THE CHOICE IN MY LIFE
SECTION 33
“It's been almost a year, Ma. Why are you not pregnant?” gaby asked his mother.
“Entahlah. Mama also did not think. Why your sister still wants to be the same barren woman as Tia. Still he's protecting her if Mama starts cornering his wife.”
“If you can't get pregnant, cool down Brother Gilang tell divorce, Ma.”
“Mama also thinks like that.”
Mama Ratna and Gaby were chatting in the backyard by the pool. Without them knowing if Tia had gone home and listened to everything they were talking about.
Tia's heart broke into pieces. It was never expected that the parents and younger brother he considered to be a biological family would say that behind his back. Tia tried to calm her heart that was back in turmoil. The tip of his eye had already perched a drop of tears.
“It's okay, don't put it in the heart, Tia. As long as there is Mas Gilang by your side, everything will be fine.” Tia said to herself. He kept saying it a few times. When he felt able to calm his heart, he struggled to bend his lips so he could smile and greet the two people sitting in front of him.
“Hai, Mom. Gaby.” Greet Tia with her smile.
“Oh . . . K . . . Is Tia coming? Since when was Brother Tia there?” ask Gaby gelagapan. She was afraid that the conversation with her mother was heard by Tia.
“Newly. What are you guys talking about?” tia asked as she approached her sister and mother.
Gaby was seen exhaling his leg, “We only chat lightly, Kak.”
“Why are you hiding what we just talked about, Gaby!” protest mama Ratna.
“We are talking about your inability to have a child.”
Tia was surprised by the words that came out of her mother's mouth, even though she had tried to pretend not to hear and chose to forget. But mama Ratna thought otherwise.
“But Mama knows for herself from Tia's fertility test results. Tia's healthy, Ma. Tia normal.”
“Tia didn't say if Mas Gilang was in trouble, Ma. Tia just reminded Mama if Tia's results were good. But why do Mama still consider Tia barren!” obviously Tia was hysterical. He was no longer able to hold back his emotions.
“You snapped at Mama??”
“Should how else Tia explained, Ma. Tia was confused because she was always blamed. Tia also wanted to have a child, but Tia could not determine it because it was all the will of God.” Tia was already in tears.
“It means it is you who cannot. Don't blame God. It could have been your test result yesterday was wrong.”
“Enough, Ma. Tia please, enough!” Tia shouted her frustration.
“Built you!” mama Ratna quickly raised her hand to Tia's cheek. For the umpteenth time Tia gets a slap and her in-laws.
Tia cried while holding her cheeks that were flushed red from the former strong slap. His cry sobbed because it always got less good treatment.
“Eat him, Brother, don't fight Mama. Just accept that Kak Tia is barren.” Additional cruel words from his sister.
“Gaby? You also like this to Sister Tia?”
“Kan it's true, Kak!” shout Gaby. Gaby pushes Tia's body to the floor. “Self-aware dong, Sister. If Brother can not give offspring, just quickly divorce with Kak Gilang. Kak Gilang deserves better than Kak.”
Tia was no longer able to hold on, she was afraid that her emotions would explode even more. Tia preferred to leave the two and enter her room.
Tia continued her crying, and lamented everything she experienced. While continuing to pay attention to the clock that has shown past nine, Tia waited for her husband who did not return home and also no news. Since this afternoon Tia kept calling her husband but there was no answer.
“Where are you, Mas? I need you?” isak Tia in her tears.