Sharing Love: Is My Husband Yours?
Baby Tubes

It's already night time. Darwin was still agitated at the thought of where I was. He called Yuk Selvi, trying to determine if I was going back to Kayuagung. However, the answer he received was no. I didn't go back there.

Darwin then called Nelly. "Did Rania see you? Is Rania with you?" ask Darwin to hunt.

"No, Mom," he answered.

"If you know any information about Rania's whereabouts, please let me know as soon as possible" said Mas Darwin.

"Yes" said Nelly.

"Thank you." Then Darwin ended his conversation with Nelly.

Nelly put down her phone while looking at me who was right in front of her. "Rania" said Nelly somewhat doubtfully. "It seems like Darwin's worried about you a lot."

"Why don't you be honest if you're here with me? From this afternoon Mas Darwin was looking for you" said Nelly.

"He's not worried about me, Nelly. He doesn't care about me. All he was worried about was the child in my stomach right now" I said.

My words startled Nelly and said, "Huh! You pregnant?"

I nodded slowly. Meanwhile, Nelly immediately said, "Rania why are you so desperate to leave if you know you're pregnant? You have to go home, Rania. Meet Mas Darwin, get it over with and talk about everything!"

"No way, Nelly. I'm not going home. I'm going to get divorced from Mas Darwin and I'm going to raise my son on my own" I said.

"Rania, don't be stupid! This kid needs his dad. Raising a child alone is not easy. Moreover, you have to meet his many needs."

"I'm going to work, Nelly. I'll have my own income to raise this kid." I remain stubborn.

"Work?" nelly was doubtful. "Who would accept that you work with Rania with the condition that you're pregnant like this?"

"You better go home, Rania. Meet your husband!" persuade Nelly.

I shook my head. Trying to stay in my mind. I'm not going home and back to being Mas Darwin's stuffed wife. I want to get divorced and live independently.

Meanwhile, Mas Darwin was so riled up thinking about my whereabouts. He called someone back. This time he contacted Aunt Ros, his cousin who became my neighbor in Palembang. However, the answer he got remained the same. He did not find my existence.

Darwin stared at the night sky from his bedroom window and Alya. The sky is quite bright tonight. In the heart of Mas Darwin said, 'Where is Rania now, may he be fine.'

Then, suddenly Alya hugged Mas Darwin's body from behind. He put his head on Darwin's back. Darwin did not dwell a bit, he was silent. Then, Alya slowly said, "Darling, we've been married for seven years."

Darwin remained silent. Then, Alya again said, "What if we ... do the baby tube program?"

Darwin remained silent, not responding to anything. "I'd love to have a child with you, honey. Our child, the child who will decorate this house with laughter and tears" said Alya. "A lot of nights have been spent dreaming of having a baby. The baby was so adorable, I carried her, bathed her, hugged her."

"I want us to program the baby tubes. You want one, honey?" Alya took off her arms and now stood in front of Mas Darwin so close. He waited for the answer that came out of Mas Darwin's lips while smiling sumringah.

Instantly, the smile on Alya's face faded, changing the emotion of sadness. "I want to have a child with you too, my dear. It's not just Rania who has the right to have your child."

"Not so" said Mas Darwin immediately.

"Why do you keep thinking about Rania? You don't think about my feelings?" Tears had fallen on Alya's face, soaking her face that was still damp from crying too much.

"You've changed. You just keep thinking about him all day. Is it purely because she's pregnant with your child? Or, because you're in love with her?"

Darwin was silent to Alya's question. He looked at Alya. The woman he loved was tearful. Since this afternoon tears, now repeated again.

"I'm just worried about Rania, honey," said Mas Darwin.

"Is that how much you worry? Until you forget me, with my feelings."

Darwin was silent. Alya said, "I envy Rania. In an instant she gets all your attention just because she's pregnant with your child. I want to have your child too, honey. I want to be the mother of your children."

Darwin hugged Alya tightly. "Whatever happens I still love you" whispered Mas Darwin. "You love me."

Alya heard all of Mas Darwin's words, but it did not quite relieve all the emotions of sadness in his heart. He continued to cry, crying for the love of Mas Darwin he now knew no longer just filled his heart. However, there are women out there who also get a spark of warmth of love from her husband.

She hated hearing her husband talk about Rania. He wanted to throw away all of Mas Darwin's thoughts about Rania. He wanted Mas Darwin to think about the future of the happiness of their two households.

"Forget, Rania! You're mine," Alya's voice rang out amidst the rumbling of her cries.

Darwin hugged Alya tightly to calm her down. However, in his mind still floated anxiety and questions about Rania's whereabouts.

The night finally passed and I still kept forcing Nelly to tell me job information. Because, Nelly has many friends of fellow waitresses and joined the job info group around the area where she lives. Meanwhile, Nelly did not want to share her information.

"You're pregnant young. Danger for your womb if you work hard, Rania. You should rest a lot" Nelly said.

"I don't do hard work, Nelly. I'm just gonna work at the diner again. The housekeeper eats the job is not too heavy. I've been a regular from a long time, Nelly," I said. I chose to be a housekeeper because it was a odd job that didn't require an education diploma. If you work as a shopkeeper, it is certain that the store owner will ask for a minimum education in High School. I've tried to apply for a lot of jobs before, but everyone rejected me because I didn't finish high school. Therefore, I used to end up working as a waitress for the restaurant.

"Help me, Nelly! I need money to get on with my life. I can't keep hitchhiking in your house like this. I need money to find a contract. Some of my money is gone to buy a change of clothes. I need Nelly's job to fund my life and this kid's. Help me!" I tried to beg Nelly.

So, Nelly finally collapsed and gave me job information. I also immediately went to the restaurant that was in need of the waiter before nine in the morning.

When I got there, the restaurant had just opened. I soon met the owner of the restaurant. He needed a waiter to serve food and clean up. I accepted all her requirements and didn't tell her about my pregnancy.

I told him that I had worked at the diner as well before. This makes the owner of the restaurant quite interested. I had the experience so he finally accepted me and asked me to work from today as well.

Meanwhile, Alya had been ill since this morning. Her body was pale from lack of sleep and crying too much. To make Alya Mas Darwin try to accompany him all day at home. From morning he took care of Alya, fed her porridge, comforted her. Darwin tried to forget for a moment his mind to look for me, even though in his deepest heart he was upset and wanted to find me immediately.