THE TORTURED WIFE
Generation 2: Part 17

Victor and Amanda dine together in the dining room with Jennifer, Maximus and Axel. It was such a warm night because they could gather together to spend what they rarely did together. Victor is busy with his job taking care of the company while Amanda takes care of the restaurant. Likewise with Jennifer who often gather with her social friends do a lot of humanitarian activities. Axel and Maximus have just graduated from Junior High. They are still confused as to where to proceed. Proceed to State High School or precisely to the pesantren.

"Mommy, Axel, how about you go to school. Your brother Aurel used to be a mesantren, too" Victor proposed to his two heroes. He wanted his son to get a good education. Especially when growing up into teenagers, of course, vulnerable to things that will make their mindset and attitude become unstable. If in pesantren religious education will lead them to good things and instill faith and piety in Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.

"Daddy says you better be mesantren aja kayak Aurel," added Amanda. He thinks the same as Victor. Religious education is very important for children their age. Who are still looking for the identity and insight of science and religion. They still can't manage themselves well. Including his attitude, actions and speech.

"Oma also agrees that you are mesantren. There the place is shady and soothing. Anyway you guys will be at home, Oma people if you go there do not want to go home." Jennifer was also at the time thinking like Victor and Amanda. He also wanted the best for his two grandchildren.

"Okay, so is Dad. I really like hanging out with pesantren. They were kind and polite" Axel replied.

"How's it going?" Ask Amanda for her baby.

"So much Daddy and Mommy. I'm going with you." Actually Maximus is eager to continue his school in SMK. He was very interested in machines and various technologies. But his father and mother wanted to give him religious education in order to provide him later when studying abroad.

"Really?" Victor asked the seemingly ordinary Maximus. He knew his son was very fond of things that smelled with machines and technology. But what power as a parent he wants to equip good things, especially in the field of religion to his son. It is up to you to study abroad in America, England, Russia, or other countries. Importantly they have been equipped with qualified religious sciences.

Maxsimus. What his parents wanted was certainly best for him. After all, there is no harm in school in pesantren. There is also not only teaching religion there are other technologies and sciences. Maybe not 100% but Maximus can still learn it all while studying religion.

"If so Oma aja who goes to the boarding school all look for handsome Ustadz," said Jenifer.

"Udah old Mi, ashamed of her granddaughter. Then it's toothless who wants it" said Victor. The habit of arguing with his mother has never changed. Until maximus and Axel teenagers were still arguing this problem.

"Ompong gini Mami is still beautiful. Which Ustad won't?" jenifer.

"I don't hear Oma" replied Maxsimus.

"Me too, fearing sin says Oma is beautiful" Axel added. They both compactly say no to Jennifer's beauty.

Amanda just smiled seeing her husband and two heroes joking with her in-laws. Things like this are always missed by them. Moreover, they are both busy with their respective worlds.

"Amanda, do you want to come with Mami to see Nafisa and take Maximus and Axel?" ask Jenifer. Queen Anisa is the second child of Victor and Amanda. Already since SD lived in the pesantren. Amanda and Victor only visit her twice a month. Nafisa is different from her two sisters. From childhood he was very interested in the world of pesantren. From memorizing the Quran and studying the history of Islam.

"God willing," replied Amanda.

"Sadly I can't come, there's an important meeting I have to attend. Clients from abroad will visit and monitor the project" Victor replied.

Actually he also wants to be able to gather with his children, wife and mother. But what power of work should still take precedence. Although the family remains the most important.

"Gapa Mas, after all we visited Nafisa yesterday" replied Amanda.

"That means we both drove Maxsimus and Axel to the pesantren?" ask Jenifer.

"Yes Mi" Amanda replied.

That night they chatted quietly after eating. Watching television together. Even though they have their own busy lives. Victor is busy with his laptop, Maximus and Axel are busy playing games, Jenifer is busy watching the sinetron of evil in-laws on television and Amanda who always accompany him.

"Gemes Mami if there are evil in-laws like that. Mami ulek use cobek," said Jenifer comments.

"Agreed!" maxsimus and Axel.

Amanda gave a small laugh at the babbling of her husband and her two children.

"You mean Mami's chemistry fits that into being the evil in-laws?" ask Jenifer.

"Yes Mi, but unfortunately Mami's tooth is toothless. So it must be edited a lot every show," replied Victor.

"The look of Dad, pinjem the cow's teeth first before filming," Axel added.

"Or the teeth of the most suitable dinosaur Oma." Maximus added. They both liked to tease her grandmother the most.

"Hmmm!" Jennifer pierces. His son and two grandchildren are like that. Can't see he's happy a little bit. It must have hurt her, but it made their relationship closer.

"Mi, do you want to make some herbs?" ask Amanda. He was as devoted to his mother-in-law as he was to his own mother. Amanda knew her in-laws had high cholesterol and blood problems just like Ratna. That's why she always gives traditional herbs to her in-laws.

"May, all for Victor, Axel, and Maxsimus. Make it bitter! Let them not be mute commentators and critics" Jenifer replied.

"Gosh, we're drinking some more herbs" Axel lamented.

"You're a bucket anyway" said Maxsimus. They shouldn't have teased her grandmother so got punished for having to drink bitter herbs.

"Mi, my gosh, I can't drink the bitter herbs" Victor said. She really doesn't like herbal medicine if it's not the coercion of Amanda and Jennifer.

"Just everybody's getting some jamu tonight. Be healthy and strong" Jenifer said.

Victor, Axel, and Maxsimus tepok jidat. I don't want to follow Jenifer.

Amanda smiled and left the family room. He made herbs for his family. Then go back to the family room and give them one by one the herbs.

"Mi, should I drink herbal medicine?" victor asked holding a glass of herbs in his hand.

"Yes Oma, I'm afraid of memory loss after this" Axel added. He had goosebumps looking at the herbs in his hands that were so pitch-black.

"My glass is empty" said Maxsimus. The glass in his hand was empty because Maxsimus drank it straight away.

"Max, how did your watch disappear?" ask Axel.

"Juggle huh? Please lose Daddy's!" said Victor.

Maximus just smiled looking at the two of them who were still holding the medicine glass that was still full.

"Thankiratin, drink bitter herbs!" said Jenifer. Finally being able to repay her son and granddaughter in a beautiful way.