Women of Choice
Reeling
Bayu thrust a brown rectangular map toward Rika, saying, "Dec, please sign this," the man asked.
Rica accepted it with an uncertain state of heart. Slowly pulled a white piece of paper from inside the large envelope. A few minutes his eyeballs were still puffy observing every letter and sentence listed in the paper.
Both fingers of his hand gripped the white paper firmly and then partly pulled up to split in two into small tears, then thrown into the face of the heartless man while screaming hysterically as an expression of his broken heart. Rika also ran outside leaving her husband who could only be alone.
"I'm sorry Rika, forced to do all this," muttered the man who was more obedient to his mother's will.
***
Rika is now at the house of Hafiz, her older brother. The status is officially parted with Bayu. His world is broken. The spirit of life he felt instantly faded away. His heart was deeply troubled.
Which woman would be strong if faced with a condition like Rika. He was thrown away after trying to strengthen his body and soul during the fellowship of the man he loved so much.
Not only that, his feelings are further torn apart when custody of his son must fall into the hands of Bayu. That's all because there is a share of the game from Bu Aida who deliberately wants to separate Rika with her baby. Complete is the heart wound that Rika must feel as a wife as well as a mother who cannot live together with her own flesh and blood.
With money in his hands, Bu Aida can do whatever he wants according to his heart's wishes, including making Rika's life ruined.
"Mom, let the children live with Rika alone, Mom," Bayu suggested last time when Bu Aida engineered for custody to fall to her son.
"Nothing Bayu. Let Reza take care of me before you get married to Sandra." Bu Aida interrupts Bayu's words
"Reza's your son Bayu, which means there's still a flow of blood in it too. Mothers do not want to be taken care of and live together with weak women like Rika. What would your son's future be if he grew up in a woman like your ex-wife."
That's how the game of Bu Aida that runs smoothly according to his own expectations that are able to make Rika's situation become worse and shake his soul.
Rika had locked herself in her room for days. Until he forgot to just fill his own stomach if only Shofia, his wife Hafiz was not painstakingly bring various kinds of food for his sister-in-law. When Hafiz and Shofia had to leave the house because of work. Rika is spending time alone. That's exactly what made Hafiz worried. His sister feared that she would do something unexpected and threaten her own safety.
Rika felt her heart empty and empty. Living life like aimless because now the valuable people in his life can no longer side by side and spend time every moment. Reza who should still desperately need a warm embrace and loving caress from him should he just leave because of the actions of the mother-in-law.
Some of Rika's time is spent crying and crying until her tears dry up. If he was tired of draining the tears of the young mother of one child will sleep with an empty feeling. His memory and concentration in thinking had begun to decline and disturbed. The woman often feels on her forehead like there is an object blocking it making her feel uncomfortable and very disturbed. So Rika often shook her own head hoping that the disturbing feeling in the forehead disappeared.
Every time Rika tried to find entertainment or just to make her heart happy by watching television pickles for example, the woman was no longer able to digest it. He just pretended like a person who was busy with the activity of watching the event on the glass screen, whereas, he felt himself his mind was not able to follow every impression that was in front of him. Rika's gaze remained blank and unsettled. Rika was very tormented by her current condition. It seems very difficult to find himself back.
Right now the state of Rika's soul was really shaken violently. He was no longer able to recognize himself. Her hair was left untouched without ever being neatly combed. His face became dull and dark because he was almost never touched by water.
"Mas, I feel worried about Rika's current state" Shofia told Hafiz as the couple sat on the living room couch. While Rika as usual still continued to seclude herself in the room.
"Yes, later Mas will try to find the info first the closest psychologist address in the area." Hafiz responded to the wife's words.
The chatter between Hafiz and Shofia was interrupted when they were both startled by the hysterical cry from the direction of Rika's room. Which immediately made the hearts of the two married couples feel full.
***
After undergoing therapy and back and forth to the mental state Rika much improved. The woman was slowly able to live a normal life again.
Shofia, the sister-in-law never tired of inviting Rika to the study place held once a week.
Rika's heart was more open when she heard a review from the ustaz who seemed to be reminding her.
Ustaz Shafiq recites a fragment of the letter of Az-Zumar verse: 53 which means to read :
"Say: "O My servants who are transgressing against themselves, do not despair of the mercy of Allah. Allah forgives all sins. Verily, He is the Most Forgiving, the Most Merciful."
Rika's spirit of life was again increased after hearing reviews from ustaz material carriers on the study.
The woman intends to rise from adversity and does not want to be a person who loses because of despair with the trials that must be lived. He wants to spend the rest of his life with positive things and get closer to the Almighty by increasing worship which is certainly more able to calm his fragile soul.
***
"Mrs .... !" the shriek from the origin of the familiar sound in Rika's ears made the woman surprised. He saw the 10-year-old boy running towards him.
Behind him Bayu hesitates to meet his ex-wife.
"Mama, Grandma died a month ago. Now I want to stay with Mama."
Rika held the baby tightly as if reluctant to release him back. Her tears spilled immediately felt the mood between harau and happy to meet her beloved son.
***
End.
