ENDRO, THE BODYGUARD

SAYING LOVE

That morning, Mentari woke up early. Even so, he did not get out of his bed at all. He lay sideways facing toward Endro. His beautiful eyes did not stop looking fixedly at the face of Endro who was sleeping comfortably beside him.

Smiling mentari. He looked peaceful staring at Endro's dark-sleeped shady face back then.

When the voice of teaching was heard from Mushala before the shubuh adhan rumbled, Endro blinked his eyes gradually. The first sight he witnessed at that time was the calm face of his wife who was smiling as if waiting for him to wake up.

"Good morning, dear." Sapa Mentari who still did not stop looking at Endro's face.

"By the morning too, dear." Endro said while wriggling small. "Why are you looking at me so? Like there's no more time next time." Endro asked with a typical guttural sound of waking up.

"Maybe so. We humans, no one knows a moment, a mystery in front of us." Mentari said flat without intentionality in searching for words. He seemed to casually answer Endro's question.

"Hm... You're right, honey." Endro Sahut Seraya got up and sat down. He drew Mentari's hand to sit with him, facing each other on the bed.

"Darling... Your face is so bright, isn't it? Shining and glittering. I look at the stars in my eyes to your pretty face." Endro looks serious. He did not seem to flirt or seduce his wife. What he said, was actually what he saw at that moment.

Mentari did not answer. He just smiled at Endro's words. He doesn't even look shy or shy. "You can even look at me so much this morning, honey." Tawar Mentari Seraya held both cheeks of Endo with his palm.

Endro grimaced a little. "Darling... Are your hands cold like this? You sick, heh?" endro asked, taking two Mentari hands that were still attached to his cheeks. Anxiously, Endro rubbed his wife's hand to provide warmth from his own.

Mentari smiled, she shook her head to refute Endro's allegations. Her eyes did not blink at all at the look of anxiety on her husband's face.

Mentari held Endro's hand which was busy swiping his palm that felt cold by Endro. "It's azan, honey. Let's pray." Bring Mentari.

"But you really don't get sick, honey?" Tanya Endro still looks worried about Mentari.

"I'm fine. It's so cold, honey. My hands and feet are cold."

"Your feet are cold too?" Ask Endro again.

"Hu 'um... But that's okay."

"Really?"

"Y-yeah..." Mentari again convinced Endro. "Yes already. Come on..." Mentari finally came down from the top of the bed first, then he extended his right hand to Endro.

Endro smiled welcoming Mentari's hand. He loved his wife very deeply from last night.

Time keeps passing. The light of the earth has begun to show its light.

Before leaving, Endro accompanied by Mentari first met his father.

Geck... Geck... Geck...

"Dad... It's our. Can we come in now?" Endro asked as he closed his mouth to the door of Kamil's tightly closed room.

Da... Enter, End...~ Sounded his father's voice recited from inside.

Endro opened the door of the room and immediately entered with Mentari. They meet Kamil who is seen sitting on his bed.

"What's up, End?" Ask Kamil weakly.

"I'm leaving for the market today, Dad. Soon after, I have to go to the hospital." Pinta Endro sounded resolute. The mentor nodded to Endro's words. He wished that his father-in-law would obey.

"No need, End. Dad's okay. I'm just a normal fever, I'll heal myself, son." Reject Kamil weakly. His face was more and more pale than yesterday.

"Dad..." Finally the Mentari opened his voice. He approached and held Kamil's hand. "The father should check himself into the hospital. If you don't want to, it's the same as letting us continue to worry about Dad." Mentari sounds clear.

"But, Son..."

"Dad... Mentari. For once more, I listen to Mentari's request, Dad." Cut Mentari fast when Kamil intends to argue again.

"For the sake of the Mentari..." The sun strengthened his grasp.

"Hm. If it's Dad's daughter-in-law who's asking, I'd want to..." Kamil said give up. He returned the warm hands of Mentari.

"Thank you, Dad. Mentari just wants you to stay healthy. Mentari doesn't want me to be sick like this."

"Yes, Son... I'll be healthy." Sahut Kamil looked smiling.

Endro smiled happily to see the closeness of the father and his wife. Although not for the first time, but for that time he realized that the scene greatly reconciled his heart.

"Yes already, Dad. I'm leaving first." Pamit Endro kissing the back of his father's hand. "Assalamu'alaikum's chat..."

"Wa'alaikumussalam..."

"Start between Endro ahead first yes, Dad." Pamit Mentari's. He followed in Endro's footsteps after getting the advice from his father-in-law.

"Thank you, honey. You've persuaded Dad, so I'm going to the hospital." Say Endro hugging Mentari.

"I've often heard you say thank you to me, honey. But I never heard you say love to me." Endro. He is aware of the truth of Mentari's speech.

"Will you just say it for once?" Mentari asked as if she expected much.

I don't know why Endro's heart feels so sad to hear Mentari's words. It was as if he had made his wife beg for love.

"Even if you haven't, or don't love me at all." Mentari said again.

"What are you talking about, honey? Iloveyou..." Endro sounded heavy. It is not hard to say love. Only, he felt strange about his feelings at that moment. He did not want to remove Mentari from his arms at all.

Lately he began to easily let out his tears in front of Mentari.

"Thank you, dear." Mentari's words sounded soft, and it made Endro's heart feel more painful because of it.

"I love you..." Say Endro again without being asked.

"I love you too..." The sun releases itself in the crib of Endro. "Go, Honey. The vegetables will wither." Desak Mentari's. His heart was already feeling happy after hearing the word love from Endro.

"Yes, Honey. You do'ain me yes, let me be successful. Let's have a tea plantation, just like you dreamed for me." Endro.

"Yes... I always do'ain you, honey. I'm sure one day you'll be a successful person." Mentari convinced Endro.

"We..." Error Endro.

"Yes. We're..." Mentari blushing.

"I'm leaving, baby. Assalamu'alaikum..." Pamit Endro serayq peeping forehead Mentari.

"Wa'alaikumussalam..." Sahut Mentari releases Endro.

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