My House of Resilience
Chapter 8. Leaving Home

It feels so painful. The gaping wound was like being watered with lime juice. Tanti who originally wanted to go to the village hall was undone. He was not sure he could get the letter. In addition, her thoughts were suddenly fixed on her husband.

Is that really what those people say? If it turns out what they say, all this time the money from his hard work must have been given to the woman. You're outrageous, Mas!

When she got home, her husband came home. Though this is not a holiday, but her husband already looks relaxed in the living room. Tanti is used to putting the key behind the living room window. So even if her husband came home it can certainly enter as usual.

"You're home, Mom?" ask Tanti. She took her seat in front of her husband.

"Yes! Where have you been? The house was empty when I came home," he replied.

"I went to the village hall, Mas."

"Gapain get there? Less work!" reprove her husband.

I want to be angry, but held back. The real husband must be the head of the household who is fully responsible for his children and his wife, in fact not taken well by Ari. A man who was once loving, kind, and always devoted his attention to the family. In fact he was defeated by the temptation of possessions, thrones, and women.

"I went to the village hall planning to ask for a certificate of inadequacy for Teguh and Indra. Is something wrong?"

Ari clucked in annoyance. "Shameful!"

Gluey! Her husband is so outrageous. For the past few months, he has not given a penny to his wife and is now speaking ill.

"Mas, please remember again what is wrong with our household! I'm honestly tired of this kind of situation. I fought alone."

Ari silent. He doesn't care what his wife says. For him right now it's just work, payday, and self-pleasing. Regarding his wife, Ari believes that the woman can be responsible for herself.

"Nothing's wrong."

"Mas!" Tanti was really disappointed with this kind of condition. All means have been sought so that her husband is back as before. "Today I asked for money. Remember, you haven't given me shopping money in a long time. What is that money for? Do you have WIL?"

Tanti seemed to imitate the conversation of the people in the stall earlier. This time she asked her husband. If so, then her husband is no longer evil, but very cruel.

"WILL? Whatchu mean?"

"People say that Mas has another dream woman. Yeah, some kind of affair. Is that true?"

The deg!

"They know what my life is about. At most they make it up!"

Ari who used to be a loving man, in fact turned into a fool. Besides, he had absolutely no concern for his family.

"If you have not cheated, you have forgotten your duty to support your wife and children. Isn't that enough evidence, Mom?"

"So talk! All this time I've been working hard. You know that where I work is not as easy as it used to be. My boss made my job and salary difficult. I can what? If you want money, work!"

Gluey!

It's always like that again. Is it not enough to burden his wife with a myriad of responsibilities? In addition, Tanti who incidentally is only an ordinary woman, does not have a higher education, and minimal experience can only take part continuously.

"But what I've seen all this time isn't like that, Mom! You don't seem to experience everything you're telling me."

Ari looked at his wife's face. The aura of anger was clearly visible there. He did not like the conversation this time with Tanti.

"You trust people more than your own husband? I went home wanting to calm myself down, not to provoke a commotion!" sentak Ari's.

"I'm not fishing a ruckus, Mas." Tanti is still trying to be patient. All this time she always lost arguing with her husband and ended up the man always run away from reality.

"Then, what did you do just now?" ask Ari.

"I'm just asking, are you really cheating, Mom? Answer yes or no, is it difficult? You think I'm not ashamed to listen to them talk about you? If you are not cheating, you are. Why even get angry like that? Oh yes, if you are proven cheating, you should think again to end it quickly, Mas. Aren't you ashamed that your adopted son knew about his foster father's depravity?"

"What are you talking about? Don't fabricate. They were just gossiping. Know for yourself what gossip is like. Problems that did not exist, became exist."

Ari is still evasive. As long as his relationship with Marlena was not immediately known to his wife, he tried to be calm. After all, people will only talk behind Tanti's back. That's not a serious problem.

You're still evasive, Mas. It doesn't matter that you continue to hurt me, at least fulfill your responsibility! If it's like this, it's the same that you tortured me and the kids.

"Mas, if you don't want to admit it, it doesn't matter. At least don't ignore your responsibilities all this time. Give me what I should have received. Although the amount is not much, fulfill your obligations as a husband. Otherwise, I might not know what you're doing out there, Mas. I'm a stupid woman who keeps hanging on with a husband like you. Remember the law of karma, Mommy! The more you pretend to cover up all your mistakes out there, maybe not now, someday it will be exposed!"

Yes, everything Tanti said was true. But Ari will not give up. It was as if his love for Marlena could no longer be separated. The more his wife nagged, Ari grew even more annoyed. His anger became more apparent.

"You're a wife with no gratitude at all! The husband was prayed for, not cornered! Husband came home wrong, not home wrong! What exactly do you want? I think it's true. I'd better never go home at all. My ears are hot every time I come home always getting a constant nagging!" Ari's angry. He went into the room to pick up the bag that had just been placed there. He picked up the bag again and left the house by slamming the door. Ari left the house.

The more pain it feels. It was more painful than he knew the news from someone else. Tanti was just trying to remind her husband to come back to his senses and remember his family again.

Tanti lose. Actually as good and as good as what the woman of her husband's affair. Ari forgets her family.