Wife Interlude

Chapters 13. The arrival of Anjas

Hilman stopped his car in front of Rina's house. He looked at Anjas who was still sitting in his car seat as if he was reluctant to go down.

"Wait for what else? Sana down," said Himan impatiently.

"Yes for a moment .. I can't wait to be a friend!" decak Anjas while opening the seat belt, then get down from the car.

Anjas looked at Hilman's car which had driven further and further away from him, after which he turned around and looked at the house that was in front of him.

A simple house with a modern minimalist style, looks still worthy to be occupied even though it is not too big.

"Lumayan," muttered Anjas, he then stepped in and stood on the porch of the house, then knocked on the door.

However, thirty minutes had passed Anjas stood outside the house, no one opened the door either, making him start to fidget, fearing something happened to Rina inside there.

Although there was a feeling of relief in her heart, considering that if Rina left, she would not be difficult to hide it from Tari and her family.

Anjas again knocked on the door with a faster rhythm, until suddenly the sound of someone greeting from behind diverted his attention.

Anjas turned his head immediately, finding out who had just come to his wife's house.

But it turned out that Rina who was walking up to him with a smile, the man seemed to pay attention to the entire body of his first wife.

It was true what Hilman said, Rina's body looked thinner than before, and her face was a little pale with a black circumference under the eyes.

"Where have you been, man? The husband is not at home and is not at home, he said, "reproving Anjas in a hostile voice.

Lina smiled, she ignored Anjas' question. The young pregnant woman could not cover her happiness when she saw the arrival of her husband. The man he had longed for, and his purpose came to this city.

"Mas Anjas, have you come?" asked Rina with teary eyes, even though a big smile was seen decorating her face.

Seeing the presence of Anjas, always able to make him forget the pain that once so tormented him. Then, regrow the hope to be together and get affection from Anjas.

Rina took Anjas' hand and kissed him as a sign of respect and courtesy to the husband. However, Anjas hurriedly pulled his hand, as if he did not like receiving that treatment from Rina.

Lina smiled wryly, she then straightened up again and looked at her husband's face that looked sour and tired.

"Mas must be tired, let's go in first, later I prepare dinner," said Rina, as if ignoring the treatment of Anjas just now.

Rina while taking the house keys and opening the door for Anjas who just walked in. Lina followed her husband's steps behind.

"Where are you from, Rina?" Anjas stopped suddenly and then turned around, so that Rina accidentally hit him.

"Sorry." Lina took a few steps back to give her husband some distance, even though he almost fell down at first.

Anjas' gaze was so sharp that it made Rina speechless, unable to open her mouth or see her again.

"A–I just went for a while to look for the next rancher. But, it seems like today the cook is not selling," replied Rina in a trembling voice.

"Why not just ask Hilman? I told him to take care of you" asked Anjas, while spreading his gaze to look at the house Hilman had chosen for his wife's residence.

"I'm ashamed, Mom. Bang Hilman is not a nobody I .. anyways if Bang Hilman too often here, also not nice to the neighbors, right," replied Rina, said, trying to express his discomfort which should continue to be related to Hilman.

"She's my best friend, so it's okay, she helps me take care of you" said relaxed Hilman while sitting on the sofa in the living room.

"He was only my husband's best friend, not my husband's. Why bother taking care of me?" rina's murmur was still clearly heard in Anjas' ears.

Anjas chest was hot when he heard Rina mutter, for some reason his emotions were rising because of that simple word.

He was my husband's best friend, not my husband's. That word seemed to hit hard into Anjas' heart.

"Keep, what do you want, Rina? You want me to leave it alone here, huh?" anjas asked looking at the annoyed face of Rina.

"Here you go, talking to you just makes me dizzy!" connect Anjas again while heading to the room.

"Mas, wait a minute ... My mother!" call Rina while she wants to hold her husband. However, Anjas no longer cared about his screams.

"Don't bother me, I'm tired .. want to sleep!" Anjas went straight into the room regardless of how Rina felt at all.

Rina exhaled violently, staring at the door of the room that was tightly closed by Anjas.

"Why are you changing with me now, Mom?" muttered Rina while leaning her body on the back of the sofa.

Tears suddenly flowed just like that, her hands clutching tightly at the end of the shirt she was wearing, holding such turbulent emotions within her chest.

The disappointment that he repeatedly felt increasingly made the wound in his heart ache even without looking bloody.

Her memory goes back to the early days of her marriage and Anjas is doing just fine. Although Anjas and herself were forcibly married, they were both on very good terms and Anjas always treated her kindly and gently.

There was never any sign that Anjas had another woman besides her. His life was perfect even though he had to live a long distance household.

Rina trusts Anjas so much, so do her parents. That was the reason Lina decided to stay in the city and not give up on her marriage.

Rina will not be able to see the disappointment of both parents, when she found out that Anjas had been lying and never considered her a wife, even now married another woman. It would be too painful if Rina had to reveal it to the person she loved so much in her life.

Some time Lina dissolved in tears because of her disappointment, until she was re-awakened to the purpose of being here.

"I'm sure there's still a little love for me in your heart, Mom. And, all of that will grow if our child is born. Which old man will reject his own flesh blood," muttered Rina with a thousand hopes that were in her heart.

Rina went to the kitchen, thirsty from crying for too long she could not ignore it. Taking the water in the dispenser Rina drank it up to half a glass

"You must be strong Rina, if you are weak who will sustain your life and your child!" said Rina clasping the glass in hand tightly, as if she was encouraging herself.

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