Me And My Man

2. Forced

"Reyna.." Hermawan's words blew away the room in silence.

"You're just waiting for graduation, you've finished your studies. Your age also deserves to be married. Son Satria and this family means well"

"But.I emmmm.." Reyna's tongue was. Mind flogging. Pak Wiji is not just a business partner even arguably without Pak Wiji Pakdhe business will not be this advanced. It was heartless to refuse the request of the person Rey already considered her own parents. Wasn't he able to live and feel the university bench thanks to him.

Rey glanced at the man sitting across from her

mmmmm.. Satria is his name

The man just stared at Rey straight without being able to interpret the meaning of the gaze.

"Emmmmm.. I can talk to Reyna" asked the man.

"Oh yes please Nak Satria, talk in the back garden only" Hermawan asserted.

Mas Gandhi patted Rey on the back of his hand, the girl turned lazily towards the back garden followed by Satria behind her.

Rey only glanced at Ma'am May as she passed each other in the kitchen and carried a tray of drinks.

The woman simply sighed and threw away her face.

"Tega You Mbak" Inner Reyna

Satria sat in a long chair to Reyna

"Ehm...I'm Satria"

"Yahhhh.had known, pakdhe had said it" replied Rey ketus

"You're surprised about this match. I'm the same" he murmured

"Yesterday I arrived at Father's house, my business was in trouble, his finances were sluggish and Mr. promised help if I came home"

Satria let out a long sigh "But the condition is that I have to get married to get financial help from her" he continued

"Why don't you just marry the woman of your choice?" Reyna knitted her brows in wonder "It is impossible that at your age you have not yet found a candidate" Reyna asked half ridiculously

it doesn't look ugly either

"The father never approved of my relationship with my lover, so he offered me that choice" Satria snorted.

"Cckk, so is this all because of money?" Reyna threw away her face.

"Yes you are right about money, but money to support hundreds of my employees, those who have children and wives rely on rupiah from my efforts. Last night I thought nothing of it, and became more certain when you objected to this matchmaking" Satria folded her arms behind her head.

"Ehh.you mean" Reyna looked up and frowned.

"We just follow what our parents want" Satria said

"Hey.listen to my explanation first" Satria snorted "you think I want to marry a child of your age too"

Reyna widened her eyes and stood up, her mouth had just opened to speak but Satria was quicker to pull her wrist.

"Sit down" he ordered "I mean" Satria glanced to the left right and whispered softly "we follow them, pretend to be married, when my efforts improve we get divorced"

Reyna shook her head "arrgh.what the fuck is this guy"

The next minute he just fell silent pensively, he remembered a few months ago when he stole the sound of Mbak May talking to Mas Aris. They are both worried about Pakdhe's business which is in need of financial assistance. Is it related to all this? Rejecting Mr. Wiji's request has worsened his business conditions.

"How's heh..?" Satria broke the silence

"But I made the conditions" said Reyna coldly

"Can... what??"

"You have no right to rule my life"

"Okay deal. I also think the same, there's more?"

"Our marriage will be on paper, I mean just status until we get divorced, nothing more"

Satria shrugged her shoulders "no problem to me"

Reyna took a breath and threw it away violently

"As long as you know I'm doing this for the sake of my dedication to Pakdhe, he's already considered my parents, I'm also afraid that the rejection of this proposal will affect his efforts later"

Satria just looked at Reyna

"Hemmm, at least we both agreed it was just a matter of money"

She lyrics women beside her appearance tomboy, cute, make up even potluck.

But pretty too, he murmured...

"Ehhmmmmm...." Reyna and Satria looked at the sound.

May's father stood not far away

"Have enough acquaintances? yuk in"

Satria stood walking quickly ahead followed by the two women.

The smile read on the face of every human in that room but not Reyna.

The smile that he was smiling with was forced to be squeezed by his heartache at that moment.