Raisa looked at herself in the mirror. She couldn't understand why her relationship with her former boss had become so close recently. She had been feeling uncomfortable with Mbak Maya. But seeing the affair between Maya and her husband made Raisa's heart heat up."Why did I agree to be asked out by Nazril," said Raisa again with doubt. She looked at her reflection in the mirror. The smooth, pure white skin of her face made Raisa look like a pubescent teenager in love with a monkey."Should I cancel?" muttered Raisa, becoming insecure. It wasn't that she didn't want to meet Nazril, but she was still guarding her husband's feelings."Ouch... what to do?" said Raisa hesitantly. Suddenly the thought of taking Bi Iyem with her came to mind, so as not to cause slander between them."How about asking Auntie Iyem for help?" said Raisa, quickly grabbing her cell phone. The woman searched for a contact named Bi Iyem, then tapped the contact's name.After waiting for a while for Aunt Iyem to pi
Our trip was quite pleasant, Aunt Iyen, the old lady entertained me a lot. Especially in the matter of taking care of Anya, the old woman was very reliable. I paused for a moment in front of the location that Nazril had sent. My heart was a little hesitant, "Do I have to see him now?" I asked myself. Aunt Iyem saw the doubt in my eyes."Go in, meet the man. Let me take care of Anya. Maybe he has something important to say," said Aunt Iyem with a gentle smile.I nodded, "Alright. Then, Auntie and Anya can come inside with me. But we'll probably have separate tables," Raisa replied, echoing Aunt Iyem's words."It's okay. Go meet that person right away." As we got out of the car, I texted Nazril that I had arrived at the location that had been sent."I'm already inside, come in immediately," Nazril replied when I opened my cell phone. The man quickly replied to the message I sent him. Suddenly, I smiled a small, mischievous smile."Remember, these are just friends, nothing more." Raisa s
As they continued to eat, Raisa felt embarrassed by Nazril's words that she had just heard. How not, Nazril had praised her beauty in front of her eyes."Don't talk too much, I don't want to be seen as a husband snatcher," Raisa said with a smile, even though she was actually happy that Maya's husband had just complimented her on her beauty."It's true what people say, someone out there appreciates your wife's beauty more than your own husband," Raisa said with a sad smile. The woman was about to let her heart out."Do you have anything to say? I think you've been holding back for a while?" asked Nazril cautiously in the middle of their busy meal."Yes, I actually want to say that your wife Maya has been having an affair with my husband," Raisa's heart didn't dare to express what was bothering her."There isn't. I just wanted to say that," Raisa said with a lie. The woman smiled a little at Nazril, who was getting older and more handsome and authoritative."Really? If I told you somet
Raisa blinked a few times, she was not wrong to hear that Maya's husband had invited her to take revenge indirectly, without waiting long Raisa immediately nodded and agreed."If that's your goal, then our goals are the same. I'll get my revenge first before I leave Arka. That man should know, there is no woman as good as me in this world," Raisa said with great enthusiasm, which made Nazril look happy. Finally he could see Raisa as she used to be, not a camp woman who was easily fooled."Are you going to do it now?" asked Nazril enthusiastically, he seemed to enjoy witnessing Raisa's domestic rift, let alone witnessing the incompetent Arka."Of course, I will avenge their actions. Yes, don't forget about my in-laws, they were also aware of their son's affair." Raisa clenched her fists, the memory of that day still fresh in her mind. She was pricked by a needle watching how her in-laws seemed to easily get along with Maya. It was like they had known for a long time about the relations
Raisa was now heading home, glancing at Auntie Iyem and Anya already asleep. They came home quite late in the afternoon and almost at night, because soon the sun would not show its existence.Raisa let out a rough breath, feeling guilty about what had happened today. Raisa seemed to have betrayed Arka, her husband. But looking back, it was Raisa who was hurt, if her husband hadn't started first there was no way Raisa would have been happy to meet Nazril."Again I blame myself," Raisa muttered like a fool for repeatedly blaming herself. Along the way, Raisa chose to play poetry, because Raisa had always liked to write, especially with poetry, so Nazril read a poem when handing Raisa a bouquet of flowers. The woman smiled again, then played a poem in her car."In the silence of the night, I sat alone, Reminiscing about the past that was so beautiful. The memories are like the stars in the sky, Bright and never fading.I miss my mom's smile in the morning, my dad's warm embrace when I co
That night after her meeting with Nazril and telling him everything that had been bothering her, Raisa was quite happy. She didn't have such a heavy burden in her life. Even now, she followed her loneliness without a husband at home."It feels so good when Arka's not around. I'm sick of seeing her all this time, pretending to be a loving wife and child, but the reality is so far different," Raisa murmured softly. She was afraid of disturbing her daughter's sleep and Aunt Iyem's. That night Aunt Iyem decided to stay longer with Raisa, until it was time for Arka to return."Thank you for your help. I owe you a lot," Raisa said quietly as she looked at Aunt Iyem's sleeping face.Raisa smiled slightly, as if she felt the presence of her parents again."Maybe you wouldn't let your daughter feel this sad, if you knew the truth," Raisa murmured, lamenting her fate of being a single mother, with only one daughter. The husband she wanted was even cheating on her with their next-door neighbor.
Raisa's eyes only closed at around 3am. Before that she was busy organizing her heart and mind, most likely tomorrow morning her husband would return home. After the gastric surgery that almost took his life.“Good morning,” Aunt Iyem said to Raisa who sat pensively on the porch. This time she was as usual, putting on a happy face as she waited for her regular cake seller.“Are you waiting for someone?” asked Aunt Iyem, approaching Raisa while holding Anya, who had just woken up. Raisa's daughter was very beautiful, she had inherited Raisa's dark eyes and beautiful face.Raisa nodded, “Yes. It looks like the cake seller was a little late, or didn't sell,” Raisa replied, occasionally looking at the road in front of her house.Not long after chatting with the old woman, the cake seller she had been waiting for appeared in front of Raisa's house.“There he is,” Raisa said happily, immediately walking to the front of the house to approach the cake seller.“Good morning, sorry for waiting
Raisa put on a sad face, she was about to start acting that day. Actually, Raisa had prepared all the scenarios to make her feel upset by using her mother-in-law.“I'm sorry. Actually, Anya was a bit cranky last night, so I didn't have time to cook. I thought it would be better to order food online so you guys can eat on time,” Raisa replied with a sad face.The woman lowered her head. She didn't want to lose this time, she had to try to look like the saddest and most painful person.“Just excuse it,” said Raisa's father-in-law who didn't like her answer.“Sir! What's wrong with you? At least respect Raisa who is tired of taking care of her household and children,” defended Raisa's mother-in-law. The woman actually did like Raisa more than Maya. She would even agree if Arka stayed with Raisa.“Keep defending yourself, you're the one who doesn't want to accept other people,” replied Raisa's father-in-law who almost let slip.All eyes were on Raisa's father-in-law. Especially Arka, who