arranged marriage to the richest man in the country, I'm his wife Inaya Habib is just another property of his that he absolutely refuses to sell or forfeit. What seemed like a bond of love ended up being a result of hatred. A mere devil's pawn, she thought to herself. Filled with nothing but hatred, remorse, and regret. Even after 3 years of separation, getting a divorce from him is still an impossible task to accomplish! Inaya by all means refused to contact him.. and he didn't bother to contact her as well. but why is it that when I finally decided to find another man to love and live happily with, my cold husband turned into someone I never met before?
View More“Elara! Kenapa lantai ruang makan masih kotor?!”
Suara itu memecah pagi seperti sirene. Elara Maheswari tersentak, tangannya yang tengah mengaduk sayur hampir menjatuhkan sendok. Jantungnya berdegup kencang. Bukan karena takut, tapi karena sudah terlalu sering dibentak seperti itu, dan tetap saja tubuhnya belum kebal. Rahayu berdiri di ambang pintu dapur. Wajah wanita paruh baya itu masam, matanya menyapu ruangan seolah mencari celah kesalahan. “Baru saja Elara pel, Ma,” sahut Elara pelan. “Jangan banyak alasan!” potong Rahayu tajam. “Ini juga, kenapa masaknya lama? Kau mau bikin suamimu dan adik-adiknya telat ke kantor dan kampus, hah?” Elara menunduk. “S-sebentar lagi, Ma…” Tanpa diminta, tangannya langsung bergerak lebih cepat. Menyendok nasi, mengaduk tumisan, memeriksa ayam di penggorengan. Semuanya dilakukan dengan napas yang tersengal. Sejak dini hari ia belum berhenti. Menyapu, mencuci, menyiapkan sarapan. Dan sekarang, dimarahi seolah ia belum melakukan apa-apa. Usianya baru 23 Tahun, tapi rasanya seperti jiwa mudanya telah dicuri oleh hari-hari yang penuh bentakan dan perintah. Empat tahun lalu, Elara menerima perjodohan yang diatur oleh Rahayu—ibu Daris, pria yang kini sah menjadi suaminya. Saat itu, ia benar-benar sendiri. Hingga akhirnya, ada sepasang tangan mungil yang meraih jari-jarinya. Arka. Bayi kecil yang menangis dalam pelukannya seolah meminta untuk tidak ditinggalkan. Elara luluh. Ia pikir, menjadi istri Daris adalah cara untuk tetap berada di sisi anak itu—anak dari pernikahan pertama Daris yang tak lagi punya ibu. Namun, keputusannya menikah dengan Daris ternyata bukanlah penyelamat hidupnya. Justru ia seperti membuang dirinya sendiri ke dalam neraka. Pukul enam kurang lima, Elara membawa makanan ke meja makan. Wajahnya masih pucat, tangannya sedikit gemetar. Daris sudah duduk di kursinya. Tak menoleh, tak menyapa. Seolah Elara tak ada di ruangan itu. Mertua dan kedua adik iparnya juga mulai makan tanpa menunggu. Tidak ada ucapan terima kasih, tidak juga sekadar lirikan peduli. Elara buru-buru masuk ke kamar, membangunkan Arka. “Arka, Sayang... bangun. Sudah pagi, waktunya sekolah,” bisiknya lembut sambil mengelus punggung anak itu. “Kalau terlambat, nanti Ayah marah.” Arka mengerang pelan, tapi akhirnya membuka mata. Dengan tenaga sisa, Elara menggendongnya ke kamar mandi. Ia bergerak cepat, membasuh, mengganti baju, menyisir rambut. Semua dilakukan dalam diam agar tidak menambah keributan. Saat mereka kembali ke meja makan, Daris sudah hampir selesai makan. Elara tak sempat duduk. Ia langsung mengambil sendok, meniup bubur agar tak terlalu panas, lalu menyuapkan pada Arka. “Kenapa lama sekali urus anak? Aku bisa telat ke kantor gara-gara kau!” bentak Daris tiba-tiba. Jantung Elara mencelos. Ia buru-buru meletakkan sendok. “Maaf, Mas...” “Sudah tahu Arka susah bangun, kenapa nggak dibangunin lebih awal?” sindir Alia ketus sambil menyambar tasnya. Elara menelan ludah, tapi tak menjawab. “Arka, cepat habiskan. Kita berangkat sekarang!” hardik Daris. Arka menatap Elara, bingung. Elara menahan napas, mencoba tersenyum. Ia menyodorkan kotak kecil berisi roti ke tangan mungil itu. "Habiskan di mobil, ya," bisiknya. Daris tidak menunggu. Ia sudah melangkah ke pintu utama tanpa menoleh sedikit pun. Elara tergopoh menuntun Arka, memastikan anak itu menyusul ayahnya dengan langkah kecilnya. Begitu mobil Daris melaju dan menghilang di ujung jalan, Elara baru berbalik masuk ke dalam rumah. “Mbak Elara! Mana baju kuliahku yang aku titip buat disetrika?!” suara Dinda menyambutnya dari ruang tengah. Nada bicaranya tinggi, seperti tengah menagih utang. “Di lemari kamar Alia,” jawab Elara pelan. “Duh! Aku tuh udah bilang, bajuku jangan dicampur sama yang lain! Masa segitu aja nggak ngerti, sih?!” Dinda mendengus kesal lalu berjalan cepat ke kamar. Elara diam. Menelan ludah. Tak ada yang bisa ia lakukan selain menunduk dan menerima semua cercaan itu. Setiap hari di rumah ini seperti hukuman yang tak pernah usai. Mertua yang kasar. Adik-adik ipar yang selalu merasa lebih tinggi darinya. Dan suami... Daris, pria itu bahkan tak pernah melihatnya sebagai istri. Apalagi sebagai manusia. Bagi Daris, Elara tak lebih dari pembantu yang tidak digaji. Yang harus bangun paling pagi, tidur paling akhir. Yang harus mendengar omelan tanpa boleh menjawab. Yang harus bersyukur meski tak pernah diberi apa-apa. “Seorang istri tugasnya melayani suami tanpa mengeluh. Ridho suami itu surgamu.” Itu yang selalu Daris ucapkan padanya. Setiap kali ia mengeluh, setiap kali ia lelah, setiap kali ia hanya ingin didengar—kalimat itu jadi palu yang menghancurkan mulutnya agar tetap diam. *** Keesokan paginya, setelah pagi yang riuh seperti biasa—menyiapkan sarapan, membangunkan Arka, dibentak Rahayu—Elara pergi ke pasar. Bukan pasar dekat rumah, tapi yang lebih jauh, karena harga sayur di sana lebih murah. Hari ini, mertuanya mengadakan arisan keluarga. Elara harus masak untuk belasan orang. Sendirian. Setelah menyusuri lorong-lorong pasar dan menyelesaikan semua daftar belanja, ia memanggul kantong-kantong plastik besar ke atas motor. Beratnya membuat punggungnya pegal. Tapi ia tak mengeluh. Tak pernah mengeluh. Di tengah perjalanan pulang, saat berhenti di lampu merah, matanya tanpa sengaja menangkap sesuatu. Sebuah mobil hitam berhenti di seberang jalan. Jantung Elara berdegup pelan. ‘Itu… mobil Mas Daris,’ bisiknya. Ia memicingkan mata. Mencoba memastikan. Dan benar—itu mobil suaminya. Ia hafal betul plat nomornya. Tapi bukan itu yang membuat perutnya tiba-tiba mual. Di kursi penumpang, ada sosok wanita muda. Rambutnya panjang, tertata rapi. Bahunya sedikit menyandar ke arah Daris. Keduanya tertawa—terlihat akrab. Terlalu akrab.Ines Filladi always knew that she should never marry a man that she liked more than he liked her because her brother's failing marriage gave her the trauma of her life.There isn't a single person in the Filladi's close circle of acquaintances who failed to notice how infatuated Hamza is with his wife, whenever Inaya was in his surrounding, his eyes would always carefully watch her every little movement, if he was spotted spacing out while looking at something in the far distance, it was unnecessary to curiously follow his gaze and see what he was looking at since most certainly, a little sun-kissed woman with a long dark hair would be standing at that faraway spot.Since everyone could tell, and even those who poorly knew Hamza, how come Inaya still had no idea and acted indifferent toward him?? Ines found only one explanation for this: that Inaya truly had not a single emotion nor care for Hamza, therefore, he was only wasting his life on an undeserving woman.She remembers clearly
Hamza is still a man who is hard to read.For example, I thought he was totally ok with my father-in-law keeping Ayoub in his care, however, when our cars coming from the hospital finally reached the villa, he suddenly refused to let my father-in-law have Ayoub for a moment longer, like the very instant our car stopped he calmly walked out without even throwing any sort of remark to me, because usually, he would bossily give orders like, "Inaya, wait here." "Wait for me to come back." "Stay in the car".So yes, he just forgot about me, he walked out and directly headed towards his father's car, personally opened his father's seat door, held the baby in his arms, and as he was about to walk away he remembered to look back at the dumbfounded old man left behind and say, "thank you."What he probably meant was, "your time is up, now I'm taking my son back."While looking at him I initially thought the reason he so suddenly decided to make Mr buelguassem's face turn red with anger, is
Life is very unpredictable.For example, that night... my husband hugged me and I went to sleep.When I opened my eyes the next time, I found my husband still sleeping beside me and circling his arms around me, there was a little difference though. We were not in our room, we were on a hospital bed instead.There was an IV drip connected to my arm, looking on top of my head, I saw the saline bottle hanging on the stand.The first thought I had was that my baby was gone, but before I even started to panic, I felt the baby's movement in my belly so I breathed in relief, as long as he still moved it meant that everything was fine.I made a little movement as I checked on the baby, and that was enough to wake Hamza up...The moment he opened his eyes, he quickly uncircled his arms from around me and leaned on them to lift his torso and look at me.When he saw that I was wide awake and blinking my eyes in confusion while staring at him he didn't wait for the slightest moment before his lip
How does it feel to know that your son won't probably come to life?Let's just skip this part and more practically ask, What to do to cope with the fact you know your son won't probably come to life?1- at all costs, avoid looking at baby products...Because their sight will unnecessarily break your heart to pieces, and bring tears to your eyes, so if for example you were randomly watching TV and diaper ads suddenly jumped on the screen from nowhere then you have to immediately change the channel or turn the TV off, if you have your husband sitting with you then you can depend on him in catching the remote control in the speed of light and using it to make the ad disappear, because usually when such sad ads show up... Your pregnancy hormones act quicker than your reflexes and you might need the help of someone else because you'll be busy having your heart aching.I'm someone who is a TV addict, by TV addict I precisely mean that I don't necessarily like watching a certain category of
A day passed... Then two...A week... Then two...Months followed and my child still lived!I must say this child sure inherited all Hamza's genes and neglected mine, otherwise, how come when literally there was no hope left he still survived?I guarantee you, when I give birth to this little devil, he would come out silently, Then start inspecting his surrounding without crying, and would only gaze at the nurse coldly waiting for her to cover him with clothes, I suppose his father did the same thing as well.The child is a boy... If I should define his gender, a very stubborn and willful boy to be precise, for example when a second doctor was doing my ultrasound after reading my file and coming to know how terrible my condition always was, with a very surprised face she informed us, "the fetus is developing in the norms."When I smiled and thanked her for reassuring us, she repeated as if we didn't hear her the first time, "his growth is normal, he's normal in size, and there are no
Spending time at the hospital alone for the majority of the time was truly a chance for me to appreciate all I had.Of course, there were always nurses by my side and doctors... The family visited as well, even my mother-in-law put on her most elegant of clothes and jewelry and then came to visit me, since no outsider knew about my pregnancy the possibility of her coming to see me only to put a facade in front of her acquaintances was disqualified, in fact, by coming to see me she was, on the contrary creating trouble for herself if she were ever to be caught by someone she knew, yet she made all the effort only to stand at the top of my head and scald me, "Did you have to fight with your husband while being pregnant and send your self to the hospital? I understand your temper is very short but you have to be more patient now! If you two can't stay in the same room without quarreling then you should have occupied separate rooms! Etc."Even my father-in-law decided to put an end to his
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