The Dilemma in Silence
Friend's Arrival

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Hudda stood on the edge of the second-floor fence of the house with a direct view to the living room. His right hand held the phone stuck to his ear and his left hand landed on the fence. Malini stood in the doorway of the room watching him with a hot heart holding back the anger.

The furious look on Malini's face turned into a smile as she walked up to her husband and hugged him from behind. Malini leaned her head against Hudda's back and spoke in a spoiled voice, asking her husband to end the phone call and enter the room.

"Come ..," asked Malini, wanting to know her husband's reaction.

"Yes. Waita minute. Mr. Damar is talking about the project tomorrow" Hudda whispered, looking back.

"Sir Damar? Wasn't that woman the one who called him?" inner Malini.

Due to misunderstanding, Malini feels guilty and releases her hands that meet each other in Hudda's stomach. She went back to her room and waited for her husband there.

"Listen. I can't go with you to the show, Yuna. Please listen to me just this once," Hudda said in a small voice and occasionally looked back, directing her gaze at the wide-open door of the room.

It was not Damar who contacted him, but Yuna, the affair was the one who was currently connecting the phone with him. Malini was fooled by Hudda's words.

"I've always obeyed you. Not this time Hudda, come on ...! If not, I'll just take Leon with me" Yuna said.

"OKAY. I'll call you back later. I have to find a reason to avoid Malini tomorrow. Don't do anything wrong," Hudda's message and disconnect the phone.

Hudda walked into the room. After standing at the door of the room, he saw that Malini was already sleeping in a thick blanket. Hudda thought Malini would be waiting for her and they continued to love her after the friendly scene. Hudda closed the door and walked over to the bed looking at his wife's face. A puzzled look of a look was engraved after feeling Malini's attitude change since the day on which her cheek was slapped.

"He was different from the days before. Is Lini suspicious or knows that me and Yuna. If he finds out, his anger will definitely not be able to me just like Sister Mella. Why am I even trapped in that relationship with Yuna? Now I'm confused how to stop. If I tell Lini, my relationship with her will definitely end and the children will be the victims." Hudda still looked at Malini with her body standing by the bed. 

Hudda laid her body on the bed and was under the same blanket as her wife.

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"Are you really going to Bandung today? Why is this sudden?" malini asked as she tidied a few strands of Hudda's clothes into the suitcase. 

This time Malini did not suspect the departure of her husband considering last night he lied to Hudda by dragging the name of Damar who is a partner of the husband's work that is very familiar. 

"Yes. Two days later I will be back. No need to prepare a lot of clothes. You're gonna kick me out by filling that suitcase?" ask Hudda with a joke while tidying up her tie.

"Yes. So, don't come back. Fuck up!" Malini turned to Hudda. "Cleaning a tie by yourself can't. How would it be if we parted," said Malini as she tidied the tie around her husband's neck.

"Started?" Hudda responded in shock to Malini's words.

"Aren't you going to Bandung?" 

"Yes. Then I'm leaving. Watch kids. After I return, I'll take you to a Korean restaurant. Wait for me," Hudda said as she hugged Malini's body. 

Before Hudda kissed her, Malini who first kissed Hudda's cheek and pushed her husband's body slowly out of the room. 

The smile on Malini's lips faded and turned cold. After his pretence ended, disappointment again enveloped him and made him stingy with a sincere smile, even to his two children. There was only a smile to hide the wounds. 

"Mrs …! Aunt Sonia's coming!" exclaimed Jian, running towards the room to meet Malini. 

Malini walked on the stairs carefully and watching her son's footsteps, she saw a woman with large eyes resembling an Arab standing at the door of the house talking with Jenaka, the princess, and her daughter, twin sister Jian. 

"Sonia!" call Malini with a face still shocked and a happy smile.

Malini let go of Jian's hand after going down all the steps, he hugged Sonia, his close friend who had lived for two years outside the city. Hugs let go of their longing until Malini invited her to sit on the living room bench. 

Jian and Jenaka continued playing in the room, they were not in school because their Kindergarten teacher was holding a meeting. 

Before speaking further, Malini presents warm tea and some types of cakes and snacks that are already on the table, in a glass jar. 

"You're getting pretty. Definitely continuing treatment. Didn't you say Roni was stingy?" Malini. 

"really. I'm not like this because of the money. But, because of my girlfriend's money. Roni is like any other man. He cheated on her with his ex-girlfriend. Only he can do it, I can do it." Sonia spoke in a relaxed tone without any sadness. 

Malini who was even sad because she remembered Hudda and Yuna's affair. 

"Roni knew? Can he change?" malini asked blankly towards the door. 

"Yes. He doesn't care. Leave it! I don't care about him either. I'm not as lucky as you are Malini" said Sonia enviously knowing Hudda's loyal attitude all along.

"Fortunate me? Why do you always say that?" 

Malini screams angrily at being sick of hearing Sonia's praise of their relationship the same as Mila did before. Their relationship is not as good as they say. 

Sonia looked at Malini inside. Malini's reaction left Sonia confused and shocked because her best friend was never that angry. 

"Are your words wrong?" Sonia showed a guilty face. 

"It's not. I'm sorry, I'm just upset with those guys. My sister-in-law's husband also had an affair, she also said that she wasn't as lucky as me. Sorry, I responded angrily. I imagined that Mas Hudda was doing the same thing" said Malini, holding Sonia's hand and persuading her to be forgiven.

"It's okay. I understand your feelings. I should be the one apologizing. Ii'm sorry. Oh yeah, I came here to take you to Lula's wedding. In getting married today," said Sonia with a happy face.

"Your cousin?  Sorry, I don't know. When?" malini asked with a face still a little unexpected.

"today. Now prepare! We're going there with the twins. Go then! I will prepare them" said Sonia and stood up. 

Sonia pulled Malini's hand until the woman stood up. Malini walked up the stairs to the room, while Sonia entered the second room of Malini's children in the house. Sonia had been to that house a lot before. So, he knew the ins and outs of each side of the house. 

Two hours later, Malini went down the stairs in a dress that was up to her ankles and light blue. Her hair, which usually decomposes to waist length, is now beautifully bunned with earrings, adding beauty to her ears. 

"This is the reason Hudda can't turn away from you. Oh yeah, did you say the same Hudda?" asked Sonia who had been waiting for him since earlier in the living room. 

"no need. She must have allowed me," Malini replied with a smile.

Malini's hand gripped her wallet tightly to hold back the emotions that had appeared because of Sonia's previous words that said Hudda could not turn away from her. 

Sonia took Jian and Jenaka out of the house by holding their hands together. Malini follows them from behind and locks the door of the house before getting into Sonia's car.