LOVE THE RECEPTIONIST

71. Wedding Day

In the row of seats number two from behind, Leon sat with several congregants who witnessed the blessing of marriage between Monaliza Zhue and Dirga Surya which was taking place that weekend.

Several times Leon had to catch his breath that seemed tight in his chest when he heard word for word come out of Monaliza's mouth smoothly pronounce the pledge of marriage to Dirga.

It is not without reason that the man came in the marriage blessing of his former lover, he wanted to ascertain whether the woman he still loved so much was really married to Dirga, he said, the man who is the biological father of the baby he is carrying.

Leon held his chest, enduring the pain that seemed to be stabbing there, although he was fully aware that he should not be present in that place, only adding in his wounds, wounds that did not bleed.

A man sitting next to Leon occasionally glanced at him, strange to see his gloomy face, unlike other congregation residents who look radiant and happy with the two brides who today will be tied with the wedding rope.

Leon spontaneously turned his face, when the event session had arrived at Dirga who gave a light kiss on Monaliza's forehead after the two finished pinning the wedding ring on their respective ring fingers.

"What are you looking at?" dirga asked in a half whispered voice, after he and Monaliza had completed all the sacred processions.

"A-, ti-nobody," said Monaliza nervously with her half-whispering voice as well, glancing at Dirga at the glance who spoke to her. He immediately turned his face away, giving a smile to the people who came to them one by one to congratulate himself and Dirga on the altar.

At the very back of the chair, Monaliza again saw Leon who was walking in the opposite direction from other congregations. The man left his seat and walked out of the church building.

After all the people finished congratulating him, Dirga grabbed Monaliza's hand, so that the woman who had been legally his wife took her arm.

Monaliza only complied, she took Dirga's left arm to follow her husband's footsteps out of the church, down the steps carefully so as not to let her shoes step on the end of her white dress dangling from the floor.

Dirga led Monaliza into the car, and the two headed to one of the hotels where their wedding reception would be held that day.

Meanwhile, the hotel, where the wedding reception of Monaliza and Dirga will be held. Firans seemed very busy, he was arranging a special invitation that had just arrived. Yes, the neighbors of Monaliza who came to the event were treated with special care by the hotel employees.

Dirga's personal assistant has rented seventeen large buses with a capacity of fifty-nine passengers, so that no one of Monaliza's neighbors is left at home, be it children, let alone the elderly.

The employees who saw the bus arrive immediately welcomed and delivered the enslaved invitations to the party that had been prepared with a friendly attitude.

"Aren't you sure we could be at a rich man's wedding? We're really lucky," said Riri's mother happily, as she had just stepped inside while sweeping through the entire party hall that stunned her.

"Yes bu Riri, we're really lucky, but it's more fortunate that Mona, with her beautiful face, she can captivate the hearts of rich men," said one of the mothers who joined the roar, he does not know what the reason for the marriage can be done, if only he knew, I don't know.

"Hush! Already, shame will be heard the invitations there whose appearance looks cool and parente," whispered Duwani's mother while holding her husband who was holding their baby.

"Yes, Mother Duwani is right," Riri's mother said as she leisurely sauntered towards the chairs and tables that had been prepared for them as invitations.

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"Ma, come on." said Leon's father, "There must be something very important until our son is late" he tried to cool the mood.

"Leon, didn't you hear what Mama asked?" mrs Gamsonrich asked, not caring about her husband's reprimand, while chasing her son from behind, she still wondered why his son was late at such a crucial time.

Mr and Mrs Gamsonrich stopped their steps when Leon suddenly stopped.

"Will this marriage continue or be annulled?" said Leon without turning his face back, where both his parents were shocked to hear his words.

"A-, M-I'm sorry Mama Leon. Mama's just worried, because for almost two hours you haven't come, Mama's worried about something happening to you," said Madam Gamsonrich stuttered, his face was indeed emitting a very worried feeling. But not because of what he said, but rather the shame on all the invitations that have been present. Want to put where his face, if the son suddenly canceled his wedding even though the invitation was present at the event venue.

"But, I don't feel that worry on Mama's face, if only Mama worried about me, Mama wouldn't force me to marry Nadya," said Leon still turned his back on his two masters.

"You misunderstood Leon, Mama was really worried about you, baby. Never mind, let's go inside. Nadya and her family were waiting inside, as were the civil registry officers" Gamsonrich's mistress rubbed her son's shoulders gently. His heart was so worried, do not let the last seconds his son changed his mind, his mind was afraid.

Leon was silent, his gloomy look again covered his handsome face, his mother did not respond at all to his last sentence, which meant that the mother did not care about his happiness. Without saying anything else, Leon entered with his parents.

Several people present, including Nadya and her two masters, stared at the door as Leon and his parents appeared.

Nadya stood up, he approached and wanted to protest, but was immediately prevented by Gamsonrich with the blink of his eyes to make the woman undo her intentions.

"Satya Bimas sir, please begin," Gamsonrich said on a civil registry sitting patiently waiting.

"Before we begin, I again remind the families of the two brides, that this country marriage registration letter can be issued after our party received the marriage certificate from the church as one of the conditions," said the middle-aged man.

"Of course we can do it Mr. Bimas Satya, soon we will meet the requirements" said Mr. Gamsonrich. "Now, we're just starting this civil registration session, because actually we're very late, the invitations have gathered in the wedding reception room," he said.

Not waiting long, the clerk began to do his duty, asking Nadya and Leon, until the signing of marriage certificates by witnesses.

After being comfortable, they then moved the reception room that had been crowded by the invitees. Fortunately, the event organizer who is believed to hold the event has many ideas in bringing the atmosphere to life, so the invitees remain at home there waiting for the two brides.

Mr. Gamsonrich could only watch his son who did not look happy on the day of his marriage. Leon occasionally developed a faint smile to appreciate the invitations who came over to congratulate him

The party felt luxurious and lively with the expertise of the team event organizer in packing the event so much, but Leon felt the loneliness and emptiness in his heart, he really could not enjoy the happy day. For for him, that day was the day of his destruction, when he saw that the woman he loved had become the property of another man, and he had to unite with another woman, whom he did not love.

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