
"Must be the hand that speaks
Every time your anger flares
Can't, mouth dangling phrase
Though wrong yourself as high as a spruce."
"Plac!"
"Plac!"
Two loud slaps landed on Laura's white face. Because of the loudness of the slap, Laura staggered and her body fell onto the sofa. The red mark was clearly drawn on the cheek
Laura looked at her husband, Andre, with a confused and shocked look. Why did her husband slap her cheek without further ado? Why did her husband come home all of a sudden, but it was only a few hours after leaving.
"What's the bang? Why did you suddenly slap me?" ringis Laura rubbed her cheek.
Laura tried to get up from the sofa. But he sat back down because he felt a sudden dizziness whack his head.
With a twitching look, Laura saw her mother-in-law and sister-in-law standing behind Andre, with a sly smile, which disgusted Laura. Surely her mother-in-law and sister-in-law are behind all this, as they already are.
Andre, Laura's husband, often light-handed when there is something wrong or Laura's attitude is not pleasing in his heart.
"What did you say? You still wondering?" sentak Andre wrath.
Still rubbing his hot cheek. Laura, cast a questionable look.
"You see this!" Andre threw a small piece of paper in the money transfer sign, which was printed on Laura's mother's account number.
Laura was astonished, how could the paper be in her husband's hands?
"Will you do it too?" look at Andre with a sharp glint.
Laura, tight-lipped. She was really confused as to why the little paper could fall into her in-laws' hands. Until her father-in-law complained to her husband.
"Sorry, bang. Mom needs money, so I send money to mom?"
"Tuh, right, ngaku too," said Bu Maya with a tone of wrath.
"Why don't you ask my permission first. I'm your husband!"
Laura was getting quieter, she knew what she had done was wrong. For secretly sending money to her mother without her husband's permission.
However, asking permission is not always allowed. After all, the money is his own money. The result of writing a novel in secret. He said no one would know that.
But damn, that evidence mark, how could it fall into the hands of his in-laws.
"Why are you quiet?"
"Are you going to give permission? After all, that money is my money."
"What's? Your money? Ngaca first! Where'd you get that kind of money, huh! It must also be the result of stealing my money!"
"Enough, Bang! Enough's enough! You've gone too far. Accuse me of stealing." A circle of tears had begun to spread across the netra, Laura, but still trying to hold him to not brook the river.
"Hem, what kind of wife used to be, if you like to steal the husband's money," said Bu Maya
"Enough! Ma'am. I've never done that.Just the mother who became a thief because Mother who controls the money in this house."
Bu Maya glared at her daughter-in-law's words.
"Don't be rude to you, yeah!" Maya's mom was about to slap Laura, but was prevented by Andre.
"Andre, that wife of yours has been so insolent to your mother. How can you just shut up!"
"Laura, when did you take the money?"
"Are you losing money, money?" Laura asked calmly. His gaze was cold, unsheathed.
"Where did you get it?"
"That's my business, brother don't have to bother thinking about it."
"Earlier too, the results of the slur***," Luna suddenly said. Making the eyes of Andre and Bu Maya glare.
"So your mouth, Luna! You're a little kid don't interfere!" henk Andre garang. Makes Luna's guts shrivel.
"You owe it to someone else, yeah. Don't embarrass me, Laura!"
Laura was silent, no longer talking. She was fed up with the treatment of her husband and mother-in-law and sister-in-law, who always treated her like a slave in her own home.
"You, the more insolent, yes. No respect for your husband!" Andre had already raised his hand ready to slap Laura's face again.
However, his hand hung in the air, upon seeing his wife's snow-cold gaze. His face was defiant, neither looking down nor about to dodge Andre's rough hands.
"Basic light! My wife doesn't know herself!" as Maya said, when she saw Laura's reaction with her cold gaze.
Slowly Andre lowered his hand, and turned quickly avoiding Laura's eyes.
"OK, I will not interfere in your affairs, but where did you get the money?", Andre said.
"That money is my first salary, writing a novel online" Laura flatly said.
"Online novel?" the unison answers came out from the mouths of Andre, Luna and Maya. The three stared at each other.
"Lantas, why would you give your mother that money. This family should be the one you put first" Maya quipped.
"Mother, how greedy. After mastering my husband's money, I want to take my money as well" Laura said flatly. But his eyes were staring intently at his in-laws. Miss Maya, shut up with a red face. To him, his son-in-law's words were true.
"Already! This matter I consider finished. I'm going back to the cafe. Next time you complain, find the source." Andre, stepping away, left his wife and mother.
Earlier, his mother called that his wife had sent some money secretly to Laura's parents. At first, Andre did not believe it. How could his wife have the money to send to her parents.
The one who has held the money all this time is his mother. Since her mother lived with them, she was in control of her household finances.
His mother always told him that his wife was very wasteful, not good at using money. Coinciding with the birth of his son, Bobby, his mother is the one who holds the money.
His wife initially protested, but in the end kept quiet. Either agree or not, but Laura once fought for that right. It's just that she as Laura's husband didn't bully him.
"Already, let only the mother who holds the money and takes care of the needs in this house. After all, she's my mother, there's no way to abandon this family."
"But, Bang, I'm your wife. Cook the mother who holds all the money in this house.If you really want to give rations to the mother, please. But the rations for me and Bobby must also be brothers."
"What's wrong, mother who holds. If there's anything you need to ask mom for, it's okay?"
"But, bang!" laura protest at that time. But Andre remains adamant, insistent, his father-in-law who wants to remain in control of their family finances.
Either Andre knows it or not. Mom Maya never wanted to give money just a hold for Laura.
Indeed, for the affairs of the kitchen and daily needs are all fulfilled. Milk for the needs of her child is also always ready.
However, Laura never held a penny. If there is a sudden need to ask first to his in-laws and the edges make nyesek heart. Certainly, the seduction of the coconut island turned into a scolding along the memory lane.
Laura remained silent, so as not to cause a commotion in her household. To work outside the house, Laura could not bear because Bobby was a child.
Finally, Laura got the idea, because she likes to read novels, Laura also tried to write novels online and send them to a platform.
Either because of good luck or it has been done. Slowly, Laura's writing is increasingly liked by many readers. So he could send money to his mother. Also, still have a little savings.*****