The Love That Is Taken

Jonathan is Divorcing

Jonathan prepared an empty plate, spoon, and fork for his wife.

“You can get rice or you can take it yourself, Which?” ask the man patiently.

The one asked shook his head strongly. “I don't want to eat alone,” said ketus.

“Ok. Kusuapin, yes. A little while I'm back, it's still hot.”

After slowly blowing the rice mixed with rawon on a tablespoon, Jonathan then feed his wife. Suddenly Theresa spouted the food that was already in her mouth into her husband's face. Jonathan was surprised.

“What is this Rawon?! Salty once!”

Jonathan tasted raw rice on his plate. Not salty. It's delicious, as Bi Sum usually does. Then he saw his wife who smiled cynically looking at his face that was covered with raw rice. Her eyes seemed happy to see her husband in such a mess.

He did it intentionally to humiliate me! the man's mind is furious. That's enough…. I really can't take it anymore.

The man who had exhausted his patience then stood up leaving his wife at the dinner table. “Hai, Fuck! Where are you going, you? I'm still hungry!” the woman was not satisfied.

Shortly thereafter Jonathan came back to him with a washed-up face. He said firmly, “It’s over, There. I can no longer live with you. Right now I will take my things away from this house. Tomorrow I will file for divorce in court. Goodbye!”

Theresia was like being struck by a tickle hearing her husband's dignified speech just now. He immediately stood up and beat Jonathan's chest fielding while shouting, “Your bastard, Jonathan! You want to divorce me to be free to play crazy with that Mimin, right?! Just yesterday you met again, now you have the courage to fight me. What does that woman have that I don't have? What are my flaws compared to him?! Come, answer. Answer!”

The man was lazy to deal with his wife's increasingly explosive emotions. She pushed the woman to the ground. But somehow like getting strength from nowhere, Theresa immediately got up and chased after her husband who walked quickly towards their bedroom to pack her personal belongings. The pull of the shirt the man was wearing and the beating of his sturdy back was merciless. Jonathan who saw his wife getting louder finally turned his body and slapped the woman's face hard.

Theresia. It was only this first time in ten years of her marriage that she was struck by Jonathan. The woman was like dreaming. He's been stuck for a long time. Her husband took the opportunity to immediately run towards her room and lock the door from the inside. He wanted to quickly pack his personal belongings and immediately get out of the hell house.

Well, it turns out that there are many of my things as well, yes, the man complained in his heart. Looks like it needs these two big suitcases. Hopefully There doesn't come banging on the door. I can't concentrate on packing everything later.

How else do you want?! he said defend himself in his heart. If I don't slap him, he'll beat me up even more. Although it is not so painful because of the power of a woman, but I have felt unable to bear to be treated arbitrarily all this time. My pride is broken, my dignity is gone. I could die of a heart attack if I stayed by his side. My parents are gone and I have no brothers. But my life can still be useful for doing more things than continuing to serve a wife who has no common sense!

“Completed already,” muttered Jonathan satisfied. Two large suitcases were filled with personal belongings. No one is missing. Only a briefcase containing the files that had been placed on the sofa family room. He would take her all the time out of the house. He turned his gaze toward the wall clock. I spent half an hour packing! Tumben There can stay that long and not bother me at all? thought surprised.

“Stupid,” he said while removing his casual clothes and replacing them with more polite ones. He will stay for a while at a hotel close to his paint factory. So tomorrow he doesn't have to get up too early to go to the office.

Tomorrow I will meet Papa at his house and resign well. But I promise to solve all the problems in the factory first and come out with respect, he thought wisely. He has great respect for Simon Hidayat, his father-in-law who entrusted his companies to be managed by him since the old man decided to retire three years ago. Theresa's real father remarried to a childless widow who had been her lover as a young man.

“Ready already,” said Jonathan contentedly staring at his reflection in front of the mirror. From now on I will live a new life. Free, loose, free! Stop being a bodyguard, waiter, or jongos Theresia Hidayat!

“Goodbye, my dear,” he said gently as he stared at his wedding photo hanging on the wall. “I didn't until my heart left you alone. But I deserve to enjoy a comfortable and peaceful life. Living with yourself is like a roller coaster ride. I always feel anxious, nervous, and do not know what else to do to please your heart. It feels amazingly tired, dear...”.

Next the man who felt the burden in his heart begin to decrease opened the door and herded both large suitcases out of the room.

“Where are you going, Jonathan?” ask a familiar heavy voice.

“Papa!” shouted surprised. In front of him stood a bald-headed and teary-eyed man who looked at him with eyes that were difficult to describe its meaning. Quickly, Jonathan grumbled inwardly, Theresia did not hear his voice. Apparently he called his father to face me. You spoiled child!

He was looking for his wife who did not see his nose.

“There was in the guest room with Mila,” said the old man who apparently was Simon, There's real father, calm down. Mila is his second wife. Theresia actually did not like the woman too much because she did not want the position of her late mother replaced by anyone. But because his father needed a life companion especially since undergoing heart bypass surgery three and a half years ago, Jonathan's wife finally relented. Her heart was touched to see how painfully Mila took care of her father in a helpless state. Their marriage was simple in the church and legalized

The relationship between Theresa and her stepmother was not very close. But he did not dare to offend his father's companion, because he knew Simon loved Mila very much. They had been dating when young but separated well because the Simon family did not like the background of the woman who was orphaned and not clear seeds, bebet, and weight.