The sanctity of Love

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Until noon Hira did not find Erfan visiting her again. This morning did not come either. Hira tries to do everything alone. Eating alone, only to the bathroom he asked the nurse for help.

"Your father why the hell son, the follow-up time goes too." Lirih Hira as if talking to her son who is no longer there. "If mama is wrong papa can tell. No didiemin gini."

"Alone, Honey?" Btari's question, jolting Hira from her daydream. Her father and mother-in-law just arrived.

"Yes Mah."

"Where's erfan?" Hira shook his head, he also did not know where Erfan went. Since last night there's been no news.

"You're alone from last night?" hardiyata asked to make sure, looking at the messy room. Until the fruit falls.

"Yes Pah, Erfan has a lot of work." Lying Hira, her husband did not tell her anything.

"If a lot of work is not up to nelantarin wife as well." Pissed Hardiyata, "help Hira clean-up Mah."

"Come, honey, let Mama take care of you." Btari leads Hira to the bathroom. "You guys fighting?" Btari asked gently after helping her daughter-in-law up to the bathroom.

"Negak Mah, afternoon yesterday Erfan came for a while straight home. I asked for a hug and said he was tired." Escape had been the tears that Hira had endured since last night. "I don't know what's wrong, Mah."

Btari hugged her daughter-in-law with affection. He also did not know his son, so he did not know what happened.

"Prophey baby, there's Mama taking care of you." Hira could only nod.

After cleaning up and changing clothes Hira body more fresh. Mama papa-in-law said she would come back later.

Again Hira was just a lonely friend alone. Talk to yourself and do everything yourself out of bed.

Until the afternoon Erfan did not come to visit. Hira is worried, her phone is out of battery. Erfan doesn't usually behave like this.

"What the hell you are, honey. If I'm wrong, you know dong."

Be Hira just staring at the ceiling of the room all day. Mama Papa has not come.

"Eat already?" A voice that Hira was very familiar with sounded as well. Her husband was standing at the door.

"Have you, Bee you angry?" Erfan did not want to get close to her, directly sitting on the sofa. The man did not flinch, really making Hira confused.

"Why the hell Bee? If you don't want to take care of me, don't papa." Hira just resigned, talking will also muddy the atmosphere. He just needs to be hugged and loved as usual.

Long in silence, Hira sees Erfan coming out of the room. Her husband really came home. Hira shook her head softly, not understanding the strangeness of her own husband.

Lucky her in-laws came to accompany her tonight. So Hira is not lonely alone.

"Mama Papa don't you think you're here? I don't know if I'm alone like yesterday." Hira said with a smile, he should not look weak.

"No papa, who else would we take care of if not you." Said Btari sitting in a chair next to his son-in-law's gurney.

"Erfan is coming?"

"There was a moment Mah, no talking directly back." Hira was still trying to shake her smile.

"It's not papa, it'll be good on its own."

Hopefully, if Erfan doesn't want to talk until he's cured. Hira will return to the apartment. It's not good to bother his in-laws. It would later be expected that Hira would want his legacy.

Two days of not hearing Erfan's soft voice felt very longing. Hira smiled considering how Erfan dressed her up. He did not know what made Erfan turn cold.

***

Two nights Erfan slept alone. His wife seemed to have nothing wrong to make him disgusted to see her. It has been found cheating is still pretending to be innocent.

"For Mas, is it breakfast?" A beautiful woman sitting in front of him.

Salwa smiled in response. "We're having breakfast together, will you?"

"Come on."

It just so happens that Erfan hasn't eaten from last night. If there is an eating friend, his appetite may return.

The girl nodded following Erfan walking out of the room. There was no need to attract the attention of the man. Just make a distance with his wife, inner Salwa.

"How's Mas' wife doing?" Ask Salwa.

"Good." Erfan replied briefly, he will follow the role played by Salwa and Mami Reny. How far they will try. "Where's breakfast?"

"What's close to here."

"Eat next to this building, there is good yellow rice. Do you like yellow rice?" ask Erfan.

"Like it, I can." Salwa replied enthusiastically, he thought Erfan was hard to conquer. It turned out that his defense saw a beautiful woman. The girl sneered.

***

A week of treatment, the wound in Hira's stomach had dried up. The doctor allowed him to go home. Hira went home to the apartment, not to her in-laws' house.

Erfan visited her once before Hira came home. There was nothing to say, but he could not force the mute to speak.

Hira called an online cleaning service to clean her apartment. This place has not been lived in since he got married. It also minjam Bi Atun to help at home. Housekeeping assistants need time, so just borrow one.

"Auntie, can't you help Hira here?" Hira makes sure to come back, lest she be upset by Erfan for taking her husband's domestic assistant.

"No papa Non."

"Bi, don't call me dong. Hira is not good. I'm not a rich man." Said Hira giggling amusedly.

"Non Hira is healthy?"

"Alhamdulillah is Bi. I'll rest first Bi. Aunty if you want to sleep here also does not papa." Said Hira, Bi Atun how many times he was told to still call her that, it's up to aunty only.

"Yes Non, Auntie cook first."

Hira nodded and then moved to the room. This week Hira tried to be strong himself, he did not want to cry when someone saw him.

"But very Bee. Forced separation is hard, Bee. Indeed from the beginning I did not deserve to be with you." Hira stared at the holiday photo with Erfan while on Derawan beach.

"Misunderstanding can be solved when talking to each other. If you choose silence, I can do what Bee." Hira took a heavy breath and exhaled. He repeated it many times until his chest felt more relieved.

"You're upset why the hell, Bee." Hira dialed Erfan's number and called him.

"Yes. What's?" Erfan's voice sounded after the phone was connected. Alhamdulillah answered, Inner Hira.

"I'm home, Bee. Can I see you?" Pinta Hira was anxious, she kept trying to get close to Erfan even though her husband kept away.

"I'm busy."

"Oh, yes, I have. Take care of Bee's health." The phone connection was cut off. There was no longer any kind of affection Erfan to him.

Why it hurts so much, listen to your own husband talking so judes. Hira smiled and tried to close her eyes.

Every day Hira tried to call Erfan, sometimes answered, sometimes missed. Only two words came out of her husband's mouth.

Hira tried to remember his mistake. He really doesn't remember what, doesn't know what's wrong. Erfan finally fed him before leaving for work. But they didn't fight that day.

Yang Hira remembered her husband saying, "Love this wife very much, do not want to go far." Hira smiled smirkily, in fact they were now getting away. No more warm hugs, greetings and love speech.