Remember Me, My Husband!

Twice Flinch

Laura's words managed to put Arlan in a big dilemma. The man could hardly believe that Laura could demand such an impossibility. 

“Laura, I can't possibly choose one of you. Please understand my position.” 

“Why can't you, Mas? I'm pregnant with your child and I need you. Maysha is just the past in your life. He can live well even without you because he's a doctor!” 

After saying that long sentence, Laura slammed her body on the bed and continued to cry. Arlan doesn't know what to do now.

“Atau .. do you prefer Ma'am Maysha over me?” accusation later.

Arlan's breathing sounded heavy. His patience began to erode. He crouched down in front of Laura and clasped his hands.

“It's not about choosing who.” Arlan was getting frustrated. “Then I'll talk to Maysha.” 

“He will do anything to make you leave me,” ketus Laura again. 

“That won't happen, Laura. I won't leave you for any reason.” Arlan stood up from his crouching position. “Wait here. I will give understanding to Maysha and ask her to apologize to you.” 

Without waiting any longer, Arlan left the room. Laura simply stared at the back of her husband who then disappeared behind the door. A faint smile rose at the corner of the woman's lips. As if completely satisfied. 

He wiped the wet end of his eyes.

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Maysha was standing in front of the mirror to make sure she looked good enough. Now he is getting ready to go to the hospital. Suddenly I heard a knock on the door. Maysha immediately moved up and opened it. Arlan was standing in the doorway with a flat face. 

For a moment, the man looked at Maysha who looked neat. It looks very sweet with thin makeup and hijab. 

“Do you have a minute? I want to talk,” said Arlan.

Maysha nodded her head. He had already guessed what the purpose of Arlan's arrival to the room was. “Case, Mas.”  

The first time he entered the room, Arlan was glued to the spot. Some friendly photos between her and Maysha became her first greeting. Suddenly a disguised shadow hit his mind in a row. I don't know why Arlan felt familiar with the room. 

“Why are you, Mas?” maysha asked, when she saw Arlan massaging her temple. 

“It's okay. I just feel my head hurt a little.”

“You need medicine?”

“No need,” reject it. “By the way I feel familiar with this room.” 

“You remember something?” maysha asked expectantly. 

“No. I don't remember anything. Just feel familiar.” 

The smile on Maysha's lips dimmed at that very instant. “So what do you want to talk to me about?” 

Arlan took a deep breath. A little doubt to the heart. However, Laura's insistence succeeded in suppressing him. 

“It's about Laura.” 

Arlan was silent for a while. Like choosing the right sentence, so as not to cause prolonged misunderstanding.

“Maysha, you know all this is too shocking for me. Three days ago, I was Devan. Suddenly you came and changed everything. I'm also hard-pressed to accept all this and confused as to why this is all happening.” 

“I understand you need time.”

“Not only time. I need your understanding.”

"What kind of understanding do you need from me, Mom? Just tell me what your wife wants? You're here for him, right?" ask Maysha without further ado. 

Arlan. Maysha seemed to be able to guess the contents of her mind.

“I know you'll find it hard to accept Laura as my wife. If you don't like Laura in this house, Laura and I will go.” 

Maysha was not at all surprised to hear her husband's words. Even a thin smile. 

“Two times.” 

“A-what?” Arlan asked in surprise. 

Slowly Maysha looked up at her husband. “You've yelled at me twice for defending Laura.” 

Arlan felt his body crumble. Suddenly his heart again felt like it was squeezed by a large chunk of rock. 

“Mas Arlan, I will not stand in the way if you want to leave this house with Laura.” 

Although Maysha's tone sounded soft, it felt very piercing to Arlan's heart. For the second time he had to feel his heart tight to see the scarred radiance in his wife's eyes. His lips did paint a smile, but his eyes painted a wound.

And Arlan could never bear to see it. So, has he made a big mistake? Arlan's mind was increasingly filled with anxiety at this moment. 

“But ... before you go, I want you to prove yourself that what Laura accused me of was true or not.” 

"meaning?"

"Come, come with me!" Maysha pulls Arlan's hand out of the room. Arlan was silent as Maysha led her to a room on the first floor. 

When opening the door, Arlan realized that the room was like a room to monitor the state of the house. There are a few monitors there. 

Maysha then plays CCTV footage that leads to the kitchen. The footage shows Maysha's seconds still in her pajama suit and cooking veil. Then Laura came and chatted for a while. 

At first there was nothing strange about the CCTV footage. Until finally Maysha showed the footage that leads to the dining room. Where is arranging food on the table and assisted by Bik Wiwin. A few minutes later, the dining room was empty. Both Maysha and Bik Wiwin were nowhere to be seen there.

Suddenly Arlan's eyeballs are fully rounded. It was clearly seen that Laura came with a sneak closer to the dining table. Then put something in the soup and leave in a hurry afterwards.

“Laura?” Arlan's hands were clenched perfectly. 

The truth is now real in front of him. Arlan felt both angry and ashamed of Laura's actions. The thing that made her breath feel more crowded than before.

Slowly the guilt crept. Arlan felt his heart pinched. Moreover, he had twice yelled at Maysha for a mistake she did not make. 

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