Injuries in the Family

Chapter 34

That morning, the holiday that made Yudha and Chika was with him in one apartment. Marliana looked at them from afar, Yudha rubbed Chika's hair lovingly. Marliana who still did not greet Yudha just smiled at the interaction of father and son from afar. If the position is the same, Chika can accept it well. That position will have Marliana there, next to Chika.

Marliana only smiled briefly while stirring meat soup for breakfast, indeed Yudha likes to eat directly using rice. While Marlina could not, her stomach refused if the morning immediately ate heavy.

"Father! ihhh.." that loud Chika's shout made Marlina's focus look at him.

"Haha... Sorry dear."

Marliana is really happy to see Yudha and Chika who have now familiarized themselves again, while she? Still need to get closer to Chika. But Chika? Always avoid and talk only as necessary.

After everything was done at the dinner table, Yudha came to Marliana who was busy by herself. "Enak-enak all, baby. I'm hungry" he said.

Marliana who was taking the plate fell silent, "Hm, eat it." replied Marliana flatly without looking at her husband's face.

Yudha folded her lips. Apparently, his wife was still indifferent for no reason. Chika who heard that only smiled triumphantly. The woman could feel that the condition of her father's household was not okay, even though she had only been living with her father and stepmother for a day.

"Oh, Chika. Here we have breakfast first." Yudha said.

Chika walked slowly towards the dining room, "You guys have breakfast first, I want to clean up" said Marliana who passed into the room. Yudha certainly stared in surprise, wanting to move on but not feeling good leaving Chika to eat alone because the woman had to take medicine on time after recovery.

"Come, eat pa." take Chika.

Yudha only nodded, her eyes looking at Marliana who had already entered the room. Everything felt bland, even while sleeping last night Marliana turned her back. Yudha just hugged his wife from behind, and when Marliana was soundly new Yudha just turned Marliana's body to face her.

"Where's the cooking?" asked Yudha who had already finished half a portion.

"Lumayan." replied Chika while chewing. The likes of father and son are the same, both can eat heavy in the morning.

Yudha smiled, "Said Romero, you want to work?" tanyakanya.

"Yes." Yeah."

"But baby, hasn't papa met your needs?"

Chika stopped eating, and drank 3 sips of water. "I just want to have my own money, after all my college is not busy anymore" Chika explained.

"Yes, you just interned at papa's office in Jakarta."

Chika smiled happily, before long they talked Marliana out of the room and sat between her husband and stepson. Of course it made Chika wonder, and Yudha was even more astonished. Marliana smeared bread with her favorite hazelnut chocolate jam.

"Why not continue? Aren't you guys having breakfast?" ask Marliana.

Chika frowned in surprise, "I-iya we have breakfast again." Yudha replied stammering.

Chika put on an unhappy face, Marliana who saw that smiled. This time he would not obey the will of his stepson, the marriage he had built together with Yudha was not short. During this time also, neither Yudha nor himself ever made a mistake, and according to Marliana the man he met had even become his life friend was already the best version that God sent for him, and according to Marliana, the man he had met had even become his life companion, even if you get it the wrong way.

After breakfast, Yudha came into the room to clean her body. The rest is Marliana and Chika there.

"Hm, Chika."

Chika glanced sharply at her stepmother, how could this female usurper of her mother's husband change attitude? Though Chika felt, Marliana and Yudha were struggling from the day of her arrival to this apartment.

Marliana smiled, "Oh yes my dear stepson, your offer yesterday told me to part with your papa that will never happen" said Marliana.

"Maybe you're wondering why I've changed my attitude now, and maybe you're aware that I was fighting with your father from yesterday. But believe me, Chika, it's only me who tests how much your papa loves me. The proof is that I love your father and you as his daughter are sincere from my deepest heart. So, your offer that told me to part with your papa that would never happen. Because after all we love each other, and your mama is just a past part of my husband's life."

Chika's eyes glazed over, her chin tightening in anger. While Marliana? his chin raised slightly, he had to defend his household that he was living in. Marliana does not want to look weak now, she is a connecting mother who must be more dominant in her family.

"If your mother still sincerely loves and loves you, she will not leave you too until now" said Marliana softly.

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Sarita steps her foot into the house she left yesterday. Sarita just wanted to comfort herself, and she also wanted to see her husband's response to her or not. In fact, not a single message or phone call rang from his phone.

Sarita looked at Hanasya who was watching television with David, "Mother.." call Hanasya.

Sarita put on a smile and walked over to the princess, "Have you eaten?" tanyakanya.

"It's the same with David" Hanasya replied.

"Where is dad?"

"In the office, I usually have a weekly evaluation every Saturday."

Sarita just remembered that, and she finally fell silent. "Where are you out of?" ask David who has opened his voice.

"Stay at a friend's house."

David clucked, he saw clearly Sarita's flushed neck. He was an adult, and David also lived long abroad making it commonplace that he was used to by his friends. David asks Sarita to have a chat together in the back of the house.

"Why the hell?" ask Sarita in a sewot tone.

"Mba, cheating from bang Gio?" tanyanya full of search.

"N-no."

"Mba I'm not a child anymore and I know exactly the mark on the mba's neck, do you want to destroy your own household? How will Hana fate be if bang Gio knows!"

Sarita sighed, "You know you did this too because of Mas Gio! You don't know anything that's been natural all this time, vid!" screech and go straight into his room.

David rubbed his hair rough, indeed all this time he knew his brother's household life was fine. Hanasya said as well, they spent more time together, is there something wrong here? Why would Sarita make David so wrong now?

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Nadine, who was busy wiping the table and carrying a few glasses in her tray, did not realize anyone was watching her. Yes, Iqbal. The man who keeps watching his little best friend from outside the cafe where Nadine works. It had been more than 2 days they did not say hello, even Nadine really did not send him a birthday greeting.

Iqbal finally ventured to enter the cafe, Nadine doubled as a cashier was finally frozen when he saw Iqbal in front of him.

"What do you want?" nadine asked who was staring at her cashier screen.

Iqbal smiled, "Frappuccino one" he replied.

"Drink here or take it home?"

"Drink here."

After the transaction was completed, Nadine tried to calm herself down. After the order was completed, Nadine also delivered. Iqbal gave Nadine a piece of paper, and of course Nadine took it and put it in her apron pocket.

At the cashier's desk, Nadine opened the paper.

'Forgive me, can we be better? We're still friends like we used to be, right?" - Iqbal.

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