Not a Stupid Woman
Chapters 1.
The bagaskara has revealed its light, substituting the pitch of the night into the light of the morning. A beautiful, well-groomed woman in a work suit and a polished face with natural makeup is pecking herself in front of the mirror, ensuring that her appearance is perfect today.
"Reta!!!" The baritone sound that was heard from the direction of the door managed to shock Reta to make her slightly tiptoed.
"Yes, Mas. What's up?" Reta asked Andrias, her husband.
"What are you cooking today?" Reply Andrias who just finished bathing.
"I just made fried rice just like a cow's eye egg, let's eat!" Take Reta while holding the hand of the husband. Andrias only complied when her hand was pulled by the wife to the table. The couple enjoyed their breakfast in silence.
"Reta, don't you want to quit your job? Are you pregnant again?" Andrias asked after the entire plate had moved into her stomach.
"Let's think about it, Mom. I'm only three months pregnant, and the pregnant person is not a sick person who has to rest at home." Refuse the Reta subtly. Since knowing Reta was pregnant, Andrias always urged Reta to quit her job as a staff at one of the property companies.
Not Reta does not want to obey the wishes of the husband. It's just that Reta is hesitant about her life after she stops working later. Her drunk husband, coupled with in-laws who always ask for Andrias' salary, makes the woman unsure if her life after quitting work will be fine.
"You are so hard to tell what your husband says!" Upset Andrias then stepped away from the dining table.
Akaakkk!!!
The sound of the door being slammed violently by Andrias. The man went to work without saying goodbye to his wife. Reta could only shake her head to see her husband's behavior.
"Snake people stop working, he just give money the kitchen is always less. Not to mention the cost of checking with the obstetrician." Gunam Reta while cleaning up their former breakfast.
Reta left for work feeling upset, the woman drove her motorbike matic at medium speed to divide the dense morning road. The atmosphere of the office was still quite quiet when Reta entered the room where she worked. There is only his best friend, Raisya who is still cool to apply makeup on his father's face. His attention was slightly distracted when he saw Areta's sour face.
"Oh my goodness, Reta. Kog early in the morning had his face bent, what's wrong?" Ask Raisya while saving her makeup tools back.
"Dear, lazy to speak." Areta starts turning on her computer.
"You sure you don't want to tell me the same story? Do you want to tell your BPJS in-laws and sisters-in-law the same story?" Tempta Raisya while raising his eyebrows. Yes, Raisya is the only friend Areta confides in everything. Even Raisya has also been memorized by the attitude of Areta's in-laws and sister-in-law who always make him fall so that their wishes can be fulfilled.
"What's? THE BPJS? What is BPJS?" Areta asked with both eyebrows linked together.
"Budget Pas-Pasan Soul Socialite." Raisya's reply made Areta's laughter break.
What Raisya says is not wrong, Miss Lastri and Zevanya. Areta's in-laws and sister-in-law are like that. Like to waste money just to fulfill prestige in order to be stylish like socialites, even though their lives are mediocre. Andrias who works in one of the retail companies get a salary of three million rupiah every month, but only one million that he gave to Areta. Bu Lastri always asked for half of Andrias' salary for reasons to eat daily and Zevanya's school fees.
"So how's this? Want to vent, mumpung office is still quiet?" Raisya bargained for her best friend.
"Here you go, Mas Andri asked me to stop working." Answer the potluck Reta.
"Don't Ta, your husband still likes that mabok. Money is also mostly given to his mother, if you stop working anyway what about the cost of your birth later?" Reply Raisya looked at the sour face of the friend.
"That's what I thought, Ra. What will be my son's fate if I don't work? If the cost of the exchange is there, Mas Andrias did not know that all this time my salary was five million. He knew my salary was only three million and always used up for kitchen needs as my personal needs. So I can save two million every month." Areta's light on Raisya who was a sign of understanding.
"Well, then you don't want to quit your job. Later I will take a long leave of absence because you know Reta. Women who have no income will not be appreciated by their husbands and in-laws. Moreover, your in-laws have obviously not liked you from the beginning you were married." Raisya's advice to his best friend.
"Emank really is like that, Ra? Did you do that until you split up with your ex-husband?" Ask Areta to her best friend. Raisya let out a long sigh before answering a question from Areta.
"Yes Reta, I used to go on maternity leave and Riko asked me to resign all with pity because I was tired of working together to take care of babies. And you know, right? Finally a lot of problems arise because I do not have income, even Riko to have the heart to play hands with me." Raisya said while remembering the bitterness of the past.
"Lucky, when I'm down and need a job, you help me until I can work here." Raisya added while wiping the corners of her watery eyes. Areta who saw the sadness of her best friend immediately approached and hugged Raisya's body.
"I'm sorry, I made you remember those bad memories." Areta's whisper in Raisya's ear.
"Ngakpapa Reta, now we work first yuk. Date one, payday time." Said Raisya while breaking his best friend's embrace.
The two began to immerse themselves in their respective work until the notification sound of messages from their mobile phones made Raisya concentration scatter. The beautiful woman immediately picked up her net, instantly a smile rose on her lips upon seeing the incoming message notification. The tail of her eyes pointed at Areta's figure who was still focused on the computer screen.
"Reta!!" Call Raisya who managed to divert the attention of his best friend to turn to him.
"What the hell is Raisya, my work is still a lot of this." Gerrutu Reta's.
"That, open your hole. Salary notification has entered plus the bonus." Reply Raisya makes Areta's eyes growl. In a hurry the woman immediately opened her dress.
"Waa.... This is a good bonus, Ra. Coincidentally today I was lazy to cook, ntar want to buy food just to make dinner." Areta cheerfully then resumes her work.
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Areta came home with a smile on her father's face, not forgetting she stopped by the restaurant first to buy some of andrias' favorite side dishes, then returned to ride her motorcycle towards the road home. The woman parked her motorcycle on the porch of the house then stepped in to enter the house with a few bags of crackle filled with food. Areta's eyebrows are linked when she finds the door of her house that is not locked. He slowly opened the door so as not to make a sound, while Areta's eyes fiddled when she found what was in front of her eyes.