My Husband's Secret

115. Fever's down

"Of course Mama will always be healthy to see you get married. Even until later you have children" said Mama Rafiqah with a smile.

He could feel happy if Riri had already reached that stage. This means that the woman can live quietly. Mama Rafiqah no longer bore the will, which was entrusted to her by her late husband. She can also be held accountable later in the afterlife, when her late husband asks.

"Amin, may what you pray for soon be realized. I can't wait for that day either" Adit said with a smile.

Long enough the man chatted with his future father-in-law, until finally he decided to leave home. Adit still had to work on the email sent by his assistant, just in the afternoon. The man did lie to Riri about the job so, forced tonight he had to be willing to overtime.

"Ma, I go home first" said Adit who then stood up from his seat.

"You don't want to wait for Riri first? She's taking a shower."

"No need, Ma. Please say my regards to him. I'm going straight home."

"Alright, be careful on the road. Don't speed!"

"Yes, Ma." Adit kissed the middle-aged woman's back hand and left the house of his future wife.

Mama Rafiqah drove Adit to the front of the house, until the man's car drove and was not seen. That second also Riri came out of the house with a wiggle. Must be the girl looking for her future husband.

"Where is Adit, Ma?" riri asked her mother, as the middle-aged woman walked into the house.

"Home home?"

Riri sighed, she had heard the sound of a car. However, the woman thought that it was her neighbor who was away. It turned out to be Adit's car coming home, without saying goodbye to him. Not a big deal, but still Riri was annoyed.

What's wrong with waiting for him for a second. If you know her future husband hastily returned home, she was still waiting there. The girl thinks Adit wants to have dinner there.

"Yes, maybe he still has a job. Looks like he's in a hurry. Did you force him to take you away?" mama Rafiqah asked with a careful look at her daughter.

"No, Ma. I didn't force him, he forced me to go on a cruise. I asked about our wedding. Maybe he knows that I'm curious about our wedding party. So he took me to his EO office."

"Are you like that?" Mama Mirna doesn't want her daughter to trouble her future daughter-in-law. He was afraid it would become a habit. Although Adit had already said it was okay, still the middle-aged woman did not like it.

"Yes, Ma. Yesterday I was just saying a few things about my wedding plans. So Mas Adit understood what I wanted and took me there. Though I've had time to refuse if he has a lot of work, but he said it's okay so, yes we're gone."

"Yes, Mama wants to continue cooking. We'll have dinner together."

"Mama is cooking? I've told you how many times Mama. If cooking wait for me to come home, Mama is not too tired. Better Mama sports, on Mama's phone also many sports videos for women of the age of mama. It's better to play and tap, than Mama's still busy in the kitchen."

"Just like, cook also move. Mama is also okay, but Mama is tired of gymnastics like that. The movement is also not clear" grumbled Mama Rafiqah.

"It's not clear how? Mama who is not used to it, it will also be normal for a long time" said Riri who did not get a response from his mother.

After all the cooking is finished and has been held at the dining table. Both enjoyed it quietly. Every now and then Mama Rafiqah asks, about whatever Riri knows about the wedding later. He wished everything to be smooth without any constraints.

"Ri, the money that you gave yesterday to Adit, there must be nothing for the party. From your story it seems like the party is very luxurious. Mama no money, that's her savings. Everything no longer exists. Do we sell the land next to the house, to be given to Adit," said Mama Rafiqah.

"Don't, Ma. It's savings for Mama, I still have money. Mama can love Mas Adit. If I love you, Mas Adit will definitely refuse so, you better give it to me. Later I transfer to Mama's account, continue Mama who transfer to Mas Adit account. Just so Mas Adit doesn't know it's my money."

Riri could not have taken the land owned by his mother. Although the land will be his, but he did not want to ask for it, when Mama Rafiqah spent so much time there. Whether it's to plant crops or just stand still.

"But what about you? You'll have nothing saved."

"It's okay, Ma. I still have some jewelry, too. If I need it, I can sell it. Mama used to say, if I also have to save by buying jewelry so, I have some. Hopefully it will be useful as well."

"Amin, hopefully. Yes, continue eating. Later on talk it out again."

They both enjoyed dinner until the end. As usual, Riri always cleaned used dishes, while Mama Rafiqah kept some of the remaining food. They never throw food away. Even if it was only a little left, it would definitely be stored for tomorrow.

After all the work was done, the two of them went inside their respective rooms to rest. Actually Mama Rafiqah still wants to talk to Riri. However, seeing the tired face of her daughter, the middle-aged woman also undoed that intention. He can talk tomorrow again, when Riri's circumstances are fresher.

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Azan dawn reverberated, waking Maysa who was currently in the arms of her husband. The woman squirmed her body. However, it feels heavy. He tried to open his eyes, but there was a hand holding his waist. Maysa was able to predict who the owner of the hand was.

Who else if not the husband. The woman tried to check her husband's body temperature. He was thankful that the heat had gone down. Previously Maysa was very afraid if the fever experienced by Tama did not go down as well. Now the woman can breathe a sigh of relief.

"Mas, wake! It's dawn, you'll have bad luck. Come on, we pray together." Maysa wiggles the body of her husband.

Tama squirmed her body, trying to resuscitate herself first. The man blinked his eyes several times. Trying to open his eyes and look around, it turns out the wife who had woken up.

"Darling, what's wrong?"

"It's dawn, Mas. Let's get up! Later we run out of time for prayer," asked Maysa, who was embraced by Tama. "You wash your face, Mom. Don't take a shower, your fever just came down."

"Yes, I also wash my face" said Tama as she walked to the bathroom.

Maysa followed him, and the woman also wanted to wash her face and fetch some ablution water. Not to forget also he woke the children to pray together. All Maysa wanted to teach his children about his duty as a Muslim.

When they finished, they prayed together with Tama as a priest.

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