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Mama's health lately is declining, often the mother goes home to the hospital because of the pain. For almost four days, my mother was hospitalized. I was also preoccupied with taking care of my mother occasionally even though Arga forbade me to leave. Not good she said at the time of my pregnancy which had begun to enlarge in and out of the hospital like this. However, it was not hearty to see my mother-in-law treated there.
Tired, definitely. But how else. I also do not want to be considered an unfilial son-in-law to the mother-in-law. What else mama always called me Haifa and Haifa. If indeed this is the happiness of my mother is okay, it is willing if I am in the eyes of mama is Haifa even though Arga and Gara often remind mama if I am not her.
I just got home from the hospital by late afternoon, Nira called in the afternoon if she didn't want to eat at all and kept calling me. Actually I'm tired, this leg is quite swollen, my eating is also not normal until the age of the womb goes to eight months. Unlike when containing Azka who when pregnant can already eat normally, this time I still can not enjoy food properly, still often nausea and vomiting. And now my body is quite weak.
"Bak Sus, Where are you going?" I asked Ma'am Sus who had just welcomed me at the door. There was no sound of the child screaming when he saw me coming home.
"Morning to sleep with Azka in the playroom. My mom made me some hot tea, huh?" haggard Ma'am Sus, I nodded and walked towards the sofa, sitting leaning back there by raising both feet up the sofa. It clearly looks how big my legs are now, the former sandals are clearly visible there.
"This is the tea, ma'am." Sister Sus has come and kept the warm lemon tea on the table. "Where is the madam?" mother Sus asked as she sat down, her hands stretched out touching my feet.
"Don't, Ma. No need to massage," I refused as usual, but Sister Sus as usual also did not listen, still took out the eucalyptus in her negligee pocket, rubbed my legs and massaged it slowly.
"Nothing, look gini puffiness, how is it now worse than Azka's pregnancy?" mama Sus asked worriedly.
"I don't know" I answered, then told him to sit on top. Sister Sus according to now, sitting next to my feet and continuing to massage slowly, feels very comfortable.
"Mbak hasn't been able to see the madam," he said again.
"Nothing, right at home also bother to take care of the children. Mama is still so, do not want to eat if there is no me," I said, more to complain now.
"It is not good for pregnant women to go home to the hospital. Tomorrow let me just go, just the mistress wants me to take care of," bargained Mbak Sus again. I nodded, in fact I needed a break. I can't help it if I need time for myself, too. At home take care of the children, then at lunch go to the hospital until the afternoon.
"Assalamualaik." The sound of greetings from the doorway, my husband has come home from work. It looks like the face is very tired when it comes near us.
"Waalaikumsalam," replied me and Sister Sus together.
"What's wrong with you, Ma?" asked Arga when he saw Sister Sus massaging my legs.
"It's okay."
"Puff up his legs, sir," quickly sambar Mbak Sus.
"You're in the hospital again?" asked Arga, I nodded. It's also free if I say not to go, which Arga knows if at home I wear ordinary clothes and now all I wear is a robe and there is a bag also on the table.
"I told you not to go to the hospital. You're pregnant again, I don't want anything to happen to you," said Arga, sounding there was an annoyed tone tucked in his words just now.
"Mom don't want to eat, Pa. How am I gonna do? I can't bear it if my mom doesn't want to eat that" I said. Arga breathed out and sat down near us, letting Ma'am Sus continue to do what he was doing. If Arga used to take over massaging my legs, now she chose to lean her head and stare at the living room ceiling.
"What's wrong with you, Pa?" I'm a little worried. It was not usually that his face was dull.
"Nothing, just an office. Ordinary" he said with a smile, but I saw an unusual smile there.
"If you are tired of rest first, I prepare hot water for you to take a shower," said I who was about to stand.
"Oh, you're here. Let me prepare myself" he said and left before me. I was more and more astonished by his behavior, not usually he behaves like this, a little strange in my opinion.
What's up with him? Me and Ma'am Sus looked at each other. Sister Sus shook her head, as if answering what I had just asked.