Fear of Marriage

Magic card

William halted his steps when he had just entered his company building upon his return from lunch. He still maintained his flat face as a woman approached him.

“We should talk Will”, said the woman who is none other than her ex-lover, Ririn. Farel who was with him squinted at the woman who had been special to his cousin.

“I'll be back later”, he whispered “Ah, don't forget to transfer my salary during being a driver for your girlfriend”, this time he did not whisper, even deliberately raising his voice. Ririn was surprised to hear that William had a lover.

“What do you want to say?” he said firmly without releasing the sunglasses that were still perched at the base of his nose.

“Not here, Will”, Ririn sees the surrounding situation that looks crowded employees and then passing by. Some are out because they have business outside the office, or some are just in after lunch. And not a few who pay attention to them even though they only steal a glance.

“Alright, we sit on sofa”

“Will”

“I told you never to come back to see me again, you don't understand either. Now go before I ask the security guard who took you away” William did not shout to say it. He said it in a quiet voice but it was still terrifying.

“Tell me what's wrong, so I can fix it, Will. You left me many years ago without giving me a chance to correct my mistake that I do not know what it is” ignored his embarrassment, he said, Ririn said what she wanted to say even if only she and William heard it.

“Yes, Tuan” William calls a receptionist with a flick of his hand. “Call the security guard to take this woman out and enter in the blacklist of people who should not set foot in this company”.

Ririn was mired in her place, William was so outrageous to her. He left before the security guards came to take him away by force.

She regrets, she deeply regrets having betrayed William's sincere love for her. Just because he couldn't control his naf*s, he lost someone who sincerely loved him. Ririn believes William knew all about her five years ago. He was very young at that time, it was still very easy to be affected by the association around him. Moreover, he befriends broken home people with their respective causes, people who are only looking for warmth that they do not get at home.

He also needed warmth but William never gave it away. William had great respect for himself and their families, and when others offered him the warmth and enjoyment of the world he thoughtlessly accepted it and made it into opium.

“I'm sorry Will, I'm sorry. Forgive me” he said softly. He coughed up tears that fell without him noticing and started driving his car back to his house. Only her father could possibly get William back to her.

Karenina no longer objected to William dropping her off or picking her up like today, Karenina had been waiting for her for almost an hour but there was no sign of William coming. The office was deserted, everyone had gone home since. Karenina has contacted William's phone but there is no answer even if connected.

Impatiently Karenina walked out of the area of the Dimension building, it is better to wait on the side of the highway that is crowded with traffic. Just as Karenina got to the front, William's car was already visible from a distance.

“Sorry, the meeting took longer than I thought it turned out” Karenina showed her upset face, and William just chuckled and pinched her cheek in a fit of anxiety.

“Why not answer my phone”

“I forgot on my desk, forgive me”

“already, now you are here”. Unlike usual Karenina who talk and protest a lot.

“Just go home ya”, said Karenina, she is very tired today. And tomorrow he has to go to the project location which is quite far away. He wants to rest to prepare for tomorrow.

“We eat first” said William, Karenina shakes her head as fast as lightning.

“I'll just go home, I'm really tired today. You must have eaten at your meeting earlier”

“I deliberately do not eat so I can eat with you”. As if something had infiltrated his heart, he was moved to hear it.

‘Nina, why did you become more sih’

“Ya we have eaten first if you have not eaten”, the smile of victory rises on William's lips. As fast as lightning he drove his car looking for a restaurant close to where he is now.

“What do you eat?” Karenina shook her head “I'm still full” William clucked, ordered pasta for Karenina.

“Will, I always forget to ask you?” something stuck in his heart, but he always forgot to ask William

“That time I saw you were just a girl, so beautiful again. Who's she?” William squinted his eyes with a frown.

“Who, where did you see me?”

“In your office, when I brought documents for you to sign”, William seemed to think.

“Oh, she's my ex-boyfriend”, she answered honestly when she remembered the woman Karenina meant.

“You did he meet you” he asked curious, not just curious but he really wanted to know.

“She wants to come back to me”, again, William answered her honestly again this time.

“Then?”

“Then you received it?”

“Do not talk nonsense, I do not want to accept used goods”. Karenina's like choking on her own saliva. Isn't he too…

“Will, I'm also your ex kan”

“What do you mean?”

“You fucked me too, right, meaning I'm your ex too” he said very slowly. William understood what Karenina meant, he clasped the woman's hand.

“Don't say it like that, you're so different from him. Listen to me Karenina, never lower yourself in front of me because I never look down on you. To me you are a very precious woman, you are special” Karenina raises her head, she said, he looked at both of William's eyeballs but he couldn't guess whether it was honest or just a flutter he was completely blind in that.

“But she is very pretty”

“I lost I changed my taste, now only you are my taste. I don't need a beautiful woman anymore now”. Karenina finally smiled, although she could not read William's eyes but his words sounded out-of-the-box.

William took something out of his wallet, he did take Karenina to dinner to give it to him.

“Watch”, William thrusts an unlimited credit card at him.

“Why, why give me a credit card?”

“Wear for all your needs, you can save your salary for yourself”

“You mean?”

“You can save all your money for yourself, and you use that card for all your needs”.

Karenina often sees Merry using her boyfriend card to shop, she once thought to find a boyfriend so that someone can give her magic card and she can shop as much as possible. But when someone gives her a magic card, why does it feel so uncomfortable.

“A-akuu, I don't want”

“I beg”

‘He pleads, he who wants to give and he who pleads. Will what do you want’

“Wear, emmm”. Karenina sighed and finally received the card that William gave her.

“What I can also take cash from this card”

“You need money”, William fingered his pocket “Sial, I forgot my phone. What money do you need, I'll transfer tomorrow morning to your account”, Karenina silently gawking, not expecting William as seriously as it was to respond to his jokes.

“I'm just kidding, Will” said. “Then is there a limit?” he said he was holding the card.

“The card is without limit”

“I know what I mean, the limit I use”

“You can wear as you like”

“True, can I also buy an apartment and mobil”

“You want, I'll have Ryan take care of it if you want”. Karenina laughed, finally she was able to laugh after her talk last night with Merry.

“I'm just kidding, why are you so serious once”

“But I'm not kidding, I'll have Ryan find you an apartment. Or you want to stay in my apartment, I mean on a different floor”.

“I'll run away from you if you do anything out of bounds, Will”

“You think you can run from me”

“Of course”

“You don't know William Anggoro yet. Never mind, finish your food and we go home” Karenina from just playing the paste, somehow she caught William does not like cold food.