The Tarnished Wife

Slowly back

“Mbak Cleo ..” cried Manda from inside her house, when she found Rara standing in front of the minimalist fence.

“Noah no Mommy!” manda yelled again at his son as he walked towards the fence to be opened.

“Mba Cleo ... Kangen.” Manda immediately hugged Cleo's body when the fence was half open.

Rara received the hug, although there was still a little pain in her heart, “Sama, I also miss.”

Rara smiled at Manda. He stared at the face of this sweet young lady. Manda is actually a good woman, especially she is also an orphan and the mistake was not his desire. It is too naive for Rara to blame Manda for this, because she is not openly flirting with her husband.

“Mba Cleo why?” manda asked confused when she found the two eyeballs that kept staring at her.

“Ah, nothing,” replied Rara while cutting off the view and the contents of her head that are mutually unpretentious giving a good and bad opinion about Manda.

Manda invites Rara into the house.

“Una ..” shouted Noah as he headed towards Rara.

Rara also smiled widely and spread her hands while crouching to receive the body of the boy who was enthusiastic to see the presence of Rara.

“Eum .. kangen Noah.” Rara hugged the boy tightly until he swayed left and right.

“Noah uga angen Una,” replied the boy who had not been fluent in talking.

Rara smiled and hugged him again. Manda who saw that also smiled, because Noah is a child who can not be close to others. Since childhood the child was only attached to Manda or his father.

“Noah tuh nanyain mba continues from yesterday. Maybe because he knows mbak want to love cars remot times yes,” laughs Manda.

Rara releases a hug on Noah's body and gives the package. He looked towards Manda. “Yes, maybe yes. Children now know just want to be given a gift.”

Manda smiled, and so did Rara. Manda steps into the kitchen to make a cold drink and Rara follows in Manda's footsteps, leaving Noah to unwrap the gift with a young woman who works to help Manda in the house.

“Where was her birthday yesterday? Smoothly?” ask Rara to Manda.

They stood side by side in front of the marble kitchen set.

“Current, Mba. Thank God I was so happy that my neighbor finally did not want me anymore. My husband's arrival broke their nyinyiran all along, because he was really sweet. Yes, even if he comes in the moments the show will start. I was worried that he couldn't come.”

My husband's. Rara's chest was a little tight when Manda referred to Reza as my husband.

“He is also my husband,” Inner Rara.

“Aalhamdulillah's. I'm happy to hear it,” replied Rara smiling.

“Iya, Mbak no dateng. Even if we can come together. Our husbands can get to know each other. Exciting will be, if his wife is friendly and keep her husband also.”

Rara smiled thinly. Manda did not know that her husband was the same person.

Manda stirred the glass that already contained ice cubes and red syrup.

Hook ... Hook ...; Hoover ...

Suddenly Manda headed to the sink to remove the contents of food that was not contained. Only saliva came out of that mouth.

Sontak Rara immediately approached Manda and massaged her nape. “You got in the wind, Nda? Therefore do not be tired.”

Manda. “Ngga in the wind, Ma'am. It's like this.”

Deg

Rara's heart suddenly skipped a beat. “Jangn said that you are pregnant again?” ask in the heart.

“You?” rara asked half because she could not pronounce the word pregnant.

Manda nodded. “Iya, Ma'am. I'm pregnant.”

Jedars

It was as if lightning had struck Rara's body. Just now, he will accept these two new people in his life, because he believes that Noah's presence is a mistake and the husband will not make a second mistake. But in fact Manda pregnant Reza's second child again.

“I just tested this morning, uh it turns out line two,” said Manda casually, but not with Rara who just stood pecking in place.

“You said, your husband never touched you again?” ask Rara.

Manda nodded. “Yes, ever since I gave birth to Noah, she has never touched me. Hmm .. I am so sad. But two months ago, he touched me again. I don't know what wind, he suddenly attacked me savagely.”

Rara remained silent. I don't think he heard Manda's story. He wants to leave immediately.

“She said she wanted to touch me, wanted to give her obligations as a husband, but every time she saw a mistake on her wife and it made her unable to do her duty. But at that time he did his duty," said Manda with a beaming smile.

Behind that radiant smile, there was a heart that was hurting. Yes, now the pain in Rara's heart is increasing. He tried to remember about two months ago. What happened between her and Reza two months ago. Were they fighting and Reza was venting that desire on his second wife? Or at that time, he was away to attend a foundation gathering?

Maybe it was the umpteenth time Reza was jealous of Raihan who often paid attention to his wife. Blind jealousy that accumulates and leads Reza to his second mistake, although in fact it is no longer called a mistake because between Reza and Manda has officially become husband and wife according to religion.

“Stupid,” muttered Rara while smiling thinly.

“Who is stupid?” asked Manda while giving the cold drink to Rara.

“Ah, ngga. I'm stupid. I forgot if there's any other business today.”

Rara immediately grabbed her phone and took an online taxi.

“Loh, mbak. Kok very short,” said Manda lirih.

“Iya, Sorry. Nda. Looks like I have to go.”

Rara had to go and calm herself down. It seems he did not make that decision.

“But Mbak, most do not drink first,” said Manda trying to resist the desire of Rara who was about to go home. “Taxi is not here yet, right?”

“This has arrived in front of the complex.” Rara shows her phone to Manda. It just so happens that the driver who took Rara's order is nearby.

Rara took her bag which she put on the sofa of the television room. He kissed Noah. “Pending home. When will we meet again?”

Then, Rara approached Manda. “See you, Nda. Looks like I'm back in Jakarta today, there's business.”

“Yes, we can not see you again dong, Mbak?” ask Manda.

Rara smiled. “We are not someone else, Nda. Maybe we'll see you again.”

Rara put her foot forward to come out followed by Manda who wanted to take her to the fence. Then, they stood in front of the fence.

“Newly, I got a new temen. Ma'am was like my own brother,” said Manda.

Rara smiled. “Jaga is well this child. Surely Reza was happy to hear this good news. She will have another child.” Rara stroked Manda's flat stomach. She looks at herself who can't contain like Manda.

“Mbak know my husband?” manda was surprised to hear Rara mention her husband's name.

The sound of a car approaching the two women. A man pops his head from behind a car window. “Mbak Rara?” ask the taxi driver.

Yes, Rara uses a nickname on the online taxi application account.

“Mbak Rara?” asked Manda who was familiar with the name, because Doni was assistant Reza often said the name and admired the beauty of his boss' wife.

“Mbak Rara?’ ask Manda again at Rara who was about to take her order taxi.

Rara nodded.

“Yes, I'm Cleopatra, commonly called Rara. My husband's employees call him that too. We have the same husband, Manda. I just found out that you are secretary of Kak Reza who was fired for carrying documents along with hospital documents stating the surgical removal of my uterus at that time. I also just realized that we met two years ago. I told Reza to look at you, because at that time I was sorry to see your condition that was pregnant and still working. Turns out you guys know each other.”

Deg

Manda. She was unable to speak, because all this time she poured her heart out to the wife who loved her husband.

Rara came back to Rara and held both shoulders. “I'm glad to know you. I know you're a good woman. I know you have no intention of taking my husband. Noah was a mistake, but the child you are carrying right now is not a mistake anymore. And, now I know what to decide.” Suddenly Rara's heart melted. It really hurts. He had to pretend to be tough when fragile.

“You can give her what I can't give her. Thank ye. I'm pinning him on you!” Rara cried and immediately turned her body to get into the car.

“Mbak, Rara. Not so! Nay! Mas Reza loves you very much mbak.” Manda banged on the car window to get Rara to open it.

However, Rara remained silent. “Come way, Sir!” rara said to the driver.

“But the mother still wants to say the same Ma'am,” replied the driver.

“Staying on course.” Sahut Rara's.

“Mbak, Don't leave Mas Reza, mbak! I beg.” Manda continued to knock on the slowly moving car window. “Mbak, what do I tell Mas Reza later? He will definitely be angry because I caused his wife to leave.”

Rara and the car kept moving and left the roaring Manda.

“Mbak, Rara.” Manda cried until he knelt on the asphalt. “Sorry to me, Ma'am.”

In the car, Rara was crying. He repeatedly rubbed the arimata that continued to fall on his cheek. He needs calm. It takes itself to digest everything that happens. Then, Rara again deactivated her phone. He did not want to contact Zayn because he knew he was working on his project there. He doesn't want to disturb.

Rara's mind kept glaring, imagining everything that had ever happened between her and Reza. Laughter and joking together before they got married. Then a little changed when they got married. However, again the words of the husband who always mengmatkan words of love every night and when opening the eyes in the morning.

Rara's tears are back. He also remembered his meeting with Manda at the restaurant. There, Reza initially lied by saying his wallet was left behind and had to go back to the cashier.

“Do I have to let you go?” rara asked in her heart while holding her chest that felt increasingly tight.

Yeah, looks like he should step back slowly.