The Love I Don't Miss
Part 25 (Complicated )

Calina fell asleep, after tired of crying to complain to the mother-in-law who was still in her subconscious. The falling tears seemed to be enough to reveal just how life-changing she felt.

Using her arms as a pillow, Calina was carried by her dreams far away somewhere. And as he no longer heard the worldly frenzy, a white-skinned hand crept on his shoulder very gently.

"I'm sorry, Calina.." said the owner of the hand. He looked at the beautiful face of natural village flowers.

"I've been trying to make Mas Zio fair to you.. But who is this, Cal.." A drop of tears fell down the smooth cheeks of a beautiful woman who was none other than Naura.

Naura came over a while ago with Zio. But Zio chose to directly eat dinner in the cafeteria alone, and let Naura directly come to the ICU room itself.

Naura was going to see the woman who had given birth to her husband. But when he entered the ICU room and would open the curtain on the care of his mother-in-law, which he heard was heartbreaking.

Calina's voice that vibrates when sharing stories makes Naura not so open the curtain that covers Mama Reni's gurney.

He asked the nurse on guard to leave the ICU room. So that only he who heard the outpouring of Calina's heart. No need for others to know about the complexity of their household.

For a long time she sat in the nurse's chair, listening with an erratic feeling. Sad, guilty, and also disappointed in her husband's attitude, mixed into one.

If blamed, actually Naura is not entirely wrong. He is just a man who loves a man. The man who also loves her sincerely.

Just because the blessing is not in the can, make the two must marry quietly - silent. Without struggling to ask for blessing. Herein lies their mistake.

One thing that made the Zio family reject Naura, the hostility of the two families in the past. However to cover it all up from the generation, the Zio family said it rejected Naura, because Naura was barren. Also because of Naura... Ah... I don't know... Only the end of the story knows.

Though the Zio family is not the type of people - people who are concerned about heredity.

Back to Naura Azalea, the beautiful city girl can not be denied by anyone. He wiped the tears that fell. Although the thin makeup that he had polished wet by tears, it did not reduce her beauty at all.

"What can I do for you, Cal?" ask Naura lirih. "Do I have to go? So Mas Zio starts paying you attention?" naura pilu. "If I did, Calina... Even though it's very heavy..."

Tears are falling back reflexively. Weight is not taking off someone we love? Likewise, Naura felt, she would also be very heavy if she had to leave Zio. The only man she loves right now.

"Give Mas Zio sorry, Calina.. Give him an apology for his cold attitude all this time" said Naura Lirih. "He was not a bad man, perhaps only because of what he wanted not to manifest, making him a rebellious man. Be the man you think is so bad."

The lentic fingers gently rubbed Calina's shoulders which were still carried away by her dreams.

"If you're willing, give Mas Zio a chance, Cal... I promise to make it fair to both of us." - Naura was so deep.

Naura gently rubbed Calina's hair that was puffed out like a ponytail.

Satisfied with delivering his sentences, Naura turned to the other side of the gurney. He wiped his mother-in-law's arm. He looked at various hospital devices that help the heart in-laws keep beating.

His heart goes with it too. Although it was about them. But Naura still loves Mama Reni and Papa Raihan like her own parents.

"Ma...? Is it wrong if Naura calls Naura's husband's mother Mama?" ask Naura lirih. "Although Mama Reni may never know the presence of Naura in Mas Zio's life, Naura still considers Mama Reni to be the best mother-in-law in the world" he said sincerely. "I'm sorry Naura, Ma... Because Naura is willing to marry Mas Zio without the blessing of Mama and Papa, including Naura's parents... Naura loves Mas Zio so much, Ma."

Naura's tears came back. This was Naura Azalea, a beautiful and graceful woman whose heart was very soft. Tears are so easily melted from the water.

"Ma... If only you knew how complicated the three of us would be... Naura was convinced, Naura was the one who had to give up. Naura is the one who has to go... But...is it wrong for Naura to fall in love? Naura loves Mas Zio sincerely. Even Naura willingly shares Mas Zio's love for Calina, even though Naura is Mas Zio's first wife."

Naura kissed her mother-in-law's forehead as the end of her meeting this time.

"Naura came home, Ma.." - She said goodbye.

He had a chance to look at Calina, before finally opening the curtain and passing from the ICU room.

While outside, Zio was seen sleeping in the waiting chair. Naura approached with a soft squeeze. Sitting beside Zio, looking fixedly at her husband with mixed feelings.

What he had to do to make Zio be fair to himself and Calina.

Naura moved, standing from her seat filled with anxiety.

He walked down the hallway alone. As the night gets late. When many patient guards are already sleeping.

When he reached the garden area of the Hospital, he felt that someone was following him from behind. He looked, but there was no one back there. In addition to two male nurses who passed in the hospital hallway.

Naura walked back, and the feeling grew stronger. He was about to turn his head back, but at that moment someone clutched him tightly.

"Geeh!" Naura tried to rebel. Because it feels so crowded in the deck so tightly.

"What did you say to Calina and Mama?" ask someone who is none other than Zio, her own husband.

"Of course I heard it, Naura!" zio replied a little. "I'm not gonna let you go! no matter what happens, you have to stay with me!"

"Mas!" henk Naura restrained. "Have you never felt the least bit of Calina?" ask Naura seriously. "As a woman who also loves you, her heart aches, Mas! He's just like me! Love you sincerely. You should think of him too!"

"I just don't want to hurt you, Naura! For that I keep my heart from loving any woman but you!"

"I won't get hurt! I know my position! I know my position! Even Mama and Dad you don't know about my whereabouts!" Naura. "I think of Calina as my own sister! I don't mind him being my honey at all!"

"But I can't love him, baby! Understand!" henta Zio again.

"If you love me, you should be able to accept Calina just as you accept me!" naura said firmly.

"What if in the end my love is divided? And I can't choose between the two of you, when you both need me?" ask Zio seriously. "Imagine if Calina had been pregnant with my child, when she was about to give birth and you were sick! Who am I supposed to look after? Who should I treat? Imagine, Naura!" yep, Zio again and again.

Naura looked down, silent to think. Imagine a position that no one wants in this world.

It's a weak bell, "I don't know, Mas..."

Heavy indeed but if everything had to happen like what her husband said, of course what Zio could not help would be sad and destroyed. Didn't know she or Calina would feel that way.

But letting the village girl suffer in a household that concerned her, was also something heavy to let Naura just like that.

It could have been that he was selfish, and asked Zio to let go of Naura. But that's not who he is.

"Open your mind, Naura! And remember! If I can't share my love with anyone!"

"Is there not the slightest love for Calina in your heart, Mas?" ask Naura lirih. She looked into her husband's eyes.

Now Zio was silent. He did uphold the sentence will not love Calina. But a few days at the Hospital with Calina it feels like there is something good coming out of her.

Maybe it was true, from the beginning he only took a little time to open up for Calina.

Shake slowly, "I can only be nice to her. Sympathy because she's willing to take care of my mom and take a sabbatical for that."

Zio brushed aside all the sentences he had thought about Calina last day.

"Satisfying only?" naura asked softly, reassuring her husband's words.

"Yes." Zio replied. But his eyes seemed to doubt it.

Naura smiled faintly, "Don't ever leave Calina for me, Mas!" Naura. "You just need time and study to be fair to both of us."

Zio shifted his gaze. It felt like the debate with a stifled voice that night would not end just like that. It will not finish as he wants. Naura keeps asking him to be with Calina.

Nodding weakly, "we go home now?" ask Zio lirih.

"Leaving Calina alone here?" ask Naura.

"Why?"

Sighing heavily, "We all sleep here, Mas! Tomorrow morning - morning we're back in town!"

"But what if you're sick?"

"Did you never think of Calina? she's a girl too! She can also be sick just like me, Mom!"

Sighing heavily. At Zio's taste tonight his first wife is very stubborn.

"All right!"

They turned around, walking back into the hallway of the Hospital. As the two of them walked, the ambulance came at high speed. All the nurses were shocked - they brought a gurney to save who was in the ambulance.

Zio and Naura stopped seeing how panicked everyone was. Including people who are in the car behind the Ambulance.

"Quick! Hurry along!" that one word was heard by Zio dna Calina.

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