Marriage Should Not be Love

The Other Side of Nova

After a short journey, the Nova motorbike stopped in front of an old building.Lala observed the building, its shape is not like a house but also not a building, lala looked at the building and saw a sign reading "MOTHER LOVE ORPHANAGE" in the courtyard of the building, then he understood.Lala also saw the Range Rover Nova was already there with a driver who stood waiting for his employer to come.

Nova held Lala's hand, and without permission she went straight into this place like in her own house.The atmosphere seemed empty in the front room, or maybe it can be called the living room.Nova continues to walk backwards through some fairly spacious room that looks like a children's bedroom.Lala can find out from the window of the room.Each room contains several beds that same and neatly lined.

Until they were at the end of the building which turned out to be a fairly spacious park.Almost all the residents of the orphanage are doing activities in this park.There was a boy who saw the arrival of the two of them then ran to hug Nova.

"Sir Nova ..." cried the boy with a cheerful laugh.

Nova crouched down and welcomed the embrace of the boy.Other children who saw the arrival of Nova also scattered to leave their activities and came running to Nova.

"Sir Nova hasn't been here in a long time."

"Do you remember me?" ask Nova.

"Of course," the boy replied steadily.

Before long the atmosphere became boisterous as the children began to swarm and pelted Nova with their assortment of innocent questions.

The sisters and the caretaker mother who were unaware of Nova and Lala's presence came to the crowd to see what was going on.

"Mas Nova?"

"Mrs Fatma ..," replied Nova.She reflexively stood away from the children who were crowding her and greeted the woman she called Ms. Fatma.

"Mas Nova how are you? I heard from Siska that Mas Nova lived outside the city the last few years."

"I'm fine Ms ...." Nova then turned to look for his wife who turned out to be engrossed with some children who surrounded him.Nova just smiled. "Viola ..." call Nova.

Lala turned her head and walked over to Nova.

"Mom Fatma, meet .. this is my wife Viola."

Ms. Fatma smiled widely and shook Lala's hand.

"It's nice to hear Mas Nova is married.I'm Fatma."

"I'm Viola" replied Viola who was also accompanied by a smile.

Beru chat for a while Nova's arm has been pulled-up by one of the children who want to invite Nova to play.Seeing that, Ms. Fatma can understand.

"Looks like kids miss Mas Nova."

"Excuse me ma'am, I'll accompany the kids to play first." Then Nova took the children to the front yard leaving Bu Fatma and Lala together.Bu Fatma took Lala to sit on one of the chairs in the park.

"It's been a long time that Mas Nova hasn't played here. Previously he regularly visited us.But then it became rare, once a month, sometimes once a few months to not at all.Children feel lost because there is rarely anyone who cares for them like Mas Nova."

"There haven't been two months Ms. ..," replied Lala. "Is Siska here often?"

"Not often anymore, he used to be also the resident of this orphanage.Dulu Bu Rusdi often visit us, at that time Siska was still a child.Bu Rusdi really liked Siska, until finally Bu Rusdi made him his foster child."

"Oh .. so apparently.Did Nova come here with her parents?"

"No ... Mas Nova actually often joined Bu Rusdi when he visited here.Bu Rusdi is a regular contributor of funds in this orphanage."

Shortly afterwards there was a boisterous sound from the children re-entering the park area.Each carrying a parcel of food and other parcels in his other hand.The sea of happiness was clearly visible on their faces.Nova walked behind the children accompanied by one of the nanny's sisters.

Lala can still see Nova from where she is sitting now.She did not expect behind her reserved nature, Nova has a noble heart.She can play and joke loosely, nova's other side that Lala had never seen before.In this place she did not look at all like a quiet and moody.She really became a different person. Maybe this is how Nova used to be, before an accident changed his entire life.

"Is there anyone who hasn't got the parcel?" asked Nova.No answer that means no.Nova immediately left the children because they were already busy with their respective parcels.She then walked towards Lala and Bu Fatma.

"Thank you Mas Nova, you always bring happiness to them." Ms. Fatma looked happy to see the children happy.Nova just nodded.

Suddenly there was an older sister who called Ms. Fatma who made Ms. Fatma forced to leave Lala and Nova.Today they both sat in the park chair.Lala smiled to Nova.

"Why smile like that?"

"I'm proud of you." Nova was mistaken to hear Lala's praise.

"I used to come here just for fun to come with Oma.Then after papa mama died, I became more and more visit them because after that, I felt like they were." Nova's face was grimly staring at the children from a distance.

"Then I moved to your town, I used to go home once a month to visit them.But for a long time I didn't have time, until almost two years I didn't visit."

"But they remember you."

"I didn't expect it either."

"The nanny's sister seems to like you" whispered Lala as she nudged Nova's arm.

"You jealous?"

"You think?"

"Looks not.You don't love me."

Lala held back her laughter hearing Nova's answer.She was like a child lashing out.

"It's not like that, but cook I'm jealous of teenagers? I if you want to be jealous look at the condition as well," Lala replied with a laugh that finally escaped after she tried to hold it.

After long enough to play with the children of the orphanage, finally they both decided to go home.With Nova's motor sport, they are more like ABG children who are dating than married couples.