THE PEBINOR

Chapter 1 - THE PEBINOR

"Mas, here's his briefcase." Melisa said to her husband, Dion. A handsome man with a flat face who was indifferent received a briefcase from his wife without saying a word.

"Bag.."

"What?" Tanya ketus, but Melisa was accustomed to the tone of her husband's speech, like this is the way to talk to her, always ketus and flat impressed.

"The shopping is over." Lirih Melisa's.

"Heh, you're so extravagant huh. Nyari money is hard, you know it's just asking." Said Dion in a high tone, making Melisa lowered her head. Yeah, he's not working. She was just a housewife, even though she was the best graduate in college. 

But, after marrying Dion, Melisa wants to devote herself to serving her husband and this is what she gets. Insults and insults, words that a husband does not deserve to say to his wife.

"More money, don't ask for another week!" Dion threw five hundred thousand pieces of money in his wife's face, and went away with a furious rage. 

The man drives off his two-wheeled vehicle leaving his humble home to witness his empty mute domestic life with Melisa, the girl he married two years ago for an arranged marriage.

Not all arranged marriages bring happiness, as in novels. In fact, that doesn't apply to Melisa and Dion.

Melisa held back her tears that were almost dripping, even though she was used to getting this kind of treatment, but that did not mean her heart was numb. Melisa still felt the pain in her heart, making her tight.

"When are you going to change and accept me, Mom? It's been two years, but your attitude is still the same." Melisa muttered, clutching the money her husband threw in the chest.

Dion Mahesa, a 30-year-old faceless man works as an honorary teacher in the next village. Life in the village, it is simple not all should buy like in the city, because Melisa diligently plant vegetables in the garden behind her house.

Melisa Prameswari, a beautiful, sweet woman with dimples on her right cheek makes her smile look sweeter. In addition, Melisa has a friendly personality and easy to blend, making her liked by many people.

But that doesn't apply to Dion. She considers Melisa like her enemy, she always acts indifferent and flat on Melisa. 

During the two years of marriage, never once did the man treat Melisa as well as a married couple. Even during the marriage, it may be possible to count the fingers how many times they have intercourse.

Melisa rubbed the corner of her eye, then saved the money from her husband into the wallet. After that, Melisa went to the back intending to wash the clothes. There was no washing machine, so Melisa could only use the board as her pedestal to wash clothes by hand.

"Oh, forget that the soap runs out." 

Melisa also came back out of the bathroom, was forced to take a sheet of money that had been given her husband, then went to the stall in front of her house.

"Mom, buy her two wash soaps. Same fragrance as one whining." Melisa.

"It's Neng, fifteen thousand."

"Yesterday I owed you two instant noodles, all I paid ya, ma'am." 

"Yes Neng." She gave her change to Melisa. 

"Thank you, Mom."

"Together Neng, do not hesitate if the same mother yes."

"Yes ma'am, then I go first huh, want to be holy." The mother nodded, Melisa returned home with a crackle filled with laundry soap.

Luckily, the owner of the shop was very nice to him. Many times, she owes first if her husband has not given a weekly shopping ration. 

Melisa washes clothes by hand, it makes her hands rough because of the soap foam. But Melisa, who was originally a princess spoiled by her parents, must now adapt to her new life with Dion.

After finishing washing them one by one, Melisa also soaked her husband's clothes with fragrance, while her clothes did not use fragrance. After all, he's just at home, it's okay to just use soap.

Finished with washing clothes, Melisa continued to sun her in front of the house. 

"Hmmm, next time I have to save it for me." 

Melisa also went to the back garden, then picked chili and took some vegetables such as long beans and eggplant, she would saute the vegetable. Although quite bored, but rather than just eating rice alone, it is better to eat with vegetables sober.

Dion always asks for good food, such as fish or meat. At its simplest it knows or tempeh, even then he will comment spicy if only in the food cuisine. 

Melisa cooked the vegetables she had just picked up, then ate them voraciously because it was already noon enough for breakfast. 

In the afternoon, Melisa came out to sweep the porch of her house. Some of the salesmen passed by, making Melisa have to strongly resist her wishes. He had to save, so that the 500 thousand money was enough up to one week later.

If the vegetable maker in another village will sell in the morning, here the vegetable maker sells in the afternoon. Melisa walked a little away from her house to buy her husband's meat order. 

"What's half a kilo of chicken meat?" 

"Twenty thousand, Neng."

"Jude, half a day." Melisa replied, then took the change from the stall.

"His stomach is full of meat for only half a kilo, Neng?"

"Anything, Bang. There is still a long payday because, for Mas Dion, I'm the same vegetable also sells." Melisa replied with a smile.

"Yaudah, in bonusin same wing claw ya."

"Wahh, thank you very much." Melisa smiled with excitement. It just so happens that her husband doesn't like wings or claws, so he can have a good meal tonight.

"Together, Neng."

"This is the money, I'm first, Mom." Pamit Melisa is friendly, the mothers smile and nod their heads.

"Kasian ya Neng Meli, she's the best graduate college, ehh even live a simple life with her husband who is just an honorary teacher." Chirping one of the mothers, she felt sorry for Melisa.

Dion's rude attitude towards Melisa is no secret, it seems like the whole community knows how Dion treats his wife. That, of course, invites a lot of pity, especially on Melisa.

Once one day, Melisa came to buy vegetables like today with a bruised cheek, like her former slap. However, the woman as much as possible hid her husband's rude attitude, even though everyone already knew.

"Yes, but yes that's a soul mate."

"You're not in a mate, maybe Neng Meli won't be like this."

"The handsome is handsome, but if his attitude is like a thug mah for what? Cassian girl." Reply to another. 

Biasalah, the mothers if they have gathered must be gossiping.

"Ehh, I'm home." Melisa welcomes her husband who just came home with her haggard face.

"You can not dand and a little to welcome the husband home from work? Where to wear a shabby negligee shirt like gini, the smell of garlic. Take care of dong's body, don't have children yet but I've already cut." Hardik Dion when he saw his wife who looked tangled. 

"Ta-pi It's.." 

"Be quiet, I'm sick of seeing even your voice, Mel. Go on, make me coffee." At Dion's command, Melisa complied and went out from her husband with pain in her heart. 

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