The Woman Behind The Scenes

Chapter 59 - The First Ultimatum

Tomi's unpleasant treatment, for a while trying to be understood by Dara. Although she was facing a huge iceberg, she still had hope for her husband. His regret is certainly not like yesterday-yesterday .. even now, it has rotted until he can no longer feel the warmth of the relationship in the household.

Despite everything Tomi does, Dara is still the same being a responsible wife and mother. On the sidelines of his busy life, he also still often helps Tomi make small bookkeeping for the new venture he pioneered, although eventually one night after closing the store, Tomi withdraws all transaction funds from Dara, who is the only one of his clients, and ask him not to interfere again.

The big question mark seemed to want him to write in Tomi's eyes, because it really makes him confused that he was not allowed to be involved in his own business. Still .... with steady Dara still convinced herself to continue to be patient even though the strange treatment was still accompanied by the back of her husband that she could see when they slept.

Dara tied up her shoulder hair, then put her two children on their dining chairs. He folded his sleeves up to the elbow limit, and breathed repeatedly facing a large gallon of water that would be flipped over on the dispenser.

“Come mama! Mama strong!” Kio exclaimed as he clapped, followed by a laugh from his sister. The two children enjoyed what their mother did. For a child like them, the grunt of his mother's breath getting ready to lift such a heavy object was something funny of course.

“One .... two .. ti-“ unfinished his words, he managed to turn the gallon over, and got boisterous applause both of his children.

During this cold war, he never asked Tomi for help for anything, including lifting such heavy items. Dara experienced. She knew her husband would only try to hurt his feelings by not doing what he asked.

“Better to do alone,” thought in his heart every time he saw a stack of tasks at home that he had to complete. Those tasks include lifting heavy items like gallons, and gas cylinders.

“Daddy home!!! Yeeeeeyyy!!” cheers Kio saw his father enter the kitchen. Dara pretended not to hear the screams of the little boy.

Very different ... already in these 3 weeks her husband entered the house without saying hello, and did not look for his wife.

Tomi takes the water from the dispenser, and seeing the gallon still fully loaded, he finds out his wife has just replaced it. He drank a glass of water, then hurried away with a towel on his shoulders. The sound of the shower in the bathroom, can be heard clearly by Dara. The woman quickly checked the clothesline and saw that Tomi's towel was not there. Over the years they were married, Tomi often forgot to bring a towel, and always asked Dara to bring it when she finished taking a bath.

It felt strange to Dara, seeing the towel was not there. But do not want his ego down, he muttered, “Fiuh! Good though. No need to bother”

The crane!!!

Tomi's cell phone rang, Dara had no intention of lifting her up, but as she passed by Kayla towards the room, the phone lay with its emblem on the table. Dara filled her curiosity. He raised the call, which turned out to be from Mang Ujang.

“This is the teteh already waiting here, Bang!” exclaimed the man, without saying any greetings or pleasantries first.

A trick? Dara's mind was immediately disturbed. He quickly turned off the call, and the man called again.

“Who?” Tomi picks up the phone while one more hand holds the towel. He seemed to be in a hurry when he heard the ringing of his phone. The phone conversation was so short ... Tomi just says it and tells someone to wait.

The man went to the room and came out again in neat clothes, branded blue jeans that Dara presented to him, as well as a pair of shoes from his wife. Her perfume instantly spread throughout the room, provoking Dara's attention.

“I've cooked. Eat first with children ..” said Dara briefly, still with a voice that is not as cheerful as usual.

“Eat it first. I still want to go crowded with children in front.” The answer to her husband was no less cold.

“Omong empty!” dara exclaimed in her heart as she watched her husband leave again. Kio looked at his mother, there were a lot of questions on the boy's head for sure. Since returning from her grandmother's house last week, she has never lingered with her father at all. Tomi always gave up the care of the children to Dara, especially in their current condition.

Dara breathed her. Curiosity ripples in her heart, and she is not satisfied if she does not know what her husband is doing. But ... finding out will only give you pain ...

Drrta!

His phone vibrated from a message notification.

Danang: [Brother. So you want to go to Jakarta? ]

Dara: [I'll tell you later, yeah. Hopefully can. I miss all of you. ]

Dara's tears don't just flow. He had never had such a deep friendship, like this time with Glinda, Danang, and Mira.

Danang: [Are you Okay, brother? ]

Tara: [I am ... Just doain, Nang. 😊 ]

His mouth was used to lying to his own heart. In recent years she had to keep the disgrace of her household, keep the image of her husband so as not to impress indifferent in the eyes of others ... but that means he has to say that he is okay.

The bitter coffee in her marriage continues to be sipped even though it is not comfortable, Dara believed that anyone can change, and whenever there is a problem, her husband always comes and apologizes, then everything will return to normal as usual.

Dara opens her phone, opens her Instagram app. His eyes were fixed on the story that Tomi had just uploaded. Doubt .. whether he should open it or not.

“Ah. No need ...” chirps it to yourself.

Drr! A message came in again.

Danang : [Brother ... This who? ]

The chat from Danang included a screenshot of Tomi's story, taking pictures with three men and a woman who must be familiar with her face. Fans ...

As if pierced by a dagger, Dara held her chest, for some reason after that.

“God ... let alone this?” her tears just broke to see what her best friend had sent her.

At least 10 minutes he spent crying over what he had just seen. Dara distracts her, so she can stop crying. His hand opened the folder of old photos in his phone. He looked at the picture before he got married first, then looked at the glass. A really big difference.

His face currently looked so full of stress, and there was no curve as smooth as a smile just yet.

“You till when I'm weak?” thought. His hands took Kayla, taking her two children to the next room, as well as their clothes and equipment.

The room was never occupied except for prayer. Dara closed the door of the room, then slept with her two children ...