My Ribs

Keep the Promise

"Answer my question!"preach Arjuna with a heavy voice full of emphasis.

"I. yeah. But Mas Juna ja.. Don't be like this!"said Kinara who stammered because she felt troubled, did not dare to look at the face of her husband who was only a few centimeters from her face. His heart felt like exploding, his breathing felt choked.

"Why?"asked Arjuna right in Kinara's ear, even Arjuna's breath felt warm at Kinara's neck, making the hairs on Kinara's body stand up. Kinara was unable to answer, biting her lower lip and closing her eyes.

With great difficulty Arjuna held back his laughter so as not to burst out seeing Kinara's expression with a face that looked terrified, ambiguous, and ashamed mixed into one. Really, Arjuna wanted to bite Kinara, because he was so anxious to see his wife's expression.

Slowly Arjuna stepped away from the top of Kinara's body, then sat leaning on the headboard of the bed. Kinara breathed a sigh of relief.

"Say!"arjuna's word was firm, making Kinara flinch and immediately sit beside Arjuna.

"In. He was Doni, once, I helped him when he wanted to kill himself. At that time he was in a state of semi-consciousness due to the influence of illegal drugs. Her mother is also sickly from thinking too much about the condition of Doni who has no passion to live because her lover died in an accident,"

"I managed to persuade Doni to undergo rehabilitation to cure his addiction to illegal drugs. Finally after a year of rehabilitation, Doni was declared cured, although still under the supervision of a doctor. But after he recovered, he declared his love for me,"

"I rejected him because I had no feelings for him, other than sympathy and pity for him and his mother. But he kept chasing me. Until a year ago, I was assigned to teach in this city. I left the city secretly without knowing it. But a few days ago, he found out my phone number from one of my friends. Even yesterday afternoon he stopped my bike on the road," explained Kinara at length, looking down without daring to look at Arjuna.

"How can I believe that what you're saying is true?"arjuna asked, squinting one eye.

"Mas Juna can ask mom,"sahut Kinara.

"What if mom also lied about conspiring with you?"asked Arjuna again, looking at Kinara who was sitting next to him.

"We don't like to lie" Kinara said.

"Who knows? You might have a relationship with that guy. Male and female for a year together, it is impossible not to have anything to do," Arjuna said showing his incredulous expression, turning his face away from Kinara.

"What should I do for Mas Juna to believe? I really don't love him and have nothing to do with him" Kinara said with a visibly upset face, but was surprised when Arjuna suddenly faced her.

"Then do you love me?"tanya Arjuna stared intently at Kinara, making Kinara look all wrong. His tongue was too faint to answer Arjuna's question. Until finally chose to nod as the answer without daring to look at Arjuna..

"I can't believe it" Arjuna said back leaning on the headboard.

"Ba.. how is. em. a. what should I do to make Mas Juna believe?"asked Kinara in a soft voice and a bowed face.

Arjuna glanced at Kinara at a glance with a grinning smile, "Open your clothes! Only then will I believe you," said Arjuna glancing at Kinara.

Kinara was surprised to hear Arjuna's orders. But also feel guilty if you refuse Arjuna's orders like that, because Arjuna has the right to see his body, "A. I'm ashamed!"sahut Kinara was very slow and almost inaudible still bowing his face..

"Then, let me open it,"sohut Arjuna slowly approached Kinara, making Kinara's heart beat again and irregularly. Subduing his head, hiding his already reddened face like a boiled crab for enduring embarrassment. Even his hands were squeezing each other over his thighs until they let out cold sweat.

Arjuna extended his hand to the button of the pajama shirt worn by Kinara. While Kinara looked down and turned his face away from being completely embarrassed.

The first button opens, Arjuna's heart slowly begins to beat abnormally. Arjuna again unbuttoned Kinara's second and third pajamas. Arjuna pulled Kinara's pajama collar down to the smooth look of Kinara's shoulders making Arjuna painstakingly swallow her saliva. Arjuna looked at the red marks on Kinara's shoulders carefully then his lips turned a smile.

Arjuna's hand turned to caress Kinara's long waist-length hair. Kiss Kinara's hair that she thinks smells like that, "Did you have long hair since childhood?"arjuna asked while tucking Kinara's hair in her ear. Until the smooth white neck was clearly visible, making Arjuna again swallow his saliva with difficulty.

"No," said Kinara softly, still bowing her head.

"Have you ever cut your hair short?"arjuna asked as he held and stroked Kinara's cheek with his thumb.

"Hum,"sohut Kinara is getting nervous and groggy. Now Kinara is so irritable to talk like Arjuna, but now even Arjuna who talk a lot.

"What money?"asked Arjuna, whose thumb was moved, rubbed Kinara's lips, making Kinara close her eyes, with her heart beating faster, her clasped hands squeezing each other.

"Se. ten years,"sohut Kinara lirih made Arjuna more convinced that the girl in front of him was indeed a little girl who had helped him first.

"Have you ever helped a teenage boy who was confined to a small house far from the settlement? A house located on the edge of town?"arjuna asked making Kinara open her eyes immediately, raising her head to look at Arjuna.

"Ba.. how did Mas Juna know?"tanya Kinara immediately remembered the diary book she kept in the wardrobe. From the age of nine, Kinara started writing diary books. In the diary, Kinara wrote down what had happened during her life since the age of nine. Kinara guessed that Arjuna read the diary.

"Because I'm the teenager you helped," replied Arjuna with a sweet smile that had just seen Kinara this time. Kinara seemed surprised by what Arjuna said.

"Do you remember what I promised you?"tanya Arjuna looked gently at Kinara as she held onto Kinara's cheek.

Kinara's memory goes back to thirteen years ago, "Something when we meet again, I will marry you. Because you are my ribs that have protected me," those words reverberated in Kinara's ears.

"Mas Juna's..."Kinara hung her words.

"I kept my promise to marry you, didn't I? Because you are my ribs. Where's the bracelet I gave you? The bracelet is the pair of bracelets that I wear this," Arjuna said while showing a circular bracelet on his wrist.

"Mas Juna's..."

...🌟"We never know, what will get a temporary soul mate or soul mate forever."🌟...

..."Nana October 17th"...

...🌸❤️🌸...

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To be continued