
One by one the clothes strands have been stacked Handini based on the type. Office clothes, travel clothes and home clothes have been separated.
Her eyes looked at the pile of her husband's clothes but her mind went nowhere. He was still in a standing position with his hands hanging from the closet door.
For a moment he neutralized his heavy breathing. Not because of fatigue but the number of thoughts in his head.
The knock of the door and the sound of greeting sounded from outside. The woman opened the door because she knew who was coming.
"Bi. "the short call she gave to the woman who had cared for her husband from childhood. She greeted her husband's aunt. The smile he gave the old woman was also reciprocated. Handini was pleased that her husband's Aunt also seemed to accept herself wholeheartedly.
Her husband called her Bi Nam.
Handini's views now point to the teenage girl she had seen at the cafe at the time with her husband.
Handini smiled at the woman but she did not reply.
"Din, this is Aunt's daughter Lita, your wedding didn't come because you were on vacation with her dad. " Bi Nam directs his daughter's hand to shake hands with Handini, but she refuses.
"I'm tired, ma'am, can I go straight to my room? " Bi Nam sighed, he felt bad for Handini.
"Yes in Lit, your room is in front of the kitchen"
"Huh? are you really preparing a maid room for me? why is it in the back? " The look on the girl's face was very unfriendly. His eyes stared hard at Handini. There was no hospitality on his face. He hated Handini.
"Not so, indeed the room is next to it "Handini tried to hold back his anger, which he could not deny also felt annoyed at the words of her husband's cousin.
"Lita, you speak politely, get in" Bi Nam told his daughter to go to the room immediately. Lita grunted in annoyance.
"I'm sorry about Auntie's daughter Din" Bi Nam apologized to Handini for feeling bad about her daughter's behavior.
"It's okay Bi" Handini helps bring things to enter the house.
"Din, Farhan's still in the office? what time do you go home? " Bi Nam is currently busy packing her clothes in the closet. Her daughter was lying in bed playing her cell phone.
Farhan's house has only two rooms. So Bi Nam and his daughter will sleep one room.
"Yes Bi, 4 o'clock usually already home" Handini's hands did not stop moving to arrange some clothes into the closet.
"Had Din, no need to let Auntie" Bi Nam was not good because he was afraid to bother his nephew's wife.
"Hmm, Dini makein drink first yes for Aunt" Handini turned to Lita, wanted to offer what to drink but the regret has not disappeared. He went to the kitchen.
Two glasses of orange ice had been neatly arranged on the tray. The glowing yellow color as well as the refreshing chunks of ice cubes, made him swallow his own saliva. But it turns out the rest of the orange in the refrigerator can only be made two glasses of orange ice.
"Bi, this Lita please drink" Handini put her tray on the nightstand.
"Yes Din, thank you" replied a nod from Handini.
"Bi, Dini wants to cook first while waiting for Farhan mas to come home from the office"
"I'm the one who made Bang Farhan, Mom" the voice from Lita stopped Handini's footsteps, she quickly turned her head back.
"Lita, there is already a Mba Handini who is masakin" Bi Nam tried to give understanding to his daughter.
"If at home usually I am masakin too, Mom" persuaded Lita to her mother who seemed not to give permission for her to cook.
"I'm the one who cooks, you do what cake does" he replied.
"Lita.. who is polite to you! call Mba Handini, she is now the wife of your brother" Bi Nam snapped at her daughter, feeling her emotions had been provoked.
Handini was confused about her husband's family tree. Bi Nam said Lita could not come to their wedding because she was on vacation with her father. Is it more important to vacation than to attend a family wedding? and whose Lita's father? Farhan says if she can't leave her aunt in the village alone because she's sick, then Lita's father isn't her husband? or are they separated? I don't know, there's no right for Handini to ask such things that reek of privacy.
"Mba Handini's.. Lita who cooks, Bang Farhan is used to Lita's cooking, he must love it" he said made as soft as possible, but still impressed insinuating.
"Lita...! " scraping from his mother made Lita immediately pass from inside room , he did not heed the screams from his mother.
Handini looked at Bi Nam trying to look okay.
"It's okay, Bibi rest is sick" Handini led Bi Nam to sit on the edge of the bed.
"I'm sorry about Aunt's daughter Din." Eyes full of regret were seen once in both of his eyeballs. Handini smiled and nodded.
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At 16:15 the car stopped in the house. Lita immediately ran out and greeted Farhan with her arms spread out. Handini, who saw clearly in both eyes, was now only able to quietly watch the stifling sight of the chest.
Lita is only a cousin of her husband. But I don't know why the Handini who saw him was not like a cousin. The familiarity he saw was like a lover who had not met for many years.
Handini smiled as her husband threw a smile at her. Handini was still in the doorway after her husband and Lita passed her earlier into the house.
"Bang, hunting bath, Lita has cooked my favorite food Abang" the spoiled voice of the girl really stifles her ears. Handini went into the room to prepare her husband's clothes.
After the bath, they ate together at the dinner table.
"Bi, sorry that Farhan couldn't pick up Bibi at the station" Farhan stared fixedly at his aunt whom he had thought was like his own mother.
"It's okay Han "Bi Nam smiled.
"Bang, Lita's cooking is good, right? " ask Lita with a sumringah face.
"Enak dong, this is my favorite dish, you are very good at cooking" said Farhan.
Vegetable meat soup cooked by Lita in full praise by her husband. Though her husband used to say that he preferred sauteed dishes rather than perfumed.
But why now he even says vegetable soup is his favorite food?
Handini lowered her gaze, she felt pain at the words of her husband. She did not blame Lita or her husband. But why should her husband lie to say that he prefers sauteed vegetables?
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