Slander Fruits of Karma
Hollowly

The Part 96

Novia arrives home, Irwan follows his wife after parking her car.

"This house is a different atmosphere, especially now at the house of sister Riska," said Novia bowed lethargic

"Here, don't be sad just pray that mama is as healthy as ever" Irwan replied while stroking his wife's hair.

"We better clean the house, we have been leaving for days," asked Irwan.

The two share the task, Novia cleans the entire room in the house while Irwan cleans the front yard and back garden.

Every day they cleaned the house, Novia asked her husband to buy food for them because he did not have time to cook.

In the afternoon, they rest in the family room enjoying the favorite cartoon show Emir and Adiba.

"Wan, my heart feels empty" said Novia

"Tomorrow we'll look at Mama." Irwan seemed to understand his wife's feelings and invited Novia to see her Mother-in-law tomorrow.

"Actually, I was lazy to Riska's house I was not comfortable with her husband" replied Novia.

"We're there for mama, not the others."

The big house of Pak Wahyu is now only in the small family of Novia, it was never deserted but now there are five of them.

The next morning according to their plans, Novia prepared herself and her children to visit her mother.

"Wan, before we go to the market, I want to buy something" Novia told her husband.

"What do you want to buy?"

"Food, it's not good if we come without hands" replied Novia

"Yes, don't forget to buy snacks for your son." Irwan reminds Novia to buy food for her children

Novia was already at Riska's house, before entering she made sure her luggage was not left in the car because Irwan just drove them and picked them up after work.

Riska's house looked quiet, Novia knocked on the door and said a greeting, sounding authentic from inside then the door opened.

"Eh you guys, come on, come on in" said Riska taking her sister and her bangs in.

"Yes, where's my mom?" tanya Novia while walking following her brother's steps in.

"There, in the back room," Riska replied.

"This is my mom's room, come in." Riska leaves Novia and her bangs in front of the bedroom door

Before entering, Novia warned her three children so as not to be noisy so as not to disturb other residents of the house.

Novia was standing in the doorway, while Mrs Ratih had yet to notice her youngest child's presence.

"Well," said Novia

Mrs Ratih looked over, her eyes glazed over at Novia.

Novia stepped in and hugged her mother, the two hugged each other to give up longing when only a day they separated.

"Mama wants to go home Vi," said Mrs Ratih.

"Well, if you come home now Riska will be offended and think I took her," said Novia slowly.

"Mom don't feel at home here, no one accompanies mama to sleep."

Novia was speechless and stunned, it was fitting that her mother asked to go home for sure because she felt lonely.

"Sabar mah, I will often come here to accompany my mother," Novia persuaded.

Deep in the heart of Novia, it was heartening to see the state of her mother who turned out to feel uncomfortable at her brother's house.

Mrs Ratih always refused if Art who came to bring food, Riska more entrusts others who take care of her mother with the reason many busyness that must be completed.

"You don't want anyone else to take care of you and take care of you, you better go home." Mrs Ratih pleaded with Novia for her request to be granted.

"I talked to Randi first, lest I be considered presumptuous mah" replied Novia

"Promise?"

"Yes, I promise" Novia said

Mrs Ratih finally calmed back down, at the house Riska everything was fulfilled but unfortunately Riska could not fully take care of her mother, only occasionally she went into her mother's room and asked what her mother needed.

Of course it makes Mrs Ratih less comfortable, because she is used to being well taken care of by Novia even when Novia is always nearby.

As promised, Novia accompanied and took care of her mother all day, until her husband came to pick them up home.

"Well, Irwan has come to pick up, we have to go home" said Novia.

Bu Ratih's face changed, his smile immediately disappeared when Novia asked for permission to go home.

"Mama's coming, '" pinta Bu Ratih

"Don't mah, I'm here again tomorrow afternoon" Novia said

Mrs Ratih did not reply to Novia's words, instead she threw away her face and did not want to look at her youngest child.

Novia knelt down in front of her mother, her hands gently stroking her mother's hair while saying, "I know mama wants to go home to mama's house, but I can't make up my own mind."

"Please understand my position mah, I do not want to fuss with my own brother," said Novia again.

Quite difficult Novia persuaded her mother, in the end Bu Ratih relented and allowed Novia to go home.

With a heavy heart Novia left her mother, her eyes glazed over as she climbed into the car and of course raised questions for Irwan.

"Why sad?" ask Irwan when he was on his way home.

"Mama wants to come along, he said he did not feel at home sister Riska," replied Novia

"Reason?"

"It turns out that while at Riska's House, only other people take care of mama is not Riska's sister."

Irwan was confused, what to say because he also realized his position was only a daughter-in-law in his wife's family.

"Sorry Vi, this time I can't help much. Just suggest you should talk carefully," suggested Irwan.

"Yes, the plan is I will tell Kak Randi and ask him a solution" said Novia

The day's fuss, being too busy with her duties at school Novia has not been able to fulfill her promise to visit her mother

Ratih Bu restlessly awaits the arrival of Novia, unceasingly he asks Art who was usually assigned to take care of him.

At night, Novia sits on the porch with her three children waiting for her husband to come home. A moment later Irwan's car entered the yard, strangely Irwan had not yet come down even though the car was parked.

Because of curiosity, Novia approached her husband's car, how surprised she was when she opened the front door. Her mother sat with her husband inside.

"Astaghfirullah, mommy!" Novia closed her mouth while looking at her husband for an explanation.

Irwan just smiled faintly, then said to Novia, "your daily mama's waiting, but you're not coming."

"Ah, yes, I'm sorry mah, there was a lot of work that I had to finish," Novia said regretfully.

"So I stopped by Riska's house, thinking you were there. But it turns out there's no."

"I saw my mother was sad, so I took her around the city and all of you here" said Irwan.

"Oh, huh? mama's here, right?" tanya Novia smiled gleefully.

Mrs Ratih was silent, her eyes were straight ahead and she did not want to look at Novia.

"Come, come down mah, look at the house of mama," said Novia spirit.

However, the words that came out of Bu Ratih's mouth made Novia speechless.

"Mama here alone, do not want to go down and also mama will not see the house of mama," said Bu Ratih flat.

"Whoa?"

Novia looked at her husband, her heart feeling strange hearing his mother's words. Irwan shrugged both of his shoulders as a sign that he also did not understand what his Mother-in-law said.