14 February
CHAPTER 35

Five minutes after Kendra left, the apartment doorbell rang. Amanda thought that Kendra was back because something was left behind, but apparently a package courier came. "Sorry mom interfered with the time, I just wanted to deliver the package to Amanda and Mr. Kendra" the courier said, handing over the receipt and two packages, one is big and one is small.

Amanda receives a small receipt and a small package, while a large package, Amanda asks the courier to put it in the living room. "Thank you, sir," he returned the receipt he had signed.

As soon as the courier left the residence, Amanda immediately opened the contents of a large package, which was sent by Ajeng, Kendra's mother. She sent Amanda plenty of food and a pregnancy pillow. Amanda grabs the letter inside and reads it.

Son, sorry this month mom can't come to visit you to Jakarta. Two days ago there was a widening of the road in front of the house to take half the front porch. So you have to think about the new patio design, which only lives one meter. Take good care of Amanda.

Hugs and kisses from mom and dad.

Amanda smiled reading a letter written by her mother-in-law, "It was fortunate that I had a mother-in-law like mama Ajeng," she muttered, then she took the phone in her pocket, and immediately contacted her mother-in-law.

Amanda thanked him for the package delivery, and said it would be petrifying to design a new terrace for her mother-in-law's house. "Mama just send a photo of the terrace of the house so that Manada make the design now, who knows mama fits."

"Wah happy, mama so no need to think hard," said Ajeng girang. "Yes, this is my mother's phone first. Mama wants to take a photo of the terrace first, later mama send to you," Ajeng turned off his phone connection.

While waiting for her mother-in-law to send a photo, Amanda asked her housekeeper to clean up her mother-in-law's food delivery, while she opened the second package, which she received, Amanda immediately opened it without seeing the name of the sender of the package he received.

How surprised Amanda when she saw the contents of the package was the engagement invitation of Fay and Kevin. "Mba Fay.." he muttered, there were two feelings hitting him at once. The first one he was very happy because his cousin's sister finally got a replacement for Kendra, but on the other hand he was confused how to convey the invitation to her husband, he was worried that her husband would not accept Fay's engagement, then he went back to chasing Fay and left him.

"No, Kendra can't get away from me." Amanda shook her head, anxiety began to haunt her. He did not want the happiness he currently felt to just disappear.

Amanda grew anxious when Fay contacted her, her hands trembling as she picked up the phone from her cousin's sister.

"Assalamualaikum, deck," said Fay from across the phone.

"Wa-walaikumsalam, mba Fay," he answered nervously and stammered.

Unlike Amanda who sounded nervous, Fay actually sounded calmer. "Sir, have you received an invitation from me?"

"I-iya mba, I just received it."

"If you can Flight to Jogja, you and your husband come yes" Pinta Fay said.

"Mba Fay, actually invited me to Ken's?" ask Amanda like she can't believe it.

"We're still brothers, deck. Whatever happens, you'll still be my brother, so I should have invited you to my happy hour, as we gather together, I miss meeting you and Gibran," fay's voice sounded so sincere. "But it must be your obstetrician's permission yes, if you can't fly it doesn't need to be forced, the most important thing is you and your baby are healthy." Fay had previously heard if Amanda had bleeding, or if she had ever experienced bleeding, so he asked Amanda to consult with his obstetrician before coming to Jogja, he did not want anything to happen to Amanda and her womb.

"Yes mba, before I go to Jogja I'll check."

"Yes, take care of your health and your content. Assalamualaikum."

"Walaikumsalam," the phone connection was cut off.

Kendra pulled her car over in the lobby of her apartment, she looked around to find no sign of Amanda, but usually if they want to go out in the afternoon after Kendra works, Amanda always waiting for her in the lobby. "Is Amanda not done preparing?" Kendra grabbed her phone, then called her wife.

Several times Kendra contacted Amanda, but Amanda never answered her call. "Where the hell, Manda?" Kendra suspects that his wife is busy taking care of her jewelry order, so she calls her house assistant.

Kendra immediately panicked when her housekeeper said that from this morning Amanda had not come out of her room, even Amanda did not have lunch. He hurried to park his vehicle in the basement of the apartment, then climbed into his apartment unit.

Arriving at the apartment unit, Kendra immediately approached Amanda in her room, she was surprised to see Amanda was asleep. "Man, are you okay?" Ask in an anxious tone.

"Eh? Mas Kendra" Amanda is shocked to see Kendra in front of her, her hand quickly pulling a pillow to hide the invitation from Fay. "Sorry, I fell asleep" he saw the clock on the wall of his room already showing at 17:30.

Kendra saw Amanda's face and hair fall apart "You sick, Man?" holding a forehead to check Amanda's body temperature, Kendra also checks Amanda's stomach for her baby's movements to make sure nothing happens with her baby.

"I'm fine, I just fell asleep. I'm sorry, but" He got out of bed. "I'm ready first, ma'am."

"Now, Man. It's been six and a half hours, we're out of Maghrib. You get ready for the Maghrib prayer, I wait in the mushola, we pray in congregation."

After the congregation, Amanda kissed Kendra's hand and then she cried in Kendra's arms. "What's wrong with you, man?" kendra asked, she stroked Amanda's back gently. "Is there a problem?"

Amanda shakes. "So my mom sent me a package," she replied. "Mama said if this month can not visit Jakarta because it wants to renovate the terrace of the house."

"Oh that, back at the office, my mom called me too. What makes you sad?"

Amanda shook her head again, she hugged Kendra even tighter. "I was just moved because my mom was that good to me when we only knew a few months ago" said Amanda in between sobs. "Thank you Ken and mom for loving me when I felt like I didn't have anyone."

Kendra stroked Amanda's head. "Hey, you can't talk like that. You have a father, a mother, and also Gibran, they're all your family, Manda."

Amanda was silent for a long time, until finally she told me if in fact she was just her father's cheating son. He was forced to be foster by Bude Jum because his mother died while giving birth to him. "At that time they had been married for three years but had no children, so the father had an affair with one of the OBs at work."

Kendra was surprised and didn't know what to say, but all her puzzles and curiosity were answered already. Bude Jum does look good to Amanda when in front of others, but actually bude Jum is very cold and does not care about Amanda. "Pray your real mother and devote yourself to your mother who has taken care of you, she has sent you even abroad."

Amanda explained that she could study in Singapore because of the scholarship she got. "From Elementary School if you know I'm asking dad for pocket money, you're going to beat me up." Amanda opened her face and then showed some scars and hooks on her head and body.

Kendra looked Amanda in the eye, she did not see any lies from the look in her eyes, even Amanda looked more like a lost kitten. Kendra held Amanda in her arms, "Don't be sad anymore huh" Kendra whispered. "Pity's in here." He stroked Amanda's stomach.

"Bumil should not be mostly sad, we just walk yuk, afraid of the night hunt," asked Kendra.

Amanda nodded, looking up at Kendra's cheek before she got out of Kendra's arms and prepared to walk with her husband.