METAPHOR OF YOUNG LEGISLATOR LOVE

Serious Punishment

Rani seems to be in disbelief, hearing Ryan's story related to the existence of Naja's mother and sister now, even Daniel and Ryan have been hiding this for a long time from Naja.

"Let's just say, Naja deserves to know everything, By. Let her meet her mother and sister, so she can treat all her longings. Isn't she happy now? Rani thinks the reason why Naja's mother won't meet her daughter is not valid now" Rani's great-grandson looked at her husband sharply.

"We're waiting for Daniel's approval, honey. He is the one who has the most right to decide everything" Ryan replied as he stroked his wife's head fondly.

***

He fell silent with the late night. Silence, that's what Naja felt next to her husband. Even though there are millions of stars scattered out there, but still his eyes do not want to be closed. Yes, Naja stayed up all night, accompanying her husband who had fallen asleep very comfortably.

Tonight was not as usual. His longing for his mother and sister, was suddenly so turbulent and seething in his chest. Not to mention her husband's company, which has been part of her duties since Daniel went blind, making the burden of her mind even heavier.

"Huh," Naja let out a long sigh.

A mobile phone was dropped from the nightstand next to where her husband was lying. A second later, Naja started surfing with her husband's sophisticated flat object, opened the email and immediately she struggled with all the files Johan had sent to her husband's email.

After he finished checking all the files, Naja casually checked the CCTV footage connected to Daniel's phone.

Actually, for the security of the company and Daniel's residence, all has been handled by Johan. But that night, for some reason Naja was so fad and curious.

Moreover, feeling his eyes can not also be closed, making Naja open one by one the CCTV footage, before finally Naja widened, once his eyes caught the figure he had been looking for, so far, there is behind the CCTV footage that is now in his grasp. Yes, Naja is absolutely convinced that the middle-aged woman who is now sitting on the balcony of the room of the house behind her husband's residence is her beloved mother.

"Mother?" Naja scrunched her forehead, trying to guess what had happened to her mother, until her mother arrived at the residence of Daniel Cullen who was none other than her husband..

Naja looked at her husband's sleeping face next to her as well as the footage on the phone screen alternately. Even now his facial expression was completely indistinguishable, whether disappointed, angry, hateful, and full of suspicion were mixed into one.

***

Finally morning came. With reddened eyes from not sleeping all night, Naja still serves the needs of her husband like in previous days. Just one thing that was not as usual, this time Naja did everything without expression at all, even he tended to be silent. Only his hands and feet helped Daniel get up, take a bath, and feed him breakfast. No words and jokes, especially friendly words as usual.

"Dear, what's wrong with you? Are you all right?" Daniel, who realizes that something is strange with his wife, suspects that something must have happened without his knowledge.

"Darling, are you sick? Why don't you answer my question?" daniel asked again, so no answer came out of Naja's mouth.

While Naja just stared at her husband intensely. His expression is now changing. Sometimes he stares hatefully, sometimes he looks compassionate and loving.

"Darling, are you mad at me?" Daniel tried to feel the mattress around him sitting to find his wife's hand.

"Do I have any right to be angry with you, sir?" that word came out of Naja's mouth.

"Dear, what's wrong with you? Why are you saying I'm someone else? Of course you deserve to be angry with me if I make a mistake with you. Am I not your husband?" Daniel scrunched his forehead, hearing Naja speak very formally to him, without whining, flattering and sweet words as usual.

"I accept whatever you say and command me according to my oath of allegiance, Sir. Even whatever you do to me, I'll take it with a chest, because that is part of the consequences that I have to bear on my oath of allegiance and past mistakes that I have committed against you" Naja replied flatly. His eyes were closed, but the crystal clear granules managed to escape without anyone being able to contain them.

Her mother was held captive in her husband's residence, that was all that was currently on Naja's mind. Even the feeling of love that he received from the figure of Daniel so far, now he is considered as a sweetener only in the punishment period that is being lived.

"It turns out you're punishing me through my family, sir? Really, I'm more willing if you punish me since the first night we got married first. Didn't you promise to let go of my family? Why do you seem to forgive me and give me false hope with the pseudo-love you offer, while you hurt my family instead? It was truly a very painful punishment, Sir," Naja growled inwardly.

"What are you talking about, honey? Why are you talking about our past again? Didn't we agree on everything? Don't confuse me with what you said! Speak clearly!" Daniel is still trying to find Naja's hand and wants to hold it immediately, but Naja just let it go. She did not reach her husband's hand at all, even though she really knew what her husband wanted at the time.

"I've spoken very clearly, Mr. Daniel Cullen. That my oath of allegiance will remain in effect for the rest of my life, no matter how you treat and punish me for all my treason. All the punishments I received were without exception, even if you reneged on your promise to me," Naja's tone grew even higher. He could no longer control his emotions.

"Punishment. Punishment. What penalty? Didn't you already know that my punishment is to give you all your love and life to be my wife and woman for the rest of your life, dear?" Daniel has not found where his wife is talking.

"I've said that I accept everything, sir. Even though I just realized, that there is a severe punishment that you gave me, without my knowledge before," said Naja.

"What heavy things have I given you, my dear? Say it! Are you so forced to be my wife and woman forever? Don't you love me?" Daniel began to second-guess what made his wife suddenly turn that cold to him.

For a moment, the atmosphere became silent. Both Naja and Daniel were wandering in their minds. Now, only a sigh could be heard in their ears.

"Darling, I ask you again. Don't you love me?"

SERIATE