Slander Fruits of Karma
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The Part 102

Irwan takes his son and wife to enjoy the twilight on the beach, a place that Novia always wanted to visit and finally be able to materialize.

"Are you glad I brought you here?" irwan asked as they sat on the bench facing the beach.

"Hmm" said Novia

"No other comment but hmm?"

"I love it, after so many years I can finally get here again" replied Novia flatly

Ahead of Maghrib they decided to go home, during the trip Novia was just silent while Irwan remained focused on the steering wheel however, occasionally he glanced at his wife.

"Vi, we buy food to take home" said Irwan and pulled his car in front of a restaurant.

"Come on" replied Novia

Irwan got out of the car and went into the stall, before long he returned with a package of food he bought.

Irwan got into the car then started the engine and drove down the road to their home.

Arriving home, Novia picks up a package of food her husband bought. He then presented it to his husband and three children.

"You don't eat?" asked Irwan frowning

"Later, I'm not hungry."

Novia sat with her son and husband to eat, occasionally feeding Emir her youngest child.

After eating, they spend time in the living room watching. No one knows the current turmoil of Novia's heart which she harbored herself.

"Come, Vi, we're going into the room. The children are sleepy" Irwan asked

"Mill sleep in this room" said Camillah as they prepared to go into the room.

Novia was stunned, Irwan looked at his son and wife alternately. But Irwan has not commented anything and is waiting for a response from his wife.

Novia finally said, "tonight Millah slept with mama first yes, tomorrow we clean this room you just slept there."

Camillah nodded and obeyed her mother's words, Novia brought her three children in while Irwan locked all the doors and windows and put out the lights.

At midnight, when all the inhabitants of the house are asleep. Novia stepped out and walked into her mother's room.

Novia stood in front of the bed, her hands gently rubbing her mother's mattress as if her mother was still lying on her bed.

"Well, I'm lonely. No one can understand my feelings I miss my mom and dad" he said

"At work I am like a wasted person, the other children of mama are also busy with their business. Can you accompany me for a moment to tell me a story?"

Without Novia noticing, Irwan was already behind her. Standing with a sad look at his wife's behavior.

Novia was still blabbering, making Irwan couldn't stand it anymore then said, "Vi, if there's something troubling your mind tell me."

Novia was aghast in shock, Irwan's voice teasing her.

"When are you here?" asked Novia in a dislike tone.

"Since you brought the pillow and the mattress to talk, even because you were so excited you were not aware of my presence" Irwan replied.

"Vi, don't be like this. Take control of your mind," Irwan persuaded

Novia was silent in her husband's arms, rarely did scenes like this they did until for a few seconds Novia so enjoyed it.

"You're feeling calmer, hmm? We go back to the room," Irwan asked while flipping Novia's body facing him.

Irwan then embraces his wife, both of whom come out of his room and go back into their room.

Irwan pulls his wife's body in his arms, gently stroking Novia's hair until she can finally fall asleep in his arms.

Novia only needed a hug and a shoulder to lean on, her heart so shaken that her parents left in just two years.

The next morning, Novia wakes up and cleans up and leaves the room for the kitchen to prepare breakfast and provisions for her children.

Routine activities that Novia does every day. But, since the death of his mother the atmosphere of the house became increasingly different, no more favorite food of his parents that he served every morning.

After breakfast and supplies were ready, Novia returned to the room to wake her three children and have them take a bath and put on uniforms for Diba and Emir.

Irwan got the last turn, because he had to alternate with his three children to take a bath.

"If it's all done, mama wait at the dinner table" said Novia as she passed to the kitchen.

Finished getting dressed, Irwan followed his son and wife into the kitchen for breakfast. As usual, she gets the task of taking her two small children to school, Novia's turn will be to pick them up.

They have all left their homes, done their own activities and will be reunited during the day. While Irwan came home in the afternoon and sometimes even the new night he could be with his family.

At school, Novia goes straight to her class. The classroom became the most comfortable place for him when he was at school.

Novia spends more time in class, all in order to avoid Diana who increasingly shows her hatred for Novia

Worse yet, Novia's other friends seem to have been consumed by Diana's sedition and began to stay away from Novia. Only his only son still survives and remains kind to him.

This of course makes Novia to lose confidence, plus since the arrival of Wahida, Novia really need to be eliminated.

"Vi, Wahida's moon was your best friend? Why follow Diana now?" tanya Putra while accompanying Novia in her class.

"I don't know why either, I certainly never hated them" Novia replied

"It's weird also your friendship, at first both ends hate each other," said the Son again.

"Son, now you are my best friend. I hope you don't change and stay like this."

Novia's eyes glazed over, it turns out time can change a person's feelings even to his own friends.

"It's Vi, we better focus on work. When the time comes to go home, we go home and leave school" said Putra encouraging Novia.

The doorbell rang, Novia took care of her class. Adiba and Emir are now with Novia, every day she picks up her son and takes him with her.

Novia had finished her class and was preparing to go home, and suddenly the Son appeared again at the door calling out to her.

"Vi, we're called to the teacher's room. He said there was a sudden meeting" said Putra.

"Yes, you go first, I'll go there later," Novia replied as she stuffed things into her bag.

"Millah, accompany your sisters to play in the parking lot, mama wants to go to the teacher's room for a while."

Camillah nodded and took her sisters to walk towards the parking lot in front of the building, the parking lot is right in front of the teacher room so, Novia can see her son from the window.