
Bagas is now looking at himself in front of the mirror. Staring at the dark circles under his eyes, as well as the water of his face that looked lethargic. The handsome man let out a long breath. Once again he judged his appearance from top to bottom. This morning Bagas was wearing a black shirt with white shorts, not looking as formal as usual.
Since last night the man has not been able to sleep well. I don't know what makes him so nervous. Is it possible because of the statement of the grandfather who said that he was jealous? But it's impossible!
The handsome man was sure that he was not jealous. He was only angry that Tiyas bravely accepted this match when he had a partner. Bagas felt fooled and also taken advantage of.
"Gas?"
A knocking sound rang out, Bagas immediately stopped his activities. With a slow step, he opened the door to his room and found that his mother was there.
"Again what?" tanya Indah who went straight in and sat on the edge of her eldest child's bed.
Bagas glanced for a moment, then followed in the footsteps of the mother. Just left the door of his room open. He stopped his steps right in front of his bed, then he leaned his body on the wardrobe behind him.
"Nothing else," replied Bagas with a chuckle. "Why Ma?"
Beautiful thin smile.
"Sorry Mama who didn't stand up for you last night. You must feel cornered and lost for accepting this match. It should have been from the beginning that Mama dared to vehemently oppose this tradition."
Secretly Bagas there, did not want to interrupt or interrupt the words of the Mama. Although the man had felt a strange gurgle from Indah.
"But it's a good start" continued Indah with her widening smile. "Because of the poor girl who does not know the benefits, you have a good reason to refuse this matchmaking. Grandpa certainly will not be able to hold your wedding if from two parties there is no match."
"So?" ask Bagas quickly. It was like he could guess the contents of his mother's brain right now.
The middle-aged lady smiled gently. He then stood up, walking slowly towards the child. Draw both Bagas hands and hold them.
"So before Tiyas tried to seduce Chandra's grandfather to continue this marriage. You better pick up Stefanny and make your partner as soon as possible."
Bagas clucked slowly. He immediately let go of Beautiful's hand, then walked quickly and stopped at the open door.
"So" pushed Bagas hard, his jaw hardened for a moment. "I'm not getting married to Stefanny. Why can't Mama ever understand?! I don't feel anything about him."
The middle-aged woman widened her eyes. His anger exploded as well.
"Why do you want to be betrothed to Tiyas? Don't you guys have no taste for each other, either? That love grows over time, just like your mom and dad used to. Accepting Stefanny to be Wiguna's son-in-law is more honorable than you marrying a girl whose origins are unclear!"
The veins in the temple of Bagas are clearly visible. His teeth clashed and sounded slowly. Tired if life is always demanded and arranged like this. Plus having to live the rest of his life with someone like Stefanny actually makes his life expectancy decrease by 20 years.
"Mama is wrong," Bagas replied in a pressed tone. "It's true that at first I didn't feel like or interested in Tiyas. But after I was made unable to sleep because he just canceled the match and made me cringe all night, I'm sure that I feel the same. I'm jealous, Ma."
Bagas' face was thrown to the side. The handsome man felt his cheeks heat up and sting. Given that Indah likes to wear jewelry in her hands, surely now her cheeks and jaws are blisters.
Bagas chuckled bitterly, he looked at his silent mother with trembling hands. But the anger on his face did not dim even a bit.
"Mom wants to slap me repeatedly no problem, I accept. And I'm paying a lot of money for the pain and heat in my cheeks. So Mama can't force me to marry Stefanny, because I'm still going to choose Tiyas to be my wife."
"Bad!" scream Beautifully loudly. The middle-aged woman did not even hesitate to throw the slap back at her handsome and handsome son whom she often praised. "The child does not know to thank! You may become disobedient because of the village girl, poor, cheap and unweighted!"
Bagas was still silent with his face still thrown to the right. Letting Indah sob slowly with a sharp gaze that remained pointed at her. It felt like Bagas replied to his mother who looked down on Tiyas. But the man chose to shut up and endure the pain.
"What's this?"
It seemed like the sound of their quarrel echoed down to the bottom floor. Evidently from Restu who came and asked in panic, then followed by Chandra who shriveled confused there.
"You're driving him out now, Mom! I don't want to have a brash kid like him! Mending told her to come with her sister to be a bum in a city of people! You two are fucking kids!" Beautiful again screaming with increasingly uncontrolled. Remembering Bagas who always obeyed him, made the woman's heart ache like it was torn apart. Especially the reason for that was because of the woman named Tiyas.
"Mah! Don't take my sister!" Bagas then jerked back. Everything about her sister is sensitive to her. His brother is the one he loves the most. "She ran away from this house also because Mama never wanted to hear and understand her position."
Beautiful back wrathful, then slapped for the third time in the same place.
"Still dare to argue with you!" yells who want to return to send a punch to her son but the body of Indah immediately pulled by the husband.
Bagas looked at his mother with trembling eyes. Just this time all his life, after his mother gave a myriad of compliments to him for his success and cleverness. Then because of the decision of Bagas who wants to choose his own life partner, his mother is brave and has the heart to do something that hurts her like this.
At least for this one Bagas wants to choose according to his own heart and desires. No longer because of the demands and orders of his parents. At least to choose a partner who accompanied him in old age, Bagas wanted to choose his own. Although at the beginning he hesitated to Tiyas, but after all the things they went through together. Bagas felt for now Tiyas deserved to be his wife.
"I won't pull my words. Because Mama has slapped me more than twice, I don't think I need Mama's approval for the choice to continue this matchmaking" Bagas said half-whispering. He then turned away from his room without turning his head, including Chandra.
Lovely looked at her son's departure with an angry and disappointed look.
"Mas, I have to ask Stefanny to return to Indonesia as soon as possible."
In addition, Bagas sped up his pace, he immediately rode on his red iron horse. The roar of the car sounded so loud, accompanied by Bagas who had already left his main mansion. His goal now was to go to Tiyas' house and ask the woman to withdraw her remark last night.
In a bit of a hurry Bagas picked up his phone and dialed Tiyas' number to call. But until the third call, the woman did not pick up the phone.
"I think I went straight to his house."