Husband Backup

Teddy Alan Shah

Nazneen had just finished removing all the makeup stuck to his face. The ritual before going to bed is to hold the device first. Maybe reply to incoming chat. She's a career woman, just understand a lot of chat that comes in. Different like my always lonely way.

"Naz, let's have a pillow talk first. Let kayak on youtube Ussy Andhika or Hanung Bramnatyo," I suggested.

"Oh, are you really obsessed with imitating people's households?" Nazneen's eyes remained fixed on his cave.

"It is precisely that modeled the good things of the household of people who know who can make our household there is development."

Although our marriage started as a will without love, I really wanted to live a serious household with Nazneen. I want to be like a household in general. Harmonically. Is that too high of a desire?

"Oh yes, I have something for you. Just jerk."

I opened the desk drawer and took out two sheets of paper. "Malming ntar we watch yuk. I bought tickets to the latest movie."

The movie ticket I bought was a Night Scream movie. Film adaptation of the novel from Kaskus. The player Herjunot Ali. From the internet articles I read, the story plot is interesting. Struggling through 1 million viewers.

He glanced at the ticket I was holding. "Huh? Watch a horror movie? Not wrong? You know I hate horror movies the most. Moreover, Indonesian horror that contains backsound jumscare garbage doang. You want me to hang up in shock? Basic, husband is insensitive."

He put the device on the table. Then sleep on my back. I understand the meaning of his words 'insensitive husband' because I don't know the taste of the film. Oh, my God, five years of knowing each other hasn't made me know her favorite movie.

Come to think of it, during my tenure with Nazneen, I never took him to the movies. Always go to the restaurant for a new recipe test. Yup, I'm in the department of gourmet. My dream is to be a chef. In fact, destiny says something else. Today it is not us who choose the profession, but the profession chooses us.

Maybe the world of video editing needs me more, while the world of cooking is full. Since the Indonesian Master Chef competition, many people have flocked to become Chef. I've tried to enter the competition, baby did not qualify. From that moment on cooking is just a hobby. Until I married Nazneen I never cooked again. Busy learning video editing.

***

I came to the office again. All the employees have not arrived. However, Mami Gia had already come. He was still wandering on the sofa. Wait, his face looks sad. What's up, huh?

"Morning, Mami Gia. Tumben's coming early" said the stale base.

"Today we're filming the same Grandson Cahyati. I don't want a guest star to come first than me. The guest star is coming in an hour."

Since I haven't been working hours, I sat next to Mami Gia first. "Mami, from when I noticed, the look on Mami's face looked sad. If I can get it, Mami's got a problem, right? Adsense dropped again? Tell me, who knows if I can help."

"It's okay."

Well, I already understand a little bit about the dictionary of girl language. If a girl says 'nothing' it means there's nothing. Probably personal business. I don't want to force Mami Gia to tell a story.

"Le, can I have something?"

"Can. What's new?"

"What do you think happiness means?"

"I don't know for sure what happiness means. For even now I am still searching for happiness."

"I'm confused, my boyfriend proposed to me, but why am I not happy to be proposed." Finally Mami Gia wants to tell me the same problem. "Have you ever done that?

"Early then. When I got married to Nazneen I wasn't happy either."

"Huh? So you got married without any happiness?"

Mami Gia's question made me realize I made a mistake. Flippancy to dismantle the disgrace of the household itself.

My eyes shifted to the office parking lot. There the employees came. I saw the wall clock, five minutes from work. This is my chance to escape from Mami Gia's question. "Mommy wants to work hours, I go to work first."

***

Cahyati's grandson has arrived since five minutes ago. All employees are gathered. As always before the first briefing. Rean gave a briefing on everything as neat as possible. I got an extra assignment holding a question list board. I was asked to stand to the right of the dresser. Let Mami Gia easily see the writing and not highlighted by the camera.

We split up to take on our respective job positions. In the count of three, the camera starts to turn on.

"Hi Gae, come back with me. Gia God's most beautiful creature nan bahenol the world of cyberspace." Mami Gia opened the video. "This time is special. I don't make up alone. However, the arrival of selebgram is again up and coming. Who else if not Granddaughter Cahyati."

The cameraman directs the focus camera to Cha. "Of everything." Cha came say hello to the camera.

"Today I'll make up for Chaa with QnA, gaess. Chaa will be more beautiful, right? So, look at my video until it runs out."

"First we use foundation." Soon Mami Gia scratched her head when she saw the many foundation collections on the dresser. "Well, I'm confused about which makein foundation?"

"Thank you for saying. So I know which one to wear." Mami Gia took my wife's product foundation.

"For oily skin, it is suitable to use NazFound brand foundation. You have a light liquid texture and able to absorb excess oil on the face. So if this make foundation your face looks fresher and healthier."

Mami Gia's eyes towards the board I was holding. "Eh, how the story dong initially can the photo eat the leaves? Is it going to go viral or what?"

"I swear, I didn't know it was going viral. Abis broke up with her boyfriend, I accidentally passed the tea plantation. Well, take a photo of eating leaves. Keep posting to instagram, with the caption 'rather than constantly eating heart to be in love with you, I better eat leaves aja.' uh it turns out a lot of share and make my photo as a meme. Maybe my expression is memeable. Haha."

After using the foundation, Mami Gia continued to take powder. "Because your skin is oily, so wear marcks powder only."

"That's a big deal, brother. I'm from a small age wearing this powder."

Mami Gia glanced again at the question board. "After your photo goes viral how do you feel?"

"Interference is unexpected."

"There is a feeling of star syndrome is so now invited a lot of tivi or many endorsan?"

"Alhamdulillah, no. Until now I feel like I'm not an artist. The person who asked for the photo, I took an old friend who had not met for a long time. So the photos."

"Well, cool. That means you're very humble."

Seconds by seconds keep rolling. It doesn't feel like 30 minutes more Mami Gia make up Cha. Cha's face now looks more beautiful.

"Taraaaa .. This is Cha's face after the dimake up. Beautiful right?"

Cha blinked his eyes looking at himself in the mirror. "This is a serious me? How beautiful is Princess Elsa. Haha."

"Well, thank you very much Cha has been willing to come here. Keep willing I'll mess up your face. Not sure yet."

"I should be the one who is grateful for being invited. Thanks to coming here, I got to know about make up."

"OK, gaes. If the make up tutorial with Cha today is enough to get here. Who else makes up-in next week? Write in the comments yes. Don't forget to subscribe, comment and pence the bell button. See you in the next video.

Huft, finally filming ended and went well. My hand is already holding the question board.

***

All employees have gone home. I'm the only one in the office. I want to clean up the camera and filming equipment first. The repairman is on marriage leave again. Is there no harm in helping others?

"Le, you haven't come home yet?" moor Mami Gia. I think he's been home a long time."

"I want to clean up the camera and filming equipment first. The repairman is on marriage leave again. Is there no harm in helping others? It'll be my turn to take a sabbatical, he'll help me with my job."

"Well really you. Can I nemenin? I'm going home again."

"Yes may. This is Mami Gia's office. The time I dare forbid?"

"You know what that story or how not to crack crickets."

"Mommy, I want dong nanya, the girl likes to be given a surprise what the hell to be happy and love added for a guy?" I deliberately asked that because I no longer know how to make Nazneen happy and make him so romantic to me.

All the tips on the internet have been tried, always failed and ended apes.

"If it's still a single the girl is happy given certainty."

"Yesterday said Mami there is a guy who gives certainty for Mami's marriage even not happy?"

"Not knowing either. The heart is hard to guess. Huhuh."

"Keep the married woman happy because of what?"

"If you're married, it's like a girl likes little attention and is always there when she needs it. I was divorced because she was too busy with her world and never existed when I needed to."

Mami Gia's words made me think, have I never been there when she needed it? I try to remember again. When he WA said the tile was leaking I didn't want to actually because I was afraid of heights. Finally he called the handyman. When she took me to her friend's wedding or birthday party, I didn't want to come. I'm an acute introvert. I don't like crowds. Most fatal it seems when the inauguration of his office, I did not come. Choose to go to Mami Gia's office. There's impromptu work.

From this moment on I want to be what Nazneen needs. Even against my fear. I don't want my household to end in divorce like Mami Gia.