My Paralyzed Husband's Secret

The Grave

Aozora walks among several tombs that are none other than her family's. Arsen was trailing from behind.

After arriving at the tomb whose headboard reads the name of Sekar who is none other than the woman who gave birth to him, Aozora immediately sat down.

"Hi, Ma. How are you doing there? Mama must be happy now, right? Sorry I just visited your house again. Not because I don't miss my mom, but because I'm pretty busy" Aozora said as she stroked her headboard.

"Oh yes, Ma. Yesterday I came here always alone. Now I'm coming together with your son-in-law Arsenio, "Aozora continued, introducing Arsen.

Feeling his name, Arsen who was standing now crouched right in front of Aozora. But he said nothing. The man was silent, but his hand was seen stroking Sekar's headstone.

"Why doesn't he talk? Does she not like me introducing her to my mom as a daughter-in-law? The answer must be yes. If he likes, he must have confirmed what I said to Mama" Aozora whispered to herself.

"What are you hoping for, Zora? What did you introduce her as your mother's daughter-in-law for? Why don't you ask first, whether he wants to be introduced or not. You think he'll be happy? Remember .. her good treatment to you all along was not out of love, but out of pity," Aozora spoke to herself again. The woman's face now looks sad. A drop of clear liquid managed to escape the corner of his eye, yet he quickly wiped it away.

"Hi, Ma. Look now I'm coming again. Mama still remembers me, right? I am Arsen son of Amber who used to come here with my mom. Back then, when I came here I called you Auntie but now I call you, Mama. That's because I'm now the husband of your daughter Aozora. Back then, when I married your daughter, I had no idea she was your daughter and I didn't want her at all. I'm sorry for that and I'm sorry that I haven't been here in a long time. Now I hope Mama's happy there because now I'm going to look after Aozora," But not always what Aozora thinks is true. It turned out that Arsen said something even if it was only in his heart.

Now Aozora is seen starting to sow flowers on the tomb, then watering the tomb with water that she carries.

"Here are the flowers and the water. Now it's my turn!" arsen.

"Emm, you want to do it too?" Aozora frowned.

"So, what do you think I came here to do? Wanna watch you?" Arsenic eyebrows are sharply linked.

Aozora gave the flowers and the water bottle in her hand to Arsen. After that, Arsen did the same.

"Don't spend it, Mum! We're still using it on my brother's grave!" chirp Aozora suddenly.

Arsen stopped pouring water on her mother-in-law's gravestone board when she heard Aozora's words. The man put the water bottle back.

"Mas didn't ask if I had a dead brother?" aozora asked with squeaky eyes, looking at her ordinary-looking husband, not surprised at all, knowing that she had an older brother.

"Oh, you-you used to have a sister?" I don't know why Arsen suddenly felt nervous.

Aozora exhaled and nodded her head, assenting.

Arsen exhaled and walked around his mother-in-law's grave, then sat crouched down right next to his wife. Then he stroked Aozora's shoulders to calm the woman down.

"You are patient! Now you have us. There's me, mama, Samudra, Bella, Niko and Daren. You are no longer alone. Now let's go to your brother's grave!" Arsen stood up and extended his hand toward Aozora, to help her stand up.

Aozora smiled and welcomed her husband's hand. Grasping Aozora's hand, Arsen went back around the grave and returned to where he had been. After that he returned crouching, but now only turned his back to the tomb of his father-in-law, because the tomb he said ate his brother Aozora was right next to the tomb of Sekar mama-in-law.

"Mas, how do you know that this is my brother's grave? I haven't told you yet" Aozora frowned.

"Ehh, I-I'm just guessing, because in addition to being close to the tomb of mama Sekar, this is also a small tomb the size of a baby" said Arsen, giving a reasonable reason.

Aozora nodded her head, able to accept the reason her husband gave her. However, the woman then scrunched her forehead, feeling astonished by the condition of her brother's tomb which was studded with flowers and seemed to have just visited the tomb.

"Why so many flowers? Ready to visit here? If you come here, it means family, right? But why sprinkle flowers only on my brother's grave, and not on my mother's grave at all?" ask Aozora, confused.

"Emm, I don't know either, Ra!" sahut Arsenic.

"Is it possible that Papa just came here?" guess Aozora again.

"Yes, it may be your father" Arsen confirmed.

"But, why is he only going to sister's grave? Why not go to Mom too?" Aozora Masiv looks confused. However, the next second the look on the woman's face turned red with anger. "Based on a jerk! could-can he just go to brother's grave. Although she did not love her mother, at least she had to remember that this mother had been her wife," Aozora's breath seemed to be very hunting as she said her words.

Arsen chose not to respond to Aozora's anger. The man smiled and touched his wife's shoulder.

"That's it, it's inappropriate to be angry in front of the tomb. Now you'd better sow those flowers and water!" said Arsen gently.

Aozora closed her eyes at a glance, exhaling her breath to be able to muffle the resentment that was in her heart. After feeling calm, Aozora did the same thing as she did in her mother's grave. And so does Arsen.

"Now we can get out of here, right? Next time we come here again. After this, I will take you home first, then I return to the office. Come on!" Arsen extended his hand again to help Aozora stand up.

"I'm sorry Aozora! but I'm sure the new one coming to the tomb wasn't your father, but someone else I can't tell you about right now" Arsen whispered to himself as he turned briefly to the tomb.

Tbc