My best friend, Maduku
Go home

Life is a choice. Where, even though there is nothing good in your opinion from one of those choices. However, try still to choose, and be sure if the choice you have taken as if it is the most appropriate.

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The bad news had made Aly very surprised, even though it turned out that it was not what Aly had thought before.

Aly thought if something happened to Alsya, his wife was.but it turned out that she was wrong because the one that actually left was one of her twin babies.

Alsya was pregnant with two twins who were not as healthy as boys and girls, and because of the accident it turned out that their baby girl did not survive and even died in her mother's stomach. And the other baby who was born weak to this day, is now being examined by pediatricians to find out more about it because of fear of something happening to the baby.

Aly noticed Alsya's face that looked very pale. Although Alsya had opened her eyes, but Alsya did not react to anything when someone greeted or approached her. Alsya continued to be silent with her own thoughts as well with blank eyes staring blankly.

Aly wanted to get close to that fragile body but her brother-in-law strictly forbade it. Somehow his brother-in-law was so to her that others like Affin were even allowed to approach his wife.

Is there anything that makes Nisa so hateful to Aly?. That's what happened in Aly's mind.

"Ly, let's go home first ?!." Said his mother who was already beside Aly. His mother had just approached Alsya and even hugged her beloved daughter-in-law.

" No Ma'am. Aly still wants to be here. " Aly answered still reluctant to get up from his seat and eyes were still focused on Alsya's face.

"From yesterday you haven't come home, Ly. You need to rest. " Tell his mother again.

Aly looked up at her mother's face in silence. He was convinced that everyone was hiding something from him right now, as was his own family.

"Mom, what are you hiding from me exactly ?."

"We're not hiding anything." Her mother's eagle that even made Aly curious.

Aly snorted angrily and then got up and left his mother who was looking at him with a look of disrespect.

Aly wanted to calm down. He went by car to a place that always made him feel comfortable and peaceful and there was one of his Elders.

It had been a week from where Aly had gone in haste to leave Halimah looking at him with a look of confusion. Aly also forgot to tell Halimah for a week. I don't know, it's still appropriate for Aly to face his wife's face after heartily leaving her still weak, lying on the bed.

Aly's car is parked neatly on the terrace of the house ndalem. Aly immediately went inside the house and headed to his wife's room. He desperately needed the presence of a wife figure who could always cool his heart. He wanted to see the shady face of his wife who always smiled gently when she was in trouble.

"Assynoltom..." Aly said as her feet stepped into the room.

The first figure seen in her vision was her baby who was now lying on the bed. Aly spread his eyes looking for the figure of his wife who did not go anywhere.

"Assalamualaikum, Abi's daughter..." Aly said softly greeting her daughter and landing her kiss on her daughter's forehead and cheeks.

"Waalaikumsalam.." a startling voice replied.

Aly immediately looked over. His smile immediately burst when he saw the face of his wife. Halimah also seemed to immediately widen her smile. The two of them walked in silence and met with eyes that were locked inside. Aly immediately hugged his wife's tiny body tightly and without feeling her tears flowing down her cheeks even began to wet her shoulders.

Halimah's hand rubbed her husband's back to make him calmer. She knew what was going on with her husband.

"We sit down, mas.." said Halimah softly.

Halimah led Aly to sit on the edge of the bed. Halimah's hands still gently rubbed her husband's back.

"What should I do, deck ?. I'm Confused... By Allah, I am confused how to behave...? I can't handle it..." Aly joked on the sidelines of her crying.

"Calm down, mom... Don't think no first..." Halimah said so patiently facing her husband's current attitude.

Halima even knew why her husband was crying so fragile that he was crying for his first wife.

Actually, if it is said, Halimah's heart has fallen too deep into the figure of her husband. And seeing Aly's situation like this, there is a small side in the corner of Halimah's heart feeling sore but she also can't be selfish let alone selfish because she knows, because she knows, if her husband loved his first wife more, his best friend.

Aly nodded still hugging tightly onto his wife's body. After crying for a long time, Aly finally raised his face again and looked at the face of his wife who was now smiling sweetly towards him.

"You look ugly under these circumstances, ma'am." Seloroh Halimah while her lentic fingers rubbed the remains of tears that still wet her husband's cheeks.

Aly couldn't help but smile at his wife's words. Aly smiled sweetly and immediately landed his kiss on the wife's forehead. "Thank you, baby..." Sincerely speaking.

"Mandi gih's. Keep praying isya. I'll prepare your favorite meal." Halimah said attentively.

"Not yet, mas."

"Yes, I'm taking a shower." Aly complied and walked towards the bathroom door.

Indeed, during this week Aly is less concerned about her own appearance because her mind is too busy with the condition of Alsya and her baby. But now his heart was a little calmer after spilling his unrest on the shoulders of the second wife.

While Aly was taking a bath, Halimah came out of the room and immediately prepared food for her husband helped by two kitchen khodams who were immediately on standby when she saw herself coming into the kitchen room.

"Bak, help make Gus Aly's favorite food?." Halimah said to her two khodam who immediately nodded obediently.

They both already understand the menu that is usually specially made for Gus Aly.

While cooking, Halimah felt guilty on her back. Sometimes he upholds his standing position and pats his own back to reduce the pain there. Halimah's heart immediately recited incessantly when she felt again the situation that for many years she often felt.

"Ning, Ning Miah is okay ?." Asked one of his santri khodam with a worried face.

Halimah looked and smiled. " It's okay, ma'am. I'm just a little tired." Halimah looked relaxed and calm.

"Let's just cook, Ning. Ning Come sit down." Tell one of them again.

Halimah immediately shook her head. "It's okay, ma'am. You guys just help." Halimah Keukeh.

They both look resigned sigh and then return to their respective duties.

A few moments later, the food was on the table. Halimah called her husband who happened to be out of the room. The two of them walked to the dining table. Halima painstakingly prepared food for her husband and placed it in front of him.

Halimah sat down on the chair beside Aly and intended to take the plate for her own food but Aly immediately prevented it.

"A plate, deck." Aly softly said.

Halimah could only nod obediently "yes, mas ." The answer.

And finally they ate with one plate both in a state of silence and desolation.

After eating, Halimah immediately cleaned the dining table.

"Mas Aly wants to sleep here ?." Halimah asked when the two were back in the room.

"Eitherway. I'm confused too." Aly replied, returning with a face starting to moody.

Halima carried her husband's hand over her lap and rubbed it gently. "Rest, mas. Don't torture yourself." Halimah said attentively.

"I'm sorry, deck. You always have to give up."

"No, mas. I know Aly has been trying her best all this time. I'm the one who's wrong here, because it's present in both of you're lives."

"You're not wrong. I told you, you're not wrong here at all." Aly said as if he really hated the words of his wife just now.

Halimah looked down and then nodded. "Yes, my mom." Lirih.

Aly carried his wife's body into his arms. "If something happens later, you have to prepare for the deck. And, I'm sorry if later you have to look at me like a fool who can't do anything anymore." Aly said as her eyes glared far away somewhere.

Halima further tightened her embrace. "God willing, I'm ready for whatever happens next. But I beg you, if one day happens to me, don't differentiate my son with Alsya's son." Halimah says so not because of anything. She was only afraid that later Aly's affection would be different for her daughter.

"of course. They are my children, I will never discriminate between them." Aly said solemnly.

Halimah looked up, looking closely at her husband's face with a smile. "Thank you, mas." Sincerely speaking.

I beg you to forgive me, who has been hiding great things from you all along.

But one thing you should know, that our child, will be a special child in the future...

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