Sharing Love: True Love
Father Dave's Request

“I almost died if not helped in time. Do you really want to see me stiff, then Mama will believe everything I say.”

“It's not like that Mama Dave meant. Mama knows their actions cannot be forgiven for trying to kill you. Mama doesn't mind if you imprison them. Mama was just disappointed in Felicia. Why can he do that,” said Dave's mother with a vibrating voice.

“Mama has seen for herself, Felicia even dared to harm Jeslyn. Mama should have been angry at Felica for making my successor never born.”

“Mama just needs time to understand all this Dave. Mama never thought that the child in Felicia's womb wasn't your child. Mama's been really hopeful about the kid, especially Jeslyn's not pregnant after a year of marrying you. Mama has waited long enough for the presence of grandchildren in our family.”

“The reason why after one year of marriage, Jeslyn has not been pregnant as well is because I never touched her Ma.” Dave's mom's eyeballs looked enlarged. He was a little surprised by his son's words.

“At first I did mind marrying Jeslyn, because I didn't love her. Mama also knows, if at first I defeated the feeling of marriage. I used to want to marry another woman but my dad forced me to marry Jeslyn. I was angry with papa. I was forced to agree to it because of a threat from papa. I made a pact with Jeslyn that said we were going to get divorced after 3 years of our marriage. That's why I don't want any children in our marriage. I don't want things to get complicated if I part with him later, I don't love him anyway,” Dave explained.

”until it came when my mom asked me to marry Felicia on the grounds that Jeslyn couldn't give me any offspring. My mom always called him barren. That's not true Ma. Jeslyn is not barren at all. I'm the one who never touched her, which is why she hasn't been pregnant as well after one year of our marriage.” It's obvious on Dave's mom's face that he's surprised.

“At this moment I love him very much Ma. I want to make amends for all my past mistakes for having abused and hurt her feelings with my indifference. He has suffered so much all this time Ma,” said Dave with a face full of regret.

“Can't you open your mama's heart for her? Because of this, he wanted to part with me. I can't lose her Ma. I don't know how my life will go ahead of him, if he leaves me. I will never marry another woman again, until I part with her. Mama could never have grandchildren from me until that happened. Think of it as a punishment for Mama for ignoring her own granddaughter. Indirectly Mama has killed her own grandson because she has always defended and justified Felicia's rude attitude towards Jeslyn.”

Dave's mother's eyes looked teary. He wanted to let out his voice stuck in his throat. “Originally Mama knew, the boy had saved my marriage which had been at the tip of Ma's horn. Now, after I lost it, there was nothing else I could use to hold Jeslyn by my side. Jeslyn was furious and disappointed. Maybe he'll never forgive me because I can't keep them.” Dave's face looked extremely depressed at this moment.

Dave's mother's tears were already streaming down his cheeks. “If Mama doesn't want to lose me too, apologize to Jeslyn. I'll give Mama one chance to fix everything. But if he won't forgive Mama, then so will I. I'd never see Mama again, if Mama's attitude hadn't changed. My father and I were very disappointed with my mother's attitude all this time.” Dave seemed to be breathing out.

“Mama rest. I'm going to go see Jeslyn. Don't ever see him if Mama can't take it. I'll never forgive Mama if Mama hurts her again.”

Dave left his mother who seemed still silent, with tears coming out of her eye sockets.

****

Dave's father looked at Jeslyn's still pale-looking face. His eyes were puffy and reddened. A savage of sadness was clearly visible on his face.

“Jeslyn..Papa knows that Dave's mother's attitude has gone too far with you. Papa didn't ask you to forgive him. It's your right not to forgive him. Just one request Papa, please consider again about your divorce with Dave,” Dave's father said in a slow tone.

“What Dave asked Papa to talk to me?” jeslyn asked while looking at her father-in-law.

“Not.. Dave never asked papa. It's papa's pure will. Papa does not want to interfere with your household problems, but papa can not see your household destroyed because of the actions of his mother Dave and Felicia,” continued Dave's father again. He felt unwilling if his son's household just ended up.

“In the Tjendra family, from the beginning only papa was nice to me. Mama never expected a daughter-in-law like me Pa. My mother has never been so kind to me. Mama hates me so much, Pa.”

“Iyaa, papa knows Jes..Papa just hopes you rethink the decision you'll take later.” Dave's father can no longer impose his will on Jeslyn because his wife's attitude is the root of the household problems Jeslyn and Dave.

Jeslyn actually could not bear to see her father-in-law until he begged her. It's just a lot of consideration until he decides to divorce Dave. “Good Pa. I'll consider it.”

“Thank you Jes.”

“Papa don't need to thank me.”

Dave's dad's been bothering. “When will you be out of the hospital?” ask Dave's dad.

“Tomorrow Pa.”

“Are you going home?” It's not without reason why Dave's dad is asking for it. Seeing that Jeslyn wanted to divorce her son, she thought that Jeslyn would never go back to that house again.

“I don't know Pa.” Jeslyn was actually still confused as to whether he should go back there or to his apartment. Remembering the bad thing that happened last time traumatized him. Moreover, he also wanted to file a divorce lawsuit against Dave.

“If you feel uncomfortable going home. You can stay at Dave's apartment for a while. Papa knows you must be hard for you to come back to that house. Dave is still your husband. You should stay with him until your problems are over.”

“Iyaa Pa, I understand. I'll finish my business with Dave.” soon

"Then papa go first. I'll be here again tomorrow before you go home. Take care of your health, do not let you get sick because of this problem," Dave's father said as he held Jeslyn's shoulder.

"Yes, thank you."

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