ENTANGLED IN MARRIAGE

Chapter 23

"Why tumben yes no phone to me. I tried to call but not active again," Disa is currently in her Apartment Unit seems to think about Mama Resa who recently had no news. Usually, Ressa's mom would call him just to ask him the news every day. Two days late. But it's been over a week.

"Gue try calling Al, huh. Who knows, she knows why you can't be contacted" Disa immediately opened the screen lock hp in her hand. Then dial the number there.

Al is currently in the car en route to the office. Immediately picked up the phone from his sister when his cellphone had issued a ringing call in. As usual, he connected it to the earphones.

"Yes, what's wrong?"

"Emmm, you know mama can't be called that why? Lately, my mom has no context. Yeah who knows you know why I'm the same lo," Al was stunned. Mama Ressa never told me for days. She thought her mother was busy with her work. But to forget his daughter's son means something's not right.

"Later try to call my mom, all of you to her apartment's phone number as well."

"Yaidah if so. I also want to go to the boutique. If there's anything, don't forget to tell me!" pinta Disa before closing the connection.

Al removed the earphone attached to his left ear. His driving focus seemed to decrease as he thought about Ressa's mom. Her mother was alone in the land of people. What if something unwanted happens?

***

Amera how are you? Is she all right there? I have to make sure it's up.

Mr. Abdi is thinking about his daughter at the dinner table. He and his wife had breakfast this morning.

"Ma, I need you to get me my phone in the room, can you?" mama Anna nodded.

"Yes, pah. Just a minute!" not long after moving from her seat to take her husband's cell phone, Anna's mother returned.

"This, pah. Who do you want to call?" asked mama Anna curious.

"Amera, ma. I have to make sure our daughter's okay there."

"Amera is like her husband, pah. She will definitely be fine," said mama Anna did not really like if her husband gave more attention to Amera.

"Yes, mah. I-i know. But we also know for ourselves, if our daughter is not necessarily okay there," after dialing the Amera number, papa Abdi immediately attached the flat object to his ear.

"Assalamu'alaikum, reward. What's up?" amera replied from there.

"Walaikumussalam warrahmatulli. Here, son. Papa just wants to hear from you. You all right there?" Amera can digest well her papa question if she is worried about it.

"I'm fine, pah. Sorry if during my stay at my husband's house, I haven't had time to call papa," Amera felt very guilty for making her worried.

"Thank God you're okay. What is your husband, does he treat you well there?" papa Abdi's question made Amera instantly speechless. Al has been acting normally to her so far. Not good and not too bad.

"Son, why? How silent? What's Al-"

"Mas Al is good, pah. I just have to be able to feel sorry for Mas Al and the environment here. So, you calm down!" amera said when Daddy Abdi began to think no.

"Just say me, pah? Amera will be fine there. You are excessive," said Anna's mother who had eavesdropped earlier.

"Yes, mah. But if I had heard it myself from Amera, I could only be relieved, "Anna's mother's eyes twirled lazily to hear her husband's answer. While papa Abdi knows very well that his wife does not really like anything related to Amera.

"Judah if so you quickly finish your breakfast! This time you took me to the boutique. Later in the afternoon we have promised to come to the wedding of my best friend's son," Papa Abdi nodded in agreement and took a piece of bread on a plate that had not been spent.

***

The sound of a phone call in the Mama Ressa Apartment Unit reads, there is usually no one who calls the phone of the Management Unit. At first, he ignored the call. But when the phone rang again, he thought it was important. Mama Ressa picked up the phone.

"Hello."

"Hello, mah. It's Al" said the caller from there. Mama Ressa was happy then regretted for ignoring the phone call from her son.

"Al, my son. I'm sorry. I'm sorry, but I don't think you called. So mom let it be so."

"Yes, mah. It'sit's okay. Mama how are you, why haven't you been in contact lately?"

"That's it, Al. So a few days ago my mom died completely from a fall. Mom called you at the time but your number was not active. Mama apologized if mama made you anxious," Al breathed with relief, because nothing bad happened to his mother.

"How are you, Al? You're still home, right? Mama wants to talk to him for a while," said Mama Ressa impatiently.

Oh, aye. I had no idea that I was moving to the apartment because I was married. Mama can't know about this. Al said in his heart.

"You can go, mah. He's busy in his shop now. I'm in the office too."

"Oh, so. Yaudah's okay," there's a disappointment heard from Mama Ressa's tone. How not, he missed his daughter so much.

"Yes, mah. Mama is fine there. Take good care of yourself and don't get sauces!" mama Ressa smiled warmly hearing the attention of her son.

"Ok thanks, my son. Greetings to Disa, yes! Bye."

"Yes, ma'am" Al said before the phone line between them was switched off.

At this time Al is still breathing with relief, because his mother does not know about his marriage to Amera that occurred at the request of Disa. Al was confused how if Mama Ressa was back. Al was afraid that her mother would be disappointed because she married without her knowledge.

It seemed like Al was going to experience a more complicated life that was now visible before his eyes.

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