Me, What It Is

CHAPTER 44 ~ Wedding Day ~

Since dawn in the ballroom of the five-star hotel owned by Mr. Malvin has been preoccupied by the activities of the organizers who passed by preparing all the supporting events of the luxury wedding of the hotel owner.

This sudden marriage decision makes the designated wedding organizer forced to add personal by cooperating or subcontracting with other wedding organizers.

This is to help the work, so that the wedding preparation can be completed on time in accordance with the wishes of Mr. Malvin, whose plan uses the concept of a wedding party a la sitting dinner.

Mr. Malvin's wedding party is considered to be very luxurious by inviting successful businessmen, famous figures, officials to celebrities.

You have to use the entire ballroom area. Party decoration that changes the atmosphere as if entering a three-dimensional area by arranging the decoration of the room hanging from the ceiling.

Selection of colors, materials, and laying the right decoration, making the atmosphere more romantic and magical with a combination of crystal sparkle, white, gold, and silver that presents a glamorous effect.

Reana sits in a dressing room facilitated by a selfie spot with a soft flower arrangement decoration around a long white luxury chair.

After the makeup girls finished with their duties, they decided to get ready to attend Reana's party. The girls are invited to her wedding because Reana feels close to them.

The girls were moved by the opportunity to attend such a lavish party. They even shed tears. Their promise to make Reana the prettiest bride they have ever made.

Reana looks so beautiful but the look on the girl's gloomy face never disappears. Sometimes the girl smiled when there were guests visiting her, smiling sweetly as they took pictures together.

Smile for a moment, then moody again.

"Sir Reana" said Nella who had just arrived.

Reana raised her face that just looked down, the girl smiled.

"Nella has come? alone aja? " ask Reana.

"Together with the others, Ms. Shinta, Mr. Gunawan and the restaurant employees, they were sitting at the guest table" explained Nella.

Reana smile.

"Gee...Very beautiful sister" said Nella amazed.

Nella looks at Reana clad in a traditional regional wedding dress that has been modified into a modern dress with a traditional touch that still remains visible.

The white dress hung long to the floor. With a veil-shaped head covering, made of gold embroidered velvet fabric makes Reana look like a princess.

Nella wanted to stay there longer but every time she looked at Reana's gloomy face, she wanted to cry. And Nella is the only one who understands Reana's grief.

Nella did not want to cry in front of Reana, because it could make the beautiful bride was carried away and joined in crying. Nella wanted to get out of the room but Reana held her back.

"Can Nella accompany brother ? brother alone here ? " said Reana.

Nella nodded, if Reana wanted him to stay there then Nella would obey, she would endure to not grieve for Reana. Nella chose to sit on a chair not far from Reana's seat.

Shortly afterwards, Mr. Malvin entered. The man slowly approached Reana and turned to look at Nella.

"He was a fellow waiter at the restaurant, I already thought of him as my own sister" Reana told Mr Malvin.

Nella nodded respectfully, replied with a smile by master Malvin. Nella gets up to come out wanting to give Mr. Malvin a chance to talk to Reana alone but Mr. Malvin forbids it.

"It's okay, stay with Reana" Malvin told Nella.

Nella sat back in her chair.

Mr. Malvin looked at Reana, smiled at her and then raised the chin of the girl who was always bowed.

"It's pretty" he said.

"There is a myth that says, meeting your bride before the wedding ceremony, will have bad luck.

I don't want to believe that, because before I saw you, I couldn't believe that today was real. I'm afraid this is just my delusion.

But now that I'm really relieved, you're really in front of me. It's so pretty to wear our wedding dress" said Mr Malvin, holding the girl's hands together, asking Reana to stand up.

Reana stood up just as Mr. Malvin wanted. The man looked at Reana from bottom to top, gently rubbed Reana's cheeks, smiled at the girl then moved closer, kissed Reana's lips, permeating every touch on the girl's lips repeatedly.

Today you will be mine, whispered master Malvin.

"Thank you, you no longer avoid me" said Mr. Malvin sounding soft.

Back kissing the girl's lips, something she had hoped for since she first met Reana. But it is very difficult to make it happen.

Reana quietly resigned, not rejecting the kiss of the man who will soon be her husband. No heartbeat, no breathing, just giving in.

Nella turns her face away, feeling sorry for Reana's fate. Although Mr. Malvin seems sincere in love with Reana but the girl's heart is not for him. Reana's happiness wasn't with her.

Mr. Malvin took off a kiss on Reana's lips and kissed the girl's forehead long ago, Mr. Malvin again permeated it, then switched to hugging the girl tightly as if he did not want to let go.

Reana was still silently sculpting, letting the man do what he wanted. Somehow the girl felt that there was no point in evading, there was no point in resisting, because soon the girl would enter into the snare of Mr. Malvin's marriage.

As long as Mr. Malvin Reana sat down, his body felt weak, the girl's breath felt tight. Reana blinked her eyes, trying to remove the clear hairs in her eyes.

Nella clasping Reana's hand helped give her strength. Reana turned to Nella, thanking Nella who was by her side. The only one who knows his heart.

Alika appeared from behind the door smiling at Reana. Reana returned the girl's smile and let Alika sit next to her. Nella recognizes the girl as Reana's friend who was once a customer at the restaurant.

"Congratulations Reana, wow.Look at you so beautiful, I've never seen a bride as beautiful as you, I really did not expect you to be married to Mr. Malvin.

I don't know what Hasbi's thinking if you find out that your relationship and Nico's brother ended just like that.

Hasbi was willing to let you go for Nico's sister, but now the reality is completely different, fate is really unexpected" Alika confided to Reana.

Reana smiled bitterly, the girl regretted having been present between Hasbi and Alika, if at that time they did not know him, maybe now Hasbi is happy with Alika.

"Sorry Alika, Hasbi left because of me, sorry for being present among you" Reana said, grieving her eyes.

"Here it is, everything is over, even if Hasbi can't be with you doesn't mean she accepts me, she explained everything to me.

Reana, the most important thing now is that you are happy with your decision, whatever the reason" said Alika praying Reana.

Alika hugged Reana, their eyes were teary, immediately Alika asked for a goodbye to come out, there was a bitter laugh Alika who tried to open her eyes to remove the tears in her eyes.

Reana looked at Alika who rushed out, Reana felt Alika could not forget Hasbi. Then look at Nella who is still faithful to accompany him. The girl smiled sadly.

There was a knock on the door, and Rommy was standing there smiling. Reana immediately stood over, leaving Nella astonished by her attitude. Reana ran up to Rommy, looking right and left.

There was no one in the hallway, Reana bowed, then let Rommy into the room. Rommy nods a smile at Nella, the girl returns Rommy's smile while wondering who the man is.

Only then did Nella understand who the man who was talking to Reana was.

"Nico said hello, and gave this as your wedding gift" continued Rommy handed him a small box.

Reana grabs the box, opens it, her eyes glued to the gift Nico gave her, the necklace Nico had given Reana back, back into the girl's hands.

Reana's breath felt heavy the girl covered her mouth tightly to hold back her cries. Nella stood up to embrace the girl. Reana was sobbing trying to hold back her crying.

Rommy looked down sad, not understanding the view in front of him. It is clear Reana is still expecting Nico, but the girl is the one who kicked Nico out of his life.

"Sister, calm down, later the makeup is broken" persuaded Nella as she rubbed the girl's back.

Reana stretched her arms, staring at the necklace with the heart-shaped pendant. Ask Nella to put it on. Nella hopes that with this pendant that she always held, Reana can toughen up through the wedding procession.

Rommy came out, joined by the guests who began to arrive. Reana nodded with her eyes still wet, then sat back down on the long chair. Nella rubbed Reana's back slowly, she felt the girl's sadness.

"Reana" said a beautiful middle-aged mother, smiling.

Reana raised her face looking at who was greeting. Reana immediately ran scattering herself in the middle-aged woman's arms, her cries breaking.

The girl fell down, the mother was carried away sitting on the floor, involuntarily joined in crying Nella came closer, the girl also cried to hear the sobs of Reana who came out from a deep feeling of sadness.

"I'm sorry Reana ma, forgive Reana ma" Reana said in her mother's arms.

The sentence was always repeated Reana many times, unceasingly. Miss Ridha Lia shook her head showing that Reana had no need to apologize, for Ridha's mother her daughter was innocent.

Ridha's mother took her daughter to sit in a long chair, Nella helped the girl stand up. Reana still did not let go of his embrace, Reana's crying still sounded bitter, the word apology is still spoken.

Reana is like that, Rida's mother really understands the nature of the girl. During the crying Reana could not be spoken to. The girl kept repeating her words.

Nella could not see the sadness, because Nella knew what was really going on. Reana's cry was an expression of stifled feelings, bearing her unexpressible burden.

Nella can't see Reana anymore, she doesn't want to stay there. Nella wanted to do something, while crying the girl passed behind the door.

Ridha's mother patted her daughter's back, the girl's cries had already begun to subside. The mother wiped away Reana's tears slowly.

Reana leaned against her mother's chest while closing her eyes. Silence was like sleep, yet the girl's hands were still tightly hugging her mother's waist.

"Mama believes in you, mama believes in your decision, because since childhood you have always been disciplined towards yourself. You can always choose the best for yourself. When papa died, mama even began to learn from you" Ridha's mother comforted Reana.

"Mama lied, where it might learn from a child who has not graduated Junior High" said Reana slowly who still closed her eyes while continuing to hug her mother.

"You don't believe it? remember when your coworkers kicked us out of the house without being allowed to bring anything.

You bravely resisted them, went inside and took your clothes and books. They're in your way but this mama's boy's holding on.

Remember the words you said? 'Om can take all the things you want but keep something you don't need so others can't have it it's really greedy' , om Danu finally fell silent and let you pack your clothes and books, at that time mama learned something from you, that we should fight for what we want" Ridha's mother told me.

"I'm sorry Reana ma, I'm sorry Reana" Reana said, opening her eyes to her mother's face.

"Mama has no right to give any forgiveness, mama has no right to blame you because mama gave you nothing, mama's obligation as a mother should take care of you, protect you, give your best, but mama is not able, but mama is not able to, until you have to fight alone, you are the one who protects you, you have no right to demand anything from you" said Ridha's mother who did not want to burden her child's mind.

"How did you get here ?" reana asked in surprise, starting to let go of her embrace.

"A few days ago, when you came home from school, you saw a fancy car parked in front of your house.

Mama thinks it's the car of an official visiting the city or a rich man who wants to buy land in our area.

It felt like mama could not believe it when the master introduced himself as the future daughter-in-law of mama.

He was carrying a lot of stuff, electronics, jewelry, money, mama thought the man might be the wrong person.

But for sure he said he wanted to marry Reana Putri, mama was really surprised.

Mama politely refused all the gifts, because she did not want to be tied to all the items.

Mama can only accept this kebaya, because if mama refuses then this kebaya will be wasted so he said at the time" said Bu Ridha while showing the kebaya clothes he was wearing.

In an unexpected surprise, Mr. Malvin secretly meets his mother and begs for their wedding blessing.

Reana did not even dare to tell a story, for fear that her mother did not approve of her hasty marriage.

"You never even told me that you were close to a man" said Rida's mother was surprised by her son's decision.

Reana is downcast, she herself is unsure of her heart, feelings towards Nico who has a background that is not comparable to her clearly make Reana not confident with their relationship.

While Mr. Malvin, Reana has absolutely no desire to live with him, but instead must now accept the fact that he will be bound forever with the man.

"Reana doesn't want to cover up, but Reana is not sure" Reana said, looking down, the girl's eyes glazed over.

"How can you decide to get married while you're not sure son?" asked Bu Ridha while cupping her daughter's face.

Reana looked down in tears, she could not tell everything that had happened to her. And it broke his heart. The girl came back crying.

Bu Ridha immediately hugged his daughter, trying to calm her down.

"Well, well, you know you've thought well of your decision, you won't ask any more even if this marriage decision is too soon for you, you'll still support you, you won't ask any more, you won't ask any more, mama believes in you" said Bu Ridha did not want to see his son sad.

"While the decision to get married is too hasty, you must believe, Reana did not do anything forbidden" Reana assured her mother.

Reana doesn't want her mother to have bad thoughts, as people think about her marriage. Rida's mother nodded in agreement, the middle-aged woman's face looked relieved.

Someone from the wedding organizer asked Reana to get ready, because the wedding is about to start. Reana looked panicked, her hands suddenly cold.

Ridha's mother immediately calmed her daughter down, gently stroked the girl's cheeks with a smile then guided Reana out of the room.

In front of the ballroom door Reana was bowed, trying to gather all her strength and courage. Taking a deep breath and beginning to step, in front of him Mr. Malvin stood waiting for him.

The regent, guardian and witness had sat around the table.Mr Malvin stood before them, hoping anxiously for Reana's arrival.

Step by step Reana walked over. All eyes were on him, walking recklessly following the path of his fate.

"Reana.." shouted Nico loudly.

Nico's voice echoed, startling everything there was. Reana turned around to look for the direction of the voice, seen Nico who had been missed, with the man's gasping breath standing in front of her.

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