Tarnished On The Bride's Night

How Many Faces, Mom?

“Where to go Darling?” yudha asked when his wife was back near him and Alif. Yes, there are only three of them because their children are playing with Abah, Umi and also babby sitternya.

“Then talking to Dara, she wants to go home he said,” replied Vita while pulling a chair next to Yudha. Turning his eyes to his sister-in-law, he said again, “Bistromu nice, you know, Lif. Overall, I like it. I want dong too, Mas. Made Bistro like this.”

Yudha scratched her head while clucking softly. “Hmm, this is Honey, I don't think it's necessary.”

“Why?” Vita interrupted immediately. The look on his face instantly turned sour as his wish was instantly rejected raw. “If successful ‘kan his income will return to us also.”

“Yes, but you already have it there. One place alone can not you handle—moreover. Don't keep yourself busy again, yes.”

“But I want something like this, Mas. Got us it's far behind. It is only fitting that the more days become quieter. I'm bored especially others.”

“Sayang ..” Yudha was almost at a loss for words to seduce his wife. It's nothing—besides having to pour so much funds and not necessarily succeed, he's also not a person who has a lot of time to take care of it. Because it will definitely take a very long time. Moreover, their children are still very small and still need extra attention. In addition to the one in the stomach aka the fourth child candidate.

“Come on, Mas. Please.” Vita begged back.

“Mam pus Lo,” Alif is satisfied to see the suffering of his brother who is eager to print a pencil.

“Be quiet, don't interfere!” Yudha gave an upset to Alif who was being shingled.

“Mas, I'm craving, loh,” Vita threatened her husband with that powerful weapon. “Later if you do not follow, your fourth child can be ileran.”

“Honey, that's just a myth. How about we just remake the old restaurant?”

“No, I want a new one, somewhere else. Want to change atmosphere.”

Unable to bear it, Alif finally commented. “Everything has a wife don't get impregnated. Find disease, anyway.”

“Inadvertently,” Yudha answered gratuitously. For a moment he regretted that he had brought his wife here if he knew it would end this way.

“What?!” alif said not out of thought. He said unintentionally? Not intentionally from Hong Kong?

“Already, shut up, Lif! Don't follow, noisy.”

“Please, Mass. Please ...” Vita continued to whine if his request had not been Yudha.

“Yes, yes, later if I win tender.”

“If you lose?” ask Vita.

“Yes, no need to make.” Yudha quickly closed her mouth which she freely spoke. He should be quite good at dealing with this situation. But maybe his head was suddenly smeared.

“Mas Yudhooot ..!”

“Em, briefly, it's Mauza crying,” Yudha reasoned.

“MANA? Ha's? Whereabouts? You liar. You must be avoiding me, huh?”

“Argrgrgrgrgrh.” Yudha ruffled her hair very furiously in the face of the cravings of his wife who was very crazy. “For a long time I collapsed this building, Lif.”

Alif responded, “Whatever, I was blamed. Stupid.”

“Come, honey, let's go for a walk, yuk. Wanna go where? Going to the beach, or going to the zoo?”

“I asked to wake up Bistro not a walk to meet monkey. If you want to go there, please go there yourself.” Vita kept on asking for what she wanted right now.

“Iya-iya, later if the elephant lays eggs.”

“You're joking, I'm serious.”

“I'm also serious,” replied Yudha, then continued in a smoother voice, “seriously dear to my wallet.”

Alif just listened to the debate of the couple, before the two finally left still in a little fuss. But a few minutes later he sat down, “When did I get married? I envy seeing it, damn it!”

Then Alif then determined how long the period of iddah Dara will last. “Three menstrual cycles, means three months? Oh, no!?” not divorced yet, too long!?

***

The atmosphere in front of the ICU room was suddenly more crowded than before. Because they came Abah and Umi Ros to visit Hilman who is currently still lying without being able to do anything. They did not come with Vita and Yudha because the children could not stay.

“I did not expect Umi Ros to come here, after ...,” Mother Ratna spoke rather whispered.

“Forget everything that happened, Bu.” The shady-faced woman actually hugged him tightly so that Ratna's mother immediately cried. He also got a hug in his arms like he was conveying his fatigue at this time.

“What can you look into, Mom?” ask Umi Ros without wanting to ask further.

“Bby, but should be alternating.”

“Good, then Abah first, Bah.”

Abah nodded, then went inside after washing his hands and wearing a special shirt. There was nothing he spoke of there, for even though Mr. Hilman's eyes were open, he could say nothing but vague murmurs in his ears.

“Chealing fast, Mr. Hilman. I pray that Mr. Hilman's condition will soon recover as before,” Abah Haikal's message to Mr. Hilman. “Much patience and prayer. Do not leave worship, do as you can.”

But strange things happen, Mr. Hilman's body moves. His expression seemed to be struggling like he did not want to stay away, I don't know what he was going to say.

Abah Haikal was confused until he had been silent and waited for a while there to understand his body language, but still he did not understand. Then because the time was also limited, he decided to beg himself, in order to be able to alternate with others.

Previously he had intended to wave Dara to his son. But it felt so unethical that he abandoned the intention. Because in addition to Mr. Hilman is still in a state of illness, Dara is also still a wife of the people of— even if there is a hilal that soon they will be separated.

***

“Which alif, Umi?” dara asked because she did not find the man with her parents. “Tadi said he wanted to come here with Abah, same Umi as well,” he added.

“Oh, yes, where is the child, yes?” He was looking for his son. “Umi's son that one is like a snake. Like missing suddenly.”

“That's his son,” Abah saw him first, Alif was walking over.

When Alif had arrived before them, suddenly the look on Mother Ratna's face changed. Only Alif and Umi Ros are aware of this peculiarity, while others are not. Because only they know the real thing.

“Talken it all up, son. Meet his father too. Don't keep a grudge, not good,” Umi whispered to Alif. For this reason, Alif was pleased to extend his hand and embrace Mother Ratna. It was at that moment that Mother Ratna's cries broke.

“Please forgive his father's mistake Dara, yes, son. I fear his life is not long anymore. Please forgive him ...”

Alif nodded. He tried to catch it even though it wasn't easy for him. Until a few minutes passed, Alif went into the room where Hilman was.

“I've tried to forgive you, Om. Hopefully he recovers quickly,” that's all Alif said (without any response), before he finally got out of the room and left the hospital.

Now the three of them remained a few minutes later, the arrival of another guest of a man.

Of course Dara was surprised and amused to see the man who was so confident, smiling at him as if nothing had ever happened.

“How is your father, Ra?” Chandra asked.

Razka who saw this immediately pairs up the body, becoming a shield for her brother. “How much face do you have, Mas?”

***

 The To Be Continued.