Help out! I Want Skinny
Part 19's. The Promise of Three
That morning Marisa was busy preparing school supplies for her three children. Suddenly the youngest Caca complained that he was not feeling well and did not want to go to school. Marisa then calls her Kindergarten teacher Caca asking permission not to enter because of illness.
"Wear your jacket and socks, honey. After taking Bang Angga and Kak Bianca to school, we'll go to the doctor" Marisa told Caca while putting her jacket and socks on to her little daughter.
Not far from the Angga and Bianca schools there is a clinic commonly visited by Marisa. When Caca's turn was called into the doctor's room, how surprised he saw Lyra's whereabouts in the room.
"Where's Doctor Suryadi, Sister?" marisa asked the nurse assistant who was also in the room.
"He's having a seminar outside the city, ma'am" the nurse explained.
Marisa sighed weakly.
"If you don't want her son checked by me it doesn't matter" Lyra said flatly as she leaned against a chair while folding her hands.
Seeing the condition of Caca limp and high heat, it was unbearable to let the child endure the pain longer. Moving to another clinic, then doing the registration and waiting in line again, it will take a lot of time 'Well, for the sake of the child, I am willing to ignore my feelings for this doctor, ' Marisa's inner self.
"It's okay, just check it out, please" Marisa replied.
A pair of Marisa's neutrals keep an eye on Lyra who's checking on Caca. Exactly the eyes of a fierce dog.
'This woman without humanity does not deserve to be a doctor at all. He was even upset that Samuel cared about me and helped me to be slim and healthy, ' Marisa thought.
The examination of Caca is complete. Lyra wrote down the prescription and handed it to the nurse. "Ordinary fever only. After eating medicine and resting he will recover," he said.
"Well," said Marisa.
As Marisa was about to get off the bench, Lyra called out to her. "Wait!"
"What's up, Doc? ask Marisa.
"I really didn't think a woman like you could use a dirty trick to blame me. You made up the story of the accident on the road after Samuel's house, and complained that I had kicked you out. Samuel was angry and blamed me. You've ruined our relationship" Lyra said.
'This woman is so insolent! If I could, I wish the accident was just a hallucination so that I don't spend a lot of money on car repairs in the workshop, ' said Marisa in my heart.
"Thank you, Doctor. We say goodbye first," Marisa replied with a faint forced smile.
'How dare this woman ignore me, ' Lyra's beaver in heart.
***
Arjun returns from out of town. The work outside the city is over.
"Geez! What happened to my car?" arjun protests to his wife.
"I hit the stall, Bang. I'm sorry about that" said Marisa, full of regrets.
"How come? Are you drunk or driving drunk? Coming home was not a good thing to welcome me. Car's broken, kid's sick, tomorrow I don't know what else" he said.
"It feels like a mystical aura entered this house along with your arrival, Bang. Just make the atmosphere of the house hot. I'd better call a spiritual figure for an exorcism right away" Marisa said.
"From tomorrow you don't have to take the car out!"
"Why? Afraid your car's wrecked again, huh? You seem to worry more about your car than your wife. You didn't ask me if I was hurt in the accident."
Arjun could only growl and pass.
'I can't stand all this anymore and am ready to part with my husband. Wage business, I can ask Samuel for a job, ' Marisa said.
***
"What! Wanna split? Don't joke, Marisa," exclaimed her mother-in-law.
"I'm serious, Mom," replied Marisa.
"What's the reason, son?" ask his father-in-law.
"I'm not strong anymore. Actually Bang Arjun had been having an affair with another woman" said Marisa Lirih.
"Do you have any evidence?" ask his father-in-law
"You calm down, Marisa. We'll try to talk about this with Arjun. We help you finish it. So you better go home first, huh? Also all these evidences please send to Mamak's cell phone" said her mother-in-law.
Marisa also sent all the evidence to the middle-aged woman's cell phone.
"alright. I'm sorry to bother you and Mamak" said Marisa before leaving home.
***
"Rani, please come to the house now. There's something you and Mom want to talk about!" arjun's mother orders Rani-sister woman Arjun, on the phone.
"Yes, Mom. An hour later Rani gets there, "Rani replies from across the phone.
"Hmmm. We wait," his mother said, hanging up the phone.
***
"How are you doing, Mom and Dad?" greet Rani when she arrives at her parents' house.
"Healthy" answered his mother briefly.
"What's so important, Mom, that you can't be told over the phone?" ask Rani.
"Are you still in touch with your friend the Karmila?" ask her father seriously.
"Yes, Sir. Why, huh?"
"Do you know that Karmila is your sister's affair?" Father told.
Rani just smiled. "Who said it?"
"Your sister-in-law came here this morning and told me that they were going to divorce because Arjun was having an affair with Karmila" her mother replied.
"Mamak and Dad certainly did not necessarily believe the news, right?"
"How can we not believe that the evidence shown by Marisa is so convincing?"
"meaning?" ask Rani wonder.
"You can see here!" his mother handed him her cell phone.
Rani opens a file containing a screenshot of Arjun and Karmila's conversation as well as a text that Karmila sent to Marisa. Then he took a deep breath. "This is all just pretending, Mak, sir," said Rani.
"Pretend what do you mean, Rani?" ask his father with a frown.
"Mr and Mama are calm. It's not what you think. I'll talk to Karmila and resolve this misunderstanding."
"alright. Let us know as soon as the situation gets worse" his mother said.
Rani nodded in understanding.
***
Without wasting any time Rani calls Karmila and Arjun to meet outside. The next day they meet at a cafe.
"Arjun, Karmila, I wonder what about our plan first? Five months ago we gathered in this place to help provoke Marisa to become slim.
"I still remember how Arjun wanted Marisa to pay more attention to her appearance, especially about her weight. Various ways Arjun tried so that Marisa can return thin, but failed.
"Then Arjun asked me for advice. Finally came the idea of a fake actor. I persuaded Karmila to help with this play and you Karmila agreed.
"We have also agreed that this plan should be put to an end soon after Marisa comes back thin. Although the ideal weight target has not been achieved by Marisa, we must overcome this game, before everything becomes chaotic" explained Rani.
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