Survive Loving you
chapter 16

"When did you get married?" they finally ask Viko about her marriage because they have never heard of Viko's marriage.

"Me and Risa got married 3 years ago" said Viko, pausing to take a breath.

"We met at a nightclub and we married her secretly without anyone knowing, because our relationship was not approved by our parents." Viko.

"It is only fitting that you rarely come together again with us." One of them chimed in on Viko's words.

"What happened until you guys made such a fuss?"

"I just wanted to ask her for an explanation, because two years ago she accidentally aborted our baby, because she wasn't ready to take care of a child."

They all put on astonished faces hearing Viko's story. It turned out that there was still a woman who did such a sad thing.

"You already know she's aborting your baby, why do you ask and want more explanation?"

"I can't believe the reason. I'm sure he deliberately aborted our baby because he wanted to have fun back with a lot of men. Before we got married, she was no longer a virgin." Viko spoke openly to her friends.

They could all only listen to Viko's story with concern. They had not expected that Viko had been hiding all this from them.

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Elsewhere, Ana was applying ointment on Risa's body that looked bruised. Afterwards Ana asks Risa to explain everything that happened today.

"Me and Viko were married three years ago" Risa began to tell a story.

"We met at a nightclub we used to visit." Ana frowned. As he remembered, Risa and him always went to the club together.

"Why don't I know? Don't we always go together?" ask Ana astonished.

"We got acquainted when I went alone to the club. At that time, at your house there was your brother's wedding," explained Risa reminded Ana.

"Hemmmmm, you've betrayed me in the back."

"I wanted to hide him from you because I was ashamed of you."

"Why should you be ashamed, Risa?"

"We promised we wouldn't get close to the guy we met at the nightclub. That promise is what makes me ashamed of you."

"I can't believe you actually kept that promise, but in the end denied it too." Ana laughed a little.

"We married secretly because our relationship was not sanctioned by parents from both sides. We got married and stayed together. I was dumped by my parents for marrying him. While he is still accepted by his family, but I cannot be with him. A few months into our marriage, I was pregnant with my first child. I was so happy, and she was just as happy. Until one day, when I was alone at home, I was approached by his parents and asked that I leave his son. The reason, because since marrying me Viko never paid attention to her family again. My in-laws told me I was the one who had destroyed their family."

"It shouldn't be you to blame, but Viko is the one to ask. Why did he behave so to his parents." Ana the most unhappy human being is silent when she tells others. Unasked, he continued to express his opinion. He can't be a good listener.

"Viko always fought with them for defending me. Viko has been a disobedient child to them since marrying me. I was told to abort my womb because they were afraid that it wasn't Viko's son. You know, surely everyone thinks of us as wild women because of looks and because we go to nightclubs often."

"One day, Viko went out of town for a week because of work. I was back in my in-laws' house, and we had a fuss so she pushed me and made me miscarry."

There were tears dripping down Risa's cheek, but she quickly wiped them off.

"Did you tell Viko what happened?"

Risa just shook her head.

"I don't want him to hate his parents. Let me take the blame, so he can stay with his parents. I don't want her to be the same fate as me that my parents threw away."

From Risa's story, Ana can draw conclusions if their problem is only about misunderstanding. Risa does not want to tell Viko what happened to her because she wants to keep Viko and her family connected. While Viko does not want to trust Risa at all because she has been disappointed with Risa.

"Why did you get to be with these three guys?" Risa had not thought about her problem with Viko anymore because she did not want to re-delay in her grief.

"I deliberately invited them to meet you."

"Hmmmm, you know them?" Risa was curious, because the Ana she knew was a woman who was very anti to talk to men.

"It turns out that Viko your ex-husband is friends with my husband," said Ana who made Risa surprised and widened her eyes.

"The world is small." Risa said while shaking her head.

"I don't believe it either. We have a husband who is also friends." Ana said slowly.

"Is he a handsome guy wearing a shirt?" Risa remembers the people who came with Ana.

"Hemmmm, you can't like it." Ana seduces Risa who still imagines the men of Viko's friends.

"But among all things he is indeed the most handsome."

"Risaaaa."

Risa laughs happily because it succeeds in teasing Ana and pissing her off.

"Where did you get that handsome guy? Is he the same as Viko?"

"No! He's not the same as Viko," Ana quickly denied. She does not want Risa to equate Abimayu with the man they met at the nightclub.

"I know, looking at his face, he's a nice guy. But why would she marry you? Is he that poor guy who got into your charm trap?"

Hearing Risa's words, Ana became silent for a moment. He thought there was a point in Risa's speech. Abimayu is a good man who is caught in an arranged marriage with her. Abimayu should have gotten a better woman and sholehah from her. He was a little inappropriate if juxtaposed with Abimayu who when viewed from the side of his clothes.

"No. We were indeed betrothed, even so, we liked each other," Ana lied saying to Risa. She does not want Risa to know what is really going on with her relationship and Abimayu.

Now Ana is convinced that Abimayu has heard her story from Viko, because Viko had brought her into their problems. Ana was sure, a little, Abimayu must have asked about herself to Viko.