Eight Years of My Marriage

Akad

Morning at a hotel. A perias was applying Venus makeup for a wedding ceremony held at an Office of Religious Affairs.

Crane.kring.. Venus's phone sounds.

" Yes budhe." Venus is putting a cell phone close to her right ear.

" How, are you ready? This budhe same sir dhe you, want to go there. To the Office of Religious Affairs the same bring your order, for food and snacks to be distributed there.

" Yes budhe, this is me. I am also arriving soon. If Budhe wants to go there is okay. We'll be there like that."

" Alright this budhe same sir dhe you're leaving."

Venus shuts her phone. A few minutes later the makeup was done. Lion who had been waiting for Venus Dias finally finished as well and they left for KUA where the marriage contract was held.

They are also in the Office of Religious Affairs. There were three couples who got married there. The mother of Venus and her brothers who had arrived in KUA were talking to each other while waiting for the arrival of Venus and Lion.

A moment later Lion's car stopped right at KUA where the place will be held a marriage contract. Venus saw her mother and siblings from the car. Venus' chest is vibrating. Her feelings were not out of whack as she never imagined marriage would happen this fast in her life, with nearly three-quarters of Venus's life cycle opposing her. All around her were against this marriage happening. Venus then came out of the car followed by Lion on her right. Both of them walked towards the room in KUA. Venus kissed her mother's hand. His mother, it is very clear from the look on his face that it is very hard to let his daughter marry a widower. But there is no power to prevent it.

The third order of one of the married couples in KUA. After waiting for a while. Venus and Lion and their respective families are welcome to enter the room where they will be held. The head of the Office of Religious Affairs who sat in front of the Lion and Venus told him to sign the letter and say to Venus.

" Is it true that you will marry a widower who already has two children?" It was as if the head of the Office of Religious Affairs was convincing Venus back with her choice. Seeing Venus who is still 24 years old and decided to marry a 45-year-old widower.

Venus just nodded her head with a lot of thoughts raging in her head.

I received her marriage, Venus Salleyna bint Mutual Dinarja with cash of Two million fourteen thousand and a set of prayer tools paid in cash.

Twice the pronunciation of the marriage pledge that Lion made in front of his family and the Venus family as well as everyone who witnessed their marriage contract.

" You take good care of yourself. You are a wife now. Same mother your brothers are back in the village first." Her mother who walked by linking her left hand on the shoulder of her daughter who had just let go of her time of solitude.

" Yes, ma'am." Venus releases the departure of her mother who has boarded a bus that was deliberately rented to bring a group of Venus brothers from the village.

Lion who followed Venus then took to enter the car and left KUA.

In the car Venus just shut up. Without saying a word. There was a feeling of relief and mixed everything he felt. I don't know what he had in mind at the time. Many of her coworkers sent messages on her cell phone and congratulated her on her wedding, but Venus only read them and the messages would be answered one by one if her time was free.

Venus and Lion are on their way to the city where Lion had to work at the time. Venus resigned from her job a week ago. They travel about four to five hours. City after city they went through to get to the city where Lion worked.

Lion's car stopped right at a big, high-fenced house. Inside there is a line of hostels for married couples. In third from the front is the Lion's boarding house.

The Lion who walked towards his room was followed by Venus behind him.

" We're gonna stay here a while." Lion who was standing right in front of the door of his boarding room. The long room was sealed into three parts. The room is not too big.

I know everything from zero. You can Venus through this. You are used to living away from parents and ngekost here and there for a bite of rice. There's nothing to complain about. It's much better. Venus muttered to herself. Muffling all the circumstances that seemed like her domestic life would very much not go as easily as what her mother said. Venus was reminded that she had to pay dearly for all the decisions she had made without listening to all those who tried to remind her.

Venus went inside the boarding house and laid her body briefly on a 120x120 cm mattress that just lay on the floor.

" We put our things in first we'll take a break." Lion who with the style of a superior in the office began to give his first orders.

Venus, tired of traveling far away, was reluctant to take her suitcases and belongings from the old boarding house. After fighting her fatigue, Venus walked towards the car and pulled out the items she carried one by one into the boarding room. After all, Venus poured her body into the bed where she had laid her body before.

The first night after they got married. Both are awkward. There was nothing they did except to sleep together on a 120x120 cm mattress lying on the floor. They look at each other. Venus is still shy about having a husband and wife relationship. Moreover, both of them were also very tired with the trip that day they took. And the Lion can also understand what Venus feels. The late night kept them covered with the warmth of their bodies hugging each other. Linking one body to another makes them feel the warmth even though there is a pleasure that must be delayed for one night.