Best Defense

chapter 37

Franda stood on the balcony, holding on to the iron fence while glaring far away. His thoughts drifted on their lives lately which was so dramatic. Somehow everything feels difficult now, the astonishment that occurred later turned out to be quite impactful in their relationship even though it is not clearly visible, but both are aware that the distance between them is widening. Franda did not know when this would end and as much as he could survive to keep what they had. Marriage, love, and sweet life that runs for 7 years.

Nino woke up and did not find his wife beside him, he glanced at the clock that shows at 2 am. Strange, he thought. Franda doesn't usually wake up in the middle of the night like this. Nino went down and walked to look for his wife's whereabouts, his leg which was injured 2 months ago has improved, although sometimes still feels pain because the wound is quite deep, but not too bothering him.

Nino approached when she saw his dreamy wife standing in the balcony, "Why are you here?" nino asked as she hugged her wife from behind.

Franda gasped when suddenly her husband hugged her and broke his daydream, but she smiled and leaned against her husband's muscular chest, "I woke up" replied Franda briefly in a hoarse voice.

Nino caught the expression on his wife's face that seemed to think of something, "What are you thinking, hm?" tanyakanya.

Franda shook her head softly, "I don't know how to explain it," Franda turned around, looking at her husband's handsome face. "I feel like we're getting further away, it doesn't feel like it used to be, like something's missing but I don't know what." Franda.

Nino was surprised by his wife's words, "Hey, we're finding, nothing is wrong with us! What do you mean?" ask Nino astonished.

"I don't know! I fell like everything's just going hard right now, I don't even feel comfortable with our live anymore. Feel like's... I don't know how to convey it, everything changes." Franda said desperately.

Nino stared confusedly at his wife, wondering why Franda could think like that, "Honey, look... I know the last few days a lot of things happened to us, but we just need to figure it out, this is not the first problem for us. I'm sure you just need some time to calm down, do something that makes you happy, honey." said Nino, suggesting that he no longer limits his wife, Franda can do anything as long as she does not forget her responsibilities as a wife.

Franda bowed in lethargy, "I'm not sure of that, I feel there's something different about us. I'm sorry if my words make you unhappy, but that's how I feel" she said softly, her eyes blurry as tears began to pool.

"Darling, we better get in. I don't want to talk about this, Come on!" Nino pulls Franda to follow her back to the room.

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Nino woke up to the sound of a cell phone, lazily grabbed by his wife's phone that rang and disturbed her sleep. The name of Edward who called, Nino woke up Franda who was asleep beside him.

"Honey, Edward called" said Nino, patting his wife's arm slowly.

Franda did not respond, just moved slowly and cleared his throat. Nino who saw it immediately raised the call of Edward, did not have the heart to wake his wife who looked very sleepy because she had just slept at 5am, while now only 6.17am.

"Hello, Ed! Franda..."

"Dad of the accident, you guys please go to Mom and Mia's house, I'm on my way to the hospital. Mom passed out earlier." said Edward cutting Nino's greeting.

Nino immediately opened her eyes wide and sat down, "Why can it?" tanyakanya.

"I don't know how it happened either, we'll move on. Now come home, I'll take Mum and Mia!" answer Edward and immediately turn off the connection.

Nino immediately woke up his wife, "Honey, get up." he said as he shook his blanket-covered body.

Franda pulled the blanket higher and higher and covered her head, "Hmmm... I'm still sleepy." replied Franda who didn't want to be bothered at the moment.

"We have to go to your parents' house, Dad's in an accident." Nino said quickly.

"Yes, Ed was on his way to the hospital, he asked us to accompany Mom and Mia at home, the mother had fainted" she replied, then walked to the bathroom to clean up.

The unconvinced Franda again asked, "How come?" she said she followed her husband to the bathroom.

"Don't know, Edward also doesn't know exactly how it happened. Come on, let's take a bath together to save time." Nino pulls his wife in and takes a bath together.

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Franda jumped down from the car as she arrived at her parents' house before her husband's car stopped.

"Mom!" franda said softly from the front door of Mother's room when she found her mother lying weakly accompanied by Mia who was bowed while holding her mother's hands.

"How was he?" franda asked Mia after approaching without taking her eyes off her mother.

"Not yet conscious." answered Mia limp, did not have the heart to see the condition of her mother.

"How long has it been?" franda asked again, this time looking at his sister's face that was swollen from crying.

"About an hour, it had been conscious for a while but fainted again" said Mia while sobbing softly.

Franda hugged her sister, her tears dripping for the first time. Since then she tried not to cry, at this time Mother and her sister needed someone who could accompany them and Franda did not want them to be even sadder if she saw him cry too. This incident greatly shocked all of them, especially Mother certainly.

Nino approached, "Let's talk outside, don't discuss anything in front of Mom" she told the two young women.

Franda and Mia nodded and followed Nino who walked out.

Nino gave Mia a glass of water she asked Marni to drink, "Drink first, calm down. Dad must be fine." said Nino strengthen while giving water to Mia.

Mia nodded, "Yes, Dad should be fine!" Mia received water from Nino and drank it with slightly trembling hands.

Nino sat down beside his wife and embraced his wife, a bracing gesture she was trying to convey. "How did it happen? I mean, how did you get in an accident so early?" asked Nino who was astonished.

"I don't know, Edward woke me up and said Dad was in an accident, Mom had passed out when I was in her room. Later Dad used to run in the morning in the park not far from home." Mia explained.

Franda hid her face dyed around Nino's neck, taking her eyes off Mia. She does not want her sister to see her cry, she must be strong in order to strengthen Mia and also Mother. Nino realized his wife was holding back tears right now, and he calmed down by patting Franda on the shoulder.

"I'd better go to the hospital and accompany Edward. Honey, are you okay with me leaving?" tanya Nino asked his wife for approval.

Franda nodded, "Yes, go. Let me know once I get there." replied Franda trying to look fine, although Nino knew very well his wife was also sad.

Nino hugged Franda briefly but tightly, "Ok, I'll have the doctor come and check on Mom. Don't worry, everything will be fine. Mia, calm down." she said, patting her sister-in-law's shoulder. Mia just nodded.