ANINDITA, A Tale of the Past

Sharp as a Dagger

Ricky's face turned tense reading the news that was gossiping about him and Anindita as well.

" I've ordered Rizal to take care of taking down the news. How'd news like that get to the press, Rick?" ask Dirga wonder.

Ricky pulled his shoulder.

" I don't know exactly, Mr. Dirga. But most likely this has something to do with the younger brothers of Pak Arya." Ricky guessed that Aryan's sisters were behind the rumors about him.

" Sister of Mr Arya?" Dirga frowned trying to remember that one name.

" The husband of Mama Rama." Ricky explained.

" Oh .. I thought that Mama Rama's husband was you, Rick." Dirga joked while grinning.

" What does this news have to do with Aryan's sister?" Dirga still casually responded.

" I just found out that Anindita's relationship with her sister-in-law was not harmonious. It turned out that Pak Arya's younger siblings did not approve of her brother marrying Anindita."

" Because she's a woman from the common people? Ck, why do stories like that always happen." Dirga shook his hand in the air because he also experienced a romance story that had been opposed by his family.

" Why then did Arya just shut up her sister did that? Is all of Anin's husband's family like that?" ask Dirga curiously.

" Arya and her mother were very kind to Anindita, only her sisters hated her." Ricky explained.

" It would be that Arya would be angry if she knew her sister was doing this to her wife." He rubbed his jaw slowly.

" Arya sir died yesterday morning, sir."

Dirga gasped with wide eyes at Ricky's words.

" Innalillahi Wainnaillaihi Roji. Died of what, Rick?" Dirga is now improving his sitting position.

" Heart attack early Sunday morning."

" Oh my God ...."

" Sister Arya's sister blamed Anindita for the death of Mr. Arya, this is likely what triggered them to spread this news."

" They don't know who they're dealing with." Dirga's jaw immediately hardened to hear what experienced the woman who became the mother of Rama.

" They know, but it seems like they want to mess with me "It's not much different with Dirga, Ricky was upset.

" I'll have Rizal take care of them." Dirga began to spread threats.

" No need, sir. Let me take care of it after my return from Dubai. In the meantime, I just need to get the news down and not let Anindita hear about this news. She has just been devastated by the loss of her husband, lest she come back disappointed by the news that gossiped about her that would evoke her bad memories in the past" Ricky said.

" Okay, if you want me to step in, I'm ready to help you" said Dirga.

" Thank you, sir. I think I can handle this problem myself. Then excuse me, sir." Ricky said goodbye and stepped towards the door of his study.

" Jon ..." Dirga's voice stops Ricky's steps.

" Yes, Sir?"

" It seems like God has arranged all this for you." One corner of Dirga's lips lifted to form a curve of the smile that Ricky could not understand, what the meaning of the smile was.

***

Arriving at his study, Ricky immediately contacted Deni.

" Good Day, Mr. Ricky. Is there a job I need to do?" Deni looks terrible, if Ricky contacts him for sure because of the important task he must carry out.

" Have you opened the news link I sent you?"

" I haven't opened yet, sir. I am still on the road. What's the news about this, Mr Ricky?" ask Deni later.

" The news concerns me and Anindita. I'm asking you to find out who's behind the news going into the media" Ricky ordered.

" good, Sir. Then what should I do if I already know who that person is, sir?" ask Deni.

" You just know who that guy was. After that I'll think about it if I come back from Dubai" Ricky said.

" Oh, fine, sir." Deni understands what Ricky told him.

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" You're still limp like this, you better not go anywhere first, Nin!" Mama Arya forbids Anindita who wants to join Lucy and Mita who will make a pilgrimage.

" But Anin wants to pray for Mas Arya, Ma." Anindita insisted on coming.

" If you want to pray, you can do it from home, Nin. Your condition is still not stable, Mama is afraid you fall unconscious again later." Mama Arya still did not give permission to Anindita.

" Mother Fatma was right, Nin. You better be here. Let Cici take Mita there." Lucy agrees with Mama Arya.

" You stay here and accompany Mother Fatma and Rama, yes!" Lucy tries to give Anindita some understanding.

" Mom, Rama is crying out for you." Tita suddenly appears to inform Anindita that Ramadhan is still unable to understand if Arya is dead.

Anindita sighed, her heartache knowing Ramadan was still unable to accept Arya's departure. He rushed into his son's room.

" Father, huwaa ...."

" Rome ..." Anindita soon approached Ramadan.

" Mama, Papa Arya why don't you come home, Ma?" Ramadhan said as he sobbed.

" Papa Arya, it's gone, honey." Anindita was powerless not to shed her tears.

" Papa Arya goes, Papa Arya does not love Rama anymore huh, Ma? Like Papa Rama used to be, hiks ...."

Anindita was unable to answer her son's question. He just kept embracing the body of Ramadan and carried into his arms as he wept along.

That night in Ricky's room, Ricky was packing his clothes for him to bring with him, as he would be in Dubai for a few days. Suddenly a message from Deni entered his phone.

" Good night, Mr. Ricky. I've already gotten some info on who's the one who's spreading the news to the media. I sent her picture. Maybe Mr. Ricky knew that guy."

Ricky then opened the picture message previously sent by Deni. And Ricky immediately squinted his eyes knowing who the person who had been playing around with him was.

" Okay, Den. Thanks for the information." Ricky quickly replies to Deni's message.

" How, Sir? Are we executing now?"" Deni then asked.

" It's not necessary! Let him be my part. You just keep an eye on him, I wonder how brave he is!" hiss Ricky with a face full of anger.

***

On the fifth day of Arya's departure, Anindita tried to fix her heart. Although it was not easy for her to accept the fact that her husband had left her first, but she tried her hardest to survive and remain strong.

" I want him out of my sister's house!"

Anindita gasped when she heard someone shouting while she was in her room. He then walked out of his room.

" ria! You are aghfar, son! It's not worth talking like that." Mama Arya's voice was now heard in Anindita's ear.

" Mr Ria ... Lanny's Mommy ..." Anindita finds her two sisters-in-law with some big men looking like thugs already in the living room of Arya's house.

" I'm asking you to leave this place right now!" ria exclaimed with a hateful tone.

Anindita looked up at Ria's words.

" Mom, Mas Arya just died, why would you do this?" Anindita really does not believe in the cruel attitude of her sister-in-law

" I don't care about you! I just want you to leave my sister's house! Or I will have these people drag you out of this house!!" threatening Ria is completely inhuman.

" ria!! Don't act recklessly!! Anin is your sister-in-law!!" mama Arya who looked helpless on her wheelchair.

" I never thought of him as my sister-in-law, Ma!"

Ria's words felt as sharp as a dagger and instantly tore through Anindita's heart. She immediately cried getting bad treatment from her sister-in-law when she had just grieved being left by her husband.

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