That night, Rian looked upset after reading the wedding invitation from his boss at work. It wasn't the invitation that made Rian so upset. The real source of Rian's upset was his own wife, her name was Afifah.
"I have to appear perfect in front of all the invited guests, especially in front of your boss's wife." His wife whined
"How?…..My salary is too small to buy it." Rian said a little annoyed
"I have to." Afifah insisted
That night they went to bed feeling upset. Rian was upset because of his wife's wishes. Afifah was upset because of her desire to appear perfect at the prestigious party that would take place in three days. The wedding reception of her husband's boss's child.
Afifah had expected by imagining that thousands of pairs of eyes would look at her in amazement. Thousands of pairs of eyes would be amazed so they forgot to blink. And the boss's wife would no longer look down on him because he could appear perfect. In short, Afifah imagined spectacular things.
Rian's upset was also inseparable from the same matter. Between his wife's prestige and lack of money. Every month Rian is only able to bring in income from a small salary. Maybe luxury clothes can be manipulated by buying cheap clothes but with a luxurious appearance. But what about luxury jewelry? His wife wants jewelry that is different from the others, which she thinks can increase her self-esteem.
Rian's head is getting dizzy. Where can he get the money to buy the jewelry? A twenty-five carat gold necklace weighing 5 grams. With diamonds.
At the office, Rian is not fully focused on his work. Several times he was reprimanded by his co-workers for not answering questions correctly.
"Have you typed the letter?" his friend asked
"Yes, it's clear. The jewelry is very important to my wife." His answer was rambling.
"What? Jewelry?" his friend asked confusedly.
"Rian, are you okay?"
"Yes, sir. I have to provide it."
His friend is even more confused. What's wrong with Rian?
That's Rian's condition. The closer the wedding day gets, the worse it gets. The more upset he is. His wife Afifah was also increasingly upset. This situation would have been very worrying if Rian had not remembered something. He remembered that his wife had a friend who had a lot of jewelry. Both from gold and diamonds or silver.
Rian rushed to his wife who was daydreaming.
"Do you remember your friend named Vina?"
"Yes, I remember. Why?"
"She has a lot of beautiful jewelry, right? You can borrow it for one night."
"Why do you have to borrow it?"
"I don't have enough money to buy it. Come on, just borrow it. The important thing is that you look different. No one will know that your jewelry is just a loan."
"Yes, but will she lend it?"
"Try it first. She's your best friend since childhood."
After agreeing to borrow, the two of them rushed to Vina's house.
Vina agreed to lend her jewelry. She took out a box filled with various jewelry. Afifah's eyes widened seeing the various types of jewelry. She had never seen so much jewelry, with various shapes and types. There was a ring made of gold and studded with diamonds. There was a gold necklace with diamonds or gemstones.
"Please choose which one you like." Vina said
"I'll just choose this, okay?" Afifah took the most expensive diamond necklace. A very beautiful diamond necklace. She tried it on and Rian was amazed to see his wife trying on the necklace. It was really beautiful.
The wedding day arrived. That night they both went to attend the boss's daughter's wedding party. The wedding party was very lively. Attended by invited guests in the best clothes complete with a variety of sparkling jewelry.
Afifah looked the most stunning. The clothes that looked the most expensive were combined with a necklace that also looked very expensive. Afifah's hope to be the center of attention was achieved. All eyes were on the necklace she was wearing. The necklace that looked the most expensive.
Rian and his wife had the honor of taking a picture with the bride and groom. Accompanied by the boss and his wife. An honor for a low-ranking employee. This was something extraordinary, because usually those invited to take pictures with the bride and groom were honorable people.
Thus the husband and wife from the humble class. That night they enjoyed the state of rising to the upper class. Who wouldn't be happy, rising from being an unimportant person to being a respected person?
The happy couple went home after the party was over. All the way home they talked about what happened at the party. For them it was a spectacular thing. When they got home, the topic of conversation was still the spectacular party.
"I'm proud, honey. This is the first time I've been considered classy. It's all thanks to this expensive necklace." Afifah said while feeling her chest, feeling her necklace.
"Oh my gosh!!" Afifah suddenly screamed in panic.
"What's wrong? What happened?" Rian asked in shock at his wife's panicked scream.
"Necklace, necklace."
"What's wrong with the necklace?"
"The necklace is gone."
"What? The necklace is gone"
"Yes, the necklace is gone." Afifah said in panic, her hands shaking as she felt her entire chest, neck, and entire body to find the necklace.
"Oh my God, it's gone? You're not kidding?"
"It's seriously gone. Oh, what's this. An expensive borrowed necklace. Oh."
"Try checking again."
Afifah felt her entire body, but she didn't find a single necklace. Her hands were shaking more and more, her anxiety, confusion and fear were getting worse, her face looked pale, her face was getting paler, and her nervousness was torturing her even more.
They tried to trace the way to the party. Looking for the necklace that had fallen on the road. However, their efforts were in vain. Finally, they decided to return home with tired bodies and a feeling of worry covering their bodies.
Then his wife burst into tears. Cries of fear. Afifah had promised to return the necklace as soon as the party was over because it would be worn by Vina. Rian was even more confused. Worried about the expensive necklace that was lost. Worried about seeing his wife cry.