I Can Be Happy Without You, Mom

Chapter 16 Jealousy

Three days later.

Alif and Rania are still living together, but they are no longer sleeping together. Rania was really adamant about her stance, even so she still gave her heart a chance to further solidify her choices.

While Alif only resigned, he still carried out his routine work even though he did not have the spirit. He did not expect his wife to seriously want their marriage to end. He was just trying to improve things, doing the best he could. Trying to be a good husband and father for his wife and children.

"Darling, tomorrow is Sunday I want to take you away. You want to go with dad?" ask Alif in the afternoon.

Alisa seemed hesitant and reluctant to answer, while the Star was silent with no expression. Even though they saw his father change a lot these days, the incident the other day still left a wound in their holy heart. The actions of their father, which are so fatal that beating the woman who has given birth to them, will last the child for the rest of his life.

"Ehm. I asked you first Well,"

Alisa soon meets her mother who is busy sorting out her wares, the hectic bustle and the increased orders slightly distract Rania about the divorce issue.

"Mom, can I and the Stars go out with you tomorrow?" tanyakanya.

"Can, Honey. If you guys want to go, I don't mind,"

In fact, she had heard that when her husband had spoken to them, he also could not limit them, however they were father and son who could not be separated.

"Will Mom come too?" ask Alisa again.

"No, you three go. I'm doing a lot of work, take care of my sister, take care,"

Rania tried to keep smiling, she did keep her distance from her husband. He often assumed that the man was not in his life. She no longer does her duty as a wife, Alif always takes her own food, makes her own coffee, even touched a little Rania will soon dodge.

Alif let out a rough sigh, he was disappointed to hear that Rania was unwilling to go with them. If all this time he had always refused if his wife wanted to take a walk, now it was his wife who did not want to be taken away by him. There seems to be no more apology for him.

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Next day.

"Honey, I've prepared a change of clothes and your equipment for swimming later. I also brought you supplies, afraid you're hungry. Mother today has to deliver a lot of orders and shopping some goods, mother left first yes,"

Rania woke up Alisa who was still sleepy, it was still early in the morning. The girl squirms while yawning to hold back the drowsiness. His eyes were reflexively looking towards the clock on the wall which still showed at 6am.

"Still at 6. You're so beautiful, where are you going?" ask Alisa.

It seems that Alisa was still sleepy, so she did not listen to her mother talking to her earlier. Rania rubbed Alisa's hair gently while smiling at her.

"Today I will shop for merchandise and send orders that I have not sent. Later if you leave the key is placed in a flower pot as usual, son. You guys take good care of yourself, don't bother me, yeah,"

Alisa listened well to her mother's words while playing around with the hijab that Rania was wearing. He seemed fascinated to see the appearance of his mother who was not as usual. During this time the woman had never dressed up other than to the invitation, so naturally her son felt amazed at her current appearance.

Rania immediately went up and picked up her bag that she had placed on the room table, accidentally colliding with her husband who had just finished bathing. The smell of soap pierced his nose, his heart both pounding. Rania took her eyes off the body of her husband who was bare-chested, had long not channeled the desire to make her second breath feel heavy. Alif was unable to turn his gaze away from his wife who looked so beautiful today.

Rania's face blushed red, honestly she felt happy in praise so. Simple things she had never heard from her husband's mouth. But all just for a moment, because seconds later he realized about his decision. Rania was silent while neutralizing her feelings that had flowered.

"Where are you going, what are you going to come with us?" tanya Alif was happy.

"I want to go out, please take good care of the children," he tried to remain calm.

"Nia, we're still husband and wife. I need to know where you're going with that beautiful makeup,"

Alif held his wife's arm to prevent her from continuing. He did not want his wife's beauty to be enjoyed by others out there.

"Yes, right now we are husband and wife. But when you hit me the other day, I stopped loving you. We'll be separated soon, so please leave this house immediately,"

Rania brushed off her husband's hand and continued in her footsteps, not wanting to let her heart wobble by lingering with the man who had been with her for 11 years.

"Nia, I'm not going to divorce you. I still love you whenever,"

Alif screamed, but Rania left on her bike and ignored her husband's words.

"Alisa, where are you going?" ask Alif who is still curious.

"Say, I want to shop for the same goods to deliver the order," replied Alisa.

"Well, didn't you say where you were going?"

Alisa just shook her head. Alif felt jealous, his heart was agitated to see his wife dressed up beautiful when out of the house, even though Rania had never dressed up if there was no event. He immediately took his cell phone and immediately dialed his wife's number, repeatedly tried but there was no answer.

"Are we going for a walk?" ask Alisa.

"Yes, kid, you take a bath there first,"

Alisa immediately takes a shower while Alif is still busy with her phone.

"Assalamualaikum Sis, is Rania there?" tanyakanya.

"Nothing, he didn't say he wanted to come here. What's the matter, are you guys fighting again?" ask Tiara.

"No, my brother, thank you. Assalamualaikum,"

Alif immediately disconnected the call, he did not want his brother-in-law to ask more questions. Now his heart was increasingly uncomfortable knowing his wife was not at his sister's house.

After they had all changed, they headed to the swimming pool. Alif stopped for a while at the minimarket to buy his son a snack, how surprised he was to see his wife talking to a man. His heart was hot, even for a long time he had not seen his wife's smile crack like that, he looked so happy. Want it to feel like he is crying if he does not remember now being in a public place, between sad and angry feelings that he has not felt for a long time. The jealousy burned his heart.

"Nia, so this is the reason why you're steady on wanting us to get divorced?"