One Night With Your Wife
Silent treatments

“ Zavian have you heard back, Ma?” Fabian came and sat across the table. He stared at the menus one by one.

“ Not yet, “ replied Mama Widya slowly.” Hape is not active and Mama's message is also not replied.”

“ I don't think he'll come, deh. It's like this hour,” says Fabian then .

Mama Widya's eyes stared at the clock on the wall that showed ten o'clock at night. Until this moment he still hopes Zavian will come to celebrate his birthday. Mama Widya still believes that Zavian is still the same as before, obedient, obedient and always concerned with his mother.

“ Lagian, Zavian is too old to celebrate his birthday in this way,” Fabian said later. She pointed to the tart cake with small candles on it.” She is not a child who will clench her hands to make a wish while hoping that her prayers come true. That's a childish one, Ma.”

Mama Widya frowned and looked at Fabian with a look of dislike.

“ Why is Mama Tumben busy nyiapin all this? Usually also do not care about the birthday of Zavian, remember just not ,” sneer Fabian.

“ Mama cares about Zavian,” said Mama Widya firmly.” No problem this looks childish or how , the important thing is that Mama wants to celebrate the birthday of Zavian.”

Fabian looked at his mother with an odd look in his eyes because he knew exactly what Mama Widya was treating her like. There is no special celebration for Zavian's birthday. Hence, he did not know what had possessed his mother until preparing all of this for Zavian's sake.

“ Go, Ma. Zavian may not come,” Fabian replied again. 

“ Mama is sure she will come,” said Mama Widya with confidence.” Mama will wait for him to come until later.”

“ Yes, no problem,” said Fabian . He was always impressed no matter what his mother's business was. Then Fabian left his mother. 

There was pain in Mama Widya's heart when she found her efforts to please Zavian had to be in vain. Even almost two hours later, Zavian did not come. Her phone is still inactive and the message from Mama Widya is also not reciprocated. 

“ Zavian seems really not to come,” said Mama Widya with a lyrical tone.

This is the first time Mama Widya has made a celebration for Zavian's birthday after all this time. But it failed. 

Before twelve o'clock and the date changed, Mama Widya decided to light a whole little candle on top of the cake. Then he clenched his palm. He made a wish. 

‘ May Zavian forgive him and come back like he used to be.’

“ Oh my God, I don't want Zavian to leave my life,” muttered Mama Widya. He still wants to have a submissive Zavian figure and loves his mother so much. Unfortunately, the eyes full of wounds and also the disappointed face of Zavian again imagined in the memory of Mama Widya. 

If time could be repeated, he would set aside a little time to pay attention to the little things about Zavian. Mama Widya is eager to repay all the affection and love that Zavian has given her. Before it was too late, like this. 

Mama Widya's hands clenched tightly and drops upon drops of tears fell on her cheeks. He cried alone in silence. Zavian did not say that he was overtly favoritism, but a sentence that questioned how deeply his affection had explained Zavian's feelings. 

“ Pa, I thought you were a picky father. But it turns out that I am too,” muttered Mama Widya in her tears. 

Finished celebrating his birthday with his wife, Zavian immediately invited his wife into the room. They talk and talk about many things. Including Zavian's desire to give Zeano a baby sister who was greeted by protests by his wife. 

Nayara said that Zean was too small to have a sister. Even so, they still make love afterwards, without any safety. 

“ Sleep, I will hug you ” Nayara said as she found her husband's tired, unbearable face again. 

Zavian gladly anchored his head in the arms of his wife. It felt very comfortable to be hugged like that, until without waiting for long he had fallen asleep soundly. Together with Nayara, Zavian finds the figure of the little boy inside him alive again. He will be spoiled - spoiled as much as he knows his wife will welcome everything well. Zavian feels happy and fulfilled when Nayara notices and pamper him with a pleasant attitude. 

The next morning, Zavian woke up in a much more relieved feeling. The first thing he did was activate the phone and find a message from Mama Widya. His forehead creased for a moment. 

“ What's up, By?” asked Nayara who saw the look on her husband's face. 

“ Mama waited for me last night,” replied Zavian. 

Nayara walked over to him while tying her hair. Then the woman sat down on the side of Zavian.” Should we come to Mama's house today ? I think last night Mama had a celebration for your birthday. I read in the group Mama invited other families but they couldn't come.”

“ Don't worry,” murmur Zavian slowly.

” Anyway, Mama wouldn't remember that yesterday my birth date if only I hadn't reminded her.”

“ Do you have no pity on Mama, By?” ask Nayara carefully.

“ Mama has two children but only assume that her child is only one. It feels like I am the one to be pitied here,” said Zavian,

“ But you already have me and Zean,” said Nayara later.” Why do you still feel sorry for yourself ? Are we not enough?” 

Zavian grabbed his wife's waist and hugged her as tightly as he could.

” If I didn't have you, maybe I wouldn't be here right now. I'm grateful to have you.”

Nayara patted her husband's back slowly. She learned how to understand her husband's feelings. So, when Zavian said that he wanted to give Mama Widya a silent treatment, then Nayara did not protest anything . Perhaps it was the best among so many other options to reciprocate Mama Widya's attitude. 

So for the next, Zavian avoids Mama Widya and is lazy to deal with her mother. Zavian also minimizes their conversation because there will only be the name Fabian as the main lip fruit of Mama Widya. 

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