LOVE IS A WOUND

Chapter 39. The Mental Hospital

Love sat watching in the living room while waiting for the arrival of Rangga. I don't know why his heart felt so hard. This is not the first time she has met her husband since they separated yesterday.

Half an hour waiting, Rangga finally came. The man smiled looking at his wife who had been waiting beautifully.

"Sorry, I came late" said Rangga and kissed her cheek gently.

Love reciprocates by saluting and kissing the hand of a legitimate man who is still her husband.

"We go now ...?" ask Rangga.

"Byeah, Mas. Or Mas Rangga wants breakfast first. I was making breakfast fried seafood noodles," said Cinta.

"I had breakfast. Can I bring it for someone?" ask Rangga.

"Byeah, I just happened to cook a lot, Mas. But who is this for?" ask Love.

"Later you'll know too. She was the first woman I loved. I want to introduce you to him," said Rangga.

Love was silent to hear the answer from her husband. She had no idea why her heart was pounding and the different feeling she was feeling when she heard her husband say he was going to introduce her to the first woman he loved.

Love takes the food box and fills it with fried noodles along with its complement. Added with fruits. Rangga watched all with a faint smile.

After all is ready, Rangga invites Cinta immediately go. Just as Rangga was about to say goodbye to Nick, his wife said that the man had left.

Rangga stopped his car in the parking lot of a mental hospital. Love asks why they stopped here. Rangga who saw the confusion on the face of Love, rubbed it.

"Don't be confused, I'll take you in with the first woman I love. He is currently being treated here" said Rangga.

Love without asking follows in the steps of Rangga. After asking permission from the officer, Rengga invited Cinta into one of the rooms. Seemed a middle-aged woman sitting pensively with eyes glaring somewhere.

Rangga clasped Love's hand to approach the middle-aged woman. He smiled at Rangga's arrival.

"Rafford ...!" call that mother.

Rangga smiled hearing the mother call his sister's name. In the woman's mind there was only the name Rafael.

Sometimes Rangga felt a great sadness, when his mother was still sane and healthy, the attention of the woman poured out for her sister. Even until he forgot his memory, Rafael's name was also what he called.

It felt unfair, because he was also the daughter's son. But why is only Rafael always mentioned and remembered his name. Was there no love in the hearts of the two old men for him?

The father, who also loved Rafael so much, was shocked and hanged when he heard that their dear son had ended his life by suicide. As they gathered, all the attention was only to Rafael.

"Mother, this is my wife, Love!" rangga introduced Love.

Hearing the words of Rangga who called the woman as Mother, Cinta concluded that the woman before her is currently Rangga's parents. That means her in-laws and the grandmothers of her children.

After feeding the fried noodles, Rangga gave the orange juice made by Cinta. Initially Love will give fruit only, but Rangga asked to make juice.

After the juice and noodles fried ludes in the meal, Rangga pamit back home, so did Love. The woman didn't talk much. Just think about what you see and hear.

Rangga invited Cinta to lunch at a restaurant. He ordered many of Love's favorite foods. He guessed it was his wife's favorite food from the often the woman cooked the menu.

"Love, instead of me wanting to defend myself. This is the reason why I hated you so much yesterday, for thinking you were the cause of Raphael's death. You can see for yourself the result of Rafael's suicide, I also lost both my parents. Dad died of a heart attack. When Rafael was buried, he also fought his life in the ICU room" Rangga said.

Rangga paused his words. Take a deep breath. Remembering so many trials that he had to go through.

"After three days Raphael was buried, the father followed. Haven't dried up my tears and my mother's crying over Rafael's death, back we have to grieve for the loss of mother."

Rangga remembered once. At that time he vowed to destroy the life of the person who caused his sister died.

"I thought my suffering would end, after my father died, but it didn't. God is still testing me. One month after Rafael and his father died, his mother's behavior began to look strange. Until finally the mother is declared stressed and must be treated."

Love seemed very sad to hear her husband's story. He began to understand why Rangga used to hate him so much, thinking he was the cause of all this.

Love grabbed Rangga's hand that was on the table and grasped it. Trying to understand her husband's feelings. It must be very heavy for Rangga to receive all the calamities in a row.

"I'm sorry, Mom!" say Love. He should have also found out the cause of Rangga hating him so much.

"Why are you sorry, love? You are innocent. I'm guilty of taking revenge on the wrong people. I should have accepted all my life's fates. Love, you know why I asked you to see my mom?" asked Rangga in a soft voice.

Love only answers with the head. He did not understand what Rangga meant to take him to the mental hospital earlier.

"I deliberately introduced you to my mother, to leave her. If one day I also leave this world before my mother, I beg you to visit her occasionally," said Rangga.

"Mas Rangga said what ...?" Love seemed to dislike her husband's words.

Rangga smiled knot. When his mother just entered the mental hospital, the man had also wanted to end his life. Too depressed with the calamity that comes alternately and repeatedly.

"Love, if I may ask, I will ask for a long life so that I can see our children grow up and we age together. However, no one's age can figure it out, right?" asked Rangga in a soft voice.

"But don't think about death first."

Rangga tried to smile again even though he looked bitter. He had no idea why he felt so sad today.

"Love, have you forgiven all the wrongs I've done to you. Really, everything I did was because of my love for Rafael and my resentment for the man who caused his death. Again, I apologize for the hurt and heartache I inflicted on you!" Rangga.

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