Love Stories Overseas

Chapter 40

Dila immediately lay down El's body in his room, El slept so soundly, reaching home when the adzan maghrib reverberated. It turned out that the trip home was longer, because it was stuck in traffic repeatedly.

After throwing El Dila straight to the bathroom and bringing change of clothes, Indra has not gone home from work, his car is not in the garage, bi Ana also said if Indra was not home.

Dila perform maghrib prayer in Indra room, when finished Indra prayer just arrived at home, Indra looks very tired, immediately entered the bathroom and changed clothes, he said, after wearing a white T-shirt and Indra shorts immediately lay down on the mattress.

" You don't pray mas?", said Dila.

" It was on the road" replied Indra briefly.

Dila folded her face and saw Indra who closed her eyes while twitching her forehead.

" Are you sick?, your face is red", Dila took a thermometer and checked Indra's body temperature.

" 39° is so high, you're sick. I'll get you some medicine first", Dila picked up a box of P3K stored in the nightstand closet. Looking for heat-lowering and pain-relieving medications.

" So have eaten what has not Mas?", asked Dila while taking the medicine to be given to Indra.

Indra shook his head, Indra was just breakfast today, this afternoon Indra did not come home because he knew Dila and El were not home. Indra only drank coffee and a slice of sandwich made by Dila.

" I'll get you some food for a second. It's best to take medicine when you've eaten", Dila went out and came back with a bowl of warm soup and rice.

" Eat a little so that the stomach is not empty".

Indra took the bowl and ate it only one mouthful.

" Kok just a mouthful, again dong Mas, here let me bribe", Dila took the bowl from Indra's hand and fed Indra painstakingly until the bowl was clean without rest.

" Out of food, it is better than the stomach is empty, it will certainly make stomach acid rise, stomach pain and headache", muttered Dila. Dila gave two grains of medicine to Indra, and immediately Indra swallowed with a glass of water.

" Tomorrow leave Mas, do not go to work, maybe you are exhausted and need a complete rest".

Dila came out again to put Indra's former equipment to eat. Indra just stared at Dila's back that was coming out.

Indra was not well, and just when he arrived at home, Ari immediately met him, reported information about Dila that Ari just knew, Ari also said about Dila who already had candidates in the village.

Indra just nodded in thanks to Ari for her report today. Indra was not surprised, because at that time Dila also said the same thing, if there was a young man waiting for him in the village. Indra used to not care at all when Dila said that, but now somehow Indra felt afraid, if suddenly Dila left him. The senses are less fit, so it is getting dizzy because of the excessive worry that is now felt.

When Dila returned to Indra's room deliberately closed his eyes, Dila thought that Indra had slept because of the effects after taking the drug made sleepy.

Since there was nothing to do, Dila took her bag from the storage cabinet. And took the paper bag that Evan had given him when he was about to go to Jakarta. Still intact and tightly closed.

Dila opened and saw the contents, watches whose chains are in the form of love to connect with each other are red. Dila remembered that she had advised Evan to buy the watch when they went to the night market together. What does that mean, the girl Evan likes is himself?.

After looking at the watch, Dila looked back at the contents of the paper bag, there was a small book, containing prayers and short messages, and when he saw and opened the booklet, Dila found a piece of paper folded inside.

Slowly Dila opened the small folded paper.

*Dear Karina Nadila*

*Then I first saw you, I knew you were different from other girls, somehow there was a sense of comfort and connect every time we chat. I feel like I found the right person to be a life companion*.

*but when I heard that you had a candidate in the village, I was a little disappointed, like someone who lost before the war. But I think again, if you really have a candidate, is not it just a candidate, as long as there is no curved yellow janur, it means you are not yet the property of any man*.

I'm in love with you Dil.

If you ask me why, I don't have an answer either. I'm in love because that woman is you, that's all I can say\*.

*If you have the same feeling, then wear this watch when we meet in the future. I will be very happy then, and assume you have the same feelings. But if you don't wear it, then I already know that you only consider me a friend*

Dila folded the paper back and breathed a long breath.

" This is what he asked me earlier, the answer to his declaration of love for me. I don't even know if he gave me this letter yet, I promised to call him after reading this letter, but what should I tell him later".

Dila looked down confused, suddenly there was someone who took the paper from his hand.

" Mas..!", Dila was shocked when the letter from Evan was in Indra's hands now. Dila thought Indra had been sleeping since, but it turned out Indra had not slept and just continued to pay attention to what Dila was doing since then.

Dila did not dare to take the letter from Indra's hands, now Indra looks very angry. Especially when Indra found out the contents of the letter. Indra was seen clenching her teeth to hold back her anger.

" So you were not only meeting Asri, but the same temen guy as well?", Indra who did not know the case was guessing.

Dila nodded in fear, Indra looked really angry. But Dila tried to explain, so that Indra did not misunderstand.

" Asri was the girl who lived in a room with me, that letter from Evan, my rented neighbor, that was also the letter given six months ago when I was about to leave here, I forgot to open a gift from him. He came along, and he asked for an answer from the letter, but I was confused what letter, he told me that he put the letter in the paper bag that he loved first, he said, it was the letter, which you read again ", Dila explained.

Indra suddenly sat down beside Dila and hugged Dila very tightly. Dila was about to rebel, but Indra hugged her even tighter.

" Please don't leave me Dil, even though I know you hate me so much, but I love you Dil. I really love you. I'm afraid of losing you. No papa if you do not agree to give me the rights of a husband, I will still be your husband, I will not force you to serve me as a wife, I promise, I promise, the important thing is that you stay with me and help me raise El. Not only does he need a father figure, but he also needs a good mother like you".

Dila felt short of breath because Indra hugged her very tightly, Indra's body that was in pain felt very hot as they hugged each other.

" Let go of me mas, you can kill me if you keep holding me like this, I can't breathe" Dila said.

Dila looked at Indra who was sitting in front of him while pleading with a clear face. Dila knew El needed Dila badly, but did he have to break his promise to Nino in the village.

" I'd better have to how Mas?, I'm confused myself. It wasn't Evan who was a problem for me, because I never promised him anything, but Mas Kun and Nino, he said, they're two nice guys who said they'd ask me when I grow up".

" Even until now there's nothing I've told you if I'm married, I'm worried about hurting their hearts" said Dila honestly.

" If you're worried about them and you're not feeling good about them, then meet me with them, or let us talk to each other, let me tell you about our marriage, I will explain about El to them, I am sure they will be easier to forgive you if we are talking between men" said Indra.

Hearing Indra so pleading and even saying it didn't matter if she didn't get her rights as a husband, made Dila think that Indra already really loved her. But why has Dila not grown any feelings towards her husband.

" I'll think first Mas, how good it is going forward, the best way so that no heart is hurt".

" Now you rest, you have a fever Mas, do not think too much, later you can get worse".

Dila told Indra to go back to sleep in her bed. Tonight Dila came out of the room. " Give me some time to reflect and think first Mas.., I need some quiet, so I'll sleep in El's room, with him".

Dila came out of Indra's room, leaving Indra who could only quietly look at his wife's departure with a slick.