Ballad First Wife
Love of Salman

We finally arrived at the hotel where we were at. Alan got out of the car. He was welcomed by his friends who came from another city.

"Lan! How are you?" ask a man of Alan's age.

"Good!" answer Alan. They even hugged. The man then turned his eyes to me making me careless. My reflex is pulling my body behind Brother Salman.

"Who is he, Lan?" ask Alan's friend.

"Him?" Alan pointed at me. Alan's friend nodded. Alan whispered into his friend's ear. A second later they laughed.

"Congratulations." the man went back to greet Alan. "Come on!"

"Ra, I'm first, right? Can you check in?" ask Alan. I'm nodding.

"Man, thanks. We'll meet again after the class is over." Alan salutes Salman. He entered while embracing his friend.

"Come on!" Brother Salman brought my suitcase into the receptionist to check in.

With the help of Salman I checked in and got the room number.

"Come on!" Salman brought me back.

"Where?" my many.

"To your room." Salman's brother dragged my suitcase step into the hotel.

"Sister! I can do it myself." I grabbed my suitcase out of Salman's hands, but it didn't work. Brother Salman brushed my hand away and continued in his footsteps. He stopped in front of the elevator and pushed a button. We entered when the elevator door opened.

In the elevator there were only two of us. I kept quiet, Salman also kept quiet. We are busy with our own thoughts.

"By!" call Brother Salman.

"Yes sister?" askaku.

Salman took a long breath. "Is there a connection between you and Alan?" ask without looking at me.

"Astaghfirullah, Brother. Yeah nope. Alan was my boss in the office and as you know, Alan and I have been familiar since High School. We have nothing to do. I am a married woman after all. It is not appropriate to have a relationship with a man. Sin." I answered at length.

"Have you ever liked Alan?" again Salman asked.

I'm silent.

"You're the one I used to love, brother" my inner self.

"Ra, why silence? You ever like Alan?"

I'm shaking. "No. I never liked Alan in any special sense. I just consider him a friend. Not more."

"But you know, right? That Alan loves you?" this time Salman looked at me. Even his body moved closer to me.

"Oh my God, why does this elevator feel so slow." I lamented in my heart. The 5th floor is a long way off.

The elevator stopped, I was breathing. When the door opened I hurried out. Salman's brother followed me. We walked back in silence.

"This is your room." Salman then opened my room door. He also turned on the lights and brought my suitcase in.

"Let's go in! Why are you still outside?" ask Salman from the room.

I'm shaking. "I'll go in if Salman's brother comes out" I replied.

Salman smiled. He put my suitcase in and out. Before closing the door his hand grabbed the key card he had used to turn on the lamp.

"Sister! I have to get ready. One more hour opening." I tried to take my hand off Salman's.

"Before" said Brother Salman. He took me to the elevator and pressed the top floor number.

While in the elevator, Brother Salman did not let go of my hand even though I continued to thrash. The elevator stopped and Salman took me out. He took me to the hotel rooftop. It turns out there is a beautiful little garden in the hotel rooftop.

Brother Salman let go of my hand and asked me to sit on the chair. He also sits.

"Ra, please listen to what I'm saying. Don't cut it until I'm done talking and don't answer now. I don't need your answer right now." Salman stopped talking and took a breath. "Ra, I love you. Since long...."

"Sir, Elsa..."

"I told you to listen to me!" sergeant Kak Salman. 'I love you. But I made a mistake that I had to endure for the rest of my life. My mistake was that I believed more in what Elsa said than in my feelings. Ra, I married Elsa because in Elsa I saw you. You guys used to be together. When I found out you were in a relationship with Alan, I decided to just love your memories and Elsa was your memory for me." Salman is silent.

I'm quiet too. Water dripping from the eye of Kak Salman. "Ra, I'm sorry if what I'm saying is wrong. If there's a chance for us to be together, will you wait for me Ra?' brother Salman's eyes looked at me expectantly. "I'm not an unfaithful man Ra. I'm loyal to how I feel about you and I treat Elsa well too, I've never been in love with her. My only betrayal is that I keep my love for you in my heart, and not for her."

"Sister, Elsa is sick. It's not appropriate for brother to do this." I said in a raucous voice holding tightness in my chest.

"I know, Ra. But I don't want to lose again. I see Alan is still expecting you too, and the chances of him getting you are more than me. Alan's single and I'm married. But Ra, I wish I had the same chance. Elsa. He's resigned and always says he wants to make amends." Salman's voice also shook.

"Yes Allah. This what? My own husband betrayed my love and they even waited for my love. Then me?" 

"Sister, I need to get to the room. I don't want to be late." I said standing up. Salman nodded, though,. He didn't prevent me. It dissolves in its sadness. Either because of me or Elsa.

"Sister, Elsa will be fine" I said with a smile.

Salman replied to her with a forced smile.

I'm leaving Brother Salman. Various thoughts filled my head. From Mas Andre's humiliation, Alan's kind demeanor, Elsa's proposal and now Kak Salman's expression of love.

"It's a temptation, Ra. You must be strong! Look ahead and don't waver for your sake and Ryan's sake." I muttered bracing myself.

Arriving in the room I immediately lay my body on a very soft mattress. Kurogoh my bag to take my phone. My eyes dodged at the sight of the missed call very much and everything was from Alan. Soon I called back afraid something important.

"Where have you been?" the first word Alan said when he picked up the phone.

"Waalaikumsalam." I quipped because Alan did not say hello.

"Hem. Assalamualaikum says. You haven't answered my question?"

"I'm from the rooftop and my phone is silent so don't hear that the big master Alan called. Is it clear, big sir?".I'm telling Alan not to get angry. I smiled to myself after saying those words.

"Same Salman?" alan asked in a firm tone making the smile on my lips instantly disappear. Hearing the name of Brother Salman called, there was a subtle vibration in my heart.

"Eee yes." I replied short of nervousness.

"Remember Ra. Salman Elsa's husband. You know what it's like to have your husband taken away, so don't even have a mind to take Salman away from Elsa!" spray Alan full of anger.

I'm shocked. I'm angry that Alan has rated me that low. I wanted to curse her but what came out of my mouth was a different word.

"That's my business. It's none of your business!"

I ended the call without greeting. Somehow Alan reacted when he heard my answer.

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