A Handful of Love for You
25. Eat Together Again

Alena POV's

In a moment magrib, I tried to stand up from the sofa I was sitting on. The man sat on the carpet and seemed to be asleep with his head leaning against the sofa.

“Tep... Build! Already want magrib.”

I shook his shoulders so he could wake up.

I saw him squirm his body. “Eh. I fell asleep,” he said while rubbing eyes.

“You want magrib. If you want to take a shower, you can take a bath in the bathroom near the kitchen. Even though the bathroom is small, it is enough to be used for cleaning. If you do not want to take a bath in the bathroom near the kitchen, you can take a shower in my room,” my bargain.

“I shower in the bathroom near the kitchen only.”

He went to the bathroom near the kitchen.

“Can I borrow a towel?” tanyakanya.

“You just take it yourself in my closet.”

“OK. Sorry if I'm not polite open the closet you.”

“Nothing, Tep. Kan I told you, you do not want to play open without permission.”

“Iya. He-he-he,” he chuckles.

“Before you take the towel, can you please lead me into the room and take the wudu? Looks like I'm still dizzy and haven't dared to walk alone.”

Not heeding the shame, I asked her for help.

“Siap. What the hell doesn't make you.”

Ish. can be said like that. Just make it ashamed. Looks like I've given up on maintaining my wish that the ‘kamu’ designation he didn't use. He's too stubborn. Instead of my pain getting worse due to annoyance, I better follow his will calling me ‘kamu.

I walked into the room with his help. He also helped me to get into the bathroom and waited for me to leave. When he finished his journey, he led me back. He held my pajama-wrapped arm so we didn't touch the skin directly. I pray that what we do is not included in our sins.

After she finished helping, she picked up the towel from the closet and went straight out of the room.

After I finished performing the prayer, he knocked on the room.

After I let her in, she stood in the doorway.

“You have dinner with what?” tanyakanya.

“I have no appetite to eat. Still full because just this afternoon we ate,” I replied.

“Eh, it can't be. If you don't eat it, heal it for a long time. I order chicken rice team only, yes?” bargained for.

“The pain is not a digestive problem until I have to eat soft. I don't like team rice,” I answered ketus because he continued to offer chicken team rice when I told you earlier this afternoon that I don't like team rice.

“So what do you want to eat?”

“Ter..”

I haven't been able to answer that he has cut my words.

“Eit... Can't say whatever. I'm confused that women have said up to.”

Ish's….

“I'm hungry again. Taking care of you who are sick consumes energy quickly. I want to buy chicken soto. You like chicken soto?”

“If you don't want to take care of the sick, you don't have to take care of it. I told you that you can go,” I replied annoyed.

'Oh my goodness, I was just kidding. I really like to eat. Tonight we eat something light. No need to eat rice. I want a chicken soto. You want?” bargained for.

"Whatever."

Then he started fiddling with his phone. Maybe he's ordering food through a delivery order.

“30 minutes more, food until,” he said sure.

I'm nodding.

“You out?”

I nodded back to answer her question and she immediately pushed me out of the room. He sat me down on the couch in the same position as he was this afternoon.

30 Minutes had passed, but our food had not yet arrived.

“It looks like the chicken soto message again a lot until the queue is long. Are you hungry already? Want me to buy bread first at the minimarket downstairs?”

“Not necessary. Let's just wait for the food until,” I replied.

After we waited for another 15 minutes, the food he ordered arrived.

“Sorry has been waiting a long time.”

She ran into the kitchen to get us plates, bowls and spoons to eat.

“You ate alone or fed again?” tanyakanya.

“Alone!” firmly answer.

I also have some shame. Time keeps feeding him anyway. Brother is not, girlfriend is not, especially husband. I have never been fed to my own brother. Where does he want to feed me.

I began to feed the fresh soto sauce into my mouth and chewed it slowly. I felt a headache when I was chewing.

He finished his sotos. He also finished one large glass in one breath.

“Basic camel.” rutukku in heart.

“Tuh right if not fed it long.”

I looked at him annoyed.

“Do not glare so. Later the headache does not heal.”

“My head hurts so eat it long. If you don't want to see me eat, yes already don't see.”

“I bribe only let the food run out quickly.”

He took the spoon I was holding.

“What the hell?” my protest.

“I bribe. Do not protest and emotions to heal quickly. After eating, take your medicine. I have asked my friend who is a doctor and asked for a prescription from him. I finished magrib, I redeemed the recipe.”

“Ya, thank you,” my words are sincere.

He's a forcible but I didn't expect him to be too painstaking. He bribed me until the sotos ran out of nothing. I was planning not to spend my meal.

After the sauce ran out, he thrust a glass filled with water. I only drink half of it because I think my stomach is full.

“Short break. 30 minutes more just take the medicine,” he said.

“Ya.” I nodded slowly.

“You watch?”

“No want,” my answer is short.

“Ya have rested while leaning.”

He tucked a sofa cushion to support my head that was leaning against the top of the sofa.

As I closed my eyes, I felt his touch on my shoulder.

“You, sleeping?” tanyakanya.

“What's up?”

“Time to take medicine.”

He thrust out a small plate containing two grains of medicine.”

“Still.”

After I finished taking the medicine, he washed and cleaned up our food marks.

“You sleep now?” tanyakanya.

“Ya.”

“You carried?”

“Not necessary. Looks like I can already walk by myself.”

“Ya already then. Have good night. Can I sleep on the couch?”

“You just sleep in the next room, let it be comfortable.” I offered him to sleep in the guest room. I can't bear that he has to sleep on the couch.

“Bby?”

I'm nodding.

“Still. Turns out you were kind as well for allowing me to sleep on the mattress.”

“I should be thanking you.”

After saying thank you, I went straight into the room in a limp.

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to be continued...