Not a Curse
15. Fate

"Boy!! Where are you from, Mas?? Why didn't you come home last night?? Your phone is also inactive"

Sarah was already waiting for him in the living room when Erland returned this morning. Maybe Sarah was so angry that she would wait for Erland downstairs, while usually just staying in the room while taking care of her work.

"Sorry last night my phone battery ran out"

Erland continued walking towards the room in the wake of Sarah behind her.

"Yes, but where are you?? Why not go home?? At home Mom is also not there" Erland paused for a moment because Sarah called her mother.

"What did Mom say??" Erland was afraid that her mother would tell Sarah about Viola's consciousness first.

"Yes he said you're overtime but I can't believe it!!" Erland breathed a sigh of relief. He walked back into his room.

"I'm sorry I didn't tell you. Last night I was in the hospital" Erland explained.

Sarah stood in front of Erland. From her face alone it was seen if Sarah must be angry at her husband.

"Why are you there?? You're starting to sympathize with him?? You have the same heart as me" Sarah wants to leave their room but Erland's words succeed in stopping Sarah.

"Sarah, Viola is conscious"

Sarah's back started to shake, what she was afraid of finally happened as well. Sarah had a bad feeling about it from the beginning. Now accepting the fact that Viola was conscious and had to share a husband with another woman, it felt like Sarah could not.

Erland approached Sarah and pulled her into her arms. Let his wife cry.

"I'm sorry" Countless words were said from Erland to his two wives.

Educated by his father who always pressured Erland so as not to hurt women because there is Endah and his mother who he must take care of now is just the wind. Erland did not follow his father's advice at all. Two women were injured at Erland's hands.

"Do you want to keep it?? You're going to live with two wives??" Sarah's looking for answers from Erland's eyes.

From the look of Erland's eyes, Sarah could tell that her husband was still worried. Not taking a firm decision, and that's what disappointed Sarah.

"I'll try to be fair to both of you" Sarah's most unwanted reply.

"Why Mas?? You don't love her, do you?? You only love me, don't you?? Then why don't you divorce her??" Erland pulled Sarah again into his arms.

Making the woman he loved so much cry like that, it also hurt for Erland. But how else now. Rice has become porridge. Erland also did not make the decision to marry Viola not because of force. But because Erland also got an answer from God for his midnight prayer that time.

"Love can come at any time, as long as we sincerely live it"

Sarah shook her head in Erland's arms.

"I can't share my love. I don't want to"

Erland no longer answered. He just got Sarah deeper. He did not want to destroy his wife.

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This morning when Viola woke up, he had already not found Erland there. The man simply left a note saying that Erland should go home and to the office. Viola did not care and simply threw away the note after reading it.

But the arrival of Endah made him a little forget about Erland. The friend he had left behind was still the same. He loved and cared for Viola.

"Only small businesses Vi"

"Although small but lo great Ndah. Not everyone has the opportunity to make their own efforts. There are a lot of people out there who work for someone else"

Ten years turned out to be a lot they missed. Including Endah who now has his own cake shop. Although all the recipes came from his mother, but the weight of Endah's expertise to process it, the bakery grew rapidly in 5 years until now has three 4 branches in Jakarta.

"Gue is proud of you Ndah" Endah laughed crisply.

"Can be aja lo Vi. Lo is the same, now a great doctor, has his own clinic in Korea"

The two of them were nostalgic about their school days. From the beginning of their meeting to Viola who is getting closer to Erland. But Viola immediately stopped him for not wanting to recall those bitter memories.

"Well, you really like Bang Vino, right??"

Degs...

Viola could instantly make Endah sculpt until his hand on his lap began to tremble.

"Excuse me"

The uninvited guest saved Endah from Viola's question.

"Well, can you leave us alone??" Guests don't know themselves.

"What does Sarah want??" Endah doesn't want to leave Viola and Sarah alone.

"Gue is not papa Ndah" Finally Endah relented out with his worry.

Sarah just stood a little far away from Viola, unwilling to sit even close to the honey.

"It's good to see you awake again from your long slumber" Sarah's opening words.

"really??" In her heart, Viola hesitated at Sarah's words. Shouldn't she be upset that her husband has two wives.

"Well, I don't think I need to get stale because I already know what's in my day" Sarah walked to the window and her gaze was fixed on the gray Jakarta sky.

"Then??"

"Are you happy to have married the man of your dreams??" Viola's hand clenched behind the blanket.

"Dream man?? Who's who?? Your husband?? That was before I knew the rot" Viola's reply made Sarah stare in wonder at Viola.

"You should be happy and happy. Why does it look so depressed?? Have you switched to hating him??"

The glance of Sarah's eyes, her attracted lips tilted as she showed her terrible smile made Viola understand the purpose of the woman.

"Why indeed?? Want to persuade me to divorce her??"

Precisely, Viola's guess was so precise that it made Sarah blink her eyes several times.

"Why else would your marriage be preserved if you didn't love her anymore??"

It was only the first time the two of them had met in person, yet Sarah had already shown her dislike for Viola.

"Then ask your husband to divorce me!!" Viola was careless facing the woman in front of him. The impression was like Viola pleading with Erland to keep her as his second wife.

"Mas Erland doesn't want to, he hates divorce"

"Then it's none of my business. Even though I've already sent a lawsuit that she insists it won't work either" Viola replied calmly. Like he's mastered the game with Sarah.

Viola frowned as Sarah's face began to wistfully.

"Do you have Vi?? It hurts to accept the fact that my husband remarried at the age of our marriage that is not yet one month. I can't afford to share Vi. I beg you to understand"

Viola instead sympathized with Sarah who looked pitiful with her tears but continued to stare at Sarah flat.

"You sick?? You don't accept?? Then what about me?? I'm just as sick, so if you want to fight, of course, the more pain I feel. So don't try to ask for my understanding, because our pain level is different. I'll never be able to understand you because I'm more sick of everything than you. If your husband wants to divorce me, then persuade him. I will gladly accept"

Sarah who initially wanted to suppress Viola was now blown from the wind by Viola. Her lips were no longer able to issue a rebuttal to Viola's long sentence.