The Chosen Heart Part 2

Bad News?

No uncomfortable atmosphere should be present between Isna and Anne's mother. But Isna really felt like she was the one who was knocked out. It was as if they, her own husband and father-in-law, were hiding something that Isna should never know. Though clearly what they want Isna not to know is something very important for Isna .

His heart is in worry. Should she ask about Anindita to her in-laws?

Isna ready if her in-laws would lie to her, not let her know the truth?

Finally, Isna decided to invite mother to talk about Anindita.

While cutting the chocolate block cut Isna started talking about Anindita.

" Bund, Isna wants to ask. "

" What do you want to ask, honey?"

" Mm. about Anindita."

Mother's face looked a little shocked. " Have you heard of Anin?"

" Not only heard, Bund, Isna had also met him."

Mother's face looked more shocked. " You met Anin?"

" Yes, he met Isna at home. Has he been here too?"

Mother looked at Isna, with a difficult view Isna interpreted. " Why is he going to your house?" Not answering Isna's question, the mother asked back.

Isna answered with a shrug.

" What did he tell you about when he met you?"

" Not saying anything, even he just mentioned Aa as his best friend, without telling them that they, Aa and the woman had almost had a child."

Twice she looked shocked. "You know about that?"

" Yes, when in fact if Anindita had never appeared before Isna, perhaps Isna would never have known about Aa's past. What Isna should know or not, Isna also does not know."

He paused for a moment, then continued. "Sorry, mother, if Isna can know this, a little remember the past, you honestly accept Anin's pregnancy or even include the person who encouraged Anin to just abort the content?"'

Isna noticed every detail of the change in Anne's face. He seemed to be getting uncomfortable with the conversation.

From earlier actually talking Isna's hand also works, this time he began to remove date seeds.

" Sorry mother, if Isna's question makes you uncomfortable, because to be honest, her return to our lives also makes Isna uncomfortable. It's not fair that what they did in the past has consequences for Isna in the present."

Mother took a breath and tried to exhale strongly, with the possible intention of flying all the discomfort from her chest cavity. Might as well.

" I'm sorry again mother, this is not what Isna wants, but because Anin's actions appear again, as if she wants to show something, or take back something she missed in the past."

" Isna could have been silent, acting as if she knew nothing, but Isna felt that Anin did not want that. He just wants the opposite, Isna knows everything. I don't know what's behind everything he's done. What's clear is that Isna is uncomfortable, and if that's the point, she's successful."

Mother is still silent. And Isna felt guilty.

Is what he's doing right? Or should he never even invite you to talk about Anindita ?

" Mother" a voice called out to Dani.

Mother looked at Dani, without saying anything.

Dani saw a different facial expression than usual. " What's up, bund?"

" Anin, where is he?" ask mother.

Dani looks surprised to hear mom say that name. He reflexively looked towards Isna.

" Anindita's here?" She asked Dani.

Dani did not answer. The unrest was evident on his normally calm face.

" Dani, don't lie to Isna." Mother asked Dani to be honest.

Isna was waiting for the words that would come out of Dani's mouth.

A few minutes waiting, while continuing his work making date chocolate, Isna ceaselessly prayed in the heart, please be given patience.

" Anindita called Aa again."

Isna responded still with silence.

" Sorry, Neng. He just asked Aa to pray for him to make his recovery."

" Yes, he was almost here. But Aa's preventing it."

" Why ?"

" Aa don't want you to see him again."

" No, I don't want to see him, but I want Aa to meet him."

" It's not like that,"

" How to go?"

" Sorry, Neng. It's not an option. He comes in sick, and it's inhumane that Aa won't see him. He said he only wanted to be friendly. Deciding that friendship is not good."

" What's anindita sick?"

" Ovarian cancer."

" Subhanallah..."

" Now, even from here he had to go to the hospital again, for further observation. Because six years ago he had cancer treatment until cured, but a few months ago found the cancer cells grow again."

She listened half-heartedly.

Wicked Isna?

I don't know. But what Isna felt was not because she had no empathy, but rather because she doubted Anindita's story about her illness.

Isna doesn't like everything Anin did to her.

Isna busied herself with the work she was doing. Talking about Anin would only drain her energy, as well as her emotions. Because the end will definitely not be fun . Isna was able to guess it, from the attitude Anin showed Isna it is clear that Anin wants to repeat his story with Dani.

Which woman would be welcome, kindly accepting, another woman who was clearly willing to take her husband?

" Neng" Dani called Isna.

" Hmm" Isna replied with a mutter.

" Dita asks Aa to accompany her to the hospital in Singapore."

Isna was shocked, as soon as her emotions rose to the crown "Why should my husband who cemented her?" ask her with a rather high tone of voice.

" Because her parents are in Australia, they can't accompany her."

" so? Should you accompany him? Didn't he ask you to be his life partner? Oh, I guess I'll just have to wait until it comes true. That so?"

Isna got up from her seat, and left the kitchen and her work. Isna went out of the house, with heightened emotions.

" Neng !" Dani chased after Isna, caught her hand.

Isna stopped her steps.

" Denger first, he needs a friend who can support and encourage him. The doctor said there was a chance the uterus would be removed, although that was not certain. He felt desperate and needed someone who could encourage him."

Isna's eyes began to be inundated with water. " Please, accompany him, encourage him, hopefully with the former lover by his side he can be strong. Don't think about the feelings of the person next to you, who also needs your support."

Isna jerked Dani's hand until it came out of her hand. She walked away from Dani.

Mother Anne who witnessed it all invited Isna to talk, trying to calm down.

" Neng, yes, Dani's not going anywhere. Dani will nemenin Isna. will not accompany Anin. It's true, there's no interest in Dani accompanying Anin. Whatever happened to Anin is not our business anymore. Dani just wants to see his condition. Mother also actually only felt empathy for her fate. That's all."

" If only it were that simple, bund. The problem was that the woman seemed to want to approach my husband again. I want to take A Dani. Isna to be quiet if there are women who want to do that? Which wife wants her husband to be close again to his ex?"

" Yes dear. Bund understands. Yes, if that's what Isna feels. Although Anin said that if she only wanted to think of us as family, Dani as a brother, if Isna couldn't accept it, we would appreciate that."

Mother Anne rubbed Isna's wet eyes.

" Already, mother did not want Neng so think about this. Forget it, huh? Dani wants only the best for his wife. If Dani is wrong, it's all because of his little experience. Isna stayed to say that something was bothering Isna. Okay sweetheart?"

Isna nodded. But somehow, his heart was not relieved.

Seriate

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