Not the Dream Son-in-law
is this Airin's play again?

Today, Sunday we all gathered at the mother's house, we cooked tumpeng together. Since it's my mother's birthday today, there's no harm in us her children giving her a little surprise.

Cut the tumpeng is done, eat together also already. Mom and dad look so happy, playing with their seven grandchildren in the backyard. Mother and father were constantly smiling at the behavior of his grandchildren.

Santi and Resti clean up the kitchen. While I swept the whole house, because the house was like a broken ship, because of the actions of our children.

'Dirty.drett'

'Smort..drett...'

Repeatedly Rido's phone vibrated, the phone lying on the living room table. While Rido chatted on the terrace with bang Rozi and Resti's husband.

I took the phone, and saw the name calling. It turned out that Airin's mother had repeatedly contacted Rido.

"Om, from earlier the phone reads," I said as I handed the phone to Rido.

Rido also welcomed his phone from my hand, and Rido rubbed the flat object. Probably checking who called him just now. Instead of calling back the person who called him, Rido deactivated and put the phone in his pocket.

"Who, Do?" ask bang Rozi.

"Mama Airin, Bang," replied Rido.

"Not called back?" ask my husband again.

"It's okay, Bang. Lazy," said Rido flat.

"There's a need especially yeah, they called, Bang?" ask Resti's husband.

"I don't know, Fer. He said Airin was in the hospital. Ah..the most farce again," replied Rido slowly.

"Where do you know this time, Om," I said after the conversation of the three handsome men.

"How yes, Brother. I'm tired of Airin's attitude, with all his lies. Anyway, she went to the cake hospital, why would it be cake, not my business, right?" my sister-in-law said, from the way she spoke it seemed very disappointed with her ex-wife.

I nodded slowly, not daring to comment anymore. Because what Rido said has a point as well.

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POV Rido

'Drett'

I woke up to hear my phone vibrating on the nightstand. I took the flat object, on the screen was the name of my former mother-in-law.

I picked up the phone call lazily. Mama Airin called me.

"Rido, please.." mama Airin said quickly.

"Yes, Ma. What's up?"

"Airin, Do... Airin, Do," he said again, sounding upset.

"Yes, Ma. Airin why?" tanyaku.

"Airin's in the hospital, she's..."

'Tuts..tut'

The call was interrupted, I don't know the cause and I don't intend to call him back. I don't know, maybe because I was lied to by Airin too often, so it's really hard for me to believe it.

I got the lyrics on my phone screen at four in the morning. Not yet dawn, my mind.

Raisa, my little girl is still fast asleep beside me. His mother was no longer in her bed.

The smell of food pierced into my sense of smell. Yes, that's how my wife always finishes her homework before dawn, because in the afternoon she has to go to teach, it's her habit, to do work before dawn, it's her habit, even though Sunday is like today, Santi still does such a routine as well.

Almost every night he woke up at half-time in the morning to perform the evening prayer, after which he immediately struggled with kitchen affairs, while I went back to sleep hugging our little daughter.

Because my eyes don't want to be closed anymore. I got up and went to the kitchen to see my wife.

"What's the mama cooking?" I hugged my queen from behind.

"Yes, Honey. The smell of your cooking wakes you up" I said again, kissing her nape.

My wife's pounding, "Udah... Bang," he said spoiled as he tried to let go of my arms that were coiled around his waist.

I stretched my arms and turned Santi to face me.

"Thank you, Dek?" slowly say.

"Thank you for what, Bang?..."

"Thank you for being the perfector of my life, for being a good mother to her children, for loving my family" I replied sincerely.

Santi smiled as he nodded, and I immediately carried him into my arms. It feels so peaceful.

"Ohya, Bang. Today is my mother's birthday," said Santi while breaking out of my arms, "Kak Yati ngajak we cook tumpeng together at the mother's house later."

"That's good, brother agreed," I said with a smile.

"Yes, Bang. Resti also wants to go home," said the sweet woman in front of me.

"So, we'll hang out later, Dek?"

Santi nodded.

"Wah.. must be exciting tuh, let alone the menu tumpeng, brother Yati the most good at making it."

"Yes, Bang. If about cooking kak Yati no doubt," he said while smiling sweetly. God, how lucky I am to be with this sweet woman.

"Sir.." call me again slowly.

Santi who was moving her cooking from the pan to the bowl turned to me.

"Yes... Bang," he said gently.

"So, my brother woke up because Airin's mom called me" I said again, somehow I couldn't lie to my wife about anything.

"Mr...buy Airin?" ask Santi wonder.

"Yes... Deck," I said, nodding.

"What do you want, Bang?" ask again.

"She. said Airin's in the hospital."

"In the hospital? Ma'am Airin's sick, Bang?" ask my wife again, she looks shocked.

"No idea, Deck..."

"Loh.kok can't know, Bang. Didn't you just talk to your mom mbak Airin."

"Yes, Deck. But, just as Mama Airin wanted to tell me suddenly his phone connection was cut off," I explained to Santi.

"Yes. Call me back, Bang..."

"Lazy, Deck. Brother is afraid that he will be lied to again by Airin again, lest this is all just a play by Airin..."

"Yes, you can't do that, Bang," said Santi as he walked out from before me. Moments later he came back with my phone in his hand.

My wife rubbed the flat screen, then put the phone in her ear.

"Not active, Bang," he said, shaking his head.

"So, brother said, Dek. It must be Airin's play again."

Santi took a deep breath, then he handed the phone to me. After that, he returned to his unfinished work.

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