A Reply to My Husband

The Hotel

Rania threw her body on the bed. It's too early to start the day with a fight. Usually he only listened enough to her nagging and scolding, but this time Barra was also involved in it. Her in-laws used to only nab her when Barra wasn't home. But the past few years her in-laws had already dared to blatantly scold and insult Rania in front of Barra.

Since first meeting and establishing a relationship with Barra, her in-laws were not so friendly. But he also did not show his dislike towards Rania. After the second year of her marriage to Barra, and Rania is not yet pregnant, and her in-laws begin to terrorize Rania and Barra's household.

He tries to separate her from Barra, one of them by saying bad things about Rania in order for Barra to hate her. Sometimes her in-laws slandered her by saying something Rania didn't do. At first Barra often defended Rania, but over time her in-laws became smarter in making up stories and making Barra unable to distinguish between right and wrong.

Since then, Barra has been slowly changing. Sometimes he is influenced by his mother's words and also berates Rania, but sometimes he is like a hero to Rania. Barra became an immature, immature person. All decisions are influenced by his mother.

Rania recalled how Barra used to be very attentive and understanding to her. Barra treated him like he was the most precious treasure to her. There are so many sweet things that they both do. But that was once ... a long time before her in-laws interfered in their household affairs.

Barra followed Rania into the room and looked at Rania.

"If you catch up with me just to blame me for whatever mom told you, I'd better leave now." Rania exhaled a long breath, she did not change her position that was still lying on the bed.

"I'm tired of Barra .. I'm really tired of all this. I'm tired of always being an outlet for all the mistakes, both mother and you. How do you feel about me now? Do you still love me like you used to?" Rania's words sounded slow and flat.

It seemed like he was really in the phase of wanting to give up until to defend himself alone he was too lazy. Rania's eyes were blankly staring at the ceiling of the room they both were in.

"If you still love me, of course this child's problem is not a barrier to our relationship. We're going to try to find a solution together, instead of deciding to divorce me and find a new wife. It's not Barra's love, it's ego."

Barra just kept quiet. Not a single word that came out of Rania's mouth could she deny the truth.

"I've lost you Barra, I lost Barra who used to love me so much and always understood my circumstances."

Barra walked over to Rania who was still lying on the bed. He sat down beside Rania and stroked her face. His gaze had begun to soften, unlike below when he was still with his mother. Rania did not shy away from Barra's touch. He closed his eyes and let Barra caress his face. Rania enjoyed it. She misses Barra's tender touch that she may never feel again.

Rania realized, there was no chance for her to be able to survive on Barra's side because she couldn't possibly get pregnant within a month.

"I will not divorce you. I love you so much."

Rania smiled wryly. "How long will you last with those words? I'm sure tomorrow morning you've changed your mind again. Never mind Barra .. Don't stir up my feelings, for a moment you say you love me so much, a moment later you scold me, spy on me and threaten to divorce me. I can't understand your emotions going up and down" Rania explained with her eyes still closed.

"I have to how?" ask Barra. Rania opened her eyes and turned towards Barra.

"You know what to do, this is our household. Don't let anyone mix it up."

"But mother is not someone else, she's my mother."

"I never told you to fight your mother." Rania turned her face back. "Get out before we fight again. We never find common ground every time we talk about your mother."

* * *

Rania gets a short message from Dewi saying that the lab results have come out. He had taken her but she was not in the hospital because she was attending a seminar at a hotel. If Rania is impatient, she can follow Dewi to the hotel where she attended the seminar. But if Rania wants to wait, she can meet Dewi later in the hospital after the seminar is over.

But Rania was already impatient, so she decided to follow Dewi to the hotel where the seminar took place.

"Where areyou? I'm in the hotel lobby."

"I'm in the meeting room, soon to be done. You just wait there."

Rania sat uneasily inside the lobby. Not how long. Before long the Goddess was seen coming out of the elevator with some people who seemed to be doctors as well. The goddess immediately walked towards Rania. Behind him walked a man that Rania was very familiar with.

"I'm sorry, I just finished" Dewi explained. But Rania did not hear the words of the Goddess. His eyes were still staring at the man who had come with the Goddess. The man looked back at Rania with a warm look.

The goddess who realized Rania's silence immediately looked back where Rania's eyes were focused.

"Oh .. Did you look at him?" seloroh Goddess.

Rania looked clumsy after hearing the words of the Goddess.

"Allah ... Rania, meet my schoolmate Malik. He's an orthopedic specialist who is also attending a seminar here. And Malik .. he's my patient Rania who is now my friend." The goddess introduced them both.

Malik reached out his hand, Rania welcomed Malik's hand and now they shake hands.

"How are you?" ask Malik.

" I'm good." The two looked at each other for a long time with their hands still interlocked. Until the Goddess breaks the mood.

"Helloo .. I'm here." The goddess ruined the atmosphere.

"I was first Dew, Bye Ran ."." Malik said before leaving them.

"Have you known each other before?"

"So how did it go?" Rania tries to distract the Goddess.

"Jawab first asked me a question, and then I told you the result. You can't fool me."

Rania took a deep breath. "Malik is my ex-boyfriend. Did my answer satisfy you?" The Goddess's eyes glared at Rania's reply.

"Why? What's wrong?" ask Rania.

"You broke up from Malik's near-perfect and married Barra who was planless and opinionated?!"

Rania grunts annoyed. " He's my husband Dew."

"Well .. I'm telling the truth. Your husband is a plan and has no stance. You agree too, right?" Rania will not win arguing with the Goddess.

"So, how did it go?"

"We sit there first." The goddess pointed at the empty sofa. Rania nodded.

" I'll just explain it to you for a while because I have an afternoon practice schedule."

"All right."