EL NATH (Glorious Regrets)
Chapter 21 Mama Allow

"That afternoon, when Brother Zoy asked me to deliver the keys to the house to his house, I was caught in the rain and could not go home until nightfall." Nath looked down again.

"I heard Tiara crying, brother. I'm afraid something's going on and I'm trying to get into her room." Nath looked at Bi trying to convince her brother that what she said was the truth.

"I saw him drinking alcohol. He's drunk, brother."

The star rounded his eyes in disbelief. He could not believe that the Tiara he knew as a good girl drank alcohol.

"I took the drink from him, and I drank." Nath breathed a heavy sigh.

"Everything just happened, brother. I did it consciously even though I drank." He nodded, his eyes blank forward.

"Then about pregnancy?" ask the stars. "When did you know?"

"That night, when I was flattening food at my sister's 7th monthly show, I didn't find Tiara at Zoy's sister's house."

"I'm stepping on a tespack with two big red lines."

Bi listened well without wanting to interrupt or judge Nath.

"I knew it must have belonged to Tiara." Nath wiped his tears. "I went straight to her parents' house."

"just really. Tiara was home that afternoon. And I was shocked to death when her parents told her that she was going to the station to leave for Jogja."

Bi was surprised amazingly. "So, you went to Jogja with him?"

Nath looked at her while nodding. "I'm afraid he's there to abors* sis," said Nath.

Also true. He used to go there because he intended to abors*.

"I looked for him at the station, but did not find him. Fortunately, I bought a ticket, brother. And when the train was about to leave I saw it go into one of the carriages."

"I'm finally coming with him to Jogja."

"Did he want to abors*?"

Nath shakes. "School friends are married, brother. And he's invited."

"He may also need to entertain himself, brother. A month, he doesn't want to see me. He doesn't want to discuss our problems."

"For that I dare not tell mama papa and you. I'm afraid forcing responsibility and marrying her makes her even more unhappy sis."

"Where do I know one thing." Nath looked at Bi. "Me and him love that baby. She and I agreed to continue the pregnancy and give the whole family to our son."

The star breathed a sigh of relief.

"That night, I wanted to talk, brother. But I was afraid of making a fuss and causing everyone to not be able to sleep well."

"When did you just get back from Jogja?"

Nat nodded. "Esoknya even Zoya's brother entered the hospital. I kept delaying to talk, Brother. Because your time and mind are still focused on Brother Zoy and baby Zi."

The star stroked Nath's shoulder. He knew the heavy burden that his brother was carrying. Nath remains gentle and tries to solve his problems, only the time is not right.

"And this afternoon, someone named Reyfan came. The man that Tiara didn't love but forced to marry her."

Bi rounded his eyes. This is the first time he has heard of Reyfan.

"The man was angry when Tiara said she was pregnant with my son. We fought until Reyfan pushed Tiara and he got hit by a car."

The star pulled Nath in his arms. "So it wasn't you who caused Tiara harm, Nath?"

Nath shakes. "Our son is no more, Brother," he cried in the arms of the Star.

"Seekly, Nath, " whispered the Star. "God must have another plan behind this."

"Nr ...." Nath pulled away from Bi's embrace. "Don't see Tiara, brother, tomorrow. Tell me how it is. Because I don't know until when Papa won't let me see him."

The stars wiped Nath's tears. "Surely, Nath." Bi nodded slowly.

"You're going to marry her anyway?"

Nath nodded. "I have to keep my responsibility, brother."

"You love her?" Nath was silent and did not answer. All this time his goal to marry Tiara was only as a guilt-redeemer and as a form of accountability.

"Then Reyfan? What if he keeps moving forward?"

Nath shrugged his shoulders. "The decision is with Tiara kak."

"You're sorry, Nath?" ask Bi.

Nath nodded steadily. "But I can't be a coward, brother."

The star smiled and re-embraced Nath. "You're great, Nath. Dare to be responsible and bear all the risks."

Meanwhile, behind the door not far from the place of the Star and Nath, there were four pairs of eyes that saw them. Yes, Rion, Nair, Lintang and Akhtar.

Currently the face of Lintang has been flooded with tears. Akhtar took him to the room leaving Rion and Nair.

"Maas ...."

Akhtar again pulled Lintang in an embrace. "Calm down, Lin."

"We forget about Nath, Mas," he said softly.

"We know he's in trouble, but we just let him go and don't embrace him."

"Lin, listen, honey!" Akhtar cupped Lintang's face with his palm.

"We did that, not because we forgot him, but we trusted him too much. We believe he'll be fine. We believe he's capable of going through all of this."

"He's my son, Lin. How could I forget it?" The look of their eyes met.

"Nath made a mistake, Mas. And you threw him out. He must feel banished, Mas."

"I know he's wrong, Lin. And I told him to go home, not without reason."

"I'm worried, Ezra keeps hitting him if he's still there. I'm afraid Tiara's parents are getting more and more emotionally ignited because of her presence. I'm afraid things are getting hotter before we fix them."

Akhtar wiped off the tears of Lintang. "Our mistake is quite so, dear."

"That's when you had the wrong attitude to Bi, Zoya and Rion first."

"You silenced our children. And now it can't happen again."

"We embrace Nath, yes." Latitude nodded. And the warm embrace of her husband is the best medicine to relieve her anxiety.

"Mas, how will Nath and Tiara's household be? Nath hasn't worked yet and they don't seem to love each other?"

"That's our duty and responsibility, dear. Meet their needs and cultivate love among them."

She looked at her husband. "Thank you papa best."

"Together the greatest wife."

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Ccleks...

Almost midnight, Lintang went into the room of two of his bachelor children. He smiled seeing the twins in cocoa clothes, sarongs and coffee were sitting cross-legged on the prayer mat.

The latitude went inside and instantly got a warm embrace from the two. Nath's eyes began to glaze over. "Maaa...."

Lintang sat on the floor and Nath prostrated himself on his lap. Nair, he's sitting on his mother's shoulder.

"Nath!" The latitude stroked his son's head.

"Nath's sorry?"

Nath raised his face and nodded many times. "Yes, ma..."

"I'm sorry that mom paid less attention to you two." He looked at Nath and Nair in turn. And his two sons immediately embraced him.

"Nath, mama knows, fighting nafs* is hard, son. And you've failed."

"So, in the future, learn to control it. It's not mama or Nair who can, it's you."

"And make this a lesson to you, Nair."

"God willing, Ma."

Nath nodded. "Sorry to disappoint mom and dad."

Latitude smile. "But you're proud, your son understands the meaning of responsibility."

"Proud mom, you don't want to commit a greater sin by abusing that fetus. Although God finally took them back in His way."

Silent....

"Ma ... please allow Nath to marry Tiara."

"Mom allow it, dear. Learn to accept and love her."

Nath doesn't know Ma, Nath can or doesn't. But Nath will try.

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Tomorrow, sweet week 😍

We'll meet Nath ama Tiara ya 😀

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