Not the Perfect Son-in-law
Chapter 24. Ali's anger

Chapter 24

"Oh, I thought last night you went on a date with a man who paid you," Ali said with a sharp eye toward his sister.

Hafsah, Ruqoyah, and Alika were again surprised to hear Ali's words. They did not expect that the man would say something like this.

"You're on a date, aren't you? Answer, Alika!" Ali pointed at his sister's face with emotion.

Hafsah rubbed her husband's back. While Alika was crying in silence, only her tears were flowing.

"Why are you accusing your sister like that, Ali? You do not play accusation and slander to your own family" Ruqoyah said.

The middle-aged woman forgot that she also often slandered her own daughter-in-law, even many times with various accusations directed at her. However, when her daughter was said to be no good to others, she did not accept.

"I'm not accusing him, ma'am. But this is reality. Mother's daughter likes to be invited to a date by any man who wants to pay her. I have evidence and witnesses" retorted Ali, who was now able to restrain him. His tone had also returned to normal. The touch from Hafsah made him feel calm.

Ruqoyah's chest felt claustrophobic, she was reminded of the man she saw with Alika in the restaurant, the man in the photo, and the one in the video were all different. In his mind now implied that Alika had become a "Campus Priest" who likes to be invited to go by striped men.

"Just admit Alika, I will send you to Mr. Dhe's house" Ali said.

Hearing that Alika immediately knelt in front of Ali. He did not want to go to the village. There was the ancestral land of his father's family.

"No, I don't want to, sister," Alika said softly in her sobs.

"How long have you been doing this?" tanya Ali looked towards her sister's eyes.

"Recently," Alika replied unwilling to be completely honest.

"Much more clearly, how long has it been? One month?" ali's speech paused, "two months?" he continued, "ti–ga moon?"

Alika shook her head every time Ali spoke.

"Three weeks," he lied.

Ruqoyah knew Alika was lying. He saw that time at the restaurant also last month. Probably more than a month.

"What have you done with these men?" Ali clutched his sister's shirt whose emotions were re-ignited.

Hafsah held Ali's hand and tried to break his grip. She saw Alika in pain and was afraid that her husband would be rude.

"Azhuu, Bang. Don't be like this. Alika may be in a state of caliphate. Anger and violence will not solve the problem" Hafsah said, looking at Ali pleading.

Ali also released his hand grip on the clothes of the younger brother. Hafsah hugged Alika who was crying.

Alika cries terggugu. Honestly, he was scared and felt guilty.

"You don't love yourself. You don't love your father, and you don't love your brother either" Ali said with teary eyes.

Ruqoyah was crying too. I don't know what he'll say in the afterlife. Her husband always asks to keep their daughter from falling into the wrong company. However, he is now negligent and does not pay attention to the association of his son.

After calming Alika down to sleep, Hafsah went to her mother-in-law. He saw the middle-aged woman in shock. She brought her husband's mother's favorite warm tea.

"Mom, drink first" said Hafsah, handing over his glass.

Ruqoyah drank it up. The feeling of tightness and pressing on his chest gradually improved. He sat speechless as his daughter-in-law massaged his shoulders and head.

"You want me to use some oil, ma'am?" hafsah and Ruqoyah nodded.

The woman enjoyed a massage from the son-in-law. His feeling now felt comfortable and his body also felt relaxed and light. The headache was gone, too, until he had unknowingly fallen asleep.

Now Hafsah came to meet Ali who was sitting on the balcony of his room. The man was silent while looking up at the dark sky without any moon or stars. Then, he hugged the burly body from behind.

"Bang," call Hafsah affectionately.

"Hn," Ali replied as she rubbed the hand of the wife coiled around her stomach.

The cold wind of the night that he had felt to drive away the heat in his heart, was now no longer felt. The thing he felt right now was warmth and comfort. The smell of Hafsah's body that she liked always made her comfortable. He likes that.

"Patience. Do not play violence against women. We are sentient beings and can easily understand if we are told well even though we must always be reminded" said Hafsah gently.

"I'm sorry for the brother who couldn't control himself. My heart ached knowing that. Dad's shadow when he was sick and always worried about Alika, kept spinning inside this brain. Dad asked me to look after Alika, but I've failed, honey." 

Hafsah could feel water falling on the back of his hand hugging Ali. Then, she gently turned her husband's body and wiped away the tears on his cheek.

"The gate did not fail. Brother has often given advice to Alika," said Hafsah also felt sad to see her husband like this.

The two couples hugged each other and shared their grief. Not long after that they entered the room because the air temperature was getting colder. There is no baby making activity tonight. Holidays used to be overnight because of conditions that are not possible.

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Will Alika's attitude change to Hafsah? The holidays at Ali's office will arrive what will their holidays be like there? Follow their story, yes!