
"Cassy?" Lirih Gloria repeated the name her in-laws had mentioned. "Who is mother?"
"He's..." Mrs Zalleo seemed hesitant to continue her sentence, "She.. Let Shaka tell you, baby. The most important thing is that you don't think things through."
"Baa.. All right, Mother." Gloria answers her stammered, she increasingly wants to know who the woman named Cassy is, why Shaka hides this from her, even her in-laws do not want to tell her directly.
"Hurry up for breakfast before your meal gets cold, or do you want to go to the bathroom first? Want to help you stand up, baby?" Madam Zalleo's voice sounded so soft, as soft as a thin cotton sheet that touched the tip of Gloria's heart.
"No mom, I want to call Shaka first. Ever since he left he hasn't called me at all, maybe he's been very busy I'd better call him first." Gloria got out of bed and grabbed her phone from a small drawer on the nightstand.
Gloria's fingers danced over the flattened screen, until she stuck the sophisticated object into her ear.
The first connection did not lift as well as the second connection, Gloria could not hide her anxious face until her in-laws realized her daughter-in-law's uneasiness.
"What's the matter, baby?" Ask lady Zalleo.
"Sheaka.. Shaka didn't pick up my phone, mother."
"Maybe he's really busy, try texting him. If he's done with his work, he'll read your message and call you right away." Mrs Zalleo gave her advice.
Without waiting for long, Gloria's fingers danced freely on her phone screen.
"My message was read immediately, Mother. I'll wait for the reply. While waiting I'll finish the breakfast you brought for me."
10 Minutes passed but Shaka had not yet replied to his message, Gloria was still waiting and occasionally he glanced at his phone which he placed on the nightstand, time passed until the food on her plate was empty and her mother-in-law was out of her room.
Now 20 minutes have passed, but Gloria's phone does not ring. For some reason there was a bad feeling in his heart, then he decided to contact Shaka again.
Just like before, the first joint does not lift as well as the second and third joints. This added to the anxiety that had struck his heart, yet he still continued to try it again and again.
Until I don't know how much connection, he heard someone's voice.
"Hallo?"
And Gloria was so convinced that the voice did not belong to Shaka but the voice of a woman.
As Gloria's knees became weak and cold sweat soaked her palms, she kept the phone away from her ear and stared at the screen. That's right her husband's number, she didn't misdeal with any other number. So who was that woman? Why is her husband's cell phone in a woman's hand?
Suddenly Gloria remembered the blonde woman named Cassy, when Shaka's attitude changed after meeting the woman in addition to Shaka save many photos. There must be a special connection between them, he's increasingly convinced by his mother-in-law's hesitation to tell Cassy's true identity.
Gloria's mind drifted everywhere, thoughts of Shaka and Cassy's possible togetherness filling her mind right now. Moreover, Gloria did not know what Shaka had done while away from her.
"What's up, baby?" Madam Zalleo who had just entered into the room stared confusedly at Gloria.
"Mother.." Gloria immediately hugged Madam Zalleo right then and there, clutching tightly onto the middle-aged woman's body which was currently the only painkiller in her heart.
"Why baby? Is Shaka still not answering your phone?" Madame Zalleo stroked gently Gloria's long brown hair.
Gloria just shook her head slowly, she did not dare to speak because she was holding back her tears so as not to spill in front of her in-laws.
"Maybe his phone was left behind at the hotel, because he's a very busy job he might have forgotten to bring his phone so he didn't call you or answer your phone." Madam Gloria tried to calm Gloria down so that the young woman would not be anxious, but once again Gloria answered her with a slug.
Feeling something strange with the attitude of her daughter-in-law finally lady Zalleo took off her arms, then she looked at the sad face of Gloria with tears welling up in the eyes.
"Say baby, what's wrong with you?!" Madam Zalleo suppressed her words.
"Will Shaka leave me because I lost my son, mother? Is Shaka gonna leave me because I'm not getting pregnant anymore?" Asked Gloria in a raucous voice, she took pains to hold back the sobs so as not to escape her lips.
"What do you mean, baby? I don't understand!" Madam Zalleo held onto Gloria's shoulder as if the young lady was not powered in the least and could collapse at any moment.
"So.. The phone is connected and the person answers.. A woman, mother!" Gloria's eyes were getting hotter, her voice sounding so heavy.
"He can't give up his cell phone to just any woman, except..." Gloria could no longer continue her words, her tears she could not control. It just fell through her pale cheeks.
"Honey.. Keep the negative thoughts out of your mind, I understand how Shaka is. He's a good guy so don't think badly of him, he won't leave you, especially after you lose your son. You must instill confidence in Shaka in your heart."
Madam Zalleo stared at the mystery of her beloved daughter-in-law, she tried to smile and wipe Gloria's tears that were getting louder.
"I.. I trust her mother and will always trust her." Gloria hugged her mother-in-law tightly, "But I'm afraid of losing her, mother..." He paused his speech for a moment.
"..because my love for her is so deep.."
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