
"Come, Han, we leave this cheap woman," asked Bu Sri while turning over Juragan's body.
"I will marry her, Sri," said the juragan, looking at me pityingly. He refused to turn his body.
"What's? Are you crazy?" pekik Bu Sri's. She would not accept if her husband had two wives.
I was no less surprised by the words of Juragan Handoko who was ready to marry me.
"If you want a child, we can adopt. It's not keeping a child from this obscure person, Han!" Bu Sri pointed her index finger at me.
"It's not a child's problem. It's a matter of responsibility" replied the boss.
I felt like he was my hero. The hatred that mounts it ruins with its caring attitude towards me. Care about? Conscious Maya! This is not a form of caring, but responsibility! He must be responsible for his actions!
The hand he held out. I know what it means to help me stand up.
"I'll marry you soon, Maya. Believe me!" said slowly.
"I won't let it!" Ms. Sri came and grabbed my hair without the Juragan having to stop her. I who was still sitting lethargic became slumped to kiss the ground when Bu Sri pushed my head.
Not lost the pain that Mother took, now Bu Sri added it in the same way. But, no matter how angry the woman who has given birth to her child, she does not accept when her child is hurt by others.
Mom hit Bu Sri for daring to touch me. Ms Sri defended herself because she felt her husband had been framed. Be they attack each other and throw harsh words at each other. They also accused each other of who was guilty.
Aini came closer and helped me stand up. Father and Juragan broke up two self-justifying women. Until finally the commotion was over.
*****
Because of the incident that happened to me, this house feels quiet. No one speaks even if they greet each other.
She chose to spend her time in the room. Mother sews clothes that have been torn but are still very worth wearing. I lay in front of the television enjoying the latest news.
"Sir ..," called me quietly while sitting near her legs. The feet look heavy. Signs of a rude worker.
"Hm ...." You tried to shuffle from his position to sit with me. The chair is made of wood that has been reot issued the sound because the Father is moving.
After you sat down with me, I caught my breath. Making words so as not to speak wrongly. Although only an apology.
"What's wrong?" ask my father without looking at me. Either because they are interested in the impressions on tivi or because they still keep upset in the heart.
"Mah-fin ... Maya, sir." It is difficult for me to continue the sentence. Like something stuck in the throat. Slowly tears burst out to block the view. Until I finally let it spill.
Not getting an answer, I immediately got off the seat and calmed down. I buried my head between the knees of the Father. There I shed all the tears. And guilt feelings too.
Feeling the rough hands of the Father rubbing the head. "Father understands how you feel, son," he said slowly.
I raised my head to stare at his face that was no longer fresh. Samar is seen because of tears.
"Why do you believe Maya was the culprit of Juragan Handoko? His wife told me he was barren." Even Mother herself, who gave birth to me had no instinct to go there.
"You were not born from my seed. But ... Your flesh's blood is made from my sweat. Your soul grows out of my love. How do I not know my daughter?" soft Father.
The words of my father are so sweet in my hearing. It was so cold like the wind gleam that it blew my sanitary soft.
Even that soul-soothing phrase I didn't hear from Mom when I needed it. The figure I had hoped for before was his understanding.
Mother actually angry blindly without trying to find out the truth. Very contrary to my father. After I slandered for my ignorance, you did not immediately scold me. Wisely you seek the truth by coming to the person concerned.
"You know very well whether you're lying or not."
"Why don't you get angry when Maya accuses you?"
"Who said you weren't angry? Even very disappointed. But you don't have to make a sound." His hand patted the empty spot beside him so that I would no longer rest and sit on his left side. I also according.
"Sometimes when we're angry it's necessary to shut up. Because it could be suddenly will do unwanted things that will make things worse. After that we regret and apologize. But, those words have already stuck in the heart of the person, and left a hole that is difficult to repair as before," said the father calmly. It made my feelings of guilt and regret pile up.
Marrying a much older man and becoming a second wife was not my dream as an ordinary woman.
"What if Maya refuses to marry him, sir?" many doubt.
"Then, you're not just smearing your own name. But also your parents. Don't blame people for thinking negatively of you."
I'm speechless. It doesn't matter if it's my good name. But ... Mom and Dad?
"Get in the room and rest. Draining the mind is more exhausting than draining," said Mr.
With heavy steps I walked into the room. Heavy! Yes, very heavy! I will face a new life that is very hard to live. For me, this pregnancy was a disaster.
I'm not an adulterer! I'm not doing promiscuity! Why was it given punishment by presenting life in my womb? I am angry at the life that is comfortable inside. He doesn't know how I feel.
'Hi baby. Can't you ask the Creator to leave my womb without having to expel?' my anger in my heart.
Kuraih the device that lay him on the bed. My eyes widened to see many missed calls from Agus. My mind is full of questions.
Why did you call me? Have you heard from me? Then, are you going to insult me? Hating me? Or ... what? Honestly, I'm ashamed.
My hands shook as I opened the message. Afraid that the message he sent was just a slur. That will add to the wound. If I don't open it, curiosity will keep dancing in my mind.
[Maya, I don't want you to marry that old man. If your parents don't approve of us, go with me. We create happiness]
My blood suddenly flowed so much that it felt warm all over my body. The message, I want to take me with him. Agus, don't you know if I'm two?
The sound of the window being knocked. After that followed by a whispering voice, "Maya. Agus."
Hearing that it was Agus, my heart was beating violently. Immediately I locked the room door, after which opened the window to see the man behind it.
"Assst ...." I signal him not to make a loud noise.
"I'll see your parents tomorrow" he said from the window.
I shook my head strongly. It's not that I don't want to marry Agus. I really want it. But this is a different case. I've had two bodies. Perhaps, Agus did not know this. He just thought it was a match.
"Why?" tanyanya so saw me shake her head.
I'm down. My mouth's clenched. Shame to tell the truth. Afraid that he would not believe me and would judge me badly.
"I'll be the father of the child you bear" he said. His eyes were staring at my flat stomach.
I'm aghast. Looking at him not believing in himself. So ... Does he know everything?
"I know everything" he added. As if hearing this heart.
'Have you?' the question only resonates in the heart. Although inaudible, but he can feel it and say, "I'm sincere, Maya."
If so. I totally agree. Getting married to a loved one is happy. What else, to accept myself as I am.
"Then meet my parents. Ask me well," I said slowly with sparkling eyes. Greeted with a nod of the head by him.
*****
Aini serves two glasses of sweet tea. One for you and one for Agus.
Agus kept his promise to meet my parents. In my eyes, he is a real man. Dare to ask me to be alone. And ... I do not doubt her sincerity because she married me even though she was pregnant with someone else's child. However, Father's forehead shriveled. Describes the rejection of Agus' good intentions.
*****
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