A Reply to My Husband

Truth

"What did you say?"

"Alicia is not your child! Hanna's been lying all this time!"

"What are you talking about?!" Barra was still trying to understand her mother's intentions. "If he's not my son then whose son?!"

"Mother doesn't know .. which is clear she's not your child." Widia kept sobbing.

"Mother ... Don't ruin my happiness. I just got out of jail and was about to start my new life. Don't make trouble again!" barra.

"Mom doesn't want to ruin your happiness. But that's the truth. We should know Barra!"

"I know you don't like the way Hanna treats you. But you don't have to make up stories like that. Haven't you made up enough stories to separate me and Rania?!"

"But Barra ... "

"Enough Mom!!! Hanna is my choice. My own mother introduced me to Hanna. Mother also forced me to choose Hanna over Rania. What do you really want?!" Barra started to get emotional.

"Mom just didn't accept you in Barra's lie. Mom told me the truth."

"It used to be that my life and Rania's were fine until mom kept urging me to have children. Mom made up a story to vilify Rania in front of me. And I finally hate him. After that, my mother was in debt and forced me to divorce Rania in order to marry Hanna in order to pay off my mother's debt. Now that my life has been happy with Hanna, I want to make another maslah?"

"Don't misunderstand Barra, I didn't mean it that way! I just want you to know the truth!"

"Actually you can't see me happy with my partner?! Do you envy me if I am happy with my partner? You feel neglected like that?"

"Barre! Jagan your words!!"

"How can you tell me Alicia's not my son? Do you have any evidence? Who said that? If you can't answer my question as I said, you're just making up a story for me to part with Hanna." Barra started to lower her voice.

Widia walked towards her closet. He picked up the paper given by Rania back then.

"This is the proof." Widia gave the paper to Barra. "Read on!"

Barra unfolded the paper. He looked carefully at the letter by letter written in it.

"There's a genetic disorder in my spe*ma?" barra asked in disbelief.

"You're barren Barra. All this time it was not the barren Rania but you" Widia said slowly.

"No ma'am .. This must be wrong!"

"That's right Barra." Widia tried to convince.

"How did you get this paper? Who gave it to my mom?"

"Russia ... Rania gave it to Mom. You can see the date on the paper. When the test was done there was a writing."

Barra looked back at the paper in her hand.

"It was taken when we were husband and wife" Barra murmured. "Why is he hiding this reality from me?! Then the child he was carrying at that time was not my son either?! He betrayed me?!"

"Barra don't be mad at him. He's just trying to cover up your flaws!"

"Covering her betrayal meant mommy?!" Barra growling. Wrap that paper up.

"I'll ask for an explanation from him!" Barra walked away leaving Widia upset.

"Where are you going Barra?!! Don't blame Rania. He did it for you!!!" shouted Widia because Barra was no longer within her reach.

"How's this? Why would Barra be angry with Rania instead of Hanna?"

* * *

Rania is struggling with her work in her room. Every now and then her secretary comes to give her the files she needs to sign or she checks again.

"Mu's sending lunch from home."

"Thank you" he said, receiving a lunchbox from his secretary.

He immediately cleared his desk and moved to the sofa for lunch. He has memorized the sequence. Her in-laws sent her lunch, then told Malik if lunch was delivered. Then Malik will make a video call to make sure Rania eats her lunch. Every day is like that.

Rania is in her position. Soon there will be a video call coming in from Malik. And right, it wasn't until five minutes that Rania's phone rang.

"Have you eaten?" malik asked from behind his desk.

Rania smiled as she showed her spoon full of food.

"Have you eaten Doc?" Rania asked back.

"In a minute, I'm gonna have to go out to get some lunch. While you're so good Mama sends you food every day." Malik pretended to pout.

"Are you envious?" Rania laughs.

"I have to be honest, you and our future son have captured all of Mama's attention. I'm not at all considered a child now."

Rania laughed again. This time it was harder.

"Well how else? I am indeed more adorable to be considered a child than you!"

"Don't get tired ... " Malik had not finished talking when he saw Rania's vision diverted.

"Who is it? Are there any important guests?" malik asked who saw Rania confused.

"Bu .. outside there are guests want to meet. He was so pushy" said his secretary slowly, he looked terrified.

"I hung up. There guests. I'll call you back." Rania hurriedly hung up on Rania waiting for Malik to answer.

"Who?" rania asked her secretary.

"Don't know Mom" he answered.

But then a man walked in with a visibly emotional face.

"I've asked him to wait outside Mom."

"It's okay. You can go." Rania nodded to her secretary, then she left Rania's room.

"Marra ... Are you free?" rania asked a little scared. He remembered the last Barra did to him. He did not expect Barra would dare to meet him in his office.

"What do you need to do here?!" ask Rania again. Barra did not answer. He just stared at Rania full of anger.

He opened the paper that he had squeezed until it was out of shape.

"What's this?! Tell me what is all this?!" barra's voice sounded slow but terrifying.

"Oh ... Did mom tell you? Sit ... Let's talk about this carefully," Rania asked to hide her fear.

But Barra didn't budge. He moved his legs forward getting closer to Rania.

"Explain to me as clearly as possible! What does all this mean? If I'm barren, then whose child did you bear?!" barra Gertak.

"I did the test without your knowledge. That child is not your son. I know I was wrong, but I never intended to betray you."

"You remember divorcing me in a month's time if I didn't get pregnant soon? How can I get pregnant if it turns out that you are barren Barra?! And you don't want to do anything because you feel you're healthy?! You burden everything on me like it's all my fault. And look what the outcome is?"

Barra grabbed Rania by the neck and pushed her body to the wall and strangled her.

"You have betrayed! Tell me it's not true!"

"That's the truth Barra. You're barren and I'm pregnant with another man" Rania said. Barra further strengthened her strangulation in Rania's neck until she coughed.

"Barra, let go of your hand! I can't breathe" Rania said. He was already almost out of breath while Barra still continued to strangle him.