Don'T Be The Antagonist
Trigger

"Thank you for the explanation, Doc." Fauzan bowed for a moment, before he exited the room.

The doctor nodded and let him go.

With a heavy breath, Fauzan left the doctor's room and returned to Aina's room. Planning to visit his wife.

During the trip Fauzan just kept quiet. He was a little dreamy until he hit some nurses who intersected with him every time there was a bend in the hallway.

Hc .. tok ....

Fauzan knocked on Aina's bedroom door slowly. Made Fauzan's in-laws look towards the door. I saw Fauzan there.

"Dad," called Fauzan, greeted Aina's parents politely and tried to make a good look in front of them.

"Daddy heard the request." Ardi, Fauzan's in-laws, immediately brought up their divorce without hesitation.

"I'm sorry Father Fauzan. But I wish you'd grant Aina's request." Ardi looked sad. Even though he spoke firmly. There was still a hint of affection for Fauzan in his heart.

"I'll think about it again, Dad." Fauzan looked down sad. "After all, I still love Aina."

Ardi nodded. He's got. He also understood how much Fauzan loved Aina.

But seeing her daughter want painful things to end her household, Ardi just doesn't want her daughter to feel sicker and is swayed if Fauzan insists on defending her.

"I'm sorry, Son." Ardi gave her a brown envelope that Aina had shown a moment ago before she fell back asleep tired. "Think well and sign this file."

Fauzan received it with a wry smile. "Good Dad."

Ardi patted Fauzan on the shoulder and walked through it. "Dad go home first. Femi and Cloud are at home. Dad can't leave them for too long" he said, alluding to his grandson.

Fauzan who understood just nodded and led the man to the front door.

"Be careful on the road, Dad."

Ardi nodded back and left the place. Letting Fauzan be there, waiting for Aina.

Upon seeing Ardi's departure, Fauzan went back inside and sat down beside Aina's bed.

"awake. I know you're just pretending to sleep?" fauzan said, sighing long and rough.

Slowly Aina opened her eyes and looked at her husband's face. "You know?"

"Yes. Of course you know. We haven't been together for a few years, Aina. We lived together for almost 12 years. Raising children for a long time." Fauzan stopped his speech. Staring at Aina with a sad face. "After all that,–, you still want to split up?"

Aina pensive. Silence stared at Fauzan's face that looked heavy and insincere if he had to let go.

"I want to be alone for the rest of this time." Aina smiled gently. He looked sincere when he said that. But it's not that there's no pain stabbing his chest.

"You sure?" Fauzan is still making sure. She kept trying to make Aina change her mind by constantly asking the results of her decision.

But it seems that Aina had already rounded her throat from the beginning. "If I'm not sure about our farewell. I'm afraid I'll make you suffer when I'm gone, Mom."

Fauzan. Is this why they split up? Because he loved Aina too much and Aina loved him, trying to be the bad guy here?

"Why do you think that?" Fauzan clasped Aina's hands together and cried. These were tears to all that she had shed just for Aina. Never for any other reason except this woman.

"Because you love me more than myself– I know best how hard you try to hate me. You can never do it." Aina smiled wryly. "Because of that, let me be the trigger for that hate first."

***

“I'm sorry.” Keisha squeaks softly. Not daring to look at Aina who was sitting across from her by holding her daughter.

“For what to apologize?” aina asked, looking at Keisha who was still bowing her head earlier. “Thank your head. I wanted this. It's not all your fault.”

Keisha let out a long and big breath. ”Stay only. I feel like this is still my fault.” Keisha shook his head slowly. “I'm really sorry.”

“I want to thank you.”

Aina's words made Keisha raise her head. “For?’

Aina smiled without looking at him. He focuses on seeing Keisha's little daughter who is similar to her mother. Very pretty and tiny.

“Thank you for marrying Fauzan and letting me have freedom after Nuri left. Thank you for taking over my responsibilities as his wife.” Aina looked at Keisha with a gentle smile. “This way I can go quietly without having to worry about Fauzan.”

 Keisha was silent with her mouth tightly clenched. He became so tense as soon as the sentence that indirectly sounded like a saying was spoken by Aina.

“Mbak ...,” Keisha cried with her shabby shoulders slowly. “why are you saying such a sad thing in front of me? I should still be happy because I just had a baby. Shitty!”

Aina smiled obliquely and shook her head mercifully. “What are you doing? It's been big but whining for things that don't matter. This you, Kei .. Kei .. somehow I can't imagine you and Fauzan living together.”

Aina smiled mockingly. “Two careless people live together. Well ... maybe Fauzan's helpers will be made to do extra work in a moment, hahaha.

Keisha grunts rough. “Stop taunting me and think of Mirza's offer. She still wants to marry you even if you're sick right now. Think ....”

Aina dumbfounded. He looked at Keisha with a surprised look.

Keisha who saw that instantly covered her mouth with both hands with both eyes rounded in shock. “Mirza hasn't expressed her feelings to you?”

Aina shook her head and pointed towards the back of Keisha's back.

Gluey!

Keisha swallowed the hard wound and looked back. Looking at Mirza who was standing there with a sculpting position. Surprised and astonished at Keisha's words to Aina.

“What are you talking about Keisha?” Mirza approached Keisha with stiff steps. “Ka-you just said that I like it?” Mirza pointed towards Aina with her chin.

The faces of the two looked awkward, stiff and perhaps both of them wanted to escape from Aina's presence. But I can't, because Aina is holding baby Keisha there.

“Don't listen to Keisha, Ma'am.” Mirza tried to explain with a stiff face and cold sweat that had drenched part of her temple.

Aina simply nodded after shrugging her shoulders indifferently. “Don't think too much about it either. I'm doing fine. Assume I've never heard of it.”

Mirza and Keisha heaved a sigh of relief and rubbed their chests to calm their thumping hearts.

“Because I already know.”

Gluey!

Keisha and Mirza gulped their hard and compact saliva staring at Aina limply.

“You already know that Mirza likes you?” keisha asked, whispering softly near Aina's face which was one table away.

Aina just kept quiet and did not reply. “Do not ignore Mr. Mirza. I'm fine,” explained Aina, once again.

“Yes, I know that you are fine. Now that is not good is me .. hahahaha ..”