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Seeing His Son-in-law
Next day.
“Kak!” call Rahma who knows how many times. “I'm sorry, okay?” Rahma stopped her husband's hand, which was busy wrapping the watch in his left hand.
Yudha did not want to stare. He let go of that hand, then changed to look for his other item. He opened the drawer to take the belt.
“Sister, talk to me. From last night you just shut up. I'm not comfortable you silenced me,” she said with tears in her eyes.
Yudha still chose to be silent, she was just trying to refrain from exploding because it could aggravate the situation. After all, now he must be more careful, because what Rahma did could happen again in the future.
“Kak ...,” call him once again.
Yudha only glanced at a glance, then continued her work. Put his things in the bag.
But Rahma did not give up, she continued to follow Yudha so that she could get an apology from him.
“Korrent if you're angry. But try to be in my position. How long have you been like this?” rahma hugged him from behind. “There are no more friends I can talk to. I'm confused who to share my troubles with, Kak.”
Yudha turned body. Can't stand being silent, finally the man opened his voice, “Then if I don't fuck you, you'll say it too?”
Rahma shakes. This time he could not answer.
“Already had my pride in front of them, Rahma. There was nothing in their eyes other than evil. Badness that they will remember until whenever they can reveal if at any time I return to make mistakes.”
“I'm sorry, Brother .. I promise I won't repeat it again,” said Rahma deeply begged. “Plis ...”
Yudha took her breath. “Frankly I was very disappointed,” he paused for a moment. “I'll forgive you, but don't come near me now. I'll come myself later if I've been much better.”
“Is there no more love for me?” ask Rahma later. “You changed.”
“Not a love problem or not love. Don't associate this problem with anything else. I am disappointed in you now. There's nothing more annoying after our disgrace is thrown into her own in-laws, you understand?”
“Original Brother knows, I am also disappointed with you. Even since the beginning of the wedding.”
Yudha immediately shone a sharp glare. These words were very strange and could not be taken for granted in his ears.
“You regret marrying me?” ask him out loud.
Instantly Rahma looked up, “Why did Brother Yudha ask like that?”
“Don't mungkir. Didn't you just say, you were disappointed with me from the beginning of the wedding?”
Rahma did not answer.
Yudha continued, “I never forced you to stay married to me. From the beginning I told you, I was married, and I explained all the risks and my inability to educate you. But your mother still forced me to marry you, no matter what. Remember?”
Suddenly Rahma was pale.
“You betrayed him,” he said softly after a moment of silence. “I just want to fight for what should be my right. I didn't take anyone. You're mine. It's only natural that I sue him because you've asked me before, brother. I'm not entirely wrong. You are even more guilty.”
“Yes, and you are the truest among us.”
Rahma interjected again, “You should not have to marry her in earnest if you had to. Or have you guys been turning since the beginning? It could have happened because man is a wrong place and a khilaf. Answer honestly, Brother.”
“Vita is not what you accuse,” said Yudha who again made Rahma slapped. “He is frontal, but he has a soft side that you don't know.”
“Is my position shifted now?” ask Rahma. “What has he done so that in a short time it has made you so changed?”
“He did nothing but show his true self.”
DEG!
Rahma's face changed.
“Do not lure me first with this problem.”
Yudha ended this dispute and immediately headed down. Without breakfast, without drinking, without greeting anyone he met in the house, however many times Uminya and Alif called.
When he left the house, his heart was breaking. Yudha was confused. His heart always felt narrower than the magnitude of the problem he faced.
When Yudha arrived in her office, she sat down and clenched her face with her palms. He had indeed been fed up of seeing the contents of this world filled with falsehoods. What he wanted to see was the figure of Vita now. I don't know where that woman is. There was a longing so great that Yudha felt that she had lost half her life.
Not wanting to make out, but just wanting to see it. He wanted to dissipate himself, hugging the woman in order to gain a little calmness.
While at home all the members were questioning about this to Rahma. Umi asked, why is Yudha behaving like this again. Yesterday, her first child looked much better.
“Have you guys fought?” ask Umi Ros carefully when they do breakfast.
All eyes are on Rahma. Alif, Umi and his brother. Waiting for the woman to answer.
“Sorry Umi. Brother Yudha is indeed a bit sensitive lately,” he replied after a while later.
“He's still vulnerable. Do not allude to things that can trigger a fight first. The fear is even worse,” said Umi Ros gave a message.
Then he continued his words again. “It's okay to be a wife who relents a lot. Make sure there is still time. Life is too short and very redundant if only filled with useless fights. Occasionally give your husband some good news so he can briefly forget his problem.” Umi tried to smile to encourage her daughter-in-law. “We face it together. We're family, right? Add the problem of Umi's son to us only ... yes?”
Rahma nodded. “Im sorry Rahma Umi. Sorry can't be a good daughter-in-law.”
“All need process. Don't worry.”
Abah and Alif did not want to comment for fear of being wrong. Since yesterday's incident, they were more alert to this child because they were afraid that the woman complained about something more to her family.
“If he tells us to his parents, Abah becomes uncomfortable, Mi,” Abah said after they were away from home. Both were on their way to the Mall to buy some of their home needs.
“We are ordinary people, so many shortcomings. If they already know our shortcomings—It so lose face in front of them.”
“Umi is also confused, Bah.” Umi massaged her temple. “Ya. Umi is so dizzy taking care of our son this one. We're looking for entertainment by ourselves, Bah.”
Abah smile. It is true what his wife said. Dizziness.
After parking their car in the basement, they took the elevator to the first floor. They went around carrying a trolley to fill it with various basic household needs that have been thinned.
Abah pushed the trolley, while Umi included selected items such as: rice, oil, sugar, brewed tea, coffee, soap-soap and so on. They headed to the cashier after all the groceries were bought. But because they feel they still want to enter the clothing outlet, they leave the item to daycare— to then go back around.
“Change want to buy trousers,” said Abah at the time.
“Abah's length is still a lot. Still less?” Umi asked back.
“It's narrow.”
“Mean it, grow it upwards, not next to.”
“Padahal already sports.”
“Means reducing fatty foods from now on.”
“Change can't promise. Like tempted by rice Padang.”
“Don't be too frequent, for the sake of health as well.”
Both of them headed to the clothing outlet. But Umi suddenly pulled the clothes of her husband who walked ahead of her. His gaze focused to a single point and his heart was pounding.
“Yes Allah, Abah. There's a guy like our son-in-law, Bah.”
Abah immediately looked. The direction of his eyes followed the hand of his wife who pointed to a place of jewelry.
When expected, the place was approximately ten meters away from where they stood. There, there was a woman of medium height. She was wearing a white tunic, light brown pasmina and loose pants in matching colors, walking out of the shop.
“Mana?” Abah sharpened his vision.
“That!” back Umi pointed.
Not wanting to lose track. The two walked quickly to follow the woman. But because many people pass by and wear the same color makes Umi and Abah trouble looking.
“Umi sure?” ask Abah to make sure. “Is it possible that it is just similar?”
“Umi sure not wrong see. His posture is exactly the same.”
“Let's find again. If it is true, he must still be around here,” Abah said later. “Contact Yudha soon!”
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To be continued.
