For over five days, Airin has been eagerly awaiting her monthly visitor to arrive, hoping for peace of mind and relief from negative thoughts. She no longer fears having a child out of wedlock because, until now, Zidan remains unreachable.Airin has the urge to search, but she doesn't know where to find this irresponsible man. Zidan's number is still inactive. How will she demand accountability when she has no clues about his address? She hasn't even asked for his mother's name.Airin laughs bitterly, mocking herself for being too naive. She opened herself up to a man with an unclear background. Now, she is prepared with three pregnancy test kits and a small bottle of urine set aside.Holding her breath, Airin dips the test kit. She waits with a pounding heart, fearing that the result might not align with her hopes. However, fate has a different story to tell. Two red lines appear on all three pregnancy test kits. Her body goes limp. Her gaze stares blankly at the pregnancy test resul
"I can't go, Sir.I'm sorry!" Airin asserted. Trying to exit the car, but Fachri had alreadylocked the car door. There was no way for Airin to leave without Fachri'spermission."You have tocome. You need to accompany me to your hometown. So you can cancel the marriagewith the second choice of your parents. You're still young, Rin, your future isahead. You shouldn't get married, and what about your studies?" Fachri insisted.Unhappy with Airin's marriage, though it was just a pretense.Airin shook her head."No, Sir. I can't take you there; it's already the absolute decision of myparents. It's also a mandate that must be fulfilled," Airin explained,adding a new lie to prevent Fachri from asking more questions. Honestly, shedidn't want to lie, especially to Fachri, who had been kind and helpful."But not allmandates can be fulfilled. And not all parents' wishes should be obeyed,"Fachri countered. Staring sharply at Airin, who remained determined to go homeand get married, wit
"Ha-pregnant?" Fachri shook his head, unable tobelieve what the doctor said. Airin was five weeks pregnant and had to behospitalized due to bleeding. Despite the scare, she was fortunate that thefetus in her womb was saved, thanks to Fachri's swift action in taking her tothe hospital.Panicked by seeing Airin pushed by the middle-aged woman shereferred to as "mom," Fachri rushed her to the hospital. Airincomplained of stomach pain after the impact with the hotel floor.Without investigating who the middle-aged woman was, Fachriprioritized taking Airin to the hospital to ensure her safety, especially sinceshe was bleeding in the pelvic area. Fachri put Airin's well-being first, evenbefore satisfying his curiosity.Fortunate enough, Fachri's decision was right. It saved Airinand her baby, even though they had to stay in the hospital. It was only fromthe doctor's explanation that Fachri realized Airin had been pregnant all thistime, and the fetus was quite advanced in age.Fe
"Repeat it again so I can be absolutely sure my ears didn't deceive me. Tell me if you really knew all of this!" Fachri demanded. His hands clenched tightly, his fingertips turning white, holding back the tightness in his chest from Mayang's statement, who continued to openly defend her husband, Zidan."Yes, I've known all of this. I also know that the woman who seduced my husband is a student at one of the universities in Bandung. I know she disturbed and seduced my husband until he was ensnared by her charms," Mayang said, pulling one corner of her lips. "I also know that this woman did it for money because Zidan transferred a lot of money and bought many luxury items for her. In return, she promised to give my husband a child. But, it turns out the woman lied. All this time, she was just using my husband's dream of having a child to drain his money. It turns out she's been using protection all along so she won't get pregnant.""No, no!! That's not true. What Zidan said is a lie. He
Airin bit her lower lip hard, suppressing the guiltweighing heavily on her chest. Currently, she was contacting her father torequest money for her tuition and monthly expenses, all while gently rubbingher bulging belly.Unbeknownst to her, despite the challenging life shewas facing, Airin managed to endure it. Living frugally in an apartment,claiming that her husband was working as an overseas laborer in Malaysia.Consequently, she had to live alone, but her supposed husband regularly senther monthly allowances.However, Airin's deceit extended beyond this. Shewould ask for money to buy books or complete assignments. The most recent andsignificant request was when her father mentioned selling a cow. Airinimmediately pleaded to buy a laptop for her thesis preparation. She claimed tobe tired of going back and forth to her friend's house to work on assignments.As a result, three-quarters of the money from sellingthe cow were transferred to Airin. She planned to use this subst
"As fast as Airin moved to enter again, she was stilloutpaced by Fachri, who followed closely, preventing the door from closingtightly with his formal shoes. 'Rin, please listen to what I have to say.Please don't run anymore, because I won't let you go,' pleaded Fachri, tryingto open the door with one foot caught.Airin shook her head, holding the door with her back to keep itfrom opening. 'Please, sir. Go away! I don't want to meet anyone!' 'No. I won'tleave until you're willing to talk to me,' persuaded Fachri. Despite being ableto forcefully push open the door in front of him, he didn't want to do that.Fachri didn't want a strong push to open the door, potentiallyhurting Airin inside. Even though he felt the pain in his right leg used toprop the door of the apartment building. 'Sir, please. Understand my situation.I don't want to meet anyone. I'm ashamed, sir,' she whispered with a hoarse andtrembling voice.Unable to hide it, Airin was genuinely frightened by Fachri's
"Who are you? Why come here and stir up trouble?Just because my neighbor's husband is in Malaysia, you think you can create acommotion as you please." Wiwit put on an annoyed expression, with raisedeyebrows and hands on her hips, resembling a housing manager demanding rentarrears for months."Husband? Airin's husband in Malaysia?"Fachri asked, making sure what he heard was not a mistake.It's not pleasant, playing a drama without knowingthe actual plot."Yes, her husband is in Malaysia. He said hewould return after she gives birth. So, just because her husband isn't here,you act arbitrarily like this. It's a shame that a handsome man like you has tobe cruel to a pregnant woman like Airin. If there's an issue, let's talk itout. Give her more time, at least until her husband returns," Wiwit firedaway without bothering to find out who the man in front of her was."Um... wait a minute. Give time, time forwhat?" Fachri asked, trying to satisfy his curiosity."Time to pay off de
Airin couldn't fathom what was going on in Fachri'smind. The man seemed indifferent to her rejections. However, numerous itemswere arriving, as if Fachri were moving into the apartment. Like any other apartment complex, it would becomelively when a resident brought in new items. Now, Airin became the center ofattention due to the multitude of items arriving – from a thick, plush carpetand a large-sized television to a refrigerator, a large fan, and a complete setof bed and wardrobe. All these items were being brought into the denselypopulated apartment.The other residents were whispering to each other,observing the influx of items. Meanwhile, Fachri appeared indifferent, stilllying down without caring about what was happening. He even ignored Airin'scomplaints to the people who were now placing items inside their apartment."For all this time, you've been criticizingAirin for being pregnant without a husband, right? Even though she said herhusband is working in Malaysia?