The Tears of Shafira
CHAPTER 38

However, what made Erick very surprised was, as he went into the kitchen. The man saw Shafira holding Wulan's neck with a knife in her hand.

Erick immediately knelt down and snatched the knife in Shafira's hand.

“Shafira! What are you doing?” panicked shouting.

Shafira smirked and said, “I want to kill him!”  

He stood up while tidying his clothes back up and looked at Erick who was also following him standing up.

“Why do you want to kill Wulan? She's also my wife Shafira! You guys should be living peacefully here, just tell me you want something! No need to fight! Or are you both crazy? Akhs! You've changed now Shafira!” Erick was furious and threw the knife in his hand on the floor.

He felt only this morning his life was so peaceful with two wives getting along and living together. However, it was as if the world was turned upside down, in the blink of an eye and he was like living in hell.

Erick deliberately came home quickly because he wanted to see the state of his two wives. He also wanted to know if Shafira was okay, after going for a walk all day. He tried to contact her, but the woman did not activate her smartphone, so she was difficult to find information, where she was. Some of the messages he sent were not answered.

He was upset when he found out that Dr. Riyan was taking Shafira home, he wanted to ask what the reason was, but what he got was the horrible sight of his two wives. They seem to be killing each other.

“Yes, I've changed! Is that wrong? You two changed me, didn't you? You guys have to be aware since I lost my baby, it's because I'm too weak, but not anymore and if he wants to try insulting me again?” shafira said as she pointed at Wulan, “Or she slapped me, pranking me like before, then I will not hesitate to do like that!”

Shafira just entered when escorted by Riyan and Wulan saw her.

Then, Wulan gave a spicy satire by saying that, Shafira had been acting pretentious, when in fact she was just a cheap woman. According to him, Shafira is a peddler of love, who does not know is lucky by using Erick alone.

“Shafira, I—“ Wulan speech stopped, the woman sat on the floor, then looked up at Shafira and Erick.  

Wulan actually did not intend to be rude, just that his emotions were provoked because he saw a man, who drove Shafira to her husband's house. While all this time Wulan always keep themselves to look good. So, what Shafira experienced made her envious.

Wulan unintentionally insulted to provoke Shafira's anger, because the harsh words were used to come out of her mouth. He ran towards the kitchen as Shafira was seen clenching fists and chasing after him. Arriving in the kitchen he was cornered and did not expect Shafira to be able to restrain him with all her might. He also had to bend his knees. And, to which he no longer expected, Shafira dared to take a knife, then threatened to kill him.

“I was—“

“Wulan! I hope you shut up now! Remember first, you often slandered me, threatened me and insulted me! Do you think I want to be treated like that again? Ahk, you two are wrong!”

Shafira walks leaving Erick and Wulan there, intending to go to the room and change clothes. However, his steps came to a halt when Mirna suddenly came and blocked him from entering the room.

“Mama!” ogre.

“Why are you so pale, have you not healed yet? You said you were out of the hospital? What pain are you? Basic spoiled?”

Shafira looked away at her mother-in-law's words.

Mirna does not know Shafira and Wulan's plans, which have agreed not to show violence. As for the incident in the kitchen earlier, it was intentional, because Wulan provoked Shafira's anger. However, it succeeded in making Erick judge wrong to his first wife. Actually the incident looks more favorable to Wulan, but on the other hand it is also expected Shafira.

“Mama, if you want to ask about my illness, you can ask Erick! Sorry, I want to rest now, I'm tired!” shafira's words made Mirna furrow her brows. Although Shafira still shows courtesy, such an answer is not usually thrown by her. In fact, there was no fear at all that was painted on his daughter-in-law's face.

Shafira walks into her room, while Mirna goes to the dining room, where Erick and Wulan are walking hand in hand towards the dining table. The three of them sat there facing each other.

“Erick, why didn't you tell Mama about anything, after Shafira went to the hospital? What's the matter, actually?” ask Mirna straight to the point.

“Darling don't you want dinner, aren't you hungry?” tanya Wulan. She cooked earnestly for her husband to enjoy. However, Erick did not taste it at all.

“No! You eat the same mama!” erick replied, brushing his hand away from Wulan. He went into his room without speaking any more.

Wulan sat down next to Mirna after Erick's departure. He told everything to the woman, crying. Not forgetting he exaggerated some of the events when he was with Shafira. Of course he admitted that he was the one who suffered the most.

“Oh, so it's true she lost her baby and since then she's changed why don't you just let it go?”

“But, Ma! He's so rude to me now!”

“As long as he doesn't hurt your body or face, take it easy and follow his charade, but if he has dared to hurt your face, then you should say to Mama!”

Wulan was happy that her mother-in-law was still on her side.  

“Ma, I wonder, actually what caused Shafira not to also ask for divorce from Erick?”

“He's a village boy who holds firm wills, girlfriend only if he's like that!”

“Oh yes, Mama's right! All right, then I'll hang on and follow the charade!”

“Good!”

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A month after the incident, Shafira rarely went out of the room. It is like living and avoiding the outside world. The woman only comes out when she is very hungry. She ordered her own food online and enjoyed it in her room.

So, he interacted with Wulan or Erick very little. It was also if by chance they passed each other, while taking his food order near the gate. Even if Erick, Wulan or Mirna reprimanded him, Shafira did not answer and if he answered, just just that, with a sour face and ketus.

That day at the office, Erick was pleasantly surprised when he got a letter sent through a receptionist to his room.

Erick called the receptionist's woman after reading a letter written on her behalf. He was surprised that it turned out to be the first court call of his divorce with Sgafira.

“Who sent this letter to you?” erick asked resolutely to the lady of his office employee who was standing nervously before him.

“He's a lawyer, he claimed his name is Essan, he only said that the letter should be received directly by the Father, because it is very important!”

“Then, where is he now, did he not try to wait for me and did not want to talk to me?”

“Sorry, Sir! He left after delivering the letter to me! I also did not try to prevent it because there was no previous message, if you will receive guests!”

“What does that lawyer look like?”

The clerk thought for a moment then he described some of the characteristics he remembered and was not so sure, because he met Esan only briefly.

“Oh, so so .... man Do you think handsome?” erick asked after his employees finished expressing the characteristics of Essan, as his wife's lawyer.