Lara's Pieces (When the Ex Returns)
Not I'm Cruel

Dimas stops his car in front of his former mother-in-law's house, but he doesn't consider his mother Salma an ex-mother-in-law, because she loves him, like loving her own mother. Moreover, his mother Salma is a close friend of his late mother. Even though Dimas has disappointed his daughter, his mother Salma still can still receive Dimas well, because he knows how Dimas lives after marrying Rani, and knows how Rani. Although his mother Dimas does not want to recognize Rani as his son-in-law, because it is assumed that Rani snatched Dimas from Salma, his favorite daughter-in-law, still his mother Salma can understand Rani's marriage to Dimas.

Dimas' marriage also made his mother Dimas died, because hearing the news Dimas married again, his mother who had heart disease immediately dropped to exhale his last day after Dimas married Rani.

“What's up here early in the morning, Dim? Then how do you still wear a shirt? Did you not go to the office?” ask Miss Mila.

“Where are you going? Very neat mother's clothes, carry all bags?” She asked her mother-in-law.

“Mother Miss Salma. He is really rarely home, since he chose to pursue his profession again, especially since he was married, the less often the children go home, do not know his mother is lonely? Yesterday he said the seminar here only he did not stop by, because the time is a little, and the morning must be a seminar to Semarang, so he only had time to stop by his father's grave,” said Bu Mila.

Dimas thought for a moment. Early in the morning Salma's mother will visit Salma's house, because her mother Salma does not know what happens when Salma's husband remarries, he again marries his ex-wife who disappeared for years.

“What Salma from yesterday did not contact mom?” ask Dimas.

“He called mommy yes while she was in Semarang. Mother misses her at all, try she is not stubborn like that, and no such incident, she is still here,” said Ms Mila.

“This mom wants to go there already told Salma, if mom wants to go there?” ask Dimas.

“Ya hasn't, Dim. The name is also a surprise?” answer mother.

“Mothers call first, maybe Salma is busy, is out of town, is a seminar for example?” dimas.

“Iya also, yes I have contacted Salma first,” he said.

Dimas believes Salma's mother did not know that Salma's husband was remarried. Kalayu knows, will be angry, and will tell him.

“True you, Dim. Salma is out of town, a week she is out of town, there is work there,” said Ms Mila.

“True to my guess, surely Salma covered everything from mother. Why is he like that? Why would he cover it up, and he wants to be combined? Does he hate things that smell like polygamy? I'm sure he was forced, or something, because he wanted to be combined,” Inner Dimas.

“Dimas ... You were invited to talk and daydream?” Madam Mila was crying out to Dimas, who was thinking about Salma.

“Ah yes ma'am, how?”

“That Salma is out of town, he said a week,” replied Bu Mila.

“Ya already mom to there next week alone,” said Dimas. “What was Salma talking about, saying what is the same mother?” ask Dimas.

“No, he just said he was busy. Because he's out of town, and later he'll be here, he forbid mom to go there anyway?” answer Miss Mila.

Dimas nodded, and he understood that Salma did not tell his mother that Askara had remarried. “Lucky mom is kind of clumsy? If you know so much about the internet, surely you know the rumors?” mummified Dimas.

Mila put her bag back in her room, because she didn't go to Salma. He makes coffee for Dimas, then discusses the bakery they manage together. Before Dimas married Salma, Mila was also familiar with him, because Dimas had considered him like his own son.

After a long chat with Miss Mila, Dimas went home. He temporarily left his job for a few days, to find out whether or not the news circulated that Salma's husband was remarried, and Salma approved of him.

“I have to find a way, so I can meet Salma's husband. But, if I see him, then I'm supposed to interfere with his problem? Ah no, that's not how it works, Dimas! Come think, how did you get the truth of this news!” pekik Dimas.

Dimas asks his men to find out about Salma and Askara. He asked his men to watch over Salma, now how Salma was doing, and told his men again, to keep an eye on Askara. He did not take Salma for granted, even though he had also hurt Salma in the same way.

^^^

It's been a week Askara hasn't been to the office. He left all his work to his men in the office. He went on holiday with Azzura and Afifah. A week Salma left home, Askara did not meet Salma at all, did not persuade Salma to come home, but he instead brought Azzura vacation in Bali with Afifah. Salma knew, although Askara was not at all saying goodbye and did not tell her that she was on vacation in Bali with Azzura and Afifah. It might be called a honeymoon.

Salma doesn't care what they want. Want a honeymoon or what, Salma no longer care, after all he was not considered Askara despite still having the status of his first wife. Salma kept doing her job, she stayed calm facing everything, she focused more on her job, and no longer wanted to take care of people who no longer cared about her.

“Sal, can I go to my room?” ask Acha. Salma was ready to go home. Salma follows Acha to Acha's room.

“Sit, Sal,” Acha's word.

“What's up, Budhe?” ask Salma.

“You why not come with them to Bali?” ask Acha.

“For what to come, Budhe? Just offered no? I went from home alone until now Mas Aska did not care at all?” answer Salma.

“You mean go from home how, Sal?” ask Acha.

“There hasn't been a day Mas Aska married Mbak Zura, he's already asked me to get out of the room, the room where Mas Aska and I live. Mas Aska asked me to occupy the guest room, and Mbak Zura again occupied the main room. I protest, I don't want to. I am the first wife, Mas Aska and Mbak Zura should appreciate me who has been honored to allow them to marry. But, with ease Maak Zura said, I had to give up, and had to move rooms. Did I choose to leave the house? If it continues there, could I be their babu? I am the one who takes care of Mbak Zura sick, while Mas Aska does not care about me and my heart?” salma was calm.

“Askara time is so?” said Acha.

“Yes if budhe does not believe just ask budhe's nephew?” answer Salma.

“Expiring once he. He's been in Bali a long time. Leaving his job long enough, and he did not even care about the office that was in a mess, until Nina who had to intervene in the handle Askara office,” said Acha.

“Where does he know responsibility? The responsibility with the other wife is not? I'm in the same thickets as my ex-wife, so let it be? Until he doesn't care I leave the house. Yes maybe it was a trivial matter, because I was told to change rooms not to want to, he became angry with me, and did not care if I left. Until now, Mas Aska never asked me news at all, Budhe,” said Salma.

“He's too much, why don't you tell me, Sal? If the mother knows for sure Askara got angry, especially until papa and his father know,” said Acha.

“Budhe must know how I feel. I'm talking like this, not that I'm looking for a defense. I was selfish, and I was jealous. But I can bear to be unselfish and not jealous if they value me, if Mas Aska thinks of me. He said he wanted to be fair, is that what is fair? I was tired of taking a break, Mas Aska told me to pack my things to change rooms, because that night too Ms. Zura wanted to occupy my room. If it happened to budhe, would budhe be able to accept? I'm tired of everything, body, mind, heart. When I want to rest I was told to clean the room, and move to the guest room?” salma said as it is.

“Agrace once to him? But Azzura is there no shame? He should be sick, he should be good to you, he doesn't feel good to you, not like that. He wants to win by himself! He was wrong, but he didn't want to give up! Clearly wrong, right? Leave her husband and children for seven years?” acha.

“I didn't expect Mas Aska to be like that, Budhe. It was as easy as he decided, as easy as he promised and not kept,” said Salma.

“You're patient, Sal. Maybe he wanted to make up for his guilt, when Zura was sick, but he couldn't take care of her.”.

“Redeeming his guilt? The one who should make up for the bad taste is Mbak Zura, not Mas Askanya. Wrong itself the pain even went away, even leaving the husband and child. The turn of the husband already has a happy new life, he arbitrarily, disturbing his life, and taking back Mas Aska who was with me,” said Salma.

Acha justifies what Salma says. Yes, for what Azzura back again, if first when the first time sick only Azzura even went to leave Askara? Now that he was tired of self-medication, he returned to Askara.

“I'm back, Budhe,” Salma.

Salma came out of Acha's room. Just as she was about to walk home, she heard a nurse call her to treat the emergency patient.

Salma went straight to the IGD, she didn't care that she was going home, because saving someone's life was her priority.

“Mas Aska?” salma.

“Sal, please Azzura,” pinta Askara.

“Sus, contact Doctor Elizabeth now!” salma's Edit.

“Doctor Elizabeth is out of town, Doc,” she replied.

“Doctor Tirta, get him here!” salma's Edit.

Not that he did not want to handle Azzura, he was still annoyed to see two humans that one week like being swallowed by the earth. Let alone, he was considered to be hard-hearted or stubborn. Rather than him treating Azzura with a bad feeling, mending him threw his duty at another doctor who was the same as him.

“Why not you, Sal?” ask Ask Askara.

“I will still help you deal, but I choose the best doctor. I've already handed him over to Doctor Elizabeth, but he's out of town, so I'm trying to call the other doctors,” Salma said.

“Please Zura, Sal,” the door.

“Pray only, after all has a doctor's verdict like that, right?” salma.

Let alone, he was considered ugly to be a doctor, rather than having to cure the patient who had ruined his life like now.

“You were the first to handle, Sal?”

“Iya indeed, but I can't, I want to apply for resign from here,” Salma replied. “Somehow I told you, find a better doctor than me, like you married your ex-wife again, which is probably more everything than me! Don't come when you need it, Mom! Sorry I can't handle!” reject Salma with emphasis.

Salma went to see Doctor Tirta who had just arrived. “Dok, I want to go home, and I ask the doctor who handles this patient of mine. It was me who handled it, but I believe the best doctor to deal with this mother,” said Salma.

“Well, I have orders from Doctor Elizabeth about Doctor Salma's patient named Azzura now who handles Doctor Elizabeth, and the doctor knows for himself, I used to be assigned to replace him, he said,” says Doctor Tirta.

“Thank you, Doc,” said Salma, then left just like that to leave Askara and Azzura.

Salma did not care about Askara, but she did not care about her.

“I don't care, want me to be said cruel, or how? I behave according to how they behave to me!” inner Salma.