The Doctor & Me

Part 18

After she left, Ifkar segera memeriksa his mobile phone. Last night it ran out of batteries but before bed, he already charge the phone. The phone come alive at his gentle pressing of the power button. Soon, plenty messages attacking the inbox and the phone chimes at each received text.

He went through the messages Diana sent. She told him to be home early. She made dinner. And another text asking is he coming home soon an hour later. And seven missed calls from her. Patutlah dia marah. Ifkar tepuk dahi. Well he noticed there were few messages coming in but he was busy and plan to read them later but the phone ran out of battery before he had the chance.

I'm a piece of shit, he thought to himself. Nasib baik lah Diana tak mengamuk baling piring ke apa. Just silent treatment tapi kalau senyap senyap macam ni, it'll take longer for her to forgive him. Nak tak nak terpaksa lah start Misi Memujuk Isteri 2.0.

He looked around the room. Well I could start with cleaning this mess. So that was all he did that day. Cleaning his room, cleaning the kitchen and the toilet. Well, he hoped she would be happy to come home to a clean house. The last place left for him to mop and clean would be her room.

Well, they are husband and wife. She can't actually be mad at him for intruding her privacy right ? Is there any between couples ? Surely I can come and so some sweeping and moping and dusting. So he went in. The room was already organized and clean. She rarely used the room nowadays anyway. It's only for her work and occasionally she falls asleep there.

So he swept the floor. Her working table attracts his attention. A frame of her family potraits with a small picture of him included. His picture from school. He remember back in school she took his ID because she wants to keep it. So he asked for hers but she never give it to him. Because her picture was ugly she said.

Looking at his younger self, he could not help but to laugh. He looks so silly. And young. And maybe a little i-don't-know-this-person feeling. He wanted to remove the picture from her table. I'll put a nicer and handsomer one he thought. He removed the back cover of the frame.

Another few pictures was there. Behind her family potrait and his, there's one of Diana and her housemates. Hani was in the picture too. And another picture of Diana and that guy. It looks like a selfie taken from inside of a car. The guy he worried about was driving, and next to him, Diana smiling and taking their wefie.

He took a seat on the bed's edge and stares at the photo. She looks happy. With that guy. And he... Well he looked like he's some sort of prince or whatever. He's good looking. Tapi aku pun hensem apa. He turn to his left where a long mirror stands. He looked again and again. Comparing his features and that guy's.

Well, that guy's face is kind of angular. The sharp angular kind, baby-faced clean shaved guy, skin tone slightly fairer than him. And nope what I am doing is being stupid so he wanted to throw the picture right away. Behind the picture, a handwritten thank you was seen. Whatever, he thought, crumpling the picture and dunking it into the basket.

He continued cleaning the mess and leave the room. He ordered pizza, hungry after cleaning, and the thoughts of coaxing Diana was gone along with the picture into the rubbish bin. He ate while watching The Flash. Barry Allen, like him, is feeling blue because Iriz is now in love with her dad's partner. That sucks, man. I feel you. He give Barry a pat on his back mentally.

She came home to him gobbling pizza and watching TV. "Assalamualaikum." She was unhappy to see him. And she is sulking. But he got pizzas and no she never leaves food so she joined him watching The Flash. "How's your day ?" Ifkar asked her.

Diana just shrugs her shoulder not bothering to remove her eyes from the evil yet handsome Dr Wells. "Sayang, sorry about last night. I'm real-"

"Shut up I can't listen to him." She cuts him sharply, continuously chewing pizza after. Her eyes remain on Dr Wells currently showing his true self. Diana is obviously won't be buying any of his excuses so Ifkar lets out a sigh. He'll try that trick of being pouty and sad so that she'll forgive him. And nope it didn't work. She didn't even notice him being child-like. Her eyes are totally glued to Harrison Wells.

So instead of watching The Flash, he watches her. She eats and was about to drink his soda before he grabbed the glass away. "Madam, I think you forgot something."

"No I did not." Diana replied shortly after. She has nothing to forget.

"You are pregnant Mam. This drink is not for you." He raised the drink in front of her. "I'll get you plain water." In seconds, he came back with a glass of water. She said thanks before taking it and gulping it down. Well, thank God he remember because yep I forgot. Sorry child. She rubs her belly. Mommy is sorry.

"Do you have any plan tonight ?" Ifkar asked.

"I have materials to read. I'll be in my room. And, for dinner just make it yourself. I won't be eating. I had enough." She pointed towards the pizza. She ate 5 slices. Oh wow. She stands up, dusting away pizza crumbles on her clothes and disappear to her room.

"Did you do anything inside my room ?" Diana asked from the inside.

"Just sweeping the floor, honey." And throwing away your ex fiance picture too.

She didn't come out for the rest of the night and again he feels lonely. The same loneliness he felt because she only came to him when needed.