Wife Unvalued

CHAPTER 151 - The Time Machine

Jakarta, residence Bimantara Aksa 17:30 WIB.

"Thank you, Runi."

Since it had become a burden on the minds of his two sons, in another corner of the city the man was enjoying a warm cup of tea with his favorite milk biscuit. Reasonably stuck in traffic, Papa Atma approached his ex-wife this afternoon.

In fact, he only arrived in Jakarta an hour ago. Unplanned, he just followed his heart until he ended up in the mansion that belonged to his son. The son he raised with a gaping wound and felt sore every day, Bimantara Aksa.

"Together, my mother."

As the host, Seruni only did the task to entertain his guests, uninvited guests to be exact. First knowing Papa Atma was on the front porch, Bu Seruni thought the man had come with Bima as well.

However, his guess was wrong and now Seruni seemed to be trapped. For how she behaved, since the incident a few months ago she was even embarrassed to face her ex-husband.

Obviously this afternoon he was getting frozen, Bu Seruni's hand now felt cold and repeatedly stared at the main door in the hope that one of his sons appeared instantly. It's okay even though it will be mocked for life, but Seruni feels safer if there is Bima and Yudha here.

"Bima will not come, I left without their knowledge, Seruni," said Papa Atma after sipping a warm tea that immediately warmed his body.

"Ah yes, I only saw the rain outside, it has not subsided as well as it turned out," said Bu Seruni smiling stiffly, he lowered his head immediately to hide his nervousness.

"Did my arrival bother you?"

"Ti-no, not at all," replied Bu Seruni trying to be ordinary even though his heart seemed to move from its original place.

"Hopefully, you didn't forget I could read your heart" he said with a faint smile.

30 Years passed, the man was still the same. The perfect man who always managed to make Seruni's heart beat twice as fast as usual, even that thin smile still managed to make Seruni's heart pound unheard-of.

Nothing has changed, although now the face is aging, but the good looks are still so real. The good looks that make Seruni blind and happy even just hear his name.

In silence Seruni's mind floated, opening the veil of memories where Atma was warm to her. Very short, but imprinted even when his two sons were so mature.

Just like now, when the rain hit the capital, Seruni felt cold when sweat poured all over his body. Samar is heard, the door is opened from the outside until Seruni forces herself to get up immediately.

"You have a fever, why didn't you say that?" atma asked frantically, she took off her jacket a little hastily.

"Mas home? I'm fine, I'll heal myself."

"Who guarantees you a cure? Your body is very hot, Lord .. sleep, I will prepare warm water."

He was sprightly, Atma even canceled his plan to go to Jakarta after finding out his wife suddenly had a high fever. Don't be asked how Seruni felt, being pampered by the man she loved so long ago was the most beautiful gift of her life.

In fact, Atma delayed his departure for the next two days just to make sure Seruni was okay. Whether the attention is on the baby in the womb or for him, Seruni does not care, which clearly he feels the soft side of Atma that he has long craved.

"Seruni," called Atma quietly, Seruni's smile growing as the man approached.

"Yes, Mas?"

"Are you okay?" asked the man to make sure, Seruni who was too drowned admiring Atma actually fell silent as if unable to take her eyes off.

"Runi, do you hear me? Seruni!!"

"Huh?"

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"Oh my God, what happened to me."

The daydream is too far away, until it blends with reality. Papa Atma looked confused, he had thought things out and suspected that his ex-wife was possessed.

"You why? Is there anything thought?" asked Papa Atma then, the confused Bu Seruni was about to answer if he nodded with a stiff smile.

"Well, don't worry, I'm fine."

I don't know how long he's been drowning in daydreams. However, at this time the servant that Papa Atma called to fetch water seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and passed away after Bu Seruni said that he was okay.

"Don't daydream, it's not good for health."

"Ehem, I think so," Bu Seruni replied as she took a slow breath, she rubbed her non-itchy neck and lamented how humiliating she was in front of Atma.

The atmosphere again felt awkward, Bu Seruni sipped the warm tea slowly to get calm. Strange as it is, the first time he met Atma he was not like this. After six months had passed, and all the drama was over too many things that made him unable to behave normally in front of Atma.

Understandably, his two sons seemed to deliberately create a gap so that their communication is increasingly well established. Whether Bima or Yudha is the same, equally ignorant.

"Nearly Magrib, shouldn't you go home, Mas?"

"Hm? Going home?"

"Yes, or where it is .. There are no children here, I think it is inappropriate," said Bu Seruni slowly, painstakingly gathering the courage to express it.

"Yes, I forgot," he replied later, Papa Atma was about to stand up, but a moment later she undoed her intention and again sat sweetly before Seruni.

"What's wrong?"

"I honestly came for this. Maybe it's too late, but while remembering there's no harm," said Papa Atma, taking out a small red box from his pocket.

Bu Seruni's eyes bulged when he looked at the object, especially when Papa Atma opened it. "I bought it at that time, but because I was a fool, I only had the courage to give it to you after Bima and Yudha had grown up" said Papa Atma regretfully, years of betraying hearts have hurt even more.

Not only was Atma sick, staring at the necklace Seruni was also sicker. The necklace that had made her feverish because she wanted it so much when her womb entered the second trimester, when Gilsa returned as the third person in their marriage and made Seruni's soul as if separated from her body.

"Go home, it's dark outside and I don't want it to be slandered, Mom." Without a word, Seruni did not want to be there longer until he chose to pass leaving Papa Atma who was feeling tightness in the chest.

"I'm going through karma for all the pain I've given her in the past."

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- To Be Continued

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