Three Years Different

75: Obligations

Infusion has been reattached. Mardiyah rest. While in the hospital room there are only Cecilia and Lutfan only. Aldo, Abhimana and Abhimata waited outside.

"You ... Lutfan?" ask Cecilia.

Lutfan nodded.

"I heard. You agreed to divorce from Mardiyah." Cecilia paused, and took out a piece of paper that was on the table, and tore it off. "Then why are you so far here with .. Aldo's help. To find your ex-wife?"

Lutfan replied, "Never call Mardiyah an ex-wife. Because until any time, Mardiyah is my wife."

"Hm. Like that?" Cecilia sighed softly. "Then the signed divorce papers ... fake?"

"I'm forced. I have no intention of divorcing my wife" Lutfan replied.

"Egh."

I heard Mardy complaining. Until Lutfan turned to look at the wife who slowly opened her eyes. The beautiful thing that he had not seen for a long time felt very sad. How would Manggala treat his wife? Just as he was about to touch Mardiyah's hand, there was the sound of the door closing. Apparently, Cecilia chose to leave the inpatient room.

"Mar ..."

The two netra stared at each other.

"For God's sake, I never intended to divorce you" continued Lutfan.

Mardiyah turned her eyes.

"Mar .. I miss."

Mardiyah.

"Mar ..."

Three seconds later, Mardiyah said, "Let's get divorced, Lutfan. I'll sign---" soon"

"Gue said I didn't mean to tell you, Mar! It's just my strategy. So I can meet you." Lutfan touched Mardiyah's hand forcefully, though it ended in a revolt. "For God's sake, Mar. You're still my wife. I have never said talak to you. And until now you keep my wife!"

Mardiyah.

Mardiyah looked up, looking back at Lutfan. "I don't want to .. return to the orphanage."

"Why, Mar?"

Mardiyah's throat hurts, to continue speech. "Because what Mr. Manggala said is true. This marriage is hurting me. Very much harming me. And anyway ... I accepted this marriage because of my return---"

"Lied!" Netra Lutfan glazed over, his heart ached, Mardiyah's speech was not true. "If you agree .. same Mr. Manggala, if from the beginning you just think this marriage is a return. You can't possibly agree to surrender yourself to gu--"

"Why is it not possible? I am a mature and educated woman I know about rights and duties as a wife." Behind Mardiyah's blanket clutched the hospital bedsheets. "I know that an intimate relationship is something that should be in a marriage. So why ... you could conclude that I couldn't possibly give up myself---"

"Mar, enough! Please ... what the hell lo?" Lutfan looked down and ruffled his hair. "Gue didn't believe what you said. I don't hear anything. I'm not horrified!"

Mardiyah fell silent, biting her lower lip withstanding all the turmoil of the heart to hug Lutfan. He decided that he wanted a divorce. Because when he accidentally heard the Doctor talking with Gautama and Gumira. Doctors say that subsequent pregnancies for Mardiyah have had little success. After hearing that it might be .. little success that the Doctor said does not bear fruit.

It is better to live alone, to age alone, without relying on anyone. Because he was never able to dispel Umm Sarah's greatest hope to have a grandchild.

"Mar .. I stayed in that city longer than lo." Lutfan is still down. "Lo here works, right? You must never go to a place where all the illegal things are halted. I'm a guy, I don't think guys are far from being dirty."

Mardiyah did not understand Lutfan's intentions.

"Gue never tried that. But I can tell which ones are just having s*ex and which ones are making love." Lutfan paused, he looked up at the wife. "And what did you say? A student? No educated girl would be willing to do mein hs, Mar."

"Because in marriage. The intimate relationship that you practice with your husband is not just hs, ml, or others. This intimate relationship is a duty. And in doing this duty. I'm the underline, Mar." Lutfan further deepened his gaze with Mardiyah. "Gue does not see from your eyes and body that expresses compulsion. I'm not happy because of the return."

"Enough, Lutfan. Get out of you," said Mardiyah.

Lutfan pulled something out of his jacket. A piece of paper that he folded was opened wide and placed it on the mattress gurney. "And you know what, Mar? A learned girl cannot be stupid. Want to get pregnant just to return the favor."

Deg.

"Lo's letter, the villa maid's greeting, the midwife's greeting, and lastly. I see you now .. I'm more sure that you are actually ..." Lutfan's hand was raised touching Mardiyah's stomach. "Pregnant, right?"