Charm Wife Titipan

92. Concern in Anger

"That's enough, we're family. Don't be like this. You Ma, from now on stop curbing, suppressing, and demanding your son-in-law's son is as you wish. They have a life of their own, which continues their lives later, you have no right to interfere and enter into their household. Shaka is your son, but he's got a life of his own, not always he's got to hide in your armpits. And you Nimas, make this last occurrence. Do not do something that you know what risks you will receive. Do not care about the pressure and pressure you receive. It's a test, in the life of the test there will be no end."

Both of them just keep quiet, Mr. Malik who now really makes Shaka stunned. Yes, Shaka. The man had been standing by the wall since then, no one had noticed his presence.

The figure of the man he used to know selfishly, looking at others one eye, and arrogant, has now completely changed. How proud he is at this moment of Father's day.

After feeling a long time hiding behind the wall, Shaka moved from there. Relaxed and as if hearing nothing, he walked straight to the room without saying anything.

"Mas, are you home? Eat first, Mas. You haven't eaten since noon." Nimas blocked the path of the husband and looked at his tired-looking face.

"Udah, I've eaten. I'm gonna take a break." Shaka stepped back.

Again Nimas was only able to stare at Shaka's back. How broken his heart is now.

"Nimas, you better eat. You haven't eaten since either. You take good care of both of us, but you care less about yourself." Mr. Malik's words made Shaka stop his steps in the middle of the stairs.

Shaka was still angry at his wife. Moreover, he had just heard that he was also restrained by the mother when he was not at home. Shaka himself did not expect that his mother could do such a thing to his own son-in-law. What he heard added to his heart and Nimas kept this a secret from him. He felt useless as a husband.

Shaka came back down from the stairs, "You haven't eaten yet? Eat now! Akh befriend." Shaka grabs Nimas' wrist and takes him to the dining table.

Nimas simply complied, wondering if her husband had apologized to her? But isn't it how angry Shaka is with her, that guy still cares about her? So he apologized or just showed concern?  That is what was in Nimas' head.

"You eat too, Mom. I know you're lying. You haven't eaten."

Nimas took a plate and filled it with rice, not forgetting he put the side dish with his friends and thrust it on her husband. However, Shaka did not react.

"You ask me to eat, you must also eat, Mas. I won't eat if you don't eat either."

Getting such a sentence left Shaka with no other choice. Although he was hungry, he had no appetite or anything in his mouth. They ate dinner together in silence.

Finishing that long-suffering dinner, they both entered the room in silence as well. The atmosphere was awkward as they both sat on the bed.

"Mas, I'm sorry. Don't leave me like this. Tell me what I need to do so you can forgive me!"  Nimas lay his head on the chest of the very husband's widow.

"Pardon that's easy, Deck. The hard one cut his wounds and assuaged his anger. There's nothing you have to do to get sorry from me. You're sorry, now we're sleeping, yeah. Got to take a break."

Shaka returned with his usual habit, the tone of speech that had begun to return as usual made Nimas a little relieved even though he had to accept that her husband was still very obvious still in a change in attitude.

Come on Shaka, don't think about this. You can still have children. The possibility is still there, you are not barren Shaka. Please stop thinking no if you want to have children.

Behind his cold demeanor, Shaka harbors a deep sadness for himself. Since then he has had difficulty calming down and convincing himself to be calmer.

***

Nimas awakens when the alarm on his car goes off loud. Nimas blinked and found Shaka who was no longer in bed. The woman immediately sat down to find the whereabouts of the husband. It was not usual for her husband to wake up earlier than her.

Not long after appeared the person he was looking for from behind the bathroom.

"Mas, you've woken up to take another shower."

"Yes there's a morning meeting at the office, Mas has to leave in the morning."

"But it's still six o'clock, Mas. When you leave now?"

"No. Just get ready. Bryan will leave you to deliver, yes. I'm worried that the jam is stuck."

Whether she felt it or Shaka avoided it, which Nimas clearly felt, she felt that Shaka was trying to avoid her.

Nimas did not want to dissolve in his mind, he tried to think positively and start activities that he used to do.

***

At the dinner table, Nimas never forgets to serve the whole family. If Nimas used to serve only her husband, now she must serve her two in-laws. Although yesterday he and Ms. Marissa had a dispute, he continued to serve as usual.

"Nimas, So let Papa eat, you eat. You've been eating late lately because of Mama's injured hand." Mr. Malik who feel hesitant trying to take over what is usual in his son-in-law.

"It's okay, Pa. I'm healthy here, I'll take care of you."

Shaka watched Nimas. The woman showed her ordinary face, as if she had never fought with her mother yesterday. Shaka salutes the woman, despite being treated inhumanely by her own mother, she seems to hold no grudge at all.

"Sir, what Papa said is true. You should also care about your health. It's okay if the right breakfast like this Papa who bribe, it will be right after your lunch, change it is okay. Papa, his hands are okay. It wouldn't be a problem if Papa would occasionally help Mama, let's be romantic too."

Hearing Shaka's last sentence made Ms. Marissa and Mr. Malik choke at the same time.