Getting Marriage on Paper

Duck Cue

Two weeks passed. Since her return from the hotel, El is forced to follow her mother and father's will to stay at their home. That's all because Lady Sarah and Mr. Aristya have prepared a house gift for him and Chika, but unfortunately it is still in the construction stage.

Today is Chika's graduation day at school. Despite whining, forcing El to attend, El refused. Reason is there if he is still busy managing his company branch outside the city.

El's increasingly cold attitude, making Chika's heart hurt. He was always crying, but the crying was only when he was in the room alone.

"Mas, what made you turn into this. Even after the day of our marriage, your attitude instead of getting sweeter was even more indifferent to me. I really wish you'd come on a historic day in my life, but the work matters are much more important to you than I am. What's my fault, why every time I ask you to just shut up," Chika cried herself in the room, just before she left for her graduation.

Geck.. Geck.. Geck..

"Chika, let's go now. Papa is waiting below" exclaimed Lady Sarah from behind the door.

"Yes, in a moment. Later Chika followed down," replied Chika who immediately wiped her tears, and covered them back with powder.

Shortly after, Chika got off. It looks graceful using green leaf-colored kebaya.

"It's so pretty, baby. Look pah, our daughter-in-law. Pretty, isn't it?" puji mom.

"Yes mah. Dear El can't come with us. That kid is too much. It could be usual at an important event his wife, he still takes care of work at the branch office," complained papa.

"No papa mah, pah. Chika understands El's position. He works for all of us."

"But the boy's gone too far, baby. Later after he comes from out of town, mama will scold him. Mama saw her attitude also instead of improving after marriage, even worse. Are you guys having any problems?"

"There is no mah. Mom and Dad were wrong to judge. Even though it looks cute, but Mas El is always being sweet and I am the same. So mommy equally papa do not reprimand Mas El ya. We will misunderstand."

"really? You're not lying, are you, Chika?" Lady Sarah is reassuring Chika.

Chika nodded slowly with a slight smile from her lips.

"Oh good then. Means we who have never seen your togetherness. Now we leave, afraid to be late to your school," said papa.

"Come on Chika," added Mama.

"Yes, pah. Come on," Chika took her mother-in-law's hand to the car that Mr. Amin had prepared.

In the car, Chika's heart aches. Every day he had to cover up his problems with El from his mother and father-in-law. He still clearly remembers the message of his mother, all whatever your husband, no matter how big your problem, never age to others including your parents.

That's why Chika always looks good in front of the El family.

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By night, El had returned from out of town. Despite arriving late at night, Chika still faithfully waits for herself in the room.

Chequek..

"Have you gone home yet?" greet Chika who immediately took El's briefcase.

"Why haven't you slept?" ask El.

"I was waiting for you intentionally. How can I sleep if my husband has not come home" replied Chika, to make El's heart slashed like a knife. His efforts seemed to be in vain. Chika does not care at all about her attitude and treatment of Chika.

"Not a gini night. I want to take a shower, quickly prepare warm water for me" said El.

"Okay, just a little while."

Before going to the bathroom, Chika briefly kissed El's lips. Makes El just him fixated. Although her heart wanted to make Chika live tormented, but her body so longed for the caress of Chika.

"Chika, wait," cried El. Stopping Chika's steps who immediately turned her head back.

"What's wrong?"

Without saying, El carried Chika's body to invite her to take a bath together. Not only bathing, El who has long not given an inner living to Chika issued all her styles and styles in the bath up.

Three hours they're in there. Makes Chika really I'm losing the El game. Until finally El was satisfied enough to vent his desires. And invited Chika to sleep together in his arms.

"Mas" said Chika. This might be a good time to talk from heart to heart with her husband.

"Why?" El spoke with his eyes closed.

"Can I ask you something?"

"What?"

"Why are you acting so much colder now. What made you change. If I'm wrong, tell me. Let me just instrope myself."

El's eyes, which were closed, are now open. Is it time he asked Chika everything. But will he be honest? Free also if asked, where there is a thief willing to confess.

El felt in lema. But his logic still thinks Chika is lying to him. Why ask too. He chose not to talk about it anymore. Rather than his heart continuing to ache remembering his first gray night.

"Mas, it's not answered. Am I wrong, am I?" ask Chika back.

"Nothing. So people don't be baperan. My attitude from the past was the same as this. It's Chika, tomorrow I have to leave the morning to the office. We better get some sleep. I'm tired today."

"Yes," replied Chika.

In El's arms, Chika continues to observe her husband's face. Sometimes he rubbed El's face gently.

"Maybe true said Mas El, I'm the father of the times yes. Kan emang from the first nature of El cuek duck mas. El never cheated. He was also always the same attention I was, yes even with a little rough he spoke. That's his style of speech. Mostly because I'm married to him, so I feel sensitive easily. It seems so," Chika spoke in her heart, while looking at El until without feeling her eyes were closed in her husband's arms.