
It only took her days to cry, and to vent her frustration. Mary was getting used to it.
The following week, Akhri returned many reasons for not being able to come to him.
Maryam knows, no matter how innocent Nia looks. Unable to make him fooled, to be sure if there was no interference Nia who tried to hold the husband not to come.
I don't care anymore. It's up to Brother.
Maryam did not want to drag on thinking about all this. He's tired enough.
Even he had started not to care about the chat messages sent by Nia. His phone was never received either.
Until the next day. Akhri came, as usual. Apologies are repeated many times. It was sick, and bored. Maryam no longer forced a smile to understand.
That morning, at breakfast Maryam glanced at her husband. He wanted to say something, but he was not brave.
Thinking and thinking. Finally Maryam tried to vent.
"bang?"
"Yes?"
"Merr wants to ask, about ... what are the conditions that are allowed, a wife to ask for divorce from her husband?" Immediately Maryam launched an arrow at its target point without weighing.
The deg...!
Akhri was a little choked. The chewing motion stopped instantly "Dik, Ke– why ask like that? Merr has no intention of?"
Maryam shook her head, she cut the potato parchment on her plate. "Just want to know."
"They?" Call Akhri full of gentleness as usual. Mary raised her head again. "Want to know what?"
"That's the same as science, isn't it? It means you have to answer it. If you really know."
End in silence, he still looked at the wife's face. Maryam smiled again, but it seemed like her smile was another.
"Dragon, why shut up?"
"Take it out first, yeah. If you ask like this. Suddenly you're not tasteful."
"I'm sorry, Bang. Now, just go ahead, "he said while feeding rice to the end of a spoon. While Akhri's view is still directed at the wife.
Oh my God, lately. He often makes up stories about the darkness of life. Have I completely covered up her sunshine?
Akhri stuffed the rice into his mouth slowly. Go back to eating.
Women who are more silent do not care. He still focused on spending the rest of the rice on the plate.
Yes, it cannot be denied, who wants to be in this position. The material life is given fairly by him.
But about his presence?
Maryam was no more frequent than Nia. The reason children always make Maryam more backward. Truly, regret for the sake of regret as if he continues to show Akhri. But what is the point of regret, if you keep making mistakes repeatedly?
A few moments' lapse. Maryam packed the dirty dishes for the rest of their meal. Then move the leftover food into a sealed container.
Kraaakk... Kraaakk...
There was no smile when Mary did that. Her heart could no longer stem the disappointment towards her husband. Wasn't he just an ordinary human, who had limits to his patience?
Ustadz Akhri was still there, eating the emping he took from inside the jars available at the dinner table. Watching the wife's sad face.
I really need to talk to him.
Akhri grabbed Maryam's hand. Make the wife look.
"Sit here, you want to talk."
"Make it later. Now, sit down first... Sit here next to Brother." Akhri patted his dining table chair. And before he was told to do it the second time Maryam was sitting in a chair. Right next to her husband, she shifted slightly to face her husband.
"Date it later tonight still sleeping here. Brother want to not, tomorrow you take a walk? Come to think of it, we haven't watched for a long time. There's a good movie in the cinema." Akhri kissed the back of his hand. Maryam stared with an unseen cheerful expression.
"Sorry, but tomorrow I have a seminar."
"Can? Which is important, seminar with Brother?"
Maryam. He was worried that he would fail.
"It's important for the seminar, isn't it?" Ask him again while rubbing his wife's cheek gently. Maryam nodded slowly.
"Switch as a newcomer. To take a literacy class," he replied. Because actually not being present is okay.
Akhri smiles. "Consolation is for tomorrow. We go on a date. Yeah, sweetie?"
Brother, I miss something like this. It made me unable to continue my words that wanted to end all my pain.
Only with a soft speech and a little persuasion was able to make his heart melt again. Heavy indeed ... moreover, Bang Akhri is actually not a bad husband. Never hit hard, let alone hit. Although far away, he never could send a short message with beautiful words. Making Maryam in turmoil.
Maryam nodded slowly. "Yes Bang."
"Yes what?"
"Yes, go for a walk. As long as you promise, it's not as void as usual."
"inshaAllah, you will try. It's a secret, yes. Don't tell me, Nia."
Maryam nodded again slowly, after which hugged her husband's waist. "Thank you, Bang."
"MashaAllah, glad to be in the angel's arms."
"From what the hell, bang?" Maryam blushed.
"From his paradise it's Brother." Chuckles, same with Maryam. They chat long enough, Maryam who was silent with a feeling of heart that began to be uncomfortable slowly began to improve again.
Husbands are the most difficult things to hate. Maybe because of love, like water that keeps watering coals. The fire will be slightly ignited, but the water still beats. There is no folly when it comes to love, only those who do not understand the meaning of sincerity are able to cry out that what Maryam did was foolishness.
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As expected, Akhri did not come, until the next morning he did not show his nose.
Maryam called many times, but like someone turned off her phone.
Could it be Nia who did this?
Maryam shook her head, again she tried to contact Akhri but still could not.
Another message came from, Nia. Who was lazily opened by him.
Kania: "Ce, can't not bother for a second! Bang Akhri again help me take care of Husein. Yesterday the boy fell down the stairs."
"Astagfirullah al'azim." Maryam was surprised, she did not reply to Nia's message. But choose to call Nia directly. The first, second and third roar had no answer. Maryam again chose to send a reply message.
Maryam: "then how are you, why don't you tell Cece?"
Kania: "what to tell, Cece. It's not important for Cece either. Husein is my son with Bang Akhri. Not going to Cece!"
Maryam shut her mouth. Bersighfar. Really, the more here Nia showed her dislike of him. But never once did Maryam fly a war flag to him. But why the more here, the more unfriendly the woman is? maybe because Maryam gave up too much, making Nia more courageous to oppress him.
Maryam put her cell phone on the table.she again growled at Akhri. He reneged on his promise even he himself forgot, if the day was the date of their wedding.
then his promise to take him for a walk, just nonsense.to break for a moment the determination of his heart that was about to ask him to separate.