Love In Butterfly Needles

First Sniff

My rain has stopped, but my rain is not coming back.

What was? Does the sky hold you back with its charm?

Or do the clouds tempt you with their captivating accompaniment?

I waited for you for a long time.

I did not heed the slightest exclamation of time that repeatedly asked me to resign and give up.

Not once did I care about my body getting tired and weakened.

My heart still thrashed and forced to endure.

I who used to love to dance under the rustle of the rain now can only look at it with longing.

*** A cloudy morning...

Dark clouds adorned the city sky, on the fifth floor of the office building Dena was starting her day with a greeting of Puji who was endlessly curious about her relationship with Adrian.

Almost two weeks he was in a relationship with Adrian, you could say now he is the lover of a man who so much loved by women in this office.

The news of their relationship quickly spread in the office, countless how many women were heartbroken. Countless also how many feel jealous with women who managed to get the heart of Adrian.

They were curious and always wanted to know everything about Dena. But they are not lucky to get what information, because Dena's attitude is closed and does not have many friends in the office.

All they saw was the figure of Dena as a beautiful woman who was almost perfect, it was only they could see during lunch hour in the cafeteria.

Dena and Adrian rarely indulge together at work, even at lunch in the canteen Dena was seen more often with Puji.

Puji of course felt proud to be friendly with Dena, when many eyes looked at Dena in the Puji canteen was the most happy because he took the ride.

While Dena was never comfortable with that gaze, she did not want to be popular.

Dena's phone vibrated, opening a message from Risma, one of the female nurses in the Hemodialysis Room.

" Sister Dena, sorry for the invitation I sent via online"

" I'm on leave now, so don't see you tomorrow at the hospital".

" Don't forget to come, brother, when the contract also comes yes".

Then Dena opened the file sent with the message. Risma's wedding invitation, on Sunday tomorrow with a marriage contract at a mosque and a reception held in the evening at a hotel.

" Thank you Risma, I've tried to come yes", Dena replied to Risma's message.

"Wedding?"

" Well, I'm 27 years old when can I get married?"

" Adrian?? Is he the soul mate God sent me?"

" But how can I marry a man I haven't been able to love until now even though I've tried to learn to love him" questions flashed in Dena's head.

Dena glanced at Puji who was whistling a little whistle.

" Praise .. hey Puji", Dena tightened her voice because it looked like her friend this one was starting to have a disturbance in her ear, hehehe

" Yes, what's up Den?"

" I want to ask you something and ask your opinion".

Praise pulling her chair closer to next to Dena's chair.

" It's about Adrian, isn't it?"

" If you say it quickly, I will be a good advisor when it comes to my idol" Puji said with a serious face.

I wanted Dena to hit her head, but she didn't want to joke this early.

" Praise me, is it appropriate for a woman of my age to get married?"

" What.....??? Adrian invites you to marry???", Praise said half-screaming, making the other colleagues turn towards them.

" Close your mouth", Dena immediately closed Puji's mouth with both hands while glaring.

" Turn down your volume, I'm not saying Adrian asked me to get married".

" I'm just asking for your opinion" said Dena annoyed with Puji who always spoke loudly.

" Because why in the morning you asked me about the wedding, huh.", Praise the grunt.

" I received a wedding invitation from the nurse at my blood wash, she's still under me".

" I asked if I could be called a spinster because I got married at my age?"

" Hahaha, of course you're old"

" So get Adrian you married" Praised the chuckle with his laughter.

Then as usual his perverted mind imagined how lucky Dena would be if she could feel the first night with the cool guy

While Dena is still thinking about Puji's answer that says that he is old and should be married. But he did not realize that the words that came out of the mouth of Praise were only the wind.

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Sunday morning

" Kak Dena what event, tumben wear this?", asked Hasbi to Dena who was neat that morning with a light blue brocade dress that was in line to hear a long skirt tight following the curves of her body.

" I want to come to Risma's marriage contract"

" Oh yeah, Laras also invited me to accompany him tonight to Risma's wedding reception"

" Dena's sister went with Adrian?", asked Hasbi.

Dena shook her head..

" I went alone this morning"

" Later tonight at her new reception Adrian is accompanying me".

Hasbi was actually a little worried about her brother meeting the man, she was afraid that her brother was swept away and became hesitant to block his good relationship with Adrian.

" I'm leaving now yeah"

" Ok...".

*** Dena arrived at the mosque courtyard, seeing that there were already many cars parked along the front street of the mosque. He recognized one of the cars parked there,

" Well, Adam, is he coming?"

" Of course he's coming, Risma's his co-worker".

Dena felt lazy to imagine in there will meet Lisa, surely she heated up Dena manation with spoiled behavior to her husband. I want to turn around and go home. But Luke's greeting voice made a hunch he did his .

" Dena, you coming too?"

" Let's go in, the show's about to start" Lukas said.

Dena enters the mosque with Luke, Dena sweeps the room with her gaze, looking for the figure she really wants to avoid .

He saw the man sitting on the right side of the entrance, their gaze meeting for a few seconds.

Dena did not see Lisa next to her, thank goodness she came alone so I would not be emotionally disturbed by her behavior, Dena muttered.

Adam looked at Dena who came along with Luke.

" Hey..what does Lukas actually mean by Dena as his girlfriend?", Luke clenched his hand. It was very desirable that he dragged Luke then forced him to confess .

Dena was sitting next to Luke, while Adam was still staring. Luke, who realized that he was laughing at Adam, wanted to see his senior annoyed. He closed his seat beside Dena, then invited Dena to talk as if they were lovers.

" Because you're Adam"

" It's usually you who always makes me jealous of your closeness and Dena's"

" Now I reply to you", Luke chuckled inwardly.

The atmosphere in the mosque room began to calm, all the regimes heard the voice of the religious leaders who led the procession with the chanting of prayer.

Risma's marriage contract was soon started.

The groom steadily uttered the kabul ijab with one breath, after witnesses said legitimate moments should begin to be created in the room.

The tears of happiness of both Risma's parents who released her daughter to sail the household ark with her chosen man coloring the scene that morning.

Hugs and kisses flooded with tears. Dena washed away the atmosphere of the day, her eyes glazed with glass imagining someday her parents would have to be willing to take her off.

" May I be stopped by the right man I really love" Dena said.

Dena and the invited guests who were present in the mosque room at that time took turns to congratulate the two brides.

Dena had passed Mas Adam, as usual the man greeted warmly.

" Dena, did you come alone?", Adam's question was actually more probing about Luke's whereabouts next to Dena.

" Yes, I came alone and happened to meet Luke in front".

Dena's answer makes Adam's heart become relieved, at least not the playboy who became Dena's lover, he muttered.

" Why don't you come with your girlfriend?", Adam's still trying to investigate.

Dena laughed at that, though,

" Hahaha, should I ask why Mas Adam did not come with his beloved wife?, there is an emphasis when Dena said his beloved wife.

Adam fell silent, looked into the woman's eyes and could feel there was a jealous fire in his sentence.

" Oh yes later tonight I will introduce Mas Adam to my lover" said Dena grinning trying to provoke the man's jealousy.

Adam could not say another word, only shrieking in his heart.

" Dena, stop making me jealous".

The mosque room had begun to be quiet, the guests had gone home and left only the family of the bride and groom. Luke had already gone home because there was another event at his family home.

Dena stepped out of the mosque, leaving the man with no sayings at all.

He was already in the courtyard outside the mosque when Mas Adam's call stopped his steps.

" Dena, wait....!"

Dena looked back, Mas Adam ran up to her.

" Tonight you really want to introduce me to your girlfriend?"

Dena nodded, she could catch the anxiety in the man's eyes.

" Did that man really love you?" asked Adam.

" Of course, he loves me" Dena answered confidently.

" And.... do you love him too?", the important point of all is this question.

Dena was still unable to answer, not even able to just nod or shake her head as she usually did.

Adam drew closer to Dena, then clasped the woman's hand in meaning.

" If you truly love her, keep going. I will always pray for your happiness".

" But if you don't love him and only do that to avoid someone you actually love, then I beg you to stop it".

The morning breeze was cold around the mosque, for the first time Dena's forehead was pecked at people's husbands.

Dena let go of Adam's hand, and ran away from the man with teary eyes.

He threw his body in the car, sitting with a rough rub of his forehead that was kissed Mas Adam.

He could still feel his roaring breath. The first kiss in his life he did get from the man who first introduced love to him. All he regretted was why when it happened, the man was still the husband of the person.

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The author felt most touched by the scene that happened today, hehehe..

Kasian ya Adrian, I guess Dena continued her relationship with Adrian, right??

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