Marry Me, Mr. Lecturer

Wounded

"Mas Farel, what the hell is that talking about?" Niki had forgotten her teasing position. He lifted his body and raised his eyes. It hurt when the lecturer and her husband said he was used to teasing men.

"You don't look awkward wearing this kind of outfit, Niki. There has never been a woman dressed like this in front of me including Marisa."

"So I mean Mas Farel, Marisa is much better and more honorable than me?" Niki stood up from the bed.

She pushed her husband to the side and walked towards the closet. His heart felt pierced compared to a woman like Marisa who had clearly done an inappropriate deed.

"I didn't say that, maybe you felt it" Farel said in an insulting tone.

Niki moved her jaw. It was at the height of his anger and disappointment. In vain had she tried all this time, it was only underestimated by her husband. She realized, the mistakes she had done before may never be wiped out from the mind of her husband.

Niki opened the wardrobe and picked up the usual nightgown, "Maybe Mr. Farel was right, I'm no better than his beloved ex-wife who was pregnant with someone else's child," niki said with a trembling voice still with her husband's back.

"Nik-"

"I'm in Mas Farel's eyes probably like a bad woman who likes to tease men, just like I used to when I lied on campus. Mas Farel certainly will not forget that, right? Want me to dress as tightly as anything, stay the same in Mas Farel's eyes. So I'll act like Mas Farel's mind." Niki turned her body and smiled. A big smile with eyes that aggravate disappointment.

"What do you mean?"

"Yes that's what I mean." Niki put on her pajamas without taking off her skimpy clothes, "Hoaaam, I'm sleepy. Tomorrow there is a morning appointment, I go to sleep first. Night, Mas." Niki climbed into the bed and closed her eyes.

Farel was still standing motionless from his original position. He could not ask further what his wife meant. Why does he feel that there is something wrong with his mind?

Farel then went up to the bed and lay down on the side of his wife who had been on his back. For a long time he looked at Niki's back without saying anything. Lost his sense of arrogance when reprimanding Niki earlier.

"Sister." Farel touches his wife's back just to make sure Niki is right to fall asleep. No movement from his wife was heard but a regular roar of slow breathing.

Feeling that his wife had fallen asleep, Farel closed his eyes and began to fall asleep. When it started to slack, he felt the side of his bed move smoothly. The sound of footsteps and the locked bathroom door made him wake up.

There was no Niki by his side as he opened his eyes. The sound of water flowing from the bathroom indicates that his wife is there. When he wanted to close his eyes again, the sound of crying was heard from inside the bathroom along with the flowing water.

Farel sharpened his hearing. He made sure what he heard was not wrong. The sound of the bated cry was over-the-goal getting louder against the pouring water. As the crying grew more and more bitter, Farel got up and approached the bathroom door. His hands were already raised to knock on the door, but he was embarrassed to remember how cruel his mouth was.

The sound of the water being turned off, Farel rushed back to lie down on the bed and pretended to still be asleep. From the corner of her peeping eyes, she could see Niki's puffy face.

Farel did not dare to move let alone ask Niki, why his little wife was crying. He could only look at Niki's frail back until she fell asleep again.

In the morning Farel was surprised when he realized that it was very late. Almost overnight he was unable to go back to sleep just because he was watching Niki. The side of the bed where his wife had been neat and cold, signifying Niki had been awake since.

Without taking a shower first, Farel went straight down to the first floor looking for his wife. He was very worried about Niki's condition.

"You didn't teach today, Farel. Why haven't you taken a shower?" ask her mother who is sitting down to enjoy her warm tea.

"Later noon" said Farel briefly. He walked around looking for his little wife.

"Who are you looking for?" ask Mama

"Find Niki, Ma. Where is he?"

"In this house there are two women, yes who knows what you are looking for Marisa," said Mama smiling mockingly.

"Your wife came out to the front stall, suddenly wanted to eat pecel rice he said. Do not-don't get pregnant," said Mama back teasing.

"Pregnant?"

Where might be pregnant, just touch it yet. There was this Mama. Inner Farel shook his head.

In his nightgown he waited for his wife in front of the house. From a distance Niki seemed to be waltzing to enjoy the morning air with a plastic bag swinging in his hand. His smile spread all the way making Farel smile. But as soon as Niki saw her husband standing looking at her at the door, the smile disappeared.

"Where are you, Nik?" asked Farel softly. He was surprised to see the reaction of Niki's face that immediately changed as they looked at the hope of their smiles intertwined with each other already gone.

Niki did not answer, she just lifted the plastic in her hand, showed what she bought and walked past her husband.

"Pecel yes, said your mother suddenly wanted to eat pecel. Rice pecel in the front stall is delicious, I bought it too?" Farel followed Niki into the house.

"I buy not just to eat alone, if Mas Farel want to please, please," said Niki flat while composing side dishes and vegetables on the table, "Ma, eat." Niki called her mother-in-law in a friendly tone.

Farel rubbed his nape covering his guilt. He realizes that the way Niki talks to him with his mother is much different.

"Can I ask too?" Marisa rubbed her stomach with a embarrassed face.

"Everything on the table belongs together. Anyone can eat, no one forbids" Niki said with a smile. Farel was stunned, even with Marisa his wife could smile kindly. Apparently last night's incident really hurt Niki.

"There's class?" farel asked as they finished breakfast and were already in the room.

"Ga there, he said he already knows all my schedule why I still ask," said Niki while looking for clothes in the closet.

"I know, that's why I asked because you seem to be getting ready to go again."

"Getting off doesn't have to go to college."

"Where are you going?"

"Street."

"Who's the guy?"

"Friends."

"Whose friend?"

"Friends who can make me comfortable and feel appreciated" said Niki casually as she entered the bathroom with a change of clothes in her hand.

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