Painful Marriage
CHAPTER 59

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Time has shown at six in the afternoon. After a tearful incident, Sela falls asleep on Dee's lap in her room. Sela's innocence makes her ask many questions which are very difficult for Dee to answer. This child is truly more mature than his age.

Dee gently rubbed the remains of tears that were on Sela's cheeks. "You're so amazing, honey. You really look up to your Aunt and Uncle" said Sela, recalling Al and Kina as children.

"One regret Grandma, son. Why should Grandma's children and grandchildren accept everything? But you have to believe, yes. Soon there will be a happy destiny in your life and Mother's," Dee murmured with a gentle rub of Sela's cheeks and hair.

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Outside the room, Kenzo and Zahra sat together to discuss everything as Dee asked. Zahra could only look straight at the walls of her house without looking at Kenzo in the slightest.

Kenzo who saw it all just smiled wistfully. "How are you, Zahra?" kenzo asked to open their conversation.

Zahra nodded. "As Big Brother saw, fine," Zahra replied gently, yet sounding very firm to Kenzo.

Kenzo smiled and nodded. "Alhamdulillah," said Kenzo pause a little talk. "Aren't you asking me how I am, Zahra?" continued Kenzo.

Zahra turned her head for a while, after which she looked back to the front. "You are good without us" replied Zahra.

Kenzo who heard that could only shut up and look at himself. He chuckled a little at Zahra's reply. "Yes, my body is fine" said Kenzo. He was sure, Zahra definitely knew how his heart was at the moment. Not just a wound, the heart was already broken with all the regrets he had received for all his deeds.

"How are Om Anggara and Aunty ?" zahra said asking about Kenzo's parents without the frills of Mom and Dad.

Kenzo felt sick hearing Zahra's words. The mouth that used to call his parents Mama and Papa like him, now calls his parents like strangers.

"You're okay, Zahra" replied Kenzo who was able to make Zahra look at him with her flat gaze.

Zahra smiled wryly at Kenzo's words. In-law? Was Kenzo not wrong with the conversation?

"Don't make a relationship that doesn't exist, Brother Ken," replied Zahra.

Kenzo shakes. "They're your parents forever, Zahra, too" Kenzo said.

Zahra remained silent without any intention of replying to Kenzo's words. If continued, then this talk will bring back the wound that almost healed.

"Why come back into our lives, Ken?" ask Zahra. He is already happy with his little family, but Kenzo's arrival brings him back to fear everything.

"Then why don't you go home, Zahra?" kenzo said without answering Zahra's question.

"Going home? There is no place for me to go home" Zahra replied.

It hurts! It hurts so much to hear Zahra call herself by my word. The gentle woman who always called herself with the spoiled call 'Ara' was now a firm woman with all her determination.

"Maybe I won't be able to make you an excuse to go home, Zahra. But at least for the sake of the family who has loved you all along" replied Kenzo.

Zahra nodded. "Family will always be in my heart. There is not one of them whose name is missed in my prayer" Zahra answered looking intently at Kenzo.

Am I in that prayer, Zahra? Inner Kenzo with all his hopes.

"Only my family!" zahra reiterated his words. It was as if he could figure out the meaning of the gaze reply given by Kenzo.

"If there is no more, please leave" said Zahra pointing to the door of his house.

"Let's go back, my wife," said Kenzo, looking at Zahra.

DEG

Zahra looked at Kenzo's words. He looked at Kenzo. The eyes that used to look at him hatefully, now looked at him with a clear liquid that was very noticeable if he was begging Zahra.

"Sorry, there's no place for me to go back. I am only a widow who was left behind after being ripped from holiness by her own husband" replied Zahra who was able to sow salt and acid water in Kenzo's heart wound. It's a question for Kenzo to remember how he deftly lied to Zahra. After the pleasure he had, he instead gave a very painful letter to Zahra.

"There's a reason for all that, Zahra," Kenzo replied.

"Reason? Whahuh? A grudge?" zahra says.

Zahra. "Yes, everything must be reasonable. Has that revenge been met?" zahra asked, looking at Kenzo.

Kenzo shakes. "I'm sorry, Zahra" said Kenzo raising both hands in front of his chest pleading with Zahra.

"I always forgive. Even being cheap for my own husband I tried first. But all of that was in vain. Even I have also watched my husband exchange saliva very favourably to other women. But forgiving is not to forget, I forgive only to find peace. Trying to pamper my heart so as not to hurt too much. My heart is too tired to accept everything" Zahra replied.

"For Sela's sake" said Kenzo bearing the name Sela.

Zahra smiled softly. "He's just my son" replied Zahra.

"But he wouldn't exist without me, Zahra," replied Kenzo annoyed at Zahra's reply.

Zahra looked at Kenzo. "No, he's just my son. Because in the past, his father had said that he did not want to and would never accept a child born from a woman who is not perfect like me," said Zahra, who looked at Kenzo closely.

Kenzo shook his head. "It's not so, Zahra. Don't be selfish just because of the past" Kenzo said.

"But the past is what makes me like this" Zahra replied quickly.

"Is everything so painful, Zahra?" asked Kenzo with teary eyes.

Zahra chuckled softly at Kenzo's question. Can't Kenzo think of what Zahra felt first?

"It hurts so much. Paralyzed woman forced to walk with her thighs. Cleaning the house with clothes attached to his body, crawling on the ground of the yard, which pain is still questionable?" answer Zahra.

Kenzo just kept quiet to hear Zahra's words. This is what it feels like to be treated alien by our loved ones. This is what Zahra used to feel when she viciously tortured Zahra who was his own wife.

"May I ask you one thing, Zahra?" said Kenzo sendu.

Zahra just kept waiting for Kenzo to continue.

"Don't ever marry again if it's not with me, Zahra."

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