
The crowd was clearly visible all the way to the location of the Color Run Festival. Various kinds of snacks and goods sold around the location plus the number of residents of the capital who want to participate. The previous year this activity was held on a limited basis due to lack of sponsors and running sober, but this year was very lively and the number of participants who participated was not limited because of Pradipta Corp. become the main sponsor in exchange for all products and services from Pradipta corp. must get a premium place for advertising at the event location.
*** The Color Run is a 5 km leisurely run event, no time limit. Every kilometer, Color Runners (runners) are sprinkled with a variety of colorful powders made from corn powder (maizena). The participants wore white on the starting line and finished the race in full color. When the race is over, the fun continues at the Finish Festival, a huge party complemented by music, dance, photo booth activities, media, and mass color throwing, creating bright color combinations. ***
This year's Color Run Festival is organized by the Capital Association of Culinary Entrepreneurs supported by the local city government. This event is an event to introduce culinary tourism in the Capital and increase MSMEs (Micro Small Medium Enterprises) residents as well as a means of promotion for franchise businesses in the culinary field. One of them is Danu Kusuma, a successful businessman who owns a cafe called Koes Millennial Food & Beverage. This type of business is a food and beverage franchise that is very popular and viral among young people, he was also appointed as the chairman of the Association that organized The Color Run Festival.
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"Mas, can I eat anything?" litha asked as their car had entered the area.
"May, eat whatever you want that matters not-"
"Not spicy, not sour and dirty. I know, Mas."
Ray looked at Litha's nose while chuckling.
"Is there Koes Millennial Food & Baverage? I like some of the menus."
Ray nodded with an anxious smile at his wife's temple, "You know that cafe? The owner is the Chairman of the Association of Culinary Entrepreneurs in the Capital, the organizer of this event."
"Oh yeah? He was Ninda's Om, Ninda's father's sister."
Everyone inside was surprised to hear the fact Litha said, then joined again, "Koes is a familiar greeting of their surname, Kusuma."
Their mouths are rounded to form the letter O. While Ray inhaled the aroma of vanilla milk from the fragrance of shampoo left in the beautiful hair of his wife and it was very indulgent his sense of smell while calming his heart if he was upset.
"Sas sir, please take care of my wife, yes" asked Ray to Mr. Sas who was sitting next to Abyan who was driving the car.
"Good, Sir."
"You take care of yourself too, don't get hurt. I can't keep you company because I have to run. But I will accompany you right away after touching the finish line," she told Litha who resuscitated her head on her shoulder.
"Yes, there's Mr. Sas, Mas. He will take care of me very well, not even ants dare to bite me," said Litha rubbed his stomach slowly that looks claustrophobic with a shirt that is not for pregnant women.
"Hurried huh? I told you not to wear it, I just saw it feel crowded. Poor my baby boy, Lith..."
"Baby boy ...? Know where this boy's coming from?"
"Heheh ... Did you forget that your husband is an alien?"
Litha pinched her husband's chest field. Ray remembers once how the novelty of each deliver Litha checked the content. The heartbeat of his son who was still linked to Litha's heart was so beautiful to sound, it was even the most beautiful melody he had ever heard.
"Mas, there must be a lot of media covering there, we keep our distance, yes" said Litha.
Abyan and Pak Sas were uncommanded, simultaneously glancing at his Young Madam who was still leaning on the Young Master's chest through the front rearview mirror.
"Why is that?" Ray asked as he kissed Litha's head.
"I don't want to be exposed to the media."
"Why? Is being Young Madame Pradipta embarrassing to you?"
Litha shook her head softly, "After the media found out I'm your wife, surely they will find out her background and who her family is. I just don't want my family to get carried away later. My family is not perfect for a Young Master like you."
Mr. Sas, Abyan even Ray himself was stunned to hear Litha's words, there was bitter implied there.
"I've been trying my best to be fit to accompany Young Master Pradipta. I'm just worried that if Mas knows my family, Mas will look at me low, yes when it is low, anyway." Litha ended her sentence with a wry smile.
As far as Litha is concerned, Ray only knows a little about her, that her father died in an accident and her older sister is ill, with no explanation as to what pain Ray also never asked for details. Litha was actually a bit surprised, why her husband did not ask too much about the death of her father and her brother's illness, but instead that was what Litha was grateful for, she did not need to bother choosing the right word to explain.
"Ah, my dear wife, why do you think that? Behind the confident attitude I know you are so fragile. I'm so sad, Lith ..." (Ray)
"Mrs, relax. Although Young Master did not order, I will silence all the mouths of the media that harassed you." (Sas Sir)
The atmosphere in the car became awkward when it was five minutes Abyan parked his car in the VIP parking area that had been provided specifically for the President of Pradipta Corp.
"Mas, be careful. I'll wait for Mas to finish at Ninda's Om cafe" Ninda said, breaking the awkwardness.
Ray nodded and kissed the temple again,
"It is better to change your clothes so as not to be crowded. There is a special place to change clothes or take a shower for the President of Pradipta Corp. provided in the building, change there," pointed Ray to a building near the start and finish line.
But Litha shook her head, "If I change clothes there, it would be the same as explaining that I'm your wife."
"Can you be my wife!"
Ray's voice started to rise, somewhat annoyed. Mr. Sas and Abyan glanced at the rearview mirror again at the same time.
"Yes .. yes, I am indeed your most beloved wife in this world, but not now Mas showed the world. I need time to be more confident that I am a Navia Litha Sarasvati Pradipta. Muuacch ... "
Litha immediately kissed Ray's cheek to sound to dampen the emotional turmoil of her husband. He grabs his bag to get out of the car first, but Ray pulls his arm until he turns to face the handsome face with cold eyes.
"When did you go into hiding Mrs Pradipta! You're mine and the world will know soon!"
Ray ambushed Litha's lips savagely, melu*mat and sucked her tongue into the mouth cavity of his wife who revolted, because he realized there were two humans besides them in the car.
Tiiiiiii.nnn .....
Abyan pressed down on the length of the car horn, putting an end to the actions of his annoyed Young Master. Litha with great effort let go of her husband's pagu*tan.
"Yes I'm yours, you've marked me here, here and here."
Litha pointed to the bite marks of her husband's lips at the nape of the nape, at the neck at the bottom near the ear and near his collarbone.
"Plisss, I just need some time to prepare, Mas. Okay well? Looks like it's been awaited. Come on Mr. Sas, let's go down! Oh yes, Assistant Yan, trust yourself with your new pants. You look so cute hahahahah .... "
Abyan smiled stiffly, then Litha came down after taking her husband's hand and kissed the back of his hand while whispering "Remember, I'm yours and you're mine."
Unfortunately Ray did not respond, he just simply said, "Be careful."
Litha came down while wailing, afraid that someone might see her.
"Yan, you see that he is like a thief, but many women want me to be their husband, why is my wife ashamed! Can't be trusted!"
Bruckkhhh ...
His hand punched the chair where Mr. Sas had previously sat.
"Ray, appreciate her decision not to be exposed as your wife. He was not ashamed, he only needed time to strengthen his heart, amplifying all the possible rumors that would hit him. Maybe all this time he looked strong and tough, but it was all obtained by the circumstances that forced him to do so. Like an immature fruit, picked and then in a marinade."
Ray just kept quiet, not returning Abyan's words, he tried to digest what the assistant and his best friend said.
"Every thing that is 'forced', even if the results look good still has a fragile point that if you touch, then something will be destroyed instantly. That's how your wife is, Ray. Did she ever tell herself what she experienced or felt when her father died or when she found out her brother was raped and ended up in the Mental Hospital? How does he feel now when he is happy with you but there is a part of him that is sad because his brother's condition has not improved? It's not as simple as you think, Ray."
Ray massaged the base of his nose, "Didn't he believe me?"
"Litha believes in you, she just doesn't believe in herself! Didn't you hear what your wife said? That he felt unworthy when he had tried his best to solidify himself for you, Ray. You should be convincing him right now not to intimidate him. The more you impose your will, the more it will erode her worth as your wife."
Abyan's last words struck him directly in his heart, his heart raging, he wanted to immediately meet Litha and embrace her.
"Ray, we're 15 minutes late. This activity will not start without your presence even though the Governor who opened this event. After the finish I'll make excuses for you so that we can go home soon."
"Hmmmm, okay. Let her enjoy every meal she wants. But--are you okay with those pink pants?" ray asked, his smile returning, his mood had improved somewhat.
"Hhhhhh .. how else, Young Madam is the successor of the Grand Lady as the owner of the highest order in Pradipta Corp."
Ray heard it, the highest commandment ? It is also true that Abyan said, because Ray himself could not refuse if Litha asked or ordered something to him.
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