The Imperfect Story
Chapter 24

Zaskia and Reyhan left the shop after buying breakfast. They were chatting while walking towards the house Kia was in now,

"Actually what's the story, until you don't know if they're married and even have a child?" asked Rey who was walking side by side with Kia.

"A few months after the reunion seven years ago, when I was about to marry Ismail, Devita disappeared. I can't find her, her parents are the same. I was thinking maybe they went out of town. It turned out that without me knowing they were married after Ishmael married me. It felt so strange when just a week after marriage, Ismail often reasoned out of town to finish the job, and I did not suspect a bit." explained Kia while staring at the expanse of green rice fields.

"True, after the reunion, Vita cut off her relationship with me. It's worth all the weird looks, it turns out they do have a relationship. When I wanted to leave to go abroad, Ismail seemed mediocre." added Rey.

"After twelve months, Vita appeared again before me. I met him in a shopping mall, he was looking for a job. I was surprised at that moment, seeing her getting thinner. I think that he might be a lot of pressure in his family environment. Until finally, I hired him as a planning manager at my company." The woman began to tell stories.

"Earlier, I took her home and met Zayn. Somehow she looks so dear to Zayn that she asks to be a baby sitter Zayn, I think maybe she really likes children. But it turns out I was wrong, she became a baby sitter to always be close to her biological child." explained Kia.

"Did you mention me then?" ask Rey again.

"Yes, when I say your name he will look agitated and angry." replied Kia.

"Once he loved Ismail." said Rey flatly.

"Yes that's it. If remembered, how stupid we were at that time to love the wrong person." said Kia with a small laugh.

"Yes, actually at that time I realized that Ismail liked Devita" Rey said while focusing on driving.

"I am too." said Kia.

"Oh yeah, you haven't told me yet, why can you find me here." asked Kia when they were close to home.

"Before I left, it happened that Mbak Asih came out, then I took the time to ask with Mbak Asih, and he told me what he heard. He only heard them mention the name of this village. So I leave after dawn." Rey said.

"Oh my God, really?" kia's eyes sparkled in disbelief.

"I wonder at the moment, what about Mbak Asih after this, will he be treated well by them?" he put on a gloomy face.

"Calm down, Ma'am Asih will definitely be fine." Rey tried to calm down when she saw the change in the look of the woman's face.

"Yes, hopefully." she said, then opened the door.

"So how about your divorce? I was very hurt about that man. Dare to betray his own friend and wife." asked Rey when Kia was about to go inside, immediately her steps stopped.

"Yes I will continue. However my position has been cornered, I can no longer do anything." he said then let Rey enter.

"Yes, we go back to the city first, after that we just think about it again" Rey said when she saw the house she entered felt very unsafe and comfortable to live in.

"Huh, into town? I don't have a place to stay, Rey. I don't want to live on the streets." refused Kia.

"At least come with me. I'd feel guilty seeing you living in such an unworthy home" Rey replied.

"What's wrong, even I thank you for looking for me!" kia shouted from the kitchen to answer Rey's words.

"Keep that word of thanks first! We are leaving now!" decreed Rey.

"But-"

"I don't want to hear a rebuttal, Kia!" cetus Rey's.

"Alright, let's go!" Kia picked up her belongings first then followed Rey step towards her car which she parked adjacent to the stall earlier. Rey thought that his car could not get in, so put it there.

A little car drove off the village. The wind blew very comfortably, making Kia deliberately take her head out of the car door glass.

"For?" kia asked puzzledly until her eyebrows were almost in chains.

"To make your case easier. And take over everything the man has taken." Rey replied.

"I don't have anything, I pay what will the lawyer wear?" Kia chuckled a little at Rey's words.

"Alright, fighting you with babble is very difficult, Kia Hahaha." Rey laughed.

"Curtain, who told me to beg you!" Kia.

"So, because we're both the ones who got hurt here. We will fight for justice." Rey said again.

"That sounds very interesting. Well, welcome to join the community of the injured." said Kia mocked Rey and herself until both of them laughed.

After a fairly long journey, a row of tall buildings lined up neatly, a sign that they have arrived in the city.

"When you stay in a hotel first. Relax, I'll be financing you in the next few days" Rey said as she stopped her car in front of the hotel.

"Well, crazy is good 'sih you." teased Kia, while Rey just chuckled in response.

"But what are you doing right, so you dare tell me to stay in a hotel?" kia asked as she watched Rey's appearance suspiciously.

"Not to think strangely, deh. Want to, I live on the street?" threaten Rey.

"Grotes! Yes I will according to your words, it feels afraid also if threatened like this." Kia.

"Well, that's dong. Cut the cake from earlier." he said then take care of the one-room payment for the next few days.

"Thank you, Rey." said Kia sincerely as she arrived at her doorstep.

"Just relax." Rey said briefly. Then left Kia who started to enter her room.

***

In the room, Zayn had fallen asleep from two days of crying. Vita accompanied him patiently while hoping that his biological child would be destroyed even if only a little.

"You're here apparently, honey. What about Zayn, is he able to calm down?" ismail asked as he opened the door to Zayn's room and found his wife's son lying down together.

"What we're doing right now is cruel, Mail." said Vita.

"I have no other choice, I am cruel for loving you." said Ismail, holding his wife's hand.

"What kind of person am I, hurt everyone without exception" said Vita flat.

"Have, don't you think, we're doing all this because for Zayn's sake of happiness, for the sake of making our family whole and having everything." Ishmael calmed his wife by hugging her.

"Yes, you're right. I don't want to lose Zayn a second time.  I want to atone for my sins against Zayn." said Vita who now drowned her face in the embrace.

"Vita, listen to me carefully." Ishmael broke the embrace and cupped the beautiful face.

"I dare to do what I am for Zayn, and most importantly for your happiness. Because you know, I love you so much "he said looking into Vita's eyes.

"Yes, I know it. Thanks for everything, Mail. I'll try to be a good wife to you." Vita smiled back at the husband's gaze.