My Husband
Part 2

After meeting with Bu Lurah the other day I waited for the right time to talk to Mas Jaya.

During my stay in this village, I felt Mas Jaya was more busy, sometimes after Isya he did not go home immediately, usually after the Isya prayer he would return home.

If there is any other business, he will promise tomorrow. But now he will not go home before ten o'clock in the night, even more so, because he ran out around the village with Mr. Lurah.

Like tonight, time has shown at 23:10, but he has not yet returned, while the rumbling outside has given a sign that the rain will fall.

Amidst the anxiety of my heart, I heard footsteps entering the courtyard of the house.

" Why haven't you slept? It's almost twelve. "

He said with a smile, when he just came home, and saw me still in the living room while reading a book.

" I'm not sleepy. Lately you like to come home late." Mas."  Follow him to the room.

Suddenly he stopped his steps, so I crashed into his body. " Are you worried about me?" Ask her with a slightly seductive smile.

" No!" Then left him who was still standing in front of the room door.

Outside I heard the rain start to fall. Thank goodness she arrived before the rain, my inner. After changing clothes he immediately broke his body.

" Zahra, when do we get home?" He asked me when I laid my body on his side.

" Aren't you at home here? The proof is that you have more time out now" I said as I arranged the bolster as a barrier.

" Zahra, when will these rolls stop being a barrier between us?" as he tilted his body, and clasped my fingers tightly.

" I don't know." Saying slowly.

" In this way I am happy enough, I believe that love comes slowly and with long closeness." Then he kissed my forehead.

"Since I've been here, I haven't had time for you... " Here he says.

"you don't have time, don't you want your past I know? " ask me.

"Why don't you continue your college that was once cut off Mas?"

It's the right time for me to talk to him. Thought.

" I'm just a local kid trying to continue my education in Zahra Capital, when both parents can't afford my education, do I have to impose my will on them?!" Said slowly.

" Is that really the reason? Ms. Lurah said, you refuse to marry a rich man's son." I asked her a little smile at him.

"If only you would marry her, your college would not be abandoned." Saying again.

" If I accept the offer, I cannot marry you, and certainly not your finger that I hold right now." He said with a smile.

I heard him say so I felt ashamed. Thank goodness now that the lights were off, otherwise she would have been able to see my reddened face, like a boiled crab.

" What do you want to know about my past?? " sanyanya.

I who heard his question became excited, then got up from a sleeping position, and sat leaning against the head of the bed. The cold air and the sound of the pouring rain out there I don't care anymore.

" Anything that matters about you, I'd rather hear directly from you than anyone else." I said a little excited.

Seeing me up and sitting down, he followed me. He put a pillow behind his back to lean on.

" There's nothing special about my life, I'm just the son of a farmer with big goals.

I have a dream to be a successful person to make my father and mother proud.

But life in the big city made me have to bury all my ideals. "

I saw him take a deep breath and throw it away.

Suddenly he undressed.

"Why did you take off your shirt that way. Is it not cold?

He scrunched his forehead "Your curiosity makes me feel sultry."

"It wasn't just DO from college, even then I had to live behind bars for a year without any mistakes I made." Continue to tell about his past.

"After being free, I went home to my hometown, I saw a different life, my father died of depression, my brother was sent home to my parents by his husband because their family did not want to accept anymore, because my brother has a killer's sister, and that's also why the college got me out."  He was silent for a moment, lowered his head then took a deep breath and slowly threw it away.

" I, Andi and Burhan who are now in this village, we used to be campus friends, both studied at the Agriculture faculty, we have the same ideals to become Engineers.

Andi was fascinated with Ratna, dipper together, Ratna also liked it. Burhan and I never wanted to know about their romance.

That afternoon, Burhan and I were in the garden behind the campus. It was getting dark that Burhan and I decided to end our activities.

By the time I passed one of the classrooms, Burhan and I saw Andi was bleeding with a knife in the chest."

" I was innocent at that time, with panic there was pulling a knife that stuck in Andi's body, until people came and they accused me of killing Andi.

Burhan who tried to defend me could not be months either."

"Once and a few times the lawyers from Ratna's family came to offer to release me, and I could still go to college on the note that I had to marry Ratna, but I always refused. Until the court finally sentenced me to five years in prison. "

"Thanks to Burhan, too, the sentence I've been sentenced to is only one year, because the real killer has been found" and then he was silent.

" Who killed him?" Ask slowly.

" The other guy who likes Ratna."

"Because I couldn't stand the people in the village talking to my family back then, I went back to the Capital, I know, I know, there will never be a company that will accept me to work in their place, so my goal to make money is the market, he said, there I started rearranging my broken nose and hanging out with the thugs.

Until one day my friend who was in a cell with me left, from him people knew that I was an ex-convict for murder. People were scared of me then. And at that time I was trusted to be a market security. "

" I feel like this is the destiny of life that I have to go through. This is God's way for me. I'm resigned to my life. Until one day I loved a girl, she was the son of one of the great masters, but the fire of love had to be buried deeply, for I was not a man worthy of her at that time. Until I finally got her married to someone else."

" If that happened years ago. Who misses their child?"

He just kept quiet and looked at me unblinking. Being stared at like that makes me feel anxious. I bow my eyes.

" Sleep." Immediately I put myself down to divert the circumstances I did not want at that time.

" Zahra." he called out to her, turning my body.

" Did this marriage make you feel uncomfortable? " he said very softly and slowly.

I realized I was starting to love him. But I also have to be realistic that I don't want to be blinded by love, so I don't want to know who she is and how she is.

It is precisely because of this love that I want to have him completely.

" If this marriage makes you uncomfortable, I'll let you go, whenever you ask, I'll take care of everything."

I sat back down, I looked at him deeply, I stuck my face with his face until my nose collided with his.

" You want to know my answer, Mr. Heru Sanjaya? "

" Yes." Yeah." Answer slowly.

" Yes... I'm not comfortable with this wedding."

I saw him take a deep breath and throw it away.

" I've guessed that" he said slowly.

when she wanted to turn her face away, I held her cheeks together, I looked at her face and I looked into her eyes.

"Listen to me! You still have to take responsibility for whatever you make of me, the honorable Heru Sanjaya master! This marriage doesn't make me comfortable, and I demand responsibility from you. To let you know, you've driven me almost crazy for being able to love you in such a stupid way." For a second I slapped his cheek hard. Then I turned and threw myself down again.

" What did you say? " Say again? " Ask with a slightly happy face.

" There is no re-broadcast. Sleep on." As I pulled the blanket.

"Did I not hear wrong, you really love me already ? "

I turned to face him, I got up to fix the position of his pillow, and pulled him to lie down. " Go to sleep, it's almost morning, don't love your beautiful wife, my beauty can wear off because you'll cut down on my rest."Then I kissed her lips.

The moment she wanted to hug me, I raised my eyes. " Don't touch me, because tonight I'm in full right, let me sleep comfortably while hugging you."

Immediately I buried my head in his chest...

" I didn't think you could do this shit." 

" You made me have to be naughty like this."

"I'm sorry, Zahra, I'm sorry I let you down so much." He said while stroking my hair.

" Don't talk anymore, go to sleep. I'm pretty tired of this kind of situation".

I didn't listen to the sound of the rain getting worse. This is the first time I've slept without any obstructions. I felt his heartbeat, I didn't know what my life would be like, but for now I want to feel the comfort of love that makes me have to shed tears.

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I have been in this village for two weeks. I've decided whatever problems I face, this is my life.

A new life with my husband, the advice that Akki and Nini always give me should be done, no matter how much trouble I go from the husband's house without his permission it is not a good thing.

After the afternoon shower, I heard the sound of Mas Jaya motor entering the yard, the characteristic sound of the RX KING motor, which sometimes makes ear pain.

" Zahra, tomorrow morning after the dawn prayer I have to go home first to Jakarta, there are things I have to do, I go with Mr. Lurah." Say it after entering the house.

"If I may know, you and Mr. Lurah have any business???"

" We just want people to move forward. Tomorrow I will introduce Mr. Lurah with someone who wants to take the harvest here, their company is willing to buy at a high price, because the company is a food supplier for several famous restaurants. Especially the vegetarian restaurant."

She approached me sitting in front of Nini's old dresser. He bowed his body parallel to my face while looking at the disbelief.

" This mirror does not deceive, that my wife is a beautiful woman"

he said while he kissed my cheek.

"You look prettier when you wake up, and without makeup like this"

" Don't tell me it's a subtle language style because you can't afford my makeup kit."

" Hahahaaa..nya factory for you tomorrow I buy." then go out of the room, while carrying a towel.

When Mas Jaya finished dressing I memorized it while saying "Mum, if you come home tomorrow, don't forget to see Miss, what the condition is."

" He's fine, he's just a normal fever, don't worry about him too much."

" I'll try to accept Miss."

" No need to talk about unimportant things." Then pull me in his arms, and kiss my forehead.

" Zahra, you know, I'd rather see you than this melo."

" So you'd say you'd rather see me get angry!"

" hahaaaa is more charming."

" Stale!" I let myself out of his arms.

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That afternoon the four of us were able to gather and joke together. Mas Jaya loved Akki and Niniku very much, sometimes he did not hesitate to massage the parents' legs alternately.

That morning after the dawn prayer, he said goodbye to my grandfather and grandmother, to return to Jakarta and if the business is difficult to finish he will pick me up.

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Finally I came home to this house, the house that carries many colors in my life, the house where I feel what love means...

I threw my body into the living room couch, where I used to light my favorite movie.

" Are you happy to be back here?"

" hu'um"

" Zahra, his name is life a lot like his liking, we don't know what storm will come to our household later, but I ask one thing, don't ever leave me" He said while laying his head on my lap"

I stroked her hair, she fell asleep before long. I looked at her face, I haven't married you in a year, but you almost made me feel like a lunatic.

I don't know if I should hate you or love you, but the two flavors are different.

I truly give thanks to the LORD, a veil has opened.