HIDDEN WIFE
Hope Dupus

“So since you already have another wife, so last night you rejected me?” Alika pushed Dirga's chest until the man retreated. “Now you block all my cards too because of him?” accuse Alika of appointing Lula. Wreaking out the overflowing anger.

Dirga is getting frustrated. Although there was still some disappointment in his heart after receiving a report of Alika's credit card usage that was beyond the limit - until Dirga decided to block it, but he did not want to humiliate Alika in front of his other wife.

“I blocked all your cards have nothing to do with Lula.” 

“Keep what reason did you block my card if it wasn't for her sedition." The woman wiped the flowing tears. "Surely he's the one who asked you to do that.”

"Enough, Al!" Accidentally Dirga snapped, making Alika's tears even more swift. "We better talk to each other somewhere else. Not in here. There's a lot we need to talk about both."

Dirga grabbed Alika's wrist, but the woman hit him violently.

"I don't want to talk anywhere else. I want us to solve this problem right now," he said withholding anger.

"What solution do you want, Alika?"

Alika unsheathed a piercing look at her honey. Like wanting to pounce on him. Then he looked at Dirga.

"I ask that you choose between me and him!"

Dirga fell silent, staring at Alika and Lula alternately. "This is not the time to choose between you or Lula. Sorry, I can't choose."

"Why?" peekkik Alika's. "Because you don't want to lose him? Because she's pregnant with your child? That's what you mean?"

Alika wants to attack Lula again, but Dirga hinders, until Alika thrashed to reach Lula. 

While Lula was just staring at them with a tail of eyes, it was flat and almost expressionless.

“Can you guys not make a fuss here!" lula. "On Mas Dirga blocking credit cards Bu Alika, it's none of my business. And Mas Dirga did not have to bother choosing, because I will step down. I'm sorry, please just get out of here and sort things out. I need a break.”

Dirga. Don't know what to say.

"Al, let's get out." He pulls Alika's wrist even though his wife continues to rebel.

"Take me off, Dirga!"

As she approached the door, the woman again felt a pain in her stomach. This time it hurts more than before. That instant also his body collapsed. Luckily, Dirga caught him immediately. Alika was unconscious again.

"alika ... Up, Alika!" dirga shouted trying to wake up by patting her face.

"Suster, help!" squealing Dirga.

Some of the sisters approached, while another pulled a patient gurney. They passed by in a hurry carrying Alika.

While Lula was silent staring at the departure of her husband.

*** 

Dirga sat daydreaming in a long chair. Waiting and waiting. Not long after, a doctor was seen coming out of the room. Dirga immediately approached him.

"How's Alika doing?"

"Let's just talk in my room" said the doctor.

Seeing the unusual look on the doctor's face, Dirga had been able to guess in the mind that something serious was happening to Alika.

“Sorry, I have to say this, Dirga,” said the obstetrician who is also Dirga's friend.

“What's up, Allan? What happened to Alika? What's he sick?” ask Dirga. 

The doctor's face looked full of regret. He took a deep breath before saying, “There is a tumor in Alika's uterus and surgery should be done as soon as possible. In addition, Alika's uterus must also be removed. Otherwise, it will endanger his health.” 

Dirga jerked. His tongue suddenly felt stiff and unable to say a word, along with his teary eyes. Pupus had hoped to have a child from Alika and give an heir to Mahendra's family, although there was now Lula who was carrying his seed.

Never imagined before by Dirga, that everything would be this complicated. What was on his mind now was only Alika who would definitely be greatly injured if she found out. Moreover, just yesterday Alika said she wanted to have a child.

"Is there no way other than the removal of the uterus?" ask Dirga.

"I'm sorry. But this is the only way."

Dirga was silent for a while. It is not easy to accept this harsh reality.

"alright. Please do your best for Alika," he said resignedly.

Dirga was worried, not knowing how to tell Alika about this.

***