The Passion of the Segara
Eps. #26 Postponed First

The next morning, Pearl resumed her activities as usual. Assisted by Segara, he was seen busy serving the buyers who were quite crowded in his stall that morning.

The chatter among the fishermen who had just returned from the sea was heard telling each other. They discussed many things about the incident in the village or just joking.

Pearl slowly approached one of the fishermen who looked very serious chatting with his partner, from their conversation, Pearl at a glance heard a news that made him feel curious.

"Who died in our village, Bang?" mutiara asked the fisherman who was heard discussing the news of the death of one of the residents in his village.

"Well, you didn't hear that sad news, Ra?" the fisherman asked him.

"No, Bang! who else is grieving here, Bang?" the question is getting more curious.

"That Si Nana Faizal's wife, died last night and this afternoon will be buried!" the story of the fisherman .

"Well, my best friend Tatin's cousin, Bang! ah time anyway? just yesterday the day after I was with her at the market, she's not pregnant anymore, Bang?" Pearl shook her head in disbelief, she was very surprised to hear the unsuspecting sad news.

"It's precisely because of that, Ra! she died while she was about to give birth to her baby!" keep the fisherman. "The position of the breech baby and the child shaman who helped her give birth could not help her, she was bleeding heavily. Too bad she was late to the town, she and the baby died before being taken to the midwife!" the fisherman finished the story.

"Innalillahi wa inna ilaihi raji'un" Pearl was immediately stunned to hear the news.

"Pity Nana yes, Bang! she was so young, it was regrettable that she died in childbirth!" continue with a sad tone.

"Things like that have happened so often in our village, Ra! already many girls here have died from childbirth, it's because they were pregnant when they were very young, the uterus was not strong enough because they were pregnant when they were just in their teens!" another fisherman chimed in.

"It's also a good thing you got married when you were old enough, Ra!" chirp the other fisherman who was also in the chat.

"Yes, it's not what you call a spinster, which is important that you are old enough if you get pregnant!" another fisherman. Then they were all heard laughing as they teased Pearl.

Pearl just smiled flatly not continuing the chatter between them anymore, as she had to serve the other buyers.

Segara was just silent listening to the Pearl conversation with the fishermen. He immediately remembered that the age of the Pearl was also very young, there was a sense of worry if the Pearl to get pregnant at his current age. Plus the health facilities in the village were very inadequate.

However, yesterday he was so free to do it with Pearl, without any safety. Even last night he did it again so many times.

Because seeing the condition of Pearl who was not feeling well, Imran did not allow Segara to go to sea and told him to keep Pearl at home last night, so as to give him a chance to combine love again with his wife.

Segara took a long breath, though,

"God, don't get Pearl pregnant first, she's so young, I don't want anything to happen to her!" his prayer in heart.

The more noon, the stall was also getting quieter, now there was no one there except Pearl and Segara.

"Ra, when was the last month, honey?" he asked while whispering in Pearl's ear. At that time Segara was hugging Pearls from behind while slipping his face on the shoulders of Pearls and occasionally pecking his cheeks.

"My moon's not regular, Bang! I don't even remember the last time I had my period" she replied.

"What's the matter, Bang? how come I asked you about my period date?" Pearl was a little surprised by Segara's question.

"It's okay, Ra. It's just that after hearing the stories of the fishermen I was so afraid that you got pregnant at your age now." she explained frankly.

Pearl just nodded her head and understood the meaning of the sentence that Segara said.

After that Pearl immediately fell silent he also had the same concerns with Segara. After all, even though he was already twenty years old at that time, but he himself also felt not ready to have a child.

"Ra, we must be the same so that you do not get pregnant first, I do not want to happen things like your best friend's cousin!" segara resolute.

"Yes, Bang! we'll be the same guard, yeah!" sahut Mutiara.

"But now I want to cook first, Bang! Just sleep for a little while until I finish cooking!" his orders while releasing Segara's embrace.

Segara immediately complied and sat on a folding mattress where they first missed the intimacy together. Segara smiled stiffly looking at the patches of blood that had dried on the mattress. The worn-out bed was a silent witness to how he snatched away his wife's madness on their first night.

Finish cooking as usual Pearl put all the food into the bushel to take home.

"Oh, my stomach hurts, Bang!" The pearl whimpered while holding her stomach which suddenly felt pain and the face of Pearl looked pale.

"Why, Ra?" Segara started to get anxious because he saw Pearl running straight to the bathroom and continued to hold her stomach.

"We need to get home, Bang!" bring Pearl as she just came out of the bathroom.

"I'm coming by the moon, and I don't have any pads here!" continued.

"Well, good thing you're not pregnant right now, Ra!" said Segara happy. At least from then on he can keep the Pearls not to get pregnant even though they will definitely continue to do husband and wife relations.

"But how long do you usually menstruate, Ra?" ask Segara again.

"At least a week to ten days, Bang!"

"Well ten days? long time, Ra! do I have to fast that long?" segara's face changed looking disappointed.

Pearl just smiled amusedly in response to Segara's disappointment, of course he lied deliberately to make fun of him. Her period is usually only four to five days.

"It's ten days long huh, Bang!" pearl Lips.

"Yes, long time! I'm not strong if I haven't touched you in a long time, Ra! you're a opium to me!" back Segara smiled wryly and frankly. Somehow the naivety of Pearl is so addictive and want to always taste the sweetness of their love both.