
"Change pairs?"
Mirna muttered as she recalled what Ustadz Jaki said when she was leaving after attending her wedding ceremony with Pandu.
Why exchange couples? Wasn't I the only one who was with Mas Fariz?
Mirna looked far away. He remembered all the events and put them together like a puzzle.
What don't-don't... No way, they could have met when they had just come here.
Mirna recalled the time Pandu mentioned Rhea's name at the time of meeting her earlier.
What possible?
Ask in the heart. Mirna was upset that everything was related to Rhea. He felt that Rhea was the source of his misery.
"Mir, please make me a warm tea, yes" said Pandu when they just entered their room.
Tonight Mirna has begun to occupy the house in Pandu which is located behind Mr. Ratmo's house.
Hana and the baby Emir for tonight sleep with Anita. Indeed Anita and Mr. Ratmo provide an opportunity for Mirna and Pandu to get to know each other on their first day as husband and wife.
Especially their first night that might make them not only know each other but more than that, they can be more intimate like a husband and wife.
"What's up Mir? Why are you looking at me like that?" ask Pandu to Mirna by looking at her own body from top to bottom.
Turns out he can too. Village people but his face and body are okay too. Not inferior to the city.
Mirna said in her heart when fixated on seeing Pandu who had just taken a shower and was only wearing a boxer without a top.
"The mir... Mirna!"
The guide called out to resuscitate Mirna who was still stunned before him.
"Eh, i-iya, what's up?" asked Mirna who stuttered feeling like she was caught stealing glances at her husband.
"Please make me some warm tea. My body is a bit less fit because" said Pandu while massaging his own shoulders with his hands.
"Where is the tea?" asked Mirna as she moved from her seat.
"It looks like it's in that plastic bag. Sorry I haven't had time to tidy up yesterday after shopping," Pandu replied while pointing at the plastic bag on the table in the corner of their room.
Mirna also took the plastic bag shown by Pandu. While Pandu is busy looking for his shirt in the closet.
"Where is this put?" she asked Mirna, showing her the balm she had taken from the plastic bag.
Pandu looked at it briefly and said,
"Put it in that desk drawer."
Then he continued his activities rearranging his closet to fit occupied by Mirna clothes.
This is what is it? Kok kayak potion drugs. Is this herbal medicine? Is he sick?
Mirna said in her heart as she flipped through the plastic wrap inside the desk drawer.
The plastic package contains leaves and spices like herbs in general.
"Do you like taking herbal medicine?" ask Mirna to Pandu without looking.
Mirna was still arranging the items in the plastic bag she was holding right now. While Pandu is still busy arranging his clothes in the closet.
"First while still living in the forest area, every day I drank herbs," replied Pandu without turning to Mirna.
Maybe this is what was made into the herbal drink. True too, herbs are healthier, Mirna responded to Pandu's remarks in her heart.
I'll just make this for him, will he again complain not feeling well. Usually if the herbal drink is more nutritious than ordinary tea like gini. Rather than later I was told the massage would be better given to drink this alone. I'm also tired, too, if you have to be told to massage him.
Mirna said in her heart when she finished arranging all the items in the plastic bag.
He was weighing between the usual teabag sold in the market was in his left hand and the plastic containing the herbs in his right hand.
Mirna also walked out of the room to the kitchen to make a warm drink in accordance with the request of Pandu without saying goodbye first to him.
Pandu stops his activities and he sees Mirna's back walking out of the room. After that he sighed and rubbed his chest.
I hope he's not angry. But what about our married life after tonight? Hopefully, just like my marriage with Ani, even though I do not love her, but our marriage is going well. I miss my marriage with Rhea. We used to be very happy.
Pandu said in his heart while looking away considering his married life with Rhea and his marriage with Ani.
In the kitchen, Mirna was busy making drinks for Pandu while arranging a slightly messy kitchen and still did not have much furniture and food.
The herb was cooked by Mirna in the hope Pandu would be better after drinking the herbal drink he made now.
The color of the drink is the same as tea in general. It's just that the taste is much different, because the herbal drink is made of some spices and leaves taken from the forest where Pandu lived with Pak Minto first.
"This is the drink" said Mirna, putting the drink on the table in their room.
Pandu approached the table to pick up the drink glass Mirna had just made for him.
"It's still hot" said Mirna when she saw Pandu slightly tiptoed when holding the glass.
Pandu looked at Mirna and gave her smile when she heard Mirna warning her that the glass was still hot.
"Mir, the closet's been cleaned. Now your clothes can be moved there," Pandu said later.
"Tomorrow Mas. Now I'm so tired. I want to rest" replied Mirna.
"Mas, I want to ask you?" mirna said after she sat on the bed.
"Ask what?" pandu's forehead was furrowed in response to Mirna's remark.
"Do you know Rhea? Why did Ustadz Jaki say we exchanged a couple?" said Mirna.
"Tomorrow we will discuss this issue" Pandu said to end their talks.
And Mirna said, she laid her body on the bed without finding out more because Pandu had promised to talk about it tomorrow and she was very tired today.
Mirna's current desire is only faster to rest in the hope that tomorrow when she wakes up she will be refreshed.
Pandu drank the still hot drink by blowing it and drink it slowly. It took a few minutes to finish because the drink was still hot.
How does it feel to be foreign? It feels almost the same as the usual medicine given by Mr. Minto. Wouldn't it be possible if Mirna made me that medicine? Didn't Mirna make me tea?
Mirna was already sleeping on the bed facing the other direction. He turned his back to Pandu who was also sitting on the bed.
Very sultry anyway. I usually never wear a hijab while sleeping. But I'm not wearing a hijab in front of him? Isn't he already my husband? It doesn't matter if I take my hijab off. Foolish ah, let alone, rather than not being able to sleep.
Mirna said in her heart. Then in accordance with his decision earlier, he opened his hijab and showed his long black hair in front of Pandu.
Pandu was shocked because he did not expect that Mirna would open her hijab in front of his eyes.
Mirna pretended not to know if Pandu was staring at her while drinking her homemade drink earlier.
The longer the body Pandu the more hot. She felt like she was feeling the effects of the medicine that Mr. Minto had made for her.
It is true, Pandu still has a stock of drugs formulated by Mr. Minto for him because before Mr. Minto died, he invited Pandu to look for medicinal ingredients Pandu in the forest. And he had enough stock of medicine for her after Mr. Minto died.
The drugs were brought by Ani all because they would leave the house to a new place. And now, the drug was made by Mirna for him.
The drug began to react. Just like before, Pandu felt he had to do things like before so that the effects of the drug did not torture him.
"The mir... Mirna's... Mir..," The guide called out to Mirna by shaking her arm.
"Emmm... What the hell is Mas?" mirna said lazily because she was already very sleepy.
"I. i..."
"I'm what the hell is Mas?" ask Mirna who is now in a state of sitting on the bed while rubbing her eyes so that they can open wide.
"I want....."