

Zafira then stood up while holding Refina and ran towards the stage to hug her little daughter. The three then hugged while shedding tears. All the spectators were moved even by the tears that came to see the little family. Because the absence of the father made everyone guess they were sad because they only lived three, he said, without a man who had the title of a father or rather they thought Regina was an orphan so he felt proud to still have a mother who always strengthened him, making it a backrest, he said, and encouragement in doing everything.

The admiration for Zafira also flowed because he was considered to have succeeded in raising and educating his children well. Especially when they know Regina is one of the brightest students at the school even though she still sits in the 1st grade.

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Greetings to great mothers who are loyal readers of othor's works. The author's story is strong woman! Although at the beginning there were a few teemhek-mehek, rest assured, it won't be long!

...HAPPY READING 🥰🥰🥰...