The Tarnished Wife

New friend

Rara and Manda are easy to get along with. Now they walk in the mall together. Coincidentally Manda also to this mall only alone with her son.

“Why not bring stroler, Nda?”

“Repot, Ma'am. You're Manda taking a taxi.”

“Ngga picked up husband?” ask Rara.

Manda. “He's busy, Ma'am.”

“Sama, my husband is busy too. The plan is to come with him here so that he can be spoiled, go for a walk. Eh sampe apartment directly left at work.” Rara laughs.

“Yes that's how I got a busy husband, Ma'am.”

“Iya.” Rara nodded, agreeing with Manda's statement.

As long as they walk together. Manda always wondered about Rara.

“Mbak is so beautiful. Noah can do it, make a beautiful girl. Though still small.” Manda mengoel the end of his son's life.

“Times anyway?” rara asked in embarrassment.

“Iya, really. Mbak.” Mand suddenly breathed. “Luck Noah is the same good guy. Huh. Thanks a lot yes, Ma'am.”

“Ih, you have said thanks how many times from earlier.” Rara embraces Manda's arm.

Manda feels like she has friends. Because for two years in this city, he who is quite closed does not have many friends.

“Where do you live, Nda? I'm anther of you. You are so innate you are so much nih.” Rara helps some of Manda's luggage.

“Iya, ibbak. Here's tomorrow's groceries. Coincidentally tomorrow Noah's birthday.”

“Oh, yes? Wow so great dong,” said Rara happy.

“I live on the road xxx,” replied Manda.

“Not that area pretty far yes from here.”

“Iya anyway.” Manda nodded. “This mall is the most complete. So it's better to come here.”

Rara nodded.

Then, Manda took Rara to her house. Rara and Manda are people who are selective when meeting new people. But for some reason they were immediately close and there was no fear at all of strangers. Maybe because they have something in common, which is both alone because they have a super busy husband. Sometimes they tell us about their homes.

“Suami I'm cold, Ma'am. He wouldn't say if he didn't ask. But if it's Noah's business anyway,” said Manda while arranging his groceries after arriving home.

Rara also helped Manda arrange the groceries in her kitchen. Noah slept in his room. The handsome and cute boy fell asleep while they were still in the taxi to go home.

“You are young, Nda. What age is married?” ask Rara.

“Mbak Cleo is also young.”

“I am old Nda. 28 years old. Two more years head in three.”

“But not looking. In fact I think Cleo's mom is only 25.”

“Ah, you can aja,” says Rara.

Finally, all the goods that Manda bought were arranged in their respective places.

“Eat first yes, Ma'am. I pesenin delicious chicken noodles in front there,” said Manda.

“Ngga, Nda. It was in the mall we had eaten.”

“Iya, anyway.” Manda grin.

“Oh yes, you don't make cake, Nda?” rara asked after putting the cake that Manda had bought earlier in the fridge.

“I can't make a cake, Ma'am. Do you want to teach?”

“Bby, come!” said Rara.

“Mbak not coming home? Later husband mbak nyariin.”

“OK deh then.” Manda looks enthusiastic and smiles. Indeed he was very easy to meet with Rara, Rara's gentle nature and snacking make Manda like having a sister.

Manda started to prepare some of the food ingredients that Rara mentioned for making rainbow cakes.

“It's been, it's been.” Rara pointed towards some of the food ingredients Manda had prepared.

“Allet's, Mbak?” ask Manda.

“Food coloring,” says Rara.

“Ready, that's me there. I wanted to make this cake and see it on Google. Uh there's the chef directly, so it's good.”

Rara smiled. Finally, his days in this city are not quiet when the husband is taking care of his affairs.

Suddenly Manda laughed.

“Why?” ask Rara.

“Actually Manda was the most unable to deket same person who was newly known. But do not know why the same Mba Cleo directly delicious it.”

“Iya, same with me too,” says Rara. “I thought I'd be bosen here, because it would be left behind a working husband. Uh, but meet you with Noah. I must have gone back to Jakarta. I'll miss you guys.”

Yes, as in the mall Noah is already familiar with Rara, but usually Noah at least can not be carried by others.but with Rara, the little boy was happy.

“I have no friends, Ma'am. In this complex the people are also julid. They often talk about me. Yes indeed, I was wrong, but they did not know why I was like this,” said Manda.

“Means?” rara asked not understanding Manda's words.

“If I tell you about me. Mba Cleo ilfil?”

“What?” Rara asked back.

“I have a second wife, Ma'am.”

Rara was shocked and silent.

“Mba must be ilfil is the same as me? Surely mba no longer want to be friends with the actor,” said Rara casually while putting flour and butter into the container in front of him.

“I have no right to judge someone, Nda. Because I believe that every decision is taken there must be a reason and sometimes because it comes not because we want it but because of circumstances.”

Manda looked at Rara's face and shed tears. “Still, Ma'am. Only the answer from Mba Cleo made me calm.”

Rara approached Manda and rubbed her shoulders.

“I met him when he was drunk, Ma'am. At that time he was left by his friends in a state of heavy drinking. It just so happened that I was working at the cashier's club that night. I do know him, I know who he is because I used to work in his company even though not for long. My boss at the club told me to take him to a nearby inn because our club was about to close. Then I drove him to the nearest inn. I pushed him into bed and broke him down.”

Rara listened carefully to Manda's words with a sad face.he also tried to feel what Manda experienced.

“I want to call his wife, because I know my boss already has a wife. Then, I grabbed the trousers and reached into his pocket to find his phone. But beyond expectations it turns out his own also stiffened and he also forced me to do that.” Manda crying.

“He took my honor, Ma'am. I'm sad but I can't do anything either because I'm wrong too.”

Rara rubbed Manda's shoulder again. The initial laughter became dramatic.

“Then?” ask Rara.

“I disappeared. I never met him. Dai did not seek my whereabouts. I went back to Jakarta and worked as a cashier at a restaurant. Until we met and he was surprised to see my stomach was round. He knew that he was the first to touch me and one month later he married me to take charge of the baby I was soon to give birth to.”

“So that boy Noah?” ask Rara.

Rara did not think at all that the 'she' Manda told her was her husband. Rara also forgot that the woman who had become his attention first, an Italian food restaurant is Manda. And Rara also does not know that Manda is her ex-husband's secretary who once delivered documents and tucked the documents of the hospital accidentally until Rara learned of the surgical removal of the uterus.

Manda nodded. “We were together only because of Noah. And, he was only romantic when outside the house. When we're at home, we're like strangers.”

Rara hugged Manda. She could not say anything, Rara just calmed Manda down with body language.

“He never loved me, Ma'am. I didn't dare to get his love either, because I knew he loved his wife very much. I'd love to go from him, Ma'am, but he loves Noah and Noah also need a father figure.” The sobbing of Manda again rang out in Rara's arms.

Rara continued to rub that fragile back. "Yes, I understand your position."

Manda did not know that she complained to her husband's first wife. Manda or Sarasmanda had never seen Rara before when she was working for Reza. Even the photo of Rara on Reza's desk did not dare to see, although at that time he wanted to see it, considering that Doni always praised the beauty of his boss' wife.