The Tarnished Wife

Begging for forgiveness

Kemal, Reza, and Zayn walked over to his house. There, Zayn was greeted by the servants and guards of Kemal's house. Five more years, they didn't meet Zayn.

“Yes, geez. Den. More handsome aja,” said the Aunt.

“Can be aja, Bi.” Zayn smiled and sat down at the dining table. He deliberately went straight to the kitchen, avoiding his friendship with Reza.

Kemal went straight to his room and called Mirna. He told everything that happened here to his wife. Mirna too will soon fly today to the homeland. Since last night his heart has not calmed down to think of his sons here.

Meanwhile, Reza returned to his room. He looked at all his photos with Rara attached to the wall of the room. The walls of the room were filled with some of their photos, as well as their wedding photos.

“I don't want to splinter from you, Ra. I'm going crazy without you, Ra.” Reza said as they took their wedding photos.

In Bandung, Manda was crying since last night. He was indeed wrong for having liked the married man since first sight. I don't know why Reza's aura was so dazzling in her eyes from the first moment of meeting. Although initially, he did not hold the incident accountable, but when Reza took responsibility, he did not want to be separated from the man. Manda didn't mind being made second, which was important he was with Reza.

However, seeing the fall of her husband last night, made her feel stupid, because until now she would not have a place in Reza's heart, Reza, and she gave birth to her offspring, and soon she will give birth to a second descendant of Reza.

“Ma, papa ana?” asked Noah who was playing with his mother in the garden behind his house.

Reza bought a big house for Manda and Noah. He always meets their needs. The attention given by Reza to Noah was quite enough because the man never missed a visit even if only once every two weeks.

On the night that Reza vented that desire on Manda. Manda is happy not to play. He thought, Reza has opened her heart to him and will really treat like a married wife because love is not a responsibility. But as it turns out, Reza did that out of jealousy for his beloved wife.

“Papa return to Jakarta. Papa has to work, right make brother same adek baby who is stomach Mama.”

“Teyus, when can Noah maen gi ama Papa?” asked Noah with a plain face.

“Let's work Papa there is done.”

Noah nodded as well. Manda kissed the boy's forehead many times. He had not expected to meet Rara like that. Really, he wants Rara back at Reza. It doesn't matter if it continues to be the second. He is also close to Rara and happy if Rara wants to think of him as a sister as well as her honeymoon.

Manda keeps sending messages to Rara, even though the messages are still one checklist since last night.

“Mba Rara, I'm sorry. Maafin Mas Reza's. He loves Rara very much. He locked himself up last night in the study, not eating. Poor Mas Reza, Mbak.”

“If Mbak Rara wants me to go. I'm leaving but Ms. Rara can't be separated from Mas Reza. I beg.”

Manda re-typed the message and sent it to Rara. He drew his breath aksar when he saw the message still ticked one.

At Kemal's house, Zayn told his father to return to Lembang. They chatted for a while, then Kemal drove Zayn until his youngest son started the engine of the car he was driving. Zayn deliberately did not say goodbye to Reza, because the brother seemed to have not been able to forgive Zayn's mistakes.

The Sanjaya house. He and his wife are still in Rara's room, accompanying her beloved daughter here. Both of Rara's parents gave support to her daughter. He left all the decisions to the princess who was growing up.

“If I part with Brother Reza, how is Dad's relationship with Papa?” ask Rara lirih.

“Honey, don't think about it! Father and Kemal will remain friends. Don't make our relationship! What matters to yourself,” replied Sanjaya.

“True, Ra. Don't keep your marriage just because of our relationship. If you and Reza are no longer together, Mommy believes Mia and Kemal will still consider you her daughter.”

Rara hugged her mother again. And Sanjaya embraced his wife and daughter.

“We all love you, Son.”

“Thank you, Dad ... Mommy. Rara feels not alone.”

****

The next day, Rara just turned on her phone. The phone was practically not on for nearly two days. Dozens of calls and hundreds of whatsapp message notifications went off many times, when the phone was activated. Lots of messages from starting groups of mothers and daughters, groups of friends campus, messages from Reza also from Manda.

Rara opens a message from Manda. He read all those messages. He can feel the guilt, even though he knows here Manda is also a victim. Rara never knew that Manda also liked her husband. However, all he knew was that Manda was a good woman, only that she was stuck with the circumstances.

Reading Manda's message saying Reza won't eat, Rara becomes worried. She opened her husband's message.

“Sayang.please forgive me. Speak to me. Tips to meet. I missed you. I can't live without you.”

Instantly the tears that originally did not want him to release again, finally shed again.

“Ra, don't forget, the day after we raker in Lembang.” The women repeatedly reminded Rara.

Ah, he forgot that this weekend there was a work meeting at his place of teaching. Every semester end holiday the foundation is always holding a work meeting to evaluate and design the activities of the next semester.

“Yes, I remember Wid. Sorry just reply.” Rara just replied to a message from Widya.

Rara still thinks of Reza, though Reza is still her husband. She still has responsibilities as a wife. Then, Rara tidied herself up and immediately walked out of the room.

“Ra, where are you going?’ ask Mia.

“Rara wants to go to Mas Reza's house, Bun.”

“You sure?” ask Sanjaya.

Rara nodded. “We do have to talk.”

Sanjaya nodded, so did Mia.

“Yes, you can't keep dodging. Face it and finish it,” Sanjaya said.

Mia nodded. “Soal you want to accept or not Reza error. We will always support you.”

Rara hugged her parents again. He was lucky to be surrounded by people who always loved and were always there for him.

Rara also walked towards the house of Kemal.Kemal who was sitting on the terrace was immediately smiling to see the presence of his daughter-in-law.

“Rara.”

“Papa.”

Although today is still a working day, but Reza or Kemal did not go to the office. Their energy seemed to run out yesterday and want to rest today.

“Kak Reza hasn't had breakfast, Pa?” ask Rara.

Kemal. “Even from overnight.”

“Now where is he?”

“In the workspace. Meet, Papa can't bear to see it.”

Rara nodded and immediately ran towards the study.

Brakes

Rara opened the door, while Reza, who was lying face down at her desk, was surprised and smiled when she saw the woman she loved standing at the door.

“Sayang.” Reza immediately ran towards Rara and hit her.

Rara's still sculpting. But Reza's sobbing melted his heart. He also accepted that hug.

“Don't leave me, darling. I can't live without you. I beg.”

“I accidentally did that, I was drunk and when I woke up I was already in that room with him. I was also surprised when you pointed at an old pregnant cashier. She's pregnant because of me and I'm responsible. Really, honey, I married her for a responsibility. I never loved her, because I always loved you. If the second mistake happens. It's because I'm jealous of your closeness to the chairman of that foundation and I vented my anger on him.”

Reza is at Rara's feet. She kept crying for forgiveness.

However, Rara was only silent. He didn't cry. He seems tired of crying. Instead, he rubbed Reza's back and calmed her down.

There is no different explanation between Reza and Manda at that time. Reza beanr-reveals the truth. Will Rara take Reza back? Or he can no longer cry because he has given up Reza for Manda?

When a person who is completely trusted, then destroys that trust, then there is nothing left. That was how Rara felt when she first saw Reza kissing Manda's forehead from a distance and seeing how harmonious the family was.