IT'S ME YOU HURT
Mother-in-law's Secret

I did not expect the arrival of Angga mas and his mother to my parents' house just to accuse me of doing bad things to Raya. It turns out that yesterday's incident at the mall, recorded by someone and spread in his high school. And they accused me of being the mastermind of the incident.

Actually I've been used to getting bad treatment from their mother-in-law in their house. But this is different because they did it in front of my mom! I certainly can't stay silent. Enough of the sadness that my parents felt when they saw the condition of their firstborn's marriage which was soon over. I do not want to make mother more sad by seeing me humbled by mother mas Angga in front of her eyes. I have to take a stand. It's enough that I've become a stupid woman who's always been mentally persecuted by them.

But, unexpectedly, my mother turned out to be much better than I thought. He replied to all my mother-in-law's words with elegance. My mother was not a rich and educated woman. If people who knew her saw her, they probably wouldn't believe that the person who spoke to me was Mom.

For others, they might be afraid to see the mother at this time. All these years I've been seeing this mother. But in my heart I'm glad to see it. Mom was so cool to me when she stood up for me.

"Son Angga, I think everything is clear! I don't have to serve you and your mother anymore! Sorry, I'm busy! There's still a lot of work to do. Do you know where the exit is?!" Saying cold.

"What did you say?!! You poor people! Don't know manners! There were guests who came to visit well, instead of being given a drink and being well served, instead of being expelled! How dare you throw us out! You think we want to linger here, in this ugly house?!"

"Sorry mom, my parents' house is not as big as yours. But this house is much more comfortable for me than it was in your house! I can assure you that I have never and will never do anything the way you think! So please get out of here! You guys aren't good guests either, so we don't need to welcome you like the King!"

"Heh Reyna! You are basic yes, no thank you! You forgot for three years of living in our house, you we fed for free! Basic don't know yourself! Now you can fight me! Or is this really your true nature, huh?!" Said my mother-in-law with explosive emotions, did not accept us to be expelled subtly.

"Sorry mom, I live in your house because it's my time as a wife to come with my husband. I even gave up my career and became a housewife who takes care of the family and even the whole house. I don't live and eat there for free! I woke up at 4am when everyone in the house was still fast asleep. I work in that house like a maid, from morning till night, all I do is free! Not to mention the insults I received from Mom and Fani every day, I was like not a daughter-in-law in that house but a maid. I've never even held a gift from my husband! If only I worked, or even became a maid in someone else's house then my salary was more than enough than just to eat!"

"What do you mean I never gave you money while we were married?" Mas Angga didn't seem to accept my words saying he never gave me money while living there.

"Yes, of course. You never gave me money, did you?" Answer me steadily.

"Then the money I give you every month you never receive?" Mas Angga was in disbelief and turned to look at his mother with a surprised and question mark.

What's the matter? Has Mas Angga been giving me money through my mother? It was his fault never giving it to me directly. He also never talked to me about money! The mother-in-law was also shocked as the Angga stared at her! He's like a scared person caught stealing.

"Is it true that you never gave Reyna the money I gave her every month?!" Mas Angga spoke in a rising voice with glaring eyes. Just this time I saw Mas Angga like that to his own mother.

"That's why I use it to shop for all our needs at home, right?"

"What does mother mean? Didn't I also give money for additional home shopping needs. I even give special money to mom every month. Didn't you also give money every month for your needs? Why do I still have to take the money I gave to Reyna, ma'am? Is that not enough?!"

Oh my God, the voice of Angga can invite the presence of neighbors to this house! Anyway for what also bring up the matter now, anyway soon me and the Angga mas will officially divorce.

"Female, you dare scold mom just because of this woman?! You're going to be separated soon, right? You forgot why we came here? I was even willing to accompany you to come to this ugly place!"

"But why would you do that to Reyna?!" Mas Angga looked very disappointed towards his mother.

"It's Mas, Bu. It's all over. Soon we will be separated too.. If you came just to make a fuss in this house please go home! I hope that in the future we will only be in touch when it comes to Ziva. I will not separate Ziva from you his father, but I beg you to give me custody of Ziva! She's also better off being with her real mother! Especially soon you will have a child with Raya right. There's no way Raya can take care of Ziva at the same time." I want to quickly end this mother and daughter drama.

Actually my little heart was a little touched knowing it turned out that Mas Angga gave money every month to me through mother. But why bother with it now?! After all, the problem of betrayal that Angga did was bigger than just the monthly money that I had to accept. Is it because money problems hurt his pride as a financially established man?! Ah, Mas Angga's base is indeed a selfish man! I then took Ziva who had been in his father's arms.

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Mas Angga then said goodbye to go home. He said he still had to go back to the office, because it's office hours. I saw that Mother-in-law still looked pale and silent until they came home. He doesn't even say goodbye or say hello to Ziva to come home.

Hhuuffs... I was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief when they got out of this house. I just sat there watching Mas Angga and Mother-in-law leave. I still can't believe what just happened!

Unknowingly, I smiled! I don't know I'm so happy to be able to express what's in my heart. It turned out to be so torturous all this time holding everything in your heart. There was a sense of relief that I could not explain in words when I could tell Mas Angga and Mother-in-law about what I felt all along, without having to hurt the feelings of others.

Yes, I have always been so hard to express what I feel, because I was afraid that my words would hurt someone else's feelings, so I prefer to be quiet and keep all the uneg-uneg in my heart.