The Secret Marriage of the Teacher
Lies
Please meet me in the teacher's room after school.
️ Sorry sir, can you back 30 minutes ? I have a fill-in meeting for the release of the 12th grade kids.
Call me when it's done
⁇ ️ Good Sir
Jonathan sighed and put his phone back in. After thinking from morning until the second break, Jonathan finally decided to ask Gabriela directly why not talk frankly to her about the food delivery for Papi Hendri that Gabriela did every morning.
The next day when the bell went home, while waiting for news from Gabriela, Jonathan decided to buy coffee at a cafe near the school.
His eyes narrowed when he saw the female figure standing near the gate talking to the security guard.
“Maya,” hiss Jonathan as he walked over to the woman.
“That was a coincidence Mr. Jonathan came. Please Bu,” said the security guard in a friendly manner.
“Thank you, Sir,” Maya nodded with a smile.
“Why are you here ?”
”I want to talk to you. Why wasn't my message answered and my phone just wasn't picked up?”
Jonathan sighed and had looked to the left right, seen some students were staring at him even some spontaneous kasak kusuk as well.
“There is nothing to discuss anymore because our relationship is over and I am also married.”
“Jo, please, just a minute,” pinta Maya with a clear face while holding the man's arm.
Simultaneously, from the 2nd floor barrier, Gabriela stopped her steps as she caught Jonathan standing near the gate talking to someone.
Gabriela narrowed her eyes to look at the face of Jonatham's interlocutor.
“Bu Maya,” hiss Gabriela while taking a deep breath.
“Why ?” asked Mimi who was confused by Gabriela's attitude.
Not yet finished the event OSIS briefing about the night of release, Gabriela requested permission to go out first on the grounds called by Mr. Jonathan.
Mimi also took the exit permit for the same reason. He tried to keep pace with Gabriela who was walking quickly towards the teacher's room.
Mimi followed Gabriela's gaze and instantly understood the reason her best friend was unmoved. The next second, Gabriela immediately took a cell phone and made a phone call.
“I'm done, Sir. I've been to the teacher's room but Mr. none.”
Jonathan does not immediately answer, his heart dilemma between obeying Maya's request or ascertaining his curiosity in Gabriela.
“Turned aja her meeting, I was suddenly asked to go to a meeting to the sub-district.”
Deg
Gabriela's heart was pounding right away from hearing the lie Jonathan had just told her.
“Gaby ?”
“Eh sorry sir, Mimi just came and said that I was looking for Ketos. Nothing sir, hope the meeting is smooth.”
Fortunately, Gabriela and Mimi had moved away from the wall because Jonathan had dipped into the high school, making sure that no one saw him, especially Gabriela.
Why lie, sir ? I know it was our marriage that caused you to break up, but why does it hurt when you lie and my eyes look at you both ?
“I can't be long,” Jonathan told Maya.
“Just get my car,” Maya handed her car keys to Jonathan. “Let me drop back here.”
Jonathan follows Maya to a car parked across the street.
***
“So you're really married ?” ask Maya to keep smiling.
The two were sitting opposite each other in a cafe 15 minutes from school.
“Ya, about 10 days ago.”
“What is she beautiful ? Can I see the picture?”
“I don't have her picture and the pretty problem is relative. Go straight to the issue you want to ask.”
“What was your wife calling ?”
“Not, only my students want to talk about lessons. Maya, i..”.
“I want us back together again.”
“Can't be because I'm married now.”
“I'm sure that you will never be able to love another woman like you love me. I've proven it during our courtship of almost 3 years even you don't give up when daddy is not nice to you.”
Jonathan fell silent and enjoyed the cold americano he ordered.
“Are you willing to come back to me if daddy lets me with you even though your status will be widower ?”
“No Maya, I told you we'd never get back together.”
“Don't lie to your own feelings, Jo. I can still feel your love for me, I still catch that feeling from your eyes.”
“It's all because of your subconscious desires, Maya, so what you see and feel is in accordance with what you think, not reality,” Jonathan said with a soft laugh.
As much as possible Jonathan reduced his direct gaze with Maya because what the woman said and felt was true.
Jonathan grabbed his vibrating handphone. There's a message coming in from Gabriela.
Meetings until what time, sir ? If it is not long, I can wait because there is dance practice until 3.
⁇ ️ No need to wait for me, the meeting has not long started and I do not know what time it will be finished, so you just go home.
Do you want to talk about it at home ? I'm curious about 😊😊
️ The problem of teachers and students should not be taken home, tomorrow only the language.
“Who ?” asked Maya with a brow.
“My previous disciple.”
“What is she beautiful ?”
Jonathan looked at Maya with his eyebrows. In Jonathan's heart he asks if Maya knew that his wife was Gabriela, a student at his teaching school ?
”It is not the business of a math teacher to comment on his female student.”
Maya laughs softly to make Jonathan's heart beat. It felt like he was getting cold hot because he had not been able to erase Maya's name from his heart.
“Why are you so nervous ? Surely your student is quite beautiful until you keep serving him even though school hours are long over.”
“No need to discuss anything else,” Jonathan said. His hands again grabbed his coffee glass and finished it up the toilet.
“Is there any other problem you want to discuss ? I have to go back now and you don't have to take me back to sekoalh, I'll order ojek online only.”
“Where can it be, I'll pick you up and take you back. But can you wait a minute ? Let me finish this cake first.”
Jonathan finally stepped out of his chair and sat back with his hands hooked and propped up on the handle of the chair.
Maya begins to speak again but does not ask further about Jonathan's marriage. Maya knows that her ex-boyfriend is lying.
Lying about his own feelings and lying that the student who contacted Jonatahan back and forth was his wife. Although only able to see Gabriela's face from the side, but the parents of daddy Maya can find the identity of the boy who hugged his former lover in front of the gate of the house. Even Maya knows that the boy is Jonathan's student who she must marry.
Jonathan who again drifted with his feelings while chatting with Maya looked surprised when he saw the time pointer on his cellphone screen. Hours 15.35.
“I have to go back now.”
***
Jonathan is shocked when he crosses paths with Gabriela in the kitchen. The girl was carrying a pile of recently ironed clothes, even on her arm hanging from her school uniform and Jonathan's work shirt.
The sweat that soaked the forehead and the t-shirt signified that Gabriela was the one who ironed all the clothes.
“Have the meeting finished, Sir ?” gabriela asked with a smile.
“Already,” Jonathan replied briefly while walking towards the refrigerator to fetch cold water.
“Why is Mr Liman so sudden his love?”
Jonathan sighed knowing that his little lie would grow bigger when he faced Gabriela.
“Because Pak Liman suddenly did not feel well.”
Gabriela smiled bitterly as she nodded despite knowing Jonathan's standing position would not see his facial expression.
“Then I knew that I would ask him to come home while accompanying the rehearsal for the release event. Not to think because Mr. Liman is not feeling well.because it is still so excited to accompany the children of practice even had time to jog when the modern dance team appeared.”
Deg
Jonathan knew that Gabriela's words meant to insinuate him. The girl knew Jonathan was lying.
“I go up first, sir, want to finish this all shower.”
“Hmmm”
Jonathan had just walked out of the dining room when Gabriela stopped her steps on the stairs.
“Mama last phone I told you I was coming home last night. And another one, my briefcase I have brought home and is in the room for fear that you do not have time to return to school completed the meeting.”
“Thank you,” muttered Jonathan who was definitely not heard by Gabriela because his position had gone up to the 2nd floor
Finished putting Jonathan's clothes on the bed and tidying his own into the closet, Gabriela hurriedly picked up a change of clothes and went into the bathroom.
His body was stuck to the door and his tears could not be dammed anymore. Gabriela's body slowly sagged and sat on the bathroom floor.
Why does it feel like this hurts when you know Mr. Nathan lied ? What does it mean that I'm really in love with her ? What's wrong with falling in love with your husband ?
