best friend's husband

Not the wife of choice

Is this your wife Rangga? "Jessica asked as I handed the hot tea on the table.

"Yes, jess she is my wife because papa wants me to marry him!"

"How come he looks so tacky, how come you don't like him, it's so different from me, huh!"

After I put the hot tea on the dining table I immediately went to the kitchen again, I didn't want to listen to their ravings which made me even more angry, I was afraid that I couldn't control my emotions, it was useless if I denied or answered what I had I would be wrong again.

 "What's wrong, I think there's a guest at the front, why isn't it going to the kitchen!" asked Ms. Lastri.

"Yes, Ms. the guest, Mas Rangga's date, is Mas Rangga's mistress, so what am I doing there, I will be even more sad to see the two of them!"

"Oh my gosh, mas Rangga brought another woman here!"

"Yes ma'am, it's in front of Mama again!"

 "Be patient, non!" Ms. Lastri tried to calm me down by stroking my shoulder.

 "I'll keep trying to be patient sis, I hope I have more patience!"

"Every household must have a test non, Ms. Lastri has also experienced it!"

Now here only Ms. Lastri can understand me, she always listens to my complaints, understands my situation and she can also replace the figure of my mother who always makes me comfortable when I tell stories about my sadness and what Mas Rangga and Mrs. Ratih have treated me.

"Non, you should just rest in your room for now!"

"Yes ma'am, I'm going to my room first, my head is a little dizzy!"

 When I went to go to the room, I could hear their voices joking loosely and Mama seemed to have known Jessica for a long time, maybe Mrs. Ratih had often met Jessica.

 I immediately lay down on my bed, I don't know what marriage I've been through so far, I hope I can always be strong in living this household because after all, Mas Rangga and I are legal in the eyes of law and religion. Never once did Mas Rangga touch me like a husband and wife, all this time I've tried to be a good wife even though my heart never loved her.

 The sun has begun to refuse to show its rays, a sign that the day has started in the afternoon. After falling asleep, I immediately woke up and cleaned my body, took a shower and then did the Asr prayer. The atmosphere of the house looks very quiet, mas Rangga is also not seen at all. Maybe he's still going with that woman.

 "Ma, Rangga, why isn't there!" I asked while my mother was relaxing sitting on the front porch

"Not yet home, still taking Jessica home, why don't you just let him have fun with the woman of his choice!"

 "Mama has the heart to say something like that to me, after all I am the legal wife of Mas Rangga Ma!"

"Yeah but what's wrong if Rangga remarries, a man has the right to have more than one wife!"

"Remember Ma we are both women, how would Mama feel if Papa had remarried!"

"Already Arumi you don't talk weird, just accept it if this is indeed your destiny!"

I immediately strolled away leaving Mama, it's useless talking to her even more adds to the burden of thoughts that I feel. .

 It was getting dark but Mas Rangga didn't come home, a day with that woman wasn't enough for him to have fun.

 Never mind, it's better for me to just sleep, why wait for someone who, of course, when they come, won't even care about me. I tried to close my eyes which felt very sleepy because tomorrow morning I also have to go to the boutique to do activities as usual so I have to take care of my own health.

 When I just closed my eyes for a moment I heard the sound of someone opening the bedroom door, it turned out that Mas Rangga came. With his arrival I hoped that he would greet me and kiss my forehead, giving his attention to me and his future child who was still in my stomach but it was only a dream.

 "Arumi you're sleeping!" Mas Rangga asked.

I opened my eyes again and turned my body to look at Mas Rangga who was beside me.

"Not yet!"

"I want to tell you something!"

I immediately got up and sat on the edge of the bed, intending to listen to what Mas Rangga would say to me.

"I want to marry Jessica?"

"What, mas!" with a rising voice suddenly I was surprised by what Mas Rangga said to me.

It turns out that what Mrs. Ratih said is true, that Mas Rangga wants to remarry and intends to make Jessica his second wife.

"How dare you mas when I was pregnant with your child, you even brought another woman in front of me and now you want to marry her, what's on your mind right now mas, don't you even think about how I feel right now!"

 "I love Jessica very much and I will never be able to leave her, are you happy if I continue to commit adultery with her?"

 "Have you really thought about it?"

"Yes Arumi, Mama has too