8 To 4: The Mayor's Contract Wife
Effects of Falling in Love
“Do you love it the same Ajeng?” tanya Bu Taufik after Ajeng and Pak Taufik came out of the room.
“Kok mama nanyanya that is?”
“Mama know, you must have deliberately not eaten because of Ajeng right?”
“Ngga ma, wrong mom. I was so tired earlier. Want it anyway bentar rebahan keep down to eat with Papa and Mama. Is this Ajeng's first dinner with our family? But it turns out even kebablasan.”
“Why doesn't Ajeng wake you up, try?”
“That's because I'm the one who ngelarang. I don't like to be disturbed especially when it comes to sleep.”
“Do not lie to Mama!”
“Truly Ma.” Bara hugged her spoiled mother. “This was Ajeng Awakin Bara because he had not felt at home laper. We had our last meal this morning at the reception.”
“Dengers! You are my mother's favorite child. Mama doesn't want you to act stupid just because you love a woman you just met and married. Your married mother is not doing you any harm to your life. Know?!”
“Iya Ma. Bara. Prawn dong Ma, angry.”
Bu Taufik then helped Bara take his medicine and compress his head.
About thirty minutes later, Ajeng returned with a tray filled with porridge and a glass of water for Bara.
“What is this?” ask Bu Taufik.
“You know if I haven't eaten porridge in a long time, Jeng?” sahut Bara precedes his mother.
Ajeng then helped Bara eat his homemade porridge. Now it was Ajeng's turn to feed the porridge to the mouth of Bara and Bara looked very happy while Bu Taufik was confused and astonished.
“Then it is, Mama comes out first.” Pamit Bu Taufik's.
“What's up, Ma?” asked Mr. Taufik when his wife returned from Bara's room.
“Bara Pa's. Time he wants to eat porridge. Though Papa knows for himself, no matter how sick he is, he is better infused than eating porridge.”
“Emang who made the porridge?”
“Aaahh, it's not porridge. But food is love. Hence it remains delicious even though it does not like.”
“What is this papa saying? Long time same strangely same Bara.”
“Mama kaya never fell in love aja.”
“Tau ah!.... Same father same son. It doesn't make sense."
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After eating the food, Bara asked his servant to bring food for Ajeng to the room. He then moved the carpet as well as a small table in his room to the balcony and arranged it into a lesehan-style emergency dining table. He accompanied Ajeng to eat while chatting as if he had completely healed after eating the porridge made by Ajeng.
“Jeng, I went to the toilet bertar yah?”
Arriving at the toilet, Bara spilled all the food she swallowed. Cold sweat splashed down his forehead and his stomach felt like it was being squeezed. Bara hastily wiped his sweat, cleaned himself then drank water to make it look fresher.
When he returned, Ajeng had finished his meal and sat on foot while looking up at the sky. And suddenly Bara who just arrived lay his head on Ajeng's head.
“You're all right?” tanya Ajeng was shocked.
“Just a minute, Jeng. Just a minute.” Pinta Hero.
Ajeng is forced to let Wira stay asleep on his lap even though he feels awkward and strange.
“If you had a second chance to escape? What do you want to do?” ask Bara suddenly.
“Exploring nature, enjoying a life experience full of challenges and struggles.”
“Back packer?”
“Anything.”
Bara closed his eyes for a moment to enjoy the experience of lying in a place he might never have again forever.
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