
Morning greeted again, as usual Jenni struggled in the kitchen to prepare breakfast.
But this time he was not alone, the in-laws helped cook, more precisely Jenni who helped Anin's mother to make breakfast.
"Cut even smaller honey .. it's still too big." Said Anin's mother while watching Jenni cutting meat made like a little dice.
Jenni nodded with her head lowered in focus watching her hand that was cutting meat.
"What's like this?" Jenni asked with focused eyes looking at her working hand.
"Yes right, like that." Answer the in-laws while occasionally looking at the meat cut Jenni then look at the pan in front of her because it is sauteing the seasoning alternately.
"Hmm .. the aroma is delicious, surely the cuisine is also delicious." Jenni chirps when feeling the delicious aroma of spices that are in the fry mother-in-law."
The mother smiled and focused on her cooking.
"It's finished yet dear .. the spice is almost charred." Ask the in-laws when they see the seasoning in the fry is ripe but the meat that Jenni cut is not finished.
"Sepent ... " Jenni said in a bit of a hurry to finish her last piece.
"Done," said Jenni then walked toward the in-laws to give the piece of meat.
"Thank you dear ... " Say the mother Anin while smiling sweetly at Jenni.
"I have to thank my mother" Jenni replied, looking at the dishes that were being made by the in-laws, occasionally looking at her in-laws' faces.
"Jenni should have made breakfast, but she made it for us." Said Jenni again.
"It's okay, dear .. I'm happy if I can help you, I'm bored if you don't do anything all day." Say the mother with her hands that are still focused on cooking.
"But ... "
Tong
Jenni did not continue her speech when she heard the bell ringing.
"Who's here early in the morning?" Jenni muttered but could still be heard by Anin's mother.
"Is there a guest, baby?" Ask Anin's mother.
"Like her mom, Jenni's gonna open the door for a second." Said Jenni.
"Yes dear ... " Answer the in-law.
Jenni nodded then walked out of the kitchen.
When Jenni was in the living room, it turned out that the apartment door had been opened by Alex, it turns out that the guest who came was Bella with Calvin.
Jenni did not continue her steps, her chest was so tight to see the scene in front of her.
How not? at this time Bella is in Alex's arms so tightly, while Alex also returned Bella's embrace.
Maybe if someone else hugged Alex he would understand, but this woman is the one who already contains Alex's seed.
Fear along with disappointment mixed into one.
Fear Alex will return to Bella considering there is a Calvin among them.
Disappointed it is certain, when she saw her husband in the hug by an ex-lover even to have children, but not her avoid Alex actually returned Bella's embrace for so long.
"Alex!" Hearing her name on the call Alex immediately let go of her embrace then turned around.
It was not Jenni who called Alex, but the mother who stood behind Jenni and watched it all.
It looks like two women who are so meaningful in Alex's life are both staring in his direction.
"Mother, Jenni, I have something to tell you ... " Said Alex.
"Can Calvin and Bella stay here with us?" Alex to the point.
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I don't know why Jenni's heart aches when she hears Alex's request.
How could he allow others to stay in his house?
Moreover, that other person was her ex-lover?
"What did you say Alex? How could you possibly have someone else stay here?" Anin's mother asked slightly raising the intonation of her voice.
"She's not someone else's mother, Calvin's my son!"
"What??" The mother was shocked when she heard Alex.
All this time, her mother had not known about Alex
having children from other women.
"Yes mother, Calvin Alex's son with Bella." It was not Alex who answered, but Jenni who had been silent had also opened her voice.
"You're not kidding, are you, baby? What's this all about Alex?" Anin's mother still doesn't believe in any of this.
"I'm sorry mom ... I had a child with Bella long before Jenni and I got married. But it's only been a few days since I found out that I already have a child." Reveal Alex with a stroke of expression that implies regret.
"So you've got that woman's child?" The mother looked disappointedly at Alex then turned to look at Bella at the end of her sentence.
Alex just nodded in response.
Seeing the nod of Alex the tears in his armpit came out instantly.
Feeling guilty for not being able to educate her child, Anin's mother does not blame Alex but she blames herself for not being in Alex's growth period until her child falls into the wrong path.
But he quickly wiped away his tears then walked over to Alex.
"Why did you tell someone else to stay in your house? What's the reason you told someone else to be in the middle of your household and Jenni's?" The mother asked her still to call Calvin and Bella others, but she tried to be calm.
"Mother, Bella is suffering from terminal cancer. While she doesn't have anyone here, I'm the only person Bella knows here." Obviously Alex.
"Where are your parents? Don't you have a family?" Ask Anin's mom a little like Bella.
"Bella's parents have been abroad for a long time, she previously also lived there. But he came back here just to tell me that I already have Calvin." Obviously Alex because Bella just lowered her head without answering Anin's mother's question.
"Why didn't you tell Alex?" Ask Anin's mother to Bella again.
"I was thinking, Alex didn't need to know any of this because I was sure Alex had a new life. But this few years I've been thinking about bringing Calvin back to Alex because I feel guilty about not telling the truth. Especially when I was sentenced to have a deadly disease, from there I determined to bring Calvin to Alex. I'm so old, so I want Calvin to be with the right person." Now it was Bella's turn to open her voice, after just staying down.
Hearing Bella's plausible explanation a little makes Anin's mother relieved, but somehow it feels like she has not believed in all Bella's words.
She feels Bella is a threat to her child's household. I don't know if this is just a feeling of alertness or a feeling.
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...TBC...
Don't forget to leave a trace...
See you next chapter ...