
Often what is our weakness is where we will be tested.
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Alexa stroked her stomach after waking up from the disappointment that darkened her world. There was one side she had to think about, her future baby who was still fragile in the stomach.
As much as he could, he kept trying to shake off all his disappointment. Even though it's all for free. Her tears alone could not stop flowing withstanding the pain in her heart.
"What should I do, O God." he murmured with pain and despair.
"Tok. tok.tok" Hearing the knock on the door of his room he immediately wiped his tears.
"Come, Mbok!" welcome him to make the door open. Not only Mbok Jum, but also Mama Gayatry came in and walked over to him.
"Lexa, did you say you were sick?" Gayatri was sitting next to her daughter-in-law. She looks worried about Alexa.
"No, Ma." Alexa's throat was dry.
"I just feel weak, Ma." continued Alexa wanted to eliminate the anxiety of the woman in front of him. Alexa looked at her in-laws who looked sincerely doting on her, her disappointment in Shakti would make sad for the woman who still left a tinge of beauty on her face.
"Mak Lexa, eat it fast! Let it heal quickly. Now Mbok Jum stay down first." Mbok Jum put warm Soup with a glass of water.
"Yes, honey. Mama doesn't want you to get sick." - Mama Gayatry.
After getting a weak nod Alexa Mama Gayatri came out following Mbok Jum. Alexa cried again, she could not feel anything but the pain that was firmly entrenched in her heart. Feeling betrayed is lied to make Alexa become worse.
Alexa kept thinking what she should do. Every now and then, she stroked her stomach, only the fetus inside her stomach continued to make itself strong.
His body slightly shuffled from the bed when the sun had started to rise. He decided on the Dhuhur Salat first so that his heart would be calmer.
For a moment he was stunned, thinking about what he should do next? Should, he went to Shakti's office to finish everything. He was eager to hear the confession from the mouth of the man who had already eroded his sense of trust. But no, her little heart said she was going to go see Clarisa.
After putting the face back, Alexa polishes a little makeup to remove the puffy face. Whatever his feelings were, but he didn't want anyone else to know.
"Ma, Alexa's gonna be out for a second, yeah!" pamit Alexa when she met her mother-in-law to say goodbye.
"Darling, are you healthy?" mama Gayatri asked in full view.
"Already, Ma. Lexa go first, Ma?" After saying goodbye Alexa also left by bringing her own car. White Yaris, a car that Shakti had wanted to replace with Mercy but rejected by the reason of the memory car from Mama Zoya.
With her heart pounding, she continued to walk down the paved road to Clarisa's apartment. Fortunately, he remembers Clarisa's apartment he once asked Shakti despite his hesitation given her unit number.
Inside the elevator to the 23rd floor Alexa was getting nervous, she could not imagine Clarisa's reaction to seeing her presence later.
"Ting... "the elevator opens he walks towards the unit he actually doubts, does it really belong to the girl?
Alexa sizzled uneasily, while in front of the apartment door. His hands squeezed each other, even he had time to turn his body as if he was going back but he did not want to stall all this clarity.
For a moment he closed his eyes, gathering the strength of his hand to break the bell that was in front of him.
"Squealing." His hand was stopped in mid-air as he was about to squeeze the bell when someone opened the door of the apartment violently.
"Ay." called Shakti surprised when he saw the tiny figure in front of him a man was stunned for a moment with a heart that wanted to explode. I can hardly believe Alexa is standing in front of me.
Alexa rewinded her steps, she stared at the nanar of a standing figure with a chaotic look. Her chest felt tight, her body shook strongly and her tears flowed profusely when she saw the lipstick stains on her husband's shirt, her gaze could also catch the red marks that were clearly imprinted on Shakti's neck.
"Expiritual.". "the murmur was almost inaudible.
"Ay, listen to my explanation!" Shakti tried to reach Alexa's arm but was immediately pushed aside.
"Go...! Stay away...!" alexa shouted hysterically. He felt disgusted at the condition of the man in front of him. Alexa kept walking away even though the man kept following her.
"Go!" alexa shouted that Shakti was only staring when the elevator that separated him from Alexa was closed.
"Argghhh." he strangled in frustration. The man could only restructure his hair in frustration waiting for the elevator to open again to chase Alexa. She could not force things because this was the first time she saw Alexa screaming hysterically.
Inside the elevator Alexa partially covered her face with the tip of her hijab because she could not help but cry. In fact, his sobbing made his body tremble.
"Akhs... " Axa is incubating in pain, when he feels his lower stomach cramp.
Instantly he stopped his steps, when the shock of fear of the state of his fetus made him even more frustrated.
"Lexa... " Dimas was so panicked when he saw Alexa and hissed. The man who was going home to his apartment stopped when he saw the shadow of Alexa in the lobby.
"Dim, please help me to the clinic!" alexa's Pinta makes Dimas panic.
"Wait here!" I'll get the car.
It didn't take long, Alexa got into Dimas' car. Even Shakti had seen the shadow of his wife getting into a foreign car.
"Sial." said Shakti when his clenched hand hit the air. He keeps running to his car and tries to catch Alexa who he believes will return home.
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Since yesterday's incident, Hanum always felt embarrassed when he met Arkha. I don't know, he felt awkward especially when the second kiss he had time to reply.
Hanum decided to leave the room when he heard the noise in the kitchen. He also did not see Arkha in the room. I don't know where the man went after he finished the Magrib Salat.
"Mother, can Hanum help you?" tanya Hanum approached her mother-in-law who was cooking in the kitchen.
"You can what? Why did you just leave the room? Like not knowing yourself at home." chairman Arini when Hanum is nearby.
"Sorry, Buk. Hanum fell asleep after the Ashar Salat. All the baths and prayers of Magrib as well." explained Hanum with emotions that had arisen. If it wasn't for her in-laws she'd be mocked it's a mouth.
"Here cut the cabbage." said arini.
"Then wash the dirty pot! You think you can get spoiled right away after marrying my already established son?" spray Arini unanswered by Hanum, the girl starts to heed her ears.
"Why is this mother, same as Ms Hanum? That's not how it works, ma'am. Let's just how wherever Bang Arkha has chosen Sister Hanum." Kania long-anxious to see his mother who became annoying. Hanum was still silent by cutting the vegetables.
"That's your stupid brother! Not good at choosing a wife." Arini's sentence managed to make Hanum stop his movement.
"Drt.. drt.. drt." Hanum's cell phone is heard. Hanum who was originally going to answer the sentence of his in-laws finally went to pick up his cellphone lying at the dining table.
"Assalamu'alaikum, Ma!" hanum said as he opened his call.
"Greetings waalaikum, dear. Howareyou? How are you there, krasan?" zoya said when she saw her daughter. Worried about Zoya, Hanum is unable to adapt to new people due to her stubborn nature.
"Krasan, Ma." Hanum replied briefly, the girl brought her phone to get out of the house.
As it was about to exit Hanum crashed into Arkha's body in front of the door. The man had just come with Hanum's favorite grilled meatballs.
"When are you guys back?" continued Zoya when she saw a shadow of her daughter-in-law.
"Tomorrow perhaps, Ma." replied Hanum then sat his weight on the chair on the porch of the house.
"Darling, good both with in-laws huh. Moreover, Mama-in-Law lives so consider her like Mama." Zoya's message, really Zoya still feels worried about the nature of her daughter.
"Yes, Ma. Mama healthy? Papa how are you?" ask Hanum who has missed them.
"Alhamdulillah healthy. Mama closes first yeah, looks like Papa just got home." Zoya immediately closed her call.
Hanum went back inside. It turned out that her in-laws had finished cooking and were preparing food at the dinner table.
"Is your job just to call and play cell phones?" cynical Arini when she found her daughter-in-law who was standing near the table.
"Yes, Mom. His name is also a child today who uses technology." replied Hanum in a flat tone.
"Do you like to answer parents? You were not taught manners by your parents. You matre girl!" amuk Arini with overflowing emotions. Arkha who heard her mother's raging voice came out of the room.
"Mother, don't be like that! Hanum's not what I said." Arkha came by embracing his wife. He felt his mother had gone too far to treat his wife.
"You dare to be like Mom? You're the stupid one. Try you with Rania. The girl was reliable even she was very polite to the mother. Unlike your wife who only relies on her beauty." her mother-in-law's sentence this time made Hanum's heart feel sick. He turned around and walked quickly to his room. Compared to Brother Alenya alone she did not accept let alone compared to the girl loved by her husband it feels really very sick.
"Mom try to understand I'm married to Hanum. Please respect my wife." said Arkha then followed his wife to the room.
Hanum was crying by taking out his suitcase. She knew her mother was so outrageous that Hanum cried.
"Hanum.. forgive Mom! Don't be like this!" Arkha held onto Hanum's body which was stuffing his clothes into the suitcase.
"I'm going home. Before I lost my mind and disrespected him again" Hanum said.
"Dear, patience. I'm like that because I don't know you yet. He's still disappointed that we got married without telling him." explained Arkha he hugged his wife who was then encouraged by Hanum to stay away.
"If Brother Arkha still wants to stay please. I still have money to get to my town." - snapped Hanum, for Hanum's age the girl had quite a lot of savings with her own efforts.
"We're going now." Arkha decides to help his wife pack. But, he'll just stay at the hotel and come back to town tomorrow.