In The Rain
CHAPTER 28
Raden stared at the face of the Gemintang with eyes filled with anger and demands. Gemintang raised his head, looking back at Raden. “How can you live with her, Gemintang?” ask Raden. Raden distanced himself from the wall and brushed his hair. He did not repeat his question, but his tense facial expression demanded the Starling answer his question.
“He's my husband.” The simple statement that Gemintang uttered was enough to answer all Raden's questions. But it turned out that the statement sparked Raden's anger.
“Why did you marry him? Why, oh Star? After what happened between us, how could you marry my father?”
“You're not fair, Raden!” tukas Gemintang, who ignited anger as well. “You left me, it wasn't me who left you.”
“You know why I married Willona.”
“I don't know, before the incident two days ago, you never told me before."
Raden put a hand on his thigh and looked at the angry Starling. “So, you think I'm messing with other women, even though I'm doing everything for Laura and for you."
The rudeness of Raden's attitude encourages Gemintang to challenge back. “How should I behave? You left me without a single word. I heard you married Willona because she was pregnant. I should how?
Raden cursed and turned his back because he did not want to hear the reasons put forward by the Gemintang. “I can't meet you to tell me everything because you won't believe me, like people who don't believe me."
“I might be able to trust you if you say it seriously."
“You can?” raden asked as he widened his eyes towards the Gemintang. The Gemintang Eye defies Raden's accusations. “No, there is no way you can believe,” Raden told Gemintang. “You will assume like everyone else, that I am the baby's father.”
Raden walked to the sofa and flung his body, his legs crossed. He rubbed his eyes with his thumb. “In addition, I'm afraid you're involved too far, if I try to see you again. I know, people in this village like to gossip and I'm always being watched like a prisoner. Everything I do will be reported to Thunder. I don't want to risk involving you in this matter.”
Gemintang walks around the room, collecting cards‐cards in bouquets sent before the funeral. “So who's the baby's father, Raden?”
Nonchalantly Raden mentioned the name of a man. The star turned around in surprise. “Isn't he the man who married Willona after you divorced?”
Raden laughing. “Willona wants to get back to her lover soon. But before the divorce, it drained my money. It turns out that Willona's family is very bastard, her father gave Thunder money while, her son drained my money on the grounds that during the marriage I never loved and wanted it."
“You ever loved him?” said Gemintang with a soft voice that is almost inaudible.
Raden. “You accuse me of loving that cheap woman? Jesus, I was young, Gemintang.” Raden was offended. “I only tried dating her a few times. All the guys in town have dated her. But I still remember to use contraception, so that she does not get pregnant, I never intended to marry her.”
The starry looked down, observing his thumb. “Can you really not...”
“Star.” The head of the Starling was raised hearing Raden's gentle call. “You want to know if I date another woman when with you?” The eyes of the Starry Star stared at Raden. “No,” replied Raden. “I'm not with any woman after knowing you."
“Did you really tell Gun...your Daddy...you want to marry me?”
They looked at each other for a while, before the Gemintang raised its head and turned around. “Then what about, Alyssa?”
Raden smiled, before saying with a sad face look, “Ia good girl.”
Raden's soft voice made the Gemintang face back towards him. “You love him?” ask Gemintang.
Shamelessly Raden raised his face. “Ya,” she replied, with a small laugh. “Crazy, huh? after she was born, I want to raise her.”
The heart of the Gemintang was touched to hear Raden's words. He sat next to Raden on the sofa. “Do not want to interfere in your affairs, Raden. But if you're willing to tell me, I'll listen.”
Raden looked at the face of the star. “You are always willing to listen to all my stories. Tell me, did you sit by Daddy's feet and listen to all his stories when he poured out his heart to you?”
The starry muttered a voice like suffocating while standing. Raden caught his hand and asked him to stay on the sofa. “I'm sorry. Sit.” door.
The flailing star attempted to release his hand, with Raden's rapid movements pulling him and sitting him back on the sofa. “I've apologized. I accidentally, it's a habit I'm hard to break. If you want to hear the story of my painful marriage, I'm willing to tell you. You already know about my misfortune, so you should also know about it.”
“I told you, I don't want to interfere in your affairs.”
“And I believe,” cut Raden.
“OK?” Gemintang.
Raden let go of his hand. “Willona actually doesn't love me, but Willona has to tell me I'm the father of the child she's born with so Willona won't be dumped by her family. Eventually we left the city, and moved to Jakarta. There I had to work because I didn't want to ask for a penny from my father. Our marriage is deteriorating, but I love Alyssa very much. As soon as the baby was born, his biological father showed up and he and Willona took him away.”
“You don't mind?”
“No. I also want to be free of him quickly. But I'm worried about the baby because Willona's not a good mother. When Willona filed for divorce on the grounds of mental torture, I did not deny, but Willona was still not satisfied, she demanded alimony money. Long story short, I had to work long hours just to be free from it. I'm sad to lose Alyssa, but Willona demands the boy under her care.”
“Did Alyssa know you weren't her real father?” The star did not hold back his curiosity about the little girl.
“Oh yes,” replied Raden annoyed. “Usia Alyssa was almost three years old when her divorce papers came out. She cried, hugging me tightly as Willona pulled her from my arms. They came back to this city, I stayed in Jakarta. Alyssa called me Daddy, crying to look at me. However, Willona tells him I am not her father, if he lives with his biological father eating he must come with his mother leaving Jakarta because I am not his father.”
“Oh, Raden,” murmured Gemintang, trembling at the thought of that terrible event.
“Now he is eleven years old. I heard it's a bit bad.” Raden shook his head sadly. “By Alyssa is a very nice little girl. Now he has a line of ‘dadah’. I'm not sure he remembers me.”
