REPLACEMENT MEN Season 2
HUGGED LITTLE ANGEL

Everyone gathers tonight. Mr. Kusno, Ms. Kusno, Bayu, Karina, Janu and Maira. They sat in the middle-house room of Mr. Kusno-with serious, even tense faces.

"What's that thing you've been thinking about, Mai?" ask Mr. Kusno.

All eyes were staring at Maira. The woman looked down inside. Her hands were busy playing the tip of the hijab.

"This concerns not only you and Janu, but the baby as well. Even the interests of your children are involved in it," continued Mr. Kusno.

"Yes, sir, I know." Maira sighed. "I've thought about everything. If Mas Janu allows it, I'll take care of the baby."

"Nr ...." Janu clasped Maira's hand sitting next to him. He did not continue his words.

"Are you sure you're not going to be troubled, Mai?" ask Bu Kusno. "In addition, are you sure you can love your children and the baby fairly?"

"Well, that's what I'm worried about too, Ma'am," Karina added.

"God, I can, Rin. It's just whether Janu allows it or not."

"Sir, look, this is a big decision. I don't want you to decide just because you feel bad or because of the urge to take responsibility. Think carefully!" Janu spoke.

"Mas, what else do you think we can do to repay Bertha? Besides, Bertha's baby's your responsibility, Mas!"

Janu. "I-i know. I just don't want one day, you to regret this decision. I don't want your whole life to feel tormented by this decision."

Maira held her head up. "Trust me, I will be consistent with what I decide!" said, firmly.

Everyone knows that Maira is a strong man. If you have decided something, rarely undo it. Nothing else could force him to think again.

The next day the four of them returned to the house of the priest Andreas. Janu, Maira, Bayu, Karina arrive as the priest and Miss Harni are preparing to go to the hospital, to pick up baby Bertha.

"Then we go to the hospital, pastor, "pinta Maira, hurry.

Reverend Andreas can't do much unless he allows. They left in different cars. When we arrived, we met in the hospital lobby.

"Pastor, wait a minute!" prevent Maira, stop their steps.

"Yes, what's up, huh, Miss Maira?"

"There's something we're going to talk about. I beg the pastor to take a moment."

The priest scrunched his forehead. But he also followed Maira's footsteps to one corner of the lobby, near the registration counter. Others followed.

"Pastor, earlier apologize," Maira opened her voice, after each of them sat in the waiting chair. "About baby Bertha, it's Janu's son after all."

Reverend Andreas was stunned. He looked at Maira, nanar.

"So it's fitting that the one in charge of the baby is my husband!"

"I mean Miss Maira?"

"We'll take care of the baby!" maira said, firmly.

"No!" Suddenly Miss Harni interrupted. "The baby is Bertha's son whom we consider to be her own family, Maira Ma'am. Let us take care of him."

Maira. He did not expect to get a rejection from Bu Harni.

"Mom Harni," hissed the priest Andreas.

"I'm sorry, Miss Harni, I know you love Bertha very much. But this is about the baby who is also my husband's flesh and blood. Of course the most responsible for the baby is Janu mas."

"But, given that the baby is there because of the fruits of accident, is it still worth it if it imposes responsibility on Mr. Janu?" elak Bu Harni's.

Maira shook her head. He felt inexhaustible with what was on the head of the old woman in front of him.

"Bu Harni, I am fully aware that the baby is my responsibility. Regardless of what I did to Bertha that was out of my consciousness, the baby was still my flesh and blood. I have to endure it!" Janu tried to convince.

"Mrs Harni!" hardik the priest Andreas.

The old woman was shocked. While Janu was just stunned and Maira gasped. For a moment they were at a loss for words hearing the angry expression of Miss Harni.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Janu, Mr. Maira." Reverend Andreas breaks the awkwardness.

Meanwhile, Miss Harni forms a overtake sign in front of the chest. "Sorry" he said.

Then the priestess Andreas asked them for permission to talk to Miss Harni for a while. He took Bu Harni to another corner of the lobby.

"Mom Harni, why are you talking like that?"

"I'm sorry, pastor."

"We should respect their good faith, ma'am. I am sure, for Bu Maira and Mr. Janu this is an action that requires a lot of courage. Just imagine how they felt after hearing the words of Bu Harni who tends to judge?"

"Yes, Pastor, I'm sorry. I just feel sorry for Bertha."

"That's it, let Bertha calm down there. And as for the baby, I'm not sure that Miss Harni will take care of him. I'm worried about Ms. Harni's health."

Bu Harni's tears started to fall. "I'm sorry, pastor, I just love that baby so much, like I love Bertha. I don't want anything bad to happen to that baby."

"I understand. It's just that Janu sir is more entitled to care for the baby. I have to be legowo and patient. Trust me, they're good people."

Isak Bu Harni is getting louder. Reverend Andreas patted the old woman on the shoulder.

In reality, there is nothing that Ms. Harni can do, except to agree to Maira and Janu's request to take care of Bertha's baby. Although with a heavy heart, Miss Harni and Pastor Andreas released the baby, taken by Maira and Janu.

With trembling Maira receives the baby Bertha from the nurse's hand. His heart pounded as he looked at the curly-haired baby's face. Thick eyebrows, plump eyelashes like Bertha. His nose is like Janu's. It made Maira feel a little depressed. But as powerful as he could, he immediately felt it.

"Thank you, ma'am" he told the nurse.

"Oh, funny thing!" yelling Karin while looking at the baby in the sling of Maira. "How about Oza and Hanin, huh?"

The deg!

Maira's heart was racing considering her two children. Last night he and Janu did talk to Oza. They said they'd bring a sister for Oza. But the boy did not fully understand. Coupled with the sleepiness that lingered in Oza's eyes, he did not care much about the words of his mother's father.

"Pastor, Miss Harni, thank you so much for what you and your mother did to Bertha. Once again I apologize profusely for what I have done so far" Janu said before they split.

The priest just nodded his head. While Ms. Harni approached the baby Bertha and kissed her cheek. Then the woman looked at Maira.

"Mother Maira, please take good care of her. Treat her like a mother's own child. Have pity on him who is not a thousand anymore." Bu Harni's tears are back in flood.

Maira could only nod her head. There was not a single sentence he could say. His eyes were also teary to see the sadness of Ms. Harni.

Karina hugged Bu Harni's shoulder. "I'm sorry, Miss Harni. Thank you for taking care of Bertha all this time." Then he guided Bu Harni, away from Maira.

They then parted with their respective feelings that were difficult to describe.

(connect)

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The comment on this story is very much expected. Through this story we are invited to think. Some put forward feelings, some put forward conscience, some put forward logic. There is nothing wrong with everything, for surely all wish for good.

But back then, this is just fiction. Take the benefits, leave the harm. What matters is that you are happy to read it.

Thank ye.

May you always be healthy and happy

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