First Wife's Last Tears
Lisna's Daily

As usual Lisna had prepared breakfast and lunch for her husband before leaving for work.

"Mas, I'm leaving first."

Lisna kissed the back of Fauzi's hand that was still sleeping.

"Assynoltomodel.."

He closed the room door slowly, then went to work by taking an angkot. Good to save costs. Because the price of gasoline fuel is rising, while the money is only a few dollars.

Lisna even fasted today. Saving costs is not the only reason he fasts, instead he did apply sunnah fasting Monday and Thursday since the last two years and it also turned out to be good for the improvement of his unstable hormones.

Riding an angkot does take a long time to get to the office. And so Lisna ended up late this morning.

"Sorry, I'm late."

"It's definitely an angkot ride, right?" Guess Mirna.

Lisna nodded with a slight smile.

"Yes, do your job as usual. And then before you go home, you go to my room first."

"Good, mbak."

After Mirna left, Lisna immediately turned on her laptop and began to focus on her duties as an administrative employee.

"Where is your bike?"

That's Aida. He's a PR employee. Her rank and salary were one level higher than Lisna, but their workbench was next to each other.

"Regular, strike. Old dates, expensive gasoline anyway." Lisna answered honestly without sounding like a joke.

"It could be you, Lis."

"Are you right, Aida?"

"It's true." Aida replied a little upset. She never managed to lure Lisna to tell her about herself. Lisna was quite secretive and mysterious.

"Let's lunch together, yuk. I'll deal with it."

"Today is monday."

"That's it. You fasting huh? It's a pity you can't buy you lunch."

Aida is just acting. He always likes to offer to treat Lisna on Monday or Thursday. If on any other day Lisna did not fast, she never offered to treat Lisna at all.

There are people like you, Aida. Why should I pretend. Uh but, I'm also just a human who pretends to smile happily.

Both corners of Lisna's lips lifted into a smile. She smiled realizing she and Aida had something in common, which was like pretending. If Aida pretends to be kind and friendly, then Lisna pretends to be patient and happy in any situation.

Drrtt…

The cell phone on his desk rang indicating an incoming call. Immediately Lisna picked up the phone algae and brought it towards her hijab-covered ear.

"Good morning. With me Lisna from PT branch office. Teak."

Lisna seemed to be silent as if listening to the answer from the caller.

"Okay mother, I will tell Mr. Tio. If you can tell me who I'm talking to, huh?"

Lisna nodded with a smile. "Okay mom, thanks again."

Talks over. Lisna returned to focus on staring at her laptop screen.

"From whose mother, Lis?"

"Mother Luna."

"What's? Luna's mother?" Aida's strangulation made Lisna surprised.

"Why?"

"Geez, you're so lucky Lis.."

"Lucky how?"

Aida pulled out her chair to sit in front of Lisna's desk. "Mother Luna Yuanita, right. She's Sultan Muhdin's wife."

Lisna's eyes were patterned, her forehead wrinkled until her eyebrows were almost fused together.

"Seriously you, Da?"

Aida nodded confidently. "But why did Miss Luna call you?"

"No idea. What's clear is that he told Mr. Tio to attend his son's birthday party."

Lisna no longer heard Aila's ravings, she was instead drifting in her own mind. Luna Yuanita was a very familiar name in her past.

Are Luna's mother and Aunt Nita the same people I used to know? Luna Yuanita.

"It's a good thing you're already somebody's wife. So, I don't need to compete with you, Lisna."

"What are you competing for?" Lisna asked who had listened to Aida's words again.

"Yes to get the heart of the Eagle.."

"Take sono. My husband is enough for me." Chirps Lisna teases Aida by mentioning her husband.

Aida has always been interested in Lisna's domestic life, especially about her husband's work. Unfortunately not once did Lisna discuss that while in the office.

"Ah at most your husband is not as brave as the Eagle. Anyway mas Eagle is a graduate of S2 London. He's the young CEO of his own company. A champion of all sports, even holding the gold medal of the boxing championship." Aida who was no longer listened to by Lisna who had returned to focus on her work.

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Before returning home, Lisna met Mirna in her room.

"Mother."

Lisna opened the door of Mirna's room after knocking a few times, but there was no answer.

"Eh, Lisna. Coming in!"

Immediately Lisna came in and sat down on the chair right in front of Mirna's desk.

"Will go home, will you?"

"Yes, mom. My work is done too. But Luna's mom called, she said she couldn't get in touch with Mr. Tio."

"Is that so? Any message from Miss Luna for Mr Tio?"

"There's mbak. Said Mr. Tio was told to attend for his son's birthday celebration."

"O that's it." Anguk Mirna's. "Yes, then I will tell Mr. Tio.."

Mirna appears to be picking up a brown envelope in her desk drawer. "This is a bonus for you this month.."

"Loh, instead of the bonus later on payday time, it's mbak.."

"Specifically for you early bonuses. Don't tell me who's who."

Lisna nodded with a happy smile, having already earned the bonus money earlier than the others.

"Thank you, ma'am. Then I'll go home first."

"Yes. Take a taxi to get home quickly. Let's not be late to your satisfaction. Keep, just buy food outside, rather than bother cooking at home."

Mirna knew exactly at the end of the month, Lisna always took an angkot and arrived at the already magrib house. Mirna also already knows that Lisna's husband is unemployed. She knew from her cousin who happened to be her home with Lisna's in-laws.

"I am first, ma'am. Assalamualaikum."

"Getishalight."

Lisna came out of Mirna's room with a heart of flowering flowers. It felt like his prayer was answered. God gave him sustenance when he really needed it.

God will give us what we need, not what we want.

"Allah, O God."

His steps seemed lighter than when he arrived at the office this morning. Even the happy look on his face was clearly visible. Shows how happy she was before she became a wife.

"Taxi!"

His hand waved at the passing taxi at the bus stop in front of his office.

Lisna went straight up, as soon as the taxi stopped. And after he informed the destination address, the taxi drove back to race with another vehicle on the highway that began to enter the jam clock.

"Thank you, neng. If it's a little late through the red light, we must be stuck." The gentleman-looking driver.

"Yes, sir. Great sir to drive." Praise Lisna.

Then arrived, the afternoon that had been sunny, turned cloudy and immediately raindrops from the sky so swift.

"Well it's raining, but today's weather forecast won't rain." Oceh the father of the driver who was a bit troubled because of driving in a state of heavy rain.

Thank God. After the scorching sun makes the creatures of the earth feel like they are on fire, you rain to cool them down. Lisna expressed in her heart the joy of the rain that God sent down this afternoon.