Best Defense

chapter 30

Franda was upset at her husband who was disobedient to their agreement about the holiday. For two days in Jogja but not once went for a walk like Franda's wishes, Nino continued to hold Franda with a thousand reasons for his wife to obey. The two just went out for a while to enjoy the culinary around the hotel where they stayed. What Franda imagines is really far from reality, enjoying his version of the holiday disappears instantly.

"What do you want for dinner, honey?" nino asked cuek with his wife's annoyance.

"I'm full to see you vomit!" answer Franda's origin. She threw a pillow on her husband's face.

"Once you're angry, we'll be gone tomorrow!" nino said as she picked up the pillow and threw it back into the bed.

"No, I want to go home!" Franda stepped into the bathroom, and slammed the door hard.

Nino waits for Franda to come out of the bathroom playing with her phone, checking emails from Erika, her new secretary who replaced Jenny a few months ago. Erika who has a family and has children makes Nino accept it, according to him Erika status will make his wife will not suspect him constantly and return to remember about Jenny.

"Darling, do you want us to eat out or do I order a service room?" nino asked casually as she watched his wife come out of the bathroom. Franda seemed still upset despite having almost an hour of soaking in the bathroom.

"I'm not hungry!" answer Franda ketus. She was wearing a nightgown she had just pulled out of the suitcase.

"You gotta eat, honey... Don't get angry and save your energy for tomorrow, I'll take you wherever you want." Nino tried to persuade his wife.

"I don't want to, I want to go home tomorrow! You just continue your vacation, I'm not interested anymore. Next time I'll come back here by myself, going with you is a complete waste of time!" franda said without looking at her husband, focusing on applying skincare on his face

"You sure you want to go home? Don't want to take a walk? Though I want to take you to the beach tomorrow." said Nino fishing his wife. Franda was silent for a while, but then re-bent her face.

"I'm not interested! My mood is gone, you better book a ticket for tomorrow, I'll go home alone if you still want to be here!" Franda finished her activities and got in the basket, lay down and pulled the blanket when the new clock showed at seven in the evening.

"You're serious, honey? I'm sorry I understood you two days ago, but tomorrow I will really accompany you, come on don't be angry anymore." persuaded Nino, but his efforts were in vain because Franda still did not want to. His wife was firm in her decision to go home.

"I'm going to bed, get me a ticket in the morning!" franda said firmly, and Nino could not argue anymore if his wife had been so.

Nino picks up the phone, calls Erika to buy her and Franda the morning ticket tomorrow. His secretary was surprised because yesterday Nino said they would be on vacation for a week, but only the second day was willing to go home. He desperately wanted to ask but immediately held back because it was none of his business and his boss did not have to tell him either. All he needed to do was book two business class tickets on the first flight as his boss had said.

Nino lay down next to his wife after hanging up the phone with Erika. Somehow later his wife is very sensitive, a little he made a mistake then Franda will be angry and very difficult to persuade him.

"You're asleep? I'm sorry... I just want to spend time with you" Nino said, opening her voice.

"I'm going to sleep, don't bother me!" franda said slowly but firmly.

"Why are you that angry, honey? We still have plenty of time for a walk." Nino tilted, looking at his wife's back.

"Wow, honey... What's wrong with you? You're overreacting, honey!" said Nino astonished, according to him Franda's attitude was too excessive this time.

"Oh, so I'm overreacting? You offered me this vacation and you promised to accompany me, but all you did was lock me in this room! Now you're saying I'm overreacting? I can't believe you!... I feel like the bitch you hired to warm your bed!" Franda sat staring at her husband.

"We can go tomorrow, there are still a few days for your walk. Don't over-dramatize things, honey! I really don't know you right now!" nino said desperately.

"I don't know you! You know, I've been imagining how much fun it is to spend the day visiting the places I've been wanting to go and you've been tricking me! I want to live a normal life like everyone else, enjoying life when I can do it, not enjoying your wealth and living in your torturous palace!" franda's voice rang out, He had just spilled what he had felt all along.

"So you're tormented?" nino asked quietly, sounding pitiful.

"Yes, I'm tormented! I have never felt alive since I married you! Have you ever taken me on a real vacation? All this time you just took me where you wanted to be and locked me in your fancy hotel room! I hate to say it but that's how I feel, you're too selfish!"

"I didn't know you felt that way all this time, why didn't you say it?" nino said, He does not know if his wife feels restrained when with him.

"Well, I'm trying to understand you, but you don't seem to want to know me, you're too busy with yourself! You forgot about me and didn't want to know about my wishes... Can you understand a little? Have I ever asked you for anything? I always follow your wishes, obey your words, but what do I get? I don't get any fun!" said Franda fiery.

During the marriage Franda never went on vacation and had fun like he used to do with his family or friends, he said, even his friends had started to stay away when he got married because Nino never let him go without him.

"Sorry..." Nino said softly.

"Just keep your apologies, it won't happen if you're still like this. I just want you to understand a little bit, I need time for myself, for my family, for my friends. I don't have anyone I can share with, Nino!" Franda covered her face with both hands, She could no longer hold back her cries.

Nino feels guilty for not knowing his wife's feelings all along, thinking Franda is fine and happy to live with him. The man pulled his wife into his arms.

"I'm sorry, I really didn't know you felt that way..." Nino took a breath and rubbed his wife's back. He realized that he was too possessive of Franda, without realizing his attitude that was afraid of loss turned out to make his wife feel tortured.

"I miss my old life, being married for years with you made me lose it all, even I rarely visited my family when they wished I had come more often, my friends have also stayed away since we got married. I don't want to blame you but that's the case, I don't have anyone else beside me because you're holding me back!" franda said as he sobbed, the feeling he had been holding back all this time spewed out just like that.

"I'm sorry, I won't limit you anymore. You are free to do anything as long as you know your limits... Don't cry anymore, I'm really sorry, honey..." Nino wiped his wife's tears gently.

"I don't want to be free, honey... I'm just asking you to give me time to do other things than be with you, I'm happy living with you but there are times when I want to spend time telling stories or chatting with other people" Franda explained.

"Yes, I get it. I'll give you time for that, now go to sleep. We'll be home tomorrow!" nino said as he took his wife to lie down and covered their bodies with a blanket.