Love Sheila

The Challenge of Light - Light

Sheila was cooking in the kitchen with Amelia and Bik Minah when suddenly Celine came over to them.

"Good afternoon Aunt Amel," said Celine cheerfully with a slight shout.

Sheila and Amelia turned their bodies upside down.

"Gosh, Celine?" amelia asked in disbelief.

The two of them then hugged to let go of the miss.

"How are you, baby? When's dateng?" ask Amelia enthusiastically.

"Good Aunt. Celine until three days ago Tan. Sorry just stopped by, yesterday still bothering to move."

"No, dear pa-pa. How's Mom doing with your Papa? They're not coming home?" amelia asked again while carrying Celine sitting on the dining table chair.

"Mama Papa Good Aunt. But they didn't come home. Papa's company in London can not be left Aunt, so Celine who was told to hold Papa's company here."

"Well, that means you will stay in Indonesia dong?"

"Yes Aunt."

"Oh pleased. Play here often, baby."

"Celine try Auntie if not bother in Celine's office must play here."

"Where do you live in your old house or what?"

"Celine lives in Aunt's apartment, let's get closer to the office. Anywhere in a house that big if it's just living alone Celine must feel lonely."

"Oh, yeah, no, baby."

Sheila smiled at the familiarity of her mother-in-law with Celine. They had not met for a long time, it was natural that Amelia was that enthusiastic.

"Sheila baby, here son," call Amelia to Sheila.

"Yes Ma" Sheila replied, then hurried to wash her hands and dry them and approached Amelia and Celine.

"Dear Mama wants to know you with Celine. He's Mama's friend's son."

"Yes Ma, yesterday we met at Mas Steven's office" Sheila said.

"Oh yeah? So you meet your sister right away but forget about Aunt Celine, ckckck," Amelia clucked and put on her ferocious face.

"Sorry Aunt," Celine replied spoiled and tangled in Amelia's hands.

"Well, thank goodness you two know each other. Dinner here, baby. Mom and your brother are coming home soon too."

"Yes Aunty," replied Celine enthusiastically.

"Sheila dear you cementin Celine to talk yes, let Mama same Bik Minah who continued cooking. You also have to rest a lot" said Amel.

Sheila could see the rejection on Celine's displeased face.

"Just name the one who mbak Celine chatted. I haven't seen you in a long time, there's a lot to talk about. Sheila also want masakin capcay pesenan Mas Steven, afraid later Mas Steven angry if not Sheila make. If only cooking insya Allah Sheila will not be tired kok Ma," Sheila refused subtly.

"Capcays? Steven doesn't like Aunty's vegetables?" ask Celine astonished.

"That was baby. After eating Sheila's cooking, your sister likes to eat vegetables now. But yes it is, it must be Sheila who is masakin. Even your sister's aunt's cooking is not willing, she can distinguish the taste he said. It's really great that your sister-in-law is," praised Amelia who made Celine even more disliked to Sheila.

"Mama can do it. Sheila is still learning Ma, too" Sheila said. "Yes, Mama and Celine chat in the family room. Make it more comfortable. Sheila later asked Bik Minah to deliver drinks and snacks."

"OK deh. Mama stay first then. Come on Celine."

Amelia then invites Celine to move to the family room to continue their conversation. Sheila went back to the kitchen.

"Bik please make a drink for Mama as well as Celine. All the snacks," Sheila's pinta.

...

At night at dinner.

As Sheila always served Steven well, so did Amelia. The small attention Steven showed to Sheila successfully made Celine even more burning with jealousy. Not to mention Ricko and Amelia who seem to love Sheila so much, making Celine even more disliked Sheila.

"Darling you don't have to take care of the dinner table. Just take a break, you can't be tired" Steven said after dinner.

"Just help my aunt. I won't be tired."

"Yes already. Go to the workspace first, then anterin tea kayak usually yes," said Steven finally relented.

Sheila nodded while smiling gently. Steven kissed Sheila on the forehead before leaving the dinner table.

"Steven first yes Pa, Ma," said Steven had stood up from his chair.

"But Steven, is there still Celine, cook you don't want to talk?" ask Amelia.

"I'm sorry Ma, not that he doesn't want to nemenin, but there are indeed important files that Steven must work on now. For the presentation tomorrow. Don't you celine, you're the big sister?"

"I-yes sister, no pa-pa really."

"Okay if that's brother first yes," said Steven then actually went to his study.

"We continue to chat in the family room just yuk dear," asked Amelia.

Ricko, Amelia, and Celine leave the dining table and head to the living room.

A moment later Celine returned to the kitchen, reasoned to take a drink. He saw that Bik Minah was cleaning the dining table, Sister Siti was washing dishes, and Sheila set aside the rest of the side dishes.

"Follow me," Celine said as she pulled Sheila's hand toward the backyard.

Sheila followed Celine without a rebuttal. Arriving in the backyard Celine threw Sheila's hand a little rough. But Sheila tried to stay patient.

"What's wrong, mbak?" sheila asked politely because she was three years old.

"You deliberately want to manas-manasin me by showing your affection the same brother Steven in front of me?"

"Of course not mbak. Why do I have to manas-manasin mbak?"

"Originally you know, since childhood I have liked Steven first. And you, you're just a matchmaking girl from Om Ricko. Who are you so you feel worthy to accompany Steven? You're just a student, you don't have any more value, you don't want to be with Steven's great brother" Celine said.

Sheila smiled hearing all Celine's words.

"Sir, maybe I'm nobody. But to be worthy or not as a companion of Mas Steven, not from the status or position of mbak, but more to a sense of comfort and happiness. And I'm grateful because as long as I'm with you Mas Steven is comfortable and happy, that's the most important thing" Sheila replied.

"Rabellshit. It takes a great woman to be able to keep up and accompany Steven who is great in business. And you, know what you are about business? Zero large. You don't deserve Steven at all. I'm the one who's more deserving of Steven's brother. In any case, I am far superior to you."

"Mom, Steven is my husband. My legal husband, legally and religiously. Celine's sister is beautiful, pinter, successful, but why the heck is my husband's ambition? Sister Celine can do any man, even a far more successful than Steven."

"But I want the same Steven."

"But he's my husband mbak. Why should Celine humble herself to be a snatch on people's husbands?"

"You-" Celine could not continue her words, feeling angry and stunned by Sheila's words earlier.

"alright. We'll see who wins. Get ready, because soon I will definitely take Steven's brother and take your place. Steven's brother can only be mine."

"Sheven's not a contestable item. And why should I serve mbak? Mas Steven's my husband, I'm Mas Steven's legal wife. Even soon our children will come into this world. We just need to maintain and defend the integrity of our household from all kinds of trials and exams that hit our household," Sheila said calmly but firmly.

"Sad. So arrogant of you. Okay, let's see later. I'll make sure I snatch Steven's brother away from you. Get ready," challenge Celine blatantly.

Celine then turned around and left Sheila alone in the backyard. Sheila simply smiled in response to all the threats from Celine who was so ambitious. It turned out to be true what her husband said yesterday, Celine would not give up that easily.

In Sheila'a heart, may Allah SWT always maintain the integrity of the household with Steven her husband. And may Allah SWT deign to give strength to both of them to be able to survive and face all kinds of storms that will hit their households.