DILEMMA - Get Off Bed

Wedding Day

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Alfiya and Elvan waited in the room sitting in different seats. Several times the man in glasses exhaled his cigarette smoke. He steamed and looked at the cigarette smoke until it faded. I don't know Elvan doesn't understand what he's feeling right now. Since the incident that day, the incident that happened to him and Rian a few years ago has indeed made him choose to devote his life to the family of Imran. And now he has to do the same. Paying a debt of gratitude by marrying Alfiya.

Faintly his ears caught the voice of Alfiya who was chatting friendly with his girlfriend over the phone. He only glanced at the girl for a glance. I don't think that girl made this marriage a burden.

"Yes Joe, I can't go with you anymore today. Tomorrow, yes." Alfiya said to the figure of the boyfriend who was across there.

"Em, yes, dear. I love you too." The girl hurried to close the call that had ended. Exchanging news with Joe always managed to make the heart of the woman flowery.

A moment later he turned around and looked at Elvan who was sitting behind him. "Loh, mas....cigarette?!" he was surprised, only to realize he was. "Cigarette smoking again?"

Elvan who heard those words nodded slowly then smiled faintly. "Mas again sfor.." he said slowly.

"But not since marriage the same late mbak Gita mas has stopped smoking, huh?" the girl who had been wearing a white kebaya complete with makeup on her face was still curious.

Not saying that Elvan smiled back. "Aren't you nervous?" he said silly and then smoked his cigarette back.

Alfiya. "No, why am I nervous. We marry, just for status. Status for father and mother." He said again relax.

Silence followed after that speech. The puff of cigarette smoke was clumped back by Elvan's gusts.

"Mass? Nervous indeed?" alfiya asked back, this time the girl was curious.

Elvan then looked at Alfiya with a faint gaze. "Banget.." the look of the face full of confidence was able to make Alfiya suddenly feel awkward by gnawing quickly.

Seeing the look on Alfiya's face that was immediately anxious, Elvan then smiled faintly. "It's funny to know you too, duh bocil, bocil...." He then stood up and rubbed Alfiya's head slowly.

Alfiya. "Ih, not funny!" Sungut later.

Again the man chuckled. He then left Alfiya who was still standing there.

"Mas out first yes, bocil." said Elvan casually.

"I no longer know.." he shouted later. Bocil, or little boy is Elvan's call to Alfiya in the past when he was still sitting on the bench of elementary school. However, the call later disappeared after he protested early on entering junior high school because of embarrassment over the call.

A few days later, the wedding was held. There was only the father, the mother who was holding Anggian in her lap and also Rian and two KUA officers who were in charge of recording the marriage into government records at that time.

Her mother initially protested because of Alfiya's request that she insist on keeping her marriage a secret from the people. However, her daughter is good at making excuses, saying she wants her marriage to be known to the public after graduating from college. Plus the help of the father and also Elvan who convinced about this secret marriage.

At first the mother thought all this was absurd, but came back again eventually with all her efforts were successfully ignored.

How did Alfiya feel at that time? His heart was mediocre, once again he believed that this marriage would last for a year and he was confident he could keep his heart for Joe.

Until finally the time lapse passed, Alfiya and Elvan were officially holding the status of being a couple.

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It was in the room.

"Mas, so do we stay apart from my father and mother?" Alfiya asked immediately after the marriage contract was completed.

Elvan who was sitting on the sofa nodded slowly while massaging his head with a face that was completely illegible. He then sighed softly, the marriage this time had no meaning for him. A fake wedding. Unlike his marriage with Anggita. Where at that time they were a pair of brides who were completely drunk with romance. But her marriage this time only filled the emptiness of her heart.

"So soon we'll move. It's all sorted out, right?" Alfiya tried to make sure.

"Mas Elvan is okay, right?"

Maybe because Alfiya asked too many questions, the man finally moved and rubbed Alfiya's head slowly. "It's okay, we'll move soon." then he smiled thinly.

Alfiya smiled at hearing that as well. "Thank you, man. Thank you for letting me know "

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"Why? You don't like to live here, I'm sure you are, right." mom's eyes kept glaring until Alfiya did not dare to look at him. "You.... Aren't you?! Who asked Elvan to move house this fast?!" The middle-aged woman's chest continued to rise and fall erratically restraining the anger.

I don't know Alfiya really does not understand the attitude of the mother now. I feel like my mother has two personalities. Sometimes the mother considers her anggita and behaves very lovingly, then soon the behavior changes as it is today. A hateful look and also harsh words. He was sure he would get used to this behavior.

"No buk, we just want to try to...."

"For what!?" sambar mom fast

I stroked my mother's back slowly. "Happy, patient. Poor Fiya, he's already sorted by my mother. Please change my mother's behavior, she's your son." she asked slowly.

However, what power the woman who had just come out of the hospital kept grunting was annoyed. I've been getting more sensitive lately. It is wrong Alfiya said, then the girl will be sprayed.

Seeing this Elvan then tried to speak. "Busy.." he said slowly. "We've been together for a while.I mean we just got married and...." Elvan turned towards Alfiya for a moment and smiled looking at mother again. "I think you understand what I mean, we're newly married and as newlyweds we want to have some time together." really Alvan felt no need to continue his words again. He thought everyone understood what he meant.

And, Elvan's last words were able to make Alfiya's face heat up. He then turned his face away for a moment, Elvan understood that, but he wanted how else, he thought mom needed the right reason to let them move house.

Hearing that, my father immediately cleared his throat. "Have already opened, just allow them to stay together" said the father of his own misdeeds.

Mother again breathed heavily. "Well, if that's the reason."

Alfiya then looked up and dared to look at mother. So you agree with her request?!

"But, you need people to look after Gian. I'll send someone to look after Anggian while you're both busy." She looked at Alfiya for a moment. "You, take care and serve your husband well and also.." I thought for a moment to say the continuation of his words. "Gian is your son now, your son and also Elvan...."

Alfiya said, Iya Anggian is now his son Alfiya. And I really hope that Alfiya gives full responsibility to his grandson.

"Hopefully you can be a good mother to Gian, understand?!"

Alfiya looked down silently nodding his head slowly. But the corner of his heart said otherwise, in the sense that he might be able to take care of Anggian, but for Elvan, it felt like he would not be able to actually carry out what it was called serving the husband. Remind them once again they are not married for that matter.

He then looked at this man beside him, big brother! Once again he only regarded this man as an older brother, nothing more.

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