The Secret Marriage of the Teacher

Initial Plan

“How are you, Jo ?” greet Maya with a sad face.

“Good.”

Jonathan's face looks tense because to get to this place, he lied to Kendra even

told his assistant to get off in the middle of the road on the grounds of a hasty appointment.

Jonathan receives a message from Maya during a meeting with a client at one of the restaurants. He immediately agreed to Maya's invitation which seemed to be the answer to her inner opposition that wanted to meet Maya and asked her ex-lover to stop disturbing his wife.

Both of them were silent in a sitting position facing each other.

“I...”

“I..”

The two of them opened their voices together making Maya laugh softly while Jonathan only smiled faintly.

“Please go first,” Jonathan said.

“You were, Jo.”

Jonathan waited for the waiter to deliver their order before starting to talk.

“Please stop bothering Gaby with photo problems at school.”

“Jo, you accuse me of being the mastermind of all that ? I've only just heard of the problems that are afflicting your wife and her company, Jo. That's why I called you,” Maya said with a sad face.

This time Maya looked at Jonathan fixedly with a sad face and looked disappointed. He did not look down let alone throw his face to make Jonathan believe that his sadness is not pretending, but in his heart Maya is ready to cheer because Jonathan's face looks start to waver.

“Jo, I really don't know and was really shocked when I heard everything. As soon as I found out, I had already banned Jihan from continuing her infatuation at school and threatened to fire her if she was still reckless, but for the plantation matter, he said, I had a little trouble persuading mommy and daddy because it seems like your confession about wife makes mommy very disappointed and angry at you.”

“I'm just trying to be honest with myself if I start loving the little girl as my wife, ” Jonathan said with a smile and his face looked happy when he imagined Gaby's face.

Maya restrains her annoyance by clenching both hands under the table when she hears her ex-lover's words.

“I will help give an explanation to mommy and daddy but everything definitely takes time. Can you currently apologize to both of my parents and show that you are very sorry to make mommy angry ? Tell me that you were forced to marry the girl because of Om Hendri's condition and Aunty Anna's request in return for her help for your mama ?”

“I don't mind apologizing to your parents directly and being ready to accept their anger, but I don't say anymore that I had to go through with this marriage. Please don't force me into that, Maya.”

Suddenly Maya cries until sobbing makes Jonathan's eyes pattern and take tissue for Maya.

“I'm sorry, but this is how my life is now and I've been able to accept my destiny,” Jonathan said confidently.

Maya increasingly sobbing makes Jonathan caught off guard as some visitors began to look towards them.

Jonathan shifts his seat and picks up another tissue for Maya, and before Jonathan dodges, Maya pulls Jonathan's shirt and burrows his head in the man's chest in tears.

“You know Jo that you are not the first man in my life but you are the only man who can make my life change. You saw for yourself Jo how I was able to let go of many of my bad habits since you were by my side.”

Jonathan sighed as Maya sobbed in the air until Jonathan's hands slapped his back.

”Trust me if many men are better than me and soon you will surely find my successor as your soul mate.”

Without them noticing, Gaby who was in the same place could only stare behind the wall while biting her lower lip.

Actually her feet want to approach Jonathan and Maya's table and curse the woman who always tried to seize her husband but what if their meeting was not because of Maya but Jonathan's own desire ?

Finally Gaby decided to call Jonathan's number and at that moment her husband's phone shook on the table but the man just glanced at her without any intention of lifting her up, Gaby sighed. His hand typed a message for Jonathan and again the man only glanced at a glance and his hand was still focused on patting Maya's back.

Gaby sluggishly returns to the table as Lisa is waiting for her there. Not because he was stalking Jonathan he was in this cafe.

Last afternoon Lisa called Gaby and invited her to meet let alone they were both on semester break. This cafe is also Lisa's choice because for Gaby anywhere while still in Jakarta, his favorite matic motorbike can help him get to the destination of course with the permission of Jonathan as husband.

Gaby had seen Jonathan's car parked a little at the end close to the motor park. He had thought that Lisa and Jonathan wanted to give him a surprise but all that was patted aside when he saw there was only Lisa who had been waiting for him at one of the tables.

Too happy because it had not met with his half-sister, Gaby to forget to ask Jonathan's interests in this cafe. She just remembered back when she accidentally saw her husband talking to her ex-lover and even the woman to borrow Jonathan's shoulder to spill her sadness.

“But long time ago, Brother ?” lisa's asking disperse Gaby's daydream.

His heart is broken but he wants to spend time with Lisa without being disturbed by her personal problems.

His phone read a reply to a message from Jonathan.

Mas Nathan was meeting outside, maybe a little night home. You have dinner first with mom and bobo first if sleepy.

(GABRIELA) Same as Kendra too ?

(JONATHAN) Yes, office affairs

Gaby simply smiled faintly and reluctantly replied to the message from her husband again. For the next 15 minutes, Jonathan did not send another message again to make Gaby disappointed because her husband had lied.

“Darling we did not meet at the same school, Brother,” said Lisa re-dropped the reverie Gaby who was sad with Jonathan's attitude.

“Iya, if you go to school at SMP Dharma Bangsa, we will definitely meet more often,” said Gaby while laughing.

“Happy brother married young with Brother Jonathan?” ask Lisa with a sad face.

“Blessed. Nathan was a fierce teacher but a good husband. Mama Hani is also very, very kind and loves Brother like her own child. Sister so not too sad after papi left.”

Gaby's face makes Lisa can breathe a sigh of relief. Lisa knew about Maya because she had heard him several times when Jihan told Gina's mom.

“Sorry because mommy and sister Jihan hurt Kak Gaby a lot and Lisa is just a little kid who doesn't have the courage to block out Mami and Jihan's sister,. If only Mami and Jihan's sister were not evil to Gaby's sister, maybe we still live in the house and Lisa will not be lonely.”

“Do not regret the life path we are living at this time. Focus on studying because soon we both want the exam. School spirit let everything be done on time. Brother will be very happy when attending Lisa's graduation, all of it will beat the pain you ever feel while living in that house.”

“Sorry Brother,” clean Lisa while touching Gaby's fingers.

“Everything is past, which we have to think about how to move forward. Let that bitter past be a lesson not a hindrance.”

Lisa nodded and smiled with Gaby. Her stepbrother was always stronger than Lisa. When Gina's mom and Jihan's sister hurt Gaby, Lisa could only cry until she was happy and beg Jihan's mom or sister not to be too hard on Gaby.

“Who are you going home with?” gaby asked when he saw his phone showed him 8 pajuk at night.

“Or want to take your sister home ? Brother bring motor plus backup helmet.”

“Nevent gone, Brother, the plan is that Jihan will pick up Lisa here after returning home from college.”

“Kak Jihan knows that Lisa met sister here ?”

Gaby frowned, her feelings were immediately unpleasant.

“Know Kak, even Lisa nanyain time place, Jihan Brother who suggested here.”

Gaby smiled faintly as she sighed. It seems Gaby and Jonathan were deliberately met in this place by Jihan and Maya, not coincidentally but already planned.

Unfortunately, to Gaby's dismay, Jonathan lies to her.

(GABRIELA) Where was Nathan's meeting ? Gaby can I have a pick up ? Gaby runs out with Lisa and doesn't have a bike.

“Kakak has been searched for the same Brother Nathan ?” lisa asks when she sees Gaby typing on her phone.

“No, Mas Nathan again meeting too, relax aja.”

Just finished talking, Gaby's cellphone notification was heard again and Jonathan's name was plastered on the screen with a row of reply messages.

(JONATHAN) Sorry can not pick up, Gab because his client asked to be dropped at the hotel. Would you like to be picked up by a driver ?

(GABRIELA) No need, Gaby can go home alone.

From inside the car parked outside the cafe, Jihan laughed mockingly at the look on her stepbrother's face that looked annoyed.

Everything is planned by Maya and Jihan, including making Gaby see Maya crying in Jonathan's arms.

Jihan who noticed from the car immediately gestured to Maya's mobile phone so that the boss was acting as soon as Gaby moved out of her chair. Jihan is convinced that Gaby went to the toilet and the sitting position chosen by Maya must be visible to anyone who crosses into the restroom.