CHEATING

The Passion of Destiny

He arrived at the door of the room. His heart is pounding. Doubtful. Somehow Tia's response later. He stepped forward.

" Dear...."

Tia turned around, raising her face. Flat gazing. Zaky.

" What's it for?" Tia turned her back to Zaky and reassembled her clothes in the suitcase. He couldn't stand to see Zaky. His heart was so shaky, that he felt quite hurt now. A second looking at Zaky, the grain was already welled up in his eyes.

" I want to explain everything..."

" I don't need your explanation, I've decided, we'll just go our separate ways."

The deg!

Zaky jerks. Again his chest is tight.

" Dear, how is it possible..."

" For me marriage is loyalty and trust, and we don't have that anymore! You don't even think about children. You're so outrageous!" Tia snapped in front of Zaky with glassy eyes. For whatever sake, the sight was quite painful for Zaky.

" I already know you're having an affair but I'm giving you time! wh why? because you're my husband, and I trust you.. But you ignored my feelings Zaky. You ignored the children. You stay with that woman! you didn't even fire him! What do you want?"

" Dear, I..."

"Your time is up, as I promised, when you choose him, I'll go.."

Zaky can't answer anything. His tongue was muddled because he saw Tia crying. He approached Tia and hugged her. But Tia revolted and let go of Zaky's embrace.

" Take me off ! Don't ever touch me again. Now leave! no, I'll go."

" No, I beg you not to go." Grab Tia's hand but throw it away by her.

" I'm drunk, I don't sleep with her like you imagine, I even rape her...." Tia cut.

" bullshitt! How could you rape her after you said you loved her. You even begged to sleep with her." Tia is sad.

Zaky was stunned to hear that, he felt confused. He could only shake his head, his eyes were hot. Zaky doesn't know that Lila recorded her statement while drunk. And unfortunately, Tia did not show the tape to Zaky.

" I don't love him.."

Tia doesn't care, busy with suitcases.

" I love you, he's gonna stop working, I'm taking him away as a farewell, and last night I got drunk to do that."

Still don't care.

" Lila, she didn't even hold me accountable for forcing her. He's still gonna go and stop working tomorrow."

To Tia what Zaky said only sounded like nonsense, because he had heard their own conversation. How can we say rape if they love each other and want the same, he thought.

" Will he go?"

Zaky nodded confidently.

" Then, go after him. Don't let him go." Tia said quietly and it sounded like sarcasm.

" You don't think about children. Do you think they're proud that their papa slept with another woman? Then maybe her mother also needs to sleep with another man!"

" Yes!!!" Zaky's hand soared into the air, then came to a halt. They looked. Tears splattered on Tia's cheeks. And Zaky, his whole body was trembling with anger at Tia's words. His eyes were hot again. He lowered his hand slowly.

Zaky turned his gaze over and walked a few steps, avoiding Tia's weakening gaze. Tia sat on the bed next to her suitcase. He swept his tears with his palm. He had never seen Zaky that angry. He was a little daunted just now seeing Zaky's hand like he wanted to slap her.

" Go on. Do whatever it takes to assuage your anger. But at any moment, I don't want a divorce. Whatever you think, for God's sake, I just love you. And I beg you very much" Zaky looked back at Tia.

"- Never sleep with another man. I. I won't be able to accept it. I can't even imagine it. I beg. I'm sorry, honey, I'm too much. I let all this misunderstanding happen. I hope one day you'll understand the truth." Clear details almost fell from his eye patch. Zaky immediately swept it. It was a sincere sentence from his heart. He came out of the room, took a deep breath, prepared to meet the children before separating.

Tia was still there, still fixated in silence. There was only the roar of her breath and a small sobbing.

Why act like you love me so much when you don't..

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" Papa kok not come, it's exciting if there's papa." Ask Zoya. They were all standing next to the car. Mr. Pandi will take them to the airport, Tia does not want to take Zaky.

" Papa More work. Sorry papa? greetings oma and opa."

Zoya understood. Zaky hugged and kissed her daughter one by one, including the nami who was in Bi Tuti's sling.

" Why don't you hug Mom?" ask ifa polo.

the four adults were stuck. Tia took a step forward awkwardly, seeing that, Zaky finally advanced as well and hugged Tia. Somehow they just hug tightly. Tia rested her head on Zaky's shoulder. He embraced the embrace while closing his eyes that glistened again. Zaky is the same. He hugged tightly. Feeling Tia's heartbeat was also her breathing in Zaky's embrace. Long time. Bi tuti and pak pandi stared sadly.

" Mama kok nangis, later papa nengkulu pa? let's not be long, we'll miss the plane." Zoya protest.

With a heavy heart they let go of his embrace.The sight they met but then similarly turned their head. Tia got into the car after the children and bi tuti.

" Please take care of them bi."

" Yes sir."

Slowly the car passed. Leaving Zaky alone in a greeting and loneliness.

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Tonight, after Robi's wedding day, she finally returns home. The atmosphere was very inversely proportional to before. There is no more warmth, no more sound of the child breaking the silence, no cry of the baby and no glimmer of the most soothing smile. He himself, befriended with solitude.

Zaky took a bottle of mineral water in the fridge. The kitchen lights are off, just the light from the refrigerator lights. He stared at the side of the stove, as if seeing Tia standing there, smilingly holding the child while cooking, preparing food for him. Zaky held onto her chest that was painful. He then looked at the children's room. Imaged by him children playing there, running around when going to wear clothes, all of it getting stifling chest. Zaky sat by the pool, permeating the silence of the night. He took a duck-shaped Naya rubber tire, a little deflated. She blew. Blow while remembering his son and wife. Blow with a swirl.

A pair of eyes looked at him from afar. Old eyes that are now inundated. Pak pandi sat looking at his lonely master.

When I saw Madam crying, I hated you so much. But seeing you like this? why I feel sorry for you. You must be very lonely, right?

Let night bear witness to all Zaky's regrets. The dead will continue to be regretted. A punishment that he had to live for playing heart.However, this sadness is not comparable to what Lila had prepared for him.

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