40 Days, One Love
Luka

Perih still felt on Arga's cheek because of the father's slap, but thanks to Yua in his situation the pain slowly disappeared without him noticing. Entering the ballroom they are welcomed by a team of Wedding Organizers famous for their very high reputation because of their success in realizing the wedding that all brides have.

"Good afternoon..Mr. Arga and Bu Yua" said Bu Kartika, marketing representative from WO.

"Good day" said Arga and Yua to Bu Kartika.

After getting acquainted with them then go around the ballroom and listen to the presentation of Bu Kartika convey plans and shadows like what decorations, food banquet menus, and other purposes at the reception later.

"I want the decor to be simple" said Yua who stopped the presentation of Bu Kartika.

"simple?" asked Bu Kartika to Yua to make sure what kind of simple meaning Yua wanted.

While bowing her head, Yua said what she wanted. He wants the decor of this party is not too luxurious even though many guests will come. The only reason he didn't want this party to be too fancy was the passing of his father who hadn't even turned one month.

"But... Mr. Roy wants this party to look luxurious and become the biggest party that our WO has ever held" replied Bu Kartika who seemed unable to accept Yua's request.

"What can not be considered, there is still 3 weeks before the reception day" said Arga reassured Bu kartika back that there is still time to prepare the decor again.

Not the answer that Arga received but the sharp gaze of the father who is now behind Bu Kartika. Slowly Mr. Roy walked forward to approach them again and replaced Bu Kartika speaking. Guess what Mr. Roy will say. The incompatibility of the idea and demand of the child and his future ex is clearly visible from the look on his face. Finally Mr. Roy firmly refused their request.

"Nothing needs to change. You have followed what the WO has designed. I've made a lot of money!!!" snapped Mr. Roy.

The current atmosphere was suddenly tense again. Not tired of both father and son make people around him become afraid. When in front of the ballroom Arga could not fight but now his anger has reached the crown.

"This is our wedding, why can't we make a proposal?? Then you're the only one who's married!!! I know a lot of daddy's cheating women. Just marry them!!" An unexpected sentence will come out of the mouth of an Arga who is famous for his modesty and meekness.

"Republica"

The second slap that returned landed on Arga's cheek. Surely his words will make the father angry but Arga willingly said that. Not only a slap, Mr. Roy who was upset also grasped the collar of Arga's shirt and slightly raised it. Closer to his face he ordered him to obey all his commands. "You don't play games, follow my orders. Now you go home and come back here on your wedding day. There's no point in you being here just being a hassle".

Without saying anything Arga let go of his father's grasp. He would obey all his father's orders because he did not want to make a bigger fuss in front of Joshua. He tries to control his emotions back and invites Yua to leave this hotel.

...***...

"I'm sorry because of me again you got twice slapped by your own father" said Yua while compressing Arga's cheeks with ice water upon arrival at Yua's house.

Finished compressing the bruise on Arga's face, Yua went to the kitchen to pick up two cans of fizzy cold drink from the refrigerator. Accidentally one can of the drink fell because of the slippery surface of the can. When he wanted to take the can of drink that fell near his feet, he was surprised to see a scar under his calf that had not existed at all.

"Since when have there been scars here? " he said as he touched the scar and tried to remember when he was injured until the wound was like that. However, Yua did not seem to bother if the scar disturbed her appearance. The can that fell down earlier was immediately taken and returned to the living room.

...***...

Upon arriving in the living room, Yua sees Arga asleep on the sofa. Maybe Arga is tired of what happened today. Yua sat down next to Arga and looked at Arga's sleeping face. The tired face and the former bruise made Yua stunned again thinking whether her decision to get married was right.

Tucked also in his mind the old question that he kept up all this time was like whether Arga just obeyed his father's orders and couldn't refuse to marry him?, if not forced then what is the reason Arga wants to marry him and what makes Arga feel at home on his side which has been cold to him?.

Suddenly Arga woke up from his sleep. It was as if God wanted to give an answer to his curiosity. Yua thought maybe it was the right time to ask Arga. Before he asked he thrust one can of the drink that almost lost its cold on Arga and another can for himself.

"klek" Arga opens the soda can, but the unexpected happens. "Sssstttt" the soda in the can gushed and overflowed out to make Arga's clothes wet. "Yahoooooooo!!"

No doubt it was a drink that fell in the kitchen. Seeing that Arga's clothes were wet, Yua rushed to get a towel and a change of clothes for Arga. Arga could use Yua's father's clothes because of their similar size.

"Aaaaaaaaa" Yua shouted as she gave Arga a shirt and towel. Spontaneous Yua closed her eyes with her palms making the shirt and towel fall to the floor.

It was just right that Yua shouted loudly. Yua saw a sight she had never seen. A man bare-chested in front of his eyes. Because his clothes were spilled soda ith make Arga immediately open his clothes does not mean anything else.

"Why you???" tanya Arga seduces Yua. "Duh. pake nanya all" he lamented. "ituu. Quickly use. Shame tauu" said Yua while pointing her index finger towards the clothes she threw on the floor telling Arga to immediately put on the clothes he was carrying.

Arga then walked towards the clothes and towels that were dropped by Yua but he did not only intend to take clothes and towels. Arga wanted to prank Yua a little so that Yua would open her eyes which she tightly closed. Slowly while picking up the banju and the towel Arga shouted. "That's a rat near your leg" Arga said in a frantic voice.

Sure enough, Yua released her two palms that closed her eyes and shouted no less loudly than Arga. Yua also runs and ends up hiding behind the back of Arga who is still not wearing clothes.

"Hahahahahaha" Arga's triumphant rant made Yua open her eyes.

Hearing Arga's loud laughter makes Yua realize that Arga is pranking him and there are no rats there. Furious to see Arga laughing so satisfied Yua was about to clench his hands and hit the back in front of him.

However, his intention was unsettled after seeing clearly what he did not want to see from the beginning. He thought that the man's back would be very smooth and so beautiful but what he saw was the exact opposite. A punched scar and some scratched scars on Arga's back. Now, Arga stopped laughing but Yua remained silent. Yua also no longer looked at Arga's back but looked straight at the floor of her house.

"I want to ask you?" ask Yua. "But you can't mutter" he asked again.