Shocked Marriage

Part. 12. Pain is not bleeding

Afnan is exercising on the beach, he can't stop thinking about his girlfriend - Nathalia. He paused for a moment to check his cell phone. He wanted to see if there had been any news from Nathalia. But until this moment, Nathalia had not given him any news. This made Afnan more worried about the state of Nathalia.

"Nat, where are you, baby? Why can't you be contacted? I hope nothing happens to you right now,"

****

Beachside Cafe.

Irene was relaxing in a beachside cafe - a place where Afnan was exercising. He called Shindy - his best friend while seeing the beautiful scenery of the beach and also Afnan who was down there.

"Shin, you gotta help me,"

"Help me anyway, Ren. Lo should be grateful to be able to Afnan as Lo's husband. He is the owner and CEO of Gradient Company,"

"It was all my dream to be the wife of a rich tycoon's son. But not in this kind of matchmaking,"

"What do you want now?,"

"Gue wants to get divorced from Afnan soon. I'm more willing to be a widow than to be forever stuck in this fake marriage along with this perverted guy sucks dakjal kid like him,"

"Lo must remember Ren, Lo was married to Afnan so that Bokap Lo was not sicker. Then, if Lo divorced from Afnan. Lo think Bokap Lo will not be shocked. Lo's marriage with Afnan was not even a week Irene,"

"Gue doesn't care, I can't stand being with that crazy guy anymore. Please help me Shindy. Lo came here to help me break up with that shitty perverted guy,"

"Okay, okay. I'll help you Lo. But not now because I have to ask permission from the same guy I used to be able to get there,"

"Well that's it, Shin,"

"Because my guy is possessive, Ren. Please be patient. For this time, Lo think of his own way so that Afnan does not feel at home living together Lo,"

"Aren't you the same life as me?,"

Because of the speech from Shindy, Irene so get the idea to make Afnan himself divorce himself.

****

Dinner time came, tonight Irene was not as usual kind to Afnan. He made dinner for them both.

"My dear husband, dinner is ready. This is for you and this is for me" Irene said as she placed a plate of fried rice in front of Afnan.

"Fried rice?!,"

"Yes, why? You don't like it. Yaudah here let me make you another meal,"

"Oh no, no, that's not what I meant. But there's a little weird about you today. You're not planning anything anymore, are you,"

"Hahahaha, Lo it's not good to suspect Mulu's same wife herself. Yes, even though our marriage was forced. But there's no harm in us both starting to make up and make friends,"

"Yes too anyway, I'm also troubled mulu same Lu,"

"Yaudah cobain my fried rice dong. Delicious, I assure you. Because I learned the cooking from the internet, that's,"

"Why do I feel so bad about Irene tonight?" Inner Afnan.

Afnan also tried a mouthful of fried rice made by Irene. At first it was fine, the fried rice tasted good. But after a few mouthfuls into his mouth, Afnan just felt his stomach hurt.

"Kok my stomach arrived - it hurt, yes," Afnan looked at Irene with a suspicious look. Then due to unbearable pain, Afnan immediately ran to the toilet to defecate.

"Haha...Geez, it's funny if he has stomach pain like that, too,"

When Irene was flying the victory flag because she had succeeded in judging Afnan, suddenly there was a notification message from the cellphone of Afnan.

Ting...Ting...Ting...

"Who's message? So noisy. I'm curious, aren't I? Look at that,"

Irene with her smoldering soul - the embers immediately took Afnan's unlocked phone so she could easily open whatever was inside Afnan's phone.

"Let's open an online message from who is this? Eliza Nathalia?! I've heard of it, but where? Oh, this is his girlfriend, that perverted guy,"

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Nathalia Eliza's

I'm sorry I didn't give you the news these few days. I'm in the hospital right now. Can you come here now to see me.

"This woman is very shameless. He sent a message like this to my husband. How about we just answer now the message now as if Afnan is busy. Then, I deleted the message so that Afnan would not read the message from this itchy woman,"

Afnan Atmaja

Sorry I'm busy at the end of this. So I probably won't be able to see you. May it heal quickly.

"Beres, now we just delete the message history. But wait a minute, why am I so upset like this when I know that perverted man was still in contact with his girlfriend. Ah, you know, bodoamat. I'm not jealous, I'm just keeping my pride as a wife. Yes, I'm definitely not jealous and just trying to keep my pride as a wife,"

*****

London, England.

Nathalia was seen still sitting in a hospital bed with her head wrapped in bandages and her hands infused.

****

Afnan just came out of the toilet after going back and forth into the toilet 25 times. Afnan who was very tired was only able to sit in front of the toilet door while holding his stomach which still feels very painful. Irene who was sorry to see Afnan also came to him immediately while bringing a glass of water and antidote from stomach pain medication that he sprinkled in Afnan food.

"I'm still being kind to you. Take this medicine, it's the antidote,"

"No, I don't believe in Lo. Don't don't don't this is poison. You deliberately want me to die so that Lo can be free from this fake marriage,"

"If I could do all that. So since last night, I've been killing you. Drink, don't talk much. I want to be free from this fake marriage. But I also don't want to get caught in the bars, either,"

"This is a real antidote, not a poison,"

"Would you drink, would you like to recover? If I don't want to take it again,"

"Eittssss, wait a minute. Yes, I drink, give it to me,"

"More,"

Irene also gave the antidote to the stomach pain to Afnan. And, Afnan hesitantly forced to drink it because he really felt tormented at this time. But it turns out that after Afnan took it, the drug was actually an antidote. He feels better now.

"Is it okay?,"

"Yes pretty good,"

"Good, I'm going to bed at night, now,"

"Eh, wait a minute. You sleep in the room let me sleep in the living room,"

"Okay, okay. Thanks,"

****

Djakarta, 22:00am.

Salman was in a supermarket close to the apartment where he lived.

"It's cold, it's cold like it's good to eat instant ramen noodles, like,"

Salman's hand touched the packet of instant ramen noodles along with the hand of a woman who touched the packet of instant ramen noodles. Salman's eyes glanced at the woman beside him and how shocked he was when he found his former lover - Ivanna was in front of him at this time.

"Ivanna?!,"

"Ah, no. Maybe you saw it wrong. Excuse me, please,"

"Ivanna, wait," Ivanna's footsteps came to a standstill as Salman shouted to his name.

"I know you very well. You're Ivanna, I couldn't have mistaken someone I still love to this day,"

Ivanna turned around with her head lowered not daring to look into Salman's eyes.

"Look at me, if you're right, not Ivanna,"

Ivanna looked at Salman's face with glazed eyes.

****

Salman and Ivanna finally walked around the city while telling stories about their past. And Salman asked why Ivanna left him first. Ivanna just fell silent because she had no way of answering that question.

"Why did you leave me? Why are you avoiding me? Answer me Ivanna,"

*Ivanna speechless*

"Why are you silent? You know I love you so much. Even to this day I still can't forget you,"

"Salman, there are things I cannot replace with love for you. That's what forced me to leave you. I was willing and sincere when I had to lose you for that one precious thing,"

"What is so precious? Quickly tell me,"

"I'm sorry, I can't Salman. You are a good man. You can find a better woman than me. So forget me, yeah,"

Ivanna also left Salman who can only hold his disappointment in the unilateral decision that Ivanna chose. In fact, a woman he loved most asked him to forget her.

****

Ivanna walked away from Salman as she wept bitterly. In fact, he who could not walk anymore decided to sit in the chair of the city park. He cried there, saying "I'm sorry Salman, I don't deserve you. You deserve a woman more than me,".

****

*Ivanna POV*

Salman is a man I love. I accepted it when I didn't know that my best friend Irene liked you too. To me my best friend is a precious thing that I cannot trade for anything. And right now I'm not the perfect woman. I don't deserve you. I hope you can forget me, Salman.

*POV* Salman*

I don't know what happened to you. I also don't know what precious thing that makes you unable to exchange it for the love of both of us. But at any moment I will never be able to forget you. You will remain my first and last love, Ivanna.