My Husband's Second Love
Episode 4

My body was fixated on the chair I was sitting on, trying to gather all the flavors that had been splattered. I hope you don't see a change in my face. My face must have turned pale a moment ago. I glanced at Mas Han, I'm sure he's holding back his anger right now.

“Hari I have determined, you just bring your body,” said mother.

Mas Han was the same as me, he was sculpting, his hand grips getting tighter. His eyes were staring at the mother who was not looking at us at all.

“Two weeks you are married,” continued mother.

“What right mother to arrange the life of an adult man like me?” I glanced back at my husband. I will be silent, will not prevent if my husband will vent his anger this time.

“You will also refute mother's wishes, Rum?” netra's mother looked at me sharply, but she answered her son, but the old woman looked at me.

What's with me mom, I didn't say anything right?

“Sorry mom,” I glanced at the young girl sitting next to mom. He sat quietly, without any meaningful change in attitude. His face was flat, his smile also remained on his face. What kind of woman are you now?

Mas Han stood up, my hand held tightly by him made me want to not want to join in lifting my body, we stood aside, “is mom finished?”

“If you have, we retreat first.”

Mas Han pulled me inside the room, “Han, don't be rude to your parents!”

“Remember, mother did not receive the word no.”

When the room door rang, “klik” and closed, I can still hear mom screaming, “han..mom will come again, if need be mom will come every day.”

“You have to help me, Rum,” Mas Han took my hand off violently while staying the two of us in the room, "I just want to live with you, I don't want any other woman in our lives, even though it was for the sake of a child.”

“I can what mas, mother who asked, you heard yourself earlier.”

“I am not yet a mother, but I am sure the purpose of the mother must be good, there is no way a mother will plunge her child.”

“Nah...you yourself said, you have not become a mother, how can you say you know what mother feels now, huh..!”

“Do not know you, Rum!”

The phrase mas Han made my heart break even more, without being reminded I knew I was not yet a mother. Why did he mention those words? I turned my legs and stepped out, “Rum, I'm sorry.

Mas Han held back my steps, his hand pulling my hand from behind. I turned back, releasing Mas Han's hand slowly, although I saw the scar in his eyes, I did not undo my intention to walk out of the room.

I vaguely heard Lek Broto, mother and Sekar talking to each other, but I had absolutely no desire to find out or steal a listen, for what?!

I took my feet to the kitchen, picked up a bag of tea bags and made a warm tea that I deliberately made sweet to calm the heart, said people drinking or eating something sweet can make the mood improve.

"Daughter why sit here alone?" mbok Nah's voice broke my daydream, I don't know how long he's been standing next to me.

"Ndoro sepuh still in the middle room lo, later ndoro princess got wrong again because there are parents but do not want to accompany."

I sighed, "as lazy as hell, sometimes I feel I'm better suited sitting here than in the living room."

"Hus.ndoro princess is the wife of the owner of this house, do not like to talk like that later ndoro Kakung nesu."

I put the cup of tea that I was holding on the table, even this cup of tea tastes heavy, "take it, how does it feel to have a child?" I smiled, but I knew I was not married.

"Hihihi.ndoro this guyon, what piye anyway, I know, my people also do not have children, just married not yet, even though the age is half a century more," there is a tone of poignancy tucked in the sound mbok Nah.

"That's why I asked her the same mbok Well, let me not feel bad, because we are the same," I replied with a small laugh.

"But I have a daughter lo ndoro, at least someone I consider to be like my own son."

I furrowed my brows, "indeed Nah once raised a child, now where is her child?" my brother out of curiosity.

"People who I consider like my own child yes ndoro Kakung, I have taken care of ndoro Kakung start baby lo ndoro princess," I smiled, rightly, the mbok who took care of not the mother.

"Well, thanks for what, ndoro princess?"

"Because it has taken care of Mas Han and educated him to be a good man," I said, I don't know what happens if Mas Han was educated by his mother.

"Eee.it's my obligation."

"Educating and caring for a child as handsome as ndoro Kakung is fun, rather than treated by___"

"Well...," suddenly came the mother's voice shrill.

"Sorry princess ndoro, I want to go back there is a dirty dish that I have not washed, ndoro sepuh...," mbok nah lowered her body slightly as a sign of respect and walked backwards then twisted her body and passed.

"Mother," I said. Why did you have to scream so loud?

"You don't often talk to the servant, ora deserving, they may be rude to you."

"You are the wife of the owner of the house, the time does not understand, wong wes taught ball-bali, call ora understand." (people have been told many times, still do not understand).

"Yes ma'am, I'm sorry," it's better to give in, even if I argue, I can never win a debate. The life of Mas Han's family that is disheveled often makes it difficult for me to adapt, but how else.

"Come, now you meet Sekar, representing your husband who was crashing in the room, called no reaction at all," just found out apparently mother, who, if Mas Han was angry there would be a storm coming he would not budge.

"God, ma'am," I walked into the living room.

Lek Broto is still sitting with one leg raised while smoking, I don't know how many cigarettes were smoked since. Cigarette smoke filled the room, making my breath that was heavy even more crowded.

"Where are you, an old man here left?" finally the smoker made his voice.

"La iyo, to, whereas wes doesn't teach ball-bali, call wae, jarene scholars, but kok yo ngunu."

(La yes, to, but it has been taught many times still so, he said scholars but really like that).

"La yes, such a daughter-in-law who is nurtured by yu," I glanced at Sekar, Sekar's face slightly changed when I heard Lek Broto's words, let him know, what kind of family will he go into.

"Sorry, Lek Broto, there's something I have to work on in the back" I replied with a smile. Controlling emotions is mandatory to deal with arrogant humans like them.

"I say goodbye, madam," Now standing near me who had not sat down, he stretched out his hand. It turned out that his hands were warm, like his seemingly warm personality, "forgive me that my presence today, makes this house uncomfortable," his apology also seemed sincere.

I welcomed her outstretched hand, giving her my best smile, but I made no sound at all. Just a nod of the head, I think it's enough to honor the guests.

"Not yet unfriendly," again the voice of Lek Broto was heard.

"It's okay Paklik, his name is also I just know with mbak Rumi, and vice versa, someday we will certainly be familiar," I looked at the face of Sekar, very sweet answer, so, is that sincere? I took a look at her facial expression, but I still didn't find any lies there, "yes, did I?"

My hands were slightly squeezed, "ah yes," I answered briefly more out of shock from the sudden squeeze.

"I'll excuse you."

"Come on Nduk," mother signaled for Sekar to follow out, while Lek Broto had walked out first without saying anything to me.

"Mother go home first" I approached my mother-in-law and kissed the back of her hand.

"Be careful, ma'am," I said just a pleasantries.

"Don't worry, there is Sekar who will definitely take care of me," ah, my pleasantry answer turned out to be completely stale in the ears of the mother.

"Be careful, ma'am," the mother's hand on Sekar was tight, one thing I had never felt during my time as a daughter-in-law in this family. There's pain in my heart, but yeah, we'll see how long you'll be nice to her.

While being cool to see my in-laws car passing by while daydreaming, suddenly a screaming voice came from inside the room, "Rum!" what else is this, don't yell. Are you still mad at me? I should be angry with you.

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