Sharing Love: The Suffering of the Second Wife

Ruby Know

The situation of the house Ikram that night was preoccupied with various kinds of necessities as handiwork that Ain would bring to the house of Yuni. He even called Nadia for help.

Laughing while telling this and that to Nadia. Happy to see Nadia sad and moody. Look at that lethargic face, it really made Ain excited.

"What time is it, brother?" tanya Nadia while wrapping various kinds of delivery offerings that Ikram will bring. As he recalled, Ikram brought nothing with him when he married Nadia other than a dowry and a wedding ring. In fact, at that time Ikram's finances were still stable in contrast to those currently struggling.

Ikram himself did not know how much Ain saved so he could buy it all. Free to talk to Ain, he persisted with his will.

"Tomorrow around eight," Ain replied without turning to Nadia.

Both of his hands were busy wrapping, his heart was busy laughing at Nadia.

Feel, now you know how much it hurts to get married again.

He glanced at the silent Nadia through the corner of his eyes. Again Ain had to swallow disappointment when Nadia's face was ordinary. There was not the slightest trace of sadness, disappointment, and sadness on her beautiful face.

"What's up, brother?" nadia asked slightly surprised when she heard Ain slamming to the floor. He looked and smiled.

"Fall down, slippery." In fact, annoyed because Nadia never looks sad in her eyes. He was always smiling, the same smile that always managed to disturb Ain's mind.

He just rounded his mouth further wrapping up again. Not wanting to fill his mind with all sorts of things.

While their frail husband was peeking at the two from behind the door of his room. He shed tears while looking at Nadia who kept smiling all the way around wrapping up all the necessities.

I'm sorry, Nadia. Excuse me.

He banged his head against the wall to condemn his weak attitude before Ain. Really, Ikram feels like he failed at being a husband.

"Nadia, you've prepared the dowry, haven't you? It should be appropriate, you know," asked Ain after tidying everything up in the corner of the house.

"Already, Brother. It's at Brother's request." Nadia gave Ain a box of dark red velvet.

The honey elder brother in front of him opened the box, and smiled with satisfaction upon seeing the contents. A set of jewelry that Ain requested from Nadia. Wander!

"Thank you, yeah. You have supported our husband in carrying out the sunnah of the Apostle" Ain said with pleasure.

Nadia nodded with a smile. Ain swore in his heart that this woman in front of him was annoying to him. Why not cry or at least moody, so. Don't keep smiling like she's okay. Sucks.

"I'm home, yes, brother. It's all, isn't it?" pamit Nadia as she stood up and stared at all the preparations. It's all sorted out.

"Yeah .. seems to have. Thanks again, yes. Already helped Brother," Ain said again while pretending to smile.

"Yes, Brother. I went home, tired of going straight to bed," he said.

Nadia came home without carrying any burden. He could even still greet the santri who passed by him. Ain stared at the cynical back of Nadia who was getting away.

"Are Umi satisfied? Umi look, right, the shape of Nadia's sincerity? He didn't even look pathetic in the slightest in contrast to Umi. Keep smiling as usual and be friendly to everyone. What else, Mi?" sindir Ikram who walked out of the house to the mosque.

Lately he spent more time in the mosque even sleeping less at home, and Ain did not care about it.

The two of them who were busy dealing with selfishness did not realize that Ruby had been a few days at home accompanying Nadia.

Sleeping together in Nadia's bed. Talk, learn many things. A few days together, Ruby always sees Nadia taking drugs. Every time he asked Nadia always answered it was just a supplement. However, whenever Ruby wanted to drink it Nadia always forbade it.

"Mother, I know what that is? I asked a doctor about the drugs that Mother drank," said Ruby who jerked Nadia's body after taking the medicine given by the doctor.

Nadia turned her head after putting the glass on the table. He smiled at Ruby sitting next to him.

"What indeed? This is a supplement, really. So that Mother is not easily lethargic," replied Nadia still able to smile calmly.

"There are many possibilities, but the closest is that you suffer from kidney failure. Is that true, Mother? Why has Mother covered it all this time from us? Why Mother never said that Mother had been sick all this time?" ruby with tears that have flooded.

Nadia gaped at Ruby's words. He thinks Ruby just talks. Nadia moved the seat to Ruby's side. He clasped Ruby's hands moist with sweat and swept away her tears.

"Mother is healthy, really. Didn't hurt. Ruby has never seen you sick, has she, all this time? So Mother is not sick"

"lik! You think you can lie to me? Mommy needs to know, all this time I always followed Mommy every time I went. I skipped class just because I wanted to know where you were going. I often see Mother exhausted and Mother's face pale. Mommy's not going to the factory, is she? But to the Hospital to do the dialysis," said Ruby who turned soft at the end of the sentence.

Nadia was stunned, her eyes were glazed when faced with Ruby's wet eyes. He did not stop thinking about the teenager until he desperately followed him and left the class.

Nadia grabbed Ruby's body. She also shed her tears in the teenager's arms.

"Why did Mother lie? Why are you hiding something this big? Why Mother?" Ruby's crying increasingly made Nadia at a loss for words to answer.

He was unable to reply, only shaking his head while crying and hugging Ruby.

"Mother shouldn't keep this a secret. Do not bear it yourself, what if something happens to Mother and we do not know anything. We must be sinners, Mother." Nadia further buried her face on the small shoulder. He had not chimed in on Ruby's word yet.

"Abi should know about this. I'm going to tell Abi" Ruby said suddenly quickly taking off her arms. He who wants to move Nadia pulled back to fall on the sofa.

Nadia shook her head looking pleadingly at Ruby.

"Don't tell anyone. Mother please. Don't tell them. Mother does not want to be pitied by anyone. Mother does not want to see their spies who look pity on Mother. Please ... never say anything about this to anyone. Mother please!" please Nadia with watery eyes.

He folded his lips as the saltwater moved away from him. Ruby shook her head, not understanding what the way Nadia thought. The cheerful noble lady never looked pitiful and never complained it turned out to hide such a big thing from everyone.

Ruby hugged Nadia. Crying felt unbearable towards the woman. It had already borne the heavy burden of pain, plus Ain who had been suppressing it all along. Not that Ruby didn't know, but she was confused how to talk to uminya it.

"Please promise Mommy, baby. To not unlock this secret, it's enough that you know," Nadia asked very much.

Ruby nodded in appreciation of Nadia's decision to keep it all a secret.

"But Mother don't go alone anymore, let me accompany Mother to the Hospital." Ruby asked too. Nadia agreed.

Be secret it remains a secret between the two of them.