The Tarnished Wife

There is always wisdom in every event

Zayn opened his eyes, he saw the look on his wife's shady face. Instantly his lips turned to a smile. Then, his hand raised to stroke the pretty face.Last night, Zayn got to this house quite late. Arriving in the room, he found Rara already asleep. He also did not want to bear his wife and after cleaning himself, he also lay beside Rara, then fell asleep while hugging the body of the wife.

Zayn still spends the night at Clara's parents' house. Zac and Zoey are also on vacation in the city with Marco, Clara, and Michelle. Zayn's mother continued that she only lived with her father in this house, because it happened that the middle-aged woman was an only child.

Slowly, Rara opened her eyes due to Zayn's hand movements that disturbed her sleep. A second later, Rara smiled. “Sorry last night I overslept.”

Zayn smiled as well. “Ngga anything.”

The two face each other. Zayn's hand still faithfully stroked Rara's long cheeks, nose, and chin.

“What time do you come home?” ask Rara.

“Hmm ... What time is it? Twelve possible.”

“Says a minute,” protests Rara.

Zayn smiled. “Sorry.” Then, he recalled the name of the woman Sam mentioned last night. He wanted to ask Rara for the name.

“Now what time, Dad?” rara asked as she stretched her body.

Rara's eyes were fixed on the wall clock.

“Not dawn. Maybe in a minute,” said Zayn.

Rara nodded. Then Zayn brought his body closer to Rara's body and hugged her.

“Honey, if Kak Reza's wife's name is now, who's deh?” ask Zayn.

“Manda.”

“I mean, his full name.”

“Sarasmandas. Why?” rara asked, looking at Zayn

Zayn was silent for a moment. “What are the same people, that Sam.” is looking for

“From Sam? Meaning?” ask Rara.

“Yes last night Sam told me about his story with the woman named. I also don't know if it just happens to be the same name or indeed the same woman.”

“Terus?” rara asked enthusiastically until her body he pointed towards Zayn.

However, just as Zayn was about to tell Raar what Sam was telling him, Zayn's phone suddenly rang.

“A minute, Darling.” Zayn took his phone and it was stamped and Mirna was there.

“Who?” rara asked for a moment when Zayn looked at her phone screen.

“Mama. Tumben Mama phone early in the morning,” said Zayn who then pressed the green button on the screen.

“Iya, Ma.”

“Zayn ... Hicks ... Hicks ... Hiks ..” Mirna's voice sounded raucous with a slight sobbing.

“Mama why? Mama is nothing, right?” ask Zayn to panic.

Rara also panicked and approached her husband's body so that she could hear the conversation of the husband and mother who had raised him. Then, Zayn pressed the loudspeaker.

“Children Reza, Zayn.”

“Noah? Why Noah?” ask Zayn.

“Not, not Noah. But the child in the womb of his wife.”

“Manda has given birth, Ma?” rara asked impatiently to hear Mirna who said only a little.

“Yes, she's already given birth. But ..”

“But, why Ma? Mama talk don't half-and-half!” Zayn.

“The child cannot be helped, Zayn. Second child Reza died,” replied Mirna.

“Innalillahi Wa Inna Ilaihi Roji’un,” sahut Zayn and Rara together.

“Then, we go there now, Ma,” said Zayn who then asked Mirna to name the hospital and the room.

Then Zayn hung up on me. Rara and Zayn immediately changed their clothes and left for the hospital after performing the congregational dawn prayers.

In the car, Rara is agitated. He and Zayn panicked at this news.

At MM Hospital Bandung, Reza was pensive. Kemal repeatedly scolded his son for what Reza had done to his wife. In the waiting room, Reza sat weakly. At that time, the Aunt could not sign the labor operation, because she was waiting for Reza's arrival as her husband who had the right to decide the medical action. Though at that time the amniotic fluid in Manda's stomach was dry, until when the operation took place and the baby was removed, the doctor did not manage to spur the baby's heartbeat. Moreover, Manda gave birth in the condition of a baby who was not yet born.

This was Reza's worst time. He feels useless because he keeps making mistakes with the people he loves. Not for Manda but for the baby Manda conceived and for Rara just yet. His selfishness and arrogance, make all messy. He should have been grateful for what he had for me. He should have accepted his destiny from the beginning and been satisfied with what he had.

Reza was crying in that chair. While Kemal takes care of the administration so that the baby who has just been born Manda is immediately buried. Inside the treatment room, Mirna accompanied her daughter-in-law. Mirna looked at the woman's pain.

“Kak,” call Zayn standing in front of Reza.

“Zayn.” Reza immediately hugged his sister's body. “My son died Zayn.”

Zayn was not able to see the fall of his brother. She cried to see Reza crying, because Zayn never once saw her brother shed tears.

Rara stood behind Zayn. He stroked Reza's back while hugging his sister. “That's patient, Brother.”

Reza broke the hug and turned to look at Rara. The man immediately hugged Rara's body. “I'm sorry, Ra. I have many sins with you. Please, sorry I.”

Rara did not have the power to shed tears. Head shakes. “All has passed, Brother. We are all wrong and we have forgiven each other.”

Reza was crying. “I love you too.”

Reza's heart was a little calm and relieved. Apparently, now he can accept the situation. It's like dejavu hugging together. He remembered when Kemal insisted that Reza go to a school that he did not like at all, and at that time Rara and Zayn became people who encouraged him. Like at the moment.

After calming Reza down, Rara turns to the treatment room to meet Manda. Reza is accompanied by Zayn.

Rara walked slowly into the room. He saw Mirna accompanying his queen there. Then, Manda turned to look at Rara who was walking towards him.

“Mbak Rara,” call Manda softly while unfurling her hands.

Rara ran towards Manda and hugged the fragile body.

“Excuse Manda, Mba. Sorry for ruining the household, ma'am. Manda has received his reply. Ma ...”

“Sstt ..” Rara who had shed tears also closed the lips of Manda who continued to say sorry.

Rara shook her head as the two stared. “Everyone makes mistakes. No exception to me. There is always wisdom from every event. Importantly, we don't make that mistake again in the future.”

“Mbak.” Manda hugged Rara tightly.

Rara rubbed Manda's head. As for Mirna, she could only watch the two women. Mirna admitted that Rara's heart was so soft and kind. He never judges others and always thinks positively. Mirna moves out of the room and leaves Manda with Rara.

“Sabar, Nda. There is always a rainbow after the rain. Rest assured, that there will be happiness after this.”

Manda. “Not going, Ma'am. I won't be happy. Mas Reza already hates me.” Manda recounts the chronology of the night and she also tells that there was another man who touched her before Reza.

“So Noah?” ask Rara.

Manda. “I don't know Noah's son he or Mas Reza. All I know after that I no longer come months until declared pregnant.”

Rara hugged Manda again.

“I had no intention of trapping Mas Reza, Ma'am back then, but I was also wrong for letting Mas Reza do it to me.”

“Already, you don't mind much. At the moment the important thing is your condition,” said Rara calms Manda because for her, she already does not need that explanation.

“Actually I also do not hold accountable from Mas Reza, Ma'am. But Mas Reza himself offered it that time.” Manda spoke again.

“Ya, stop. Relax, Nda.” Rara continued to calm the woman down accompanied by several medics who had just walked in there.

Later, the nurse injects the drug into Manda's infusion. The woman looks calmer. Rara accompanied Manda until the woman fell asleep.

Rara Miris saw the state of Manda. He took care of the woman with care. There was not the slightest pain in Manda. Just at the time of the incident alone, Rara felt hurt. But now, that sense of loss was changing with great sadness and pity. The wisdom of Manda's presence and Reza's fault is to make Reza and Rara separate. However, who would have thought from the split, Rara felt real love and happy with their children.

So did Reza and Manda. There is wisdom behind this disaster. Reza is now aware of his selfishness. He is no longer as arrogant as before, even the word sorry has often been thrown from his lips. His heart was not as hard and cold as it used to be, because the crash made the iceberg melt. Manda also no longer forced his will. He realized that Reza could never open her heart to him. He resigned, when later Reza will be looking at him.

The Reza family is in mourning. Reza's second child was buried in Jakarta, in a public burial complex not far from Kemal's residence. All relatives, friends, even colleagues Reza and Kemal came to say condolences.

Zayn, Rara, and Rara's parents always accompany their families. Rara who always accompanied Manda, then Zayn who also always accompanied Reza. Noah is accompanied by Zac and Zoey. Then Mirna and Kemal who always got support from Sanjaya and Mia.

The disaster, made their families reunited. That's the silver lining and Reza hasn't done a DNA test for Noah. He waited for the mourning period to end.

“What's sister's plan later?” ask Zayn who is in the workspace with Zayn.

“Doing a DNA test on Noah,” Reza replied.

Reza tells all his stories with Manda to Zayn. Although Zayn knew Manda's first man was his best friend who worked with him, Zayn did not tell Reza. He was enough to be a listener to his brother.

“When?” ask Zayn again.

“After forty days Nabila.”

Yes, the child born in Manda is female. They should be happy because Nabila becomes a complement to their baby. But for Reza this destiny is the best. Although when losing Nabila so tight chest, but now he understands the purpose of this destiny. God did not let Nabila suffer because of his parents.

“If the result, Noah is your son. Will you divorce Manda?” ask Zayn.

Reza nodded. “Ya.”

“Then, how about Noah?” ask Zayn again.

“We will still raise him together, even without ties. I can't live with him, Zayn. I don't love him.”

Zayn breathed. “I'm sorry, Brother.”

Reza smile. “Why apologize?” tanyakanya.

“Because I took the woman you love.”

“But he loves you more,” said Reza.

Zayn turned towards his brother. So did Reza. They look at each other.

“Rara's eyes look at you, unlike her eyes on me. I was also once her husband. And, I feel that difference,” Reza said with a faint smile.

“Kak,” call Zayn who feels bad hearing that sentence.

“That's reality, Zayn. And, I accept it. We love Rara. But the most important thing is who Rara loves and the answer is you.”

“Kakak will also definitely get a much better woman than Rara later. Sure,” replied Zayn confidently.

Reza laughs. “Hopefully.”

Now, Zayn and Reza's relationship is really back to what it used to be. Brothers who love each other. Reza also learns to love Rara like her own sister.