Injuries in the Family

Chapter 23

The hijab-wearing woman who was so busy in the kitchen of her apartment from morning, the hug behind her body made her pause from activities that were so focused. The man who was busy inhaling the fragrance from the shoulder was the custom of Yudha.

"Are you making food for me?" asked Yudha who was still breathing the fragrance of his wife.

"Yes mas, same make food for my son Chika. He must be tired of eating hospital food." replied Marliana.

Yudha let go of the hug, she was immediately sad because Marliana already considered her daughter as her child too, but not with Chika who still hated her mother. Yudha turned his wife's body to face him, and he hugged her tightly.

Yudha's love for 10 more years has never diminished for Marliana, even growing and never getting bored. Marliana was able to understand her husband. Although they have not been blessed with a baby, their love and efforts continue to be carried out and are balanced by prayers and efforts both medical and traditional.

"Romero will deliver the food to the hospital"

Marliana shook her head, "I will deliver the food myself, you want to come with me right?"

Yudha swallowed his silva so hard he swallowed, the shadow of Chika who rejected his wife was bound to happen.

"I beg you, before Chika's condition improves and before we go back to Semarang I just want to establish a good relationship with Chika." he explained.

Yudha looked into his wife's eyes, and finally relented with the note they were going to the hospital together. Yudha also hopes that Chika will forgive herself for yesterday's incident.

"How's it?" ask Marliana who never got an answer from her husband.

"May, but I will continue my activities" Yudha replied smiling.

Marliana's forehead wrinkled, "Drink coffee?" tanyakanya.

Yudha laughed instead, he kissed the increasingly puffed cheeks of his wife. Seeing the change in Marliana's body which he thought was more contained it makes him very happy, Yudha thinks that Marliana is happy to live with him.

"Hugging you from behind, I love to smell your body like a baby" the man replied.

Marliana just shook her head and blushed embarrassed, finally the woman's body back on the move to cook gulai chicken and some vegetables that she cooked as a capcay. Yudha said it was the vegetable of his son's immortality.

"I want to taste." said Yudha.

Marliana took a small spoon, Marliana gave a spoonful of soup to be tasted to the head that was still perched on the shoulder.

"How's it?"

Yudha nodded, "Enak! your food is always delicious." he said, kissing his wife's cheek and then walking into the room. Marliana only smiled shyly, her head bobbing left herself speechless.

The happy life of her dreams like this, when both her parents died in an accident makes Marliana very grateful in the gift of a good husband. For his brother, Putra, there is already a care in his house in Semarang. Yes, the Son went with Marliana and fortunately Yudha accepted it.

A drop of tears that day he wiped, somehow lately Marliana easily moved and carried away feelings.

"Don't be sad, you should be happy Liana!" marliana's mind neutralizes that atmosphere.

Marliana continued to finish the food that had been cold because she had left a shower for a while, she put it into the lunchbox she had bought at the supermarket just below the apartment they were staying in, forming a heart in the middle of the food and giving food decoration there in the hope that Chika will increase appetite.

The murmur was heard in the ear of Yudha who was about to call his wife, again and again she had to endure her sorrow. But a Yudha covered her grief by putting on an ordinary face.

"Have it sorted out?" ask Yudha.

"Here you go, let's go."

The couple finally went to the apartment lobby, driving the car to the hospital which they traveled only 8 minutes. It was close, and indeed Yudha deliberately chose the apartment close to her son's hospital.

When he opened the door, Yudha showed a woman and a man in the room. There's Hadi, and Jihan. No Iqbal, probably in college.

"Morning.." said Marliana who smiled kindly.

Jihan's eye sparkles, and her friendly smile plugged in. But not with Chika, she threw away her face really her heart was very irritated once now when those two people she did not expect came.

"Who are you?" ask Jihan.

"I am Chika's father Yudha, and this is my wife Marliana" Yudha replied.

Jihan and Hadi shook their hands, for about half an hour they chatted until finally Jihan and Hadi said goodbye to go home. Jihan is quite relieved because Chika's parents have come and Jihan is very happy to know Chika's family directly.

Marliana who was still sitting on the sofa looked at Chika who was staring at the window, Yudha was driving Jihan and also Hadi. Silence enveloped the room.

"Auntie brought you food. Papa Yudha said, Do you like capcay? Must've eaten hospital food-"

When Marliana's body wants to rise, "Go! Don't see me again!" chika said flatly, her face remained the same as continuing to stare at the window.

~'~

Nadine who now has a lover chooses to keep using an online motorcycle taxi to drive herself to school, bi Imah has also made provisions as usual. Nadine had already sent a message to Rangga to have their relationship hidden.

"I went to school first huh, bi." said Nadine who came out of the house.

After boarding the ojek he was riding, it was still just a book that accompanied Nadine throughout her trip to school. Nadine can only move when her father will come home, when the CCTV was recorded in the footsteps of herself and Rangga that night.

"It's over, ka." said the taxi man.

Nadine looked around the school that was still quiet, her habit of choosing to go to the school park while carrying her book that she had read. Inhaling such a cool air, ah it did not feel like he would leave this school in a year. Become an adult, and work and go to college.

Nadine only wants to live a long life, Nadine only wants to see her sister grow into a beautiful girl, Nadine only wants her dream to be realized is to become a young doctor. Doctor is the dream of Light, his mother. But everything was dashed when the father asked him to major in economics.

Nadine took a small photo behind the paper of the book she read, her smile came out.

"Mama... Nadine now has a boyfriend, Nadine ain't gonna bother ka Iqbal and his family again."

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