The Curse of the Ex-Lover

In-law Urge

Safira and Bastian's domestic life is getting bland. Moreover, the insistence that continues to come from the in-laws of Sapphira who really want a child. Sapphira always dodged and avoided when her in-laws started talking about children. The insistence of Mama Rissa made Sapphira reluctant to meet and even stay at her in-laws' house. Not to mention the herbs he had to drink every day.

"How are your relations? It's okay, isn't it?" Mama Gita who is Mama from Safira asked because often times found her son only came to their home alone without being accompanied by Bastian.

"That's fine, Ma. Mas Bastian is busy with his work so can't come with me to Mama's house" Safira replied with a flat face. She was so lazy to talk about her husband. Husband who absolutely can not give an inner living to him.

"Don't lie to Mama. What happened to you. Why is your face so gloomy lately?" Safira sighed, indeed from the beginning he could not lie to his mother. His face was like an open book, easy to read when something was wrong.

Safira fell silent not answering the question from Mama Gita. He couldn't possibly have told Mama honestly about Bastian not being able to give her an inner living. After all, it was a disgrace of his household. As much as possible, Sapphira closed her husband's disgrace which made her still a virgin until this moment.

"I was just sad because I kept being urged to immediately have a baby. That's not my power. All this time we have been trying," said Safira who finally told her of her turmoil about the boogey that she had not yet got.

"How can I have a child if we have never had a husband and wife relationship? Until now even I am a virgin? If Mama I'm afraid she'll hang." Inner Sapphira in her heart, wanted to feel she told Mama Gita about Bastian who seemed impotent, but she could not indulge the disgrace of her husband.

"Later, Mama will talk to Jeng Rissa. You guys are only 6 months married should not he urge you to have a baby. Many couples who have been married for several years have had children. He should be patient and support you." Mama Gita tries to calm her daughter so that she does not stress with the insistence of Mama Rissa.

"Ah, not Ma. Mama Rissa would have cornered me even more when Mama talked to her. I don't want to be further cornered because I'm not pregnant yet" said Safira who sounded afraid when Mama Gita talked about her child being urged to have a baby. He didn't want any strife between the families, he just wanted the problem to be resolved soon. However, he did not know where to start.

Suggestions from Safira to check with the doctor were not discussed by Bastian. He only said he would think about the advice given by Safira. Sapphira was already very sultry because it was urged continuously by her Mama-in-law. I don't know what reaction Mama Rissa would show if she found out that Sapphira was a virgin.

"Yes that means you have to be more patient in dealing with Mama Rissa. He is an ambitious person because he comes from a distinguished family. What even her son did had to be what he wanted!" Before matching Sapphira with Bastian, Mama Gita has found out about Mama Rissa.

Mama Gita initially objected to the matchmaking for fear that her son's household would be arranged by her in-laws. However, Papa Hendi who is her husband has already agreed on an arranged marriage that can be said to benefit both parties. In addition, Safira and Bastian apparently liked each other, so Mama Gita agreed with her second marriage.

"Mama hope you will continue to be happy Safira." Mama Gita can only hope while continuing to look at the princess only wayang that she is very dear to her.

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"Mam's Assalamualaikum." Safira kissed Mama Rissa's hand which was greeted with a less than pleasant face. Mama Rissa waited for Safira on the porch because she was reluctant to go into the house of the child and his daughter-in-law despite the housekeeper waiting at Bastian's house.

"Where have you been? Why did the clock just come home? Soon Bastian will be home and you should be ready to welcome your husband home." Without replying to the greeting given by Safira, Mama Rissa continued to contact Safira with various questions that Safira could not answer.

"I'm from Mama Gita's house, Ma. I haven't been to my mom's house in a long time. Mas Bastian told me he had overtime." Gently Sapphira answered the question given by Mama Rissa. She still had to respect her in-laws even though she was a little upset by her attitude.

"You haven't been to Mama's house in a long time either. You should also go to Mama Dong's house. Don't just go to your mom's house." Mama Rissa protested against her daughter-in-law, who often upset her. The middle-aged woman was very upset to accept the fact that Rissa had not yet experienced any signs of pregnancy.

"Yes Ma, I and Mas Bastian will visit Mama's house." With resignation Safira relented by saying would visit her in-laws' house. He thought that rather than a storm he would rather obey Mama Rissa's request.

Sapphira invited Mama Rissa to enter her house because from earlier they were talking on the terrace. After entering the living room, Safira immediately called Mbok Jum to make a drink.

"How's Safira? Are there any signs of pregnancy?" Mama Rissa asked what she really wanted to ask her daughter-in-law. Not far away, she asked about Sapphira's pregnancy.

"Sorry Ma, not yet. Maybe not yet Ma's sustenance. After all, our marriage only lasted 6 months, still a corn. We have to be patient in order to get a baby soon" Safira said calmly. She must be able to control herself so as not to tell about her husband who is likely to suffer from impotence. Sapphira still wants to keep the honor of her husband by covering up her disgrace even with her own biological mother.

"No sustenance, no sustenance. You guys should keep trying dong because mom really wants grandchildren. Why do you look so calm when the child is one of the keys to harmony in the household?" Mama Rissa slightly raised her tone. He no longer wanted to hear the words of patience spoken from his daughter-in-law's lips.

"We have tried, but of course God determines. Mama just pray that we will soon be blessed with children," said Safira to calm Mama-in-law who as usual is very emotional when talking about Safira's pregnancy.

"Don't blame Mama. If Bastian mama asks to remarry another woman because you haven't been able to give our family a grandchild." Mama Rissa said the thing that made Safira's heart pound. After saying that, without saying goodbye Mama Rissa came out of Bastian's house.

"Ma, Mama wait. What does Mama mean?" Safira tries to chase after Mama Rissa who has boarded her car but Mama Rissa's quick movements make her unable to chase after her in-laws. Safira only cried remembering Mama Rissa's words that Bastian would remarry another woman if he could not give a grandchild.

"Not having children is not my fault. In fact, until now I was a virgin." Safira continues to cry over her fate of having an impotent husband and a very selfish Mama-in-law.