Sincerity of Love JONATHAN
99. You are back to lying
"Divorce?!"
"Yes .. please divorce Syifa, Joe," Mami Yeri said in a firm voice.
"What's this mom talking about, anyway?" Joe was completely in disbelief, with what he heard in his ears even though Mami Yeri had said twice. Especially with the addition of the word 'please'
"No! I don't want to divorce Syifa, Mi!" push Joe with a headband. "Why, too, did Mami ask me to divorce Syifa? Doesn't Mami know that I love her so much?"
"Mommy doesn't like Syifa, Joe. And because of Syifa, you changed."
"Changed?" Joe's eyebrows are intertwined. "Change how the hell, Mi?"
"Much has changed from you, Joe, since knowing Syifa. And Mami doesn't want your change to last that long will make you play away from the parents."
"How did I change?" Joe was completely confused, not understanding Mami Yeri's intentions.
So far, Joe feels nothing has changed from his attitude to his parents. Maybe, just turned into a pervert, because she remembers Mami Yeri once said that when she intended to leave Robert.
"I haven't changed, Mi, I'm still Jonathan Mami's son" Joe added confidently, then pulled Mami's hand towards his chest. It felt like the heart was beating there, which was beating really fast.
"No, Joe!" Mami Yeri shook her head, then pulled her own hand to not touch her son's chest. "You changed, and it started when you converted to Islam."
"Mi .. didn't I say that the reason I converted to Islam was because it was my own desire. Not because of coercion, especially because of Syifa. Please respect my decision, Mi." Joe spoke softly, and tried to explain so that there would be no misunderstanding. Also made Mami Yeri's heart eyes open to retract at the request she made.
"But you end up getting married too, right, same Syifa, when you convert?"
"Yes. Because I love him, Robert likes him, too."
"That means the same! It's because of Syifa!" firmly Mami Yeri who began to raise her tone, visible from her reddened eyes and her hardened jaw—she was like she had started to get emotional.
Nah! Joe doesn't want to bring religion because of love. He also believed that what he said was true.
Joe certainly remembered, at first he had given up on pursuing Syifa when he was rejected because of religious differences. But because of an accident that required him to be circumcised, they were finally slandered so that the blessing of Abi Hamdan was obtained.
"You're lying, Joe!" mami Yeri shouted in disbelief.
"That's right, Mi!" joe tried to convince again. "I did not convert to Islam because I was tempted to marry Syifa, because Syifa initially rejected me so much with her parents. He's also been betrothed to someone else."
"So, what is the reason you converted to Islam for? Don't try to go back to lying to Mami, yes! Mommy can curse you right now if that happens!" threaten Mami Yeri while glaring, also with index fingers pointing at the handsome face of her son.
"Because of meeting homeless grandparents on the side of the road."
"Shelpless grandfather?" Mami Yeri's forehead looked frowned. "What's homeless, Joe?"
"View, no place to live, Mi."
"Ooh ... continue, what did that Grandpa do to you? Did he force you to convert to Islam?"
"He didn't force me" Joe said, shaking his head. "He only gave me a Qur'an, until I learned it and decided to convert to Islam. Mami can also ask Sandi, if I did have time to ask about an Ustad to him and he recommended Omnya, named Ustad Yunus, to teach me to deepen the knowledge of Islam," he added at length.
But seen, Mami Yeri's jaw is still hardened. It seemed, that explanation had not yet entered his heart.
"But you said, Syifa rejected you. So too with his parents. Until Syifa was also betrothed to someone else. But how can you, you intend to get married? It's weird!! You must have made up a story, right? You're lying to Mami again, Joe! Mami has forbidden you from lying again!!" shouted Mami Yeri with a hunting breath. His eyes turned red and his chest rumbled. The veins on his face looked so tight.
...Take a breath first, Mi 🙈...