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Chapter 51 Missing

Without feeling the tears Rena also dripped because of her longing feelings for the two friends she had not met for a long time, Novi and Miss. The two friends he had known since he was still in junior high school.

Once he learned that his friend Novi also taught at the school, Rena immediately stepped foot to the place referred by Iyus. He stepped into the building with a blend of blue and white.

In the front yard of the building, there were small children running around so cheerfully. But even so, there are still children who just sit alone enjoying their loneliness. The atmosphere at the time seemed very crowded. This is because the time has entered the first break for students.

“Hey, boys, be careful not to run around here and there, you fall!" exclaimed a blue hooded woman who was none other than Novi.

Rena was so happy to see Novi in front of her eyes. A smile knots that sweet face decorate. He also walked closer to Novi who was still unaware of his existence.

“Assalamualaikum.., excuse Bu Novi,” sahut Rena lirih when he was close to Novi who is now standing behind him.

“Waalaikumsalam,” sahut Novi turned his body facing the origin of the sound.

“Renaaa!” shouted Novi who was so surprised to see the existence of Rena behind him.

“Yes, jeez Na, I miss it,” said Novi who immediately embraced Rena.

“Sama Novi, I also miss.banget, it has been a long time yes we did not meet,” said Rena who returned the embrace of Novi.

“Where are you? How can you never tell? I can't call either. I find you to your parents' house, you are also not there,” asked Novi.

“Oh.., that's because my phone lost Nov, and I don't memorize your number either. Continued since marriage I rarely play to my parents' house because my husband always did not have time to drive me there,” said Rena sad considering when married he rarely met his parents, he indeed rarely met his parents, though the distance of his house with the distance where he taught was not too far away.

“Kok can instead of the distance of your parents' house with your teaching place is close huh, Na?” ask Novi wonder.

“Entah Nov, Rayhan always reasoned tired and pity with children if too long left at home. Because you know in my school that I used to teach from morning to afternoon and the distance of our house with our school is also quite far. So, Rayhan doesn't want most of the stop by. Continues that the holidays also he wants him to stay at home, tired he said if he went on,” said Rena recalled his experience when he was still married to Rayhan.

“O.. so,” says Novi.

“Yes, Nov and I'm sorry I couldn't attend your wedding because I didn't get permission from my husband. Though to be honest, actually at that time I really wanted to be able to see my best friend get married,” said Rena pressed the word ‘ingin’.

“Yes, nothing, Na. Actually at that time I felt very sad that you did not come. But, yes how else, if you do not get permission from your husband, because a wife must obey her husband,” said Novi.

“But now he is no longer my husband, Nov,” said Rena full of pain.

“What do you mean, Na?” ask Novi shocked.

"Don't tell me that you've already..," said Novi hanging.

Rena just nodded and lowered her head, trying to hold back the tears that almost flowed from her beautiful eyeballs.

“Mmm, we sit there aja, yuk"" Novi invited Rena by pointing to a garden chair near the courtyard of his school building.

Then they walked up to the chair and sat there.

“So you and her are divorced so?” ask Novi.

“Iya, Nov, me and him have officially divorced since four months ago,” replied Rena.

“Yeah, be patient, Na,” said Novi hugged Rena who can no longer hold back her tears.

“Iya, Nov, it's okay, maybe this is my destiny,” said Rena.

“Sabar Na, maybe God has other plans for you. I'm sure God will give you a better replacement than Rayhan,” Novi said.

“Sign up, Nov. I feel I also no longer have the desire to get married,” said Rena.

“Iya, Nov, I know. But it felt like the life I had during my marriage to Rayhan, gave me a little trauma for a marriage,” said Rena.

“You mean?” ask Novi.

“A little bit worried that my husband would treat me the same way Rayhan did to me,” Rena said.

“But not everyone is the same Rena,” Novi said.

“Iya, aku tahu, tapi tidak ada jaminan kalau suami yang akan aku nikahi kelak akan lebih baik dari Rayhan. Justru mungkin lebih buruk darinya. Asal kamu tahu Nov, Rayhan yang aku kenal dulu adalah laki-laki yang baik. Laki-laki yang alim, lembut, taat beribadah dan humoris. Tapi apa kenyataan yang aku lihat setelah kami menikah? Semua sifat itu ternyata hanya kamuplase untuk menutupi sifat buruknya, yang hingga sekarang, membuat aku sangat membencinya,” ucap Rena dengan pandangan mata penuh kebencian.

“Kamu tidak boleh bersikap seperti itu Na, karena biar bagaimanapun dia adalah ayah dari anak-anak kamu,” sahut Novi.

“Kamu benar, Nov, tapi mau bagaimana lagi? Hatiku tidak bisa berkompromi. Mungkin rasa sakit yang ditorehkan Rayhan terlalu dalam hingga rasanya hanya ada satu kata untuk Rayhan di hatiku. BENCI,” sahut Rena menekan kata terakhir.

Geez, Rena, I don't know what your ex-husband did to you to make you who I knew before very different from you who are now in front of me. In the past, even though you were cold and jutek, but you never wanted to find trouble with others. You never want to do enmity with anyone let alone hate someone like that (inner Novi).

“Then now whose children live with you? If it's not wrong, you have two children, right? ” asks Novi break the silence.

“Iya, Nov, I have two children. They now live with me,” said Rena.

“Thank God then, for pity if they have to stay away from their mother,” Novi said.

“Iya, you were right Nov..,” said Rena.

Although to get them I had to give Rayhan what he wanted as his form of exchange (inner Rena)

“Ya, stop, Nov. Don't talk about him anymore! It will only make my hatred for him even greater. Now tell me, do you know how our best friend misses? Because I haven't seen him in a long time? Sure, it would be great if we could gather together again,” said Rena divert the conversation.

“Rindu? Have you not heard from Miss, Na?” tanya Novi seemed surprised by Rena's question.

"You mean? What news?” asked Rena confused.

“Rindu... already four years ago left us all for eternity, Na,” replied Novi with eyes that began to glaze over.

“What? But why?” asked Rena who still did not believe the reality she heard.

“She, husband, and son had an accident, Na. They died at the same time, ” Novi replied in a sobbing voice.

“How can the accident happen?” ask Rena.

Novi also began to tell the chronology of events experienced by Miss.

“At that time, the second day of Eid al-Fitr, when Miss and her little family were about to meet her in-laws' house, I got a call from someone I didn't recognize. The man said that the motorbike Rindu was riding, his husband, and his son hit a container truck causing them to be rushed to the hospital. Then I went to the hospital. Arriving at the hospital, I got the news that his son's life was not helped. Meanwhile, Miss herself suffered quite heavy injuries on her head, as well as her husband who lost a lot of blood, ” said Novi held back her tears.

“Actually at that time Miss had realized. She also asked where her husband and son were. Then the doctor told him that his son was dead and that made his condition worse. Shortly after, he breathed his last breath,” said Novi who was no longer able to hold back his tears.

Good Lord! What kind of friend am I? I didn't even know my own best friend was gone. Quickly a few years ago, I used to dream about him (inner Rena).

Such is life, no human being can know it all about a soul mate, birth, or death.

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