CARA

Unexpected

Day by day passed. Month by month passed. Ms Rara had been married since a month ago, leaving her, after getting a proposal from a chief administrative officer of the Indigenous Dutch East Indies. The man also has a noble blood in it, though not as thick as Rara. What makes Rama and Mother accept the proposal with pleasure is because the man has a good reputation with a qualified wealth. At first Mbak Rara cried great, did not want to be married, but whatever the power, again women do not have a choice. The ones who have authority in women's lives are their father, husband and family.

Women don't have karsa. If they have it, they have no power.

Stay, Anjani, the only girl left in the main house. Since Rara got married, Anjani cried every night, because she missed her brother who she would rarely meet. Anjani also prefers to spend her time in her room, drawing, writing articles, or reading her smuggled books. Anjani was a little scared out of her room. He was afraid to hang out with Kangmas Surya who was still hoping for him.

Since the case of Kangmas Surya battered beaten by Rama, Mother immediately quickly searched for a woman for her eldest child. The woman chosen was not a noble woman, because if Kangmas Surya married a noble woman, then the permission of the man to ascend the throne to become the regent of Klaten in place of Rama, would be immediately fulfilled by the government of the Dutch East Indies. If Kangmas Surya becomes the regent of Klaten, where the man automatically becomes the head of the family there, then the history of Anjani ends.

The wedding took place, a week after the proposal. Unfortunately, the new house for Kangmas Surya has not finished its construction, making the man and his new wife live in the same house as Anjani. Imagine, Anjani must live the love triangle in her own home. Very uncomfortable. Luckily Kangmas Arya always comes home early to take care of Anjani and accompany her.

On the other hand, Anjani was still confused when Rama and Mother did not marry him, even though several months had passed. It seems that his mother had forgotten the bluff he gave Anjani at that time. There are times when Anjani is better off getting married than being locked up in that hell with Kangmas Surya, his wife and his mother. Once several times, Kangmas Surya accidentally trapped him in the room together. He remembered that day. The day where he rejected Kangmas Surya blatantly in a rude manner, because the man was so scary.

That day, suddenly Yu Marsinah delivers a message to Anjani to pick up a book in the workspace Kangmas Surya and deliver it to Rama. At that time, Anjani was suspicious, because he was not usually given such a task. Anjani drags Yu Marsinah with him into the work space of Kangmas Surya. However, the man suddenly came, as soon as Anjani and Yu Marsinah entered his study.

"Yu, leave us alone" said Kangmas Surya in a cold tone.

"No need, Kangmas. Anjani is also finished," said Anjani while holding Yu Marsinah's hand tightly.

"Yu," said Kangmas Surya again with a cooler tone.

"Anjani must deliver this book, Kangmas," Anjani replies again, trying to escape from the room, but Kangmas Surya blocked his path.

"Yu was called Mother" muttered Kangmas Surya making Yu Marsinah panic.

"Then we go, Yu. Anjani pamit, Kangmas," muttered Anjani again, pulling Yu Marsinah out. When the two reached outside the carved wooden door, Anjani suddenly felt her hands clasped tightly and pulled, making Anjani's grip on Yu Marsinah's hand accidentally come off. Before Anjani could react, Kangmas Surya had already closed the door in front of it, managed to separate it with Yu Marsinah and locked the door.

Kangmas Surya hugged Anjani very tightly from behind while drowning his face in the curve of the girl's neck.

"Kangmas" said Anjani in a panic, considering her brother was married.

"Anjani..why don't you tell Rama that you want to be Kangmas' mistress," murmured Kangmas Surya again in a desperate tone.

Anjani rebelled and pushed the man's body as hard as possible, leaving Kangmas Surya staggered. "Listen, Kangmas." said Anjani in a disgusted tone. "Anjani doesn't want to be a mistress. Whoever it is, let alone the mistress of his own brother."

"Anjani did not lie, Kangmas who did not want to hear that fact," muttered Anjani bravely with all the disgust in his chest.

"You think by being the official wife of another man, you'll be happy, Ni?" Surya snorted mockingly. "You too will be pitted in the end."

"Anjani is also clearly pitted against Kangmas" Anjani replied, making Surya instantly speechless.

"Kangmas said it a few times, Ni. It's just status. Kangmas just love you," muttered Kangmas Surya trying to get close to Anjani, but Anjani immediately moved back in panic.

"Stop forcibly Anjani, Kangmas!" exclaim Anjani frustrated.

"You who shouldn't be able to rebel, Ni. You are a girl. Your lips cannot speak sharp words like that," muttered Kangmas Surya as he grabbed Anjani's face and rubbed the girl's lips. "Your lips should be used for something more useful. Take Kangmas for example."

Anjani frowned and slapped Kangmas Surya quite hard, with an overwhelming sense of offense. "Rather than dealing with taxation and politics, how about Kangmas take care of Kangmas' own ethics. Kangmas happens like a dog in the breeding season" said Anjani walking out of the room as quickly as possible, while Kangmas Surya was in shock.

From then on, Kangmas Surya looked at him coldly. Anjani doesn't care. He kept trying to stay away from the man, because the man was getting more insolent with him.

Once upon a time, Anjani heard the man whispering vulgarly to her, like, "Kangmas will impregnate you, Ni, until you have no choice but to become Kangmas' mistress. You won't get a prop, because any guy wants to be with a second-hand woman, Ni. When that time comes, you alone will crawl into bed and straddle for Kangmas."

Yes, the man is sick. Mental illness.

Anjani has been very scared out of the room ever since and has always asked Yu Marsinah to accompany her everywhere. He prayed every night for a betrothed or for his life to be taken away, for he could no longer bear this strange world. On second thought, not even a pinangan would save him. Yes, a betrothed would only save her from that bastard Kangmas, but the possibility of becoming the wife of an even more bastard man was huge.

Anjani just wants to die. His life was left with no choice at all just because of his gender - which was no longer something he could control.

given the choice at all just because of her gender - which is no longer something she can control.

And that day came. Twelve o'clock in the afternoon, August, the 16th, a group came to his residence. A man came directly with his family and asked him on the spot.

The man was Raden Mas Duke of Reksanegara Wiryadiningrat.