After the Rain

Siska Mask

Habibah. In the end, Habibah invited Yandri to pick up Miss Maryam at Siska's house. It is true, no matter what happens .. Habibah should not leave his mother to someone who is not yet part of the family.

Yandri's car came out of his mother's yard. Not wanting to waste time, Yandri stuck gas to get to Siska's house, a woman he could not accept until now. Even if only as friends.

Sorry for the woman may have been ejected from Yandri's lips and heart. However, his betrayal was still so deep. Until at any time, the woman will only be a stranger to him.

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The Soekardjo hospital.

Siska continued to walk back and forth in front of the door of the examination hall. His heart had not been calm because it had not heard good news about his future mother-in-law. It's been almost an hour, but the doctor hasn't come out of the examination room yet.

"Siska!" call someone who is none other than his father.

Siska. A second later, he slid into the arms of his father. Siska was crying.

"Early, Son. Control yourself" said Mr. Hartono as he rubbed his son's back.

"Siska is afraid, sir. What if my mother dies?" ask lirih Siska.

"Hus, you can't say anything, ah! Pamali!" reprimand Mr. Hartono.

Siska did not answer. Only both of his shoulders were seen going up and down from crying.

Not long after, the door of the examination room opened. Two nurses were seen carrying Miss Maryam's gurney out.

"Where are you going, Sus?" ask Siska who is confused.

"The patient is about to be transferred to the ward, Ma'am," the nurse replied.

"All right," said Siska.

"With the patient's family?" ask the other nurse.

"Yes, Sus," replied Mr. Hartono.

"Oh, look, sir. There are several things related to the condition of the patient that the doctor wants to talk about. For that, one of you can meet him in the doctor's office right now" the nurse said.

For a moment, Siska and Mr. Hartono looked at each other. However, shortly afterwards, Mr. Hartono said to his daughter. "Go, accompany your future in-laws. Let me see the doctor."

Siska nodded. They walked in tandem behind Miss Maryam's gurney. At the end of the corridor, the father and son separated.

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After a 25-minute drive, Yandri's car finally arrives at Siska's parents' house. Yandri did not want to put his vehicle into the courtyard of the house. He just pulled his car over the side of the road.

For a moment, Yandri was silent. He tried to regulate the rhythm of his heart that beat unnaturally. Yandri did not expect that he would have to set foot in this house again.

No fond memories flashed through Yandri's mind when he looked back at this house. All the memories with Siska, had sunk with her betrayal decades ago.

After successfully mastering his emotions, Yandri opened the car door. Followed by Habibah from behind, Yandri finally entered the yard of Siska's house.

Arriving at the terrace, Yandri knocked on the door. Even Habibah was already shouting out greetings. But there was no answer from inside the house. The Siska residence looks so deserted.

"Try the woman's phone, sister!" pinta Yandri to Habibah.

"Ma-sorry, Deck. My sister didn't bring a cell phone. My sister's phone ran out of power, so I kept it at home" Habibah replied.

Yandri sighed. He was upset with Habibah. However, he could do nothing. Yandri's heart was so tender that he always forgave his family's mistakes.

"Are we going to wait here, Yan?" continued Habibah.

"Forced. We don't have a choice of la–"

"Eh, there's a guest."

Yandri's sentence was interrupted when someone came and rebuked the brothers from behind. Yandri and Habibah turned their heads. Habibah smiled at the arrival of people he already knew.

"Where have you been, Nen?" ask Habibah.

"Sorry, Ceu. I'm new from the stall" replied Nenah. "Come on, come on in!" take him along while opening the door.

"Come in, brother. And bring me along immediately!" yandri orders while putting both hands into his pants pocket.

"But his mother Ceu Bibah is not here" Nenah said.

"What?! Yandri and Habibah.

"Hospital? But why?" habibah asked, surprised.

"What hospital?"

Another Habibah, another question Yandri. It seemed, the tall man already did not want to make small talk. He asked where his mother was being treated.

"Soekardjo, Mas" said Nenah.

"Come, Brother!" bring Yandri.

Without permission, Yandri took Habibah away from the Siska residence. Anxiety was growing in his heart. Even more so after hearing his mother was in the hospital.

Oh my God .. I hope you're okay.

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"How's he doing, Neng?" asked Mr. Hartono as soon as he arrived at his prospective ward.

"He's still asleep, sir. Maybe because of the influence of the drug as well," replied Siska.

"Thank God then" said Mr. Hartono.

"Oh yes, sir. What did the doctor say to you? Is Miss Maryam's disease getting worse? Why did Miss Maryam get to be like a seizure this morning?"

Siska poked her father with questions. Honestly, she was curious about what the doctor said about the condition of her future mother-in-law.

"Before you answer it, you want it to be the same as you, Neng. Do you know the rules of the drugs that must be taken by Miss Maryam?" ask Mr. Hartono.

Siska fused her eyebrows together. "I mean Father?"

"Hhh, the doctor said .. It looks like Ms. Maryam took the drug at a fairly high dose. Therefore, he asked you to bring a sample of the drugs consumed," said Mr. Hartono.

Siska. Instantly his memory floated on the scene two days ago. Where he bought one of the drugs that had been used up and must be consumed by Miss Maryam.

At that time the pharmacy said if the drug with the dose is up. Only higher doses are available. Because it was late at night, Siska finally decided to buy the medicine and give it to Miss Maryam.

"Neng," call Mr. Hartono.

Siska. "Yes, sir."

"Saran Father, you should return your prospective in-laws to his house. You're not tied up yet, son. Let the kids take care of it. After all, are you sure, you will marry Yandri and have to take care of her sickly mother like this?" ask Mr. Hartono.

"No, Sir. Siska could not return Maryam to Habibah before Yandri returned home. This is Siska's chance to take Yandri's heart. Yes, although honestly Siska did not care about the condition of Miss Maryam, but Siska had to pretend well so that Yandri believed in Siska."

"But, Neng. You don't want to get caught up in the marriage that Yandri's family is tracking. You see, Yandri separated from his ex-wife first, it was also because his mother and brother were too involved in their household affairs," said Mr. Hartono, worried.

"Where do you know that?" siska asked in surprise.

"Mia the story" replied Mr. Hartono.

"Huh, his mouth is a bucket of children!" gerutu Siska's.

"Hus, it can't be. Mia's story is precisely because she loves you, Neng. He doesn't want you to suffer the same fate as his ex-wife Yandri" said Mr Hartono.

"Just calm down, sir. Siska is not that stupid. After Siska and Yandri get married, Siska will send Maryam's mom to the nursing home, so Siska doesn't have to bother taking care of it," Siska replied grinning.

"But Yandri will definitely not agree, Neng," continued Mr. Hartono.

"Yandri won't agree if he finds out, sir," Siska replied.

"You mean?"

Mr. Hartono began to be astonished to hear his son's words. Moreover, when he saw the smile full of mystery on both corners of his child's lips.

"Yandri works out of town. That's when Siska will send her mother to the nursing home. However, Siska will take Miss Maryam home while Yandri is on leave. Let him be unsuspecting" Siska said.

Without them noticing, someone had already blushed his face from feeling betrayed again.

Once a traitor, he will still be a traitor! yandri's curse in his heart.

"This is the true face of Siska, Brother. And now ... does Brother still support Yandri's matchmaking with the woman who has the mask on her face? whispered Yandri, right in Habibah's ear.

Feeling played with, Habibah immediately opened the door of his mother's nursery violently.

Just look at the masked woman, I will teach you a lesson!