Second Bride.
Chapter 06's
Jemes knocked on the door of Jihan's room, in her hand was a tray with porridge and medicine for her daughter. Her feelings were very anxious, it had been almost a week since Jihan had behaved unusually and it raised many questions as to what had really happened.
"Darling, Daddy's daughter.. Let's open the door for a while." asked Jemes gently, he had tried to break through the white door unfortunately Jihan accidentally locked it from the inside.
Not long after the small open door showed the face of Jihan who was very pale, the lips of the woman was dry with eyes that look sweet.
"Damn, what happened?" Jemes immediately entered the room putting down a tray of food and immediately checked the state of his daughter. His fingers touched Jihan's forehead which felt hot.
"I'm okay, Dad. Just not feeling well." said Jihan who understood her father's anxiety.
"What's okay, obviously you have a fever. Wait here for a minute I'll call the doctor." Jemes rushed over without hearing his daughter's refusal after he confirmed Jihan was back in bed.
Jihan was closed feeling her body that felt so crumpled, her abnormal body temperature made her even more uncomfortable. Feelings of anxiety and pressure that some days he felt made his health decline to fall ill. Many possibilities continue to disturb the calm of Jihan, one of which is the cause of the presence of life from the incident pel3cikan a week ago. Even until now he has not dared to go back to college to avoid his own lecturer.
The woman did not have the courage to meet Leon, however, all this time she admired the man as a complete Muslim lecturer. Then the fact slapped him so hard that the man himself mel3cehkannya with so much more.
The door opens again with the presence of a woman who is none other than Natali Jemes' first wife. The woman stepped quickly along with a face that looked flushed due to increased emotions.
"The child does not know himself!" his hand pulled the blanket that wrapped Jihan's body.
Natali was really angry considering Jihan who continued to laze while she had to do many things. Plus her husband who continues to pamper the child once made her upset.
"Mother.."
"Don't call me that, I'm not your mother!" natali's sentak silences Jihan. Indeed, since Natali knew that Jemes had children from other women, his attitude changed to be very arrogant. Not infrequently Natali cursed and tortured Jihan.
Jihan tried to get up and leaned her body against the back of the bed. The young woman looked at the figure of the mother who had always hated him, despite his attitude that had tried to obey all the wishes of Natali, the middle-aged woman still hated him. As if Jihan was an enemy to be eliminated.
"You continue to be troublesome, I've been kind enough to give you some time off and now you're getting along with just lazing around like this."
Jihan sighed, her head throbbing more and more to hear Natali's nagging. Even though he didn't go to college, he did the homework. Where is the time Natali gave me?
"I'm sick, please give me more rest. After I recover I will do all the housework again." Jihan asked slowly, she tried to resist the mother's call for the woman.
Although Natali is not her real mother, since she set foot in Jemes' house, Jihan knows herself by honoring Natali as her father's first wife. Then he must also respect Natali like a mother.
Jihan used to be reluctant to consider Natali as her mother as well, but Malina as Jihan's real mother, tried to make her daughter grow up with affection for her own family. Their position is only a figure in the Brown family, so both must know themselves to live with them.
"Basic doesn't know yourself!" means dusting. Seeing the beautiful face of Jihan made her heart burn, how not Jihan's face was a fusion between Malina and Jemes and it was very clearly visible. Not to mention that the child's bead was in the same color as her husband, a deep silver.
"Natali, don't yell at Jihan. He's sick." said Jemes when he just walked into the room.
The woman turned to her husband, so the man could continue to defend Jihan.
"Keep defending your beloved son!" her screams were upset before exiting Jihan's room by slamming the door hard.
"I'm sorry Mom, she's emotional because she just came home from the market and her favorite clothes were splashed with fish water" Jemes said trying to comfort Jihan.
Jihan smiled slightly at her father's words, she had seen dirty patches on the sleeves of Natali's white clothes. He did not expect his mother would find it in the morning market. Usually it is Jihan who goes shopping for home needs.
"The doctor will be here soon, I've asked him to come. Come on now breakfast first, I happen to make your favorite porridge and soup." Jemes grabbed the tray, and immediately fed Jihan.
Jemes stared fixedly at the pale face of Jihan, her daughter who was once very small and skinny now has become a beautiful woman who is so obedient to her religion. Jihan reminds Jemes of Malina, the Asian woman who has made him fall in love and betrayed his first wife to an adorable baby named Revalina Jihan Mazaya.
But their story is not that easy, Jemes was forced to return to Washington when Malina was 7 months pregnant. At that time his family-owned company experienced a drastic decline in shares to make him have to return to the city of his family's biological existence. To make Jemes forced to leave Malina and make his second wife was fighting alone in Indonesia.
The more severe fact is that Jemes lost Malina's number, thus breaking their relationship. After 12 years, Jemes met Malina in Washington, on the side of the road. The shabby, dry and thin body had changed that beautiful figure.
Jemes remembers their first meeting after parting ways 12 years ago, where Malina cried and begged Jemes to accept it, to be willing to give life to their daughter.
"Dad.. Why daydream?" jihan asked, forcibly pulling Jemes' awareness of his past.
Jemes sighed in order to regulate the guilt in his heart, "I'm sorry baby, I'm too worried about your condition. Where's the doctor why so long?" he said as he looked at the door leaf hoping that Jihan would not come up with a question.
Jihan certainly knew the look in her father's eyes kept a lot of wounds, although she did not know what it was caused by.
"I just need more rest, Dad. Don't worry." said Jihan to calm Jemes down.
The knock on the door made Jemes immediately rise to open the door, a middle-aged woman smiling as a welcome.
"Doctor, why so long? My daughter has been waiting for you since. Let's go check on him immediately." take Jemes to the doctor.
Kiran as a doctor who has known Jemes for a long time is very touched by the love of the man. Kiran herself also knows that Jihan's life is not as easy as it seems. The doctor had treated Malina at the end of her life.
"Hi Jihan, long time no see." Sapa Kiran while preparing the tools.
"Yes the doctor, I'm on my way to college." replied Jihan slowly.
Kiran only smiled slightly, after checking her heartbeat her hand was pressing down on Jihan's stomach. The thermometer shows a high number.
"Jihan, please next time pay attention to your diet, stomach acid that continues to increase can make you nauseous and feel pain in the heartburn. Also don't over-excite your brain to keep thinking." the doctor advised while prescribing medicine for Jihan.
Jemes stared concernedly at his daughter, indeed lately Jihan looks lazy to eat and depressed, "So Jihan is sick what?"
"Her stomach acid rose, Jihan was also deficient in intake and lack of rest. That's why her body has a fever it's a warning for young ladies to get more rest" Kiran said as she slipped a joke.
Jemes finally heaved a sigh of relief, he was so worried about Jihan's condition. However, Malina entrusted him to take care of the fruit of their love.