THE OTHER WOMAN

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he house with a face that I can't describe,

husband caught having sex with Wati, Pak Bayan's wife. It was cro

visiting his sick mother. Yesterday he j

hat guy is really your husband. Come on, I'

at my father-in-law had a stroke and was being treated at the hospital. When I wanted to join with him, Roni forbid it beca

e. In fact last night I owed my sewing boss for the cost of visiting my mother.

k a jacket to protect myself from the cold. Afternoon, it rained until it was Asr time. January is th

alk because of the noise of passing vehicles. I didn't really

more than ten motorbikes parked in the yard. Before I got down, Pak Bayan, who was stand

g Jaranan in Lombok Village, your husband rape my wife. Both of them were s

n. Calm down," as

ak Bayan's words made me start to believe in Yu Marsiyah's statement earlier. Ignoring the crowds gathered in front of

ng there. I didn't know them, but the faces were familiar, maybe we had passed by on the road because the village was

saw a mole under the ear of the man sitting with his back to the door. The man turned

on

out a million curses, but all the words were swallowed back with my spit. Nora Candrawati, Mr. Bayan's w

relationships are like glass to me. My late father said, glass means if broken could not be fix. After al

h full anger in my chest, I stopped thi

your clothes to Ngawi. So, you will n

use of Mr. Bayan's big hit. I turned and

Please think about i

e. And now cheat? Who you think I am? It's

t. She started the mot

eted me. She seemed confused to se

ks, I tell he

hink about it first. Maybe Roni right now make a mistake.

for me. That's it, Mom. I want to

d go to

ew all his belonging to the floor. I've been holding back my anger as much as possible. The we

h's motorbike getting f

ese to the expedition

be discussed. Besides that, the c

divorce, Mom. It's a big machine and still in go

er room. The ten years

out dad clothes, M

s that I have been holding on for a lo

dma. Don't ever ask about your Father again. I will work ha

girl nod