Night In Istanbul
Small Voice

Right after the Dhuhur Diana prayer, Intan and Tina immediately headed to the cafeteria on campus. No need to wait a long time, they immediately ordered a lunch menu.

"Diana wants to have lunch with what?" Tina opened the chat.

"I'll go with what you ordered Tina."

Yeah, who could think of wanting to eat with what if they were in Diana's current position? Just want to eat thankfully.

Tina understands that she will soon go to order, but Intan seems to know that Diana still needs a storymate.

"I ordered food. Tina you're the one who accompanied Diana."

The bustling atmosphere of the canteen and the hustle and bustle of students were going back and forth as if they did not care about what Diana was going through. Diana realized that time would keep turning and she now had no choice but to face it.

"Diana, after what are you going to do?"

"I still can't think clearly." Diana's gaze returned as if away.

"I really want to end this..

Ryan's already completely overdue Tin..."

Not tears, but now a bitter smile was on his lips.

"But when I think of Indra, I don't think I can easily decide..."

"Have you found out who Sinta Diana is?"

"What I just found out is limited to the name of his contact in Mas Ryan's phone.."

"If it's called his past Mas Ryan, it might be his ex-girlfriend... "

"But it's ridiculous. Because it still vividly remembered in my mind, Mas Ryan himself once said that he had never been dating at all. And I was his first love..."

"I'm really stupid, Tin... So easy I'm eating his tricks.."

"You're too innocent Na..."

"you know Na, that was when I was in the mosque Mom called.."

"your mother called Na?"

"Yes, I called after it wasn't long for you two to leave."

"have you told your mother everything?"

"yet Tin I haven't told my mother everything at all..."

"my tongue feels stiff when I talk to Mom. I tried to keep my voice from sounding like I was crying..."

"I'm scared too. I can't imagine what if mom knew the state of her daughter's household here..."

Diana told me all about the conversation she had with her mother over the phone this morning. Tina did not expect that Diana would lie to her mother.

"So when are you going to tell your mother Na?"

"You know, after all, your mother and Brother Andi should know how you are doing right now..."

"Yes. I-i know. I will definitely tell Mom and Brother Andi, just that my mind was very messed up..."

"What will you do after this?"

"I still don't know. I'm still confused Tin..."

"How about you try to talk to your husband Na first?"

"Well, can I talk to Mas Ryan? I'm afraid I can't hold back my emotions Tin..."

"Do you want me to go with Na?"

"No... I think I should have a one-on-one conversation with Mas Ryan Tin.."

Not long after, Intan came up with a tray full of lunch. He had to go back and forth to take the order. Seeing that, Tina swiftly stood up to help him.

After their table was filled with lunch and drinks, they paused for a moment and continued with lunch.

Seen on the face Intan curiosity. She was actually curious about what Tina and Diana had been talking about. But he had to hold back his curiosity first until they all spent lunch.

It took them about twenty minutes to finish lunch. Then when lunch was over, they seemed to be preparing to continue the conversation earlier.

"As long as I'm not talking about anything?" Intan seems curious.

"we were just talking about a chat I heard my mother over Tan's phone. Then I intend to talk about all this together with Ryan's mas first..."

"we're with Diana?"

"no Tan, thank you. But I want to talk to you both first."

"Because we both worry. And just in case tonight I'll stay at Intan's house. If you have anything, you can get to the boarding of Intan or we will soon be heading to your house..."

"Yes, okay. Thanks again yes. And I want to apologize to you both. Because 7 years ago I didn't hear about your worries..."

"If only I had heard all your worries, I might not have suffered the fate of this marriage..."

"Diana is okay now we focus on how to solve this problem. What has passed we take lessons to be more careful in the future..." Tina stroked my back.

"Yes Na. now we just focus how ahead. Even if you do not experience this, Indra will not exist, right?" Intan has a point.

"Yes, thank you again."

"Later to go home with Na..."

"Well, I'm waiting for you in the mosque..."

After the conversation, the three of them separated. Tina and Intan continue their course hours and Diana returns to the mosque while waiting for Tina and Intan to finish college.

At five in the afternoon local time, Tina and Intan had finished college. They immediately picked up Diana who was in the mosque.

There wasn't much the three of them talked about on the way home. They did not dare to ask anything else, looking at Diana who seemed to be still very hit.

Silence still continues to color their journey home to the destination. Tina and Intan have arrived in front of the boarding house. But they did not want to go in until making sure with their own eyes that Diana had entered first to her house. Intan and Tina looked at it from a few meters away.

"Are you sure Diana's gonna be okay Tan?"

"looking at Diana like that I actually still feel anxious is she able to do this alone huh?"

"i also actually still feel worried especially if at that time she told me her husband had once thrown a curse on her.."

"but all we can do now is just see it, right? He doesn't want us both to interfere in his affairs.." Intan like resigned can not do anything for his best friend.

Diana was clenching her hands. Her eyes were not swollen anymore like this morning but there was still sadness on her face. His lips trembled and before he opened the door a long sigh came out of his nose.

"Assalamualaikum.. "

Diana immediately opened the door and entered the house. The sound of greeting answers came from inside the house. That means that Ryan is at home.

"Wa'alaikumsalam Ma..." It was as if nothing had happened that Ryan greeted his wife with a smile.

Although he felt disgusted and angry but he had to control his emotions. Because there is no way he exploded while at home there is Indra

"Where's Indra Pa?"

"Indra's still sleeping..."

"Sleeping tumben cocks are being hammered this way?"

"Yes, we've been playing all day like he's tired..."

(what means Mas Rian today didn't go out at all?)

Trying not to want to see Ryan's face for too long, Diana immediately went to the kitchen while preparing dinner.

"I was cooking Ma. So, no need to bother making dinner.."

Hearing her husband say like that Diana paused for a moment her activities in the kitchen. But suddenly his eyes were fixed on the pile of dishes in the sink.

There are three dirty dishes. If Indra and Mas Ryan had lunch there should have been only two dirty dishes. Then whose plate is that?

"Well, were there any guests?" With a to the point, Diana asked her husband.

"no. What are there no guests, Ma?"

It crossed Diana's mind, while Indra was still sleeping and now only lives with Mas Ryan in the kitchen then why not just talk directly?

Ryan who was sitting at the dining table looked confused with Diana who was not as usual.

"You why Ma? Last morning also before leaving you were like nyuekin I'm Ma.."

Diana immediately turned her back and sat opposite Ryan. Not to forget he took a cell phone in his pocket.

"i don't think I need to talk to you at length anymore..."

As fed up with her husband, Diana immediately showed evidence of the conversation and the photos were successfully stored in her memory. He wanted to show Ryan if he could still lie to himself if all the evidence was presented.

Ryan looks like a thief caught red-handed. He looks surprised. From where Diana knew it all and her brain as if it was spinning thinking of any more reason than she could throw to defend herself. But now Ryan is silent. His eyes were glaring and shocked. For sure he could not evade the evidence that Diana showed. Because everything was clear that it was her with Sinta.

Unable to hold her composure, Diana began to show her emotions. Her tears are spilling. His face was red and his blood was boiling. The words he had been holding back from earlier were as if he wanted to spill them all out back then.

"Why are you hiding all this mas?"

"you've even impregnated Shinta. You have already committed adultery. How do you hold him accountable?"

"what's wrong with me Mas until you can do something like that? what is my lack?"

"and how many lies have you hidden from me?"

Diana asked Ryan that question. His tone was slow but filled with emphasis. Diana tried to keep her crying voice from exploding so that it could not wake Indra.

Ryan is like returning to the past where when he proposed to Diana for 7 years, he was showered with questions by Brother Andi. Now that time is repeated. But now Diana was the one interrogating him and Ryan's position was indeed a perpetrator.

"waiting for Diana means that you yourself have broken our agreement?"

"You got that screenshot by opening my own phone?"

"don't you say we have to maintain privacy? But where?"

Diana who had been so naive made Ryan take advantage of that nature. She wished Diana could be shriveled by her words earlier.

"You don't have to divert the conversation. That deal with this fact is a different thing..."

"if you wish I'd feel guilty for opening your HP you're wrong. You should feel guilty for betraying my trust..."

"why are you turning the facts around? I was just asking you that question. Just answer it don't have to be muters!"

Although while crying, Diana's tone of voice rose. His hands clenched as if he was already impatient with Ryan's attitude. Instead of admitting his mistake and saying the reason Ryan was trying to divert the conversation and make Diana feel cornered for breaking the deal.

"Jawab Mas why the hell did you do that? What is my lack?"

Now it was Ryan's turn to sweat cold. He seems confused what to say? What is Diana lacking? Actually Diana was smart because she always got a scholarship to be able to continue S2 in Turkey. In fact, he never sued Ryan for a living when Ryan had not yet earned an income.

"You... You're too cute Ma. You don't seem to care about how you look..." As if to find the reason, Ryan immediately got a hujjah.

"Mas, you know why I don't take care of my face? Our money is not enough. We lived all this time it was from scholarships and money sent to Andi. Why are you saying that now?!"

"i've only recently been taking care of that face because Tina gave me Skin Care Mas!"

"if I'm not beautiful, I'm indifferent to appearance then why don't you try to give me my needs? With you working for example?"

"Oh so now you're suing me for work? Then who will take care of the house and take care of Indra?"

"you're full of college. What are you doing high school anyway but not being a career woman like most people?"

"you saw Sinta. He's just a high school graduate but has been able to be independent and have a pretty successful business."

Like being struck by lightning, Diana did not expect Ryan to finally compare himself to Sinta. A woman who has just entered their life and snatched away Mas Ryan's entire love.

"Astaghfirullah's... My mother!! you compare me to an adulteress?!!"

Enough already! Ryan can't talk. That's what Diana had in mind. He's had enough of this. Finally Diana's voice shouted until it was clearly heard to the second floor, Indra's room.

Indra is awake. And Ryan and Diana are still arguing great downstairs. Even though he was six years old, a child also realized that something was wrong with his parents. His little legs were curious, what were his parents doing to shout like that?

Indra down the stairs. The sound of her mother crying was becoming clearer from the kitchen. While the Papa continues to give curses to his mother.

"Ma, Pa... What's wrong? Why is Mom crying?"

Indra had already arrived at the kitchen and broke Diana and Ryan's quarrel. They both stayed silent for a moment and looked at each other. They both did not realize that their voices were getting higher until they woke up Indra.

"no Ma, because you're Indra awake.."

"Enough Mas! You are wrong and do not want to admit your mistakes!"

"What?! Now isn't it just you blaming me?!"

They argue back. As if he did not care about the presence of Indra. Indra looked confused and sad to see the two like that.

"Ma, Pa, why are you fighting?" Indra was crying.

Diana, who realizes that Indra is also sad to see their quarrel, leaves Ryan in the kitchen and immediately hugs Indra. Diana also closed Indra's ears so as not to hear the swearing from her papa while bringing Indra back to the second floor.