Sharing Love: The Suffering of the Second Wife

Uncovered

"Who would Abi like to meet? Grandma? Grandma is dead." Ruby sneered at the looks of their shocked pretentious faces. He was waiting for everyone to respond to the news he gave.

Ikram looked on disbelief at Ruby. He wanted his ears to hear wrong. Mimik Ruby's face looks no kidding even there are drops of water that fall without sound from her eyes. Ruby wiped the water quickly and did not want to show her sadness.

"Don't play around with death, Ruby!" Ikram stood up from his seat, his maniknya fixated on the figure of a teenager who began to grow up.

Ruby snorted at the words Ikram. He laughed blandly, the sound of laughter containing sadness made them gulp with difficulty. His hand rubbed his cheek again as tears from his eyes fell on him.

"Who is playing? It is you who are acting on our tears. Pretending to look for Mommy when, you know what really happened," Ruby's dream again makes Ikram more confused. The man approached his daughter, facing her head-on.

"Tell me the truth, Ruby! Who died?" A snarl growled, a feeling of fear began to creep into his heart. The bead seeds are both clashing, both of them searching for the truth from within.

"Did Abi really not know if Sarah's grandmother had died?" ruby asked after finding out how the real Ikram through their eyes earlier.

Ikram holding his two shoulders, he brought his face closer to Ruby reassuring her that she did not know anything.

"Abi really doesn't know, Ruby. No one told Abi about it. Truly, Abi did not know," said Ikram in a trembling voice. Ruby finally realized that Ikram really did not know about Sarah's death.

"I told Abi. I called Abi, but Abi always refused. I sent a message, but Abi didn't reply. Now, why is it as if Abi doesn't know? Does Abi not consider Mother and Grandma as family? Aren't they our family, Bi? Why don't we care about them, Umi?" Ruby looked alternately at Ikram and Ain.

Ikram was silent, he moved away from Ruby thinking when did Ruby call him? He doesn't even know Ruby sent him a message.

"Abi really doesn't remember, when exactly did Grandma die?" ask Ikram while continuing to remember the message from Ruby.

"Two days after Mother left the house, and now it's been one Sunday Grandma died. While you here continue to argue about Mother. That's because you don't want to care about Mother and Grandma" said Ruby still with a clear emotional overflow.

"Two days after Nadia left! Innaa lillaahi wa innaa ilaihi raaji. Oh God!" Ikram pulled his own hair. He hid his tears that were almost broken.

Ruby was still unmoved in place, looking at the three people with different ripples.

"That day Abi was looking for Nadia, not carrying a cell phone." Ikram remembered that time. Ruby cringing.

"If you tell Abi, it means someone is playing Abi's phone at home. He who knows, but does not tell Abi," continued Ikram again, his eyes turned soft. Sadness and regret are evident in his chocolate-colored sweets.

He turned to look at his two wives with different expressions. Yuni who remained calm in her place sat down with the baby, and Ain who was silent was as confused as Yuni.

"Are you guys doing this? Secretly knowing everything, but hiding it from me?" ketus Ikram on the two women who became his wife. He looked sharply at Yuni, suspicious of his third wife.

"Sorry, Mas. I entered your room alone did not dare, what else to touch your personal objects. I don't know where you keep it, myself" Yuni said without being asked if she knew Ikram's eyes demanded an explanation.

Ikram examined honesty through the facial lines formed by the woman. Yuni is not lying. Indeed, all this time the woman had never entered the area of her room. He had always been in his own room all this time.

"If it wasn't Yuni, would Umi have done all this? Why, Mi? Why is such an important news not Umi tell Abi? Is that Umi's revenge on Nadia? Is that Umi's hatred for her? Why would Umi do this, O God!"

Ikram took a deep breath and threw it away violently. Shedding the resentment that was again mounted by the behavior of his first wife.

"Why did Abi accuse Umi? There is no evidence that Umi did it? Don't just accuse, Bi," Ain refused calmly.

Ikram glanced at him, his gaze sharpened and cold. Her warm bead was enveloped in the flames of burning anger.

Yuni glanced at Ain, she wanted to say it, but was afraid of being accused of being a sheep snitch. Be he was just waiting for Ain to say it himself.

"Then, Abi accused Umi? Why did Umi do it? There is no point in just adding to sins." Ain smiled strangely. Ikram noticed it all.

"I don't actually want to talk, but seeing this debate will be very long because no one confesses, I'll be honest"

"Tuh, Bi, listen to him confess. Not Umi!" enter Ain quickly when he heard Yuni speak up. Ikram looked at his third wife, his fiery red eyes preparing to devour anything he encountered.

"True, you did it!"

Yuni let out a sigh, she closed her eyes for a moment before returning to look at the figure of Ain biting her lips.

"That day I saw with my own eyes that Brother Ain was entering your room, Mas. I don't know what he's doing in there, but when he comes out, Ain looks suspicious. I am not accusing, it is true that Mas Ikram said there are only two of us in this house besides our husband," Yuni explained in a calm manner.

The crease grew furious, both of his hands clenched, his jaw hardened.

"How will Umi explain that?" it was fierce with a breath like a bull that was ready to butcher people dressed in red.

"W-what? Don't slander you, Yun! No, Bi, it's all just slander so Abi hates Umi" Ain said. His voice sounded nervous rough sweat had even sprung up on his forehead. Ain nervous.

"AIN!"

"AMBIE!"

"MAS!"

Ruby and Yuni compactly shouted as Ikram's right hand was raised about to hit Ain. Ruby swiftly stood in front of Ain's body, protecting his umi from the blow that would anytime land on his face. Ain threw away his face, grimacing with falling tears.

"Never hit Umi! I will not allow Abi to commit acts of violence against Umi. Don't hit Umi!" ruby screams with a voice stuck in the throat. No matter how Ain behaved, she was still the woman who had given birth to him. Whoever he won't let hurt his skin.

"Astaghfiullah!" Ikram clenched his hand in the air and pulled it back. He almost hit Ain in the face because it was too emotional if Ruby did not immediately get in the way.

"Ruby!" lirih Ain felt Ruby was on his side. He smiled, crying happily because his son still loved him.

Ain was about to hug her, but Ruby stayed away. He defended her, not that she justified his actions.

"Umi is also wrong, Umi should not hide the facts that Umi knows. Abi deserves to know as Mother's husband and Grandma's daughter-in-law. Why Umi even prevented Abi from doing his service to the in-laws even though it was done once in his lifetime. Umi. I'm sure, Umi also knows about Mother who is in a coma in the Hospital," said Ruby at length.

Ikram turned his back on hearing that. With Yuni.

"Koma? Nadia?"

"Yes, Abi. Mother was in a coma because she was too shocked by Grandma's death," Ruby stressed again without turning her face away from staring at Ain who lowered her face.

"Abi didn't know anything about Mommy all this time, did she? Mother has a husband, but like not having one. Abi never cared for Mommy all this time." Ruby's cry broke out to confuse Ikram and Yuni. While Ain, continued to bow to the floor.