DIVORCE PAPERS
The pain of farewell
Arka suddenly felt his tongue was funny, Sifa's question was so difficult to answer, he had absolutely no stock for the answer to the question of the woman who was still legitimately his wife.
"The father will always try to fortify the heart of the father for the mother, believe in the father, bun".Reply Arka trying to make the words that he thinks are most appropriate.
Tika smiled wryly, her chest throbbing for the umpteenth time. The word "trying" which her husband always slipped to convince her was so painful when he caught her eardrum and received it by the nerve knot of her brain. The word stuck clearly in her heart if her husband's love really no longer work so that her husband had to try hard to bring his love to me again.
"Well, you're very confident you can wait for your father to grow your love back. But you are not sure you are patient with the attitude of Umi that may change slightly from before because the level of trust in your father's loyalty certainly decreases dramatically, it takes strong evidence and a short time to make you sure that your position in your heart will not be replaced". Sahut Tika firmly stared with the glare of sharp eyes stuck into the bead of the husband's eyes.
"Already, yeah. Enjoy your father's freedom from the restraints and shackles of your love. Believe me at this time the mother is fine, at least the mother parted with the father in a good way, not because of betrayal or infidelity, so there is no reason for the mother to hate the father, so there is no reason for the mother to hate the father, if you are injured it is certain but the mother promises the wound will be able to heal quickly". Said Tika in between a smile made as sweet as possible.
Tika moved from his position to keep the prayer equipment and keep it on the nightstand. Staring at her loving husband who is still stuck with his head bowed.
Tika had already come downstairs shortly after landing a kiss on her husband's cheek and patted the shoulder of the man she loved so dearly twice, leaving him alone in the room, enjoying the atmosphere of the room that will soon be greatly missed.
On the one hand Arka felt happy, he could be separated from the woman he had not loved again in this last month, he said, but on the other side he felt that there was another space in the corner of his heart that felt empty. He stared at the large suitcase filled with his belongings that he had already cleaned a few days before, his chest was sore as if squeezed by thousands of invisible sturdy hands. It was so painful. His eyes felt increasingly heated up without being prevented again the strong and dashing man's cry was broken to the point of being stunned. Hiding his head between his legs, hoping to make his mood improve. He really did not expect it turned out that the separation was so very painful when he did not love his wife anymore, then what about Tika who greatly adored him, certainly his heart was more torn.
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Aided by Mbok Sarmi, Tika prepared breakfast with enthusiasm, for some reason he was so enthusiastic to make this breakfast seem special to the husband who soon left it. Mbok Sarmi smiled slightly and occasionally shook his head at the enthusiastic young mistress. It did not take long breakfast was available complete with side dishes. This small family is always accustomed to a heavy breakfast menu, namely rice and various accompanying dishes.
Mbok Sarmi and Tika arranged a breakfast menu that had both cooked on the dining table. Various food menu looks tempting, kale mixed anchovies, sambal offal, beef empal, chicken opor, fried tempeh tofu, potato paste and fried wader fish.
"Mbok please later after breakfast, take Sifa for a walk, yes. To Salsa's house will probably make him happy, Sifa is very comfortable when playing with Salsa. There's something we need to talk about but it's not good for a child to hear". I told the housekeeper I thought of as my own mother.
Salsa is one of Sifa's friends who when playing together will look very compact, the two never quarrel or fight each other like other children their age.
"Good, mom. Later non Sifa I invite there, he must like". His answer was nodding his head.
"Thank you, mbok". Said Tika while commenting on the smile.
"Oh yes, mbok. Please call mom and Farhan for breakfast. Tika wants to go upstairs first to call Arka mas. And one more don't forget to help Sifa pack up too, mbok". Continue Tika with a fluffy smile.
Okay, mom." Answer mbok Sarmi and hurry to carry out the orders of his master.
"Dad's ready?". Tanya Tika tried to melt the atmosphere that seemed stiff a moment ago.
"Let's have breakfast, Dad". Take Tika then.
Arka simply answered the question and asked his wife by nodding and with a forced smile. His feet moved down the stairs while dragging the large suitcase in his hands. Tika rushed to greet her husband and helped him take down the very heavy suitcase. After putting the suitcase at the end of the stairs, Arka and Tika step towards the dining table which turns out everyone has been waiting for both. The two greeted each other for a while while throwing smiles at each other.
All breakfast very solemnly there was no one to make a sound, only the clanking of spoons clashing with plates broke the silence of the morning. It was as if realizing that this breakfast would not be the same as the previous breakfast. Every now and then Arka and Tika steal each other's eyes, Tika smiled wryly reminiscing about the end of her love and household. While Arka felt that her mood was mixed between sadness and happiness. Sad as he had to see his wife heartbroken. Happy because he did not cheat his wife by pretending to be still in love.
"Dad, mother. Sarmi said Sifa, if Sifa wants to be invited to take a morning walk and later stop by Salsa's house, may it?". Asked the wide-veiled little girl politely.
"Yes, kid. Mother said it the same mbok Sarmi. Sifa can take a walk, which is the same as mbok Sarmi yes, son". Answer Tika.
"If you have breakfast, let's not leave immediately". Take the new Sarmi mbok out of the kitchen.
Mbok Sarmi and Sifa said goodbye and then left the dining room.
Farhan was about to leave the dining table but Tika quickly prevented him on the grounds that something had to be conveyed to him and his mother, so Farhan threw back his body weight in his original seat. Leave the time to wait for everyone to finish their breakfast.
After all finishing her breakfast, Tika grasped her husband's left hand and nodded her head to signal her husband to start the conversation.
"Previously, Arka apologized to the mother for all the mistakes of Arka during Arka became the daughter-in-law in this house. So do you, Han. Brother apologizes for all the wrong things about your sister's khilaf during your sister-in-law". Arka said softly but very clearly sound mam Murni, Farhan and Tika.
Tika lowered her head and her hands clasped tighter on her fingers. Meanwhile, Farhan and Bu Murni looked at each other and shook Sera's shoulders slowly, both of them did not understand the purpose of the words of the man who was the head of the family in this house.
"Today I leave this house and return Tika with all my rights and obligations as husband to mother and also Farhan as the legal guardian of her mother Sifa." Continue Arka with a vibrating sound and increasingly raucous.
"You mean?".
"Sister mean?"
bu Murni and Farhan asked simultaneously with an incomprehensible and confused look.