What a Beautiful Divorce

3. Waiting for the Night to Arrive

Timo's eyes widened, especially after he heard the words of the old man sitting not far beside him earlier. 'Damn it, ' Timo said in his heart. Prapto, who did not want the wedding to be tangled, asked the host to tell Timo to throw back the flowers.

"alright. A lot of people want to get married apparently" said the host. "Please get the flower thrown back, Mr. Timo!"

Timo threw the flower with a blank look. Until the wedding of Prapto, Timo never smiled again. His wife, Tini, is also a feminist.

***

The early days of Prapto's marriage were very happy for both of them. Every morning Silvi always makes Prapto coffee and cooks for him. Silvi and Prapto both get two months of work leave. They also visited some areas occasionally in those two months.

They stayed at the Prapto house, because the mother urged them to stay at her house only. After all, the Prapto house is very large and has about five empty rooms.

Two months went by so quickly for Prapto and Silvi. Their leave is over now. Silvi seemed very eager to work, as if being a housewife for two months was just a pretense for her. In contrast to Silvi, Prapto hated that his leave was over because his wife would return to work.

One night on the balcony of the room, Prapto invites Silvi to a serious chat.

After lighting his cigarette Prapto said, "Sil. How many days have you not made me coffee and you have never cooked for me. And just now, I saw a message notification on your phone. The content of the message is a man invites you to meet at the cafe. Can you explain?"

Silvi. He thought hard what answer he would say to Prapto. "I'm tired of coming home from work, honey. I've been working lately. As for the message, he's just a friend of mine who hasn't met in a long time, honey," he said.

"Before we get married you promised me that you would always make me coffee and cook for me. But now, even I've asked you for coffee first but you still don't make it because you're tired of working. There is no such thing as friendship between a man and a woman, Silvi. I won't let you meet him."

Silvi's face changed. "I'm tired, Prapto. Much work. I don't want the career I've built to degenerate because it's too busy at home. There's Bi Asih who can make you coffee, honey. I don't like you controlling and jealous like this. Me and him are just friends, nothing more" Silvi replied. He left the balcony without saying anything.

Just six months into her marriage, Prapto could already feel that her decision to marry Silvi was completely wrong. Silvi no longer takes care of her as a husband, even a few days ago Silvi told Prapto that the position of husband and wife is equal, which is 50:50.

Coupled with a message from a man on Silvi's phone, Prapto was getting fed up with his marriage. How's the kid going? Will her child grow up without the full affection of a mother?

Prapto suddenly realized one thing. He lit another cigarette and sat on the balcony chair, looking up at the starless night sky.

Prapto. He felt that he had been wrong because all this time was not firm. Before they married Prapto did not affirm Silvi about his life principles and principles in marriage.

Prapto feels that he has become a weak man because he prefers to plead with Silvi rather than say firmly before marriage. As a result, his wife did not respect him anymore, his wife still did not want to be a housewife, and his wife was not loyal to Prapto.

Prapto understood very well that he was not controlling and jealous at all, but that was only Silvi's reason to support his unfaithfulness as a wife. A smirk appeared on the corner of Prapto's lips when he again thought that they had no children.

***

Prapto sat at his desk with a matted face, when one of his men named Nimo came to bring him hot coffee. "Why, Boss? Lately the Boss has been looking very tangled," Nimo asked as she placed the coffee on the table.

Nimo did not respond to his boss's reply. He knew what exactly made his boss always look tangled after entering work again. Nimo is familiar and often tells stories with Prapto, so he knows that the main cause of his boss's tangle is Silvi.

Nimo knew very well that his boss wanted his wife to be a housewife. Nimo secretly thought hard how he could help the boss.

After Nimo exited the room, Prapto sipped coffee and started smoking. Prapto can't wait for the night to come. Prapto's decision is final, he will divorce his wife tonight. Fuck the protests of his parents.

Prapto would leave the house and buy a plot of land in a village with his resignation and savings. Prapto got up from his seat. He then walked to the company's board room to immediately declare his resignation.

***

That afternoon after returning from work, Prapto did not go home immediately, he stopped at a restaurant to eat. Prapto selects a table located in the courtyard of the restaurant. When Prapto was about to bribe the food, his bribing motion came to a halt as he saw Nimo was walking leisurely on the sidewalk. "Hey, Nimo!" prapto cheer.

Nimo turned his head and went to the Prapto table. "Hi, Boss!"

"Come, eat first! I'd like to have a chat with you. Do you have time?" ask Prapto.

"Some, Boss." Nimo sat down. They chatted and smoked while waiting for Nimo's order to arrive.

Pramusaji came to serve green lado anchovies and a cold coffee order Nimo. Prapto and Nimo also began to dine while occasionally chatting. After the two finished eating, they lit a cigarette. Nimo then asked her boss to start telling stories.

"I have resigned, Nimo" Prapto said, showing his resignation.

Nimo surprise. Hownot? Prapto's position in the company is fairly high and Prapto also never had problems. Even Prapto has many achievements while working at the company. "Ke ... Why, Boss?" nimo still couldn't believe it.

"Because since long ago I was not interested in working in the office or in the company, Nimo. And also, tonight I'm going to divorce my wife. Because both my parents must have strongly opposed my decision to divorce, then I will go to a village" explained Prapto.

Prapto continued, "In that village I will buy land and build a house there. Know it? My grandfather used to be a farmer and a rancher. During school holidays and college holidays I always visit his place.

"I was always happy to be there, even happier than when I was in my own house, Nimo. But my mother and my other grandfather's children made a very greedy decision. My grandfather's vast estate they sold everything to move to the city. Damn it."

Nimo nodded, while Prapto exhaled his cigarette smoke with a grim face.

"My grandmother was a real housewife who felt very happy taking care of her husband, children, and home, Nimo. In this day and age, there is no woman like Grandma. Happy marriage today is impossible, Nimo, because modern women are feminists."

Nimo didn't have to ask again about the boss' decision. He knew exactly why his boss wanted a divorce. Nimo also knew what kind of man his boss was. Nimo then smiled as she got the sense to help her boss.