Paper Dove

SHE'S MY WOMAN

I woke up with Nandes still sleeping lying face down beside me using only a blanket to cover his waist down.  The alarm sounds noisy. I lazily grabbed the thin thing to turn it off. A bit of pain struck the area around my between my legs.

I turned to look at Nandes' face, his nose his eyes his lips his eyebrows were all mine. I like him more than anything at the moment. I kissed his shoulder, kissed his eyes, traced his lips with my fingers. It seems like this is my new habit when I'm with him.

I got up slowly, grabbed Nandes' t-shirt under the bed and put it on. Nandes pulled me until I lay back next to him. 

" Who will allow you to wake up?", Nandes whispered in his sleep. His heavy hands hugged my neck.

" Work tells me to get up. Let's wake up this morning", I kissed one eye. 

" I don't want to wake up. I'm afraid it's a dream and again it's Sunday baby", Nandes lazily put his face in my hair.

" The gentle Nandes. You ruined my shirt last night and now you have to take responsibility for driving me to work", I tried to raise his hand so I could freely move. 

" Hmmm...how about the morning round?", Nandes smiled mischievously while kissing my neck. 

" No. I have to hurry", I flicked his forehead softly. 

" Well." Nandes let me go. 

I smiled and walked to the bathroom. When going to close the bathroom door Nandes held him down using his feet and went inside. 

" Hey." I protested to see Nandes following me with a blanket over his body.

" We have to exercise first before work baby", Nandes grabbed me in his arms and kissed me gently. 

I let go of her kiss "I haven't brushed my teeth" I protested. 

" Same with me too. I love everything that's on you" Nandes said.

I'm a manyun, my eyes are distracted by the blood spots attached to the blanket yanh Nandes bring "Take off the blanket let me put it in the washing machine", I blushed.

Nandes smiled "I'm glad to see it, the sign is I was the first for you and you are mine. Let's get married".

I glared at him " Before marriage I have to go to work. Move aside", I returned Nandes' joke by elbowing his ribs.

" aww.. awww.", Nandes held the chest I had elbowed.

I panicked "It hurts huh?", I hugged her.

" Because of you!", Nandes locked me in his arms and gave me a kiss and I went to work in a hurry because of his actions. 

***

It seemed like the happiness that was emanating was very visible. I became too cheerful. My happiness is still visible until the next days. I spent a few days with Nandes at his apartment.

Waking up with him next to me, having breakfast together and taking my time off with picnics, watching and things couples do in general.

" Foot", I said to Nandes at the dinner table.

Nandes leaned his foot against me under the table, I put my foot on the back of his foot. He smiled, this is our new routine.

I began to chew my bread with Nandes sipping his coffee. Her phone vibrates Monica called. Nandes picked up the phone without leaving the desk.

" Yes... Hello", replied Nandes. Monica spoke quickly on the other end. "Must I go? You can't? I'm on my honeymoon", Nandes objected.

I heard Monica yelling at the phone making Nandes keep the phone away from her ear and the phone line disconnected.

"What's up?", I wonder.

" Monica sent me to Bandung. There's a visit that I have to go or him. But Monica is currently taking care of something else" Nandes explained.

I nodded "When?", I asked.

" N next Friday", Nandes sipped his coffee again like an engan to go.

I smiled "just go. I'll be back" I replied.

" I'll think about it later" Nandes replied lazily.

***

I experienced something unpleasant exactly 1 day before Nandes' departure to Bandung. I hummed in my car when I got home from work. I was about to visit a bookstore, when I was about to turn back a car broke in and hit the side of my car. 

I was so shocked that my hands trembled. I looked out the window the day was already starting late in the afternoon. Not many people are watching us. A man got out of his car swearing. 

He pointed at me asking me to come down. I got out of my car and saw the damage I got. 

" Dog, you know, bring a car? ", that middle-aged man scolded me. 

" Why did you become angry at me?", I began to be patient.

" What? You savage who entered my path", would not like to confess. 

" Obviously from the position of the damage the father hit me" I said trying to be patient. 

" What did you say? Fucking female demon. How dare you accuse me ", he exclaimed making some people on the street look at us.

There were not many people on the street. I who did not want to be ignited emotions immediately turned around to get into the car. When the father forced my hand to seek compensation. 

" What the hell. It's called violence", I'm angry. 

" What? You want to run away. Indemnity", he shouted. The man's wife got out of the car trying to appease her husband who was like a fidelity.

" It's crazy. That hit why I was the one with the compensation. Move away "I scream in anger. 

The man raised his hand to hit me. I ran into the car locking it up and looking for my phone. The man banged on the car window. My hands were shaking I couldn't start the engine.  Some people started getting closer but I was afraid it was a gang of robbers. 

" Hey baby", Nandes picked up the phone. 

I cried "help me. Huuuhuu…. I want to hit people huhuhu. they hit my car but they attacked me".

" Where are you? I'm there now", Nandes said in a panic. 

I mentioned my current place with sobbing. I'm really freaked out. The man tried to open the door of my car while hitting the window. I screamed in fear in the car. Some people tried to calm down but some peeked into the car. 

I saw a man approaching, It's Juan. I don't know where he came from. Juan was not alone with his assistant as he usually was. He spoke outside my car with the man, then Juan took his phone and called someone. 

The man was still angry and pointed at me. Juan said something and the man who had hit my car was seen glaring at him. What I saw next was that the man was trying to attack Juan.  I cried in the car. I put my body on the steering wheel of the car. I couldn't do anything my whole body was shaking from fear. 

I looked out of my car again with a puffy face from crying. I raised my head to see that Nandes was already with Juan. Nandes holds Hp calling someone, while Juan locks the man's body on the ground. I saw his wife pleading with Juan to let her husband go. Seeing this, Nandes grabbed Juan's arm and told him to let go of the man. The man went with his wife with a swearing oath that I didn't want to hear. 

Nandes knocked on the car glass. I got out of the car but my legs were limp, I was out of balance, Juan and Nandes both caught me left and right. I looked at Juan and he let go of my hand. I got into Nandes' arms. My body trembled in fear, I cried. Nandes hugged me tight. 

" I'm already here. Don't cry anymore", Nandes rubbed my head. 

I sobbed in his arms, my tears soaking in his office shirt. Juan watched us in silence. I don't know if he's aware I'm with Nandes right now. 

" Bro thank you for helping Dewun. From here let me take care of it ", Nandes said to Juan. 

" Dew, are you okay? ", juan asked me. 

I just nodded. No words can come out of my mouth. Nandes took me in the car and put my seat belt on.

Nandes spoke briefly with Juan. I heard a little of their conversation. It seems like they met before I met Juan. Because Nandes was not surprised by Juan's arrival.

" She's my woman" Nandes told Juan.

" Then?", Juan smiled cynically.

" I know you've been following him all along Juan. Stop doing that" said Nandes patiently.

 Juan did not give any response. Nandes got behind the wheel of my car and left Juan standing in the same spot.

***