
Martin was pensive in a taxi that took him home, after confirming what Fara said was the truth, the man rushed home feeling uncertain. His heart felt that something was wrong, but Martin himself did not understand what it was.
"Why is Papa lying? Why did Papa say that Elea was staying at her friend's house? Though there was no Elea in Fara's house, where was my wife?" martin muttered all the way.
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Tut's....Tut's....Tut's.....
For the umpteenth time Martin contacted Papa Adnan's phone, he really hoped that this time his call would be answered by the number's owner. And it was as if Dewi Fortuna was siding with him, because Papa Adnan was now answering her phone.
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"*Hallo Martin, is there a son?" *
"Who from anywhere? Why just answer my phone? I've been calling papa since dawn"
"Sorry you don't know, Papa's cell phone is silent, what's wrong?"
"Then what about Mama and Risha's cell phones? Is it in silent too?"
"Why don't you know, why?"
"Martin was anxious and worried because there was no answer to Martin's phone, not even the home phone was answered" he lamented.
"But the house phone doesn't ring at all, Minah will definitely pick her up if the house phone rings" she lied.
"Then why didn't Risha and Elea answer my phone?"
"Risha last night came home late because there was an assignment from her campus, maybe my phone was also in silent so it was not answered. Even the girl hasn't come down for breakfast"
"Then where is Elea? Couldn't it be if Elea wasn't up at this hour?" Martin looked at the clock that was already showing at 09:55.
"Papa also does not know, Elea bamit went to stay at her best friend's house because in the next few days Risha will be busy with her campus activities, so out of boredom, Elea stayed at her best friend's house"
"Friend? Fara?"
"How do you know your wife's best friend?"
"What's wrong?"
"It's okay, Dad, all right, Martin's meeting" and the man ends the call
Tut 📞.
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Papa Adnan was seen seriously talking to someone on the other end of the phone. The old man looked annoyed that someone on the other end of the phone was saying something he didn't expect.
"I don't want to know, you have to find him in twenty-four hours. I don't want to hear the news doesn't work or say sorry!" he told the men and ended the call. Actually, not long after Elea left the house, the man had told his men to look for the whereabouts of the son-in-law, but somehow not yet met, until now, especially since this morning the son kept calling her. He doesn't know what to say to Martin about his wife, so he chooses to lie if Elea stays at his best friend's house.
"May Martin not come home before Elea is found" he said expectantly.
"Who was looking for that woman so Papa said he was found?" asked Mama Asri who suddenly stood behind her husband.
"Don't tell me Papa told people to find that woman!" guess it's very accurate.
"Father looking for Papa's son-in-law, Elea is Martin's wife. Let Martin solve this problem" he said, rounding his wife's eyes.
"Papa is really outrageous! Martin and the woman's relationship is over, Mama doesn't want to see her face anymore! Even calling her name Mama disgusted"
"Like not like Elea is still the legal wife of Martin in the eyes of law and religion. And Mama can't change that unless Martin or Elea herself wants to end their marriage" he said, not believing the wife who had been wise to be childish.
"Can't! Martin is Mama's son, Mama who conceived and gave birth to him, Mama who took care of and raised him, and Mama is not willing if Martin gets a wife like that woman! She doesn't deserve to be Martin's wife, she's a paid woman, a cheap woman, a night woman, she's also a lowly woman, she doesn't deserve to be part of the Hariz family!" he cried with rage overflowing.
"And Mama will drive him out of this house again!"
Bruckk....
Martin dropped his suitcase when he heard Mama Asri's words 'will drive him away again' Martin's heart became restless and his heart was pounding.
"What do you mean by the word throw him out again?" ask Martin who just set foot in the house.
"Martin" said the husband and wife team together.
"You're home, why don't you tell Papa?" speech approaching Martin.
"Well, would you please answer Martin's question?" the man's eyes continued to stare at Asri's mother who looked confused.
"Marts...." Martin raised his hand as a gesture to keep his papa quiet.
"Well" Martin repeated in a low tone.
"Don't tell me that the one you kicked out was my wife" said Martin, pressing his heart, and hoping that Elea wasn't the one her mother kicked out.
"Yes, your guess is correct. Mama has kicked the woman out" he said cynically confirming Martin's guess. Papa Adnan who witnessed all of that could only close his eyes and clench his hands together.
Degs....
Martin's chest rumbled to hear the confession of the woman who had given birth to him, the woman he loved and was pregnant with his baby had been expelled by the woman who was so meritorious in his life.
"Why did Mama throw Elea away? what mistake did my wife make that Mama would throw her out?" martin asked as much as possible to restrain his emotions so as not to raise his voice to his mother.
"From the beginning Mama did not like him, the seedlings bebet his weight is not clear! She's not a woman we can be proud of as the daughter-in-law of the Hariz family, and worse, that woman is a paid, cheap, lowly, night woman, jal..."
"ENOUGH!!!" martin could not bear to hear his wife insulted and humiliated.
"Where do you know if my wife is like that? DO YOU KNOW WHERE??" martin shouted making the 69-year-old woman the fastest.
"You yelled at Mama just because women are low..."
"ELEA MAH! ELEANOR BELVINA IS HER NAME, AND SHE IS MY WIFE!" sela Martin looked at her mother's face.
"Mama doesn't care about her name, for Mama she's a myrrh woman..."
"Elea is my wife Mah, and she is a good woman"
"If she's a fine woman then why work as a paid woman? He must be the same as...."
"STOP MAH! MAMA, DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT MY WIFE" exclaimed Martin could no longer hold back his emotions.
"Elea is a fine woman Mah, how could Mama accuse her like that? Where's my wife been?" martin's eyes turned red thinking about where the wife had gone.
"Just because she was once a paid woman then Mama likened her to a night woman out there? Do you think it's easy to live a life without a parent's name? Elea did the job just to provide for herself, not to hoard property and then live a life of fun. Nor will he do the job if he gets a decent job" Martin said. Guilty, the man felt terribly guilty to his wife, Martin felt failed to protect and take care of Elea as well as his baby. She only hoped that out there Elea would meet someone kind and provide protection until she could find him.
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