
The cool breeze of the morning made a girl lulled, her eyes closed letting the wind whisper and blow her scattered hair. Rea sat in a very simple but beautiful house in one of the villages still on the island he came to calm down three days ago.
In her escape Rea kept thinking about her relationship with her husband, she felt the first year of her marriage to Arkan was so heavy, so many trials that came to them. He was constantly trying to find answers from his heart for the sustainability of his household.
Rea was only a day overnight in his villa, he chose to follow Ni Putu Santika the villa manager to his house. Three days Rea had been enjoying being alone, in addition to spending time thinking, he also spent time going for walks, exercising, and spoiling his eyes with shopping.
From the hall in front of Ni Putu's house, Rea saw the middle-aged woman's husband laying flowers and incense while praying to the almighty.
Ni Putu came out of the house carrying a tray containing a small teapot, glass and cake, placed it near Rea, the two women throwing friendly smiles at each other.
"Mba Rea's been pregnant for how many months?" asked the woman while pouring liquid from inside the teapot.
"Five months Ni," Rea answered while receiving a glass that turned out to contain tea from Ni Putu.
"Ni think it's been almost seven months already, because the stomach mba Rea gede," he said with a smile.
"I'm carrying twins Ni." Rea stroked the stomach with one hand.
"Mba, instead of Ni wanting to interfere in Rea's affairs, but since yesterday actually Ni wanted to ask, mba Rea was pregnant and came here alone without bringing anything, she said, is Mba Rea in trouble?"
Rea smiled bitterly at the question from the woman, he sighed then sipped tea from his glass.
"Ni, if you may know Ni has been married how long with I Komang?" ask Rea.
The woman smiled, turning her gaze to the husband who was feeding their pet bird.
"It's been twenty-three years" the woman replied.
"Today I didn't see Ni's children," Rea looked curiously at the woman.
"We don't have children, I can't have children" Ni Putu said.
Rea was speechless, feeling very uneasy about the question she was asking just now, should she be aware that marriage or child is the most sensitive thing to ask other people.
"Sorry Ni, I don't mean__"
"It's okay mba, Ni never had a problem like that, despite not having children, Ni happy living alone with a husband who would accept Ni as it is," the woman cut.
Ni Putu then told her life, her husband is an ex-convict, but after meeting her he turned into a better person, a better person, even her husband never intended to leave Ni Putu despite knowing that she would never be able to give him offspring. Feeling that the woman had already told her personal life, Rea also chose to tell her about her problem.
"Actually I came here after a fight with my husband Ni," he said.
"We dated for years but our marriage hasn't been there for a year, my husband was just being honest that he had one night of love with a woman when we were dating and it turned out that he had the daughter of that woman" Rea told me.
Rea shed tears, making Ni Putu feel pity, he clasped the girl's hand in front of him, patting the back of Rea's hand as if telling her that it was okay to cry and reveal her heart wound.
"I can't accept Ni, let alone say something that hurts me, too" Rea said.
"Pardon each other, accept the shortcomings is the key to household harmony mba," said the woman again.
Rea let go of Ni Putu's embrace and wiped away the tears that flooded her cheeks, looking at the woman who kept patting the back of her hand as if trying to give her a sense of calm.
***
In the afternoon Rea walked around Ni Putu's house carrying a small purse in her hand, accidentally someone nudging her arm made her purse fall, instead of apologizing that person left Rea just like that, the girl tried to take her purse but was troubled by her enlarged stomach, so many times Rea tried while occasionally brushing her hair, she almost crouched down as someone grabbed the purse and gave it to her.
"Why are you here?" rea asked in astonishment as she saw who was helping her.
"Based on the bad girl, do you realize that you have made everyone worried" said the Eagle.
Rea turned her head and her eyeballs looked towards the back of the Eagle as if she wanted to ascertain who her brother was with.
"Let me alone, three days ago Arkan called and asked where you were, he told me what happened between you, I remember earlier dad told me that he had just given his villa in Bali to you, so I guess you must have run here" Elang told me.
"I'm sorry to worry you" said Rea.
"Don't just apologize to me, you should also apologize to your husband, Aunt Lydia and your in-laws, they're all worried too." The eagle advised his sister who looked down as if she did not have the courage to look into her eyes.
"Let's go home!" persuade the Eagle while holding Rea's hand.
"No, I still want to be here" Rea said, taking off her brother's hand.
"Re, you____"
"I know I'm stubborn, but I still can't accept the fact that my husband has a child from another woman, please respect my wishes." Rea walked away leaving the Eagle still standing in his position. The man chased after his sister and walked in line with her.
"It's up to you, but allow me to go for a walk, I also need a stressful vacation" said the Eagle, stretching his arms.
Rea stopped stepping, he turned his head with a smile looking at the Eagle, the girl teased the sister with a face made annoying "Are you proposing to ken but rejected? Kinanti still can't believe that you really love her right? didn't they?"
The eagle who felt anxious to see his sister's face chose to pinch her two cheeks, Rea was upset to reply to the brother by pinching the thigh of the man, they laughed and then continued down the streets both.
***
While at the same time Axel asks to meet with Arkan, they sit opposite each other in a cafe that looks lonely. Axel thrusting his phone, Arkan was surprised to stare at the man in front of him with a sharp gaze, it turns out Axel showed a conversation message between himself and someone, and some photos of Rea there.
"Before I wanted to apologize, this one month I asked someone to follow Rea, I was just afraid something happened to my son who was in his womb."
Initially Arkan was annoyed by the actions of Axel who spied on his wife, but under these circumstances it turned out that Axel's actions provided benefits as well, he could know the existence of Rea, who was not, instead of being angry Arkan thanked Axel. He immediately chose to go home, packing some clothes to follow his wife to Bali.
Axel was still sitting quietly in his chair even though Arkan was half an hour away from there, his gaze as if staring at his ice latte on the table, but his mind flew thinking about the state of Rea and the baby. It flashed in Axel's mind to catch up with the girl himself when his man gave information about Rea's whereabouts in Bali. However, that intention he broke. He does not want to steal the opportunity amid the problems of the Arkan household and his loved ones.