Silencing Conflicts in-laws
Chapter 24 Who is the Father of the Fetus?

"Yes, Ma! Just think about where Zakia gets her money from every day, and she always has a large deposit for Mama. If only being a porters lift goods or dishwasher of course the money will not be that much. I suspect one of the women has been peddling herself to a striped-nose man so she can earn a lot of money." Clara became increasingly disfiguring the name of Zakia.

Whereas all this time he always said that as long as Zakia gave them a lot of money, then Miss Siska did not need to be angry if Zakia looking for a job out there, he said, even being a dishwasher at people's stalls. But now that Zakia was pregnant with the granddaughter of her mother-in-law, Clara was slandering her even more.

Ms. Siska nodded at Clara's words and she began to be influenced again by the nonsense of her daughter-in-law. Her brain had been poisoned by various kinds of slander Clara, which Clara had polished so beautifully.

"Then how do you do Mama, Clar? You saw for yourself, that Brian was very happy with the news of his wife's pregnancy," said Ms. Siska.

"Mama must be firm now! Don't let that village woman ruin our family's good name later, and shred the charcoal with her terrible disgrace. If until your friends know that Zakia is pregnant, of course they will also blaspheme Mama, because for 2 weeks Bryan was sick and his condition has not recovered. Now Zakia is pregnant. Doesn't Mama feel weird?" ask Clara again.

Again BU Siska nodded confirming Clara's words, without being filtered first.

"Yes! You're right, Clar! Mama won't let women make our families want to until people know this basic is pregnant. Mama's gonna have Bryan divorce that damn woman!" mrs Siska replied with great anger. 

Then Ms. Siska quickened her pace towards Zakia's ward, while Clara smiled triumphantly behind Ms. Siska. Now she will finally have no more rivals in her in-laws' house. Although all this time Zakia could not love him, but still Clara was wary if at any time Zakia would avenge him. That's why by all means Clara was trying to get Zakia out of that house. The plan will be realized soon.

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"Darling!" Bryan immediately approached Zakia who was still lying in the hospital bed.

"Mas! When did it come?" zakia asked, she had just woken up and saw that her husband was already there. 

"Just now, Deck! I went to the doctor first because there was something to talk about" Bryan replied. His face looks very bright.

"What's up, Mom? Why does it look so happy?" ask Zakia wonder.

"Because you have given the greatest happiness in the life of Mas, Kia," replied Bryan.

Zakia was still confused by Bryan's answer to what happiness he had given her, so her husband looked so happy like that. All he knew today was that he could not make a deposit to his mother-in-law due to the disaster he had experienced while in the market earlier. Zakia doesn't know who took her to the hospital either, but now Bryan says he has given her great happiness.

"What happiness, Mom?" ask Zakia again.

"In a moment we'll be parents, baby! Right now you are pregnant, your gestational age is already one week," Bryan replied with a very happy expression.

"Yes, honey? You're pregnant! We're gonna have kids soon, baby!" Bryan was unceasingly grateful.

The two husbands hugged each other tightly, as they were very happy. Bryan gently stroked his wife's stomach, there's a baby boy now.

"Alhamdulillah, Mother! I finally can..."

"What can you do, Zakia? You can finally embarrass my family now, huh?" sela Bu Siska who has arrived in the room.

"What do you mean by humiliating me, Ma?" zakia asked still not understood.

Was her pregnancy a disgrace, so that it would put the family to shame?

"Now quickly tell me who is the father of the fetus that you bear?" ma'am Siska asked, making Zakia very surprised.

Bryan looked at Clara and was convinced that her sister-in-law had said something bad about Zakia again to her mother, so her mother was acting this way now.

"What else is this, Sister Clara?" bryan asked furiously.

"Why are you asking Bryan?You should have asked your wife what she's been doing out there so she can get pregnant like now?" Clara is very good at giving.

"I don't understand what Mbak Clara really means, and why does Mbak Clara say that?Hadn't I been looking for a job to earn money to be able to deposit to Mama every day to pay off all our debts to Mama. I'm looking for a job that I can and that is in the market or in the stalls of people who sell. That way I can continue to give deposits every day to Mama," Zakia explained.

Zakia did not accept if the fetus that was still even a drop of blood in his womb was insulted by his brother-in-law and also his mother-in-law. All this time, she was still trying to be patient and endure all their insults to her, but if it was to be with her future baby, then Zakia would not be able to be patient anymore.

Zakia's tears instantly melted on her cheeks, her heart was in such a pain to be slandered. Though he had slammed his bones desperately to get there looking for a job, so that he could give money to his mother-in-law every day. Zakia doesn't even care if she's weak, or she's sick. Even after doing all the homework, Zakia still tried to find a job so that in the afternoon she could give money to pay off their debts used for Bryan's treatment first.

"Even, I can't believe you're making money by slamming bones like you said! You must've been playing the game behind your husband for a lot of money, like when you set the grandmother up, so you could get money under the pretext that you've been helping." Clara is even now concerned about the incident when Zakia helped the grandmother who was almost hit by a car first.

"Astaghfirullah, Ma'am! I didn't do that at all, Mom! Please don't slander me anymore, Ma'am! I beg!" zakia said while shedding tears.

"Don't be a holy-ass, Zakia! Now quickly tell me who the father of the fetus you're carrying is!"