The Hated Wife
36

"Tomorrow we go to America" said David standing next to his sister who was sitting on the treatment bed hugging his knee. His gaze blankly lowered, he was so devastated to escape in this way but there was no other way but this.

"You hear what you're talking about, no? why you? thinking about that jerk you still bo.." David's words stopped because Rey cut David's words.

"David come to it, Lita just came to her senses. Don't say that out loud to her" Rey said holding her friend's arm.

David glanced at Rey and saw her sister.

"Sleep, tomorrow morning we go to America" David said, leaving.

"Why should I go to America? I can't just stay here" said Lita, eventually looking up at her sister with a teary look.

"You want to get caught by that jerk, you still love him you're so stupid. If you're not my sister I'm not taking care of you" said David, who was already too upset with Lita.

"David,." once again Rey rebuked David.

"Be quiet Rey, this is my business with my sister" David said, closing in on Lita.

"Tell me, you still love men.."

"No, brother, I don't love him. I hate her so much" said Lita fixedly staring at her sister.

"Then why do you say you still want to be here huh"

"I'm not saying if I can just hide here, I. I still want to see Mama and Thalia's face"

"Mama Nafa must have been so devastated by my departure." said Lita stammered, she could not hold back her tears.

David immediately hugged his sister, he was also sad, surely his mother thought of Lita. Although Lita is only a stepson from Mama but his mother loves Lita.

"How else, you should go to America to hide there. Brother will also come to America brother will be there with you" said David hugging his sister lovingly.

Lita cried in the arms of her sister, she was so tormented by this. All because of Fahri because of him, he had to disappear from the family life that he loved.

"You're asleep now, tomorrow we leave" said David to put his sister to bed.

He gently rubbed Lita's forehead like he was putting a child to sleep. She was sad to see Lita, and this attitude of hers was to make up for her former behavior to Lita. He used to be very mean to this sister. But why is there another bad person on Lita really even her sister, she must make her sister happy at this time anyway.

"Rey,." - David said as he made sure Lita slept.

"What's wrong?" rey looked at David.

David stood up slowly walking towards Rey.

"You come with me and Lita to America" David said.

"What?"

"Come with me, accompany my sister. He had no friends, accompany him there" David asked Rey.

"I can't David, I have obligations in Indonesia" Rey said.

"Come on, Lita's been very close to you and in this condition she needs Rey's friend. You're his friend" said David.

Rey fell silent once in a while watching Lita sleep, but she saw in the woman's sleep as uncomfortable.

"I'm sorry David, not that I don't want to. I'm just here to take care of all your plans, but I promise I'll come to America to see you guys" Rey said regretfully.

"Yes, if it is your decision, see you next time then" said David.

"But you seriously want to hide Lita forever from your family?"

"I'm serious, so I beg of you not to tell anyone that Lita's alive and I beg you to help me find a body that has no family"

"Well, what for?" surprised Rey heard David's orders.

"To trick them all"

"David don't joke, it's against the law. How to use someone else's body to manipulate. They clearly knew it, the bodies of people drowned and were not so different and so recognizable how we could fake them"

"Wait until a few weeks, so they think Lita's body is rotting" David said.

"Rey believe me, my plan must go exactly as I want. You can't help me by coming to America, can you, in this way, help me to hide my sister" said David holding Rey's shoulders reassuring the tall, white man in the doctor's suit.

Rey looked into David's eyes,

"Well, it's for you who's helped me a lot and my family and it's for Lita who's already like my own sister" Rey said staring at Lita who was sleeping.

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"You're serious it's not Lita" said Fahri staring Rendi in front of him at this time.

"Yes, I can guarantee it's not your wife. I've checked it with advanced tools and this engineering photo. She's not Lita Fahri"

They are both currently in a cafe not far from where Fahri lives.

Deg

A reality made Fahri's heart so hard hit,

"Don't mess with me, Rendi, say that this is a photo of Lita" said Fahri clutching a strong collar Rendi.

"Fahri I'm not messing around, this isn't a picture of Lita. Why do you even look angry should you be glad this is not your wife" confused Rendi looked at Fahri.

"You're again stupid Fahri, you're a jerk, you're a jerk Fahri" said Fahri, hitting him on the head continuously as he swore an oath.

"Hey Fahri, why are you. Relax, Fahri" said Rendi holding Fahri's hand firmly.

"I made my wife suffer, I. I raped her that night. The night I got this picture and, and he killed himself right in front of me." Fahri said, tears streaming down his eyes.

"What..? Don't joke Fahri you said Lita ma'am, kill yourself in front of you"

"This is all my fault, this is all my fault. I was so mean to her. I tortured him constantly, I was the stupidest man. Just out of spite I hurt the woman who loves me" Fahri said in tears. His heart felt tight when he remembered Lita earlier..

"Then, then Lita how now. Is vain okay" said Rendi look sad his friend who seemed very sorry.

"Tu.the body has not been found, Rendi what can I do hah. My heart aches so much more than the time I lost Dira first. These..It's like" Fahri didn't seem strong enough to continue.

"Hei Fahri calm down" said Rendi.

"A. I'm afraid he's gone, I'm stupid why I'm like this just out of spite. I should be glad he's gone because that's what I want. But why, my heart doesn't accept.."

"Fahri calm down, just pray. May he survive, may he be okay" said Rendi trying to calm Fahri but he felt doubtful because it is unlikely to survive after plunging from the bridge.

"He can't swim, what if he's safe" Fahri looked up at his friend.

"Be assured, no one knows the power of God" said Rendi.

"You're investigating again about Dira's death or not. I don't think it's necessary for Fahri because Lita isn't the killer. You better investigate who sent this fake photo, it's likely that someone did it on purpose" Rendi continued.

Fahri's cry came to a halt, staring at Rendi.

"You mean?"

"I mean someone intentionally broke your relationship with Lita"

"You told me that you were always sent photos through numbers that you did not know" said Rendi.

"Yes,."

"I'm a celediki who sent you this photo from the Netherlands. And about that number do I need to investigate" said Rendi.

"Please" said the helpless Fahri.

"Dutch, why is the country so familiar" murmured Fahri as if he had heard the country mentioned.

Ah never mind, he should pray at this time to think about Lita first. The hope is very high Lita will survive.

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T.B.C