Melissa For Davin

Chapter 10 Misunderstanding

Afternoon.

The return of Davin and Mellisa is welcomed by the mother and Talita.

"You've come home" said the mother looks sumringah.

"Yes, Mom." Mellisa and Davin both said.

"Let's eat, I've cooked for us to eat," said the mother again still looks calm.

"Yes, Mom. Thank you, we cleaned ourselves first" said Mellisa.

Davin and Mellisa go to their room to shower and change clothes.

"I feel bad, Mom," said Mellisa.

"Nothing, we'll always be together, baby." Davin rubbed his wife's head.

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"Mell," call mom on the sidelines to eat them.

"Let her brother and husband eat first, ma'am." Talita holds the mother's hand.

Deg.

Melissa looked worried and scared, lest her mother would interrogate her at this time.

While Davin prepares his heart and mind to face his mother-in-law.

"Mom's still here?" davin asked starting the conversation after a while of just silence in the dining room.

"Why? want me to leave quickly," replied the mother began to show her dislike for the daughter-in-law.

"That's not what I mean, ma'am," Davin said nervously.

"What happened to you guys, why is the guest room full of your stuff Mellisa? you guys aren't roommates? you guys sleep alone? are you really husband and wife?" Mom was very angry.

"At first we weren't roommates, but-" Mellisa didn't continue her words because of her mother's interruption.

"You, Davin." Mom pointed at the daughter-in-law's face.

"Mom will bring my son home."

Everyone was shocked to hear the words of the mother just now, including Talita.

"Don't be in a hurry Mom, at least I'll listen first maybe they want to explain something" Talita said, trying to calm the mother.

"What needs to be explained, it's been months since your sister's wedding, but they're not roommates. Is that husband and wife?" Mother turned her face away from Mellisa and Davin.

"But we love each other, ma'am," said Davin, holding Mellisa's hand tightly.

"No need to pretend in front of me, why don't you get pregnant?" asked Mellisa's mother to look at her for a moment and then turn around again.

"That's because you never played the role of husband and wife, right?" Mom looked disappointed.

Mother was already very angry, she did not accept her daughter being treated like this.

It was getting dark, my mother insisted on bringing Mellisa home.

"Fetch Mellisa with your parents if it's true you love each other."

"Good, Mom." Davin resigned to see his wife taken by his mother-in-law.

"I'm going to pick you up" Davin said, again approaching Mellisa.

"I'll wait for you, Mommy."

***

Davin pondered on the balcony, thinking about how to tell his parents to pick up Mellisa together.

Davin could not sleep last night, remembering the words he had promised his mother to make his wife love him.

The promise was fulfilled, only that there was a misunderstanding her mother-in-law needed to be straightened out.

'Mama and papa must have understood, ' Davin's mind.

"Are you asleep?" ask Davin via WA message.

Mellisa immediately replied.

"I can't sleep."

"Why?"

"I want to hug you, Mommy."

"Sleep, I'll pick you up tomorrow."

"I love you, Mom."

Davin smiled again, he was a little relieved even though only through WA messages with his wife at least tonight he could sleep to prepare for tomorrow.

***

Geck!

Geck!

Geck!

The sound of knocking on the door, the mother stood up to check. He looked shocked when he saw Besan and his daughter-in-law outside.

Mom opened the door and let them in.

Melissa seemed happy to see her husband and in-laws picking her up.

"Our family came to pick up Mellisa.

"Do you know why I brought Mellisa home?" asked the angry mother.

"Davin explained to us, we as parents should support them, not like this Mother." Mom still holds back emotions.

"I don't accept it, we are poor, but don't want your children to treat my daughter like this." Mother's emotions are overflowing.

"Mother," call Mellisa slowly.

"Sorry Mother Inayah," said the mother rather loudly.

"I knew first that there was something wrong with our son's marriage, but I need to know, your daughter has been resisting Davin since their first night," mama defended her son.

"Mama" said Davin to hold her hand.

"That's impossible, Mellisa already accepted it sincerely before marriage." Mother is still adamant.

"And again, I'm sorry, Mother Inayah, we never looked at your social status or anyone else, for us humans are the same in the eyes of God." Papa is talking.

"Mother" called Mellisa again, holding her hand to be patient.

Mellisa was about to say something, but the mother stopped her from talking, the mother did not want her daughter to say anything.

At this time the mother has been too far misunderstood, she does not want to listen to explanations from anyone.

"I don't care about the matchmaking you agreed with my late husband" said the mother, starting to lower her tone.

"This matchmaking did not work, we've been tricked by them, they live one roof but with separate beds. There are no rights and duties exercised in their marriage, rather than being a sin, we would rather just leave." Mother decided unilaterally without deliberating.

"No!" mellisa and Davin said at the same time.

"Mother" Mellisa braved herself.

"What mama Tiara said was true, I was the first to refuse Davin's mas, I was the one who asked for separate sleep, because I did not love Davin's mas at that time," said Melissa to make the mother silent.

Mom never thought, why Mellisa agreed to marriage while she actually she did not want to.

"Why don't you tell Mom that I knew you wouldn't get married in the first place, Mell." Mom looked at her daughter.

"Mom, Mama, Papa I'm really sorry." Melissa was downstairs.

"I didn't realize that Davin was so good, he loved me so much and I started to love him."

"So please, settle this debate, our household is fine."

Davin accompanied the wife.

"We beg. Mom, Mama, Papa. Forgive us, our blessing to rebuild this household."

Mom and Dad told them to get up, and mom just kept quiet.

"We always bless you, restart a harmonious household, do'a we always accompany for your happiness." Mom hugged both of them.

"Mother, allow me to pick Mellisa home with me," Davin asked to look at her.

Mother was silent saying nothing, she was digesting the current situation, indeed the daughter and daughter-in-law were defending each other. Sure enough now they already love and accept each other.

"You all go home, I still want to be with my daughter."

"May I stay over, ma'am, I also want to take care of my wife wherever she is" Davin asked as she glanced at Mellisa, making Mellisa smile.

Mother nodded.

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