LOVE COVERED WITH WOUNDS

APOLOGY PRATAMA

"So Papa knows?" Dara looked surprised to hear the words of her father-in-law.

"I'm sorry, son. Papa is helpless. Papa was so afraid that you would get hurt when he found out that Raditya had remarried. Papa can't see you destroyed by papa's son's betrayal. Forgive papa." Both of Pratama's eyes glazed over. Clear droplets flowed down his cheeks.

"I'm sorry papa's too cowardly. Papa and Monika repeatedly want to tell you,️ but, seeing you love Raditya so much, papa again undoes the intention. Likewise with Monika," explained Pratama while wiping her tears.

Meanwhile, Dara is shocked because it turns out, Raditya's betrayal is already known by the entire family of the man. Especially her mother-in-law and her sister-in-law.

Monika always avoids me. That girl must feel guilty for me.

Dara took a deep breath. Trying to reduce the pain that strikes back.

"I'm sorry, son." Pratama felt very guilty towards his son-in-law. Dara is a good woman. Foolish Raditya wastes a woman as good as Dara.

"Why not wrong, why apologize?" Dara releases Pratama's clenched hand to apologize to her.

"Raditya's guilty, why should Papa apologize?" Dara looked at the middle-aged man.

"Because he's stupid! Even after you found out about her affair, she didn't come to you to apologize." Pratama looked at his daughter-in-law who looked a little surprised.

"Well, how do you know about this?" Dara stared intently at her father-in-law.

"Mira threatens to leak Raditya's affair to you if I don't want to take him to Raditya's house. Papa hasn't set foot in that house since you found out that stupid kid bought a house for that woman." Pratama looks to clench his hands. Feeling angry when he recalled how his only son immediately bought a luxurious house for his new wife.

"But, as Mira threatened, papa finally complied."

"Why won't Papa let you tell me everything, Pa?" Dara did not understand the way her father-in-law thought.

"Papa couldn't watch you get hurt. Papa–"

"But, what Papa was afraid of still happened is not it? Without Papa telling me, I knew it myself."

"Sorry!" Pratama looked at Dara who looked very disappointed.

Dara gathered the rest of her sanity to not yell at the middle-aged man before her. He's really very angry. How can Dara not be angry? Everyone knows it but they are silent.

"Three years isn't a minute, Pa. Supposedly, Papa told me everything instead of covering up their affair." Dara looked at her in-laws with her two teary eyes. Her tears came back when the pain hit her.

Pratama. The man confirmed Dara's words. He should have told Dara about Raditya's behavior, not kept it for years.

"Do you know, for four years I was like a fool for always believing in Raditya. I never suspected the slightest bit even though Raditya sometimes came home late for no apparent reason. I really didn't expect Raditya to have anywhere else to go." Dara rubbed her tears violently.

Not anymore, Dara. You can't cry anymore. That man is not worth fighting.

Pratama fell silent while sighing deeply. Feeling unbearable to see the state of his daughter-in-law who looks very disappointed.

"Do what you want to do with Raditya, son. Papa will always support you" said Pratama finally. He's resigned. Despite the weight of having to lose a good daughter-in-law like Dara. However, Dara deserves to be happy.

That woman is very young. After parting ways with Raditya, Pratama is very confident, that Dara will have no trouble finding a man who will be his companion later.

"I'll take care of my divorce with Raditya soon. I'm sorry I can't keep Raditya, Pa."

Pratama smiled looking at Dara.

"Papa will support you. You deserve to be happy, son. Forgive me for not being able to educate Raditya to be a good husband to you."

***

Ignoring the pain in his face and body from the blow of Davin and his men, Raditya rushed out of the house and drove his car.

After delivering Kinara and treating her wounds, the man went home to see Dara. Anxiety attacked his heart. Moreover, when the sentence of divorce spoken by his wife back ringing.

No, Dara. I will not divorce you.

Raditya hit the steering wheel of the car. His mind was suddenly in chaos. In recent years, she has been looking for reasons to divorce Dara because Raditya loves Kinara.

However, when the words of the divorce came out of Dara's mouth, Raditya just did not accept."

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