The Sanctity of Tarnished Love

In-law Visits

The sun has returned to its content. Replaced with the moon, and the thousands of stars that adorn the vast sky. At dusk sitting alone on the sofa of his room, he was waiting for the husband who was still cleaning himself in the bathroom.

Dusk plays the end of his hair with his fingers, while carving a sweet smile on his ripe lips. Sometimes he looks at his reflection in the mirror. And his smile expanded wider, when he looked at his face that was already beautiful like a doll.

Shortly after, Dawn came out of the bathroom. His face looked fresh with water dots falling from the ends of his hair.

Dusk smiled, his cheeks began to blush when he looked at the husband who looked handsome with a pair of shorts, and a short white T-shirt.

As dusk rose from his seat, he stepped closer to Fajar who was rubbing his hair with a small towel.

"Bag Dawn!" call Dusk with a spoiled tone.

"What's up, hmmm?"

"I miss Dawn, some days I live alone. Sepi, very uncomfortable Brother." replied Dusk while draping his hands around Dawn's neck. Dawn smiled, then she hung her towel on the bathroom door.

He looked at his smiling wife in front of him. Then Dawn wrapped her hands around the waist of Dusk, then held the woman in her arms.

Dawn kissed the top of the head of Dusk long enough. It was as if there were other feelings, which he was very difficult to describe.

"I'm sorry Twilight." Inner Dawn closed her eyes.

Shortly after, Fajar let go of his embrace. He rubbed his twilight cheeks with both hands.

"I'm sorry, I have to finish my job tonight. It's okay, if you sleep first, when it's done I'll catch up with you" said Fajar with a smile.

The smile instantly disappeared right then and there. Hearing Fajar's words, his heart ached. Could it be that Dawn did not want him at all?

"But Brother." said Dusk.

"Our time is long, there is no need to rush. This job is very urgent, baby, tomorrow morning must be done. Please understand!" said Dawn while staring at Dusk.

"All right!" replied Dusk while grunting in annoyance.

"Thank you dear."

"Do I need to make coffee?" ask Dusk.

"May." answered Dawn briefly.

Then Dusk stepped out of the room, and walked towards the kitchen. Dusk took the cup from inside the drawer, and began brewing Fajr's favorite black coffee.

"Free and beautiful, Brother Fajar is even more concerned with work." grumbled at Dusk while stirring his coffee loudly.

"It sucks! The newlyweds are like this, no sweetness!" said Dusk while slamming his little spoon onto the table.

With his heart still upset, Dusk walked back to the room, carrying the cup of black coffee he had just brewed.

Dusk opened the door of his room quietly, and his eyes narrowed as he stared at Fajar who was focusing on his phone screen. Is this the overtime her husband meant?

Dusk was still standing in the doorway, she peered at her husband from a slightly open crack. Dawn seemed to be twitching her temple, with a gaze that had not yet switched from her phone screen.

" What are you doing, brother?" tanya Dusk while opening the door wide, impatient if only peeked at her from outside. At last Dusk decided to enter, and approached her husband.

"Darling, you.you suddenly showed up." said Fajar nervously.

"What are you doing, he said overtime?" sindir Dusk, while putting a cup of coffee on the table.

"There was a client who was contacting me, he was not satisfied with the construction of the project at the top, he said it was not according to the design" Fajar said as he rubbed his face violently.

"Oh so." replied Dusk briefly.

"Hopefully Brother Dawn did not lie to me." Inner Dusk glanced at Dawn.

Then Dusk sat on a chair, in front of Dawn. She looked at her husband who looked wrong.

"I'm waiting for you Brother." said Dusk with a smile, showing off his rows of white, neat teeth.

"waiting me? But my work is a lot, baby, maybe late will just be finished." replied Fajar.

"It's okay" said Dusk, smiling wider.

"Alright, then I work first huh" Fajar said as he put down his phone, and began to open some files that were piled up on the table.

"I'm sorry Twilight." Inner Dawn sighed deeply.

Then he began to submerge himself in the pile of work. Dawn tried to shake off all reality, which he only learned a few days ago.

They kept quiet for a long time. Dawn seemed to be focused on her work. While Dusk, he dissolved in the novel book he was reading.

Not long after, Dusk glanced at the clockwork hanging on the wall, already at 11:00 p.m. But Dawn was still struggling with his work, not the slightest hint that he would move from his seat.

Dusk evaporated, he tried hard to keep his eyes open. The novel he was holding, he no longer read it. His writing had been seen piling up, and twitching due to his eyes that were too sleepy.

"Why baby?" ask Fajar while looking.

"Is it still a long time?" Twilight asked.

"Well, maybe another hour" replied Fajar.

"Can't you postpone tomorrow Brother, I'm so sleepy" said Dusk as he yawned.

"Sleep, baby, I'll catch up with you! I'm sorry, but it's much needed tomorrow morning." said Fajar as he stared at the pile of files in front of him.

Dusk breathed his breath out violently, then he got up from his seat.

"All right!" said Dusk while grunting annoyed. Then he stepped onto the bed, and left Dawn alone.

Dawn turned a little, looking at the back of the twilight who stepped away. He squealed his temple, there was pain, annoyance, anger, and other bad feelings that mixed up messing with his heart.

"I'm so stupid, really stupid. What I used to think, why could I make such a fatal mistake!" inner Dawn while clenching her hands. He was angry with himself.

***

The sun began to show its elegance. His pink light shines beautifully, illuminating the universe. Dusk fluttered the curtains of his room, allowed the sunlight to burst in, and gave off a sense of warmth.

Dusk stepped closer to the bed, brushing off the brown blanket that still covered her husband's body. Then Dusk lay down beside her husband, he rubbed his jaw gently.

Sensing a touch on his face, Dawn awoke from her sleep. He opened his eyes, and looked at the face of Dusk right in front of him.

"Alley!"

"Good morning Brother Dawn." said Dusk with a smile.

"Good morning, what are you doing?" ask Dawn.

"You asked me what I was doing, I don't understand what you mean Sister." replied Dusk as he pulled his hand. His eyes narrowed, staring at the nervous Dawn.

"I'm sorry I didn't mean that, Dusk I mean..."

"Go, I'll wait at the dinner table!" said Dusk with annoyance. He got up from his sleep, and with quick steps he came out of his room.

"I'm sorry Twilight." whispered Fajar as he gripped the brown blanket that still covered his legs.

Dusk hit the dining table hard, his heart was completely upset at this moment. What happened to Dawn? Is this a husband and wife relationship?

Dusk folded his hands on his chest, staring intently at the dishes that had been served on the table.

"I love you Brother, I try to be a good wife to you. I hope you don't disappoint me, and I hope you can appreciate me." said Dusk in his heart.

While Dusk was still deep in his mind, suddenly there was the voice of a middle-aged woman calling out his name.

"Alley!"

Dusk turned his head, and looked towards the source of the voice. Dusk let out a long sigh, when his mood was bad, why did even his mother-in-law come.

"Mama, please sit down! Incidentally we have not had breakfast" said Dusk as he moved from his seat. He tried to smile, even though his heart was broken.

Ms. Rani did not answer, she just stepped closer to the dining table. Staring at every dish that Dusk served on the table.

"Fajar doesn't like kale, why are you cooking kale for him?" asked Bu Rani sarcastically.

"It's just a vegetable in Ma's house, and I also cook rendang meat, Kak Fajar's favorite." replied Dusk while still smiling.

Bu Rani looked at Dusk with a slanted smile, then he scooped the rendang meat served in the bowl. He bribed her, and chewed her slowly.

"It's so bad, like this is the dish you served my son!" said Bu Rani with a cynical look.

"But Kak Fajar likes it Ma." replied Dusk in a stifled tone.

"He was blind from love, so he could not see Adara's advantages. You know Adara's cooking is delicious, it's not like this" Ms Rani said.

"Enough Ma! My wife is Dusk, so never mention her name here." said Fajr who had just appeared, he stepped closer to Mother, and his wife.

"Mama only speaks for what Dawn is, Adara is..."

"He's just the past, he's no better than Dusk." Dawn said quickly.

"Here we go, let's have breakfast!" take Dusk while looking at Bu Rani, and Dawn in turn.

"Sorry I'm in a hurry. I just came here to tell you the good news. You know, Farah is pregnant." said Ms. Rani with a smile. And without waiting for an answer from Dawn, and Dusk, he immediately stepped away leaving them.

"Not only Farah can get pregnant, but I can too. I am not a barren woman, I can definitely give offspring to Kak Fajar." said Dusk in his heart.

Seriate.....