Combined In Marriage

New start, is this better for us?

Ajeng pressed his chest so strongly, he felt a pain in his chest again. His tears fell very fast but there was no sound of crying from the woman made Aliya also hurt to see him. Aliya hugged her sister-in-law, stroking her chest. Aliya tried to calm Ajeng so hard, after a long time she finally managed to calm the woman. Aliya becomes very angry with Dimas and Sarah, how dare the two men hurt the first daughter-in-law in this house.

*****

"You picked that girl or me?!"

"You can't, there's nothing to choose between the two of you"

"Mas, how come you're like this? You changed because of him? You don't love me anymore!"

"It's not so dear, Mas love you" Dimas hugged Sarah trying to make him calm, he did not know if his wife was thinking that way. Now that his thoughts were divided to those two wives, he was worried about Ajeng he was also worried about Sarah now.

"You rest first baby, you sleep in the room? Hmm?" that gentle way of speaking, Sarah just wanted Dimas to talk to her like that.

"Mas, you're not talking like that's the same Ajeng? I'm just talking softly to you, right?" Dimas was more and more compassionate to his wife.

"Let's go to my dear room" Sarah followed Dimas without any rejection.

*****

"What do they do with you?" Aliya was increasingly worried about seeing Ajeng's condition.

Aliya kept Ajeng until the woman fell asleep and stopped crying, Aliya's heart was so sick to see her sister-in-law. He did not expect that something would become like this, Aliya thought that this was already too outrageous. He did not understand in the way Dimas and Sarah thought, what they really wanted from this innocent woman. Aliya looked at her sister-in-law so sadly, she would not allow this anymore.

"If once again they treat you like this, Big Brother will say everything to Uncle" Aliya promised Ajeng who had fallen asleep quietly, he rubbed his sister-in-law's hair gently.

~Ajeng POV~

The more I realize who I really am in this house, I don't have a role here. Sis Aliya kept me from me before going to sleep until I woke up, she was the only one I could trust here, she was the only one who was sincere with me. I'll respect him more than anyone here, he's actually the only person I have to respect here.

I don't know what's going to happen next, nothing has happened yet. When will I be expelled? I tried to fall asleep, it was eleven o'clock at night but no one came to kick me out of this house. I asked Kak Aliya if I should leave this house earlier, she said if I should not leave.

It's like hell, I feel again like living in people's homes, away from parents and family. It feels so strange, I feel so lonely, I want to go home it feels like no one wants me here.

Tomorrow I have to start my work, I don't know if I have to start with no passion or make it my spirit. Wouldn't it be better if I focused only on my work, I would forget everything and work. I should just sleep and not think about unimportant things.

It's four o'clock in the morning, I get up early because I have to go to work. I cleaned myself with cold water to be more excited, finished cleaning myself, I took ablution. Finish praying, I put on my shirt. Today I'm going to buy breakfast outside, I'm going to do this for the next.

I came out of the room, it's so quiet here. It seems like Mas Dimas is currently with Sarah in the room, ah I don't need to think about it, from now on there is no two-week rule, I don't need to expect much, no, I wouldn't expect anything from that guy anymore.

I gotta hurry, I'm out of the house. I walked from home and stopped on the highway, today I do not book a motorcycle taxi service because it is too early, I will ride a passing vehicle.

I am very happy to work here, I can meet and talk with the Princess and also I will meet her every day.

*****

An hour later we finished work at the office, we decided to go to dinner. This time we did not go to the restaurant we used to go to, the Princess invited me to go to one of the cafes near the company.

Arriving at the cafe, I was surprised to see someone I knew there. He is Adrian, I haven't seen him in a long time and I've forgotten him too. I did not expect all this, Princess smiled at me, it seems like she was the one who asked the man to come here.

"Jeng, you can't be arrogant, Adrian is still very fond of you" I don't know to say anything, I don't feel any more feelings for the man, even though I liked him a lot.

The princess pulled me to sit down, I didn't even remember that man's face, but now that I started to remember him again, I remembered this face. He was a very nice guy, as I remember him. It's been years since then, now that I'm acting like someone who's not married, I forget that I have a husband at home, even though maybe he doesn't think I do. Worse still maybe no one thinks I am in this city, pathetic right?

"Ajeng, are you okay?"

"Hmm?" I seem to be daydreaming.

"What are you thinking?"

"Ah nope"

I don't want to give her false hope, I can't give her anything. I will just stay away, not that I will not return his gaze but there will be misunderstandings that occur even with just a small action, I'm afraid he's hurt with my indifference but it's much better than the pain that gets deeper if I do it at the end, I better explain everything at the beginning.

"Ajeng, Adrian came all the way here to see you"

"I'm married Put"

"Are you married?" I'd better make everything light.

"Yes, I'm married"

"She is being betrothed, her husband is evil know she adunin Ajeng even though they have not been married for almost a week, they married siri and no family knows, evil is not it?"

"You're nothing Put"

"Emang right? He's really evil"

"Kok you want Jeng" Adrian's gaze still hasn't changed on me despite knowing that if I'm married, I'm getting worried that he won't stop.

"He doesn't love me, he loves her, so that's his right"

"What right is it try? Even if he wants to marry that woman, he shouldn't be shutting up from your family, right? And now that you have to suffer, you better say everything is the same family both sides, divorce him, Adrian accepts you for who you are" I saw the truly sincere gaze of the man, is this indeed a thing that would be better to all of us? But what about Auntie?

"Auntie's still sick, Mas Dimas won't do it, he won't risk Aunt's health"

Seriate...