
That afternoon, after finishing all his homework, Dea ventured to Susi who was busy chatting with her favorite daughter, Virna, in the television room. With great care, Dea spoke her meaning to her brother-in-law.
"Sister, can I get out?" asked Dea who was now standing beside the sofa, where Susi and Virna were sitting.
Susi and Virna turned to him. "Is your job done?" ketus Susi while turning her face back towards the television.
"Already, Brother," said Dea slowly.
Susi rolled her eyeballs. "Dish laundry, dirty laundry, cooking, bathroom?"
"It's all, brother."
Susi turned back to Dea. "Where else are you going, huh?"
"I want to see Julian, at our house. He said he wanted to continue working on the house" Dea said.
Upon hearing the girl's reply, Susi immediately grabbed her hand and took her to sit on the sofa.
"Remember what I said, Dea! If you want your life to go as it should, follow my words! Don't let you tell Julian before your wedding day. You understand!" resolute Susi with a serious face looked at Dea.
Dea nodded her head slowly. "Yes, Brother. All right," replied Dea.
"Good!" Susi patted Dea's shoulder gently with a cynical smile. "Now go!"
Dea nodded and walked out of the room.
"What's the matter, Mom? What happened to Aunt Dea?" ask Virna who was starting to be curious about the problem of Dea and her parents.
"Hush! Be quiet! Little boy should not know," Susi annoyed as she bent her face looking at her daughter.
Virna also bent her face. He was upset when his curiosity was limited by his mother. Though he was so curious what made his little family began to be attacked by sudden panic. Even her father who was not much of a whimper, was now starting to look strange in the little girl's eyes.
Meanwhile.
The girl stopped her steps and noticed Julian who was busy with his work from a distance. "Yes God! Strengthen my heart!" muttered Dea while rolling up the ends of her clothes.
Long enough Dea was silent in that place, until finally he decided to approach the house. The house Julian built for them after they were officially married.
Julian struggled to raise money from his work little by little. And finally he could use the money to buy enough land to build his dream house with Dea.
Julian is a hardworking guy. Never once did a complaint come out of the man's lips. As now, after finishing working as a fisherman, he resumed work on his dream house.
"Mas" called Dea who was standing right behind Julian who was busy hammering.
Julian turned his head after hearing the voice of the call from his heart. He smiled widely as he looked at Dea who was now standing right in front of him.
"Dea baby? Mercifully. Mas had thought that Susi will not give you permission to meet Mas today," Julian said as he approached Dea who was still glued to his place.
Julian grabs Dea's hand and leads her into their dream home. The house is small, but comfortable enough to live in. There are two rooms, one living room and do not forget the kitchen space, for Dea to do its activities.
"What do you think?" julian asked with a satisfied smile showing the results of his work to Dea.
Seeing the happiness on the man's face, Dea's heart was sick again. He felt that he had become a two-faced man who harbored a decay. It felt like Dea admitted everything, but the threat of her brother-in-law just made the girl's guts shrink back.
"The dea? Why are you silent? Don't you like it?" ask Julian later. Julian knitted his two eyebrows in surprise. Because since then Dea looks moody and not excited as usual.
"Bu-not that, Mom." Dea. "I like it, very much!" dea replied with a wry smile.
Julian breathed a sigh of relief. He was relieved that Dea liked the work. The man was again excited and explained in detail about the room by room in their simple house to the girl.
"This is our room." Julian opened the door of a room where his window was facing directly towards the vast ocean. "I hope we can get through our first night here. In this place," Julian continued, touching Dea's reddish cheek gently and then anchoring a warm kiss on the girl's tiny lips.
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