The Passion of the Segara
Eps. #18 Wedding Day

A week passed, that day was the wedding day of Segara and Pearl. Although it was very simple, but the wedding went well. Segara looks very dashing with simple wedding clothes, as well as Pearl looks very sweet with white kebaya dress and jasmine flower decoration on his head. Both look very harmonious when sitting together at the pelaminan.

Handsome and beautiful, so that all eyes look in amazement to the two, smiles of happiness are also shown by villagers there because after Segara and Mutiara got married, they said, then their anxiety about the status of the relationship of the two can be eliminated so that no one else wants to ridicule the couple.

Although not yet in love with each other, Segara and Mutiara have established their hearts and promised to try to learn to love each other after being a legal couple, husband and wife, that's what makes them always smile to all invited guests at their wedding.

Imran also seemed very happy, his desire to marry his only daughter was realized that day, and find a Segara who is now his daughter-in-law, is a gift of God that he is very grateful.

Everyone congratulated, and there was nothing blasphemous anymore, only a smile of happiness adorned the atmosphere on that wedding day.

"Congratulations, Ra! From now on no one will call you a spinster!" Tatin's best friend Pearl hugged him congratulating him.

"Your decision to get married is very appropriate. After this, no one will slander you anymore! Congratulations, Ra! May happiness be with you always!" Sister Lis next door neighbor Mutiara also gave her congratulations while shaking the hands of Pearl, Segara and also Imran alternately.

There were only a pair of eyes that looked at the marriage cynically. Togar clucked resentfully watching the happiness of Segara and Mutiara.

Although Togar was still present at the wedding, his heart was upset.

"I almost managed to humiliate and drive them out of this village but instead they were actually married and they looked happy! Ah..shit! I'm really stupid!" muttered.

The marriage of Pearl and Segara actually made his hatred of Pearl even more peaked.

"Pearl cannot be mine then that holy-spirited girl must not be happy above my hatred either! Just wait, I'll still return this heartache, Pearl!" his inner self continued to curse and grew increasingly upset, Pearl's previous rejection made him hurt and hate even more.

By late afternoon, the house of Imran which was previously crowded by the invitees, most of whom were villagers, now appeared to be quiet.

The wedding ceremony was over and only a few of Imran's best friends and his closest neighbors were still there to help clean up the equipment that had been completed at the event that day. Although Mutiara and Segara are the bride and groom, but they also look busy working on the rest of the event, understandably, all the preparations for the event they are the ones who set it up themselves, without the help of event organizers let alone hiring a wedding organizer, their funds are very minimal to hold a wedding event, especially in a time that can be called very sudden.

Imran tidied up the living room and living room and returned the chair to its original place. He also keeps a neat folding mattress in the middle room that was previously commonly used bedding by Segara every day.

"Sir, why do you keep the folding mattress?" asked Segara when he saw Imran move the folding mattress and put it in a small warehouse behind the house.

"Come listen, son! you and Pearl are legal husband and wife now, so you don't have to sleep outside anymore. From tonight you sleep with Pearl in her room!" imran said with a smile to Segara.

Segara was immediately nervous and misbehaved to see Imran's smile that seemed to tease him.

Hearing the words of her Father, Mutiara also blushed in shame, she could not imagine that that night she would share the same room and bed with a man who was now legally her husband.

"Already! Now you take a shower, change your clothes! After that rest, you know you must be very tired after this event!" Imran sat slipping his legs on a long bench and gestured clearly, for Segara and Mutiara to rush into their room as it was their first night.

Pearl and Segara increasingly blushed embarrassed to hear Imran's orders, although feeling awkward, both still entered the Pearl room.

Segara opened his wedding suit and attached it to a hanger behind the door.

Pearl Room is not too broad, besides a queen-size bed, there is only a small wooden closet there, but the room is very clean and neat because Pearl always keep it that way. There was no decoration of the bridal room in the room, because they both did not want to over-decorate the room.

"Yes, Bang! just a minute, I'm gonna take the bun off first." Pearl stood in front of the mirror that was stuck on the wall of her room while removing her hair makeup.

Segara then approached her and helped Pearl release the flower makeup that had previously beautified the Pearl hair bun. From the reflection of the mirror the two looked at each other. A clumsy smile was reflected on the thin lips of Pearls as well as Segara, they just as feel very awkward even though that day they have been legally a husband and wife.

"I took a shower first, Bang!" Pearl turned her gaze away from Segara then immediately grabbed the towel hanging on the door and immediately stepped into the bathroom.

Segara sat on the edge of the bed, his mind glaring, I don't know what was in his mind at that time. How they will get through their first night together that night, while the thrill of love is yet to be felt in her heart. Pearl also did not love him, what might he do his duty as a husband with Pearl that night. Segara sighed flatly, he tried to normalize all the turmoil in his heart and remove all the burden of his mind.

The night is getting late, Segara and Mutiara are the same as laying their bodies on the same bed. Both of them slept looking up at the sky of the room, but the atmosphere was very quiet, not a word could be heard from the mouth of the two, but they were still the same as they could not close their eyes.

The first night for newly married couples should be very warm but very different from Pearl and Segara, the atmosphere became very cold, awkwardness filled their hearts. Occasionally Mutiara looked towards Segara but Segara turned his face. Segara also stole the opportunity to look at the face of Pearl, but he would immediately turn his face when Pearl turned towards him, just like so on, there was only a clumsy and awkward feeling, and, it was as if there was no more closeness between them.

"Pbu...!" Segara called Pearl in a soft voice, he wanted to slightly melt the atmosphere between them that night.

"Yes, Bang!" answer the short Pearl.

"I want to talk!" both of them spontaneously said the same sentence and also simultaneously, then both chuckled.

"Hehe... What are you saying, Bang?" tanya Pearl precedes.

"You go first, Ra! looks like you want to talk about something important!" segara.

"Go ahead, this doesn't really matter!" pearl Kilah.

"I just want to apologize to you, Ra!"

"What's wrong with you, why apologize, Bang?"

"I'm sorry because I.., I haven't been able to carry out my duties as your husband now, Ra. I don't dare do it yet if there's no love between us." Segara ventured to express his anxiety.

"I'm sorry too, Bang! I'm just like you, I don't dare to give you my right as my husband right now, I'm not ready, Bang!" pearl is honest.

Back the atmosphere became silent between them, the two fell silent without speaking again.

Mutiara and Segara both turned their bodies with sleeping positions against each other, they turned their backs and both were just busy with their feelings until drowsiness attacked both. After being very tired of preparing for her wedding, the two finally went to sleep and slept until the morning greeted.