An Unwanted Marriage

Happy Birthday

Happy Reading & ''Double 'DREAM

There stood a man who filled his mind at this moment. Sabina raised her face to look at the man closely, while Gibran lowered his head and looked at his wife's face feelingly.

For a moment their eyes clashed and locked each other in silence.

"I'm sorry" both at the same time.

Sabina was shocked, so was Gibran.

"It looks like tonight we have to talk" Gibran said softly and his eyes were shady.

"Yes, we'll talk all out with a cool head according to our past agreement" Sabina agreed. His chest was pounding because of Gibran's eyes on him.

"Come in, I'll have dinner ready." Sabina shifted her body and allowed Gibran to enter.

"I want to take a shower first, I'll go downstairs to meet you" Gibran said, smiling meaningfully and Sabina nodded her head.

***

Amanda was sitting in a public bus right next to the window. His eyes observed the lights of Jakarta city and high office buildings. Sometimes he rubbed his big belly and whispered words to her.

"Thank you for giving me the strength to apologize. Now what else does Adek want ?" Ask Amanda on her stomach.

"Do you want to see your father ?" amanda asked as she continued to roll her eyes out the window.

To reach Andre's apartment, Amanda had to change buses due to different directions. He glanced at the clock that was twisting his wrist indicating it was almost 8pm and it was Sunday night. The man will not be in his apartment.

But somehow Amanda really wanted to just see Andre even though it was from a distance. Whether it is because of a longing that he is not aware of, or the encouragement of the baby he contains.

Amanda gets off at the stop and waits for another bus that will take her to Andre's apartment. He stood up when he saw the bus he was waiting for had almost arrived.

"Awww," Amanda's down. Instantly her stomach tightened and Amanda felt pain for a while until she decided to sit back down.

Cold sweat adorned her forehead and Amanda rubbed it with the back of her hand.

"If you don't want to see it, we'd better go home. It's too late anyway" Amanda said to her enlarged stomach. He rubbed with his skinny fingers.

Amanda sat for a while thinking and finally decided to take her bus back to her humble boarding place outside Jakarta.

***

Sabina was fixing the dinner table and preparing food on it when Gibran came after cleaning himself.

"You want to go ?" sabina asked because she saw Gibran was neater than usual.

"No, I want dinner and then we'll talk" Gibran replied as he sat his body on the chair.

Sabina took a look at her husband's appearance. Currently Gibran is wearing a long-sleeved black plain shirt that he rolls limited to the elbow and brown mocca Chino trousers when usually Gibran will wear knee-length shorts and short-sleeved shirts if being home. But Sabina can't deny, Gibran looks very handsome tonight.

Sabina also served Gibran at the dinner table, she poured rice and side dishes on the plate and placed it right in front of Gibran and she sat down in front of her husband.

"Why ?" Gibran asked because Sabina kept stealing glances at him.

"What's wrong," Sabina replied as she shook her head and the two enjoyed their dinner with their heads filled with whatever words would be said when speaking later.

Dinner was over, Sabina also helped Mbok Inah clear the table. While Gibran several times took a deep breath as if neutralizing his nervousness.

Sabina went up to the second floor followed by Gibran behind her. They plan to solve the problem tonight as well.

"I change clothes first" Sabina said, and Gibran nodded his head in agreement. He waited for Sabina by sitting in the TV room.

"You can do it, Gibran." he muttered as he took a deep breath and exhaled slowly.

Gibran smiles in greeting Sabina's arrival and pats the empty part of the sofa next to her, asking Sabina to sit there and she complies with what her husband wants.

"Mmm, so where do we start ?" Ask Gibran calmly.

"May I start first ?" Sabina asked nervously.

"Sure," Gibran replied with a smile.

"Bronze, Mmm... A... I want to apologize for thinking badly of you, for being jealous of you too much, and for not understanding your difficult position." Sabina said softly as she lowered her head.

"I'm sorry" he said again with regret.

Gibran raised Sabina's chin which was bowed with her thumb until now their gaze met.

"I'm really sorry," Sabina said with condense eyes.

"Ta. had Amanda come here."

"Huh ? why did he come here ? what's he doing ? does he hurt you again ?" ask Gibran streak. He cut off Sabina's conversation.

"No, he came to apologize and tell me everything. He also said about the syphilis he suffered. Amanda told me about herself with Andre and how Andre kicked her out, then told me about her mother who died and in the end she came to you because she believed in your kindness, you will definitely help him and yes you did."

"He came to me with the disease and in a state of pregnancy, I as a man once abandoned by a father knew how 'pain' felt it. I don't want to be the same guy as my dad, I just want to help the kid Amanda's born with even if it's not my son. I swear he's not my son, Bina."

"Yes. I believe. forgive my excessive jealousy that makes your position difficult."

"I also can't tell you Amanda's true condition because she asked me to cover up her illness which was a disgrace to her and as a doctor I've been sworn not to tell the patient's condition without her knowledge. I'm sorry, Bina."

"I'm the one who apologized to you, Gibran." Sabina said regretfully.

"Listen Darling... I'm sorry for making you hurt because of my insensitive attitude. Sorry I once said so loudly and yelled at you, I really regret having done that so I chose to sleep parting ways with you because I was afraid to do the same thing again. I'm sorry because all these problems affect your health as well as her. I'm really sorry, Bina." said Gibran, wiping Sabina's distended stomach.

Sabina nodded her head with her condensed eyes holding back tears.

"I love you so much, Bina. Really am... But it turns out it's not that easy to understand each other, understand each other and trust each other because we are united without knowing each other deeply before."

"We are only 2 strangers who are forced into marriage." cut Sabina with a sad face.

"But we made it through our first test, Bina. Look we can survive and we can learn from this. I will try to be more sensitive and more decisive in acting, I will stay away from everything that can make your feelings hurt. Since you're the main one for me, Bina. you've never been an option."

"And I will try to better understand your feelings, I will try to better understand your work, and believe in you." Sabina said.

"so are we okay now ?" asked Gibran and Sabina nodded her head in response. Now both can smile with relief.

"Geez, it doesn't feel like it's 1pm. Let's go to sleep." said Sabina, looking at the clock on the wall.

Gibran stood up, but then knelt before Sabina who was still sitting.

"Happy anniversary, dear." said Gibran while giving a silver box and there is a wedding ring engraved with his name in it.

"What ?" sabina muttered in disbelief.

"I know it's too early, but I can't help my feelings anymore" Gibran and Sabina said.

"I beg you to be my wife forever... Let's age together in love. I love you more than I can say. I love you more than I can do. I'll be here loving you till the end."

To be continuous & ''Stopped 'til

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