DIVORCE PAPERS
Bloodless Wounds
Arka was surprised to see the unexpected reaction of her mother-in-law. Her mother-in-law tightly hugged her body after giving her two pretty slaps made her head throb. Arka's heart was getting bloody receiving the treatment of her mother-in-law. Right now, her in-laws were probably very disappointed in her. How not, he who is expected to be a protector and priest who takes over the responsibilities of Tika's father is now unexpectedly willing to return his responsibility to the lap and shoulders of his son.
"Astaghfirullah, son Arka. Why is this the end of the mother's child's household. Astarghfirullahal'adzim". Pure racau bu while hitting Arka's chest slowly.
"I'm sorry Arka, ma'am". Said Arka slowly while hugging tightly the body of the mother who was getting sobbing.
Guilt gnawed at Arka's heart. His slashed heart increasingly feels sore as if smeared with lime and sprinkled with salt water.
"Sit in peace, ma'am. Let Tika be able to treat Sifa's father's face so as not to get swollen". Tika patted her mother's shoulder slowly. A small basin of ice water and a clean towel were in his other hand. In addition, he also brought selonjor aloe plant that he just picked. Pure Bu parsed her embrace and inched back to her seat. Arka was still pecking at where he stood until the voice of Tika who asked him to sit back and deftly Tika compresses Arka's face slowly. Everything is silent, no one makes a sound. It's just that once in a while Arka seemed to grimace withstanding the pain in her face due to the raw bogem of her sister-in-law and also the slap of her mother-in-law. After Arka's face looked better and Arka no longer moaned in pain, Tika stopped her actions compressing Arka. His hand turned on the aloe leaf that was just placed on the dining table just like that. With agile hands white woman peeling aloe leaves so that the remaining white flesh. Slowly
aloe vera meat was applied to the face of Arka evenly. This is done so that the husband's face is not swollen. Aloe vera is a plant that is very useful, especially to prevent swelling either due to impact or because of incidents such as those experienced by Arka just now.
Tika finished her work quickly, then brought a basin filled with compressed water traces back. All who were at the dining table still had nothing to budge, the three of them seemed suddenly mute carried away by their respective minds.
"Now that everything is clear, Tika and Sifa's father are over. We have agreed that Sifa's father will file our divorce application. Tika hope, neither mother nor Farhan has any objection because being together or separated We are the ones who have to bear the consequences". Firmly Tika broke the silence while stepping towards her seat.
The three people who were silent for a moment gasped and looked at Tika who seemed to be addressing her divorce carelessly.
"Bun, please give me the forge.....". Arka said with a hand that tightly grasped his wife's hand but the speech was cut by a soft tone tai firmly the wife
"Sorry, dad". Cut Tika clear and firm that managed to destroy Arka's hope to improve the knitting of his love story with his wife.
Bu Murni and Farhan looked at each other with frowns and narrowed eyes. Pure Ma'am looked at Farhan with a questionable gesture but only found a headband in response to the sign that Farhan also did not understand what really happened to the two people who were in front of them.
"Sorry, mbok mbok Sarmi first yes, well. So that Sifa is brought home. Please take care of your attitude in front of Sifa, especially father". Tika said next.
The beautiful woman in a wide headscarf immediately grabbed the device from her dress pocket and called Sarmi to take Sifa home because her father would say goodbye to his daughter Sifa.
Arka closed her eyes and inhaled oxygen greedily. He will try hard to be a good father despite officially divorced from his mother Sifa.
While waiting for Sifa, Tika busied herself by cleaning the dining table and bringing their used tableware to the kitchen. He can really hide the heartbreak and the pain that is so great because he had to let his husband go.
Farhan left the dining table without saying anything, as well as Pure Ma'am, his tongue was not as goodbye as usual when leaving the dining table following the footsteps of his son.
Meanwhile, Arka who was hung at the dining table began to realize that she was there alone. Rushing he helped bring the remaining dirty cutlery left on the dining table and took it to the kitchen and put it in the sink. He saw the wife was tidying up the kitchen which was actually neat. He smiled, then took the initiative to help wash the dirty dishes collected in the sink. Tika neither prevented nor reprimanded her husband. They do their jobs without talking to each other even though occasionally their eyes glanced at each other and even had a blind look.
Arka first finished his work, the utensils he washed were neatly arranged on the dish rack in the corner of the kitchen. He then leaned on the side of the kitchen set while looking at the wife who was not also after cleaning and tidying up the kitchen. There is just what he does from wiping every part of the kitchen to rearranging the placement of some shelves and furniture. Arka could only grunt his wife's behavior
"Bun, please don't hate me, yeah. Whatever happened to my heart. Mother is a special person for father. The mother's name will remain enthroned in a separate room in the heart of the father who will not be disturbed by anyone, including the future mother's successor who may be present to accompany the father's old age". Pinta Arka was hopeful without taking her eyes off.
Tika suddenly stopped her work, she grimaced to hear the words of her husband who loved her so much. His heart was broken to pieces scattered, his chest suddenly felt tight, it was very difficult for him to accept the reality of his highly adored husband was no longer passionate love for him. His heart was wounded, a deep but bloodless wound. She was eager to wonder why all this was happening when she was trying to be the best wife for her husband.
Tika turned her body, looked at her husband with a gaze that was difficult to decipher, for a moment the neutrals met a look.
"Well, mother chose to let go of father because mother does not want us to part with colored with hatred even though it is just a spark. Mother appreciates the honesty of the father although painful but it shows that the father still weighs the feelings of the mother and does not want the mother to hold the heartache even deeper. Forgive mother yes, well not a good wife for mother". Tika replied with a trembling voice holding back the turmoil of her heart that was not fine.
Arka smiled wryly, with mixed feelings with a single stomp pulled his wife's body in his arms. The longer the aroma of separation with his wife so feels stifling as if something is stuck in his respiratory tract. Suddenly there was a sense of unwillingness to part with the woman who loved him so much. But what he wants to say is that he can no longer restore the heart that has been broken in recognition of his heart to remain intact as before, like a plate that has fallen from his grasp, like a plate that has fallen from his grasp, it will disintegrate into small fragments that are unlikely to be able to return to fullness as before.
Tika just resigned with what was done by the husband because at this time his body is still the right of the man of his idol. He can do nothing if love is no longer there for him. He realized that if he would not be okay after the departure of the person he loved so much, he would not recover from his slump in a short time.
"Mother, do not you want to hug your father?.Help also dong". Arka's whisper suddenly in Tika's ear with a soft voice, making a woman with the title of a legitimate wife become a companion for life Arka was surprised and slowly returned her husband's embrace while closing her eyes while inhaling the scent of a man who seemed difficult to remove from her heart. The young couple who soon separated was also tightening their arms with the corner of their minds. Without them realizing there was someone who listened to their conversation from behind the kitchen wall with tears in her eyes and held tightly to her chest which suddenly felt pain and tightness. With a limp step the figure left his place worried that two people in the kitchen realized his presence and he was forced to undo his intention to enter the kitchen.