The Secret Marriage of the Teacher

Started Lying

Gaby had just finished lifting the fried rice from the frying pan when Jonathan took the water from inside the refrigerator.

“Mas Nathan where to go?” gaby asked as she knitted her brows at the sight of Jonathan having taken a bath and dressed neatly.

Sundays like this usually finish exercising and bathing, Jonathan likes to relax at home and occasionally take Gaby and Mama for a walk to the mall or supermarket.

”Not breakfast first ? The fried rice is ripe.”

Jonathan shook his head and put his glass on the table.

“I promise to have breakfast with friends.”

“Kok did not say from last night that today Mas Nathan has another appointment?”

“Pas I'm home you've slept.”

“Kan can say before the morning run,” protest Gaby with a sullen face.

“Lup. I walk first, it's late.”

Without waiting for Gaby's answer, Jonathan had already darted out not even waiting for Mama who was in the shower.

“Please tell me Mama,” cried Jonathan from the main door.

Gaby sighed, her heart upset that since Friday, Jonathan has always come home the night with the excuse of taking care of work. Last night I went home at what time because Gaby fell asleep after her eyes confirmed the time showed at half eleven o'clock in the night.

Gaby's heart is a little unsettled, the problem is during overtime, Jonathan rarely replies to his wa never even picked up Gaby's phone call.

Not unwilling to understand the busyness of the husband after the warehouse fire, but Gaby also needs friends to exchange ideas about the findings of Joni and Danu.

“Nathan not finished shower ?” mama approached Gaby in the kitchen.

“Already gone again, Ma, take care of work,” said Gaby with a face still upset.

Mama sighed, she understood that Gaby was upset because Jonathan's attitude was a little suspicious.

After breakfast, Gaby returned to the room to pick up her phone and dialed Kendra's number.

With Jonathan's number out of reach, Gaby asks Kendra to lend Jonathan his phone.

“I'm not with Nathan. Did he say he wanted to go with me ?”

“Hmmm not anyway, just said you want to go with friends so Gaby thought it went with Kendra.”

“I'm new, Gab.”

“Why ? Last night overtime where's hayo ?”

“From yesterday I had the flu, Gab. At 4 o'clock, pull Nathan out of the office. Your husband is now a bit ridiculous, come home early also said he wants the same donkey you.”

Deg !

Gaby's heart was beating fast. At 18:30 Jonathan just reported that he still had to take care of overtime work so he could not eat dinner at home.

“Gab, how quiet is it ? Still keingetan same greatness Jonathan last night?”

“Haiiss Kak Kendra knows,” Gaby laughs softly covering her troubled heart.

“Continue sleeping, deh. If tomorrow does not come in, Gaby asks Om Sofian to cut salary.”

“Tega's right anyway, Gab.” Gaby just laughed and the next minute she ended her conversation with Kendra.

Gaby sighed. His hunch was that Jonathan had lied to him. His feet wanted to chase after the man and ask him directly, but Gaby didn't know where to look for Jonathan.

***

“Why ?” jonathan asked as Gaby followed him to the car.

“You request anterin to school, Gaby motor ngadat.”

Jonathan clucked while looking at his watch. The new time shows at 6, should still have time to take Gaby to school because the road is still in the same direction.

“I have a breakfast meeting appointment today, afraid late if covering first.”

“Ojol up, yes ?”

Gaby shook her head and rushed into the front passenger seat and put on her seatbelt.

Jonathan clucked in annoyance and eventually followed Gaby's request, dropping the girl off at school.

“Meetingnya same Sister Kendra ?”

“Ngot !”

“Jutek is very much the answer, again pms ?”

Jonathan ignores Gaby's throttling and clucks himself as the road to the school is slightly jammed.

“Meeting about work ? Why not accompanied by Kendra or Om Sofian?”

“Kendra got sick on Friday. If Om Sofian, I have decided to learn to practice his teachings without the need to be followed.”

Jonathan replied tsnpa turned his head and the man sighed while glancing at his watch.

“Gaby down in front just so that Mas Nathan can immediately turn left.” Gaby took off her seatbelt and picked up the backpack she had on her leg.

“Cautious.” Gaby nodded.

“Mas Nathan no longer has an affair, right ? Or even CLBK the same Maya ?” Gaby pulled down from the car, turning her head with narrowed eyes to look at Jonathan.

“Focus same school exam, don't think weird-weird.”

Gaby smiled bitterly as Jonathan's speech felt flat and his facial expression was exactly the same as their condition at the beginning of the marriage.

Without saying any songs, Gaby got out of the car and closed the door pretty hard.

“Why should I lie if Mas Nathan wants to meet Maya,” Gaby muttered to herself.

He ran small and both hands held a backpack strap that was slung on his shoulder. As much as possible Gaby refrained from crying especially in front of Jonathan.

His heart ached, but the evidence in his hand was not the result of his camera phone shots, but Lisa's posts, but, jonathan and Maya join hands at a beach near a restaurant on Friday night.

The last photo sent was the most painful. Gaby sees Jonathan embracing Maya's shoulder and Lisa's camera also captures some scenes as the two are laughing loosely.

***

“Sorry I'm late,” Jonathan said as Maya got in her car.

This Monday morning Jonathan promises to pick up Maya who decides to stay in her apartment for a while.

Friday night's talks concluded that they were trying to re-knit the love that broke up 10 months ago while Jonathan thought of the best way to part ways with Gaby.

“Nothing, still enough time. Why ? Your wife or mama is suspicious ?”

“Ngak,” Jonathan hurriedly shook his head. “Motor Gaby suddenly ngadat so he asked to transfer to school but finally did not reach the front gate because the road to there again jammed.”

“He didn't ask why did you leave for his office so early in the morning ?”

“Here and I answered there was a morning meeting today.” Maya nods. Jonathan only smiled faintly and his gaze focused on the road in front of him.

“Jo, are you really sure you don't love your wife ? Your feelings really just out of pity?” asked Maya while holding onto one finger Jonathan.

“Iya, it turns out love and pity like to confuse. After a lot of trouble, my eyes opened and I saw Gaby was the same. We were both forced to marry for our personal and family interests.”

“Thank you for choosing to come back to me, Jo.”

Maya smiled more broadly while her fingers clasped tightly to Jomathana's fingers.

“Only everything will not be as easy as before I got married.”

“I'll be patient waiting, Jo. As long as your heart has decided to return to me, I don't care how long it takes to wait.”

“Thank you for your understanding.”

Jonathan lets go of Maya's grasp and puts his hand out of Gaby's and holds the car's gear knob..