Sharing Love: The Suffering of the Second Wife

Ruby's Attitude

"Kullu nafsin dzaaiqatul death."

"Every living thing will feel dead."

(Al-Anbiya:35)

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Those who delivered Sarah's body to Jakarta returned after the woman was buried. There also present Raihan who knows how the struggle of the woman in restoring the spirit of Nadia.

Raihan volunteered to be their driver. Winda, Rima, Ruby and Nadia's two foster children are both silent in the car. None of them spoke. Their eyes were swollen, two foster children Nadia even still sobbing. Sarah always brings happiness to them whenever she comes to the foundation long before Nadia becomes the wife of Ikram.

Doctor Sarah's best friend with the team aboard the ambulance. The cars go hand in hand on the streets of the capital city towards the small town of Rangkasbitung.

"Ruby, let Rai drive you home, yeah. You too," said Winda breaking the silence. The two kids nodded. However, Ruby shook her head.

"I don't want to go home, I want to stay at the Hospital to accompany Mother. I don't want to go home." Ruby again sobbed considering Nadia who had been rushed to the ICU room.

"All right, but don't cry. How will your Mother be strong if her children are constantly crying" said Rima who rubbed Ruby's head.

He scratched the liquid in his nose. She also wiped the tears that fell on her cheeks. Nodding signs understand that Nadia needs strength to stay up against her pain.

The car stops in front of the Hospital, taking down Rima and Ruby who will be guarding Nadia. Winda had to ensure the condition of the factory, he felt responsible for the running of activities at the factory during Nadia's coma.

Together with Raihan who became the driver, they headed to Al-Masthur's cottage to deliver the two foster children Nadia.

"I'll just get down here, are you okay driving by yourself?" said Raihan when he reached his destination.

Winda smiled and nodded. He changed seats after Raihan got off at his destination. Winda's headed for the factory. All of Nadia's employees are waiting for news. They sat in front of the factory lined up with lowered faces. Silent ruts were clearly drawn on their faces.

Everything was compact looking up, as soon as the car lights that Winda was driving panned towards them. Standing there while waiting impatiently for Nadia's condition.

They were disappointed when only Winda got off the car. The secretary walked lethargic towards them. It was clearly all on the woman's face.

"Bad news. The factory will stop operating until Nadia recovers from the coma as no one is guarding Nadia's mother. I hope you can understand, we both pray that Nadia will recover soon and be able to gather again with us. You guys can go home. Compensation for the holidays will be sent Rima to your account."

Says an announcement for all employees. He allowed them to go home because the night was almost late. While he's tidying up the report files that Sarah was supposed to be checking this afternoon.

Sally brought all the documents with her. Put it in a bag and take it to the Hospital. He and Rima will accompany Nadia during her treatment.

"How, have your employees told you?" rima asked as soon as Winda arrived at Nadia's room being treated. There was Ruby who had fallen asleep on the sofa probably because she was too tired. Both will sleep on the floor with carpet.

"Hhmm .. they wait in front of the factory. I clearly saw their faces, everyone was saddened by Sarah's sudden departure" replied Winda again sobbing at the end of his sentence.

"It's not just you who's sad. Me either. Sarah's mom was like a mother to us. You're not the only one who feels lost, all of us. Including him who was asleep there," said Rima calm Winda. Both of them lay awake, even though their eyes were closed.

For two days, Ruby waited for Nadia. Willa bought him a change of clothes because the boy did not want to go home.

"The boy won't go home, I'm afraid his parents are looking" Rima reported.

Winda glanced at Ruby who was sitting on the chair beside Nadia's bed. He could not see the boy. Winda approached her, rubbing her head gently.

"If Nadia opens her eyes, I'm sure she'll tell you to come home because she doesn't want to worry your parents." Winda looked at Nadia who was closed with various medical devices that supported her life.

"Sir Nadia always put more importance on others than herself. You better go home first. Tomorrow you'll pick up again. At least your parents know that you're okay" said Winda again who made Ruby bow.

"Remember, there are your sisters waiting too. Who will look after them if you stay here? Pity your two sisters," continued Winda who jolted Ruby's awareness of selfishness.

Bilal and Nafisah were waiting for him to come home. They are waiting for the quiet news of their Mother as well.

"Aunty's gonna pick me up again tomorrow?" ruby asked looking up at Winda with a hopeful look.

Winda smiled and nodded.

"As it was then," he said convincingly. Ruby understood, he finally complied and went home to see his two younger siblings with the transfer of Vinda.

"Tante please let me know that Mother is awake" asked Ruby who got a nod of the head from Vinda. Ruby got out of the car and into the boarding gate.

Winda drove the car away from the place to the factory. He wanted to check the condition of the factory before going to the Hospital.

Ruby who walked down did not want to raise her face and look at the people she would meet. He's sick of them all.

"Ruby!" call Ikram and hold his daughter's hand to question him.

However, Ruby took off Ikram's hand without looking at him. His steps continued towards Nadia's house.

"Ruby!"

"Take me off! Don't talk to me. I don't want to talk to you guys. Don't you ever talk to me!" ketus Ruby brushed Ikram's hand violently. He stepped again into the gate of the foundation. Ruby even locked the gate before heading to Nadia's house.

The foundation looks gloomy because of the abandonment of his nanny. The doors of Nadia's foster children's house did not even look open since the return of the two children. They refused to let anyone come to see them. Not a single child played in the park, or made her craft the hall as usual.

After chasing him, he stood at the gate of the foundation while looking at the back of Ruby who was lethargic stepping away from him.

From inside the orphanage, Bilal and Nafisah ran to hug their sister crying. They heard from the two children.

I was amazed to see his three children. What's up with them? What's with the people at the foundation. Every time he looked, it always seemed lonely as if it was uninhabited. His two children stayed there and never went home.

Ruby rubbed her sisters' heads together, kissing their foreheads in turn before bringing the two into Nadia's house. Ruby even locked the door so Ikram couldn't break in.

"Sister, Grandma ...."

Ruby again shed a cry when Bilal offended Sarah. She hugged her sisters in Nadia's room.

"Sister, why should Grandma leave! I want to go to Grandma's house again and play there," Nafisah's whine buried her face in her stomach.

Ruby really did not cover up her sadness. He cried when he remembered the body was put into a burrow and filled with soil.

"Oh, don't cry. We pray that Grandma will have a proper place at her side" Ruby said after calming her heart down. The two heads that were slimming on his stomach, nodded.

He kissed them again. Swiping those two backs that didn't stop shaking.

"How is Mother? Is Mommy still not awake?" ask Bilal again. Ruby shook her head in response.

"Not yet, pray for Mother also to wake up quickly." He broke down with his two sisters. For a moment, forget the sadness and play in the dreamland.