Rice Shell For My Husband
Chapter 26

Rima did not say much to the man whose face was very similar to Darma, occasionally replied and decided to get into his contract when the rice in the dish was up. 

"I'm back first, thanks for the treat." Rima walked inside. 

"I should have said thank you." 

"Forgetit." 

Rima lay on a single bed that was not big, fitting for herself. Staring at the ceiling of the room while remembering the man who snatched his fried rice. "He's so similar to Darma, it can't be him because I killed him." Her monologue recalled how her supernatural husband led her to make a huge sacrifice. 

The next day, Rima beberes the house first after performing dawn prayers, doing all the activities that have become his habit. When he finished, he was getting ready to go to work not far from the contract. 

The sound of a motorbike screeching that approached him, Rima immediately turned her head and saw a handsome man smiling towards her. "As a good neighbor, I'm anterin ya!" haggard Irfan.

"Never mind, it's not far away." Rejecting the smiling Rima for a moment, she felt awkward if the man continued to follow her. 

"Oh so you work at that cafe?" irfan's pointer was countered by a head nod by Rima. 

"Yes, I'm first." Rima sped up her pace, she did not want that man to follow her more and more. "Alhamdulillah, I arrived." He muttered as he heaved a sigh of relief, entering the cafe hoping that he would not be late. 

As always, Rima works painstakingly and serves visitors very well. Someone poked her shoulder which made her flinch in shock, a veiled woman whom she so longed for. 

"Dad." Rima hugged Aisyah who had been out of sight for a long time. 

"How are you? So you work here?" Reply Aisyah who also hugged for a while.

"Yes, I work here. You know I'm here?" 

"Yes, Farhi told me." 

With a heavy heart Rima said goodbye to Aisyah to finish her job first, not wanting to be fired after getting a job she thought was worthy. 

"Isn't it okay, will I just stay a little while?" 

"No, relax." 

"Hem." 

It was time for Rima to get permission and she returned to meet Aisyah who had been waiting for him for quite a while. "Sorry for waiting a long time." He said that felt guilty. 

"No problem." 

Rima brought Aisyah to a place that was not too crowded to make chatting look more relaxed. "How are you doing out of town?" 

"Thank God everything went well, I'm here to give you this." Aisyah directly issued an invitation card to Rima. 

Rima smiled after reading the name listed on the wedding invitation card, which was none other than Aisyah and also majestic. "You're getting married soon? Well, secretly you do business while looking for a soul mate." 

"It's not that, umi and abi are looking for me to mate." 

"All right, I'm coming." 

"You don't intend to open a new page? Looking for a possible life partner." 

"I'm still traumatized, I can't open my heart yet." Rima replied honestly, the betrayal given by Arman was so torturous that he did not dare to marry again. 

"I know, if the soul mate already looks I'm not rejecting him." Answer Rima joking. 

"Eh, seriously? Someone wants a list." 

"Who?" 

"Milgri." Reveal Aisyah while laughing. 

"It is impossible, I am a poor widow and she is a bachelor. I don't think there's a girl!" Rima does not want to expect anything or rely on hope, it is important for him to improve himself for the better. 

"What is impossible if God wills, do not su'uzon first. I said that because I accidentally heard Farhi liked you." 

Rima smiled, she also did not know about her feelings for the bachelor man named Fahri. 

In the afternoon, after work Rima stopped at a nearby stall to buy ingredients for cooking the next few days. Sorting and choosing vegetables and side dishes, he paid for them with the money and thanked them and left the place. 

On the way home, Rima again heard the sound of the motorbike from behind and immediately turned her head. "He again?" his murmur began to be irritated by the attitude of his neighbor. 

"We're one-way, I'm dropping off good again." Irfan's bid that made Rima annoyed to listen to him. 

"No need, thank you." 

"Why do I feel you're running away from me, unlike other women who are chasing after me this handsome." 

Rima stopped her footsteps, staring intently at the man who had been following her. "Are we that close until I avoid you? We just met so I asked you to keep your boundaries." 

Instead of being offended Irfan even chuckled at Rima's tightness. "really? But the look in your eyes last night was very different, you were secretly caught red-handed." 

"Stop yes. Don't be so damn sure about being a person." Rima again continued his journey which was only ten meters up to the contract. He went inside and looked at Irfan irritatedly, for some reason he was so uncomfortable at that ignorant and annoying fellow. 

In the evening, Rima finished cooking and was about to eat it, side dishes and vegetables like it had become a luxury food for a starving person like him. Just now he was praying and wanted to feed his mouth with food, there was a sound of the door being knocked and he was forced to see who was the guest who came at the time when the time was not right. 

"What's wrong?" rima asked a little tingly, looking at the figure of the handsome man who became his neighbor, it was very strange to see a guest who came with an empty plate. 

"I smelled the aroma of the cooking and the fragrance to the side, can I ask for a little? Understandably, bachelors just used to cook instant noodles and egg claps." Irfan held out his empty plate shamelessly, smiling like an innocent person. 

"Wait a minute." Rima grabbed the plate and filled it with rice and also the food available on the table, not allowing Irfan to go in fear of slander. "Here, take it." Stretching out dishes that contain food. 

"thank you. How about we eat out?" 

"You want what the hell? In love heart ask for heart." 

"That can be." 

Rima was increasingly irritated and pushed the man's body and locked the door of the house as best as possible, it could have been his neighbor again disturbed. He continued the delayed dinner and devoured all the food until it was gone, grateful for the favors still given to him. 

The mobile phone notification vibrates indicating the incoming message, Rima sees it and reads the message sent through the green application. 

["Tomorrow I, umi and abi pay a visit to the contract."]

Rima frowned, there was an event what made them approach him to the contract.