
It's late, delicious food has been served at the dining table where Naina is now living life. But tonight was so sad for him. It had been seven o'clock in the night but the figure of the man who had become her husband had not come home either.
"Is Dennis going home like this often?" his question to both of his assistants with the phone kept sticking to his ears waiting for an answer from there.
"We don't know much, young lady. But, as far as we know the office hours of the young master were only until five in the afternoon," replied Mimi who was standing in the corner of the dining table.
"Where are you, Mum?" Naina can only go back and forth in front of the dining table by continuing to hope that the owner of the phone over there immediately picks up the phone and gives her an answer.
Tired of just pacing around the ironing tub he finally sat down to the chair, staring at the food in front of him that was getting warm. Suddenly the phone in his hand rang. Her husband's name was there. Finally the eagerly awaited call too.
"Mas Dennis." Straight shift the green button.
"Hallo, Mommy. Where's Dennis? why not pick up my phone?" Directly bombarding her husband questions.
"Honey, today I have a lot of work and it looks like I will arrive home in the middle of the night. You better get some sleep first!"
Hearing her husband's words, Naina's heart immediately became sad. Is this really her husband's job?thought. The saddest thing because she had been waiting for a meal together but in fact her husband did not even care about it.
"One more time, tomorrow morning I'll leave for two days out of town. Sorry, Sweetheart. I was so busy I just gave you the news."
Naina is not finished fighting with grief because her husband is late to come home, now her sadness is even more with the news of her husband who will be gone for two days.
"Mas Dennis is leaving me?" lirih asked.
"Dear, I'm sorry. This job is very important and sudden. You don't have to be scared at home, there's Mimi and Lilis." Dennis said as if this was normal, but for Naina it was very painful. I don't know why he became this cute. It did not feel like being away from her husband, it seemed like love had already been welcomed into her heart.
"Yes already, darling. You better eat and rest! don't wait for me to come home." The voice of the man from there really sounded relaxed. Doesn't he know that the woman here is already glazed.
***
The time continued to move until it showed almost 12 pm, the apartment was already quiet. Dennis pressed the password on the entrance of his apartment. After the door opened, it appeared that the two women chosen by him as his wife's assistant were sleeping on the sofa.
"Assalamualaikum," said Dennis loudly so that the two women woke up and spontaneously the two assistants were really awake. They had not really slept because they had been watching for the young master's return.
"Young master ...." These two assistants immediately stood up straight.
"Why are you sleeping outside?" ask Dennis.
"Anu, young master .. that, we were deliberately waiting for the young master to come home," Mimi replied in a hint of hesitation. He was afraid to tell me what happened after Dennis' phone died.
"We would like to inform you that the young lady is asleep but .. but .. the young lady does not eat dinner first. We tried to persuade her but it looks like the young mistress is sulking" Mimi said.
"And ... the young mistress slept in a state of tears," continued Lilis.
Hearing the reports of his wife's two assistants, Dennis hurried to step into his room without saying anything.
On his king-size bed, his beautiful wife had fallen asleep wearing a dress. Still the same as last night, his wife is not ready to wear a nightgown that has been prepared by him. Half a blanket covered the slim body up to the waist. Dennis walked closer to it, sitting at the end of the bed right on his wife's head. Slowly tidying up the hair that covered part of his wife's smooth face. Sure enough, his wife's cheeks were still moist. His wife was completely asleep with tears in her eyes.
"I'm sorry, sweetie." He only realized that his late return and the news of his departure tomorrow was a sad news for his wife.
***
Time kept turning until the sound of the echo of the mosque was heard everywhere. Just like yesterday, the sound of the dawn prayer will start the morning for those who run it.
Naina started to squirm, but her body felt so heavy. Slowly open your eyes and feel the chest of the field from behind the shirt that became the pedestal of his head. The burly hands embrace his slim body.
"Away awake?" asked Dennis who had been awake since then but waiting for the woman who was sleeping on his chest also woke up.
Naina closed her eyes again, she did not fall asleep just want to feel the warmth of her husband's embrace.
"When are you coming home, Mom?" ask her with a hoarse voice.
"Why do you sleep without eating anything? Never repeat it again!" Instead of answering his wife's question, this young master asked back. He already knew the answer but he was a little upset if it was true because he was late to go home until his wife did not eat and then fell asleep.
"Just ask yourself," Naina replied.
Dennis further tightened his embrace, a kiss had already landed on Naina's head.
"I'm sorry, this job is very important and I can't delay" he replied.
"So much as you left today?" naina asked again softly. She who has only been a wife for two days does not feel ready if she has to be left like this.
"I'm really sorry, honey. If I could delay it or someone could replace me then I would choose it for the sake of not leaving you." Dennis tried to convince his wife.
"Did Dennis go like this a lot?" ask her again who does not know for sure with her husband's work.
"Hmmm. Even abroad,"
"Can I come with you today? I don't want to be away from you, Mommy." Naina's words made Dennis pull a faint smile.
"I don't want to take you, but I don't have the heart. Even if you come with me I will not always be beside you, I will be busy with my work. I promise you, someday I'll take you wherever you want to go, even the best place you choose in the world, just the two of us." Dennis continued to convince his wife not to make this beautiful woman drag on in grief during his later departure.
"Promise, just the two of us?" ask Naina.
"Hmmm"
"Originally you know, Mom. The best place in the world when you're in your arms. Like this." Naina's words immediately made Dennis pound in happiness. Words that he did not expect would come out of his wife's mouth.