UNEXPECTED MARRIAGES
TURNS OUT SHE WAS
Belinda glanced at her doraemon alarm clock on the table. At 19:40. These are the moments of the arrival of the man who was betrothed to him. He said ba’da isya the man will come. Meanwhile, this has passed from the time isya and should be on the way or even already on the first floor of his house.
Eit, this does not mean Belinda is waiting for the man's arrival. If he wants to follow his heart, he doesn't. He was lazy to meet that man. He was waiting for the time to pass from minute to minute until late and heard the news that the man did not come because of something. But the more in wait, the long hands of the alarm clock felt very slow to walk. Waiting a minute is like waiting for a day.
Belinda's confused. Because now his heart is beating. His mind is not bad. His ac was full but the upper part of his body felt sultry, inversely proportional to the palms and feet that shivered cold.
Belinda rubbed the back of her left hand with her right palm. Anxiety that is difficult to describe. Sometimes he looked at the door of the room while walking back and forth. Hope bik iyem appear behind it deliver the news as expected ‘men who betrothed not so come’.
Ten minutes passed when Belinda was shocked to hear the sound of Iyem's bik behind the closed door. “Non, guests are here!”
As if there was electricity stinging, Belinda's body stiffened immediately. His lips were straight as if they were about to cry. He said, “God.... Why do You ignore my wishes? Now that man is in this house and he's waiting for me? I have to how now?”
“Non, did you hear? Your guests have arrived!” the second call of Iyem's bik forced him to move and open the door.
“Iya, bik. I heard.”
Bik Iyem smiled. “Ya already, then bibik down first yes non, want to make a drink and snack for his guests.” Bik Iyem immediately turned around and without waiting for a response from Belinda, he walked out of the door of Belinda's room.
Belinda breathed. The leaflet in his heart was getting stronger and anxiety was becoming more and more. His cooling legs refused to be crossed. He would still be standing there if Lala's sister, sister-in-law, did not come out of the room holding her stomach which seemed bigger than when she first came to this house. Their rooms are next to each other. “Lho, why is it still here Bel? I heard the sound of Iyem's bik saying that his guest had arrived. That's why brother will come down to help aunt prepare food.”
Belinda smiled. This sister-in-law is actually kind and diligent. He was always light-handed to help the people in this house, especially the Iyem bik who had so much work. Honey, he's not
never got the attention of the husband –kak Adam-who already hates him. And at this hour, his brother has not come home. “It's also coming down, brother.”
“Ya, already then let's go down together.” Lala waved her left hand towards Belinda, as a gesture to take her down.
Belinda according. The girl directly approached Lala and then they
step down together. It's just that as soon as he got below, Lala turned to
right towards the kitchen Belinda turned left towards the living room.
Belinda's position had arrived at the middle room which was also the family room when she slowed down her steps. From the direction of the living room, he heard a crisp voice full of the familiarity of the person who was chatting. Of course they are the papa, om Budi, and the man. Getting closer to the space
guest, the tightness of Belinda's heartbeat is increasing until her chest feels
congested. However, to turn away from the room was an abomination. Thirdly
the person in the room was waiting for his presence.
This is Belinda's last step in front of the living room that directly enters the living room. Although the steps hardly make a sound, but the position of Mr. Gunawan sitting next to Mr. Budi, facing the middle room so that his arrival would immediately divert
their attention, directly on Belinda's face.
“Eh, here comes the papi boy. Come here, baby!” mr. Gunawan moved his hand to the front of the sign asking him to come closer. Someone who was sitting behind him turned his head along with Belinda's first steps towards Pak Gunawan. Belinda's eyes immediately met the man's eyes. As commanded, the eyes of the two instantly widened in shock and the lips of the two instantly opened. Simultaneously they exclaimed while pointing their index finger at
faces of each other.
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THE WORLD IS NARROW. That's the term now perched in the minds of Belinda and Ibra. Never in each mind if the betrothed with them is a known person. Especially Belinda.
The girl actually railed against her fate as it turned out that the man was a man
the least he liked on campus. The person he always wanted to avoid.
It had been more than ten minutes as the two who were sitting next to each other and were only blocked with a small table, fell silent without a sound. View the front yard of Belinda's spacious house. The question that Ibra had prepared from home was lost floating somewhere. Until finally Belinda was annoyed and ended the silence.
“If there is nothing to ask, why ask to meet? Or at least brother come home soon!”
Ibra turned to Belinda who clearly showed a dislike face without even trying to cover it up. Belinda's words were heard in her ears. “You mind if the man you're betrothed to turns out to be me?”
Belinda grunted in annoyance. “Maybe. Do you know why?” Belinda glanced at Ibra at a glance. “Because I'm not ready to get married.”
Ibra. Then pensive. This fate is strange. Two human children who do not like each other why can be faced with an arranged marriage like this. If he could choose, he also did not want this matchmaking to happen. But didn't he really have no choice. Services of pak Budi
it is too big to be juxtaposed with his unwillingness with this matchmaking. While his foster father was not just choosing a mate for him. She is the daughter of her best friend who is certainly very valuable in the eyes of her adoptive father.
Having found solitude, Belinda threw a glance at Ibra. The man seemed to be drowning in his contemplation. His face was facing forward, on the darkened page of the night, as if ignoring him.
“So don't go home, huh! Bring your father along. There's nothing you want to ask, right? I'm sleepy.” Belinda was about to get up from her seat when Ibra quickly held back.
“Bel, wait!”
“What else?” Belinda sat back in her chair. He was already very uncomfortable with this situation. He paled and wanted to leave.
Ibra fixed her sitting position, trying to find a comfortable position in the iron chair, even though her heart was not rusty. “Hm, look, Bel, actually there is something I want to ask in your status that will be my wife but yesterday I did not know that the girl turned out to be you. Now that I know, I'm missing all those questions. Don't know why? But even so, it would be better if we stay here first to appreciate our two fathers. They are currently chatting inside. Even though there are problems between us, we should at least consider their feelings. So stay here first, yeah.”
Ibra said the long sentence with a tone full of caution and a little crazing. He knew this girl next to him was very emotionally unstable and less good at self-control. Exactly like that
told her foster father a long time ago. Fortunately, it seems
his words were immediately strong to Belinda. The girl's face slowly
unaltered. The aura of annoyance began to disappear from her beautiful face.
Ah, actually this girl is indeed beautiful... . Ibra Gumam.
Belinda turned her head suddenly, making Ibra who in a second was looking at her, gasped in shock and immediately threw a glance at the ceramic cup with tea water that had cooled inside. Ibra who actually did not feel thirsty, immediately grabbed the ceramic cup and gulped the contents in half.
“Ya, it's up to sister only.” Belinda dropped her shoulders a little hard onto the back of the chair which was thankfully padded. He decided to leave what would happen at this meeting to Ibra. Either just stay quiet or talk.
Belinda raised her face. Like last night, tonight the sky is filled with stars. And the cluster of stars seemed to be forming an indentation of someone's face that was immediately so desired. Facial
Charles.
Seriate...
