The Imperfect Story
Chapter 8

We don't need to make repairs. Me and you, 'we just have to live each other's lives. After all, divorce is not a pain. Surviving an unhappy marriage is suffering.

That is the caption written in Ismail's post with a picture of their two hands embedded in the wedding ring.

"Divorce? Innalillah, Ishmael! How can you announce this to the public!" Kia growled in the heart. His eyes were teary, pretending to be strong could not.

"Riska, please help cancel all appointments to clients today. I have something to take care of outside!" tell Zaskia to Riska.

"Okay, Miss Kia." Kia also immediately breezed away leaving the company filled with curiosity from every employee.

***

In a room that was not as large as Kia's room. Ismail had just come out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped around his waist, he had just finished cleaning himself. Then wear simple casual clothes.

His phone kept ringing. Many incoming chat notifications and comments from previous Insta posts are ignored.

Ismail headed for the wooden cabinet located in the corner of his room. Then open the drawer to pick up an A-sized four brown envelope. The envelope given by the judge when they met in a cafe at that time.

*Flashbackwas.

"This is the document you asked for." said the judge handed him a brown envelope containing several sheets of paper inside.

"Thanks bro for helping me" Ismail said at the time of retrieving the map.

"Are you sure you're gonna do this?" ask the Judge while sipping the orange juice in front of him.

"Yes, I'm sure, because I have no other choice, Bro." replied Ismail with a smile and continued his words, "Speedly or later, I will definitely do this." there was no sign of doubt on his face.

"But you know, if the public knows about this, Zaskia will be threatened with her position in the company!" the judge reminded.

"Of course, Judge. I know what's best for both of us!" Ismail was upset.

"For the two of you, or for yourself?" Judge chimed.

"Stop. Your job now is to help me take care of it, I want to get my rights." Ismail told me to give another map.

"This ... Oh, my God, you're so sneaky, Mail!" The judge snorted in annoyance, yet what power. He's just a lawyer trying to make his client succeed.

"Not be naive. If you were in my position, you would definitely do the same." Ismail said lightly.

"Yeah, yeah, okay. I'll help you take care of it." The judge breathed after.

"If possible, I want this divorce to happen as soon as possible" Ismail said.

"Oh, yes, Mail. Can I ask you one thing?" asked the Judge who had actually felt something strange.

"Yes, please ask me anything if it will make my divorce easier" Ismail said guiltlessly.

"Well, why did you marry Zaskia? Um! Look, we're old friends, so I know what's going on between you. What I saw was that you weren't close to him. You even rejected him. Zaskia's a big business boy, who the hell doesn't update about him. Until we are different classes can hear the gossip. You were famous for rejecting him." explained the Judge as he chuckled softly in memory of the events of a few years ago.

"The answer is simple, bro. Because of a soul mate." sahut Ismail.

"Don't be too honest to be a person!" Ishmael snorted until the Judge was satisfied to laugh at him.

***

It was getting late in the afternoon, Zaskia was driving her car at a moderate speed. With a pair of earpods attached to her left and right ears, Kia tried to call Ismail but none of the calls were answered.

"Ishmail! You're outrageous!" Kia curses and keeps hitting her car. Then he tried to call Devita.

Tuuttts.. Tuuttts..

"Chelle, Kia. What's up?" ask Vita after the call is connected.

"I want us to meet now!" sahut Kia with a resentful tone.

"Well, I just picked up Zayn and this is going to your house. Meeting at your house is okay, right?" ask Vita from across the street.

"Okay, I'm on the road too. See you at home." Kia disconnects the call and drives her car a little faster.

Arriving at home, apparently Vita was sitting on the terrace chair of Kia's house. Kia immediately approached her best friend and hugged her.

"What's wrong with you, Kia?" ask Vita with a worried face.

"Ismail, want to divorce me." said Kia flat, no tears came down from her eyelids as if they had been dry from all night she cried.

"What! No way, he's kidding." Vita broke her embrace when she heard that she was shocked in disbelief.

"I was also initially in denial about this. But he has already announced it on social media. So are you sure this is a joke?" asked Kia with her flat face. There was no expression on his face.

Vita shook her head slowly. Can't believe if a divorce case will befall his best friend's household. What can he do now to help Kia?

Kia sighed, staring at the glass containing warm tea on the table that has been served by Mbak Asih.

"Come, Vita. It's like he can't stand me. Sometimes I think, am I a really bad wife? Even my husband does not want to live with me anymore. I have even followed your advice humbly to apologize and say softly. But what do I get? The word 'Divorce' I got, Vita." Kia groaned with a quivering voice.

"Kia, in my opinion. Is there another reason?" ask Vita and get a cynical look from Kia.

"What do you mean by another reason?" Kia asked back by looking at her interlocutor.

"Maybe, he actually has always wanted to stay away from you. Now, given the reasons for her work, she's trying to make it an excuse for your divorce. But this is just in my opinion. Who knows someone's heart? You as his wife should understand it better, right?" clearly Vita is as good as possible.

"Well! I don't know, Vita. Every time I try to find out what excuses make him want to leave me, I'm always sure that he won't be able to get away from me. Where can he go, besides coming back to me?" kia said with eyes that began to condense.

"Propar Kia's. I'm sure there'll be a way out. Later, if I see him, I'll give him advice." Vita stood up to Kia and immediately hugged her.

"Thank you for listening to my heart. You're my best friend, Vita." Kia returned Vita's embrace tightly, before long her tears shed in Vita's embrace.

After being satisfied to be a place to confide, Vita was immediately say goodbye home. There will be something big to take care of.