Honey Two Love

Two Hearts One Love

"What's your name?" ask Ardi

"Tania Rosella's. Just call Nia, Mas."

"Hmmm .... "

"Lecture?"

"This is a vacation, Mom."

Rachell invites Nia to talk to Ardi at a roadside tent stall. Just Ardi and Tania both. Ardi looked at the girl who was only in her 20s, fourteen years younger than him. The appearance is simple, without excessive makeup, just a little powder coating and lip gloss. His eyes were shady and soft, his manner of speaking was polite. Ardi was deliberately unfriendly. He actually laughed at himself agreeing to Rachell's ridiculous idea.

Rachell and Tania are like the earth and the sky. Rachell is abundant in treasures, beautiful and well-groomed look, as well as her sexy and glamorous appearance. While Tania, the woman in the hood is simple. His clothes, his appearance is all minimalist.

Huuuha.... Ardi breathed his long breath. Let go of that little bit of tightness in him. He looked at the young woman sitting in front of him.

"Rachell told you everything, didn't he?"

"Yes, Mas," answered Nia softly.

"Do you understand the consequences later?"

"Yes, I get it."

"I don't know if your motives are willing to serve Rachell's silliness. I hope you can be wise later. Because in this case maybe you're the one whose position will be difficult."

Nia smiled, she understood the direction of her future husband's conversation. Yeah, he'll be the third between Ardi and Rachell. But whatever he would do for the recovery of his grandmother.

After the correspondence was completed, and Rachel signed Ardi's license to remarry, a week later they were married. There was no feast, just a simple kabul ijab held in the village musholla and witnessed by the local village device. Rachel was not present at the wedding. He did not want to see that event.

"I received the marriage and marriage of Tania Rosella bint Abraham alm. with a gold dowry weighing twenty grams paid in cash," said Ardi loudly while shaking the hand of the ruler.

At once the witnesses and guests present shouted 'legitimate', as the ruler asked. Tania took Ardi's hand and kissed the back of his hand, a great tremor spread across Ardi's body as his young wife kissed the back of his arms.

His gaze looked at the young woman, there was the warmth he felt from the treatment of his new wife. After the meeting, they returned to Tania's house at the end of the village.

Ardi looked around the house, a simple house, with wooden walls and a dirt floor. There were no valuables there, the living room was just a small patch with a bamboo chair. The bridal room, which is not decorated, looks so simple. Ardi took off his suit and dropped himself on the bed. The room is small but looks clean and tidy.

Nia went into the room, she sat next to her husband. They speak in silence. Long enough they were like that until the voice of grandmother called Tania. The woman rushed to see her grandmother in the room.

"What's the matter, Grandma?" ask Nia.

"Where have you been, son?"

"Nia was from Nek's campus, asking about the matter of college leave," Nia replied lying.

"You want to continue your studies, Nia?"

"Nia hasn't thought about it yet. Maybe later Grandma"

Grandma's hands fumbled looking for Nia's hands. Yeah, her grandmother can't see. He's been blind since he fell in the garden last year. From then on he stopped working and started getting sick. And Nia was forced to apply for a temporary leave of absence from college.

Nia held Grandma's hand and kissed her back. Trying to calm the feeling of grandma who was not calm thinking about her fate.

"Grandmother take it easy, Nia is fine. If later there is sustenance Nia will definitely continue Nia's lecture as expected. But now Nia beg grandma to rest to get well soon." Nia helps her grandmother lie down.

From behind the door Ardi watched all that. At first glance he saw Nia wiping her eyes. There was pain at the end of his heart seeing the newly married woman crying. Nia's steps came to a halt as she saw Ardi standing at the door. Nia glanced at the sleeping grandmother, then turned to her. Ardi understood what his young wife meant. He didn't talk until they got away from Grandma's room.

"He's your grandma?" ask Ardi.

"Yes, Mas. After my father and mother died, I was raised by my grandmother. But a year ago a garden accident left grandma unable to walk and look anymore."

"Where is your other brother?"

"I don't have any other brothers. Since young grandfather migrated and married to grandmother and never returned to his hometown. So I don't have any other family here but Grandma."

The handsome man approached his wife, then held her head, rubbed her gently and kissed the tip of Nia's head. Giving a flow of love and tenderness to the woman who has been memorized. I don't know why he can't hate that girl.

Gts ... Gts ...

The knocking of the door broke the martyrdom of the newlyweds. Ardi walked over and opened the front door of the house.

Keekkk ...

A few people dressed in black appeared behind the door. They saluted Ardi.

"What's wrong?"ask Ardi.

"Sorry sir, we ordered Mrs Rachell to pick you up."

"Come home?" ask Ardi.

"Right sir, the great sir is waiting for you at home."

"Bapy? What's the matter, papi with me?

Not usually." Ardi furrowed both his brows. He looked astonished by the statements of the two aides.

"Please come with us, sir."

"Alright, wait a minute," said Ardi who switched to Nia.

She approached Nia who still had not changed her bride's kebaya.

"Mas Ardi is leaving?" tanyakanya.

"Hmmm..."

Nia entered the room and brought Ardi's coat which she placed on the bed. He handed the suit to Ardi. Then took her husband's hand and kissed the back of his hand. Ardi replied by kissing Nia's head.

"Be careful on the road, Mas," said Nia while greeting her husband.

"Hmmm..."

There was a sad feeling in Ardi's heart leaving her bride alone shortly after her wedding anniversary was pronounced. But his father-in-law was waiting for him at home. He immediately entered the car and returned to his apartment.

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The car carrying Ardi entered the basement of the apartment, he got out of the car and headed to his apartment.

Rachel opened the door. Ardi went inside and saw the quiet atmosphere of the house. Her father-in-law was not there. He again spread his gaze throughout the room, but there was also no sign of Alfian Fernando's presence.

" Where's Papi?"

"He just got home" Rachell told a lie

"Why didn't papi wait for me?"

"Maybe he has another job. Papi just stopped by and asked you. I don't want papi to know you're there, so I'm asking them to pick you up."

Ardi smelled a lie from the words of his first wife, but he tried to be calm and not question it. He went into the room and cleaned himself up. Soaking aromatherapy foam in the bathtub makes it a little relaxed. He couldn't forget about that. Now the responsibility is increasing. There are two hearts that he must take care of. Rachel and Tania.

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