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Chapter 1 Divorce

Get to know you and give you a chance

it was the biggest mistake of my life.

Could time be repeated???

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^^^ January 2019^^^

With a shaky step and a grim face, I stepped into one of the buildings, which was in one of the areas where my feet were now on foot. My heart started to beat again. Cold sweat began to pour in some parts of my body. My footsteps grew weaker as I began to climb one by one the stairs to the 2nd floor of the building.

This is the second time I've entered the building, even though I've worked there for almost 11 years.  However, I had no interest in stepping into the room. The room where the higher-ups in the school, the owners of the foundation, were located.

Moreover, my arrival this time to meet with the most powerful and most feared figure in our place, Bambang Hartawan, the founder of the foundation and the largest shareholder where I teach. A figure known to be authoritarian in his leadership.

Perhaps this was also the second time I had dealt with him, after I had previously been called the principal due to a misunderstanding that carried his big name and was considered to be underestimating his abilities. However, this time my summoning had nothing to do with the matter.

I was called because of my personal problems. Problems that I have been covering up with meetings, even in front of my closest friends because this is a disgrace to me.

When a brown door was clearly visible in my eyes. My mind drifted, back to the memories of a few months ago when I was first called to that place because of a report from Rayhan, my husband or rather if I told my ex-husband. Cowardly, cunning, shameless men who report our domestic problems to the foundation.

The more anxiety disarmed me, I really did not dare to knock on that door, let alone to open and enter it. However, I can't avoid this situation anymore either. I let out a long sigh, as I tried to brave myself to knock on that door. The door is right in front of the stairs when first entering the second floor of the building.

Tok tok tok tok

"Come in" said someone who was in the room.

"Eh, Mother Rena, please come in, ma'am" said Mr. Ali as he opened the door for me.

Pak Ali is the Head of Elementary School under the same foundation as the Junior High School where I teach. Mr. Ali is also the direct leader of Rayhan, my ex-husband. He is the principal of the Elementary School. His skin was black with flaky hair, making him look very sad.

"Please sit down, Mom," said Mr. Bambang, a man with a thick and long beard, and a large height, making anyone interlocutor can shrink his guts if faced directly with him.

Yes, he is the figure of Bambang Hartawan. The man who has an important position in this place, as the foundation's coach and the largest shareholder in this foundation, makes his subordinates not dare to refute his words in the least. Although sometimes many of his thoughts deviate above the logic of feeling.

"I'll excuse you, sir, then" said Mr. Ali.

"Wait, you're here because this matter is also still related to reports from your men!" bambang Pak's orders. Mr. Ali also followed the wishes of his superiors. He sat down next to Mr. Bambang.

"How's Miss Rena? Mr Rama has given everything to Bu Rena?" ask Mr. Bambang without further ado.

"Already, Sir. Honestly I was surprised by the news that Mr. Rama told me and I thought that I should clarify this to you, "I replied in a slightly high tone as it restrained the emotions and tightness in the chest.

"What clarification?" ask Mr. Bambang as if he does not like my tone.

"Sir, is it true that Mr. Rayhan has registered our divorce in court?" ask me with a low back tone.

"True and Mr. Rayhan said that tomorrow the deed of the story can be taken," replied Mr. Bambang who made me very surprised.

"What?! But I don't know about it, sir. How could? How can a divorce happen without any notice to me?" ask me with eyes that begin to glaze over. Meanwhile, Mr. Bambang and Mr. Ali also seemed surprised, they could only look at each other.

"Sorry, Miss Rena. We don't know about this, we think I've known this before" replied Mr. Bambang.

"Sir Rayhan did indeed offer a talaq letter to me, but the letter was torn because I considered the letter invalid. In the letter there is already the signature of the Chairman of RT and RW as witnesses. They were never in front of me. Isn't that not true?"

"Other than that, though, Mr. Rayhan also wanted to take custody of my two children and make me more emotional so with a short mind I tore the letter because I did not want to lose my children. Anybody who wants this divorce is Rayhan and it's because of another woman sir" I complained.

"Then after that I thought he wouldn't be able to register our divorce in court so inevitably he had to relinquish and hand over my two children to me. But now, I got word that without my consent she had filed for her divorce" I said with all the tightness in her chest.

"Although without a letter of consent from the wife, a husband can still file a divorce lawsuit against his wife, Mom. Because the most important condition is that he has a marriage book as proof that he has been married, " said Mr. Bambang calmly.

"Yes, I've heard and read that sir, but at least I should still get a subpoena from the court, right, sir? I must remain included in the process, right sir?"

"And of course during Rayhan's trial process he must have asked permission to attend the court hearing, right?" I looked at Mr. Bambang and Mr. Ali in turn.

"Yes, Mr. Rayhan always asked me for permission" replied Mr. Ali.

"Then why didn't any of you tell me about it before?! Though I have also contacted the local RT and RW Chairman to tell me, just in case there is a letter for me and immediately contact me. I'm afraid Mr. Rayhan did do that on purpose without my knowledge,"

"I have also discussed the matter to Mr. Rama before, but Mr. Rama never mentioned the divorce trial at all. Wh why? Wh why? Why didn't any of the school authorities tell me, "my protest was disappointed.

"Sorry, Miss Rena. Once again we said that we did not know at all that Mother was not aware of this problem at all. We think I've received a subpoena from the court, only I may refuse to attend" Mr Ali said.

“Really, Sir. I never received the call at all, you can ask my friends. In fact, I had intended to bring this case myself to court if Mr. Rayhan continued to hang my status,” I replied.

“Maybe Mr. Rayhan deliberately did not tell Mom that the divorce trial was over sooner because maybe he was worried that Mom again disagreed and made the divorce go slower, he said,” said Mr. Bambang who seemed to defend Rayhan.

"But it wasn't that you said yourself that you called me here, forcing me to tell all the things that are a disgrace to me and actually do not want me to tell just because you want my household and Rayhan refer back, right? Then now you two support Mr. Rayhan so that the divorce does not go slow. What exactly do you want?" my protest.

"But Mr. Rayhan already does not want to refer back, " said Mr. Ali.

"If you already know that then what's the point before this trial you both call me and make the terms of the reference as a condition to be able to maintain one of us both can still survive in this place? If in the end you asked Mr. Rayhan to take care of our divorce with my absence. In fact, you know, if I was not presented in the trial how could there be a reference? I don't know what happened and Mr. Rayhan said during the court hearing. Whether it's truth or slander I don't know, either,"

"Three talaq issues that you asked me about I still can't get the answer for sure. Considering his talak 2 who know only Mr. Rayhan. Even I who was caught didn't know it. And I think this is very clear, sir. Mr. Rayhan has been acting fraudulently to me,” lamented.

"Sorry, we don't know this at all, Miss Rena. What did Mr. Rayhan say and regarding this three-talac problem, you can ask Mr. Rayhan yourself? Or if you are not satisfied and want to know everything, you can come directly to the court and ask for a copy of the contents of the divorce trial. Now, it's good we just go back to the original problem of the reason why Mother was called again here, " said Mr. Bambang.

"As I have said, what we want is that Mother and Mr. Rayhan can refer back, and if you both manage to refer, then you two can still stay here. But if not and the divorce still occurs, then our mother asked to resign from this foundation" said Mr. Bambang.

I took my breath in.

"Well, sir, I'm willing to step down, but I ask you please help me to get my children back and ask Mr. Rayhan to give a decent living to his children. Because of course you know that the existence of a unilateral court has given a very big loss to me. And it should be under the supervision and responsibility of the Father who has suggested a trial,"

"In addition, as a result of this divorce I cannot keep my job here. Most likely the rights that I should have as a wife would not have been granted by Rayhan including custody of her children as well. Isn't that very unfair to me and the kids, sir?" I said expectantly that they would help and Rayhan did not act arbitrarily.

If all this time if anyone owes them, they can immediately cut their salary because it is considered an obligation. So it should be, this request of mine does not hurt, considering that supporting his children is the duty of a father.

"Sorry, ma'am, for this matter we don't want to interfere. It's a personal matter for Mommy and Mr. Rayhan. Instead, I talk carefully with Mr. Rayhan himself," said Mr. Bambang.

Whahuh? funny, he said it was my personal problem? Did he forget the reason for asking me to quit this place because it was related to my personal problems not because of work professionalism? Especially so far I have never been exposed to SP. In fact, the award certificate as the best teacher for three years in a row I got. But they never considered it just because of personal issues. Just because I'm a girl. Just because of a report of a Rayhan and his guardian disciple troublemaking a household of people. Now, when I ask him for justice. He refused easily, arguing that he did not want to interfere with my personal matters. You two-faced human! (my curse is in my heart)

What is really on your mind? If Rayhan and his family can indeed be spoken to properly, it is impossible for me to not know of a trial at all. The hope of getting a third party that was more competent in advising Rayhan was clearly no longer there. Legal protection for me and the children was clearly no longer able to get.

Wh why? Why was I so stupid, so naive, that I didn't believe the words of the two people in front of me. People who only do mall practices, incompetent but still pretentious, should be at that time I went straight to court, no longer need to respect those who do not deserve respect (I think).

Disappointment, sadness, anger seep in the soul. I seem to have too much hope. I left the place full of sadness and disappointment.

Disappointed with years of devoting yourself to the wrong place. Disappointed because it turns out those who understand the science of religion, it can have a very shallow thought to provide so much harm to the woman.

Apalagi yang aku dengar dari Pak Rama, alasan mereka lebih mempertahankan Rayhan di sana adalah karena Rayhan laki-laki yang memiliki peran memberi nafkah. Lalu, tanpa adanya jaminan apakah mereka yakin Rayhan akan menafkahi kami dengan layak. Sedangkan, ketika masih berstatus suami pun dia menafkahi kami dengan semaunya.

Lalu wanita ini? Yang telah mereka ambil pekerjaan nya. Yang sama sekali tak mendapatkan apa-apa dari 10 tahun pernikahannya karena pengadilan yang dilakukan secara sepihak tanpa tahu apa pun yang terjadi. Hanya bisa kembali kepada laki-laki tua yang sekarang sudah tidak punya pekerjaan dan hanya mengharapkan warung kecil untuk menafkahi istrinya.

The old man who with his confidence had shaken the man's hand in front of everyone. Giving up his beloved daughter to be loved, protected, and loved. And now the princess is just returned. It is like being thrown away after losing its sweetness.

But I'm Rena, even though I'm a woman. I promise I can stand. I will not put a heavy burden on this old man who should have been resting. I believe God is with me.

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