The Simpang Jalan
Chapter 19

Kia's car entered the parking area of the school building. At the same time a sedan car also parked next to his car. Kia got out of the car along with the driver of the sedan.

"Likha? Did I see wrong?" greet Kia.

"Hi Kia's sister." Likha ran over to Kia.

"I barely know you" said Kia.

"So much, I'm still like before."

"But in my eyes you're more beautiful, more glowing, more perfect!" praise Kia.

"So much, I'm just following little care mama."

"Mother ...."

The scream caught Kia's attention. He welcomed his beloved daughter.

"Rachel, where are we going after this?" ask Kia.

"There's no destination yet, but we're eating at your restaurant first?"

"That's so dear ...."

"Hi Aunty Likha, would you like to come with Rachel again?" haggard Rachel.

"Please baby, but Aunty has an appointment with oma Eren."

"Okay Aunty, see you next time.

Kia takes Rachel to her restaurant, at her daughter's request. She had lunch with her daughter in her room.

"Hows it? Rachel likes shrimp just as much as crabs?"

"Like mom, good."

"Mother still thinks of Rachel's story last night, of Aunty Likha's flickering."

"Owh .. It happened on my birthday, I peed, just right until the bathroom heard those faint noises."

"Rachel still remembers what she sounds like?"

Rachel imitated the voice she heard, it instantly shattered Kia's stubbornness. Kia immediately wiped her tears before Rachel realized it.

"Keep I open the bathroom door, uh inside there's Aunty Likha's father."

Kia tried to hold her breath, at this moment her tears felt at the end, she could not bear it.

"Create ...." Kia's voice began to tremble, as strong as holding back her tears from dripping in front of her daughter

"Dad Aunty was confused, I asked her why, Aunty Likha replied she was flickering, Daddy again help her niupin his eyes, right at that time I saw the face of the same father Aunty very close."

"But I can't heal said Aunty, her eyes still sore, so Rachel blew it up and recovered ...."

"What is Aunty Likha's father's position?"

"Sissing like you last night, you're sitting at the table, if Aunty's sitting in the sink. For all the same." Rachel enjoyed the food again.

For her the story was just an ordinary story, but for her mother every story Rachel was like millions of arrows piercing through her heart.

"What's worse is there anyway, for me mother lebai really, a glint aja teriakaknya iiihh... kayak ketuk knife aja!"

"Mother please ask Rachel?"

"Please what mother?"

"Mother asked Rachel for help, so Rachel kept this a secret yes, mother embarrassed that people know mother crybaby, Aunty Likha also must be embarrassed if anyone else knows. Rachel's gonna be embarrassed if anyone finds out Rachel's weakness is known to people."

"Every mother, Rachel will keep this story."

"So our secret is okay?" Kia gave her little finger.

"Every mother, this is our secret." Rachel linked her little finger to Kia's pinky.

"Finished lunch, Rachel where are you going, baby?"

"That's fine. After the break we go home to get the gear."

"But mother accompany me yes, do not stay me like Dad yesterday."

"Where's Rachel's father?"

"When Rachel was playing with Nanda, she didn't know that when Rachel was looking for Dad and Aunty, they weren't there."

"Where did Rachel swim?"

"No idea mom, around the pool a lot of tall buildings."

Kia froze, her mind currently fixed on Likha.

Tega you're Likha, if my guess is right. When the world hates you, I give you hands and love, but what do you do to me?

Kia tries to focus on Rachel at this time, Davi and Likha Kia's affairs put that aside. In his current mind he only wanted his daughter to be happy.

Like her promise to Rachel, Kia took her daughter to the beach. Because the sun was still too hot, Kia asked her daughter to sleep while waiting for the afternoon time.

In a very quiet hotel room, Kia begins to open a report of the project she is fighting for, the project Davi admits is bankrupt and makes her a big loss. But in fact, from that project Davi profited Billions.

Kia could no longer bear the tears she kept. Tears just spilled. "Your work, for 11 years I've been there for you, you still have the heart to lie to me."

The tears seemed unwilling to stop, Kia let the clear liquid flow down. His hands were busy sending messages to someone. Kia asked the man to trace Davi's expenses to his new account.

Rachel was very comfortable sleeping in the hotel, while Kia continued to shed her tears, so that when Rachel woke up she could look happy again.

As the sun slips westward, Kia and Rachel play sand together, building their sand castles.

"Rachel, there are 2 palaces." Kia requisitioned the 2 palaces they built together. "For example, in this palace there is a mother, and this palace there is a father, Rachel want to live in which palace?"

"I can't choose one, because I want you two to be with me in 1 palace." Rachel is upset and destroys the other palace.

"Now there is only one palace for the three of us. I can't be away from Dad or mom, I want us to always be together."

Inner Kia screamed, how she continued her life with Rachel, this child loves Davi very much.

Which a**pa steps should I take? I feel like I'm at a crossroads, continuing this relationship for Rachel's sake am I strong?

Kia looked at Rachel who was now busy beautifying the sand castle that was still standing.

But, if I'm done with everything, can I see the cry of Rachel who always wanted her father?

"Mother, why are you crying?"

Kia tried to wipe her tears. "Mother is not crying, mother is this lick."

"I'm blowing this up to get well soon." Rachel blew the mother's eyes.

"Rachel would not be on vacation if only the two of you were the same mother?"

"If I want for a moment, but if I don't want to if I just stand up. If it's a long vacation I want to be with Dad and mom."

Kia turned her body in another direction, her beloved daughter indeed could not be far from Davi.

Connect ....

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What steps did Kia take after learning of her husband's betrayal?

There are many tests in marriage, there are tests in economics, heredity, loyalty, family etc. Things like Kia happen all around us.

Some give forgiveness and opportunities to the husband, just for the sake of the child. Ignoring her pain just for the sake of children's happiness. For those of you who survive for the happiness of children, may God give great happiness so that happiness slowly closes the wound that was once scratched into your heart. Although it is difficult not to recover completely.

For those who choose to part, may you be given great fortitude and happiness. No matter where the happiness comes from, from a new partner who understands you and is good at taking care of your heart, loves your children, or the happiness of your achievements or the success of your children that makes you proud of them. May God make you forget that pain.

Whatever your decision, (forgive/end) you are a great woman. Don't think about what people say, keep fighting for your happiness and the happiness of your loved ones.

Thank you for your support, reading this work, it's a huge support. See you in the next chapter, hopefully you can write it smoothly until the end.