Not the Idle Wife
Meta Regrets

After a 20-hour flight from Jakarta, Denis landed safely at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Canada.

From the airport, Denis immediately looked for a hotel that was not too far from the airport, for him to rest because in Canada it is still at 3 am while in Indonesia it is now entered Monday at 2 pm. Because Indonesia is more advanced 11 hours than Canada.

Denis laid his body on the bed while looking at the clock. He felt that the clock was very slow to turn. It felt like Denis was flying into space and forcing the sun to come out. But if that happens, all Canadian citizens will certainly swear and maybe swear the no-no.

Denis grabbed his phone and intended to play a game, because the man was not at all sleepy due to mostly sleeping on the plane.

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While Denis dissolves in his sense of regret at the slow pace of the clock, Nayla and Meta are at odds. Especially if it's not about Reynaldi. Meta stamps Nayla looking face to face in front of her mother Reynaldi, the man she still loves all along.

A few years ago.

"Morning, Doctor Meta!" greet Nayla with a sweet and friendly smile as always.

"Oh, Good Morning, Doc! Meta returned Nayla's smile with eyes staring at the food box his partner was holding.

"Tumben you brought stock." Meta points towards the default Nayla.

"Oh this? it's not for me, it's for aunt Rosa. Yesterday the aunt said she didn't like hospital food." replied Nayla with an undated smile from her lips. The woman did not notice any changes to Meta's face at all.

"Oh, so? is that you cooking yourself?" ask Meta again, with a forced smile.

"Yes. Emm, helped a little bit by auntie anyway," Nayla grinned.

"You can cook, right? but what about the taste? I'm sure with all your busyness, you must rarely cook. So you can be sure if it feels .. how is it? instead of degrading it must be ordinary. Sorry if I speak too explicitly," Meta said with a smirk, dismissive smile.

Nayla frowned, confused by the words that had just been thrown from Meta's mouth that she felt were not like Meta all this time. Meta that he knows who is always friendly, polite and always appreciates the slightest thing that is done by others.

"Emm, maybe too. But how else, yesterday aunt Rosa asked me to cook food for her, delicious bad, yes how else? I can't possibly have a famous chef cook just for a compliment. That lied her name," Nayla responded casually, not provoked by Meta's attitude and speech.

"Oh yes, Doctor Meta, I went to Auntie Rosa's room first! the aunt may be hungry already" Nayla said again, then passed from the sight of Meta, who smiled wryly.

"I'm coming! I also want to see Aunt Rosa's condition. I miss him too." Meta tries to align his steps with Nayla's steps.

"As you know, back in High School, I used to play at Reynaldi's house and I was very close to the aunt. Aunt Rosa used to love teaching me how to cook. Aunty Rosa is very good at cooking, as long as you know," Meta tells her closeness to her mother Reynaldi, as if to show that she knows more about her mother Reynaldi than Nayla.

"Oh yeah? Emm, what was the first boyfriend I told you about, Rey?" lure Nayla, even though she can guess the answer.

"Emm, how do you know? did Rey tell you that?" if so, what did he tell you?" ask Meta enthusiastically and face a sparkling look. Somehow he felt sure that Reynaldi still had feelings for him as much as he did.

"I'm just guessing, anyway. Reynaldi never told me anything about you at all" replied Nayla, honestly. There is no intention to lie to make Meta happy. There is no point in him if his happiness is false.

"You must be lying, right? I'm sure he'll still remember our story" Meta comforted himself, though deep down he was upset by the fact he heard from Nayla's mouth.

"Maybe! for that I don't know. You should ask Rey directly, if she still remembers all the stories of the two of you and wants to repeat it again. You see, it's none of my business" concluded Nayla who made Meta smile wryly.

"Oh yes, we have arrived. This is Aunt Rosa's room" Nayla said, turning the door handle and pushing it.

"Good morning, Auntie!" greet Nayla by slipping a smile on her pink lips.

"Gee, good morning, honey!" Rosa replied to Nayla's greeting in a carefree tone.

"Good morning, Auntie! you remember me, right?" greet Meta, show himself.

Rosa squinted her eyes, trying to remember the figure of Meta.

"Oh, you? you're Meta, aren't you, Reynaldi High School friend?" rosa said after she remembered.

"Yes, Tan. Not just friends but we used to date, Auntie forgot," Meta smiled sweetly with the tails of eyes that glanced towards Nayla, to see what her partner's reaction was.

"Hmm is that? but it's still a teenager, right? for the aunt is still monkey love that is not necessarily a match," said Rosa with a smile on her lips but slipped a satire.

Meta suddenly fell silent and smiled wryly.

"What did you bring, honey?" tanya Rosa pointed to the Innate Nayla.

"Oh this, food for Auntie. But I don't know if it's good" replied Nayla as she placed her luggage on the nightstand.

"Well, it just so happens that Auntie hasn't eaten. Look at the food the nurse was carrying was still intact," Rosa pointed towards the tray that seemed to have not been touched at all.

"So what, Auntie wants to eat now?" ask Nayla again.

"Of course, Auntie is hungry. If you're not busy, you're aunty's bribe?" rosa said in a slightly spoiled tone.

"Emm, I can! it just so happens that I'm not too busy." replied Nayla as she opened the food box she was carrying. Then the woman spooned the food into Rosa's mouth.

"Emm, that's delicious, honey! you cook it yourself, right?" praise Rosa with a sparkling facial expression.

"Yes, Tan. Good timing, Tan?"

"I swear, this is so good! you really are a dream daughter-in-law. I was beautiful, well, not looking at the material, smart to cook again." back Rosa praised, with the tail of her eyes moving glanced at Meta who smiled wryly.

"Ah, Auntie overrated! it's simple cooking, Auntie."

"You are simple though, if cooked with the heart, it must taste as good as the cuisine of the famous chef," said Rosa as she chewed the food that had just entered her mouth with enthusiasm.

"Oh yeah, today aunt can go home. Actually this afternoon, but I ask Rey, later this afternoon just as you go home. So that you can come to deliver Auntie," said Rosa after she swallowed her food.

"So, does Rey agree?"

"of course! if you disagree, Auntie is removed from the KK list, "said Rosa with a funny expression that made Nayla laugh broke.

Meanwhile, Meta was already feeling uncomfortable. He felt like an invisible creature between Rosa and Nayla.

"Emm, Auntie, Doctor Nayla, I say yes! because I have an appointment with the patient in a moment," chirped Meta who was already feeling hot and bored with the familiarity displayed by Nayla with her mother Reynaldi.

"Oh, yes, Doc! happy working yes!" sahut Nayla, sincere.

"Sad, good-ass, I'm sure that you're pretending to attract Auntie Rosa" Meta passed while grumbling inwardly.

Tbc