For A Husband Who Doesn't Love Me
15. Courage Maira

Hidayat dyed in front of the gate of Maira campus. Since he was outside, there was no sign of finding his wife. He had also called Maira many times, but was not picked up at all. When he saw a female student coming out, he immediately intercepted her.

"Assalamualaikum, sorry to interrupt for a moment..." Sweepings.

"Wa'alaikum hail..." Answer the student politely.

"I want to ask, I know Khumairah Fatimah, right?"

"I mean Brother, Maira, huh? The new student of the literary master's program?" The student answered again using banmal against Hidayat.

"Rubber, Brother... Brother see him?" Tanya Hidayat looked pleased.

"Owh, if I'm not mistaken, Maira's gone home first... Looks like she's not feeling well, Bang..."

"He sick?" Hidayat looked worried.

"It looks like it, Bang... He didn't talk much the other day, like he was lethargic..." Obviously that student.

"Thank you for the information, yeah... Assalamualaikum..."

"Together, Bang... Salam wa'alaikum..."

Hidayat propelled his motor at high speed. He also did not understand why he was so agitated. I don't know what charm is on Maira, so in the blink of an eye it makes it not careless like that.

He went straight home. His heart was still muddled considering the story of the student who said that Maira was looking unhealthy today.

"Assynoltom..." Hidayat snuck into the house.

"Wa'alaikum hail..." Maira and her two mothers were sleeping in the living room. Maira quickly put on her hijab properly, making Bu Zainab look suspicious.

Hidayat immediately approached Maira's position, and then unexpectedly, he pressed his palm against his wife's forehead. Maira's eyes widened instantly, her heart pounding like it was stung by electricity.

"You sick?" Tanya Hidayat looked worried.

"Eh?" Maira was increasingly made tense, also with both of their mothers becoming confused.

"We need to see a doctor?" Ask Hidayat again with a face full of seriousness.

"Maira doesn't hurt, Bang..." Maira said as she lowered Hidayat's hand from her forehead slowly. He was half dead holding back his feelings at this moment.

"But said your friend in college, you're sick..."

"Friends? Did you go to college?" Maira asked in shock at Hidayat's words.

"Did you tell me you wanted to pick you up, but did you go home first? Brother phone-phone, but you didn't pick it up..." Obviously Hidayat was still in his worries.

Ms. Zainab and her mother Maira looked at them in confusion, not understanding the behavior of the child and daughter-in-law.

"Oh, hp Maira his tone was silent before entering the class, Bang... Maira forgot to activate it again..." Answer Maira.

He looked at Hidayat's face. His heart began to feel uncomfortable.

"Mom, we go to the room first, yeah..." Pamit Maira, then turned back to Hidayat as if to signal.

"Wait a minute..." Prevent Bu Zainab fast. "What's this really about? How do you feel you're playing with cats anyway? Maira's really sick?"

"No, Mom... Maira was a little sleepy in class, so Maira's friend said so..." Maira replied carefully.

"That's it, son?" Ask Maira's mother to look worried.

"Yes, Mum... Maira's fine..."

"But why talk in the room? Is there something we can't know? You're not keeping anything from us, are you?" Tanya Bu Zainab has not been satisfied.

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Maira enters the room and is followed by Hidayat behind her. After they were inside, Maira locked the door of the room tightly.

"What does your brother want?" Maira asked annoyed. Her forehead frowned in wonder because it was too much theatrics done by her husband.

"What do you really want? She's fine..." Hidayat said he didn't feel guilty at all.

"Abang realized right, the charade Abang too much?" Ketus Maira can't take it anymore.

"Theatricality?" Hidayat was stunned to hear Maira's accusation. Not basic, but not something unnatural if Maira thinks to get there.

"That's the same thing that you hurt Maira too deeply... Abang knew how Maira felt about Abang, then with a little heart you treated Maira like this..." Maira added again with a beaver.

"Mai, listen to you first..."

"Already, Bang... Maira's tired..." Cut Maira didn't give Hidayat a chance to talk.

"So, Maira's giving up now?" Tanya Hidayat looked disappointed.

Maira's face turned tense. He looks wrong after hearing Hidayat's speech, which is not his intention.

"If Maira gives up, then why did Maira accept this match before?" Ask Hidayat again.

Maira gelagapan's. She turned her face away from Hidayat's gaze, and walked back to her husband.

"David, Maira...!" Hidayat immediately restrained Maira's arm, then pulled her firmly before him. Their eyes sat with each other for a while, and there was no feeling Maira's tears were flowing.

"Abang thinks because Maira continues this matchmaking, hmm? Why do you always underestimate Maira's feelings?" Maira asked in a soft voice withstanding the pain.

Hidayat gulped his own saliva roughly. I don't know why he felt the pain of seeing Maira's tears fall. His hand slowly loosened.

"Then, why don't you just reject it, huh? Isn't it brother who doesn't like this matchmaking?" Maira asked with great emphasis while pulling back her hand violently from Hidayat's grip.

"That's... That's..." Hidayat suddenly became nervous seeing Maira's courage.

"For mother... Yeah, right, Bang? For mom's sake, right?"

Hidayat looked at Maira so deeply. There was no other reason for him than for his mother.

"Then how is it different from Maira, Bang? I don't think you'd be sad if Maira refused, huh? You think it'll be over if Maira decides not to accept you as Maira's husband?" Maira's words were restrained. Her tears were flowing more and more on her cheeks.

"Egoistical arcs... He only thinks of himself... While Maira? Heh, Maira is just a beggar of love for you..." Kecam Maira repeatedly released his heart contents that are stored so much.

"May..."

"Already, Bang... You have to believe that Maira won't be that easy to give up, except for your reason for having another woman..." Maira's words made Hidayat dumbfounded.

"Another woman?"

"Yes... And Maira hope, Abang behaves like this to Maira, because Abang does not have a sense of Maira. But if the reason was because of another woman, Maira could not let the three hearts get hurt... Maira will be frank with our family, that we are not a match..." Maira's words made Hidayat stunned.

Maira passed towards the bathroom, leaving Hidayat there with a raging feeling in his heart.

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