Dusk (And Taste)
Chapter 56

Her eyes sparkled as the bright red car she was riding with her husband stopped right in front of a large and magnificent house painted light blue. He felt impatient to get out of the car and ran into the house that for him long enough he did not visit it.

Reyhan immediately went down first when he saw his wife's impatience emanating from the look of his face that was no longer sad. “Come, Honey! I know you can't wait to see Mommy.” soon

“Meet Dad too,” she said with a big smile and held her husband's arm.

“You can meet Dad if he Dad hasn't left for the office. If you have, you should wait until nightfall.”

“True too, yes, Sister. Dad ‘kan just like brother and Papa. Equally workaholic,” his lips.

“For the sake of a wife, dear,” whispered Reyhan in the ear of his wife.

She chuckled at the words of her husband.

“Assalamu’alaikum,” he said with a slight raise of voice a few octaves as his feet climbed the floor in front of the main door.

“Why doesn't anyone say ?”

“Assalamu’alaikum,” reset.

The big main door was open. Appearing a middle-aged woman still wearing a negligee as usual.

“Wa’alaikumussalam. Uh, Non Nadhira. Let Non enter first.”

“Where is Mother and Father, Bi ? Home why quiet ?”

“Lord Yudha at dawn had already left for the outside of the area, Non. Madam is in the kitchen. Earlier was helping Auntie cook.”

“Abang has left for the office, Bi ?”

“It looks like not yet, Non. Aunt hasn't seen Mr. Bara down.”

He just nodded his head.

In the living room he landed his body rough on a soft sofa. Pulling her husband's hand forcefully until Reyhan's body fell violently beside her. He's tangled in Reyhan's arms.

“Sister, I want to meet Mommy first in the kitchen. Brother wait here first, yes.”

“I'm coming, Al.”

“Do not. Later I will help Mother and Aunt also there.”

“You forgot, yes, Al ?”

He scrunched his forehead.

“I don't want to be away from you. So, wherever you go. I have to come.”

“My husband has started spoiling now.” She hugged her husband and kissed Reyhan's cheeks in turn.

He took Reyhan by the hand and walked to the kitchen to meet Mother. With a big smile he ran. Hugging Mother's body from behind.

“Jeez, sister. You make Mother shocked.”

“Sorry, Mother. Sister misses Mother.”

“Assalamu’alaikum, Bun,” said Reyhan and grabbed Mother's right hand and kissed her.

“Wa’alaikumussalam. Tumben once came early in the morning like this. You're not going to the office, Reyhan ?”

“No, Bun. Reyhan scared to office.”

“Lho why ?”

“Fear of getting angry with a spoiled little wife.”

Mother looked at Nadhira confused.

“Adik never gets angry, Mother. Reyhan's brother alone can't be told.”

“Now your child can be angry, yes, dear ?” Mother stroked the top of her daughter's head covered with a big hijab.

“Iya, Mother. Reyhan alone was afraid and could not dwell at all if Aleea was already angry.”

“Aleea ?” mama repeated Nadhira's name in confusion.

Reyhan laughed a little. “Reyhan used to call him Aleea, Bun.”

“Oh.” Mother only ria-oh hear the answer of her daughter-in-law.

Mother took her son and daughter-in-law away from the kitchen. Then, walk towards the luxurious living room.

“Abang where, Mommy ?” He looked at the second floor of his house. Where was his room and Bara's room.

“In room. After the morning run Abang returned to the room and has not come down again until now. Not usually like this.”

“Adik up briefly see Brother, yes, Bun.”

“Izinnya why on Mother, Dik ? Same with your husband dong.”

He smiled in shame. “Honey, wait a minute, yes. I'm going to Brother's room first.”

“I'm coming, Al.”

He knocked on the door slowly. However, he did not find an answer at all from the owner of the room.

“Abang!" call him out loud.

“Abang inside no?”

Silent.

“Don't-don't Brother not in the room, Honey,” Reyhan said.

“But, Mommy said Brother has not come down from earlier.”

“Abang, sister logged in, yes.”

Without waiting for an answer, he opened the door to Bara's room which was unlocked. “Unlocked the door. Usually locked from the inside,” whispers to yourself.

He sharpened his vision because Bara's room looked dim. He looked for the light switch and turned it on. Found a mound of blankets on the mattress and the size of the giant.

With a jaily smile he approached Bara's bed. He sat on the side of the bed and began to disturb his brother.

“Abang ?” He shook strongly the large body covered in the blanket.

Apparently his efforts were in vain. They don't even budge at all.

He repeated the same thing over and over again. He felt upset himself because he did not get any response from Bara.

“Honey, do not be disturbed keep Bang Bara. Maybe he's too tired. Just let him rest first.”

“But, it's noon, brother. Besides, I don't usually sleep until this hour. Usually in the morning already leave for the office or do not visit his restaurant.”

He opened a thick blanket that wrapped all over Bara's body by force. Seen cold sweat pouring down her brother's body.

“Abang ?” call him with worry that comes out of nowhere. His call has not been responded to by Bara. He put his hand on Bara's forehead and felt her brother's body feel hot.

“Sister, Brother is sick. Her body was so hot,” she told her husband in a panic.

Reyhan quickly sat by Bara's bed and checked her brother-in-law's body temperature with his hands. “Bara!” Reyhan patted Bara's cheek. “Bara, wake up!” Repeatedly he tried to build Bara until finally Bara weakly opened his eyes.

“Abang ?”

He saw Bara massaging his temple slowly. “Abang dizzy, Dik.”

“Badan Abang hot once. You have to go to the Hospital.”

“No need. Later also subside by itself.”

“Or sister compress only, yes. “

Bara nodded. He pulled back the blanket until it covered his body to the chest.

“Sembarkan sis gimme warm water to compress Abang. Brother, accompany Brother for a moment, yes.”

Reyhan looked at the deathly pale face of his sister-in-law and was still drenched in cold sweat all over his body. He saw that Bara had started to close his eyes slowly.

Before long Reyhan vaguely heard Bara reciting a name.

“Prisil.”

Reyhan sharpened his hearing. He actually caught Bara's voice calling out the name of someone named Prisil repeatedly.

“Al, I heard Abang mention Prisil,” Reyhan said after seeing his wife emerge from behind the door with a basin and a towel to compress Bara. Behind Nadhira he also saw Mommy walking hurriedly with a panicked look on her face.

“Prisil ?” reworked.

Reyhan nodded and looked back at Bara who was still asleep.

“Abang ? Wake up!” Mother tried to wake Bara who still mentioned the name of the Prisil.

Nadhira sat under Reyhan's bed after putting a small towel on her brother's forehead. He could also hear the voice of the little Bara saying the name Prisil.

“Wake, Bang.” Mother tried to wake Bara up to Bara by having to open her eyes.

“Abang must be taken to Hospital. Brother's fever is too high.”

“No, Bun. Brother is fine. It's just a normal fever. Mother don't worry.”

Mother just shook her head. He could not force his son. Because, of course, it will end in vain.

“Good. Brother rest only.”

“Iya, Bun. But, don't go. Accompany Brother here. Brother too,” said Bara and smiled thinly. He clasped Mother's hand and fell asleep.

Nadhira felt moved to look at Bara. He sat near his brother's head while stroking softly Bara's hair is still messy.

Reyhan only smiled slightly at the treatment of his wife who was so considerate of Bara.