The Tears of Shafira
CHAPTER 27

“Erick! Mama wants to talk!” mirna shouted as soon as Erick arrived before the two of them.

Erick only caught a glimpse of his mother, then threw his body on one of the sofas. He leaned his head while, taking off the tie. Showing his laziness in response to Mirna. Then he closed his eyes without answering the words of the woman who had given birth to him.

“Erick! Did you hear mama?” mirna asked in a loud tone of voice in annoyance at her son.

Erick opened his eyes for a while and then closed again, he was not interested in talking about something with the two women in front of him. Since at the office, he did not concentrate on anything discussed with all employees in the meeting. However, what came to her mind, was only Shafira's question about her feelings.

He has managed to outwit the Ardan company by recruiting several investors in the company to move. But he was not satisfied a bit either. He wanted more than that and saw Ardan was truly miserable. In his heart, he himself did not understand his own feelings. In fact, he wanted to immediately return to the hospital to see Shafira again. However, his body was very tired and he decided to rest for a while at home. Later that night he will accompany Sapphira until morning.

“Erick!” call Mirna again.

“What, Ma?” finally Erick answered.

“Have you slapped Wulan? Did you forget, she's your wife! Don't you have pity, look at her swollen cheeks, how do you feel?”

Erick looked at Wulan at a glance and took a deep breath.

“You should have told Mama, why am I slapping you now? You're overreacting, Wulan!” the word Erick made Wulan cry again, showing that she was the one who suffered the most.

“I've told everything to Mama!” wulan.

“Then, Mama must know that Shafira is also my wife and I have been violent with her, but Mama is not angry?” Erick defended himself.

“Do you also want to blame Mama?”

“I don't blame, but Mama should know that Shafira is also Mama's daughter-in-law and not just Wulan, Ma!”

“Do you start loving that poor woman, Erick?” ask Mirna full of search.

“Do not try to switch the conversation!” sahut Erick's.

“But, you changed, Erick! Why?” Wulan.

Erick did not reply and only snorted resentfully at Wulan and her mother.

“Erick, you are not fair! I accompanied you longer than Shafira! It's only natural that I'm jealous and rude to him!” wulan.

It flashed in his memory right then and there, how he had committed the same violence to Shafira. However, he dismissed the sympathy that came suddenly. He rejects that instinctively existing humanity.

Meanwhile, Erick returned to his room and went to the bathroom to clean himself up. He changed his clothes and went back to the hospital. He felt better to be there and rest in Shafira's room alone. There can be more calm and do not have to be with two women who will continue to talk to him.

Wulan was disappointed in Erick. Moreover, her attempt to take on her husband's sympathy failed. Erick had a change in his eyes since coming home from the hospital and waiting for Shafira. Then, he chose to go see his friend, after saying goodbye to his mother-in-law. He wanted to ask his friend for advice on how he should behave next.

He is actually attracted as a normal man, when he sees the soothing face of Shafira ayu. He has a desire that he did not realize came so strong, as if Shafira was a magnet that sucked all his maleness interest.

However, on the other hand he remembered Wulan and his love that had existed for so long. That made him worried. He was so impressed when enjoying his first night, the woman was so obedient and did not fight, even though they were both forced to be betrothed.

The woman was so gentle and had a distinctive scent on her body. What an impressive first experience for Erick that night with Shafira.

Erick used to think Shafira was a stupid woman who couldn't do everything. So he was not surprised that Shafira just wanted to be betrothed to a man who was completely unknown to him. Then, Erick took advantage of all he wanted.

After arriving at the hospital, Erick immediately sat on the sofa in his wife's inpatient room. The room has quite complete facilities so that he can feel comfortable while resting there. He sees Shafira sleeping and does not want to disturb her.

Erick turned on his phone and saw some files in his email, at which point Shafira woke up from her sleep. She was surprised to see her husband because she thought Erick would not come after giving her room a guard.

“For what to come here again, Mas? Are there no guards? So, you no longer need to bother taking care of me!” shafira said as soon as she saw Erick coming while it was already night, but the man carried quite a lot of food on a small table by his bedside.

Erick took the time to buy some snacks and some bread, while on the road earlier. He was worried that Ardan or another man would come to visit Shafira and buy her food as before. He doesn't want that to happen again.

Erick approached Shafira and stroked the top of her head, “I thought you slept earlier.”

“I'm already asleep, because there's you I'm waking up again!”

“Ya, already! Sleep again, I want to rest here too!” erick said as he returned to the sofa and held onto his mobile phone.

Shafira did not want to talk until she chose to sleep. Although he actually wanted to protest, but he paused because he did not want to create new problems again with Erick.

While Wulan, that night met a friend at a famous cafe, located on one of the streets in the city. He makes an appointment to meet with Essan, an old friend who is now a lawyer.

“Tumben you want to see me again, Wulan! I think you don't remember me because your world is full of Erick, Erick and Erick!” essan said while commenting on the smile on his lips.

They sat facing each other at a table near the cafe's window. Essen looked very happy because he had not been able to meet his friend for a long time.

“Essan! I don't want to joke! Actually I have a problem!”

“What's your problem, Wulan? I think your life is perfect, you have everything, why reveal your problems to me?”

“Do you think all the rich people who look to have everything, it has no problem anymore in his life? Kalu wrong! They still have problems!”

“If I agree, because, if indeed the rich are the happiest, but why only people who live simply, who are free to sleep soundly without fear of his wealth lost!”

“Well, that's you know! Like that with me too!”

“Did Erick hurt you or was he not given a credit card again?”