Stain Becomes the 2nd
Refusing offers
"I'm not kidding. I am serious about my words." Answer Arkana.
Emila shook her head. "I'm not interested and I don't need any accountability from you." Emila replied firmly.
Arkana stared at Emila's face. "You can't be selfish. Either way you have to think about the fate of our next child. I don't want my son to be born without a father. I don't want to get them hurt." Press Arkana. It is enough to feel born into a world without a father, but not for his son.
Emila was worried. He understood the meaning of the Arkana words and he also needed them for his delivery later. But does he have to sacrifice other women's feelings for the status of his children?
"For my wife's problems I'll think about it later. What matters now is that we get married because I want to take responsibility for you and our son." Said Arkana later.
"Do you want to sacrifice your wife's feelings by marrying me?" Ask Emila.
"I have no other choice. I'm guilty and I have to take responsibility for my mistakes." Answer Arkana.
"I'm sorry, I can't take it. Just keep that sense of responsibility. I can give my son an understanding later on why he doesn't have a father." Emila.
Arkana's hands clenched listening to Emila's reply.
"If there's nothing to talk about anymore, excuse me for continuing to work." Pamit Emila's.
"You should think about my words, Emila. Don't be a selfish woman. Think of the fate of our son!" Decree Arkana.
Emila just kept quiet and got up from her seat.
Emila just kept quiet and continued her intention to come out from inside Ms. Selvy's office.
After being outside the room, Emila looked around to make sure that no one was listening to her and Arkana's conversation. After believing that no one was listening, Emila continued to move back to the warehouse to continue her work.
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In the evening, Emila tells her about the marriage offer Arkana made to her this morning to her mother. Ms. Asma who listened to him was surprised because she did not think that Arkana would be responsible for marrying her daughter.
"Then you turned down the offer, son?" Ask Ms. Asthma gently to Emila.
Chief Emila nodded. "Mila didn't want to hurt his wife, Ma. Mila knows what it's like to be cheered on and it hurts so much." Answer Emila. As a woman who once felt abandoned for the sake of her lover marrying another woman, Emila understood very well what Arkana's wife felt later when she found out her husband was double.
Ms. Asma was silent. This was a difficult choice for his daughter. One side of his daughter needed accountability from Arkana and on the other hand his daughter did not want to get Arkana's wife hurt.
"If Arkana hadn't been married, it probably wouldn't have been like this." Mumbam Bu Asma.
Emila who listened to him was just silent while stroking her stomach which had begun to bulge because it contained both of her children.
"Mila, Mama knows you must have a hard time making a decision right now. But whatever in your current position you are not a guilty woman. It's Arkan who's at fault and it's Arkan who should be looking for a way to talk to his wife about what happened." Say Bu Soft asthma.
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