Love On The Side
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Rere continued to cry until his body felt tired. Eventually, she fell asleep on the front floor of her own bedroom door.

...

"Rre ... Rere .... "

"Re ... not the door! You're inside, right Re?"

The voices were heard in Rere's ears. With a lazy feeling, he opened his eyes. Instantly, Rere only realized what had happened. He slept soundly from exhaustion so spent a few hours just like that.

With mixed feelings, Rere forced himself to wake up. But, he just sat leaning in front of the door without intending to directly move from the door.

"Bi Sari's. Is Rere really inside or not? There was no answer after I called a few times."

That voice sounded quite alarming to Rere. If it used to be, that voice that Rere desperately longed for when far apart. Who Rere always wanted to hear when they split up. Even though he only went to the office for a day. But, that voice was always Rere waiting every second and minute.

But right now, that voice was very painful for Rere. It felt, he was extremely unwilling to see the owner of the voice because of what had just happened. The voice had already praised others with all the praise he had. Yang Rere himself never got that compliment though.

Again, the tears could not hold Rere. He's pretty fragile at the moment. Not being able to control the emotion. He continued to be swept away in grief even though he himself did not want it.

While outside the room, Rohan continued to knock on the door after hearing the certainty that bi Sari spoke. "Non Rere is inside, sir. Last afternoon, non Rere came back from outside straight into the room. After that, auntie didn't see non Rere coming out of this room."

That explanation indeed made Rohan immediately put on an unpleasant face. A little anxiety haunted his heart. How not? All this time, Rere was a spoiled woman. He can do anything of his own accord. That was Rohan's impression of Rere all along.

"Then get me the spare key to this room, bi! I don't know what your employer's doing in there. But clearly, I don't want him to be so vague that it will hurt everyone later."

Bi Sari looked at Rohan just before he did what Rohan told her to do. Well, that speech did sound a little unsettling. But, this was indeed not the first time Rohan had spoken such words.

Many times Rahan said in a tone like not liking Rere. But, it happens if Rere is nowhere near Rohan alone. Because if they are together, Rohan will be a man who is quite patient with all Rere's behavior that indeed seems very childish.

While bi Sari went to take the spare key to open the room, Rere immediately decided to open the door.

It was a tear that had been slowly spilling across both cheeks. Then, he took a deep breath to make his heart feel calm.

'Relax, Re! Even though you know everything that has happened. But this is not the time to get angry. Because there are still many things you should try to do to prove that the love that comes from this side is not wrong.'

'Well, even though in reality, your heart aches because of the harsh reality you just experienced. But, this bitter reality is also not purely the fault of Rohan. Because there is also a mistake here of myself. I was too confident all along. Therefore, I should try one more time. Just one time. After that, I will probably rethink the continuation of the marriage I am currently living.'

Because of that thought, Rere could calm down a little. He opened the door of the room quickly.

Rere and Rohan's eyes met when the door was wide open. For a few seconds, they were silent in a position that looked at each other.

"What are you doing, Re? Why didn't I answer when I called you?"

"Eh, sorry. I ... I overslept. Therefore, I'm not answering a call from you."

"Egypt? Since when do you sleep? Why are your eyes so swollen like this? Like ... someone who just shed a lot of tears."

"You crying, Rere? Why?"

The question with a sharp look made Rere speechless. He was eager to answer with the real answer. But, it could not be done for the time being.

"Yes, Mas. I wept. But it has nothing to do with you. My people were crying because I was watching a sad drama."

'The sad drama between me and the two of you. The two closest to me. The one I believed the most all along, ' Rere said inwardly.

And, all of that just passed. After the explanation Rere gave, Rohan immediately accepted the explanation without commenting again.

Because of what Rohan had in mind, Rere was a very spoiled woman. So, if he was crying just from watching a drama, it might make sense. Because all this time, Rere can also do anything at will.

....

There was no chatter after Rohan entered the room. Then, tonight's dinner also felt a little different than usual. Because usually, Rere will talk at length when they eat food. But tonight, Rere instead kept silent while enjoying the food quietly.

Then, the weirdness happened again. Rere who usually always forced Rohan to spend time in front of the television after dinner, now went straight into the room without talking.

It is very rare for Rohan. And that's when, Rohan begins to sense that something is wrong with Rere right now.

"What the hell are you, Re? Something is wrong. Just been quiet since."

"It's nothing, Mom. Just not feeling well anymore."

"Would you take medicine?"

Rere. The little attention he usually expected. But now, it's creating the pain of that little attention.

'Heh! Did you take your medicine, Mom? Why ask if it is just a matter of pleasantries. I don't need that pleasantry.' Rere spoke inwardly while holding himself back from crying again.

"It."

That short answer made Rohan even more awkward. How not? This was the first time Rere had behaved as cute as him when they wanted to sleep.