My Ribs

Memory

Arjuna held Chintania in his arms. Somehow Arjuna felt his day was sliced when he saw Chintania crying, "Why are you having such a fuss about it? While I was not concerned about it, "said Arjuna then broke his embrace.

"I. i.. "Chintania did not continue her words as Arjuna stuck her index finger on Nia's lips.

"You're not the first for me either. So stop crying about it. I continue to accept you even though I am not the first for you" Arjuna said, wiping away the tears that had dripped down Nia's cheeks with both of her thumbs.

Nia stared fixedly at Arjuna's face, those eyes that were looking at her gently as if familiar to her. Similarly to Arjuna who was staring at Nia's bead eyes, Arjuna's heart suddenly skipped a beat. Chintania's eye bead is exactly like Kinara's eye bead. Other than the face, everything on Chintania was very similar to Kinara.

"Wash your face! Your eyes will become swollen if you don't wash them" Arjuna said, breaking eye contact between them. Staring into Nia's eyes made it look like Kinara.

Chintania got up from her seat and walked towards the bathroom to wash her face. There was a glimmer of happiness due to Arjuna's gentle attitude towards her earlier. But also still there was a question mark in his heart about who had taken his chastity. Although Arjuna did not bother about it, Chintania was troubled by the problem.

Finally, the short honeymoon period was used by the couple like a newlywed couple in general. Arjuna seems to be more attentive since they have been in a husband-wife relationship. But Chintania did not say as much as before because she was still thinking about who had taken her chastity.

It was late at night when Arjuna and Chintania arrived at Abimana's residence. Chintania follows Arjuna, entering the house. Chintania who just came to the house this time seemed to feel familiar with the house until they entered Arjuna's room.

"Clean yourself! The bathroom was there, "say Arjuna pointed at a door, "And as for the clothes, Bik Iyem had sucked your clothes in the closet,"added Arjuna again pointed in a direction where there is a closet that has four doors.

"Yes," said Chintania immediately opened the closet and looked for a nightgown, then rushed into the bathroom to clean up.

Arjuna opened the balcony door of his room then stood near the balcony guardrail. Both hands were put in his pants pocket and his head looked up at the night sky which featured a moon shining brightly with twinkling stars making the sky look so beautiful.

Arjuna's mind drifted to the times where he was always with Kinara. The woman he loved so much and made him slump all this time because Kinara disappeared without a trace. Until now, Arjuna's love for Kinara had not changed. How does he feel about Chintania? Only limited to comfortable because of the many similarities between Chintania and Kinara. That's why Arjuna can accept Chintania.

"Mas, I'm done," Chintania said, ranting Arjuna.

"Hum" Sahut Arjuna then went to the bathroom.

"Why do I feel like this room is no stranger, huh? I was like I had been in this room before," muttered Chintania while watching the entire room. I don't know why Chintania felt so familiar with the room. Slowly Chintania sat in the chair in front of the dresser and wore skincare. It feels like he did all of this too.

While trying to slowly recall the flashes in her memory without forcing her brain, Chintania smeared lotions on her smooth calves and thighs. Arjuna who came out of the bathroom was struggling to swallow his saliva to see the calf and thighs of Chintania are so smooth. Chintania is unaware of Arjuna's presence as she tries to slowly recall her past.

"Did he deliberately tease me?"inner Arjuna with eyes that do not switch from the calf and thigh smooth Chintania.

Slowly Arjuna approached Chintania, his right hand hugged Chintania's abdomen, his left hand stroked Chintania's thigh so smooth, while Arjuna's face was already in the recess of Chintania's neck, inhaling the fragrant aroma that came out from the woman's body.

Chintania who had been trying to remember her past was stunned by Arjuna's behavior, "Mas!"muttered Chintania who felt her body bristling because of Arjuna's actions.

But a moment later another memory appeared again when Arjuna kissed and sipped the niche of his neck. Chintania felt that all of that had also been experienced in a position like this..

Since being with Arjuna, Chintania has remembered more and more what was in her brain memory. But until now, Chintania has not been able to remember the memory in his brain clearly. All are still shadows, unable to see who is in his memory.

The couple fell asleep after doing hot activities in bed. Arjuna sleeps with Chintania. The feeling of comfort when holding Chintania's body, it feels the same as when Arjuna holds Kinara's body. Kinara's tiny body that always warms her heart and body a year ago.

The couple did not appear to have woken up when the sun had begun to show itself. Because they feel exhausted by the bed activities they do last night, plus travel from out of town after their honeymoon, making the couple sleep soundly.

Arjuna woke up when he heard the sound of ringing mobile phones, while Chintania was still asleep in Arjuna's arms. Arjuna grabbed the phone that looked lit. Without seeing who called Arjuna shifted the green icon, closed his eyes again and stuck the flat object in his ear.

"Hello, Nia! You went to the hospital today, didn't you?" the voice of a man greeting Arjuna hearing from the phone made Arjuna open his eyes and then see who was calling.

"Hello! Nia! Did you hear me?"the voice was heard again.

"It! Nia! Someone called you," said Arjuna with a face that looks upset, while the caller who turns out to be Noah, looked surprised when he heard the voice of a man who seemed to be waking Nia. From his hoarse-sounding voice, it was certain that the man had just woken up from his sleep and was now waking up Nia.

"Em,"sahut Chintania opened her eyes then grabbed the phone given by Arjuna and looked at who was contacting her. "Hello!"chintania said after finding out who the person who contacted her.

Arjuna releases Chintania from her arms, gets out of her bed and walks to the bathroom to clean up.

"Sorry! I'm interrupting your time, aren't I?" said Noah who felt bad for making the newlyweds wake up.

"No. What's calling me ? Is anything important?"ask Chintania while yawning.

"No. I just wanted to ask, are you coming to the hospital today?"ask Noah.

"Yes, later after coming home from college" said Chintania.

"Yes already then. I just wanted to ask that. I hung up the phone" Noah said, hanging up the phone made Chintania feel strange about Noah's attitude.

While Noah himself seemed to throw a rough breath after hanging up his phone, "Why did I call him the newlyweds this early in the morning? I felt ridiculous," murmured Noah then laughed without a sound. His chest felt tight when he heard Arjuna's hoarse voice that sounded wake up the woman who became his idol.

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To be continued