Juan And Mentari

J&M - Part 8

The Mentari house....

The wedding was over, and all the guests returned to their homes. Even so with the owner hajat, both parents Iwan has returned to their homes. As per customary while Iwan will stay at the bride's house for a few days and will return to his parents' house during the event ngunduh mantu. The star and his mother were already in the same room, he had not felt sincere if he had to go back to parting with his older sister.

"Mom, does Kak Tari really have to go with Kak Iwan?" ask Stars.

"Of course, honey. Now this is your brother's legal wife Iwan, so it's her duty to go wherever her husband lives."

"But the Star still misses Bu as Kak Tari," whined the Star. The girl who just stepped on 2nd grade High School. She is not happy spending time with her sister.

"Darling, if you grow up and get married, you'll live with your husband." Ratih stroked her daughter's hair gently.

"The stars will not leave the mother. Even though Bintang gets married, Bintang will stay with her mother. The stars will continue to be with the mother" said Bintang. He tightened his embrace.

Ratih did not speak anymore. She knew that her youngest daughter loved her sister very much. In the past, when Mentari was about to go abroad for college, his youngest child was crying for up to three days. And now, she felt unwilling to go back to parting with her brother. Ratih rubbed his daughter's hair very gently.

While in another room. Mentari was still thinking about Juan's reaction he saw earlier. His chest felt tight as he imagined the look on Juan's face that looked sad and disappointed with the decision he took.

"Dance, what's wrong with you?" ask Iwan again. He wanted to make sure his wife was in good shape. The mentor who was sitting on the edge of the bed looked up at him.

"It's okay, Mom. I'm just a little sad because soon I'll be leaving Mom and the Stars" Mentari replied.

"You can still say hello to them via video call."

"Yes, Mas. But, it still feels heavy to have to come back to life away from them."

"For a long time, you will also get used to it" said Iwan. He landed his ass on the bed. When he was about to embrace Mentari's body, the woman dodged.

"Sorry, Mas. I'm tired, I want to rest" Mentari said. She covered her body with a blanket to cover her neck.

"Rest! I won't bother you!" Although upset by Mentari's refusal, Iwan still tried to be patient.

Iwan was still guessing who the man who was standing in front of his wife's house. Because he had several times accidentally saw the man was around the residence of his wife. Iwan took the device from his pocket, then he sent a message to his men to find out about the man. After getting the answer 'yes' from his men, Iwan also lie down next to Mentari.

Two days after the wedding ceremony and reception at the Mentari parents' house, it was time for Pak Handoko's family to hold a ghostly event at his home. Pak Handoko's family comes from Java, he migrated to the capital since he was a teenager. The difficulty of living in the capital has been passed by Mr. Handoko and that is what makes him not discriminate people based on his status. According to him, people who are still alive are lacking, it does not mean they will live like that forever. He believed that the wheel of life must be spinning and not forever people at the bottom would continue to survive there. As long as the person is willing to try for sure one day they will leave the point. And on the contrary the person who is at the top will not forever survive at that point. So, they have to keep working hard to be able to maintain it. Therefore he always works hard to be able to stay in his current position. But unfortunately, the hardworking attitude that Pak Handoko has, does not decrease in his only son Iwan. 

All this time, Iwan only knew how to make fun of it, without wanting to work.weAnd that reason was what made Pak Handoko match him with Mentari. He hopes that the hardworking attitude possessed by Mentari can be contagious to his son.

Iwan was still awake while looking at the body of Mentari who was lying on his back. Although Mentari's body is still wrapped in clothes, in fact it can still arouse passion in him.

Ting!

A message came in from one of his friends. 

"Ngapain, bro, is this night still online? Not given the same wife?" 

Tin! 

Messages from other parks come in.

"Cie, the newlyweds are again mistreated to the same wife." Along with emot laughs.

"Look, the fate of marriage because it is betrothed. Anticipated right?"

"Mending you dugem with us at the bar."

One by one the messages sent by his friends were read by Iwan.

"Damn it!" as Iwan said, he put his clothes back on the nightstand.

"Am I just dugem the same as them?" ask Iwan inwardly. "No-no! They'll laugh at me."

Now Iwan's gaze turned to look at the sleeping woman who turned her back on him. "Did I force him to serve me? I enter her husband, is it not lawful for a wife to serve her husband in bed?"

Iwan began to stretch out his hand to touch Mentari's body.

"Did-no!! If I force him to serve me that he's angry, he'll keep talking to me. And if you get angry, you won't give me the money to pay all my debts. While I'll let him do what he wants, at least until I find out who the man I saw was." Iwan monologues in his heart. "Had the man been her lover, I could have used that as a means to force papa to pay all my debts and part with him."

Finally Iwan decided to join lay his body beside Mentari. Not long after, he entered the dreamland.

Mentari has not slept since. He only avoided being able to escape from his obligation to serve Iwan. He knew he was wrong for doing so. But, she could not serve her husband while her heart was still thinking of others.

"I'm sorry, I'll try to love you and carry out my duties as a wife, but not now." Mentari looked at Iwan who was asleep, he got out of his bed and chose to stand by the window of the room while looking at the sky.

"Juan, why didn't you come after me that time? If you were to go straight after me, I wouldn't go home and accept this matchmaking?" 

The sun takes a deep breath and then exhales it.