The Childish Husband
There's No News

Mama Rita slams her phone on the bed. "This, Pa. Ben has no news. Not just Lestari, too" he said.

"Papa actually knows the truth, Ma."

Papa Darman's words made Mama Rita curious. Papa Darman began to tell what he had seen while in the office. When ben and Clara make out.

Mama Rita was stunned to hear it. He will keep this secret well. Don't let the son-in-law know.

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Day after day, month after month. It had been a month, Lestari was staying at her in-laws' house. Ben never called her again. Lestari became a half-dead mind. How will his future be?

He was staring at the back garden gazebo. Both of his legs straightened. If indeed her husband is no longer willing to be with her, what is she for in this magnificent place. All of this belongs to Ben and his family. He shouldn't linger in this place.

Lestari could one day be kicked, then replaced with a woman close to Ben. He doesn't know his name.

Her tears began to fall. Various regrets filled his heart space. If only he hadn't been dating a guy like Ben. It's not like this is his future. Had he not been affected by the stimulant, he would not have done that night with Ben.

The child in his stomach was definitely not there. And now, he must have almost finished his script. Then, soon be able to teach on campus as a lecturer.

Prohibited is indeed the most disadvantaged female party. It may even be the only one who is hurt. Because men can leave, they can run away from reality. But women? They can't run. We must accept all the consequences of this illegal act.

As Lestari's cries began to break down, Papa Darman suddenly arrived. "Son Dance" said the old man.

Sontak Lestari wiped her tears in haste. Hope Papa Darman doesn't know that his cheeks are all wet. But too late, Papa Darman actually approached Lestari because he saw the son-in-law seemed to be crying.

"Papa, I'm sorry it's a little dance." Lestari was still trying to wipe her tears with a makeshift object.

"Papa knows, Dance. Let go, if you want to cry. It is not good to be detained" said Papa Darman while sitting next to Lestari.

"What thoughts? Ben, huh?" papa Darman. He tried to guess. And maybe ninety-nine percent is the problem.

Lestari. "Is Lestari divorced, Ben, Pa?" his proposal. He felt he was taken by Ben.

"Don't wait until the baby in your belly is born." Papa Darman gives advice. Also true. At least the baby was born with a father. Even if it is just status.

"Yes, Pa. But, until when is Dance here, Pa. Long time also does not taste good with Papa Mama," he said. I don't know why lately he feels being shunned by his in-laws.

But the truth is not. It was nothing more than just his feelings. Probably because of her pregnancy hormones.

"You're the daughter-in-law of this family. Don't think weird." Papa Darman patted Lestari on the shoulder once to calm down. "Later Papa Mama will take you for a pregnancy check."

Lestari. "Yes, Pa. Thanks, yeah."

Elsewhere, Ben appears to be sitting in a coffee shop near Papa Darman's office. He sat alone with an empty look.

"Ben!" greet Clara who approached the man with the status of her boyfriend. But Ben did not respond at all. His gaze was still the same, on the contents of the same cup.

"Darling?!" call Clara again. He sat in front of Ben. He slightly kicked the table for Ben to hear.

"Huh?" Eventually Ben's view leads to Clara. "You?" He was surprised to see Clara already in front of him. This hour should work. "What are you doing here?

" I miss you. What is so old here? Alone again. Not against me." Clara's upset that Ben's not like this. Since this morning, he felt Ben become cold to him.

"I'll take it myself first. You can go back to the office," said Ben while sipping latte coffee that he had seen earlier.

"No way," Clara refused. He wants to have fun with Ben as he always does.

Without further ado, Ben left. His feet stepped quickly so as not to be chased by Clara.

He moved his foot towards the car. I don't know where he'll take the car. His mind is not okay.

After fifteen minutes of travel, Ben parked his car in the trunk of his house. A house that seemed so deserted for weeks. Only he lives alone there.

He lived there with Lestari. But, because of his great ego, he made his wife go away. I don't know where his wife is, he doesn't know yet. He didn't ask his parents anything either. He thought his wife had returned to her hometown outside the city.

His feet went to the room. The once clean and comfortable room is now changing like a broken ship. Originally, there was Lestari who diligently and painstakingly took care of everything. But now, that figure does not exist.

Even with his dirty clothes. All at the back of the house is adjacent to the washing machine. He looks at everything. In the past, there was his wife who washed her clothes every day tirelessly.

He went into the kitchen. There is nothing but dirty dishes that have not been washed in the sink. Suddenly he missed his wife. Ben seemed to have realized everything he had been doing all this time.

The man rushed back into the car. At a fairly fast speed, he drove his car to Papa Darman's house. He wanted to say everything and ask for advice. He also wants to find out where Lestari is now. Sometimes he hit the steering wheel of his car.

Ben doesn't know that Lestari has been living in his parents' own home for a long time.

Arriving at Papa Darman's house, Ben then circulated the view. Looking for the figures of both parents. But, there's nobody.

He's waiting for the kitchen, there are helpers who are cooking. Some people are also washing dishes.

"Where's Mama going, Bi?" ben asked with a breath that went up and down.

"To the hospital" replied one of the maids in the house.

At the hospital, Lestari was lying on a patient's bed. There was a screen showing the condition inside her stomach. There is a promise that has begun to form into a baby.

"How, Doc?" mama Rita asked the female doctor who examined Lestari's stomach.