The Unusual Husband

Part 4's

The meeting of Robert and Anne.

That Saturday afternoon, the sky was clear. Anne was called to Grandpa Thomas' house.

"Hello, Grandpa. How areya? What's the matter Grandpa told me to come?" anne asked with a smile.

"Anne, Grandpa wants to match you up with Grandpa's acquaintance. His name is Robert, the same age as you, 27. He's a nice and polite man. Even though he doesn't have a job right now, he wants to keep you as your husband. Grandpa wants to see you happy, don't keep sad because of your parents and brother." Grandpa Thomas' eyes looked at Anne seriously.

Anne was still trying to digest Grandpa Thomas' words. Anne's mind was not focused at the time.

"Married? With a man I don't know? What's his face like? Is he good or bad? If he does not have a steady income, how can we build a family with a steady? My home installment is still three years away. Oh, naw. What should I do, God?" inner Anne.

As if knowing Anne's thoughts, Grandpa Thomas continued his words again.

"You don't have to be afraid. He is a nice and polite man, and likes to be at home. Even if she doesn't have a steady income, she wants to help with housework and take care of you. Don't be afraid of finances. God will open the way after you get married. Everything will be done."

Anne fell silent. Next, he sighed and said, "Grandfather, I want to meet him first. I'll consider Grandpa's request to marry her."

"Good then. We'll have lunch here tomorrow. Grandpa's gonna have him come tomorrow." Grandpa Thomas smiled with relief.

"Alright, Grandpa. I just go home yes, I want to clean the house first so that tomorrow I can come here casually. Bye, Grandpa."

Anne stood up and went home. Grandpa Thomas nodded and then took his phone and called Robert to come tomorrow.

***

Arriving at home, Anne tried to keep herself busy by sweeping and mopping the house while listening to TV news. Anne was used to doing her own housework despite being born into a family. Anne had to save money to be able to pay the KPR installment of her tiny house.

His mind drifted everywhere.

Who is the man she wants to be betrothed to? He lives in a family that wears a harmonious mask, when in fact he is not happy at all.

Anne dated twice after college, but it all ended in no time. Andy's first ex-girlfriend is a fat man who is perverted and likes to see beautiful women and makeup in adult videos, and compares their beauty to Anne's. Anne is fed up, and soon breaks off her relationship with the man. After all, Andy is a hobby of eating well and has various diseases such as high blood pressure, cholesterol and obesity. Anne thinks it's better to just break up than marry a man who can't maintain health like Andy.

Kandra, his second ex-girlfriend. Breaking up because of LDR, he lives in Semarang. Kandra was grumpy and temperamental, and often sent angry chats to Anne. Though Anne has tried to pay attention to Kandra even though it is just a phone and chat. It was Kandra who ended the relationship via email because he could not come to Jakarta, also because of the economical cost, did not want to waste money on a train to Jakarta just to break up from Anne.

So what happened to this Robert? Not yet acquainted, but Grandpa Thomas already wanted to marry her to the man just because Grandpa did not want Anne to grieve constantly for living as a rejected child.

***

Next day. The clock shows at 11:00 p.m. Anne had finished cooking lunch and preparing her gift of orange juice for her grandfather and Robert.

The weather this Sunday was pretty hot. Many motorbikes and cars along the way, may want to take a walk to the shopping mall around the area.

Anne's motor stopped at the red light. Instantly his gaze was fixed on a pair of street buskers, a girl aged about 7 years and was holding a 2-year-old toddler. Anne's heart was filled to see the two of them working hard to survive in Jakarta. Where are his parents? I don't know.

The two children approached Anne's motorbike and were about to sing. Anne immediately took two bottles of orange juice from her bag and also slipped 20,000 rupiah for them.

The two children smiled cheerfully and said, "Thank you Brother."

Anne smiled and nodded her head without saying anything. Anne immediately ran her motor when the green light came on.

Without Anne realizing it, there was a man sitting in a Mercedes Benz S-class car in black who saw the incident.

The man muttered in his heart, "The kind woman of his heart. He gave two bottles of drink and money to the two buskers. It is rare that people are kind and caring to others in this difficult time."

That man is Robert. He asked the driver to stop and Robert got out of the car and gave several hundred thousand bills to the two children.

"It's for you guys yeah, let's go home, it's already noon and it's so hot, pity this little brother."

"Good, Sir. Thank you, may Allah repay your kindness." The girl bowed deeply and went to take her sister.

"It is rare to say thank you in this day and age. People just look at me from my shirt and my simple appearance. But, to those incapable children, I feel comfortable when I can give blessings to them. Ah, nevermind. I'm almost late for Grandpa Thomas' house" thought Thomas.

Robert's car almost reached Grandpa Thomas's house. He immediately told the driver to stop the car in front of the residential gate and was about to walk to Grandpa Thomas' house. She didn't want Anne to see her as a person. Let Robert at this time be simple. After all, his farming business was in trouble and almost bankrupt. It is not good to show off property when the state of the company is not stable.

Grandpa Thomas offers capital injection assistance, but Robert dismisses it subtly. Robert said that he had heard Anne's story from Grandpa Thomas and sincerely wanted to marry Anne without the capital assistance of Grandpa Thomas though.

"Excuse me, Sir. I'm Robert, I'd like to see Mr. Thomas and Miss Anne. We promised lunch together" Thomas told security guards.

"Corn, Sir. Fine, I check first to the chief servant. Please put your ID here, yes" said the security guard politely.

After the chief butler confirmed Robert's presence, the security guards immediately escorted Robert to the main door. While walking, Robert recognized Anne's motor matic.

"Is it possible that this bike belonged to the kind girl just now?" inner Robert.

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