The Resurrection of the Sick Wife (Return of Marisa)
18. Mario Meet Steven

"Lho, Honey? Why did you go home alone? Didn't Steven take you home?" ask Amara who saw her daughter's face that looks tangled.

Marisa, who saw her mother relaxing in the living room all by herself, now immediately threw her butt on the sofa.

"Steven just drove me to the front of the house, Mah. He said he still had other business." Marisa honestly.

Amara, who saw her daughter's face that was not as bright as this morning, now immediately grabbed her daughter's hand to make sure that everything was okay.

"Em, are you thinking about something that didn't make you as happy as it was this morning, honey?" ask Amara who made sure if her daughter was not involved in the problem.

The young lady quickly shook her head.

"No, Mah. I'm fine." replied Marisa with a faint smile.

"alright. If there's anything you want to ask or tell Mamah. Mamah will always be ready to listen to her, dear." said Amara affectionately.

For a moment Marisa was silent with her own thoughts.

'Do I have to ask this to Mom? But what if Mamah is going to tease me later?' marisa's in my heart.

"Hey, why daydream? Are you sure there's no problem today?" ask Amara to make sure.

After deciding to ask his mother. Marisa sat up straight and faced her mother.

"Well, is it possible if a friendship is stored in it another feeling? Em, I mean is it possible that friends can turn into love?" marisa asked hesitantly.

Amara who heard the question from her daughter, immediately frowned.

"Are you talking about Steven?" amara asked with a full glance.

Marisa, who doesn't want to hide anything from her mother, gives a small nod. And the mother also immediately responded with that nod.

"alright. Mamah will explain about a man who secretly harbors his feelings for his girlfriend" said Amara.

Marisa immediately heard and listened to every story from her mother. Sometimes he even felt that the story was almost similar to his life.

"Well, so you can conclude for yourself, honey. Is it true that friends can be life partners? Because Papah and Mamah have also felt it themselves." said Amara with a smile.

Marisa, who only learned the facts about the love story of her parents, immediately silenced her mouth with one hand.

"So, Mamah and Papah used to be just friends and Papah expressed his feelings first to Mamah?" marisa asked with her mouth still open.

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"Yes, Honey. Papah expressed that feeling first. Because your mother was never sensitive to the attention that Papah gave. So inevitably, Papah had to throw away the prestige in order to get your love back" explained Mario who suddenly appeared from behind.

Marisa who heard the love story from her parents, now immediately caught the explanation.

'Is it possible that Steven also said that because he also harbored those feelings for me? But why can't I feel all of that when I'm with him?' marisa's murmuring in the heart.

"Darling, why are you daydreaming? Was it Steven.....?" Amara deliberately hung up the question, so that her daughter could be more open to them.

With hesitation Marisa nodded her head.

"Yes, Mah, Pah. Steven has expressed his feelings for Marisa. But after Steven said that, I immediately laughed at him. And after that her attitude towards me in an instant changed and became cold." Marisa explained with a downcast face.

"Then?" asked Mario who was currently sitting next to his daughter.

"Then Steven immediately invited me home and he did not want to stop by the house on the grounds that he still had business." explained Marisa again.

Amara and Mario who heard the explanation from their daughter, now immediately exchanged views and understood the problems faced by their only puppet princess.

"Do you understand now? Why did Steven's attitude change for you, honey?" amara asked as she gently rubbed her daughter's arm.

Marisa, who was still hesitant, was now only silent with her own daydream.

"Let's look at Steven's attitude tomorrow, is he still acting the same as today? If he's still like that, it means that his speech today is a fact that he's been telling himself." explained Mario in a soft voice.

"Oh... Ja. One over. Holding your own feelings for too long will only hurt you, dear. Especially if Steven has heard that you were married. Yeah, even though your marriage is just a game." Mario explained again.

Marisa is now directly staring at her parents alternately accompanied by a long breath.

"alright. I understand what I need to do now. And tomorrow I'll wait for Steven to pick me up." said Marisa with a faint smile.

Finally, the three people of different ages embraced each other affectionately.

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"Argh! Why are you so insensitive, Ris? Do I have to explain everything to you, so you can understand how I feel about you?" steven complained after arriving in front of his apartment.

Steven is not a typical person who has a direct problem running to bars and alcoholic beverages. All of it was very he avoided and haram for him to touch.

His mind and heart are currently being hit by a sense of disappointment because of the insensitivity of the woman who is still his best friend.

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When his smartphone rings, Steven just ignores it without wanting to see who the caller is.

Until the last ring Steven was still flinching in the same position.

But at the time of the second ring, Steven immediately grabbed his phone and was about to turn off the call. However, he immediately abandoned his intention because the caller was one of the figures he always respected.

"Hello? Assalamu'alaikum, Um?" greet Steven.

Steven who immediately turned on the Loud speaker, clearly heard the voice of someone.

"Ma'alaikumsalam, Stev. What about your day? Are you having a problem? So don't stop by for a minute to see us?" pick up someone who was on the voice call.

"I'm sorry Steven, Om Mario! It's not that Steven doesn't want to see Om and Aunt, but I still have important business." Steven said in a lie.

Yes, that someone is Mario, the father of his best friend Marisa.

"really? Where are you now, Stev? Om will visit you, because there are important things that Om wants to tell you." said Mario.

Steven who was initially relaxing, now immediately wave and immediately sit firmly while thinking of ways, to make the right reasons to avoid his best friend's family.

'Duh! How'this? What should I say to Om Mario?' inner Steven.

"Hello, Stev? You're okay, aren't you?" ask Mario.

"Eh.. I-yes, Om. Sorry, Om! I can't meet Om Mario right now, because I have to get ready to get out of town this afternoon." Steven lied.

"Yes already then. Assalamu'alaikum?"

"Wa'alaikumsalam, Om."

Ting! The keg!

After the voice call is interrupted. Suddenly the bell rang.

With a shaky step Steven immediately opened the door just like that, without checking first who his guests are.

"Who the hell is coming? Just interrupt!" grumbling Steven.

THE CZECH!

The door opened and displayed the figure of a middle-aged man who was standing casually in front of the door of Steven's apartment.

"Lho, Om Mario? How can it be here? Not -"

"Aren't I supposed to be home with them, are you?" guess Mario casually.

"Are you going to let your guests stay standing here, Steven?" sewot Mario's.

Steven didn't expect, if the father of his best friend visited his apartment. Now the young man immediately invited his guest to enter the apartment.

"So this is a place to escape from the problems you're facing, Stev? Wouldn't you rather finish it than hide like a LOSer?" lick Mario.

Steven who was walking behind the middle-aged man, could now only lower his head.

"Step up your body, Steven! A real man will not bow his head or be afraid of any problem as complicated as he is currently facing. Including the HEART problem." firmly Mario with eyes that are difficult to interpret.

Instantly Steven's eagle's eyes faded perfectly upon hearing the man's last sentence.

"I-I mean, Om?" ask Steven who pretends not to know anything.

Mario who saw the look of Steven's face that was increasingly pale, now immediately patted the young man's shoulder.

"Come closer, boy! I know what you said to my daughter. When he got home, he told us everything. So you don't try to cover anything up to make me look like an old man!" pinta Mario lowered his tone.

Before opening his voice again, for a moment Steven stared fixedly at the middle-aged man's face with a difficult gaze to interpret.

"alright. Maybe Om also understood what I said last afternoon, and I also knew that Marisa had told you everything. Therefore, I want to explain to Om Mario, I Steven Milano Atmajaya said honestly if since childhood already have feelings for Om Mario's daughter named Marisa Aurelie Argantara." obviously Steven was straightforwardly without the slightest hesitation from within his heart.

Mario who saw honesty and sincerity through the eyes of the young man. Now the middle-aged man was a little relieved, because his guess had never missed.

"alright. I accept your statement, Stev. But first you also have to be able to convince my daughter, if you are not the same as the fox man." said Mario with a thin smile.

Steven was a little relieved, because the feeling that had been buried could finally be conveyed even though indirectly.

"Alright, Om. I'll do all that soon. But first I wanted to ask Om Mario for help, so I could make Marisa realize how I felt about her. Is Om ready?" bargain Steven who is negotiating with his future in-laws.