
The mother and child looked at each other for a moment and then both drew smiles for their success in provoking Kania's emotions. Then, they rushed in following Kania's footsteps.
"Speak what you want to talk about!" kania said after they were inside the room.
"We'll make an offer for you Kania."
"What offer?"
"Your father wants to match one of his children to the heir child of Aditama group. I'm sure you've heard of the son of the heir to the famous company, haven't you?"
"Then why are you talking to me about this? Papa must not want to match me with the rich man's son, right? Papa must want his favorite son who is married to the heir of the Aditama group. Aye right?"
"Sister Kania is right. Papa wants me to marry Brian. But I can't marry him. Because I don't love that man. I want to marry the man I love, not the man I don't recognize."
"You don't want to marry a man you don't know, or ... because he's paralyzed?"
"Sir Kania .... "
"Enough. We are not here to listen to your insignificant babble Kania. But, we have come to make a deal with you. You either marry that man, or you lose your grandmother's flower garden."
"You just choose whichever you want. Get married and leave this house, or lose the flower garden that your grandmother has prepared as the most beautiful birthday gift for her granddaughter. All options are in your hands, Kania."
Kania speechless. He thought of every detail of the words Salma said.
'O Allah, this may be the best path you have prepared. By getting married, I can get out of this house and be free from the torment of a house that is not at all similar to a house, but rather, more like a hell of a world to me. May this be the best destiny of life for me, Kania said in her heart.
'Besides, I don't want to stay here any longer. It doesn't matter who I marry. As long as I can get out of here, that's enough. It doesn't matter if he's paralyzed or ugly. Importantly, he was able to take me away from this house. Let's just hope he's not rude, that's his biggest hope. Because if it's rough, it'll be the same as getting out of the lion's mouth, getting into the crocodile's mouth.'
'Fuck with love. Because I will no longer believe in the name of love. Fuck the love. Because it's all just a lie. Sweet words from a man in love, demon! It's useless, ' said Kania continuing to speak inwardly.
"Kania, what's your answer? Until when do we have to stay in your stuffy room, huh?" salma asked suddenly annoyed that Kania had kept quiet since more than five minutes ago.
"All right, I'll take your offer. But on one condition."
"Lho, who are you to be able to make conditions on us, huh?" asked Zara in an annoyed tone.
"Yes if you don't want to. I won't be willing to replace you marrying that lame man."
"Mama."
"Don't say much, Kania. Tell me what conditions you want. If we can do it, we will do it. But if you don't, then you alone will bear the consequences if you don't want to marry Brian."
"The terms are easy. I'm sure you can do the terms I'm giving you."
"What's? Say it! Don't waste our time standing here too long."
"I want you to return my grandmother's certificate. That way, I'll marry Brian the way you want."
"What do you want from me again?"
"Be as if you want this marriage yourself. It is not us who ask you to accept it. That way, after the kabul ijab is finished, then I will give you the certificate you want."
"good. I agree."
"We agreed."
"Zara, let's go! The conversation is over" said Salma, drawing Zara's hand to take her out.
"But, Ma .... " Zara looked a little reluctant to leave the room because something was stuck in her heart.
"Come on! Why are we in this stuffy room, while the conversation is over" Salma said, giving a sharp look at her son.
Zara who felt a little goosebumps with that gaze immediately followed what her mother had said. They immediately left Kania's room.
Kania could only look at the show with a casual look without wanting to bother with all that. He laid his body again after the door closed.
"There's no harm in me accepting what they have to offer. After all, pretending that I wanted to marry the crippled man myself for the sake of getting a certificate, it was a disproportionate thing. Because all this time, the person I called papa never thought I was a child either." Kania spoke while staring at the ceiling of her room.
"Heh, pathetic," said Kania with a smile of laughter at her fate.
Meanwhile, out there, Zara and her mother are standing in front of Zara's room.
"Follow me to the room, Ma. There's something I want to talk to mama about" Zara said in an annoyed tone.
"You want to talk, dih, Zar? Mama should get down this fast. Your father is waiting for your mother in the room right now."
"Follow it, Ma. Because we need to talk to both of us right now."
"Yes already. Mama's coming with you, but don't talk long."
"It won't be long if you answer what I'm asking quickly" Zara said as she walked into the room followed by her mother from behind.
Arriving at the room, Zara immediately looked at her mother with a look of disbelief.
"I want to ask my mom. Do you really want to hand over the certificate that Kania has, Ma?"
"Didn't mom think what? If we hand over the certificate to Kania, then we will lose the weapon to threaten Kania later. Aren't you afraid, we're missing a gun?"
"Mom don't forget, Ma. Our real goal is still not achieved. Mama's not afraid that Kania can't be threatened again if you hand over the certificate. Then, we won't get a dime of this family's treasure. Does your mom want that?"
Salma smiled at all the complaints her daughter had made. From the beginning, he had guessed what was going through his son's mind. However, he let it until his son finished removing all the grunts that were in the heart.
"Why are you smiling, Mom? Answer what I ask! Don't even smile. Mama doesn't know what, I'm worried right now. I'm serious, Ma."