
Before dawn, Damar was awake for tahajud prayers and the preparation of congregational prayers at the mosque near his home. Damar actually slept very late last night because he was waiting for his wife Siska who never came home. But, because it has become a habit since childhood. No matter how tired he was, he woke up before dawn.
"Waking up before dawn was to make a youthful and smooth windfall, Le" a message that was always uttered by his late mother Damar.
Damar grabbed his cellphone which already looks buluk. Some of the messages he sent to Siska were still one contreng. Just like last night.
"Where are you, Sis? Just worry about it"
Damar had also contacted some Siska friends he knew, but no one would answer where the woman was. Siska's friends deliberately hid Siska's whereabouts from Damar.
"Are you drunk again like that, Sis? What if something happens to you?If from your friends, it seems like yes. They were also no one to answer when I asked you where you were. Turns out, you were drunk and staying at the house of Selfi, your best friend. I hope one day you realize, Siska. Arya needs a mother's love."
Damar has been a son-in-law for three years in the family of Mr. Hisham. Damar is not the lover of Siska. But Damar is just a surrogate husband of a man who does not want to be responsible after impregnating Siska. To cover up the disgrace of the family, finally Mr. Hisham chose Damar who incidentally is the son of Mbok Narsih, an old woman who works at Mr. Hisham's house as a washing worker.
Mbok Narsih was not able to refuse the request of his employer, especially at that time Mbok Narsih was bearing a considerable debt to Mr. Hisham who he used to register Damar in an SMK, a few years ago.
"Mbok, help me yes. It is Damar to marry Siska. Mbok Narsih does not want to see people gossiping Siska? However, Siska was treated since childhood by Mbok Narsih, right? Think of Siska as Mbok Narsih's son too" Hisham told him three years ago.
Mbok Narsih also promised to keep Siska's pregnancy secret from others. Only he, Damar, and Hisham's family knew that. And of course that irresponsible man. Damar as a child who greatly respects his mother and Mr. Hisham accepted the marriage with a spacious heart.
Finally, there was a wedding between Damar and Siska with a reception that was quite luxurious All business relations Mr. Hisham was invited to the event. And the beginning of the destruction of Damar's life began from that time.
Siska as Damar's wife did not appreciate Damar at all as her husband. He treated Damar as nothing more than a maid. Rude words often came out of Siska's mouth and hurt Damar. However, Damar Legowo received all of that treatment. He thought that it was natural that Siska who was the son of a rich man could not accept himself as a husband directly. In time Siska will definitely change as time goes on.
Hisham and his wife were not much different from Siska. They never wanted to eat one table with Siska's husband. They also often burden Damar with homework that is supposed to be done by the maid. Damar who had been used to working hard since childhood did not consider it a torture.
The moon changed, Siska's stomach grew bigger. Damar who actually already knew that the baby in Siska's stomach is not his flesh blood, he remains a husband who is on standby for Siska and the baby in his stomach. Siska who was basically spoiled was often asked for strange things to Damar and often angry to Damar if his wishes were not immediately fulfilled. Until the birth of a baby boy named Arya in their family. Damar loved Arya like his own son. Hisham and his wife also love Arya. While Siska, since Arya was born, he returned often out at night as when not married first.
"You're the big one. I'm tired!" answer Siska.
Since Arya was born, Damar has been getting excited to live. He who has since married Siska secretly pursue the online motorcycle profession is getting more work spirit. Mr. Hisham to wonder from where Damar can get money to buy Aryan milk which is fairly expensive. Damar said he was in business with a friend.
"Huh! What business! Watch out you feed my granddaughter with unclean stuff!" snapped Mr. Hisham.
"Naudzubillah, Sir. Damar could not have given Aryan a living. It's better for Damar to ask the Father than to give Aryan a living, a haram" Damar replied.
"Well that's it. You don't have to be arrogant for work for Arya. You are enough at home to serve our needs all here is enough," snapped Mr. Hisham.
Damar did not answer. Since Damar's marriage, he has started working outside. He gave a living born to Siska although not how at most only enough to buy the female skincare. Hence Siska often made fun of her husband because most of the necessities of her life were still borne by the rations of her own father.
As a husband, Damar once advised Siska to live a simpler life because they were married so as not to depend on parents continuously. But, instead of being welcomed, Siska instead berated Damar and considered him a useless man. If so, Siska will not want to sleep in the room with him again.
Inner living business? Since her marriage, Siska has never served Damar. For her Damar was not really her husband. He is just a stupid man who wants to cover up his family's disgrace to pay off his late mother's debt.
As Damar was going out of the house to the mosque, Damar vaguely heard the sound of bickering people from the guest room. Damar stopped his steps.
"Well, is that like Siska's voice? What does Siska do in the guest room? Who is Siska talking to?"
To treat his curiosity, Damar also walked to the guest room. His heart was pounding as he got closer to the room. His mind was raging, moreover the voice was increasingly sounding similar to his wife. Once Damar had reached the guest room door, Damar opened the guest room door wide and the sky seemed to collapse at that time as soon as Damar watched Siska was in a blanket with Dave, one of Siska High School friends who had come to their wedding three years ago.
SERIATE
How did Siska and Dave react? What would Damar do?