Patience of My Husband

Back to Jakarta

In the morning, after fulfilling the obligations of two rakaats, Arka and I began to pack. The flight schedule will be at nine in the morning.

"Darling, you're still tired, you just rest yeah, let me pack. You go back to sleep with Luna" said Arka.

"It's okay, if only packing gini still can. Just don't tell me to run around the field. I raise my hand first" I chuckled.

"Yes, I can't ban you. But if it feels tired, just take a break"

"Yes baffles" I pulled Arka's pointed nose, and she grimaced in pain.

The more the attention of the Ark is so great. He is not good at saying the word "I love you" But all his attitudes and behavior have exceeded those three words, can not even be expressed in words anymore.

Oh God, why did I not know him from before. If it wasn't for papa matching me with Arka where I might have lived this happily. Even at the beginning of the marriage I hated it.

Precisely the man I love so deeply turned out to make a wound in the heart too deep. Man can only plan, but only God determines. Even God's plan is far more beautiful than his people.

***

"Arka, thank you for your cooperation while in Surabaya. I didn't know that working with you was so fun. I guess a snot boy like you can only rule and refute. Turns out I was wrong. Precisely you are the snot boy, has managed to save your papa-in-law company that is almost out of business. I'm sorry I doubted your ability" Monika chuckled as she told me. She is a woman who does not like to talk stale, she is always to the point in expressing her feelings.

"Hahaha. lest I come here after my presence" Arka laughed in response to Monika's words.

"Yes no, instead I have told your father-in-law so that you are the handle here. You know what the answer is?"

Arka shook her head "What?"

"That snot will take the lead at headquarters" Monika's laughter again broke as she mimicked papa's words. "You don't accept me calling you a snot boy. Because from the beginning I rejected you outright. And the ending when I asked you, now it's my request's turn to be rejected outright as big boss"

It was heard from the loudspeaker that the plane we were about to board was about to depart.

"Alright Monika, we say yes. Healthy always for you and your family" Arka said goodbye as well as me

"Jaga well this successor candidate yes. Don't get tired, rest often and eat healthy food" Monika rubbed my stomach slowly.

"Yes, thank you very much. All this time, always bothering you" I said

"That's been my job. Let's get a big bonus hahaha" Monika's answer made us laugh.

Monika's hand was accompanying us.

***

When I got to my house, my mom welcomed us.

"Assynogaic"

"Waalaikumsalam" Papa answered my greetings.

"Papa" I poured into the arms of papa and also mama alternately.

"Where's that over there, seneng?" Ask papa.

"Lumayan is pa, rather than in the house" I replied as if.

"Arka, papa's safekeeping isn't it?"

"There is pa" answered Arka.

"Is papa nitip really the same as Arka?" I was curious, because the arka had no story about it.

"Male business" papa answered briefly.

We sat on the sofa in the middle room. While Luna had fallen asleep while on the way from the airport earlier.

"Darling, I'll take Luna to the room first, okay?" I nodded as Arka said goodbye. Then he climbed up the stairs to the room upstairs.

"What the hell did you bring from there, you see so much?" Mama pointed at the large cardboard package that was in the corner of the room. The sack has turned into cardboard so it looks neat.

"Oh, that. That's Arka who bought ma. She buys that much clothes. Do not know for anyone, it seems to make it in part because the model is mixed"

"Breaks a lot of buying it. How much money was spent? shopping is like selling it "Task mom with a rather cynical tone.

"Ma, that's cheap to know. Mama will not believe how much money has been spent on shopping, not up to three million"

"Seriously mom, what a lie" I said reassuring mom.

"If so, at most the clothes have been torn here and there" Mama still not sure what I said.

"Yes, we'll see what his clothes look like, wait for Arka to come down first"

Arka is seen walking closer "Lho has arrived the package, when did it arrive?" Ask Arka as she approaches the cardboard package.

"So ten o'clock. Let's just open the arka dong, curious about the same you bought" Mama is very enthusiastic to see the contents "After mama take the cutter first, like it's in the drawer here deh" Mama opened the drawer under the TV to find the cutter. When I met my mother gave it to Arka.

Papa seemed busy with his phone, occasionally papa listened to our chat.

The large cardboard was successfully opened and Arka took out all the contents, before sorting them out one by one.

"Well, this is papa's order. Koko's dress cover" Arka gives some plastic wrap to papa. "And this one is for mama, may mama like ya" Turn mama who received plastic packaging. .

Mama opened the plastic wrapper and opened the sheet and spread it out in front of her.

"Waaahhh good game, like Miss Sonya's. Got Sonya's mom in black. Got mama in Yellow, Pink, same green. Suitable color same mama's skin white. This is what my mom wanted from last month. Papa was invited to buy do not want" Mama looked pursed her lips.

"Yes obviously do not want ma, papa is busy with work, but mama even went to Dubai just want to buy a robe" replied papa.

"Huh Dubai?" Ask wonder.

"Iya Cha, it was his mama to Sonya Bu where he bought it, Sonya said that he got souvenirs from his son during a vacation to Dubai, so mama ngajakin papa went there. Fortunately papa does not want, Eehh now mama can also get souvenirs from mama's daughter-in-law, souvenirs to Surabaya, hehehe does not need to go to Dubai. It's got three more gamis" Mama looked gleeful until she kissed the shirt.

"Alhamdulillah, if mama likes" Arka's face was so calm when the gift was received very well.

Mama took three of her gowns and immediately moved from her seat "Where are you going?" Much

"Ssttt..." Mama's index finger stuck to her lips and whispered "You take it back, let it wash because the day after tomorrow you want to use the arisan" Mama laughed and giggled with me.

"Papa Tumben buy Koko's clothes?"

"Yes, to attend if there is an invitation in the complex. Or there's an event at the mosque. Let papa not always wear a shirt, if Koko gini clothes would be more appropriate to make it to the mosque"

Since Arka, papa often comes to the mosque for congregational prayers that Maghrib, Isya' and sometimes dawn as well. Papa said that praying at home is often hollow. Moreover, time in the office papa also never pray. You could say my family is Islamic ID card.

In the ID card, the religion is written Islam, but never perform the obligation of prayer. But now there's been a lot of change in my family. Papa who never socialized with the citizens, now more often present when there is an invitation, even though it is just an invitation to the RT meeting. Papa also came to the mosque every day. Likewise with my mother, my mother also went to the mosque with papa.

What a great change, no. All this did not escape the important role of the presence of Arka in my family. It was through him that my family made a lot of positive progress.

"It's yours dear" Arka thrust a few plastic wrap at me and I accepted it.

"A lot of mine anyway" After I counted, there were six types of clothes and each had three motifs that were the same but different colors. Means I myself got eighteen pieces of clothes. A lot of it also turned out.

"That's special to you, baby. There are three kinds of negligee. This one is a patterned Tunic model, this one is a tunic but plain, and this is also a special leging for pregnant women" Arka explained one by one the parcels in front of me.

"You can know the needs of pregnant women. Don't-don't you....." I hung up my words.

"Don't do anything, you forget that we're shopping not just the two of you. There is Monika who is the guide" Arka chuckles when calling Monika.

"Oh yes.I forgot hehehe..sorry" I was embarrassed.

"If the tunic even though not pregnant can be used too kok baby. My sister also likes to buy clothes like this model. He is hijab so if wearing a gini model clothes is not too shaky on his body, still loose. I also bought a gini model for him" Arka showed me a dress for his sister, a cool color that fit his soft sister character.

Mama was again present to see the pile of clothes that were still piled on the floor.

"Mom is no more?"

"You know what, I'm looking for the blouse for a second" Arka went back to look for clothes with mom. "Well here it is" Arka gave it to mom.

Without waiting for a long time mama's hand opened the plastic wrapping deftly.

"Waaahhh is so good Arka. Mom likes it so much. Moreover, the color is bright like this" Mama's eyes look sparkling. Though mama often buy clothes even at a price that is quite expensive compared to clothes from Arka. But the look on his face was ordinary, different from today.

"That's Caca who has an idea of ma, she's also the one who chooses the colors that are suitable for mama" I gawked at Arka's words. Though it was not me who chose the clothes, Arka herself who took the initiative to buy it for mama.

"Thank you baby, you care so much about my mom" Mama hugged me from the side. I just smiled in response.