An Unwanted Marriage

Love Signs

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Alya swallowed her saliva which felt cheeky, her eyes condensed holding back the cries and her chest pounded even tighter than usual.

His throat felt choked, unable to make a sound. Alya realized, he could not say the words that Andre wanted to hear at this moment.

Andre waited and waited anxiously for the words he would hear from the mouth of the woman who had made him fall in love.

Words that will make him retreat and will not interfere with Alya's life again, but after a long wait for the woman sitting in front of him is also not speaking.

"Alya ?" Andre began to be impatient, he just wanted to know the fate of his love.

It can be seen clearly if Alya several times swallowed his saliva because of the nervousness that has not subsided, until in the end he said.

"A. I can't say it," Alya replied.

"What can't you say ?" ask Andre full of demands.

"Alya ?"

"A. I. I can't tell you that I don't love you." replied Alya by pouring clear water that she can't stand anymore.

Andre's face that was covered in anxiety, turned in disbelief.

"A... what does it mean that you have the same feelings as me ?" andre could not hide his happiness.

"Please Alya, say something."

"A. I don't know, but I can't say that I don't love you" Alya replied with a thumping chest. His palm felt cold when he realized about his own feelings.

This was the first time for Alya to have different feelings for a man other than her own husband who had left her and raka for good.

Never once did he think of loving another man until Andre came into his life. All this time he thought only how to survive and make his son Raka happy.

Until Andre is slowly present and gives a new color in his life. Although Andre had come for a favor but without the man noticing, he had also filled the void within Alya and especially Raka.

Andre never knew that Raka always talked about herself to almost all her friends. Raka will always tell me if Andre buys him a toy, invites him to eat even Raka tells me if he likes to accompany Andre to work overtime because that way he can play games on the man's phone while on my lap.

"Ma, Raka likes it when Andre's on me. Can Raka come to work overtime again ?"

Alya cried when she remembered Raka's frequent questioning like that and Andre always allowed her son to come along.

Alya knew Andre was not a man with a good past, given the illness he had and also the extramarital child he had.

But Alya was sure, in his heart deep if there was any kindness in Andre that he could see. Evidently how the man fell when his son died. Even if Andre is a real bastard, of course, the death of the child will make him feel free from responsibility. But in reality no, the man almost gave up hope if Alya did not immediately accompany him in a downturn.

"Alya, I mean it to my feelings and will be happy if you feel the same way."

"What about your parents ?" alya asked timidly.

"They will like you" Andre replied without hesitation.

"How about people's views later ?"

"Let people say anything, I don't care. As long as you are willing to be my side, then I don't care about anything anymore. It's just you, me and Raka." replied Andre confidently.

Alya could no longer hold back her tears, she was so touched when Andre mentioned Raka's name.

Alya hugged the man who was kneeling before her and cried loudly there.

"I will take care of you, I promise." whispered Andre as he returned the embrace of the woman he loved.

For a long time they hugged without saying a word, as if expressing their feelings of love until a knock at the door made them both aware and the hug came off.

"Don't cry.. I'm in love with you, thank you for accepting me and all the shortcomings I have." said Andre.

Alya just nodded her head.

The knock on the door again sounded, Andre stood up while Alya wiped his tears with a tissue. After making sure Alya was fine, Andre opened the door of his study and was surprised to see a man he knew well. Who else if not Gibran.

Alya stood up and said goodbye while bowing his head, Andre invited without saying much.

Gibran was of course aware that something had happened between Andre and the woman who had just walked out of his friend's study. In Gibran's heart again cheered happily because Andre has now found a substitute woman Sabina. However, Gibran still felt insecure if something related to Andre and Sabina his wife.

"Tumben came here early in the morning" Andre told Gibran. He tried to divert Gibran from his thoughts about Alya because Gibran was seen paying attention to Alya's presence so clearly.

"Gue just wanted to say thank you for the gift you sent," replied Gibran as he sat his body right in front of Andre and he deliberately loosened the collar of his shirt when saying that.

"Gue who thanks you Lo. Thank you for all the help, I really appreciate it." said Andre.

Andre could clearly see the reddish 'sign of love' on his friend's neck. He knew what the sign meant. It must be a trace of the love Sabina left for Gibran last night. He smiled amusedly at what Gibran was doing, the man deliberately showed off the 'sign of love' as if saying that Sabina was his.

"Once I have broken my fast ?" asked Andre while laughing amusedly.

"Hmm ? make a new adek for Athalla." replied Gibran confirmed.

"Seriously Gibran, I'm really grateful for all the kindness Lo. Thank you for the help you gave me as well as Amanda." said Andre really mean it.

"Together" Gibran replied briefly.

"It doesn't feel like time is passing so fast" Andre said, sighing.

"Hmm yes, everything is so fast and it's happening beyond our minds" Gibran replied, imagining what had happened over the past year.

Andre nodded his head justifying what Gibran said.

"Are we cool ?" (Are we okay now?) ask Andre.

"Sure." replied Gibran, smiling.

Andre smiled at Gibran's reply, and he was relieved.

"Gue has to go to the hospital now" Gibran said. He deliberately came to meet Andre just to say thank you for the luxurious gift given by his friend.

And Andre again smiled when he saw the clock he was given worn by Gibran at this time.

***

In the evening Andre arrives at Alya's modest rented house. With a toy in his hand and a bouquet of flowers in his other hand. He knocked on the door of the house for a while until it opened.

Raka's eyes sparkled happily when he saw who came he hugged Andre who deliberately lowered his body to align with Raka's height.

Without hesitation he held onto Raka's body with one hand and Raka replied with a hug.

"Who's coming ?" alya asked who was walking from inside the house.

"Me" replied Andre.

Alya smiled with the feeling of having to see Raka being held by the man who was now stealing her heart.

"Come, you guys get ready soon." said Andre while lowering Raka.

"Watch up for what ?" ask Alya.

"I'll take you to meet my family" Andre replied without hesitation.

"Huh ?" Alya closed her mouth in disbelief.

"I told you if I meant it, Alya. I want this relationship to be clear and formalize it immediately."

"Ta... But what if your parents disagree?"

"We will live happily three, I will leave everything to be with you" replied Andre with confidence.

"But relax, I'm sure both my parents would agree."

***

Somewhere else..

Gibran, Sabina and their son have just arrived at a mansion that used to be Sabina's residence.

"Darling, you should be wearing a shirt with a high collar cut. This reddish sign looks constant." Sabina said as she fixed the collar of her husband's shirt.

"Nothing, let them know if the rabbit mama is very shrewd on the bed." replied Gibran as he blinked one eye and successfully made Sabina's face blush.

"I'm afraid if people see it" Sabina said anxiously.

"Relax, only one sees your work " replied Gibran laughing, he imagined the ridiculous thing he did this morning was show it off to Andre.

"I'm sorry I lost control last night" he said. Sabina was full of regrets. He remembers how hot the love affair was last night with Gibran.

"Nothing, I really like it" whispered Gibran in his seductive heavy voice.

Before long the door of the mansion was open, but before they entered the house Sabina first buttoned the collar of Gibran's shirt so that the 'sign of love' he gave was invisible.

"A pleasant surprise" said Sabina's father, welcoming them.

Sabina's father immediately took over Athalla from Gibran's lap and hugged her tightly.

"Dad, there's something we want to tell you" Sabina said.

"Is there a problem ?" ask Sabina's father who is now turning anxious.

"No, but we'd better sit down" Gibran said.

And they sat together facing each other with Athalla in the lap of his grandfather.

"Mmm, dad, I decided I'd have surgery to heal my leg" Sabina said, and her father fell into disbelief.

To be continuous & ''Stopped 'til

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