Like Rubbish

Chapter 39.

One and a half months have passed since the Andini invasion. He always visited Meta, before his friend was transferred to the Singapore Hospital two weeks back. His days were running normally despite a slight void due to Meta's absence.

In a long time, Andini's appearance changed a lot. She always wears a dress shirt plus a veil wherever she goes. She feels comfortable, protected and calm while wearing it.

***

That afternoon after coming home from school, Andini lay on the sofa of the room. His body was very weak, but his stomach was full. Joseph sat by his side, about to kiss Andini's lips.

Cups ! Dini immediately woke up while covering her lips and nose. Joseph knitted his eyebrows together. "Why, baby ?"

"You, why does your mouth smell so bad ?" after talking, hurry to the bathroom.

Joseph threw his breath in his palm, then smelled it. Strange, the feeling of his mouth did not smell. Even the smell of mint so fresh pierced his nose.

Andini's voice was puking in the bathroom, clearly heard by Joseph's ears. He immediately approached his wife. "Darling, are you sick ?" kneading Nape Early. There was no answer, the woman was still pulling something out of her stomach.

A few minutes later, Andini came out of there to be swept away by her husband. Lie down again, this time on the bed. Joseph covered her and then passed away to get some warm drinking water. After his wife drank, he helped open the head covering that was still attached to Andini.

"Darling, you just take a break. I'll keep you company." Lying next to his wife.

"Yes, please don't kiss me again ! Your breath makes me nauseous." Covering her face with a blanket as her husband's lips approached.

"Darling, don't torture me like this ! My mouth doesn't stink !"

"Darling, I'm serious. I don't want to be kissed !" Still covering the face.

"Well, I'll just hug you." Actually disappointed, but somehow he loves Andini so much. Isn't that woman always right ?

"I called the Doctor here, huh ?!" rubbing Andini's head.

"Not to !" turn your back.

"At least I want a hug from you. Why turn your back on your husband ?" turned Andini's body upside down but the woman refused. "Sorry, sweetheart. I don't want to smell your mouth." Finally Yusuf gave up, he lay with his head on his back.

***

Andini blinked her eyes when her stomach felt like something was fumbling. He woke up when he saw a foreign woman sitting next to him. Judging from his looks, he was certain that the woman was a Doctor.

"I'm sorry, I interrupted your sleep. Meet me Lia, the new doctor of the Hadi Wijaya family." The thirty-year-old woman smiled kindly.

"Sorry, Doc. I was shocked just now." Smirks embarrassed. His gaze turned to the man standing next to him. Joseph was grinning when Andini looked at him, as if asking for an explanation. Didn't I tell you, don't you call the doctor ? I'm not sick !

"Darling, I'm so worried. So I called Doctor Lia here." Joseph clearly understood his wife's thoughts.

The doctor smiled at the two. "It seems like there's nothing to worry about. Miss's condition is fine."

I told you I wasn't sick ! Andini murmured in the heart.

"Then why did he vomit earlier ?" Joseph was not satisfied with the doctor's explanation.

Lia was still smiling sweetly, "It was a natural condition when a woman was young pregnant."

Joseph sparkled, "Is my wife really pregnant ?" sitting next to Andini holding her hand.

While Dini hasn't said anything. His face was like a dazed person.

"I'm a Doctor, I'm sure your wife is pregnant and she's probably six weeks pregnant." After giving some vitamins and blood-boosting drugs, Doctor Lia also paid off.

Joseph hugged Andini who was still hanging. "You're pregnant, baby. I didn't expect that we would be given offspring this soon." The man took off his arms because his wife had not responded. "Why keep quiet, do you still have doubts ?"

In the head of Andini stacked various thoughts that make him riled. It's not a matter of getting pregnant, but the question is who is the father of the child it contains ? Joseph or....Alex, the depraved guy who abused her ? Why does her gestational age coincide with the event it occurred ? If it's Alex's son, then what should he do ? Is her husband still willing to accept her, or will he leave her ? Let alone Joseph, he himself did not even want a child from the male examiner**a it !

"Darling, why ? Tell me !" fixedly staring.

"I'm afraid, what if....a...this child is not your child ?" ducked.

Joseph knitted his eyebrows together, "You mean ?" At first he did not understand the direction of his wife's conversation, but long ago his memory returned to the dark events of a month and a half ago. Yeah, why is the time so right with your pregnancy ?

"I fear that this child is the son of that depraved man !" his voice squeaked very low.

Joseph breathed a heavy breath. His chest as if he was hit by a pile of iron, asphyxiated to imagine if the words of Andini really happened. With a deep look, he spoke again. "I hope this child in your stomach is my son. We'll do a DNA test when the time is right. You better take a break." Lay down Andini's body and cover him. After that, he went to the work room.

***

Joseph sat there leaning back in his chair. His hand played a pen that was knocked on the table. His figure was indeed in the room, but his mind was floating around. He could not be denied if his heart was worried at this time. Andini's words affected him greatly. The happiness that comes at the beginning, everything is wasted when thinking about the worst possibility.

He had already buried the bitter story that befell his wife, but unexpectedly it came to the surface again. As an ordinary human being, he was obviously very disturbed. What if the boy is Alex's son ? Will she be able to watch Andini raise the child ?

The corner of his eye let out a clear grain. He is not angry or disappointed in Andini because this is not the desire let alone the fault of his wife. Only, why did fate seem to want to play around with him ? Test his love and patience.

Joseph now turned his chair to the right and to the left slowly. Just like his changing mind. But what if the boy is really my son ? Yusuf, it looks like you have a lot to be patient from now on !

Slowly he got up from his seat while staring at the wall clock. "Gosh, I've been here too long. It's ten o'clock at night. Andini, has she eaten yet ?"

Because of his fear, he even forgot his wife. Let alone remembering Andini, he did not even notice himself. When Oma called him for dinner, the man always refused.

Joseph rushed upstairs with a variety of food. Go into his room and put the food on the table. He sat on the edge of the sofa that Andini slept on.

Sorry ! He rubbed his wife's hair. Feeling guilty for leaving Andini alone in the room.

Andini hasn't actually slept. She just wanted to avoid talking to her husband. Now his feelings are more chaotic. The anxiety over her pregnancy plus the attitude of Joseph who seemed to ignore her, increasingly making her chest tight. Is her husband's attitude a sign that he will be wasted ?

As Joseph intended to move Andini to bed, his eyes caught the woman's face. Looks like Dini just cried. The tears flowed right as Joseph looked at him.

"You haven't slept yet ? Honey, did I make you cry ?" rubbing a clear grain on his wife's face.

The woman did not want to talk, but judging from the drops of water that continued to fall from her eyes, indicating that she was indeed very injured. The chest of the kempis held the tightness that was inside.

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt your heart." Smacking Andini's hand. "You haven't eaten yet. I haven't either, we're eating together !"

Andini shakes. At least he responded even though he did not want to talk. But unfortunately, his stomach immediately answered honestly. It keeps sounding if he is hungry. Joseph woke her. Now Andini has opened her eyes, even though her eyes are down.

"I'm a bribe, huh ?!" take the plate from the table.

Andini is still silent and does not want to open her mouth. Joseph continued to offer the food, "Honey, eat first ! I know you're hungry. If you don't eat, then I won't eat either." Finally the closed mouth slowly opened and received the incoming food. But during chewing, the tears were not going away. His pain and anger were still perched in his mind. Until he felt more claustrophobic, the mouth closed again as if locked.

Joseph kept the plate on the table, though there was still food left. He tightly grasped Andini's hand while looking at her fixedly. "Please, speak ! Don't leave me like this !"

Andini even more sobbing. She sat down to her husband's back. Joseph touched his shoulder, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry !"

"I know if you feel disturbed about my pregnancy. You deserve to ignore me, no longer care about me. Tell me, what should I do ?! If this kid turns out to belong to that guy, are you going to leave me ? Or do you intend to eliminate the child in my womb ?" His voice is a bit choked.

"Dear, it's not like that. I feel so scared and scared. But I wasn't that cruel to the point of telling you to drop the womb. And, I'll never leave you. It's just that, if this kid belongs to that jerk guy, I'm at a loss for what to behave like ? Can I take it or not ?"

Andini got up from her seat, moved to the top of the bed. Sitting crying over his fate. His mind was full of bad things. Why did he have to meet a guy named Alex ? Why should she be pregnant now ? What if this kid is really Alex's son ?

"I don't want to conceive that boy ! Not want to !" crying hysterically while beating her stomach.

Joseph immediately hugged her tightly and rubbed her head. "Andini, don't do this ! What if this kid is my son ?"

"I don't know !" still sniffing.

"Anyway, we still have to look after this kid. He's innocent." But I don't know, what would I do if this kid wasn't really mine ?

Andini. Maybe her husband was right. Whoever the father of his son, he still cannot waste it. For the business ahead, he just resigned.

***

This morning in the dining room. Joseph, for the first time, did not feed Andini. The man was mostly dumb and unfocused. Andini was so, many bowed with a grim face. No other family member dared to ask even though they were curious. Let it be the secret of Joseph and his wife's household.

"I'm done." Joseph moved from his seat.

"But there's plenty of food." Oma.

"I'm full. Everyone, I'm leaving. Andini, I'm leaving now !" The words really sounded bland and just plain pleasantries. Andini just nodded without saying let alone staring.

Joseph is leaving soon. In front was an assistant waiting.

After breakfast, Andini went back to his room. Lying on the couch crying. Why is her husband acting so indifferent again ? Didn't the man say last night that he would always accept himself ? But perhaps the presence of this child, in a way, would affect Joseph's mood. You should realize, if she should not expect too much love her husband like yesterday-yesterday.

***

At seven in the evening, Joseph had just returned from the office. He could have come home early, but somehow he wanted to avoid meeting his wife. He himself did not really understand, why did his mood change ?

Right now he feels uncomfortable. When looking at Andini's face, always remember the prospective child who is not yet clear father. But there was no anger or hatred for the woman. He just wanted to avoid it a little.

After cleaning his body and changing clothes, the man approached his wife. Hugged and kissed Andini's head, "Good night, baby." Walk towards the closet to pick up the blanket.

Andini again shed tears as Joseph stepped away from her. Her husband prefers to sleep on the couch. Has Joseph begun to be disgusted at him ? True, no matter how much the man felt about him, still Joseph would not be able to accept this child so easily.

Andini can't wait to get her DNA tested. He wished the child in his stomach was Joseph's son. But what if it wasn't ? He doesn't know what he's supposed to do.

A few days passed. The situation remains the same. Joseph did not talk to Andini much. Almost every night I sleep on the couch. His heart is still unstable. His mind was still in a rage.

And every time Andini woke up, vomiting in the bathroom, Joseph always came out of his room. Unwilling to hear that voice, the typical vomiting sound of a pregnant woman reminded him of the baby.

Andini cried after coming out of the bathroom. Joseph really doesn't care about her anymore. Is this a sign that he should be ready to be left behind ?

Although her body felt weak, the woman forced herself to go to school. At least his mind will be distracted.

"I'm leaving." Andini said to her husband who was sitting in the workspace.

"Andini, sorry. I can't drive you. There are some documents I need to check."

"It's okay, I get it." Smiling and his eyes glazed. I completely understand if you don't want to pay any more attention to me !

Andini dragged her heavy feet. Suddenly her steps stopped when her husband spoke again.

"Be careful on the road. Don't think too much about the unimportant. Take good care of your baby, after all he is innocent !" glanced at his wife and then refocused on the documents he held.

Andini looked at the man deeply. Why did Joseph say it ? Isn't one of the causes of Andini's many thoughts, is it because of his indifferent attitude ? Sometimes she doesn't understand what her husband means.