A Wife's Heart

CHAPTER 96

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As per his request, this afternoon Lira has been allowed to go home by the doctor who handled it. Lira chooses to be cared for at home because she misses her little daughter so much. Although the treatment room facilities are very classy, but Lira still feels not at home.

Reza's been tidying up Lira's stuff. Not much, there was only one bag of dirty clothes they wore when they first entered the hospital.

Reza helps Lira to sit in a wheelchair and pushes her to the hospital entrance. In front of the entrance, has been parked Reza's luxury car driven by Jono. Reza held Lira and took her into the car whose door was opened by Jono. Reza sits in the passenger seat right next to the Lira.

"Dear to buy something before we go home?" Reza asked as she rubbed Lira's head gently.

Lira thought for a moment. At first Lira was not wanting to eat because her tongue was still bitter. But because her own husband had offered, Lira finally became tempted. Actually since being in the hospital, Lira had imagined to eat meatballs. But Lira wasn't sure Reza would allow it.

"What's up, baby? hmmm?"

"Hmm, actually Lira wants meatballs, mas." Replied Lira while bowing in fear.

"Not yet, dear. The others, yes."

"But Lira wants to eat that, mas." Said Lira in a soft voice.

"Same by the way, baby."

"Oh yeah, that's why we go home."

Lira can't hide her disappointed face. Her hope to be able to enjoy a bowl of meatballs with fresh gravy, forced to fail because her husband's word that can not be denied.

"This is all, later if baby is really healthy, we go eat meatballs until satisfied. How, sweetie?" Reza's promise to appease his wife.

"Yes, my mom?" Lira asked with a slightly uncertain face, given the busyness of her husband who rarely had free time with her.

"God willing, try it, baby."

"Tuh, right. I'm not sure, let alone Lira." He said with his pouting face.

Anxious to see Lira's sullen face, Reza pulled his wife's tiny body into his arms and was frowned upon by his wife many times.

"Don't pout that dong, baby. It's so gnarly, you know."

Lira immediately smiled in embarrassment. Because, since earlier Jono heard their conversation and occasionally he glanced stealing glances through the rearview mirror while smiling amusedly.

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While on their way home, Reza's car gets stuck in traffic, making them arrive longer. While waiting for traffic, Lira and Reza joked with Jono. After waiting for a long time, finally their car can be free from the traffic jam of the capital city.

Upon arriving at home, they were immediately greeted by the sound of Inas's cry which was quite loud. The toddler cried because by late afternoon, his parents had not yet appeared before him.

"Assalamu'alaykum." Reza and Lira say hello together when entering the house

"Wa'alaykumussalam Warahmatullah." Irma and Martin.

Hearing the voice of his parents, Inas' cries instantly stopped. Inas struggled to escape from his grandmother's arms and moved on to his mother.

"Huwaaaaa..huwaaa." Broken crying Inas held by his grandmother.

Reza immediately grabbed her daughter's tiny body and held her affectionately. Although already carried by his father, Inas still want to be carried by his mother. He stretched his hand to his mother.

"Sir, same old man. Mother is not healthy anymore." Rayu Reza to her daughter who is still crying. However, Inas did not understand what his father was saying. Inas only knows, if at this time he wants to be carried by his mother.

"No papa, mas. Lira can sit on the couch." Said Lira then walked towards the living room sofa.

Reza sighed softly. If it was like this, he could only give up. He could not blame his daughter for missing his mother. With great care, Reza handed Inas over to the Lira who was already sitting comfortably on the sofa. Inas instantly stopped crying as Lira rubbed her back gently. Maybe because of tired crying coupled with a gentle swab from his mother's warm hands, Inas immediately fell asleep in his mother's arms.

"Sleep away." Said Martin while smiling amusedly looking at Inas' funny behavior.

"Yes, that was crying. In fact, it was the afternoon of the shade aja, tuh. Even when he woke up, he was really cool playing with papa." Timpal Irma laughed.

Lira only smiled hearing the words from her two in-laws. Meanwhile, Reza was busy wiping her daughter's head. Reza felt anxious to see the innocent face of his daughter who fell asleep with a nose that had been reddened by crying for too long.

Upon arrival in the room, Reza laid her daughter's body on the bed and gave her a blanket. Reza also asked Lira to rest immediately, considering the body of Lira that still feels weak. Without rebutting, Lira climbed into the mattress and leaned against the back of the bed while playing her phone, waiting for the Maghrib prayer time to arrive.

Lira smiled as she read back her message with her best friend, Bela before they parted ways. Without feeling, they have not met for more than a year. Somehow Bela is doing this time. Sometimes, Lira misses her best friend.

"Darling, why are you smiling?"

Reza was amazed when he came out of the bathroom, he found his wife smiling while looking at her phone.

"No papa, my mom." Lira replied with a smile.

"Keep, why smile so much, see the cell phone?"

"Lira's just gonna miss someone again." He answered without taking his eyes off.

"Who, honey?"

"Lira misses out on Lira's best friend who is now in Cairo. Lira doesn't know, how she's doing right now." Answer the sad Lira.

Reza rubbed Lira's face gently. Reza doesn't know who his wife's best friend is because Reza never saw Lira close to anyone else, other than her family.

"Why not be contacted? Baby has the number, right?"

Lira nodded weakly. "But the number is no longer active, ma'am. Lira is very much like him. We also promised to tell each other, but instead he's the one who said."

"Mungin he was busy in college, or maybe his phone was lost, it could have been. So baby has to think positive." Reza tried to give understanding.

"He didn't go to college, Mom. In the company of her husband who works in Cairo." Obviously Lira with a pouting face.

"Oh, is he married?" Reza was surprised.

"Yes, mas. He married Lira first."

Lira began to tell when her best friend married, she could not attend because she did not have the cost to go home. Lira also told Bela's kindness to her. Starting from when they were in school, until when Bela came to Jakarta just to meet him and take him for a walk, buy him a robe, bag, and sandal.

When recalling Bela's gimmick, Lira immediately flinched.

"Mas, Lira's clothes are from mom's house, where are ya?"

"What's the matter, honey?"

"Not inget, the green mint robe that Lira used to wear?"

"Yes, inget. Why sweetheart?"

Obviously Reza remembered, because Lira used to have only one game that she often used. In fact, Reza had used to call the Lira village and embarrassing just because he often wears the robe and never replace it with another.

"That's the first robe that Lira got and it's a gift from Bela, Lira's best friend. Bela gave me the robe, before he came home. He knew Lira didn't have any decent clothes, so he secretly bought her a lira robe." Clearly Lira with a sweet smile on her face, recalled her memories with Bela.

Reza felt shocked to hear the story of Lira who looks without burden when telling her memories. Reza did not know that the robe had its own meaning and memories for his wife and he steadfastly insulted her with hurtful words.

"You're not wrong, your clothes are still in the suitcase and not yet okay."

"Is she?"

"Yes, honey. Yes, now love rest again."

Reza kissed Lira softly, as a form of apology that he was no longer able to express because of too many sins he committed to his little wife.

"But no more Maghrib, mas." Spoiled Lira.

"Oh yeah, yeah."

They laugh together. There was no stopping Reza giving thanks for having a wife of Solehah like Lira. Never once did he hear Lira refute his words let alone to say rude to him. Lira always appreciated him as a husband, answering him with a polite, gentle and soothing speech. Although many times hurt, but Lira never returned the favor or even cursed it. Lira always prayed for her kindness.

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