The Chosen Heart Part 2

Big Secret

" Aa lied to ya? Aa just fucked me, right? Aye?" Isna asked, but she was consoling herself by saying that her husband's statement was a figment. That reality is not like that.

Unfortunately, Dani insists that it is true. That's his past.

" We were both young at the time, and too free to get along."

Isna was silent in her shock. Still in disbelief, Isna was only able to play with her own mind.

" Is that what my husband's past was? The husband who when I knew him was a man who looked obedient to God, good at his worship. The ideal man of all women who seek a righteous priest."

But why not? An ex-con can be a preacher. It is not impossible that her husband was past adolescence that is far from religious norms. And now he has become a much more religious person.

" Continue, did the story end there?"

Isna asked her husband to continue telling her story.

" Our parents were both very surprised to hear that. Especially Dita's parents, who have big ambitions to make Dita as the CEO of his papal heritage company. Kamipun. Dita was forced to abort her womb, after which her parents took her to Australia. Since then we have completely broken up, never exchanging news.

" Aborting content? " Isna was shocked. " You guys did it?"

" Dita's Parents. Aa herself never knew the process."

" Can I ask you a question?"

" Ask what?"

" When I found out Anin was pregnant, what did she feel?"

Dani did not answer. A moment of silence, maybe thinking.

" Aa can't answer?"

" Aa's feelings were of course panic, a high school boy, having to face such reality, even dreaming was not brave. What comes to mind is that the future will change."

" It didn't happen before you did that?"

" Absolutely not. Do it without involving the mind."

Isna shook her head, her reflection about the husband who is still in high school uniform doing an out-of-bounds relationship with a woman who is recognized as her lover. Uh! Isna can't imagine it .

" Why can A? "

" Can what?"

" You guys, date till Anindita gets pregnant. As far as I know, the Aa I know, is not like that."

" That's the past, Neng. Fourteen years ago."

" I still can't imagine it."

" Yes already dong, no longer need to imagine. Aa also refused to remember. Shame on God."

" Well, it's the past, and I know it now. Is there anything else I need to know?"Isna had begun to accept the reality of her husband's past .

" Isna angry?"

" Well what? That's the past. Everyone has a past. It should also be that Aa did not need to unlock that secret. That child was never born."

" The problem is that Dita comes again, and brings that story back to our lives, our household lives. When Isna did not know about Anindita completely, Aa was always afraid that Dita would tell Isna. Therefore Aa asked him not to tell anything to Neng, uh he instead asked Aa for compensation, he wanted to obey Aa's wishes as long as Aa would obey all her wishes."

" yes? So, what's his wish?"

" Meet Aa."

Isna's eyebrows shot up, "So meeting Anin was a coincidence ?"

" Yes." Yeah."

" Have you been a lot?"

" Not too often, there are a few times."

" Pleased?"

" No."

" yes? "

" A is wrong, Neng. I'm sorry, huh?"

" Why did Anindita come to see me from the beginning, Aa didn't tell me everything? Why did the secret meetings happen Aa told me about the secret? Why should Aa not want me to know about Aa's past? Whereas if from the beginning Aa story, I can be more familiar with seeing Anindita's attitude like that to me. You've come that close, separated by separation, it's possible that in your heart that love is still there."

" Aa swore that Aa's love was only for Aa's wife. Those fourteen years have changed everything. Including Aa's feelings for Dita."

" So, why won't Aa tell me the truth when the past comes back?"

" It's too embarrassing for others to know, Neng."

" But I'm your wife, not someone else."

" It's because you're Aa's wife. Aa just wants you to know the current Aa, no need to know about the old Aa."

" But after all it's part of Aa's life journey. Aa who is now there is this because Aa who used to have experienced that unusual thing."

As they talked, the sun began to show itself. Watching his smile, bringing warmth to the world.

Isna began to feel the warmth hitting her body.

Isna stood up ." Well, suppose now Anin has no weapons to make Aa obey her will. That means the problem is over, right?"

" mm.yeah. " Disamond answered. There is still one secret that Anindita holds, which Dani is still confused about how to tell Isna.

" Yes, Neng took a shower. We'll continue the story."

Isna just shrugged her shoulders. " Whatever."

After taking a bath and tidying up, she remembered something. He promised to meet Ayu.

" Where's Neng going?" Dani asked, seeing that Isna was ready to leave.

" Oh yeah, I forgot to say. I'm going to Mbah Sum's house."

" Mbah Sum? Who?"

" That is, we rarely exchange stories, so Aa doesn't know about Mbah Sum."

"Yes tell me about this mbah Sum."

" Well, is there time to hear my story? Not going to work today?"

" I'll go to work later, it's a little afternoon."

" Then we all walk to Mbah Sum's house. I'll tell you later."

" All right."

Isna and Dani walked together. Dani took Isna's hand. They seem to attract the attention of people who cross paths with them. Looks very friendly.

" Oh yeah, someone forgot, where does Anindita know our house from?"

Dani stopped his steps. " Still curious?"

" that's. Did he hire a private detective, did he?"

" Maybe, she refused to answer anything when Aa asked about it."

They walk back.

Isna began to tell about Mbah Sum and the beginning of their introduction. Also about Ayu and Sofie's mom.

" There are so many stories that Aa misses."

" Yes, because it's busy with Anindita"

Dani nosed Isna's nose.

" Ouch! It hurts." Orn't."

Dani answered by embracing Isna's waist.

" This is Mbah Sum's house." They stopped in front of a house.

" That's Arif's rented house." point Isna to another house opposite Mbah Sum's house.

" Are we the driver?"

" Who else, who else."

" How did I know?"

" Yes because..."

" Don't mention that name again. Please..." Not done yet Isna spoke, Dani cut it off.

" okay.know. Shame huh?"

Dani smothered Isna's mouth.

Just then the door of Arif's house opened.

" Isna Tea, it's here early in the morning. Uh, there's a Dani mas too.Tumben mas."

" Yes, mas. Want to accompany the wife first dong."

" Have to, Stop by here first, Dani mas, Isna tea."

". Thanks mas. I'm meeting Ayu." Isna answered.

" Oh, yeah try to call. Still sleeping like. Come on, when you wake up, the sound must have been heard all the way here."

" Yes mas. I came here first, right?"

" Monggo, Tea."

Isna approached the door of the house of Mbah Sum, then said hello.

Sounds like a little boy. Soon the sound of the door opening.

The tiny figure emerged from behind the open door, and immediately flashed an adorable smile as her round eyes saw Isna's whereabouts.

Mbah Sum stood behind him.

Isna crouched down, her hands expanded, wanting to hug Ayu.

" anti-..." Ayu hit Isna. He called Isna 'anti' meaning 'aunty' or aunt. It was Isna who taught.

Dani watched the scene. Unknowingly she smiled, imagining that Ayu was her son.

Seriate

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