Wife Interlude

Bab.68 My beloved sister

Rina widens her eyes as Arya stops her car in a public funeral parking area. The fine wrinkles were clearly visible on the woman's forehead.

"What are we doing here?" asked Lina with her confused face. He circulated his gaze, looking around which seemed not so crowded.

"You want me to be honest about my and Anjas' problems, right? We start from here," said Arya while grasping Rina's hand, as if she was asking for strength from her lover. His eyes seemed to be moving restlessly, as if it was heavy to do all this.

Rina is more confused, she is still trying to think positively until the words of Anjas who once accused Arya as a killer also crossed her head.

Does Arya want to explain the allegations? But why come straight here anyway? Lina asked in her heart.

"Come, I explained slowly the tomb as well as visiting someone," Arya asked while releasing Rina's hand and out of her car.

Rina followed Arya to get out of the car, she stood for a moment beside the door looking at the florists who seemed to be peddling her wares near the entrance of the tomb. The afternoon sky that looks covered with gray clouds also adds to the mood of the funeral at that time.

Ah, seeing him Rina so remembered the late mother and father. Lina had not been to the village for a long time, because there was so much work here. He misses them.

Arya first invited him to buy sow flowers and rose water from traders there.

"Well, now to the two of them, Mas? Usually it's just themselves" said the mothers of the florist. It seems like he has seen Arya come to this cemetery a lot.

Rina looked at Arya full of questions, whether the tomb who had been routinely visited by Arya, so that the florist could know her.

"Yes, Mom. It's a little bit of windfall for Mom and Dad. Give my thanks to Father, for keeping the tomb clean," said Arya while giving a sheet of envelope that is not what it contains.

After that Arya invited Rina to start walking into the wind complex blowing slowly and cold trasa immediately greeted the two as soon as her feet stepped on the large public cemetery.

"I guess you come here a lot, huh?" Lina who could no longer hold back her curiosity also finally ventured to ask.

"Not really, only if there is free time," Arya replied with a smile, both of them walking hand in hand with Arya carrying a plastic sow and rose water in it.

"What does this tomb have to do with you and your problems with Anjas?" Rina asked back. Now Arya takes her turn towards a smaller alley.

"There, because it actually all started from the accident that hit him, to cause our relationship to be tenuous," Arya replied still looks calm. His eyes looked bright, recalling the time that had passed a few years ago.

Rina looked at Arya's face she then exhaled softly, and refocused on her steps, as now the two had started walking between the tombstones.

"So because someone is buried here your relationship is strained?" Lina asked to be clearer.

Anjas nodded, then stopped his steps.

"We've arrived" he said, taking Rina to stand beside him.

Arya then squatted on the tomb that looks neat.

"Assalamulaikum, Sisi," he continued while rubbing the nisa stone in front of him.

Rina was speechless, she noticed the inscription on the tombstone that now seemed to be being cleared from the dust by Arya. The name Syena Gunawan there, to make Rina think again hard.

"The last name is the same as Anjas? What she-" Rina's shrill words stopped as Arya suddenly spoke.

"Come, baby," call Arya to invite Rina to come crouching.

Lina followed him then crouched down beside Arya.

"This is the tomb of Syena, we used to call her Sisi. She is a jolly girl and very funny, her age is only two years different from ours," explained Arya, she used our word to describe herself and Anjas.

"She is her sister Anjas" he continued in a voice that changed.

Lina could also see how the change was clearly visible on her lover's face.

"Sister?" rina asked confused, although then she behaved normally again because she did not know anything about the man. Let alone his sister, even his parents he never knew her.

"Yes, Sisi is the younger brother of Anjas who is very close to us, Anjas is so possessive of him because Sisi is the only younger brother that Anjas has, he said, and therefore also me and Hilman as friends Anjas often replace him to keep Sisi." Arya seemed to be smiling, it seemed like it was a good memory that she remembered from their relationship.

Arya nodded.

"Yes, we used to be called three true friends, because of our closeness that was like a brother."

Rina seemed to nod her head, a sign of understanding.

"In that case, why are you now able to stretch?" ask Rina again.

"Let me tell you after this. Now we pray first for Sisi yes, Rin," Arya replied as she watched the gray clouds grow thicker and thicker covering the sky.

"Heem, alright," replied Rina, she again had to hold back her curiosity, because the situation was not possible, what else was the day was getting late.

Both of them seemed to pray fervently, until finally the word amen ended their prayer.

"Side, sorry, Arya brought another woman to visit here. Brother Arya introduce first .. This is Rina, she's sister's lover. How pretty, right?" said Arya, while holding the hand of Rina who was still crouching beside her.

"Don't be jealous" he continued, chuckling, though his eyes turned red.

Lina could see how the sadness that Arya was now harboring, as she tried to speak to the tombstone in front of her.

"Sisi will still be Kak Arya's favorite sister, I promise you. Relax there yes, Si ... Brother here will also always pray for Sisi," said Arya again with one tear drop that fell just like that.

Rina rubbed Arya's back, trying to give strength and calmness to the now very fragile man.

However, it turned out that the atmosphere had to come to a halt just like that when suddenly there was a shouting sound from someone not far from where the two of them were.

Arya and Rina stood together and turned to look at the voice, confirming a name that was already in the minds of the two.

However, they had not seen, a punch had suddenly landed on Arya's cheek, until the man staggered.

Rina helps hold Arya's body, while arranging her worry. He could see clearly if there was a red stain on the tip of Arya's lips, and could be certain that it was blood.

"Are you okay?" arya asked instead worried about Rina, who was only answered by the headband.

"Suckers! Why did you come here, huh?! You want to make my sister even more tormented by seeing the man who made her die!" yelled Anjas while pulling back Arya's collar until the man was carried forward.

"Aryan!" Rina giggled as one hit back landed on Arya's cheek.

"Suit, stop! It's at the funeral!" Rina tried to resuscitate Anjas who seemed to have been in equilibrium.

Arya did not reply, she let Anjas hit her without fighting back in the slightest, she just smiled.

The rain fell down heavily, the sound of thunder was heard accompanying the quarrel between Arya and Anjas that afternoon. Rina's screams disappeared from the sound of the rainstorm that afternoon.

"If indeed this can reduce your anger, please do," muttered Arya when Anjas pulled back his collar, until now some buttons have been released by the grip of Anjas' hand.

Both of them seemed to have been drenched, with blood mixed with rainwater as well as burial ground. Arya's body was already very messy, her clothes were dirty and there were blood spots.

"Don't expect you to get sorry from me, asshole!" reply Anjas then again deliver a punch in the stomach Arya repeated until the man sat on the ground with his body bent, enduring the pain all over his body.

"Stop!" Rina who could not stand it anymore is now standing in the middle between Anjas and Arya, she stretches her hand to protect Arya from Anjas anger.

"Don't interfere with you, Rin. This is my business and that son of a bitch!" Anjas wants to get rid of Rina.

"Respect, Anjas! This is in front of your sister's grave .. aren't you ashamed of her, huh?! He would be sad if he saw two brothers who were very dear to him fighting like this!" rina shouted right in front of Anjas face, making the man sculpt.

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