Wife's Resilience

KHI 18TH

"A totally crazy thought. His mental state is disturbed. Horrifically. I have to be careful when I talk to him. I have to remind Bagas."

Mira covered her mouth with her two palms. He doesn't seem to believe what he has heard. Because all he knew, the three of them had been friends for a long time. He immediately left where he stood. Afraid of being caught by Galih.

******

"It's okay."

"Why shut up, while you know."

Leon sat beside Bagas. They were in the yard next to the office.

"I didn't think so far. I think he's lost his feelings for Rena. But recently I realized that her feelings for Rena are still the same as they used to be."

"Since when did that happen."

Leon rubbed his face rough.

"Since you've not been married."

"Damn it, that long. And I don't know."

Bagas cupped his face with his hands.

"At first I thought it was just a moment's pleasure. You still remind me. College time first. Galih likes a girl, but she's after you. I asked him about his feelings. But he replied "I don't like him very much. So let him chase Bagas."

"Yes, I remember, even trying to avoid it. I'm afraid Galih is disappointed in me. Because back then I knew that she loved Widia."

"I'm afraid Galih is hurt by the events of that time, and wants to repay you."

"Returned anything, I had nothing to do with Widia. I always avoid it."

Bagas stood holding back his emotions while looking up. He breathed his breath violently.

"Wait a minute, you know where if she likes Rena for a long time."

"When your marriage to Rena took place. I was late for having to take care of Galih who was drunk. In a drunken state he kept talking. That's when I found out."

"It's been years, but..."

Bagas did not continue his sentence. He sat back. Millions of questions were on his mind.

"Yes, I think it's gone with time, so I didn't tell you. It turns out my mind was wrong. All this time he still keeps his love for Rena. Now my fear is really happening."

"Heh, just deserve it. Every time I tell me about my family, he always tells me to leave Rena.

Bre."

"Don't get carried away by emotions, you will lose yourself. What matters now is your heart and also Rena. Don't let anyone into it."

"I won't let him cause trouble to my little family."

"I'll try to talk to him. We have been friends for a long time. Don't let our friendship be ruined, just because of this kind of problem."

"Just you say, if there's a man who approaches your wife, you'll just shut up. Are you going to give Yuna to her." Bagas said with excitement.

"It's not what I mean."

"That's it, it's free to talk to you. You've known all this stuff for a long time, but you're hiding it. There is not much you hide from me. Or, you support the action to**rat Galih."

Bagas spoke while holding back his anger. There was a sense of tightness in his heart.

His best friend hid great things from him for years. And one stabbed him in the back with his wife's wish.

"Not like that Gas.., listen to me first."

Bagas did not care about Leon's call. He kept walking away leaving Leon.

"It turns out Bagas already knew it. Oh, my God, what's gonna happen. Where are they one room. I was in that room too. Aahhh no... What a room will be like with them. Must be very hard to breathe. Should I move divisions. But where." Mira muttered to herself.

******

Office hours are over. Bagas headed for his car.

"The car still credits alone has a lot of style."

Bagas stopped his hand that was about to open the car door. He looked towards the voice.

Not far from him Galih was playing his car keys while smiling mockingly but the direction of his eyes did not look at Bagas.

Bagas felt that Galih's words were pointed at him. He was about to walk towards Galih.

"Already Gas, do not let your emotions provoked. It's still an office area. You see, a lot of employees. Don't let you get in trouble later. You better just go home." Leon stopped Bagas.

Bagas drove his car. He didn't go straight home. He stopped by the bookstore for a while to buy some books that Rena had ordered. There he meets Mira.

"Bought this." Bagas holds several books on how to make a cake.

"Definitely Rena." guess Mira

"Who else but him."

"Yes yes." Mira smiled foolishly.

They both went out of the store together. Across the street Galih was stopping his car to buy a drink.

"Bagas and Mira, why are they together. Laughing again. Very happy." Stare at them.

"Mungin's one way." Galih's cunning brain starts thinking. He tried to get closer to them and photographed them using his cell phone.

Galih stared at his craft and went to his car. He did not realize that someone in the car was looking at him.

"You're home on what Mir?"

"That's my husband waiting there." Mira pointed at a car that was parked.

"Ok, then be careful, greetings to your husband. I'll go back first."

"Greetings to Rena."

Bagas holds his thumb and index finger together to form the letter o. And drive to his car in the parking lot.

*****

"So there's someone who took pictures of you."

"When."

"When you talk to your office mate."

"Bagas,,"

"That photographing seems to be your office friend too, I forgot his name."

"What the hell do you know about me." Mira was mumbling, but she could still be heard by her husband.

"But who is, why also take pictures of me and Bagas. About who." Inner Mira.

"Don't think about it too much, you'll get dizzy again, keep getting sick, I'll bother too."

Mira glanced at her husband who was driving.

"What don't-don't.." Mira took her phone from inside the bag. He opened his photo gallery and searched where he had been photographed with his office friends.

"Mas, was this the one who photographed me with Bagas."

He showed me the photo on his phone.

"Not seen."

"Ihhh, this is this, this is," He zoomed in on Galih's photo and showed it.

"It looks like it is,"

"Gosh, what the hell does that mean." Mira seemed to think.

"I told you, don't think too much. Your brain will not be able to hold. It'll hurt again,,,"

"And I'll be troubled." Mira continued her husband's words with a made-up tone.

While her husband just smiled thinly without knowing Mira.

"Don't interfere in other people's affairs."

Mira just kept silent not answering her husband's words. He even played his seat belt.

Her husband just glanced at her.

*****

"Bagas and Mira, do they have a relationship huh. It doesn't matter if they have a relationship or not. Most importantly this can help launch my intentions. Maybe not now I send it to Rena. I can wait for the right time. I can't be hasty and rash."Galih looked at the photo of Bagas and Mira with an eerie smile.

"I've waited too long. I have to start it. There is no point in me pretending. After all, Bagas already knows. Let's just wait, until Rena is by my side. Bagas,,,"

Galih closed his eyes while leaning on the car seat.

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