
"Nad, I like you."
Richard issued a statement that really shocked Nadya. After a long time of meeting, the man finally ventured.
"Sir why, I don't understand." asked Nadya while looking at the man.
"I love you, Nad."
Richard made his point even more clear while Nadya looked even more surprised and her body trembled.
"But sir, I am...."
"Until when are you going to continue to survive like this?. You don't feel sorry for yourself, do you, Arkana?"
Nadya silent.
"Nad, life is a choice. It's not just about following the flow of the doang. Against the flow is necessary. If the current only makes us drift and carried to another place. To a place that we ourselves do not want to be there."
Nadya was silent.
"I can't, sir." he said later. The woman's face was now filled with fear.
"It can't be today, doesn't mean tomorrow is the same, right?" said Richard.
"I'm not forcing you now. You better think about cooking. What will happen next if you still stick with Hanif."
Again and again Nadya could not answer.
"You like me, don't you, Nad?"
Nadya stared at Richard in anger.
"I can catch all that in your eyes."
"Don't fuck around, sir, I'm somebody's wife."
"I don't care. Because I love you and you're not happy with your husband." - Richard.
"Remember Nad, there are many other paths to heaven. Not only must it obey the depraved male mater."
Richard passed by after saying this. Stay now Nadya in mixed feelings.
***
"Bro, this is the third, fourth, and fifth candidate."
Ellio said to Daniel, when they met three other women who would be betrothed to Richard. This time just face them all simultaneously. No longer one by one like last time.
The three women became acquainted with each other, then they also became acquainted with Daniel and also Ellio.
"Where are you all ready for me to ask" Ellio told the three girls.
"Ready." they answered simultaneously.
"So Ellio started asking about their data one by one."
At first it was quite good, until then one of them named Dewi let out words.
"It's a contract marriage, right?. Paid in advance what?"
Daniel and Ellio stared at each other.
"I, this is a serious marriage for the goddess. Not a contract marriage." Ellio replied.
"Ah no fun, kiranin I contract. I am a poor wife who is obligated. If there is an agreement" said the. Goddesses then.
"People want to get married officially, he wants a contract. A little girl." Ellio whispered to Daniel.
They then asked the next candidate.
"If it's an official marriage, I still don't want to. If you want to date first come on. I still work abroad today." The next candidate said.
"Lo work abroad, still want to be alone, why insist on the nyari male candidates in the country."
Ellio again whispered in Daniel's ear. Both candidates were eager to send them to Africa. So sorry they.
"I don't want to take care of my in-laws." That's all.
The third candidate said. Daniel and Ellio were a bit surprised to hear that.
"Well, I'll share with our friend" Daniel closed the conversation. After making small talk and paying for their food and drinks, Daniel and Ellio say goodbye.
"Third serem very." Ellio said to Daniel.
"Yes, to the point really anjir. Richard would not live in the same house as his parents. Richard's parents have prepared their parents well, and will not bother the child. But you also as a prospective daughter-in-law do not talk about it either." said Daniel.
"If he had spoken, he wouldn't have stayed with the in-laws. It's still natural. Because not all in-laws can get along with the daughter-in-law." he continued.
"But this is not going to take care of in-laws" said Ellio.
"Eat it." replied Daniel.
"If you do not want to take care of in-laws, it means covering if his in-laws died. She doesn't want to take care of dong?" continued again.
"I told to bury myself in-laws" Ellio said with a laugh.
"Udah ah dizzy I'm the business of this candidate." he continued again.
"If it wasn't for Richard's sake, it would have been terrible" he added.
"Moreover me." said Daniel.
"Have eaten yuk." he continued later.
"Yoi, I really want to eat from earlier" said Ellio.
The two friends then left the place.
***
Nadya kept thinking about Richard's words. Although the man was gone, his tracks were left in his heart.
Slowly Nadya began to remember, when she first got married to Hanif. At that time either or his mother said that Hanif was a man who understood religion and certainly able to lead the household well.
Nadya who never even hangs out with men and has never felt in love, just according to her. She was married without seeing first who her future husband was.
When the first night of her virginity was taken away. He felt a strange feeling, a kind of affection for the man. He thought it was love. But as time goes by Hanif starts to hurt her heart.
After meeting Richard, Nadya begins to ask what love is. What he felt for Richard was real love. Or maybe it's something that really shouldn't happen.
I don't know, obviously now he's thinking about the guy. And about what he said about Arkana. Had Arkana been greater than he is today, Nadya would have loved to speak from heart to heart. He wanted to ask if the boy was okay if he divorced from Hanif.
Although he saw the Arkana statue that did not like Hanif, but his heart was still doubtful and always hesitant.
Nadya was educated just to be a submissive woman. And it has a big impact on his life today. He was afraid not to follow the path. He was afraid to make his own decisions.