I Found Love With You
68. Self Defend

Joseph and Indriani returned to the room where Kagendra was still sitting on his knees on the floor, while Aki Musa and Alena were on the porch of their house. The two of them sat on a garden chair with their own thoughts.

“Endra, you already realize what your biggest mistake is?” Yusuf sat on the sofa staring intently at Kagendra, the rising emotions had begun to subside.

“Iya, Bah. I was wrong and I deserve more punishment than this.” Kagendra's head down did not dare to look at the faces of his father and mother.

“Deliver Sadiyah!” joseph's orders.

Kagendra raised his head to hear orders from his father to divorce Sadiyah.

“No. I will never divorce Sadiyah.” Kagendra stared intently at his father, implied sadness in the look in his eyes.

“Sadiyah has filed for divorce. You must not be selfish and greedy by wanting Sadiyah to be your wife and want Natasha as your lover. If from the beginning you were not wrong in acting, maybe Sadiyah would not be this miserable until asking for a divorce from you. But you chose the wrong path. You have chosen Natasha as the woman you love.”

“I no longer love Natasha. I intend to end our relationship. But there is something that has resulted in me not being able to leave Natasha.” Kagendra again lowered his head in memory of the illness suffered by Natasha.

“That's just an excuse you made up, Aa. I did not expect that the boy I was proud of all this time could do such a despicable thing. Has Aa forgotten all the religious teachings that Abah and Mother taught? I am very disappointed in your actions this time. Your actions are hard to forgive, A. Mother supports Sadiyah's request for divorce from Aa. He deserves to be happy too, maybe later Sadiyah will find a man who sincerely loves him and accepts him as he is.”

“But Endra loves Sadiyah, Mom. Endra would never divorce Sadiyah. Even if Sadiyah still forced a divorce, she would get a divorce from Endra.

“Aa..Aaa don't carelessly talk about death. What does Aa mean talk Sadiyah will get the divorce status of Aa?” indriani's tears broke again. He sat on his knees in alignment with Kagendra who was still kneeling on the floor. Indriani smacked Kagendra's chest and hugged his only son.

“Abah, Mother.Endra will never divorce Sadiyah. Endra will provide evidence if what is in the photo and sound recording is all just engineering. Endra confesses that Endra and Natasha had a special relationship. But Endra's love for Natasha is no more. Now the love of a Kagendra is only for Sadiyah.

“It is too late, A. You are too late to realize your love for Sadiyah. If only from the beginning you tried to avoid Natasha maybe the fate of your romance would not be this tragic. But in this world there is no supposing. Once you make a mistake, you can't replay time." Kagendra could not accept his brother's words.

“No, Bah. Endra will seek to meet Sadiyah and explain all these misunderstandings. Endra swore that what was in the photo was not true. Endra never felt that the milkman slept with Natasha on the same bed. Indeed, Endra had stayed at Natasha's apartment unit. But Endra is convinced that he never went that far with Natasha. I swear to God, Endra never had sex with Natasha. Endra admitted that he had kissed Natasha several times but only that. Endra also still knows the limits, Bu.” Kagendra tried to convince both parents and ask for their blessing and support to regain Sadiyah's love.

“Kissing not with the wife is also a sin, Aa.” Indriani fretted with Kagendra's ears.

“Aww, pain Mom. Yes, I also know that it is a sin. But at that time the shaitan that disturbed Aa was too much Bu.” Kagendra was already starting to joke with her mother.

“You are not to blame the shaitan. That's mah you're the one who is perverted” Indriani hit Kagendra's arm.

“Aww pain, Mom. Due to the former punch Aki earlier.” Kagendra groaned while rubbing his arm that was bruised due to a blow from his battery.

“Sgratiramin! Why did you just shut up when you were beaten with Aki. You look like a superhero immune from pain. Now same mom, out the pot. New also picked up and hit slowly already complaining of pain.” Indriani's nagging.

“The anti-pain sentence is up, Bu.” joked Kagendra.

Indriani looked at Kagendra's face and found some new wounds there.

“This is the wound why? I saw Aki you just beat your arms, shoulders and back. Why is your face also hurt.” Indriani wiggled Kagendra's face to the right and to the left examining the wound on Kagendra's face.

“Tadi morning out sparing same crew Aa.”

“Why your face can bonyok so. The time you lost to your men. What kind of boss are you?” sindir Yusuf's.

“Aa direct against two people, Bah. And Aa's men who are sparing with Aa are the best men.”

“Do you make sparing against your men? Like there is no work. Usually your sparing opponent is the Fian.” asked me in wonder.

“No rattan, roots are finished, Bah. This morning in front of Aa was only Aa's men. If sparing the same Fian will not be hunted time.”

“You're all there anyway, A. Come to the room! I clean and treat your wounds first.

“No need, Mom. Aa just go home. Later Aa told Rudi to treat.”

“You are Mom's son. If you get hurt, I'll have to treat you.”

“No need, Mom. Aa want to go home directly.”

“Where are you going?” aki Moses, who was standing at the door, asked.

“Aa go home first, Ki. As Aa said to Abah and Mother. Aa insisted that Aa would never divorce Sadiyah. Aa will prove that what is in the photos is not true. Aa will meet Sadiyah and explain all these misunderstandings.” Kagendra said firmly.

“Aa want to go home? Lena who brought her car is A.”

“No need. How will you go home?”

“Lena can go home by taxi. Lena is afraid that on the road later Aa why-why.”

“No need to worry. Aa's still strong if just driving. You just accompany me here.”

“Who will clean and treat his wounds Aa?. Aa is now alone at home.” Alena saw a torn Kagendra cameja decorated in red with blood on her back, shoulders, and arms.

“Most is mah. Later Aa asked Rudi to come accompany and treat Aa.”'s injuries

“Instead of asking for help Rudi would be better Lena alone who accompany Aa.”

“Aa knows that you are preparing for your thesis. Aa don't want to disturb your concentration.”

“But Aa is much more important than the thesis. Although in this case the act of infidelity Aa is indeed unjustified and Lena really hate it but Aa is still her sister Lena. Time Lena chili with sister herself.”

“It is not necessary to overdo it like that. Don't be chatty.” Kagendra pinched Alena's cheek.

“Sick, Aa...” protest Alena.

“Change, Mom..Aa say goodbye home first.” Kagendra kissed the back of Yusuf and Indriani's hands.

“Take care of yourself not to get sick. Quickly treat your injuries not to infection.” Indriani kissed the forehead and hugged Kagendra.

Kagendra returned Indriani's embrace. “Don't bend it too tightly Ma'am. Back Aa hurts.”

“Sorry that I didn't defend you. You know that you can't stand up for you because you're wrong.

“It's okay, Mom. I understand the actions you took. In this case it is Aa wrong.”

“Abah and Aki you do like this because we love you so much. This act of yours has violated religious norms. Abah and Aki you have to take this kind of tough action so you can get back on the right path.”

“Iya, Bah. Aa understands what Abah and Aki are doing. Aa would never blame Abah and Aki. Even Aa thanked Abah and Aki for punishing Aa like this.” Joseph hugged Kagendra and then patted Kagendra on the shoulder a little hard.

“Aww..pain, Bah.” Kagendra grimaced with the pain on his shoulders.

“Sorry, accidentally.”

Joseph gets a pinch in the stomach from his wife.

“That would ngisengin children themselves.” said Indriani while glaring at the eyes.

“Not a fad, Mom. Just adding punishment. A gentle pat like this is not comparable to the blow of his sacred stick Aki.” Yusuf said.

“Aa sure you want to go home now with this situation?” Indriani is still worried about the battered state of Kagendra. Although Kagendra was an adult, in the eyes of Indriani, he was still a child who needed protection from his mother.

“Yakin, Mom. Mother don't worry. Aa is not a child who complains to his mother when injured.”

“For Mom, you're still her naughty boy Mom.” Indriani again shed his tears.

“Already, Mom. Don't cry on. Aa said goodbye to go home first yes.”

“If you have a fever or get sick quickly phone Mom. Don't ignore the pain.”

“Iya….. Mother chatty.”

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to be continued