Treasure, Throne, Renata
The Rania Story

08.00 WIB - Tigaraksa Religious Court

I saw the paper containing the trial queue number in my grasp, apparently luck was on my side this time. I got the first number to enter courtroom 1 immediately. In the bag there is already evidence that has been printed and nazegelen, which is legalized on a stamp of 6000 rupiah as proof that the document is legally valid.

Kulirik my mother who was holding Kian, next to her Mother Ida also sat with an anxious face. I deliberately asked him to testify, after 3 years he worked when I was with Rayendra. My feelings continued to be agitated, today's agenda completely consumed my energy and emotions. For 1 month I was looking for proof of Rayendra's affair, trying to recall all the events carefully. All the evidence of conversations on WhatsApp, photos on social media to the information I received, I consider as a clue that God whispered to me. Dion's words were ringing in his ears, until last night I spoke to the man I chose to be the third witness today.

That guy hasn't shown up yet, I don't see any sign of him arriving at court. My heart is pounding hard, today Ray's side will also hand over evidence and witnesses. My heart kept wondering who the witness he was going to bring. Was family? Her mom? Her sister ?. If one of his family came, I would be very disappointed. How can they testify to support a separation caused by a third person, while there is the fate of the three bloods of their flesh being sacrificed.

My eyes kept combing through the court waiting room, trying to see who knew someone I knew. But unfortunately today was very full, there was not a single person I knew this morning. So full I stood in front of courtroom 1, trying to look into whether the courtroom would be opened. I vaguely saw the clerks were still busy preparing the case documents, and the judge's seat was still empty.

My heart was beating faster, I glanced at my phone many times. My third witness has not yet appeared. I'm more worried that he will come to testify today, because to me he is the key witness to the affair between Ray and Renata. I tightly wrapped the bag containing a series of evidence, while saying I dhikr I pray that the trial today will be smooth without obstacles.

“ Asaalamualaikum Warahmatullahi Westarokatuh. Call to Case No 2026 TGRS with Applicant Rayendra Saputra against Respondent Rania Chairunnisa immediately enter the courtroom 1”.

The clerk's voice echoed to the entire waiting room, I was finally called to enter the courtroom. I coded my mother to let me in first, witnesses would be called if the magistrate asked them to come in. I step foot into the court room that is large enough, it looks like the four judges have sat neatly with his robe of greatness.

“ Good Morning Ibu Rania please sit”, greet a Chief Judge let me sit.

“ Morning Sir. Thank you”, I replied.

“ Morning Mr. David. Where's Applicant? Still unable to attend also to the agenda of proof?”, he asked while glancing at Rayendra's lawyer.

“ Morning Sir. Mr. Ray is not good, he said, being busy with ” office affairs, replied the Lawyer. A Female Judge smiled faintly at Mr. David's reply, his head shaking while opening the case file.

“ Well, Wednesday hearing on September 18, 2019 officially I open with the agenda of proving and calling witnesses from the Petitioner and Respondent”.

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The sound of a hammer knocking rang out the sign of the trial had begun, my hands were getting wet from nervousness mixed in agitation.

“ Applicant Party, please come forward to provide the evidence list. Please be shown to the assembly and the Respondent” party, said the Chief Justice.

Mr. David stood up while giving a map containing documents in his hand. The Chief Judge reads the evidence list while matching the evidence brought.

“ Please mention Sir, what are the proof tools”, said the Female Judge.

“ The proof tool I brought there are documents in the form of ID card, marriage certificate, salary slip, following the birth certificate of the three daughters of the applicant” he said.

“ Respondent, Ms. Rania Chairunnisa. Can be checked together, is this really a marriage book, ID card, salary slip along with the deed of the three daughters of Mother and Mr Rayendra?”, asked the Chief Justice.

“ Right Mr. Hakim”, I replied loudly.

“ Documents have been legalized, then it is legal as a proof tool ya”, he said while entering the document to the case file.

“ The Applicant has brought witnesses?”, asked the presiding judge.

“ Already Sir, I call now?”, he asked.

“ Yes, have the Petitioner witness enter the courtroom”, he replied.

Mr. David walked out of the room to call the witness in question. My chest is pounding, who will come to testify?. Before long the door was opened again, a man was seen walking behind Mr. David with shaky steps.

“ This is a witness from Mr. Ray's side, following a photocopy of his ID card Pak”, said Mr. David walked to the judge's table while carrying a photocopy of the witness ID card.

“ Whose brother? What is the relationship with the Applicant?”, asked the Chief Justice.

“ My name is Fadli, my relationship with my co-worker Pak”, replied the skinny man.My eyes continue to observe his figure from head to toe.

“ Well please Brother stand, follow the vow memorization I say”, said the Woman Judge.

The man stood next to me as he prepared to take the oath.

“ WALLAHI (BY GOD)”

“ I SWEAR THAT I WILL EXPLAIN IN TRUTH AND NOTHING ELSE THAN ACTUAL”

The man took the oath following the judge's words in a stammer. His voice was stifled and looked wrong. As soon as he finished swearing he sat on the chair right beside me restlessly.

“ Brother Fadli, how close between Brother and Permohon”, asked the Chief Judge to interrogate.

“ We are coworkers and are quite close sir. Mas Ray often confides with me “.

“ You know the problem between the Applicant and the Respondent?”, asked a male judge.

“ He said there is no match “, he replied.

“ During the household what is the attitude of the Applicant towards his wife?”.

“ Good sir, Mas Ray hard work for the sake of family, take a walk, love attention”.

“ Now still love attention? Still working?”, asked the Woman Judge.

“ Still make a living he said” replied the man hesitated.

“ Oya? Still the birthplace? Inner?”, asked the Female Judge.

“Iya, a living born inner Bu”, he answered nervously.

The female Judge smiled as she threw her back at me, while I turned to the man while giving a cynical look.

“ Since when has the Applicant been not with his wife?”, asked one of the Male Judges.

“ Since last year Pak”, the answer is getting original.

“ Oh so. You know how many children they have?”, asked the judge.

“ There are 3 he said Pak”, he replied.

“ Try to mention the age of his three daughters, right Brother of a close friend he”.

“ The big class 2 SD, the middle Kindergarten, the small one is still baby Pak”.

“ Is that the third child who can be born? He said he had often been bickering and separating the house?”, trap the Chief Judge.

“ I don't know if it's Pak”, the pretext is.

“ Brother knows if Applicant is close to his female co-worker?”, asks the Female Judge.

“ Mas Ray is indeed close to all of us, whether male or female “, he replied nervously.

“ So same women deket too right? Like to confide so not if the same woman?”, asked the Judge.

“ Yes Mom. Both also vent “, the answer is increasingly confused.

“ Oh so initially like to confide in the continuity so yes “, trap the female judge.

“ Yes Mom. Eh means so deket same all “, he replied with a deathly pale face.

“ So according to Brother, the Applicant has closeness to all staff, both male and female yes?”, asked the Chief Justice to confirm his statement.

“ I-iya Pak”, the answer is getting nervous.

“Well that's all our questions. Please Brother out of the courtroom”, said the Chief Justice while opening the case file.

“ Mr David, what other Petitioner witness? Which family?”, he asked.

“ His mother is not present sir, so only Mas Fadli was present”, he replied while scratching his head.

The Judge looked at each other, the Chief Judge whispered with a colleague beside him as if commenting on Mr. David's answer.

“ Now the proof of the Respondent yes, Ms. Rania please come forward to bring the proof” tool, said the Chief Justice.

I stood with a brown map containing a list of evidence to the Judge's table. The Chief Judge recorded it while matching the evidence I brought.

“ Bu Rania please explain what is brought for evidences”, Judge Chief's order.

“ I brought my three daughters birth certificate, proof of WhatsApp conversation anytime Rayendra was in Bandung, photos uploaded on social media, etc, and one strand of women's clothes that I found when Rayendra came home from Bandung”.

“ Applicant please see, this is the evidence brought by the Respondent party. Already legalized everything, we consider it legitimate as a means of evidence. Ms Rania brought how many witnesses?”, asked the Chief Judge.

“ I brought 3 witnesses Pak”, I replied.

“ First witness please enter the courtroom “, his order.

I walked out of the room and called my mother, she left Kian to Mother Ida and prepared to follow me to the courtroom. His steps were steady to enter the room and give testimony.

“ Right Mr. Hakim”.

“ Please stand up, while raising your right hand and follow the vow memorization as I read”, said Judge Wanita. My mother followed orders and read vows like Fadli just did. As soon as he was done he was welcome to sit between me and Mr. David.

“ Brother Lies, how long have you lived with the Applicant and Respondent?”, asked the presiding judge.

“ Already 3 years Sir. Since my second grandson was born, I have stayed at their residence occasionally. Sometimes I go back to Bandung, then last I come back again when Rania is pregnant with the third child “. Answer mother.

“ During the household have you ever seen them quarrel or bickering?”, asked the female judge.

“ Never Ma'am. Until the last Ray often went back and forth to Bandung Rania still patiently waiting and taking care of her husband until he wanted to give birth”, he replied.

“ Is it true that brother Ray has been separated since 2016?”, asked the judge who sat next to the Chief Judge.

“ Not true. Rayendra and Rania have been together in one house since they were married until Rania gave birth to”, he replied aloud.

“ Good. Question for Brother Lies is enough, please get out of the room.please call the second witness ya”, the Chief Judge orders.

My mother thanked me while rushing to call Mother Ida who was waiting with Kian. Before long the figure of my former domestic assistant came into the room.

“ Good Morning, can borrow a photocopy of his KTP”, greet the Chief Judge while asking for a photocopy of IDA Mbak's IDA's IDA's IDA's IDA's IDA's IDA's IDA's IDA's IDA's IDA's IDA card.

“ Brother Ida Rosyidah, former housekeeper Respondent ya”, asked the Chief Judge.

“ Yes Pak”, replied Ms Ida slowly.

“ Please stand while brandishing your hands and follow the vow memorization that I say”, orders Female Judge. Ms. Ida read the vows in a stammer and as soon as she finished she sat down beside me.

“ Brother Ida, how long have you worked in the residence of the Respondent and Applicant?”, asked the Chief Judge.

“ Already 3 years Pak”, he answered so stammered nervous.

“ Brothers often hear them bickering or noisily during at home?”, asked the Chief Judge.

“ Never Sir. In fact, every morning I often see them laughing while drinking tea, often chatting, when leaving for work Mr. Ray likes to kiss Bu Rania first”, replied Ms. Ida.

“ Often do not you see such harmony?”, asked the Woman Judge.

“ Often if in the past, since Mr. Ray in Bandung I rarely see. You see, in the morning Mr. Ray is still sleeping or has gone to Bandung. I rarely meet”, he replied.

“ Brothers who daily wash clothes belonging to the Applicant and Respondent yes?”, asked the presiding judge.

“ Yes Sir, I do household work”, he replied again.

“ You know whose clothes?”, asked the Chief Judge while presenting evidence in the form of 1 strand of white clothes with a black line S-sized it.

“ I found the shirt fitting Mr. Ray came home from Bandung. I initially did not know whose clothes, I thought clothes had Rania's mother, but I was hesitant because Bu Rania was pregnant big”, he admitted.

“ About whose clothes Bu?” belongs to, he asked again.

“ Which is definitely not clothes Mother Rania, Grandma, let alone clothes Non Kila or Non Kica “, he replied.

“ So you who found this shirt when Respondent just returned from Bandung huh?”, asked the Chief Judge.

“ Yes Sir. If it is not wrong December 25th when they want a vacation to Cirebon”, he replied.

“ Good, enough questions from us. Please leave the courtroom. Miss Rania there's still a third witness? Can you bring the last witness here?”, asked the Chief Judge while closing the case file.

“ There is still Sir, I call first yes witness”, I replied as I walked out of the room followed by Ms Ida.

My eyes combed all over the waiting room while looking for the person who would testify for me. Suddenly the security patted him on the shoulder and pointed at someone standing near the door.

“ I want to call the third witness yes, it has been waiting since last Mom. Please bring the witness in”, said the security.

I smiled with relief at his figure, he returned my smile as he rushed into the room carrying a photocopy and a list of witnesses. He gave a copy of the ID card and gave it to the Judge.

“ Good morning, Brother named Nurul Restiana, coworker of Rayendra Saputra yes?”, greet the Chief Judge.

“ Yes Sir, I work at RENTZ Bandung”, the answer is calm.

“ Please follow the order and memorize the oath that I read”, said the Female Judge.

“ WALLAHI (BY GOD)”

“ I SWEAR THAT I WILL EXPLAIN IN TRUTH AND NOTHING ELSE THAN ACTUAL”

Nurul recited the oath aloud and calmly, there was not the slightest doubt in his vow. He sat next to me waiting for the question to be asked.

“ How long have you been working with Pemapon”, asked the Chief Judge to open the conversation.

“ Less than one year Pak”, he replied.

“ Brother knows the wife of Applicant?”, asked the Female Judge.

“ I do not know but I know Ms. Rania as soon as we looked at the moment Bu Rania gave birth”, she replied.

“ Brother knows when the Applicant left home?”, asked the presiding judge.

“ Exactly I do not know, but Mr. Ray has been living in Bandung since March. Exactly a few weeks after Bu Rania gave birth to her third child”.

“ You know the closeness between the Applicant and his coworkers?”, asked the Female Judge.

“ Tau Bu's. Mr. Ray was close to all of us, but since the first was closest to Fadli and Mbak Renata”, he admitted.

“ Who's Renata? What is the relationship between the applicant and the woman?”, he asked again.

“ Initially only ordinary coworkers, but for a long time they began to be intimate sir. We often take pictures and Mr. Ray often hugs Mbak Renata”, he replied.

“ Scanners know their relationship?”, asked the Chief Judge.

“ Tau Sir. Mr. Ray and Mbak Rena have indeed proclaimed their relationship” he replied.

“ Brother where when the product launching event in December? Is it right when launching you stay in Bandung?”, asked the Chief Judge.

“ I'm staying with Sir. After launching our products we ate and then stayed at the hotel. On December 25th, Mr. Ray returned to Jakarta, he said there was a family” event, he replied.

“ You know whose shirt?” belongs to, asked the Chief Judge while brandishing a shirt wrapped in transparent plastic.

“ It belongs to Mbak Renata. The nightgown he wore when we stayed at the hotel on December 24, the day before Mr. Ray returned to Jakarta”, he replied.

“ You recognize these photos? Ask the Chief Judge while showing a photo of them eating at a Sunda Dining House with bamboo saung.

“ Yes, that's the photo when we met, there's also when we after launching. We do eat there often because it is a restaurant from the owner of the RENTZ” group, he replied.

“ Here the Applicant looks intimate with this woman, did they have a special relationship at that time?”, asked the Female Judge.

“ Yes Sir, they are indeed close to each other”, replied Nurul.

“ Good, enough questions from us. Brother please come out of the courtroom”, said the Female Judge ended the question.

Nurul threw a glance at me, he smiled as he nodded his head. Hinting that the task is done and implied to give me spirit.

“ Today's proofing agenda is enough. We have received evidence and testimony from both parties. The decision agenda will be held in 1 month, because I will attend training for the next 3 weeks. Today's hearing is officially closed, the verdict will be informed by the next summons. Thank you”.

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I breathed a sigh of relief with today's agenda of testimony, I thanked him as I walked out of the courtroom. Nurul was standing at the door holding his cell phone.

“ Nurul, thank you for helping me testify today”, my broom while hugging her body.

“ Yes Brother Rania, sorry if there is a mistake from me. I was desperate to contact Kak Rania last night, because I was nervous as soon as I knew Fadli was made a witness today”, he replied.

“ So you already know their relationship from a long time ago, once I gave birth they are indeed close huh?”, I asked.

“ Yes Brother, I don't have the heart to see Brother. I am also a single mother, I have to make a living alone. It feels unfair to see Sister left having just given birth for the sake of another woman”, he said.

“ Do you know the consequences if you testify for me? Your career can end loh”.

“ I know the risks. RENTZ is on the verge of collapse. We just have to wait for time. Brother Rania must know that Allah is Most Just, I am sure that justice will be on my side. Well-healthy yes Brother, hug kiss for his three daughters”, pampitnya while hugging my body again.

I can't help but thank you for your help today. After all night I couldn't sleep for the witness I had to bring in, all of a sudden there was a nameless number sending me a message. A person who claims that he knew of Rayendra's affair and intends to bear witness today. Received only his sincere intentions, hopefully Nurul's testimony this morning will bring justice on our side.