An Unassumed Son-in-law
Selfishnesses

"Din, what's the neck? Cover it with a scarf. Your wrist also looks bruised. Wh why? rohana asked, pretending to care about Nandini while they were having breakfast together at the breakfast table.

Nandini was still sitting next to Gabriel. But their attitude is not as usual.

Both Gabriel and Nandini were silent. They don't even interact with each other.

Gabriel is usually very sweet and serves his wife. But not for now.

"It's okay Ma. Just a little itchy. It seems a little irritation." answered Nandini lying, who at that time covered his neck by using a rather thick scarf to cover up the reddish signs of the kiss that the husband did to him last night.

Gabriel who heard that only fell silent while glancing for a moment towards Nandini.

He knew the reddish marks on Nandini's neck and the bruises on his wife's wrists.

"Oh, what's wrong" said Rohana, then he resumed eating.

These days Rohana is deliberately sweet towards Nandini. Because he does not want all the plans and scenarios he has made realized by his son-in-law and also his son.

If all that happened between Nandini and Rafael is the plan. Rohana shows concern for Gabriel and Nandini. So that the two of them don't corner him too much.

After breakfast is finished. Gabriel and Andini kept going to the office together.

That day Nandini didn't want to go to the office. Because his body was so unlikely to leave.

But because on that day there was an important meeting that required him to be in the office. Nandini finally forced herself into the office.

"Every day on the way to the office, they were both silent. The couple did not engage in any conversation.

Even when they got to the office they were still mute to each other.

While in the elevator, the two are like strangers.

Usually Gabriel always says Nandini to his room. But it looks like Gabriel won't do that. He is still prestige and hurt by prejudices that he thinks are true.

After they got out of the elevator, they both got out and walked in opposite directions to their respective rooms.

On the middle of the step towards the room. Gabriel stopped his steps and turned his head back.

Towards the wife who was still walking. Gabriel looked at the wife who was walking with those slow steps.

Actually Gabriel's conscience is pitying the woman. But his ego seemed to have sunk Gabriel's eyes.

After making sure the wife had turned towards the corridor to her room. Then Gabriel resumed his steps to go to his study.

The cold attitude seems the same shown by the two married couples.

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When lunch hour comes. Nandini and Gabriel always have lunch together.

If you don't eat lunch, get out of the office building. They will eat at the cafeteria in the building.

That afternoon Nandini sat quietly in her chair while watching her phone which she placed on the table.

He wanted to send a message to Gabriel's husband. But he seemed hesitant to send a message to the man who was currently silencing him.

Can't stand the cold war going on between her and Gabriel. Nandini finally gets itchy and then he grabs the phone and sends a message to Gabriel.

I need to talk to you. I need an explanation for everything you've done to me.

If there's time now, I'll wait for Mas at the rooftop of the building. Come, I want us to talk carefully.

I want us to talk from heart to heart. He said what's wrong with me and put where. I can't be kept like this.

He also physically injured me. I'm waiting at the rooftop now. We only have an hour. If in an hour it doesn't come. That means I don't care about me anymore. I beg you, come, and let's talk.

Those are the words Nandini wrote to Gabriel's husband.