Macaroons
29. Seeking Solutions

POVs Laila....

My world collapsed when I found out that Irfan was a married man.

But as time went on, I tried to give everything away, and live my life again.

But one month after I met him at the market that night.

I just realized that ever since I had that forbidden relationship I didn't get my monthly guests.

I tried to avoid it, there was no way I was pregnant because I only did it once.

But the more days I get worried and scared that I'm really pregnant. Until one afternoon when I came home from the factory I stopped by the pharmacy to buy a pregnancy test.

I didn't use that tool right away, because I was really afraid that what I was afraid would happen.

How will I live my life with a child, even if I am not married.

What about my parents! my family!

I don't think I'm ready to see them scorned for what I did.

Three days after I bought the device, I decided to use it.

It just so happened that afternoon Nia was going out.

Before using it I read How to use it and how to know the results.

Like being struck by lightning during the day.

My knees instantly limp when I find a plus sign on the device.

How'this?

What am I supposed to do?

Maybe that's the question that's going around in my head.

I was thinking of aborting my womb, but I'm too evil to do that.

I made a mistake, why should this baby be the one I killed. That is how my conscience speaks.

Eventually the stupid thought came.

I'm thinking.

If I'm gone, I won't hurt anyone.

Neither this baby, nor my family will get any scorn.

My mind is very upset.

My mental is really down.

In the lie Irfan alone has made me half crazy, plus this.

Without thinking I got out of the bathroom and immediately looked for something.

I finally took out a knife and scratched my hand without thinking.

And after that my head became very painful, and my vision faded.

But it turns out I'm still alive.

I was accompanied by a doctor and a nurse who was wrapping my wrist.

I really couldn't think of anything back then.

Eventually Nia came closer.

I could no longer hold back my cries, and could no longer hide the great secret about my forbidden relationship with Irfan.

I told Nia everything my best friend, Nia tried to encourage and calm me.

Nia kept convincing me that there would be a solution to this.

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Somewhere else.....

After the working hours were over, Nia, Nata, Ucok Andi and Akbar sat in the front yard of the factory.

The atmosphere of the factory began to be quiet, because most of the employees had gone home.

The five of them sat quietly with each other as they were thinking of a solution to Laila's problem.

"What should we do?" Nia opened her voice.

"However Irfan should know that Laila is pregnant with her child." Connect Ucok.

"But Irfan has a wife Cok. There's no way Irfan left his wife's child for Laila."

"And now there's another problem" Nata said

"What problem?" Nia

"So Brother tried to meet him to talk about this, but it turns out he's been out of this factory for two weeks."

"Geez!!" Ucok was very upset.

"Have you tried to ask Irfan's friends about his whereabouts Now." Akbar.

"Already, I've been asking Dodi Irfan's first boarding friend. Dodi says Irfan is no longer a hostel with him, and he doesn't know where Irfan is moving?" Obviously Nata.

Nia was sad to hear Nata's words.

"Irfan seems to be already a player, and used to do this." Andi's timpal is emotional.

"How's this? Laila would be very sad to know this." Nia became very anxious.

"We'd better go home. We'll talk again." Nata thrusting helmet.

And they went home to each other.

while Nata takes Nia to her boarding place.

"Neng, you don't talk to Laila first." Nata's message as Laila gets off her bike.

"Yes, Bang. You be careful." Answer Nia.