Divorced for Poor

Chapter 8. Not home

It's been 2 days, Desta hasn't come home. He stays at Maria's house, which now gives him luxury without having to work. When Maria goes to work, Desta goes to hang out with her fellow unemployed friends.

They greatly admire Desta who has managed to trap Maria to be infatuated with Desta. Give what Desta wants without asking.

"Great, you're Desta. What plans now. There's no way you're going to lie to those two women forever" Feri said.

"So, I haven't thought about it. I love Lilis, it's just that she can't give me what I want. If it's Maria, even if I don't love her, but she can give me everything."

"Well, don't be greedy. If you are greedy, you will not be able to have both. So start thinking and make decisions as soon as possible before the two know your lies" Keno said, drinking his coffee.

"True Keno, Desta. Life is a lot of choices. And not everything you can have. You choose love or possessions and luxuries."

Desta nodded slowly and let out a long sigh. But before he decides who to live with, Desta will be frank with Maria if she already has a wife. The answer, Mary will determine her next move.

If she saw Mary who was already so infatuated with her, surely with just a little trick, she would definitely accept herself. Desta smiled cunningly.

***

Tonight, Desta returns to stay at Maria's house. And I don't know how many times, they do husband and wife relationships without marriage ties.

When they were both tired, Desta told Maria about her marital status with Lilis. Desta hugged Maria while whispering.

"Darling, there's something I want to tell you. But promise, don't you get mad, okay?"

"Depending, can you make me angry?"

"Darling, I love you so much. I would love to marry you. But…"

"But what, mas?"

"I'm actually married."

"What, um…!"

Mary was shocked to hear Desta's confession. His eyes were red withstanding anger and resentment. After everything that happened, Desta just confessed if he was married.

"Why did Desta just say now, if Desta's already married?!"

"Mary, I'm sorry. I can explain."

"Nothing to explain anymore. I'm asking you to leave my house immediately."

"Darling, my wife and I have been separated for a long time."

"really?"

"really. We fought a lot because my salary was small. Especially now that I don't have a job. He's demanding too much, and I can't fulfill his wish. He no longer respects me as a husband. We don't have any more matches."

"Why is your wife like that? He should have accepted you for who you are. Even if your salary is small, but you've been trying to be responsible."

"That's it, I'm so lazy to go home. We're just gonna have a fight. I get bored every day getting scolded."

"Yes already. You can stay here. But you have to marry me first. Siri's marriage was okay, too. Once you're divorced, we can get married officially."

"No, mas. As long as I promise, I'll divorce your wife."

"Mas promise."

Desta and Maria hugged each other with smiles. Desta breathed a sigh of relief after successfully making Maria accept herself despite still being married to Lilis.

This made Desta think of a way to buy time. Because after all, his separation with Lilis was an affair with two families. Lilis family and her own family. So he has to think about it.

***

For Lilis, it became commonplace when Desta did not return home. Whenever asked, he would answer busy overtime and go home too late so sleep in the office. Sometimes they go out of town to take care of office needs. Afraid of waking up Lilis who was pregnant and needed a lot of rest.

Various reasons given by Desta, until Lilis was bored to ask. The more Lilis asked, the more pain in Lilis' heart that made her body weaken. The more suspicious he was, the more sad he was. The more thought, the more the headache.

In order to keep her condition stable, Lilis began to be indifferent to the existence of Desta. From the beginning of Lilis' pregnancy, Desta was already unconcerned. As if that child was not his. During pregnancy, a woman's emotions can be unstable.

But Lilis was required not to be affected by her pregnancy and to trouble her husband. Busy pretentious husband who doesn't want to know Lilis's business. What to crave, he doesn't care. Wanted to be spoiled, he's too busy. Lilis was used to getting pregnant without complaining to her husband.

Especially the problem of money, which every day can be a matter of contention. People say, as long as married and love each other, the household can live happily. But Lilis and Desta are also married with love, loving each other. But, why in fact, Lilis life can not be happy and instead tend to suffer?

Money is also important in a marriage. Where there is a wife who is willing not to be blessed by her husband. All women, after marriage, hang their lives on their husbands.

Even if she works and helps the family finances, still crave a living from her husband. Because, the living given by a husband, becomes a symbol of affection after love. A symbol of caring and caring for a husband to see his wife's life happier.

Although only a few hundred silver. There is a sense of happiness, when receiving the gift of the husband and will keep that feeling in the heart. Everyone needs to eat to survive.

Today, there is no food left. Desta also happens not to be coming home. So Lilis stayed home with her mother.

"Mom, Lilis is going to grab a drink. Would you like me to get it?"

"No need, Lis. Mom's not thirsty. If you're thirsty, you'll take it for yourself."

"Alright, Mom. Lilis take it for Lilis alone."

Lilis took water to prop up her hungry stomach. Every time the hunger came, he would drink water until he felt full. Still mending if Monday or Thursday, Lilis can all fast.

Lilis actually could not stand the silence anymore and accepted all of this. But the hope of happiness always Lilis injected into his heart, so that he could continue to survive in poverty.

Who can survive in a life of shortcomings and difficulties, he will be the winner. Not tempted by fancy things, because there is nothing to wear.

Lilis recalled, the remaining money yesterday was only enough to buy an electric pulse. If not bought, they may sleep in the dark.

So, Lilis is more concerned with electricity than stomach contents. Lilis was more afraid of darkness than of hunger.

Lilis took a heavy breath, as heavy as the burden of life she was currently living. They could no longer owe the neighbors, because they no longer believed in Lilis or Desta.

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