Not the Perfect Wife
283. S2 - Hiring a detective
Hearing the whisper from the husband made Afrin silent, then continued cooking without replying to the man's words The movement of his hands did not stop, as if it did not matter that someone was hugging him. Khairi who knows if his wife is silent so feel sad.
"Darling, I'm really sorry. I really didn't mean to yell at you. I just want to finish what I want to know and today I intend to find it all. I hope you understand my situation, please, dear! Forgive me," Khairi said with a pity.
He will not give up until his wife forgives him.
"Honey," call Khairi because his wife is still silent. Afrin took off her husband's embrace and faced the man.
"I'll forgive you but you must be punished."
"Punished? Punished what, dear? Whatever I do, just as long as you forgive me" Emran said confidently.
"I'll punish you, but not now. You, right, want to find your mama, later after everything subsides and your mama has met, then we talk about what punishment for you," said Afrin.
"So you've forgiven me?"
"Depending on later you can't take punishment from me" Afrin replied.
"Surely, I will definitely do it."
"Okay, we'll see" Afrin said with a smile.
"I was getting goosebumps, my feelings were suddenly not good" muttered Khairi quietly. But it can still be heard by Afrin.
"What are you talking about, Mom?" ask Afrin pretending not to listen.
"Ah, it's okay, honey. My stomach is hungry" replied Khairi reasoned.
"You, right, haven't prayed! It's also too early. Pray there!"
"You don't pray? Come on, let's pray worshippers!"
"I'm on vacation, Mom. So you pray alone."
"A holiday? Since when? Yesterday still praying."
"Yesterday, did you see that I did not pray Maghrib and Isha?"
"I know, I think when I go to the mosque you pray in the hospital" Khairi said. "I have to take a week off" he continued muttering.
"Yes already, Mas, pray there!"
Khairi went in and left his wife cooking. While Afrin just smiled looking at him. She was happy if her husband realized he had made a mistake. Honestly there was fear in him when Khairi snapped at him. The woman was afraid that it would continue today, tomorrow and beyond.
Afrin often heard that if a man had dared to be rude, then he would not hesitate to do it again. She hoped her husband would never do that. He dislikes being yelled at the most, since childhood Afrin has never been yelled at. Even if your mom or dad is angry. Just the words of advice they say.
In the family of Emran, never a single harsh word is spoken because that is what Afrin will apply also in the family he built now. The woman continued her cooking. He deliberately cooked a lot to be taken to the hospital. Afrin believes her in-laws must be homesick. Since waiting for Papa Hamdan, Mama Meri always ate food purchased at restaurants.
Not long after the food finally arrived at the dinner table. The woman also prepared three boxes of food to be taken to the hospital. Not to forget also he prepared a box of porridge for papa-in-law.
"Where are you going, honey?" ask Khairi who just came out of the room.
"You were taken to the hospital, Mas. Mama must miss home cooking. I've also made papa porridge, hopefully he likes," Afrin said with a smile.
The man sat followed by his wife. Afrin thought for a moment before replying, "I don't know how papa's character is. I don't know him very well. It's up to you how good it is, but papa's sick, is that okay, Mas, ask him now?"
"We wait until things get better. I don't want papa's condition to get worse."
"Keep how, Mas, looking for him?"
"Mama's school in High School. There must be an address, but I'm gonna leave it all to a detective. I don't know how to find a missing person. Moreover, this has been many years," Khairi replied lethargicly.
Afrin understands the state of the husband, and the man still has to take care of two companies. It must not be easy to do everything. As a wife she could not help anything, only support could she.
They began to enjoy breakfast, even though they were not tasteful, but must be forced to have the energy to face the problems that are being faced.
After finishing breakfast, Khairi drove his wife to the hospital. The woman will accompany Mama Merry today because she has no class.
"What are you, honey? Seriously," asked Khairi as they were on their way to the hospital. Afrin was busy with her cell phone. Like there's something important.
"I'm just trying to find your mom's name on social media accounts maybe there is, apparently none, ' Afrin replied lethargicly.
"Maybe if we know my sister's name, we can find her. Let alone his name, he is male or female we do not know" replied Khairi lethargic.
"You must not be pessimistic, rest assured that we can find him" said Afrin, who is hailed by Khairi.
On the next journey there was silence. Neither Khairi nor Afrin dissolved in each other's minds. In their hearts there was doubt, what people who had been missing for so many years could be found? One that is only a year, two years sometimes do not meet, let alone this? But it all comes back to God. Nothing is impossible if He wills.
Their car finally arrived in front of the hospital.
"I'm not down, yeah, honey. I had a meeting this morning. Later Bik Asih and Fatma you told me to take a taxi. Tell Fatma too, if you have permission from her teacher to not enter today," Khairi told his wife.
Afrin smiled as she nodded in response. She was glad that her husband was still thinking about her feelings at a time like this. The woman went down and entered the hospital alone with the food she had made.
Afrin knocks on the door of her in-laws room before entering. It seems like everyone is talking.
"Assalamualaikum" said Afrin.
"Waalaikumsalam, did you come alone? Where's khairi?" ask Mama Merry.
"Mas Khairi didn't let me in, Ma. This morning there was an important meeting with papa's colleagues" Afrin replied. She knew that her in-laws were disappointed that Khairi did not come when they did not stay overnight. "I'll bring you breakfast, we'd better have breakfast. Oh, yes, Fatma. I gave you permission not to come in today."
"Yes, Non" said Fatma. Go now the starches will be too late.
"You have breakfast first. Mama's not hungry."
"I don't want to repeat the same sentence every day. It's for the common good" said Afrin, who made Mama Mery finally want to eat.
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