
...CHAPTER 22...
...Wanna Surrender...
Silvia blinked her sticky eyes, when she heard a subtle voice calling out her name. "Non, Non... Non Silvia's... Wake up Non.." usik Bibi Sari while wiggling softly Silvia's arm.
"Auntie..." Silvia gasped awake, and was surprised to find herself already in the living room. "Where is this?" his tananya astonished while rubbing his face slowly. Aunt Sari also sat behind Silvia's back while wiping her.
"Loh Non did not want to, all night Non Silvia fell asleep on the sofa? Aunty was shocked just now to see Non even sleep on the sofa until morning. Kirain Bibi, Non has already moved into her room. The air here is cold Non, Non should be sleeping in the room, later even sick.." said anxious.
"Oh yeah, I just remembered!" slowly Silvia lowered her legs to the floor, then lowered her head and massaged the side of her head with her two hands. He just remembered. That last night, Silvia continued to wait for Devan's return until he fell asleep on the front room sofa. "Has Devan gone home, Bi?" tanyakanya.
Aunt Sari shook her head slowly. "Non not yet, from morning Bibi has not seen his car enter the Villa yard." he replied. Silvia sighed softly.
"What time is it now?" ask Silvia again.
"It's already six o'clock in the morning Non..."
"Yes God... I'm misfortune!" she strangled, and Silvia took her crutches and stood up slowly, preparing to fulfill her obligations must have exceeded the time limit.
"Em, if that's what I want to go to the room first Bi! Take a shower first. Later when Devan is home, Aunt just make fruit juice and sandwiches as usual... Today Silvia is off to cook first." Silvia ordered.
"OK, ready Non. But Non himself wants to do what with Auntie?" ask Aunty. Silvia turned to Aunt Sari again, and thought for a moment.
"Emm, I'm making rice just sit down Bi..."
"OK on Rebes Non! Auntie's gonna make some delicious rice for Non Silvia, anyway!" bibi Sari said as she poked her two thumbs up, with a big smile on her wrinkled lips. Silvia nodded with a smile and looked at him. Then walk back to his room.
Thirty minutes passed, after bathing and changing clothes. Silvia quickly swept her face with a little powder and thin lipstick on her ripe lips. Then combed his long black hair that was slightly wavy. Tying it up on a horse's tail.
She rarely dresses like that. Silvia did realize that her flaws were so many. It is only fitting that Andy betrayed him, and Devan also blatantly said that he was not the type of woman he liked.
When Silvia's heart became ill with Devan's words yesterday, she had just taken it for granted. But the more he felt the more hurtful he was. The feeling of self-confidence was slowly beginning to take hold of him.
"Is it true I'm so bad at male sight huh? It's fitting that my college friends used to be, no one was interested in me, even they always asked me to be in a match with Cathrine. They just think I'm an ordinary friend, there's nothing special about me" he said. "Byeah!" Silvia gave a rough sigh and threw her comb softly at her dresser.
"Did I just end my marriage? It'll just be a bomb for me. I'm not very good at being a lover's wrestler like Cathrine! I'd better let my father go and I don't have to repay Cathrine. Just let the two of them live together, and I don't have to bother them anymore." she thought, with her blank gaze Silvia looked at herself in the mirror. Then he embraced and rubbed his own arm, it felt like he just wanted to give up on making Devan love him.
This was very difficult for her, Silvia had no advantages compared to Catherine who looked perfect, her face was a little bit of beauty charming. While Silvia, has an ordinary face, the original face is typical of Indonesian women but has clean white skin like Chinese skin.
Silvia glanced at her idle cell phone from all night long, eager for her to call Devan. But afraid the man would scold her again for bothering her. Silvia abandoned her intentions and switched to opening a photo galerry seven years ago when she was close friends with Cathrine.
They look very happy in the photo, Silvia and Cathrine embrace each other with faces sumringah after the celebration of Silvia's 18th birthday party. Behind him was Andy and his father who was embracing Silvia's shoulder.
"Silviaaa happy birthday best... I love you.." she exclaimed at Silvia's left right cheek and hugged her tightly at that moment.
"Thanks to Cath, come. I thought you weren't allowed to travel with your mama?" asked Silvia who had memorized the nature of stepmother Cathrine who was too restrictive of her life.
"Calm down, I said I was on a duty with you." she said. Then Silvia leads Cathrine to see her father and is introduced to her future husband, Andy.
And that was the first time they met. There was a different look from Andy's eyes when he saw Cathrine, unlike when he saw her. Andy's gaze was so deep, as in the mist of romance. But Silvia who was not too suspicious even then, just considered it ordinary.
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"Dear, how's your body now? Is it a little better?!" Devan smiled as he stroked Cathrine's head, Devan felt that Cathrine's fever had dropped somewhat. Cathrine nodded lethargicly then swept her face after waking up.
"Yes pretty good, kind of light since you've been here, Beb. You've been up since when?" tanyakanya.
"From five o'clock. I bought breakfast for both of us. Let's have breakfast first yuk, want me a bribe?" tawar Devan is soft, which is small-natured by Cathrine.
Devan then took a black plastic bag containing two styrofoam containers. After opening it, the aroma of the rice is very fragrant because it uses natural spices from bay leaves and lemongrass. Yes, Devan was buying rice sitting on the side of the road not far from his girlfriend's apartment. Because in the morning only street vendors are open, while the restaurant at that hour is still not open. Nasi uduk with tempe kering topping, fried chicken also sambal and lalapan. Looks like it's stirring his taste.
Since marrying Silvia. I don't know why Devan loves those home-cooked meals. Because after graduating high school first, Devan lived in Paris to continue his studies for up to three years and after returning to Indonesia, he met again with Cathrine. Since that meeting he never again eat typical Indonesian food again. Cathrine often invites her to dine at five-star restaurants and to dine on overseas meals.
"Why did you buy that, baby?" Cathrine frowned, while the aroma of her rice was also the spice of the food pierced sharply into her kiss. Catherine hurriedly covered her nose and mouth. Cathrine felt that nothing was right with her hull, as if inside it was stirred with a quick twist.
"Oekk, oh...! Cathrine quickly uncovers her blanket and runs small towards the bathroom. Spewed out all the contents in his stomach. Clear liquid flowed out with the remains of the slurry overnight.
"Why you, baby?" Devan is shocked to panic, and chases Cathrine to the bathroom. Patting his girlfriend's back.
"Please keep the food away Beb, I don't like the smell!" teetah annoyed.
"Does this smell good, baby? If you don't want to. What do you want to eat?"
"Eat whatever is up, but not that. You'd better buy me some bread." he ordered.
"But bread is not full enough to eat baby, you need energy intake. Eating rice in the morning is actually good for the stomach so as not to ulcer disease." explained Devan.
"But I don't like the smell! Don't force me to eat that, Dev!" his weakness. "Part of why also you use it all. I usually eat restaurant food!" shocked again, his face was sour from annoyance.
"No one's restaurant is open yet, baby. It's good too! Ever since you've been together, I haven't eaten this food in a long time. Try it, force it even if you eat a little. Later you can limp if you do not eat.." persuaded again. Cathrine nodded again.
"No, I don't want Dev! I'd better take a break!" Cathrine melengos went past Devan and went back to lying on her bed. Covering his whole body with a blanket.
Devan breathed out loud. Soon he walked out of the room with the rice he bought again. In the front room Devan spent his own rice sut, even rations had Cathrine also he ate rather than wasted and redundant, better to enter into his stomach.
While at Villa Silvia and Bibi Sari also eat rice. Silvia's favorite food since she was in elementary school. When both parents are still alive, every holiday they will travel to the safari park and armed with nasi uduk.
"Enak Non?" asked Aunt Sari who saw Silvia eating voraciously.
"Bi's son, it's like my mother's late-cooking meal." said Silvia smiling haru, occasionally rubbing his wet cheeks.
"Non Silvia crying?" ask Aunt Sari's hearty.
Silvia swallowed her saliva with great difficulty, enduring the tightness and sadness in her heart. "No Bi, Silvia was just kangen with Silvia's parents. It's been a long time since Silvia has seen their graves in Bogor.." he said.
Silvia shed her tears again. Feeling his deep yearning for his parents who have long gone.
Seriate....
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