First Wife's Last Tears
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Finally payday arrived. This afternoon Lisna came home from the office with a happy heart, because it turned out that her salary had been raised from the initial 5 million now to 6.5 million.
"Sir, thank you for helping me raise my salary." Lisna said to Mirna as Mirna told her that her salary was raised.
"No need to thank me. Mr. Tio said, the center likes your neat and structured way of working. That's why Mr. Tio raised your salary." Evidently.
"Whoever it is, the pokonya thank you very much, mbak."
Unknowingly Lisna hugged Mirna who was speechless in shock not expecting Lisna to hug her. But, then Mirna reciprocates the embrace of Lisna, the tough woman she has admired so much since Mirna learned the story of Lisna's household two years ago.
"You deserve a bigger salary, Lis."
Their embrace was stopped by Lisna. "Then I'm allowed to go home first huh mbak."
"Aren't you going to have dinner?"
"Mmm. Next time. Fauzi was waiting at home."
"Yes, the most obedient husband." Sindir Mirna joking.
"Fauzi is the only family I have, mbak." Lisna answered with glassy eyes but wide smiling lips.
Hearing that confession made Mirna feel bad. He forgot that Lisna was orphaned and had been living alone since the age of 17 to the age of 23 years and married Fauzi at that time. Lisna once told a little story of her life until finally married Fauzi.
"I'm sorry, Lis. I didn't mean to…"
"Iiih mbak Mirna why even apologize. There's just one." Then Lisna cut off Mirna's words.
"I go home first, ma'am. Assalamualaikum."
"Vaalaikumsalam. Heart in the way, Lis."
Mirna waved her hand to accompany Lisna's departure which eventually disappeared behind the door of her room.
"It turns out there are indeed patient women like Lisna. Years of marriage were not endowed by the husband, but he did not complain or get angry. She worked hard to support herself and her husband. You really are a woman who misses heaven, Lisna." Her mutter praised Lisna who greatly admired her personality.
Meanwhile, Lisna has now been driving on the highway driving her meticulous motorcycle. Not long after, he stopped at an ATM to withdraw money, then he stopped by at a shoe store.
Lisna seemed to be choosing men's shoes, but she didn't know which one to choose. Seeing Lisna bewildered, a young shopkeeper lady approached her.
"Can you help me, ma'am?" Ask the woman politely.
"Ee. I want to buy shoes for my husband, deck. But I'm confused which one to choose."
"What kind of model do you want?"
Lisna briefly glanced at the sports shoe then, touching it to tell her that it was the model of shoe she wanted.
"What size, ma'am?"
"41."
The woman stepped onto the men's shoe rack, then gave three examples of good sports shoes for men. And Lisna chose the second one. White color sports shoes.
"Wait a minute I find the size first yes, mbak."
"Yes." Yeah."
While waiting for the woman to return, Lisna tried one of her shoes.
"Good.."
He saw the price that turned out to be quite expensive according to him. So, Lisna paused her intention of buying those shoes. She bought shoes for her husband.
"This is his shoe, madam. Is there anything else?" Asked the woman while smiling kindly.
"No, thank you deck."
"May the day be pleasant and see you again, ma'am." He said before Lisna stepped towards the cashier carrying a bag containing shoes that she would buy.
Alhamdulillahot. I finally got to buy Fauzi the shoes he's wanted all along.
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Lisna had arrived home an hour ago. And it's eight o'clock but Fauzi hasn't come home yet. Even Lisna couldn't connect when she called her husband.
"Mas Fauzi where ya go. Usually when I pay, Fauzi's always waiting at home." Ocehnya worry.
"I should have taken Mas Fauzi to a romantic dinner at the restaurant once. But, fear later money is not enough for the next month.."
Suddenly Lisna's ears heard the sound of Fauzi motorbike entering the grounds of their home kontarakan. She quickly ran forward to open the door and smiled very sweetly to welcome the return of her husband.
"Mas, are you home?" Approaching Fauzi and kissing the back of Fauzi's hand which even has the scent of a woman's perfume.
"You've been home a long time, Lis?"
Lisna nodded still while smiling. Then, suddenly Fauzi pulled his body to embrace him. Lisna was surprised, never had Fauzi hugged her this tightly moreover this was still on the terrace. Lisna was about to break away, but Fauzi's embrace grew firmer.
"Mas, why? Don't be like this, we're still out. Later if the neighbors see, shame loh mas."
"Stay like this for a minute, Lis. I miss my wife so much today."
Hearing the sweet words coming out of Fauzi's mouth, makes Lisna feel happy and she let the hug go until Fauzi finally really let go.
"You're fragrant and beautiful today, baby?" Praise Fauzi while sniffing the end of Lisna's neck covered in her rectangular headscarf.
"Yes dong mas. Tonight I have a gift for you. Let's go in, but I close my eyes."
Fauzi's forehead furrowed at his wife with a look of wonder mixed in curiosity. "What gift?" Curious talk.
"There's. Close your eyes, yes. I helped the road to get into the house."
"alright. I closed my eyes."
Fauzi closed his eyes tightly. Then Lisna swept her into the house, into the kitchen and sat Fauzi in a chair right in front of the dining table that she had decorated so beautifully. While the lights in the kitchen are deliberately turned off and only illuminated by candlelight.
"Can you open your eyes yet?" Ask Fauzi.
Quickly Lisna sat on the chair directly opposite Fauzi, she also placed the shoe bag she had bought on the table.
"I count ya. In three hours I can open my eyes."
"Ready, my dear."
"One…"
Lisna's eyes looked at Fauzi's face with a loving look.
"Two…"
The eyes began to glaze over.
"Three…"
Lisna's tears dripped together with Fauzi opening her eyes.
"Maraa…"
Lisna clapped her hands happily. And Fauzi instead focused on staring at the clear round hair dripping from his wife's eyes.
"Why cry, baby?" Fauzi's hand extended right to Lisna's face. Tears flowing through his wife's cheeks.
"I'm happy, mas. I'm so happy. mas know, my salary's raised." Happy revealed.
"really?"
Lisna nodded for sure.
"Thank God. Congratulations, dear." Gently stroked Lisna's cheeks which only responded with a nod and a happy smile.
"This is for, mas. I hope you like it." Stretching out a bag of shoes on Fauzi.
"What is this, baby?"
"Open dong, mas…"
Fauzi opened the prize. His eyes bulged and both corners of his lips lifted perfectly when he found out the prize was the sports shoes he had wanted all along.
"Lisna, darling.Thank you."
Fauzi got up from his chair. He approached Lisna and hugged her again tightly, also giving a kiss on her lips.
Oh my God, what I'm doing. How good my wife is. How cruel I was to betray him. Whisper Fauzi.
The whole body of Mas Fauzi smells of female perfume. What exactly is Fauzi doing behind my back. O God, please tell me not to accuse this not necessarily true of my husband. Forgive me, O Allah. Thought Lisna who felt something bad had happened.