The Woman Behind The Scenes

Chapter 53 - Prejudice in-laws

Still about Anna, it turns out that Haris' girlfriend is indeed sick. Surprisingly, Haris did not tell Tomi at all, and Dara. It had been 3 weeks and Anna was drowning, and her body began to take care of her. Not as usual, WhatsApp messages from Dara also did not reply. His condition must have been very weak, thought Dara.

On that day, they made their way to her in-laws' house, and Dara was eager to arrive quickly to see Anna.

From a distance, the house looks so messy on the terrace scattered large boxes with the name of a university where Tomi's mother teaches. The woman is still working at her advanced age.

The crane! Dara's phone rang. He answered a call from his mother and smiled.

“From. Mama see you have a shop now. The spirit is yes, Ra.” her mother's voice sounds so excited, and Dara feels overwhelmed to learn that her mother follows her every Instagram post.

“Iya, mom. Blessing of mother's prayer. Healthy mom?”

“Health. We are all healthy. Ye? How is there motor sound?”

“Iya ma. I'm healthy, kids too. It's me on foot, mama. Just got off travel. A little more until the house of in-laws.”

“Ya. Later in the afternoon mama phone again yes, Ra.”

The phone conversation was over right after Dara got in front of the fence. Tomi who was carrying Kio, had already gotten there first.

The door to the living room opened, and Tami was seen coming out smiling at a glance until she saw Kio and Kayla.

“Aunty children. Come here log in!” he led his two nephews in, regardless of Tomi and Dara.

“Where's the name, Tam?” ask Tomi to her sister.

“Inside. Again bete.” The answer is half annoyed. Dara shrugged her shoulders while looking at Tomi. Both questioned what caused no such warm welcome.

“Mama.” Said Dara while kissing the back of her in-laws' hands that seemed to be in a bad mood. The woman was lying in her room, holding a TV remote with a koyo attached to both sides of her forehead.

“What's up, mama?” Tomi who just entered directly asked his mother. Dara had never seen his upset face. Seeing it this time made it unpleasant, let alone they had just been from a long trip.

“Your sister didn't come home at all. Husband girlfriend massage continues.” Said his mother in a very upset tone.

“Haris? Anna's sick, isn't she? Yes, it is ma. His name is also the future wife.” Tom defended his brother.

“Calon wife? Tom's. This is Haris again, ask mama to marry Anna next week. Want to put where my mama's face is?”

Dara started to seriously listen to the conversation. He was eager to know the obstacles in his father-in-law so as not to allow Haris to marry.

“They've been dating for a long time, Mah. It's not fair to dong for Anna.”

“If she wants a girl, a lot of it's sorority mama. Much more educated, much more polite. Women like to smoke so, what to expect?” replied his mother with a high tone. Uh! Apparently due to her smoking habit, Anna was not acceptable to Haris' mother.

“What pain is it, Mah?” Dara asked herself.

“Ordinary pain at best, hot fever. He is the spoiled one. Remember that, Tom. Between the couple or the mother, you must first meet the mother. Look at this, mom has a headache too. She's even doing well there.” The more upset his tone of speech, and this time what he said surprised Dara. His mother's opinion was flat-beat, meaning that someday applies to him as well.

Dara came out of her in-laws room, alibi to check on her children. He took the phone to send a message to Haris. As a person who had been so much helped by Anna's energy, he had to check the condition of the woman.

Dara: [Anna is sick, Har? ]

He waited long enough, until finally a reply to a message from Haaris with a photo. Anna is drowning in the hospital.

[In the hospital? I thought I was home? ]

Haris: [Yes, brother. It's hard to breathe anymore. So yes, here first ]

Dara becomes aware of why Haris has not been home for weeks. Anna looked very thin, almost just a bone wrapped in skin. In addition, he was seen wearing a breathing apparatus. It turned out that his in-laws did not know the condition of the woman.

Dara: [Wish you get well soon, yeah. Don't forget to eat, Ris. ]

Haris: [Please pray, brother. ]

Chapter 53 – Salah Kaprah

The picture of Anna for hours made Dara think about her. Anna is indeed a woman with a thin body, but in this photo she is really just a bone wrapped in skin. Not only that, he also uses diapers, according to Haris. The woman was always full of laughter, but .. turns out she kept a lot of pain that she always covered, or she easily ignored. In this month, he fell very ill, and it did not appear that anyone from his family had gone to replace Haris waiting for him in the hospital. Yes ... any fees come from loans taken in the name of Haris.

In addition to a wife who is so patient, Dara is also a brother-in-law who is close to Tomi's sisters. He always took the time to be a good listener for complaints Haris and Tami. Meanwhile, Tomi's other sister only a few times steal a short message to him from inside the prison about the needs of money and others.

This afternoon he and Tomi took the time to talk to Haris on the phone. It's too risky if he has to go see, with a pretty high Covid case there.

“The arrival came, sis ... But not to visit, Go away after the wallet and ATM Anna he asked, and I love,” so said Haris who still continues to repeat in Dara's head. Dara had heard stories about Anna's family several times. The woman was like banished from her family, and had to live a kara at a boarding house on Radio Dalam, Jakarta. Despite this, her mother still often came to collect monthly money, which he considered obligatory as Anna's return to him for raising him.

Dara was silent to hear the story ... It's kind of happened to him. Although his mother did not throw it away ., but very rarely ask the news if there is no connection with the monthly funds. However, Dara is not a whiny woman, asking for attention. 11 12 with Anna, she prefers not to think about her mother's attitude. Sometimes at some time, he received a long complaint from his mother about financial difficulties, and Dara was very understanding of that of course. A life that continues to squeeze in the midst of needs that continue to increase, will make anyone easy to complain, not least his mother.

“I'm lucky, bi. At least I wasn't dumped by my mama. Poor Anna ...” he said with teary eyes..

“Means I said, Haris does not fit a woman like that.  I will never throw away my child. That must be something wrong. From the beginning I told you, Anna is not suitable to enter our family. Haris who insist every year to be married” ketus, Dara's in-laws respond to his conversation with Tomi.

Dara was silent .. she would not side with anyone .. But her in-laws' words were as disturbing as a fly flying in front of her nose.

“The line is mature, Mah. He is almost four heads. I think he has no more reason for us to forbid getting married.” Tom often had different opinions with his mother.

“But not with Anna. Not with a woman like that. That's mama.” Her mother stubbornly in a slightly irritated tone insisted.

“Just mama until whenever will not agree, want until one begging too, ogah.” Connect the woman with his upset face while pressing the TV remote and watching the soap opera that he always had to watch.

“Tadi Om Ridwan what's here?”

“Oh Just take the title. Later we will be visited again, the formation is more complete. Want to hear about your business, Tom,” his mother replied to Tomi.

Dara fell silent, not wanting to answer anything to her in-laws.

Beep it! The sound of car horns distracts them.

“Mama! There is Om Ridwan, on the ramean from Pamulang.” After Tami exclaimed so, there was a lively greeting from the direction of the gate of the house. Just right ...

3 her aunt, with her husband, came to visit Dara and Tomi.

“From. How are you doing? Healthy kids?”

“Health, Bi.” Dara answered while taking turns greeting the aunts and om of her husband.

Tomi came in with her signature grin, and as usual, the family immediately dissolved in conversation, and Dara heard more than commented.

“So it's Tomi's business, how many months has it been?”

“New, Om. New sebulanan.” Tomi answered briefly to one of his omens.

“Lumayan dong the result? Aunty heard about selling it per kilogram? Whose spice is it from?” tomi's youngest aunt asked in her subtle voice.

“Lumayan, bi. If the seasoning is definitely made by mother Dara.” He answered briefly to his aunt.

As always, when the family gathers, it will discuss completely whatever they want to know about their relatives.

“Lalu ... what's the future goal?”

“Simple Om. Tomi wants 3 more branches. Each one for 3 children in Makassar.” Tomi's words immediately excited Dara's heart, because she felt they had never talked about this before.

“Wah yes. Nice that. Tomi great you can have an idea for a business like this.” Again her aunt flattered Tomi. Tomi is the star this time. Everyone thought the business was his idea, and he did not want to correct that opinion at all.

“I go inside first. Want to accompany the kids. Excuse me,” Dara said goodbye and then went into the smallest room in the house that was loaned if he came with his children.