Love and Marriage Contract

Family Vacation (2)

On the beach, Arga was sitting with her father after she left with Bianca.

"Is there something you want to tell papa, Arga?" david asked Arga.

"No pa, everything is going well, there are only small problems that Arga can always solve easily" replied Arga.

"You can tell Papa Arga anything, not just about the company but about your married life with Bianca" David said.

"Bianca's a good wife, that's all you can say to papa" Arga replied.

"Do you love her so much?" asked David who made Arga immediately bring his gaze to the papa.

"Why did you suddenly ask like that?" reply Arga asked.

"You're my only son Arga, you've never asked for anything because you always believe in all the choices you make" David said.

"But the one thing I have to stress on you, what's in your heart and mind is sometimes different, maybe you'll be worried and confused, maybe you're misrepresenting what you're really feeling, so I hope you can listen to what's really in your heart even if it's something you think is impossible in your mind" David continued.

Arga was silent at the words of the father. He and his father were very close, but he did not know why suddenly the father gave such deep advice to him.

"Arga didn't understand why papa suddenly spoke like that, but if there's anything you know please tell Arga because Arga doesn't want Mama and papa to misunderstand what you know about Arga and Bianca" Arga said.

"Mama and papa only know that if you are a happy husband and wife, papa believes in you Arga, papa is sure you can treat Bianca well and papa is sure Biancapun can be a good wife for you" David replied.

"Did you like Bianca too since you first met her?" ask Arga to the papa.

"Just like your mama, Bianca managed to grab our attention the first time we met" David replied.

"What about Karina? don't you like her like my mom?" ask Arga.

"Papa remembers meeting him a few times, but papa has no impression of him, if only he had not made a big mistake papa would still support your relationship with him at that time," replied David.

"Does papa now hate Karina like a mother who hates her so much?" ask Arga.

"No, papa has never hated him Arga, what he has done shows how real he is and what papa thinks he does not deserve you" replied David.

"He was like that because of Arga pa's fault, if Arga had not been too busy with Arga's work he probably would not have felt lonely and looked for another man who could always be there for him," said Arga.

"That means he doesn't really love you Arga" said David, who made Arga immediately take his eyes on the father.

"Papa used to be very busy because papa started to develop the company since papa was close to your mama, sometimes papa was too busy to not have time to pay attention to your mama, I've never even had a couple of days when you didn't call your mom, but you know what your mom did back then?"

Arga shook his head without saying anything.

"Your mother suddenly came to the office with papa lunch, your mother was not angry at all, he actually encouraged papa and noticed papa even though papa never returned the message for a few days," explained David.

"Then what did you do?" ask Arga.

"The new father realized that if many messages were coming from your mother for a few days, he apologized and tried to improve our way of communicating before your mother's patience ran out because of the busyness of your mother at that time," answer David.

"Whatever busy papa, your mama always gives her support for papa Arga, that's what makes papa more excited in going through the papa business until finally we get what we have been trying to do," continued David.

"Mama is really a great woman, papa is lucky to have a mom who really understands the busyness of papa," said Arga who felt proud of the mother.

"You're also lucky to have Bianca, she's a beautiful and smart woman, and you know she's helped you solve your company's problems and that makes you proud of her" David said.

"Why know?" asked Arga in surprise.

"Of course, you can't hide the company's problems from Papa Arga!" reply David.

Arga just smiled faintly and then moved from his seat.

"Arga wants to go to the toilet for a minute pa!" arga said and walked away.

After Arga came out of the toilet, he saw the mother sitting with Bianca.

Argapun takes his steps slowly towards the mother and Bianca, intending to surprise them both.

But when Arga heard the conversation of the mother and Bianca, Arga immediately stopped his steps and hid himself from the mother and Bianca.

Sometimes Arga peeked at Bianca and she could see clearly the look on Bianca's face that seemed uncomfortable with her chatter with her mother.

"Mom don't worry, Bianca will try to talk about it with Arga!" bianca told Nadine.

"Thank you baby, you're making Mama relieved now" Nadine replied and hugged Bianca.

In Nadine's arms, Bianca tries to hold back the tightness in her chest. Unknowingly, his teary eyes shed tears that had soaked his cheeks and Bianca quickly wiped them away.

Bianca cries not because of Nadine's request that Bianca and Arga have children immediately, but because Bianca feels so guilty to Nadine.

Nadine, who was someone else to him, now hugged him tightly like a mother hugging her biological child.

Nadine who was someone else to him now trusted him so much and gave him the warmth of affection that he had never felt from the figure of his parents who had long gone.

The guilt felt so stifling to Bianca, yet there was nothing she could do but try to hide that feeling deep in her heart.

With a coconut in each hand, Nadine and Bianca leave the place and take it to Arga and her papa.

"Why is dad alone?" nadine asked by giving one coconut to her husband.

"Arga went to the toilet" answered David.

"We'd better just go Pa, let Bianca and Arga both here" Nadine said as she moved from her seat followed by David.

"You don't mind waiting for Arga here alone, do you?" ask David to Bianca.

"No pa, surely Arga will come soon" replied Bianca.

"Well then, enjoy the time you two, we'll meet at dinner later" said David who was met with a nod of his head and a smile by Bianca.

Soon Arga comes and sits next to Bianca.

"Why are you alone? where are Mama and Papa?" ask Arga.

"They let us both here" Bianca replied, giving Arga a young coconut.

The roll of small waves that were under the twilight sky with the gently blowing wind gave it such a calm atmosphere that afternoon.

Unlike Bianca who enjoyed the beautiful scenery before her, Arga was silent staring at Bianca from the side without saying anything.

Arga still vividly remembers what his mother told Bianca just a moment ago, he also sees how Bianca tried to keep looking good in front of him.

When Arga sees Bianca's tears dripping in her arms, Arga feels even more guilty for Bianca, because she has brought Bianca to a personal problem that she should have faced herself.

"I'm sorry, Bianca" said Arga, who made Bianca immediately take her eyes off Arga.

"Have you just apologized to me?" bianca asked him to confirm what he had just heard.

Arga let out a long sigh then nodded his head.

"I'm sorry for what?" ask Bianca.

"I'm sorry to have involved you so far, I was such a coward, I couldn't even solve my own problems and instead brought you into the problems I was supposed to face myself" Arga said.

"What do you mean Arga? why are you suddenly saying that?" bianca didn't understand.

"I heard everything, I heard your chat with mama," replied Arga with a look at Bianca who was sitting next to him.

"I'm sorry Bianca, I'm sorry to bring you to this situation" Arga continued, clasping Bianca's hand on the sand.

"You must be having a hard time dealing with your mom, I'll talk to you not to talk to you again, me....."

"No Arga, don't do it" said Bianca cutting off Arga's speech.

"Why? doesn't that bother you so much? you can't lie to me Bianca, I know you feel uncomfortable talking to me, I also see you crying when you hold you!"

"I'm not crying because of that Arga!" Bianca.

"Then what makes you cry Bianca? I know you wouldn't cry if it wasn't for something that made you so sad!"

"I felt claustrophobic, even thinking about it made me sad," Bianca said, bringing her eyes to Arga.

"I feel so guilty for your parents Arga, I feel so guilty for lying to them, they love me so much like my own biological parents, they trust me so much Arga too!" bianca said with a trembling voice.

"What I agreed with you was a big mistake I had to make, I didn't know it would feel this painful when I realized I was lying to people who loved me so much" Bianca continued with teary eyes.

Hearing what Bianca said made Arga feel tight in her chest. He did not expect that what he had agreed with Bianca gave so much guilt to Bianca.

Arga then brought himself closer to Bianca and took Bianca into her arms.

"You are completely innocent of Bianca, I brought you into this great lie, so I alone will be responsible for everything that will happen later" Arga said, trying to calm Bianca down.

Bianca just fell silent in Arga's arms, letting her tears fall by holding a sob that she didn't want to listen to Arga.

"Stop feeling guilty to mom and dad, don't take your mom and dad's attention as a burden to you, Bianca" Arga said.

Scratches of twilight in the western sky have now disappeared, replaced with deep darkness accompanied by the moon and stars that decorate it.

Arga and Bianca are still sitting on the beach, feeling the tranquility of the beach atmosphere with the warm Arga deck on Bianca.

After Bianca felt calmer, she released herself from Arga's arms. Undeniably, Arga's embrace and gaze always made her calm and comfortable.

"Run your life with happiness for 2 years, I will try to be a good husband for you Bianca and never feel burdened by Mama and papa," said Arga while wiping away the remaining tears on Bianca's cheeks.

"I can't shake Arga's guilt, it's not easy for me" Bianca replied by lowering her head.

"I see, you're a good woman Bianca, that's why you feel tormented by the lies we've agreed upon" Arga said, holding Bianca's shoulder and carrying Bianca leaning over her shoulder.

For a moment they fell silent again, staring at the sparkle of stars in the night sky.

Unknowingly Arga's hand was still tightly grasping Bianca's hand for quite a long time.

They both really enjoy the tranquility that is there, enjoying their time as a couple in general.

Biiiippp biiiipp biiiiippp

Arga's phone rang, a message came in from the mother.

"Mama's waiting for you two at the restaurant for dinner."

Arga then tells Bianca that she is waiting for them both to have dinner at the restaurant.

Arga and Bianca then got up from their seats and walked off the beach.

"About what mom told you, I hope you didn't think too much about it" Arga told Bianca as they were already in the car.

"It looks like Mama is deliberately preparing this holiday for the both of us" Bianca replied.

"Mama always has her own plan, but you don't have to think about it too much."

"But no matter what happens you don't talk about this with Mama, let alone scold her!" Bianca.

"Why are you so worried about Mama Bianca? though Mama shouldn't have said that to you after Mama promised me not to talk about it again!"

"Mama told me because she couldn't tell you that Arga" Bianca replied.

Arga let out a long sigh then brought his gaze to Bianca with a smile.

"Why are you smiling like that? how scary!"

"You're Bianca's good wife" Arga responded by patting Bianca's head gently.

"Don't touch me just like that!" bianca said while removing Arga's hand from her head.

Arga just smiled faintly and refocused on driving.

"It was only a few minutes ago that he was very calm in my arms" Arga said in his heart.