Kaluna Marriage Wound
Bloodless Wounds
A beautiful woman with a height so easy stepped leisurely through the hospital corridor which was quite quiet that day. His pair of legs wrapped in black high heels produced a regular sound as his footsteps. Her smile broadened, her chest pounding and feeling warm when she remembered the doctor's words that she was positively pregnant.
She is Kaluna Willianie, a friendly woman who is liked by many for her kindness. Despite his position as one of the CEOs at Kariz Furniture, he was never big-headed and remained humble to his subordinates. Kariz's name comes from the combination of Kaluna and her husband Rizhan as if from that name they want to tell that the company is the result of their hard work and sweat.
Kaluna felt her steps were very slow because she wanted to get home soon to tell Rizhan—her husband that she was pregnant. Kaluna did not want to tell by phone, she wanted to see directly Rizhan's expression when she found out the happy news.
Finally after going through a very long process and draining energy and emotion, the doctor stated that the embryo inserted into the womb Kaluna 2 weeks ago managed to show development. Kaluna must feel pain every time she is injected with hormones during the process. There are many sacrifices they make to get offspring. Especially during the process of hormone injections and drugs Kaluna undergo many changes in emotions that are uncertain so that Rizhan as a husband must be extra patient to deal with it.
Darling Rizhan can not go to this heart hospital because he had to meet with clients in Bandung. However Kaluna uses this opportunity to give Rizhan a surprise on their fourth wedding anniversary.
"I have to masakin Mas Rizhan." Murmured Kaluna while stepping into the car, she decided to stop by the supermarket for some cooking ingredients before returning home.
Kaluna could not stop smiling, she was grateful to have a husband like Rizhan who never demanded her to get pregnant immediately. Since getting to know 4 years ago and pioneering furniture business together to success like now, Rizhan has always been a good husband for Kaluna.
"You are Kaluna which means second to none then I will never wish you, now until later."
Kaluna suddenly remembered Rizhan's words first when they had just done a marriage contract. Rizhan said that sweet word in front of everyone present watching their wedding.
"Mas Rizhan never reneged on his promise." Kaluna stopped the car in the parking lot of one of the shopping centers.
Kaluna plans to cook Rizhan's favorite butter fried chicken. Despite having 2 domestic assistants at home, Kaluna cooks herself for Rizhan more often because she believes that food made with love will keep their household harmonious.
Suddenly Kaluna thought of a crazy idea in the middle of her picking vegetables on a shelf. Kaluna wants to put the hospital examination paper in a cake that she will give happy anniversary writing. Kaluna laughed again at Rizhan's expression when she found a strange object inside the cake.
"Sir, can I have this paper put in the cake before it is decorated?" Kaluna issued a paper with the logo of one of Jakarta's hospitals.
"We only have three leftover unadorned cakes."
"Whatever is important this paper can be entered into."
"Well, I'm going to fold this paper and put it in a small box so it doesn't get wet when it's hit by the cake."
"Yes." Yeah." Kaluna nodded.
"But can you wait a little while we decorate the cake."
"Yes, no problem." Kaluna waited in a chair near the store, she also ordered a small sponge cake to prop her stomach up. He should not be satisfied because he will have dinner with Rizhan later.
Kaluna felt her flat stomach feel the presence of her fetus in there. This is a miracle because the water coming out of their body could be a fetus.
"Mmm so good." Kaluna muttered, either because the cake was delicious or because he was hungry so that whatever he ate tasted good.
Kaluna's gaze was shifted to a man who looked very much like Rizhan but was in a friendly relationship with a woman.
"Basically most think of Mas Rizhan as a gini." Kaluna shook her head a few times, thinking too much about Rizhan made it look like she was everywhere. "There's no way Mas Rizhan could suddenly be here, he's in Bandung." He said to himself.
But the shirt was exactly the same as the one Rizhan wore this morning when he was about to leave for Bandung. It was possible that two people who looked similar also wore the same clothes on the same day. Kaluna went to chase after the man but a bakery waiter called out to her.
"Sir, the cake is done." Said the waiter.
"Thank you." Kaluna gave an ATM card to pay for the cake and the cake she had eaten just now.
Kaluna hurriedly looked for a figure similar to Rizhan just now, she was not suspicious that Rizhan was cheating anyway the man could not do it to Kaluna. He was just curious and wanted to make sure that the man was not Rizhan.
"Also the shirt that Mas Rizhan had was not the only one in this world." Kaluna muttered to herself, she had trouble walking quickly because her hand carried a cake box and carrying groceries.
Kaluna sharpened their eyes after finding the figure again, they stepped into a famous jewelry store in the mall. Kaluna couldn't see it clearly because the man had turned his back on her. They seemed to choose some necklaces on display in the store.
Kaluna's eyes rounded as the man turned slightly until he could see the side of her face. It was no longer a man similar to Rizhan, he was indeed Rizhan.
"Mas Rizhan!" Calling Kaluna with a trembling voice holding back tears, she looked at Rizhan who was about to put a necklace on the woman.
The owner of the name immediately turned around to hear a familiar voice in his ear. Of course how could he not recognize the voice of the woman who had sailed the household ark for 4 years with him.
"Malgauge .... " Rizhan was stunned to see Kaluna before him.
"Your work!" The cake box in Kaluna's hand fell down because she no longer had the strength, even when her legs were limp she was unable to support her own body. The cake fell splattered on the white marble floor to make it full of chocolate and cream cake.
"Good yes, you said you want to go to Bandung to meet clients it turns out you came here to buy this woman's necklace using my sweat money too!" Kaluna stepped closer over the formless cake on the floor. "Your bastard!" Kaluna slapped hard at Rizhan to distract the people who were there.
"Kaluna I did meet a client." Rizhan held onto his cheek which felt throbbing due to Kaluna's slap.
"You said you can't go home because our client took lunch together, you can't take me to the hospital just for a walk with this woman!" Kaluna pulls the blue tie of Rizhan. "You guys are shameless!" His emotions overflowed, his entire body like being hit by a high voltage electric stun. More than that Kaluna's chest like being stabbed by a taper object many times. "Who is he?" Kaluna glanced at the pias-faced woman who was currently shocked at the arrival of Rizhan's wife.
"Eliza—" Rizhan held back the tie that started to strangle him.
"Why Mas, why do you have to cheat like this, you have to walk with other women, you must have forgotten what day it is, it's our wedding anniversary, you forgot because you're cheating on this bitch."
"How long have you been cheating? a year? two years or since we first married you are not faithful, you said you will never wish me, bullshit know! bullshit all that comes out of that shit mouth! who's she?"
Rizhan looked stunned, he had indeed forgotten that today was his wedding anniversary.
Without taking off the tie that Rizhan was wearing, Kaluna stepped closer to the woman who had been hiding behind Rizhan as if asking for protection.
"We love each other." Eliza pulled Rizhan's hand and held it, though trembling she braced herself to return Kaluna's gaze. He feels protected because Rizhan is here.
"Love?" Kaluna laughed but it made her tears flow more and more. How can a woman love someone else's husband? "You love him too, right?" He saw Rizhan.
"Honey, we're talking about this at home here a lot of people." Rizhan tried to calm Kaluna down.
"You're ashamed, aren't your shamed veins broken?"
"We've been in contact for a year." Eliza.
"You shameless woman, you're inferior to whores out there!" Kaluna pointed at the woman's face. "I'm fucking you!" Kaluna pushed the woman until their grip slipped off.
"Kaluna stopped." Rizhan held onto Kaluna's arm.
"You're thinking of him? okay, just remember you bastard!" Kaluna pulled the tie of Rizhan to make their faces close together, she spat in Rizhan's face and then sauntered away from there.
"Kaluna wait!" Rizhan was about to pursue Kaluna but he hesitated if he should leave Eliza here. "You go home by yourself." He told Eliza.
Rizhan accidentally stepped on the cake that Kaluna brought earlier to make the white brown cake even more shapeless as well as the paper in it. It was a precious paper that made Kaluna very happy at least 30 minutes ago before she caught Rizhan wet being with another woman.
Kaluna stepped on the gas until his car sped at high speed splitting the streets of Jakarta that day. Kaluna's gaze was misty because she was blocked by tears but she did not care, she just wanted to go as far as possible. Kaluna does not want to meet Rizhan who has betrayed their marriage. Kaluna thinks Rizhan is a loyal man who really will not wish her until anytime. But Kaluna was wrong.
Heavy rain flushed making Kaluna's view more blurred, he could not see the road clearly. Kaluna reduced the speed when her stomach felt very cramping. He sidestepped his car after finding the rest area.
Not caring about the rain, Kaluna got out of the car. He walked around looking for an empty chair to sit on.
Kaluna's lips turned blue from the cold, besides that she also felt her stomach getting wrapped around. Caluna clutched her stomach hoping it could reduce the pain she felt. He put his head on the table and closed his eyes. Kaluna wants to disappear from the earth, she does not want to face the fact that Rizhan has long been in a relationship with other women.
Why would Rizhan do this to Kaluna. Whether 4 years of marriage is no longer meaningful to Rizhan so he could pray for Kaluna.
Kaluna feels familiar with the woman named Eliza? have they met before? or all this time Eliza was around them only Kaluna was not aware that the woman was Rizhan's affair.