Love Me Tender's

The Arrival of Radit

Tamara and Indira were sitting together in the car, as Joko was about to drive them to campus. There was no conversation like usual, because Indira threw away her gaze outside the window of the car.

Where did Brother Theo go, was he with his lover, the inner Indira. She did not stop thinking about her husband.

"It has arrived, non", said Mr. Joko broke the silence between them.

"Okay, thank you sir", they said almost simultaneously.

Tamara stood up while waiting for Indira to get out of the car. "Come on" he asked when Indira was next to him. They also walked to class.

"Em, will we be able to go to the campus park after the first course ends?" tanya Tamara started the conversation.

Indira turned towards Tamara at a glance. "Is there anything urgent?" ask Indira back.

"Very urgent!"

"OK", said Indira briefly.

Then they continued their steps towards the class.

"Hi, my beautiful sister", said Dion who came from behind them.

Tamara turned to look at Dion. "Hi, Brother Dion. Tumben himself", he said.

"Who are you usually with?"

"Usually also the sister of the same street sister's boyfriend who is pretentious brother that."

"You mean Karin? She's not my sister's boyfriend" Dion said with a crisp laugh. Without her guessing it was heard directly by Karin.

"Awas... Don't block the way!" yelled Karin who walked while passing them.

"Puft... Mentally not!" tamara Ledek.

Dion stared at Karin's back which was getting away with a gawking face. All this time he felt cool, because everywhere was always accompanied by beautiful students like Karin, with the incident just now, he did not know in the future what it was like.

"Come on, talk to him" Tamara suggested, patting Dion on the shoulder.

"no need. He's a nobody to my brother."

"So, give me advice, yeah. It's up to you whether you want to accept it or not" he said as he stopped his steps in front of the class. "We're in class first, brother." Tamara steps into the classroom followed by Indira behind her, while Dion continues her path to her own class.

 

Elsewhere on a bed, Theo began to blink, holding his head in pain. "I where?" say the voice of the raucous.

His eyes gasped as his consciousness began to return. "When do I take off all my clothes?"

'Last night, dear", said the soft voice of a woman coming from the direction of the bathroom. "Have you forgotten what we did last night?" The woman rubbed her wet hair while going up to the bed. "You promised you'd be responsible!" the woman's index finger gently touched Theo's pointed nose.

Last night I did what?Why don't I remember anything, Inner Theo. He rubbed his hair while shouting.

"Why are you yelling? Did you change your mind after everything that happened?" ask the woman with a sob. "If I knew you'd break my promise I wouldn't give you my most precious one" he said still sobbing.

"Sorry, I didn't mean it that way. I'm just confused, because I can't remember anything that happened last night. Please stop crying, baby." Theo gently rubbed the woman's head which was none other than her own lover. Then she pulled the woman's head up to her chest. "I will not forget my promise" he said, which made the woman look up while looking at Theo's handsome face with a smile.

 

The Arkana University campus.

After the first lecture hours were over, Indira and Tamara ran towards the campus garden.

"Come, we sit there", point Tamara on a bench located in the middle of the park. Indira followed Tamara's steps.

"Just relax, try to enjoy the atmosphere here." Tamara stretched out her hands while closing her eyes.

"If nothing matters, I'll just go back to class." Indira immediately stood up.

"Eh, wait a minute brother-in-law. Don't sulk." Tamara pulled Indira's hand and led her to sit back. "These few days I see my brother-in-law often moody. Is your household having any problems?"

"There's no problem. Our household is fine. I'm just thinking about the aunt who's still in a coma in the hospital."

"Sister-in-law isn't lying, is she?"

"Yes, no. Maybe that's just your feeling.'

"What about Tiara, Theo's ex? Didn't Brother Theo ever tell you that?"

Indira was silent for a moment. Why Tamara can guess correctly, Indira's inner. "Never", said Indira.

"Is sister-in-law sure?" investigate Tamara by raising her eyebrows.

"Yes, very sure!"

"Isn't this sister-in-law's husband?" Tamara pointed at her phone screen right in front of Indira's face.

Indira gasps when she sees a picture of her own husband with another woman.

"Sister-in-law don't lie anymore! Kak Tiara just posted this photo on her social media. All this time, he never posted anything. That means Tiara's brother is back from London. And now Brother Theo is starting to ignore brother-in-law. Aye right?"

Tamara's remarks made Indira inching backwards until she was no longer able to hold her body weight.

"Sister-in-law!" shouted Tamara while capturing Indira's body that began to decline. "Come, sit down first. I'm sorry I made sister-in-law like this."

Without the cue of tears Indira who had earlier dammed in the eye fertilizers, free fall soaked her cheeks. "I knew our marriage was done because of force. I know brother Theo never loved me. But this is not all my will", he whined as he wiped the tears that endlessly drenched his cheeks.

Tamara felt humbled to hear Indira's words. "Sister-in-law should have told me everything. We are not friends, even though we are brothers-in-law."

Indira replied with a slow nod.

"I will always support you, my best friend and sister-in-law" Tamara said as she hugged Indira tightly.

Indira painstakingly pulled the corners of her lips together to form a beautiful arch. "Thank you, you're gonna support me."

"Either. Come on, let's go back to class." Tamara pulls Indira's hand. Then they walked out of the campus garden hand in hand.

After they died, someone who had heard all their talk had risen from where he had laid his body.

 

In the class Indira and Tamara were boisterous, because the next lecturer did not enter. The teacher who teaches is Theo.

"Why didn't Theo come in?" tamara asked Indira who was sitting next to her.

Indira replied by shrugging both of her shoulders. "Of course."

"Indira.." shouted a student calling his name. Indira turned to the source of the voice. "Aren't you already an assistant lecturer, Mr. Theo. Did Mr Theo give us a job?"

Indira gasps. "Why can I forget about that" he muttered. "Okay, I'm going to Theo's sir's room right now" he said as he left his seat.

Just as Indira was about to step out of the classroom, someone entered their classroom. The handsome and very young looking man immediately stood in the middle of the classroom. All of the students in the class started to get boisterous. They were amazed at his good looks.

"Sister Radit! Why is he here" Tamara muttered, but Indira could still hear.

Radite? But the face of this man is not foreign, where have I seen him? Inner Indira. He put his ass back on his seat.