The Goodness of a Marriage
Chapters 10. Divorce Me !

"If Mas no longer needs my presence in this house, then let me go." Lirih Kia's.

It all feels exhausting. The brain, the energy and the heart all start to feel tired. Kia was still staring at Aryan with trembling lips, after saying that short sentence that made her heart even more numb, she still ventured to continue staring at her husband.

A few days passed after the morning. I don't know what possessed the middle-aged woman he used to call Mama, so he could damage her property after expressing her husband's second marriage. Kia thought, after the prolonged protest, her husband's family, would not go ahead with the plan, however, look at what was in her husband's hands. Two wedding suits that he believes have a fantastic price, now even in his bedroom.

"If you want to continue the marriage, then finish our marriage first!" Said Kia again with a piercing glare. Really, he really can't stand this kind of marriage anymore.

"Kia, love needs a struggle. And we both have to fight to keep that love." Aryan. He put two stellans that he will use tomorrow, on the bed.

"That sentence suits you, Mas. All this time, I was the only one who kept fighting. Withhold, and condone all your family's treatment. Hope and hope, someday they will open their hearts, and receive our love. But, Mom, have you struggled too? Have you tried to resuscitate them, if everything they've done to our marriage is wrong? No, Mas. You never asked them that, and only asked me to continue to obey your family" replied Kia coldly.

Aryan was silent beside the bed.

"If you no longer love me, let me go. Divorce me." Kia's tears dripped down her cheeks. Even though this marriage was so torturous, still the shadow of separation was much more painful.

Aryan stepped closer, wanting to reach for his wife's tiny body, however, Kia actually stepped a distance so that Aryan could no longer touch her.

"Don't be like this, Kia. I love you." Aryan pleaded.

"Is this really love, Mom? Or is it just an obsession to have? Mas, if you really love me, you will still survive to not tarnish our marriage without hurting both of your parents. But behold, you are even so willing to bring the bridal dress that you will use to invite other women, into our room." Kia.

Aryan was silent without a word. He found out into the depths of his innermost heart, and rightly, there was only Kia there and both of his parents. No other woman, including Rika, will marry tomorrow.

Since Aryan no longer said anything, Kia decided to get on the bed and lay there. The days were so tiring, plus again with today, really if he did not rest then it is likely that he will end up in the hospital.

"Please, let me rest tonight. I slept in the other room first." Kia. "Don't forget, take your wedding dress out." Connect again.

After the bedroom door closed, Kia began to sob while banging her chest that felt tight. I don't know what demon made himself this stupid, that he had to endure for so long in a family that never appreciated his existence at all.

If a few months ago, he could cry in the arms of Aryan after getting less good treatment from his mother-in-law, this time it was Aryan who incised a wound in his heart. If Aryan used to wipe the tears that fell on his cheek because of bad treatment from the family, now it is Aryan who made the tears fall. Then why else would he survive this marriage, if the man he hoped could keep her instead gave her this deep wound?

Time keeps passing. The night began to dissolve, however, Kia's eyes had not been closed. I don't know how many times he repeated his two rakaat prayers, however, still his heart still did not get calm. Shadow if tomorrow Aryan who will say the cobalt hijab to another woman, make her chest continue to throb, pain.

Kia crawled back up to the bed. The white face that covered his body, he did not let go. Trying to close his eyes, however, it was still so difficult to fall asleep.

With a limp body, Kia again stepped into the bathroom. He remembered that Aryan kept several brands of sleeping pills in their medicine, and might have helped him to sleep tonight.

Though hesitant, Kia reached out her hand, reaching for the one bottle of medicine that Aryan normally consumed, as her husband was hard to fall asleep due to the endless trouble.

Some of the drugs managed to get into Kia's body. The woman who was still wearing the face then, stepped back to the bed, to rest.

It's all so exhausting. He really wants to sleep, hoping that later when sleeping beautiful dreams will come to accompany his long sleep tonight. Dissolving in grief is so tiring, he wants to really enjoy the beauty of loving and being loved by someone, even if it is only in his dreams.

Forgetting for a moment such a complicated matter in his life. And, want to enjoy a quiet life without burden. Well, there is only her, and also Aryan who will always love her.

The beautiful bead that always exuded its beauty, began to slowly close. Shady face wrapped in white, looks start to look calm in his mind. Kia fell asleep, along with a foamy liquid seeping out from the corner of her lips. This time it was really quiet. Not only quiet without sound, but in the dark without light.

This is what he wanted all along. It turned out, deciding to accept the proposal so hurriedly, was the wrong decision. He should have chosen to enjoy solitude like tonight. Confined in the dark of the night, without a heart-breaking voice.

The faint voice of someone who was calling out his name, again interfered. Kia tried to reopen her eyes, and see who was disturbing her calmness.

After her body moved into that person's arms, Kia fell asleep again so quietly.