Become Him
Nata Change

This afternoon, Nata and Ivana came home early. Ivana immediately plays Brandon while Nata chooses to be silent in his room. Since coming home from work, Nata laid his body on the bed with a curled position. He also wears his work clothes. It seemed like it was gone before we got home.

Rachel came out of the bathroom. She had just finished preparing the bath for her husband. Finding her husband sleeping this late at night, made her imagine how much Nata's job was today.

On the edge of the bed Rachel sat down. With a towel and a change of clothes on his lap. She drew a little closer to Nata and gently rubbed her husband's back.

“Mas, the bath water is ready.” Whisper Rachel with her soft voice.

“Hem.” Sahut Nata short.

He closed his eyes but didn't really sleep. She could hear Rachel's movements as she walked into the bathroom, opening the closet door carefully, including sitting on the bed and approaching her.

His mind kept running around thinking of the turmoil that should have been lost.

“Mas want to shower now?” ask Rachel again. Rachel's voice really disturbed her feelings and made her even more distraught.

Nata did not reply, but instead immediately got up and sat down on the side of the bed, turning his back to Rachel.

“Need me to help?” bargain Rachel when she sees Nata having trouble pulling her tie.

Nata did not answer. He pulled his tie apart and kept it beside him.

“Handle.” Said when he turned around.

“Please.” Rachel happily gave it to him. She smiled at her husband's face, which did not look okay.

Not long before Rachel looked at Nata's face because the man had already entered the bathroom and closed the door violently.

“Mas why?” murmured Rachel who was looking at the tightly closed bathroom door. He gripped tightly Nata tie that was in his grasp.

He felt the change in Nata's attitude. Although Nata always looks cold but this time accompanied by excessive indifference. Same with the first Nata.

“Did I make it wrong?” murmured Rachel again.

He looked at himself in the mirror, nothing was wrong. She wears the simple makeup that Nata asks for every time her husband comes home. The appearance is neat with beautiful combed hair.

Rachel also checks her phone, worried Nata sees inappropriate or suspicious messages to her number. But there is no message of any kind that is strange and awkward other than the invitation to play poker from unknown numbers. The rest are messages from Fany, Ruby and Ivana.

What happened to Nata?

Nata took a long shower, letting Rachel wrestle with her erratic thoughts. More than half an hour later, the man had just come out of the bathroom with his hair in a mess, but usually Nata always combed his hair while in the bathroom.

“You want me to help curl her hair, mas?” haggard Rachel.

“No need.” Sahut Nata short. He took off his towel so that no thread covered his body.

Rachel immediately turned around, turning her back to her husband until she was done dressing. Do not ask her feelings, it certainly rumbles not because of. His face was even flushed like a ripe tomato.

Rachel sat next to Nata who was looking at her phone. There was nothing he did with the flat object other than just staring at it.

“Mas what's up? Tired huh? Want me to massage?” ask Rachel slowly.

Rachel tried to understand her husband. She looked at her husband's cold face. Actually, he really wanted to talk about the incident this afternoon to Nata. He wants to exchange ideas about his decision to take the advertisement of a product and let go of the opportunity to become a well-known product brand ambassador. But it seemed that her husband was not ready to hear her babble.

“I want to eat.” Nata doesn't care.

“Oh okay. I made a capcay for you. Broccoli deliberately I muchin, because it's a mas like very.”

Rachel followed Nata who was walking in front of her. This time the man did not hold his hand like the last few times. Rachel clenched her hands which she looked at for a while, then smiled slightly.

“Nothing. Mas Nata must have had many more thoughts. So don't think of Chel.” Rachel reminded herself and followed Nata's steps which were already far ahead of her.

Just up to the last rung of stairs, Rachel and Nata both heard a commotion in the living room. They compactly accelerated their pace when what they heard was Ivana's rising voice.

“Ngapain you came here to apologize? It should be his parents who came and apologized to me and my family!” ivana exclaims to a woman who is none other than Marsya.

The woman rested at Ivana's feet asking for forgiveness.

Nata and Rachel were quite surprised to see the incident. They did not expect that Marsya's efforts would be that big to beg Ivana for forgiveness. Rachel did not think, as close as what exactly is this cousin relationship until Marsya so mean it?

“Mas Nata, please mas. Please me.” This time Marsya approached Nata and held the man's hand.

He looked at Nata with great and hopeful eyes. Her appearance was completely different, unlike Marsya whom Rachel had known all along. Her clothes were simple, her makeup was thin and looked very sad. Her hair is now black. Either maybe because he likes to use a wig and now does not or indeed Marsya dyed his hair before coming here.

“I beg you, pardon Brams. Do not give testimony that could incriminate him. His mother had fallen ill and his papa was confused for fear of Brams mas in severe law. I beg mas.” This time Nata was persuaded by Marsya.

Rachel, who was beside Nata, turned to her husband who was sculpting. It's not usually Nata like this. Usually when there is a stranger especially Marsya who approached him, Nata will leave immediately. He doesn't like someone who sulks like this.

Nata did not chim in, he released a slow grip of Marsya's hand but Rachel saw the sense of compassion shown by her husband. Nata's gaze on Marsya was a gaze that Rachel had never seen before. Full of anxiety and worry.

“Mas,” call Rachel who is trying to resuscitate Nata from her daydream.

Quickly Nata released his hand which shook Marsya's hand and pulled her body away.

“Please go to Ivana and the victims. I don't care about that guy.” Nata at the end.

He chose to leave in front of everyone. Climbing the stairs but what he pointed out was not a room but a workspace.

Rachel could only sculpt, how could Nata just leave? Does he not care anymore?

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