The Obsolete Bond
The Wretched Life

Elton's eyes can only be wide open to hear every word that comes out of Jimmy's mouth. His heart ached hearing how painful Sarah's life was. It felt like Elton ran to hug Sarah and said everything would be fine.

"Where do you know this story, Jim?" Elton asked curiously.

"My wife's a high school friend his second wife's husband Sarah, the Dito's. It's no secret among his friends that Anggi is now a young man." Jimmy answered, explaining.

Elton could only be silent.

"But crazy is her husband Sarah. A girl as beautiful as Sarah is still cheating, bro! Dog's house." Jimmy said, annoyed.

How not? Anyone who sees Sarah will surely acknowledge her beauty. And Sarah's personality is even better than hers. Although Sarah now seems closed, but the little virtues are still there and clearly seen. It was a habit for Sarah to do good.

Elton's feelings were mixed. On one side of her heart it was painful to see the bitter life Sarah lived alone. And on the other side he was angry. Angry at Dito who has wasted a woman like Sarah. A thousand if he had spoken in his heart. Had Elton met Sarah earlier, she would have made Sarah the queen of her life. Had Sarah been Elton and not Dito, he would not have let a drop of water fall from Sarah's beautiful eyes.

Perhaps that was why Elton felt attracted to Sarah even at her first meeting. He felt a familiar aura from Sarah. And now he understands where that feeling comes from. Because the life that Sarah lived was exactly the same as the life story of Elton's mother. Without realizing it, Elton seemed to see the figure of his mother in Sarah. A strong woman with thousands of wounds who survives alone on people's land.

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Elton pressed some numbers on his phone. It seems he's going to call someone. He then put his ear on the phone. After a few moments of waiting, a woman's voice answered the phone.

"Hello?" Ask the woman.

"Hello, Mum. Healthy mom?" Elton asked the woman who turned out to be his mother.

"Mother is healthy, El. How are you doing there? All right, all right?" Ask Elton's mom from the phone.

Ah, it turns out that another similarity between Sarah and her mother. That call. The two women called Elton the same name. Even without being asked to call her that Sarah herself called Elton with the same call as her mother. El.

"Good, Mom. El was so happy to be mutated to Ambon." Elton answered happily.

"Why? Did you get a girlfriend?" Tempting his mother on the phone.

"Engga, Mum. So-so. Only El likes it here. Difficult to explain, but later if there is a certain time El will tell everything." Elton's promise to his mother.

"Oh yes, Mom. Can I ask you something?" Elton asked doubtfully.

"Ask what, El?" The mother asked back.

"What was it like when I left my mom for that damn woman?" Elton continued his words in doubt.

His mother breathed heavily. Maybe his son has entered the age where he wants to know the true feelings of the mother. Because all this time the mother always covered every wound with a smile.

"Weight, El. It feels heavy. It may be true said people if it feels betrayed rich die many times. Because it hurts my mother's heart first." Elton's mother replied quietly.

Elton fell silent. Is that as much of a wound that his mother had kept all this time? But none of the pain he showed in front of Elton's face.

"But over time, the mother's heart did not hurt again El. Let your father be happy with other women, yet mother here is also happy with you. You're the only one who's been a mother's encouragement. Mom's time slumped first, only you were the mother's motivation to continue living." His mother continued her words.

Yes, it is true when his father kicked his mother out of the house, Elton was 3 years old. So at least his mother had Elton who always accompanied him. But what about Sarah? Sarah has no one here. How unfortunate the fate of that woman is.

"Great pity on him." Mumbled Elton slowly.

"Who pity El?" Ask her mother

Elton hesitated to continue his story. He shut up for a moment and started telling stories.

"My office buddy, Mom. Her name is Sarah."

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Sarah's body doesn't taste very good. Maybe he was exhausted because since 2 weeks ago he came home every day overtime. First because indeed he was promised promotion by his superiors but must reach the target customer first. Sarah desperately pursued him. The second is because Sarah is lazy to be at home. Who does not feel careless if they are at home but are considered as uninvited guests?

Since this morning until noon, Sarah has 5 times back and forth to the bathroom to vomit and urinate. Fortunately he had permission on his boss not to work today.

"Most brought to sleep also healed times huh?" Sarah muttered to herself.

Then he would close his eyes, a call coming into Sarah's cell phone. Sarah glanced at his name.

"Sir Andi? Why do you call everything? Don't know what time I'm on vacation?" Sarah's grumpy is upset.

"Hello, good afternoon Mr. Andi. Can I help you sir?" Ask Sarah.

"Oh, I'm sorry Sarah, I know you're a pain permit again. But this is so important, can you go to the office now? Our KCU leadership today to the office and want to review macro credit reports. It's you holding it, right?" Ask Mr. Andi feel bad.

"Yes, Sir. I hold the macro." Sarah answered listlessly.

"Can you please come to the office for a while for your report? Two or three hours at most." Pinta Pak Andi is back.

Sarah grunts. It felt like his body was in pain once but work could not stop approaching him. Sarah massaged her pulsating head.

"Okay, sir, in 30 minutes I'll be at the office." Sarah finally answered.

It didn't take long, and Sarah arrived at the office. His pale-looking face he disguised with red lipstick pulses. At least his appearance would look better and not like an undead.

For approximately two and a half hours he stood before his superiors exposing the macro credit performance reports he held over the past few months. A very time-consuming task and his health, but at least able to divert the mind of Sarah from how sad his life.

"Thank you very much Sarah. I'm so sorry I interrupted your leave." Mr. Andi apologized for feeling sorry to see Sarah's face was very pale as not drained with blood.

"It's okay, sir. I'll go home first sir." Sarah is weak.

He felt nauseous again. Sarah quickly ran to her office toilet and regurgitated her stomach. Oh my God, what pain is he really going through? Why can't his body cooperate in the least?

Sarah walks weakly across the lobby of her office. Just a few steps he walked, his body felt like it was floating. Sarah's vision suddenly darkened and her balance was lost somewhere.

Wow, how could I faint. Inner Sarah.

Sarah's been preparing herself to fall into the ceramic lobby of her office. Suddenly a pair of hands caught him. It's falling. But in someone's arms. Sarah opened her eyes weakly.

"El?" Sarah said weakly and her eyes closed again.

"Whoo! Wake Sar! You why?" Elton patted Sarah's cheek softly. Trying to wake her from fainting.

Elton's worried. He took Sarah and took her to his car. Then quickly Elton stepped on the accelerator. Drive the car to the hospital. He didn't want anything, no matter how small, to happen to this woman.

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Sarah realized. His eyes opened and the first sight he saw was a plain white roof and lights. Where's she? Is he in the hospital now? As he remembered, he fell unconscious in the lobby and someone caught him. Somebody? Who's the one who caught him?

"You're sober?" Ask Elton slowly.

Sarah surprised. His face turned to look at the man sitting next to him. Elton was there with a very worried face.

"Els? How come you're here?" Sarah was confused.

"I saw you pass out in the lobby. I'm afraid you're why-why-that's why I'm taking you to the hospital." Elton was attentive.

God, how long hasn't Sarah been worried like this? Even the Dito he had known for over ten years did not care whether Sarah was still alive or dead. But this man before her, whom she had only met two weeks ago, already had this much worry about Sarah?

"You why Sarah? Sick or what?" Elton was confused.

"I don't know either, El. From yesterday my body was not good. This morning I was vomiting. Maybe catch a cold because of the exhaustion of chasing the target from Pak Andi." Sarah is weak.

Shortly after, a doctor approached the two of them. The doctor invited Elton to sit in the chair in front of him.

"Mom don't have to get up, Mom." The doctor reminded Sarah.

"Ga nothing, Doc. I can do it." Sarah then moved slowly from the hospital bed and was helped by Elton to sit in his side chair.

"When was the last time you had your period?" Ask the doctor while writing something.

Huh huh? Why did this doctor ask Sarah for her menstrual schedule? What does it have to do with menstruation and tiredness? Or maybe?

"Two months ago doc." Answer Sarah slowly. His face seemed to be looking for answers to his doubts.

The doctor just smiled at him and then took turns to look at Elton who was sitting next to Sarah.

"Congratulations Sir, your wife is pregnant and she is now three months old!"