They both asked me to halve my property. They didn't want to leave empty-handed, because according to them Mas Reno was entitled to a share of the property from his marriage to me.
"Oh, so you're saying that I should divide my property with Mas Reno?" I asked again, looking at the two women's faces in turn.
"Do you really want to part with me, Mira?" asked Mas Reno back.
He asked for my answer about what I would choose. Mas Reno seemed to hesitate, when I brought up the issue of separation. In fact, from the beginning he himself said firmly that if he were to kick me out of this house, our household would automatically be dissolved. But after I agreed and would fulfill his wishes. Instead, she became weak and powerless.
"Mas, you don't want to twist the facts! Wasn't it you who kicked me out of this house in the first place? Even though you clearly know that this house is the result of my sweat. You also defended Mbak Wina more than me, even though I'm still your legal wife. You even preferred your ex-sister-in-law who lives here over me. You did all that to defend your ex-brother-in-law. So you had the heart to kick me out," I said at length, emphasizing every word.
"Mila, please forgive your mistake. Because you got carried away with your emotions. You're guilty, Mila. Actually, I never had the intention to part with you, Mila. Once again, I apologize, Mila. You won't do it again," said Reno, apologizing to me.
I don't know whether his apology was sincere or not. What is clear is that Mas Reno apologized and he said he regretted what he did.
"Reno, why are you apologizing anyway? Didn't you want to divorce this woman?" Mbak Wina asked.
"No, Ma'am, I will never divorce her. I was in a bad mood, Ma'am. That's why I said what I said," Mas Reno replied.
"Are you really sorry, or are you just pretending, Mas? If you just want to please me, you better leave. Because I don't like people who are two-faced," I said.
I'm actually not sure and don't believe anything that Mas Reno will say. I just wanted to test how he would answer.
"I'm really sorry, Mila. If you don't believe me and want proof from me, then I will prove it," Mas Reno said.
"So you're really sorry, Mas? Okay then, I really want to ask for proof, about the seriousness of your words just now. That's why I'm asking you to kick Mbak Wina out of here. Can you do it, Mas?" I asked.
Since Mas Reno gave me a choice, I expressed what was in my heart. I asked Mas Reno if he could throw Mbak Wina out, who had been our problem from the start, until the problem became this big.
I wondered whether or not he would be able to carry out my request. This was because he had been so protective of his former sister-in-law from the start. Honestly, I was also surprised by Mas Reno's attitude, why was he so concerned about Mbak Wina?
Even though they had both become ex-brothers-in-law, it made me feel suspicious. I wondered if their closeness was because there was a shrimp behind the stone. I had to investigate, so I could uncover all their secrets. That is, if they have any secrets, which they are hiding.
"Reno, please don't do everything Mila asks you to do. Because I'm confused, if you have to leave here, where will you live? You know yourself, that the house left by your brother Mas Roni has been taken by the bank because you can't afford the installments. You're also an orphan, so you have no one," pleaded Wina pleadingly. She asked for mercy, so she wouldn't be evicted.
"That's why, Mbak, if you want to be a person, you have to know yourself. If you're staying in someone's house, don't act like you own it. In the end, it's your loss, isn't it?" I admonished.
"Mas Reno, I don't want to know, if you still want to be with me, then you have to kick Mbak Wina out of this house! I don't care if she lives at Mom's house, or at your brother's house, it's up to you. The important thing is that I don't want to see her hanging around my house anymore," I pleaded again.
I asked Mas Reno to kick Mbak Wina out of my house. I wanted to know whether or not he had the courage to do so. Because all this time, he was the one who always protected Mbak Wina, even though I told him about Mbak Wina's attitude towards me.
Continued...