
Gurgling rainwater soaked the earth, flowers seemed to bloom welcoming the rain cheerfully. Aish opened the window curtain in her room which immediately showed a view of the small garden next to the house.
Geo told her to go to sleep again. Earlier when he wanted to pray dawn Aish found himself in the middle of menstruation when it was not the time. Be he just lying on the bed, his eyes are reluctant to be closed again even though his body is tired because all night is not due to sleep.
Nothing changed on her first day as a wife. Geo is not demanding much and Aish still prefers to be in the room.
“Have a shower?” tanya Geo who just returned from the mosque with Abi. After the dawn prayer, he accompanied Abi around the pesantren.
“Before Mas, would you like breakfast directly let me prepare? Breakfast first with Abi ya.”
“Mandi we used to have breakfast together,” Geo approached Aish who was still at home looking out the window. "Then we look at your house" he continued following Aish's gaze staring at the blooming roses.
"My house?" Aish pointed at her chest with her index finger.
"Yes, the house that I have made a dowry for you. It's already yours," Geo smilingly patted Aish's head.
I don't know why he likes to do that. Though the woman beside him is more mature, not spoiled like Ara who likes to be treated gently. Was he getting carried away from having often treated Ara like that.
"Why is it too much anyway Mas, I'm just asking for a set of prayer tools." The thing Aish wanted to ask from yesterday when she found out Geo gave her a house dowry.
"You are home to me and my children. I should have given this mother a comfortable place for my children."
"Mas," Aish moved her head towards Geo with teary eyes.
"Yes Aishabella," Geo replied with a sweet smile. "No papa cry, still beautiful even though he has not taken a shower. It just smells like a kiss, anyway" he chanted with a small laugh.
"Ish Mass, can be sprained anyway." Aish wanted to act spoiled yet restrained. He should not be overreacting that could make Geo ilfeel.
"May, you can express what you feel. Be upset, angry, sad or happy." Geo pulled Aish in a hug, "you're not forbidden from spoiling with your husband, hm."
"You don't have to act like this the same as me. I don't want to be a burden to you and make you tormented, "Aish just shut up when Geo stuck his head to the chest of the field belonging to the husband.
Although there is anxiety in him but Aish can still control it. He could still cope if Geo was just hugging, but when the man wanted to kiss his body, his body immediately reflexed fear.
Lying, when he said Aish stinks. In fact, Geo felt at home and felt calm when inhaling the fragrance of the rest of the shampoo attached to Aish's hair.
"I'm just afraid you're going when I go again, unfortunately. I'm afraid you left me when I've already fallen deeply into your love."
"Love me because of God, not because of all this treatment and what I give. So that you are not disappointed when God writes a destiny that is not in line with your wishes. I can't promise anything" Geo said.
Does he feel guilty for Aish? Of course he felt very guilty for being such a master con man. Giving false attention to his own wife.
The hug he had prepared to welcome Ara was now used instead to hug another woman. Geo wanted to stop comparing Aish to Ara. But always the shadow of his ex-lover is haunting. She had already fought hard enough to get the blessing of Ara's dad. But eventually the woman belonged to another man.
"Can I just be normal for the comfort you give me."
"Aish," Geo unravels his cupped hug on her cheek.
"Don't think about what hasn't happened yet. We live what is before our eyes first. If there is a problem we solve together, we fix it together. Let's talk cool head, keep good communication."
Aish gave a small nod, no he thought Geo had such mature thoughts. His head was filled with fear of things that had not yet happened.
"Mandi gih, Abi wait for us to come out. Later it is thought I can not get you out of the mattress hm," Geo teased Aish's nose.
"Mas, don't embarrass me." Aish instantly covered her red-hued face. It is not because of imagining the first night activity that has not yet occurred. But he was ashamed that Geo teased him with such language.
"Not to be ashamed, everyone also knows what the newlyweds are doing hm." Geo is getting more seductive, making Aish choose to run to the bathroom.
As far as Aish was concerned, Geo spread his gaze towards the park again. One of the lecture pieces that he accidentally heard on Instagram had awakened his position now.
"Your partner is your reward, your choice, your destiny. Do not look at anything other than yours. And don't compare it to what isn't yours."
It was supposed that Geo treated Aish well and let go of his past. The past that he tried to forget the more ensnared his life.