Should We Divorce?
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Hana exhaled a rough breath with a look of concern at Serena's face that was soaked by tears. Reddened nose and lethargic face. It's been thirty minutes since she's been sitting here, Serena won't talk. Silence is silent. Asked even crying, head bobbles. Hana did not know what else to do so that her best friend would share her story, or at least talk about what.

"Re, can I make you a drink? Tea will, will you?" Hana asked softly.

Serena again shook her head. Her hand squeezed the tissue that Hana had propped up earlier, and her nose turned red.

"Sere, please, I'm not God, nor do I have a sixth sense. If you're just here, I know where you're from?"

"Gue's okay, Han, please let me know."

"Gue used to be in them when you were left behind by a jerk. And I'm sorry I ever let you sad alone until- ****! I don't even want to spend that day anymore. Please tell me now! I want you to share."

"Well, please, you know if I don't like being forced?"

"And this time I'm making it."

"Gue won't burden you, Han, please understand me." Serena just wants that now. Please give it some calm. He's really fucked up. Did his teary face not quite mean it all?

"Loe used to say that I am already a member of the Loe family. And now you're telling me loe's problems are weighing on me? Mind macem what is it, Re?"

"Free, Han, free. Loe won't understand because that's me. I'm!" The raucous voice of Serena rose an octave.

Hana was stunned for some time. He wanted to be angry because he was too upset about Serena. But he knew that being angry right now was the stupidest thing he should not do. Serena was hard from the beginning. Hana's principle at this time Serena is not to return fire with fire if you do not want the fire to burn. Water drops, press ego.

"What the hell, Re, can't be loved from a family? Loe wants anything, the family can give what no one else can give..."

Hana's hand rests with Serena's. Giving strength. "...Please, Sere, if we can be happy together, why do you want me to be? Loe thought I'd calm down that way? Do you think I'll be all right when you're at your lowest point? Please, at least let me know what the source of the pain is."

"Hana..." Serena is out of voice. He really doesn't know what else to do.

"Yes, Re, what? What'd you say?"

"Price, Han..."

"Ares what, Re? Why?" Demand Hana slowly.

"He changed just like me. I can't even know him anymore." Serena's cry came back. Shoulders vibrate.

"Sstt... No crying, Re. There's me. Okay?" Hana tightened her hand.

"Semalem we're making a fuss because I asked him why he was so different these days. We're making a big fuss because Ares doesn't seem to want to be frank. Keep going... keep going..."

"Quiet, Re, slow down."

"Hana..." Lirih Serena while looking at Hana in despair.

"Yes, Re, I'm here. You don't have to be afraid."

Serena threw her body on the back of the chair, then covered her face to endure the almost enslaved cries again. "Ares asked to separate."

Hana's lips really can't close. I didn't expect their problems to be this big. The last few days Serena did look somber, but Hana thought Serena and Ares were just a small storm as usual.

Feeling very washed away in the sadness of Serena, Hana approached her best friend. Hugging the body that was shaking from the crying was by channeling power. Rubbing Serena's shoulders and arms.

"Gue doesn't know what's wrong with me, Han. I don't know what the cause is..." Serena's chest felt full. Given how Ares easily asked for separation last night, it felt as if Serena's head was beheaded at that moment.

"...What's my lack, Han? Whahuh? Is it because I've been so bad with Ares that this is karma for me?"

"Srstttt... Don't talk about it, Re. I'm sure Ares is just a momentary emotion."

"Ares never thought of it, Han, never. He can never be angry with me."

"Yes, try to calm down, Re. Find out what's wrong. What from your side, what from Ares' side. Aye, right? Try to suck, deh. Who knows if you've made a mistake, or Ares has-been

"What's possible..." Serena hung up her words while looking up at Hana.

"What could be?"

"Does this have anything to do with the photo at the time? The same woman Ares was at that time."

Hana looked at Serena with a surprised look. What Serena said could be true. Why isn't he thinking?

"According to you what's possible, Han?"

Hana squeaked softly, her head shaking small. "Gue doesn't know, Re. I don't know if I should deny it or not."

"All the possibilities could happen. Anyway I'll find out."

"Look for what? How's it? Do you know girls?"

"Gue's gonna have Cecil send me a picture back then."

• • • • •

Anye is busy directing Ares to change styles from one style to another. The man is actually not a person who likes to preen in front of the camera, but because Anye said he wanted to try his new polaroid camera, then Ares according.

The man sat on Anye's sofa, with Anye sitting next to him while pointing the pastel-green object at Ares's face.

"Smile, Antares. From there the flat kept his face." Anye pulled the corner of Ares' lips in a fit of anxiety.

"What am I supposed to do, Sweetheart? You know my face is flat."

"Yes smile, cake. Dikiiiiit. Pleases. For my sake." Anye's voice squeaked like a child's whimper.

Ares chuckled a little and the moment used Anye to take pictures. The woman smiled with satisfaction, and slid the photo of Ares smiling in her hand.

"It's a good result." Anye proud.

Ares' right hand reached out to her and examined her own photo. "Good because of my model. Handsome people want to be played well too."

Anye tore apart the little one and leaned her hand on Ares' shoulder. The woman looked at Ares from the side. "Thank you for the camera. You know best what I want."

Ares turned his head, his gaze following the motion of Anye's lips which were only an inch away from her. The man then rubbed it slowly using his thumb. "My pleasure, Sweetheart. Sorry about yesterday's camera store incident, we just bought today."

"Father. I understand, really. Than we bought it yesterday, but you're uncomfortable? I don't want to be like that."

"Hmmm... Thank you." - Thank you." Whisper Ares.

Anye nodded and spread out her spoiled hands. The woman crunches in Ares' warm deck, along with the kisses Ares gives at the top of his head.

As if remembering something, Anye pulled herself - unconsciously next to her earrings - into Ares' shirt pocket. "Can I ask you something?"

"Can. What do you want?" Attentively, Ares allowed Anye's hair to block the woman's face.

"Who were you yesterday?"

"Nobody, just a stranger."

"You're nobody, you look so angry as if he's the one you hate the most."

"Because he took my camera of choice."

"I know there's something you're hiding from me" Anye's gaze took a suspicious aim. "Yes, right?"

Ares exhaled softly as he lazily replied. "Sweetheart, please."

"You know very well I'm a person who doesn't like to feel curious for too long. I actually wanted this yesterday, but I know your mood is not good anymore. So now please answer. Yea? Yea?"

"Well I said that guy was the one who made me so fucked up that night, you believe me?"

Anye turned her memory on that night. The night Ares gets drunk and continues to fuss that his love has been betrayed by his own wife with his ex.

"D-he...his ex is your wife?" Guess Anye hesitated.

"Yes. And maybe from that day on it's been officially his girlfriend again." Disordered smile.

Suddenly Anye regretted asking this. Ares's gaze returned grim despite being covered in his little smile. The woman looked concernedly at this figure of her beloved man.

"Are you sure about all this? Could it be that it's just a misunderstanding?"

"At first I thought that, but after seeing everything-pake my own eyes-I'm so sorry for that, Nye."

"Are you trying to be asked?"

"You think I still want to talk to him?"

"Will the thief answer honestly if asked to steal or not?"

"But he's not a thief, is he? She's your wife."

"Since yesterday it wasn't."

"meaning?" There was a surprised tone from Anye's voice.

"I asked for a break..."

"Res-

"...and you know what he said?" ares asked grunting. "He said he loved me, Nye. He doesn't want us to separate."

"See? If he says that, it means your accusation is wrong, right? He loves you after all this time. And now what do you doubt?"

"I know what a sincere declaration of love is, and which one is squashed."

"You're not-you

"And Serena's love statement included the second choice."

• • • • •

Serena entered her room at nine p.m. Altan had been put to bed just now, and Ares was bathing in there. The woman walked towards her bed that looked messy because Ares' dirty kingdom lay carelessly.

When Serena was about to fold the maroon shirt, something was accidentally thrown and made a loud noise that made Serena immediately look for what had fallen. Her footsteps swayed toward the bottom of the dresser. He found a beautiful diamond earring. Eyes researching. Trying to understand if this thing really was thrown from Ares' shirt?

One punch hit his mind. It's a woman's earring. And it definitely doesn't belong to Serena. But why is this thing in Ares' shirt?

In his surprise, Ares' phone clinked from the direction of the nightstand. Serena turned and immediately got up to grab it. One message appears on the lock screen.

Anye

I'm earring one.

See where?

21:02

Serena's heart degub knows it's faster. With curiosity that was already very high, he explored the contents of Ares' cell phone which he knew the key word. The messaging app was the first app he opened. The message on the lock screen was at the top. Shows the profile of a long-haired woman who turns her back on the camera.

Serena's hand shook pressing on Anye's name. He scrolls his message upward. Seen a few weeks later their communication was intense. Serena held her breath for a moment as Ares always called Anye-Anye sweetheart. Meaning sweetheart?

"Why do you have my phone?"

The sound of the baryton from behind her made Serena's tears fall instantly. The owner of the voice was the one who made his heart feel pierced by the sword. So hurt. Serena had to bite her lower lip so that the sound of crying a little red.

Ares's eyes aimed at Serena's trembling shoulder. Did he think the woman was crying? Butwhy?

"I'm asking you to answer my question, not cry." The firm aim is for Serena to turn around and she can confirm whether Serena really cried or not.

With all the strength Serena had now, she wiped away her tears. Turn around with slow motion and wet face will tears. His withered eyes instantly unsheathed Ares. Unbelieving that this figure in front of him could in such a way hurt his heart.

His slow steps led him closer to Ares who was standing at the end of the bed. His eyes did not break even for a second looking at the man. His heart is so broken, my God. The more their distance eroded, the more the wound felt bloody.

"Back my phone." Ares wants to get out of here fast. Although her love for Serena has been stabbed to death, her heart is not numb. Never once did she have the heart to see Serena cry like this. He could not bear to wipe the woman's tears, but the ego silenced her.

Serena slowly took Ares' right hand. Put a flat object with an apple logo that is still burning it along with the diamond earrings earlier.

Ares looked at Serena with some surprise. Then his head looked down at the two things. Moreover, plus the chat room Anye who asked the whereabouts of her earrings. The man raised his head again and found Serena smiling blandly with tears in her eyes.

"The ear is beautiful, surely the one whose style is also beautiful."

Ares swallowed his saliva with unblinking eyes.

"Tomorrow don't forget to go back. I think he's worried his earrings are gone."

"Where did you get these earrings?" Ares honestly doesn't know anything. He did not understand how Anye's earrings could be in Serena's hands.

"From your shirt. Maybe you accidentally fell when you met him earlier."

Damn it! Serena's sharp innuendo swallowed Ares roundly. The man's jaw is hardened.

"May I know who Anye is, Res?" Lirih Serena bitter. His inner lips he bit to ward off sobs, because that was all he could endure, because his tears could not be compromised.

"It's important that you know?"

"Yes." Yeah." Swishing Serena raucous.

"Emang after you know, what can you do other than cry?"

"Who can make me cry?" Serena smiled faintly.

"My girlfriend."

Die. Just die, Serena thought. He felt himself floating. His feet are really limp. It felt like two huge concrete slammed into his chest. So tight. Weight. The fear that he feared happened. She's shocked. Stabbed at heart in reality.

"Daughter?" Serena laughed blankly. Her tears kept flowing. She felt like the saddest woman.

"Something funny about my confession?"

Serena shook her head as she continued to force her laughter, while her tears grew more and more uncontrollable. "I can't believe it. You must be kidding me, right?"

"It turns out your judgment isn't better than my boyfriend's. He knows very well that I've never joked in a situation like this."

"So you cheated on me, hm? You cheated?" Serena regressed her three steps with a limp. His body immediately sat on the bed. As she could no longer hold back her cries, Serena's defense finally collapsed. The woman covered her face with her hands. She was crying hysterically. Sniffle. His shoulder shakes violently.

It's completely lost its way. God, please take the pain away now. He couldn't stand it.

"Stop crying. Your tears won't change her status as my girlfriend." Cibir Ares sharp.

Serena raised her head. When his shoulders were still shaking like this, could Ares talk like that? The woman walked over to Ares, labelled his black sweatshirt collar with a squeeze tightly channeling the pain.

"What have you been doing behind my back, Res? How can you play with fire and burn me like this. You have betrayed our wedding vows and made everything seem normal to you..."

"...You easily turn to another woman, Res. By not thinking about my feelings and Altan you can play crazy out there. Why, Res? Why?..."

Serena's sobs sounded. His hand hit Ares' chest slowly. "...Is it because I used to be evil to you, so now you're dealing with me? Is it because I didn't bother you, so you cheated on me?..."

"...Answer, Res, answer. I beg. Why don't you answer any of my questions?" Serena with a tired and pitiful look.

Ares smiled at her side. "A little bit of what you're talking about. But the most appropriate answer is because I'm the same as you."

"Boss?" Serena is in disbelief. "With it easy to say, Res? After five years we're together, can you be the same as me?"

"It is precisely because we have been together for too long that in my eyes you are no longer attractive. Different from my girlfriend who is still good to be invited to have fun. Don't spend it like you."

Serena's wrap on Ares's shirt came off. Remembering very well this portrait of Anye-Anye is so interesting even though it is seen from behind. Serena is convinced that Ares' girlfriend is amazingly beautiful.

"Is that woman the woman you met at the airport?" Serena asked with a heavy tone.

Serena's body stiffens. He was sure the man was surprised from where he knew everything.

"Is he also the one who made you separate from me?"

"Where are you from?" Hunus Ares sharp.

"Not to be surprised, Res. I know all. I even have proof of the picture on my phone. I know, but I choose silence. I do that because I believe men as good as you wouldn't do such lowly things..." He said with a bitter smile.

Ares threw his gaze to the side. Closing his eyes for a moment tried to neutralize his emotions. He doesn't like this position. It all started with Serena's betrayal, why now she's the one who seems to be betraying.

"So he's the one? So he changed you until I really didn't recognize you anymore."

Ares looked at me. His gaze was frozen. "Never blame him for all this. You should have been introspected. I'm like this there must be a reason. And you are the most likely person to be the cause."

Serena's tears fell again. The woman smiled bitterly with her hands squeezing the tip of her sleeping pajamas. "You don't have the heart to hear that he's being bullied. But you hurt me."

"Don't act hurt. You're the one who convinced me to have another girlfriend. So this is the risk."

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