
Slowly Aira's crying subsided, the pain in his heart did not go away but he felt a little more relieved. "Now you're telling me brother, what's up, Dek?" Micheal asked as he wiped away the tears on Aira's cheeks. "O Allah, until you cry, Aira." Micheal said in a speech, as this was the first time that Micheal had seen his sister crying to this extent.
"I can't tell you," Aira said in a husky and slender voice.
"You tell me, Aira. What's up?" Urged Micheal but Aira shook her head.
"I'm confused, Brother. I have to tell you how? I don't know" he said, until he heard Arshad's voice calling out to him.
"Moor...."
Aira and Micheal turned at the same time, and Arsyad's heart was as if in shreds looking at Aira's tear-filled face. Aira and Micheal immediately stood up as Arsyad approached them.
"What is the real problem?" Micheal asked, he looked at Arsyad sharply. "What have you done to my sister?" hisses.
"I'm .. I'm sorry" said Arsyad but Aira just returned to shed her tears.
"Just go home, I want to be here and I don't want to talk to you" Aira said in a trembling voice.
"Don't do this, honey. I beg you," said Arsyad. "Let's talk, after that, you can decide anything, you can be angry, but I beg you not to ignore me."
"Others we need to talk about? Everything is clear" said Aira.
"I don't know what your problem is.." continued Michael. "But whatever it is, if it's your fault, Arsyad!" Michael looked at Arsyad with a threat. "Just look at you!"
"Let me time, I want to be here and please get out of here!" Dismissed Aira, he did not want to show his current family problems to Micheal as well as to Zenwa who stood not far from there.
"I won't leave until you hear my explanation, Aira," asked Arsyad. Aira glanced at Micheal who was currently staring at her. Then Aira glanced at Zenwa who was looking at her confusedly.
"Okay, we go home" Aira said later because she did not want to fight with Arsyad at her sister's house.
"No!" Micheal said firmly. "I can't let you go home in this situation!"
"Sister...." Aira held Micheal's hand. "This is my household problem, and Ummi is not always reminded, that household problems should only be in the house. I'll go home, and I'll come to you if I need you." Micheal could not immediately reply, he just looked into the eyes of Aira who seemed to be very injured.
"I beg you, Brother.." said Aira.
"But my brother's heart is not calm, Dek. I'm scared, " said Micheal.
"I'm an adult, I can take care of myself. And if I can't take care of myself, I'll call Michael's sister." Micheal sighed, he rubbed his sister's head then nodded.
"I know your problems aren't small ones" Micheal told Arsyad. "Do you know, Arsyad? Aira is so obedient to you, I know that because that's how our parents educated her. Aira never left your house without your permission. But today, he ran away from your house, took Via, and carried a deep wound, he did not tell you what kind of wound it was, but everything was clearly visible in his eyes. And no matter what kind of wound you give her, we're not happy!"
Arsyad's heart grew more pain, guilt and remorse swelled in his heart to hear Micheal's sharp words.
"I'm going to take Via, Brother. Let her be here for a while," Aira said later and Micheal nodded in agreement, as it was indeed better for Via to be with her for a while.
...
"I'm sorry, Aira," said Arsyad but Aira refused to respond. He threw his gaze out, staring at the shining street lights fighting the streets, but why did his heart feel so dark now?
"But you keep it a secret," interrupted Aira coldly.
"Yes, I was wrong. I'm really sorry, but I really had to" Arsyad exclaimed in despair.
"Forced until she's pregnant?" Shouted Aira involuntarily which made Arsyad again gasp. "So that's why you never minded my un-pregnant condition, huh? Because you have a pregnant mistress!" Aira's fizz returned with tears that made Arsyad's heart torn.
"By Allah, Aira! I never mess with a kid because I love you, I love you for who you are!" exclaim Arsyad frustrated.
"Love? Which love?" Tanya Aira is cynical. "You married her, Arsyad! You share with him! And that's what you do behind my back! You cheated behind my back! You tricked me! You're tarnishing our marriage." Aira's tears are growing more and more profusely.
"I'm really stupid! So stupid!" lirihnya.
"I'm the fool!" exciting Arsyad. "I'm a fool because I'm tarnishing our marriage!"
"Then why are you doing it, huh?"
"I had to, Aira. I did it because Ummi was urging me!"
"Now you blame your mother?" cynical Aira did not believe that made Arsyad more frustrated.
"How should I make you believe in me?" Asked Arsyad while glancing at Aira, he who was not focused on driving almost hit the car in front of him.
"Certify me!" aira said half a whisper, very heavy heart said the word divorce, but considering the betrayal of the husband, Aira could not bear, he would not be able to.
"Mir!" Sizzle Arsyad with a swirl.
"I don't want to share! You know that! Wh why? Is it because I am not pregnant yet? And why should it be Graceful, huh? Wh why? All this time you were playing in front of me, as if nothing had happened when you were married. O Allah, how much you have deceived me like this. Do you know how I feel now?" Aira looked at Arsyad with a gaze full of anger, pain and disappointment.
"here...." Aira held her claustrophobic chest. "Tight, pain, sore. Like shredded!"
Both of Arsyad's eyes were already teary, he was also sick because he had hurt his soul mate.
Not wanting to take any chances, Arsyad pulled the car over. Then he looked at Aira with sadness. "Ummi forced me, Aira. I was forced to marry Anggun because Ummi kept pushing me."
"Why is it Ummi's fault?" Fizz Aira. "You who marry Anggun, you who say chords in the name of Anggun, so why is Ummi wrong now?"
"I'm not blaming Ummi, Aira. But I swear! If Ummi doesn't keep pushing me, I'll never marry Anggun or any woman. Whether you give birth to a child or not, I don't care! But because you're barren, Ummi wants ak.." Arsyad's words are cut off when he realizes what he has said.
While Aira was gaping, she looked at her husband with her eyes wide open.
"I ... What is ?" Ask Aira.
Arsyad could not answer, he could only look into the wife's eyes with nanar.
"Say it again...." Aira pulled on Arsyad's shirt and looked into her husband's eyes. " I what?"
TBC...