Couples Different Ages
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Puspita

POVS. AMMAR

" Marry Kanaya or you won't get anything."

" Kanaya? He's my brother, Pa."

Crazy what? Marry Kanaya? Even dream I don't dare, he's like my own brother. Just imagine that I've been shaken in horror, it's like an incestuous relationship. Big no's. I think papa's just joking.

" Just a foster sister, everybody knows."

" But I've considered him my own sister."

The charismatic and arrogant man who unfortunately my papa smiled mockingly.

" Just assume, but still not your sister."

I could only cluck in annoyance, Papa always forced his will. Did he forget I was an adult? Even I am a husband and father of one child who was never approved.

" Pa, how many times have I told you, that I..."

" As long as Papa is alive, Papa will never be able to think of him as a son-in-law, or if you keep pushing..."

Papa hangs his words, I am waiting for the continuation of the speech from Papa's lips until I have to hold my breath.

" Get out of this house with only clothes attached to your body!" push Papa looking serious.

I rounded my eyes, really can't believe that papa's heart would say such a thing. I'm sure it was just a papa bluff.

" You want to try? Please! Hand over all the cards you hold, and from tomorrow you no longer need to come to the office! Take your foot out of this house, Papa still has other children besides you."

Papa reached out his palm towards me to ask for the credit card that was inside the wallet.

No, if that happens, how can I finance Hanin and Maura's life.

" There's still Rayyan, why should I, Pa?"

I'm still trying to negotiate, who knows papa lethargic.

" You're the eldest, Papa wants you! Not Rayyan."

" Give me time to think!"

" No!"

My stubbornness, even harder, papa.

" All right, Papa's up!" Finally I gave up, I saw Papa smirking with satisfaction.

I'll give Hanin an understanding that I'm powerless.

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After exiting the papa's study, I pushed open Kanaya's door without knocking first.

" M-mas Ammar? Why don't you knock on the door first?"

Kanaya seemed to rush to install buttons hooks shirt that had just opened two pieces quickly, as he was about to ablution want to perform Ashar prayers. Because it is entering the time of Ashar at this time.

I'm just whining. Since knowing that I would be forcibly married off by her, I somehow suddenly hated Kanaya.

" Nay, Mas is willing to marry you on the whim of Papa and Mama, but remember! Don't expect more from this marriage."

After saying that, I just passed by leaving Kanaya's room.

I'm sure Kanaya already knew that she would be married to me, but since when? Didn't Kanaya also know that I was married in series five years ago to Hanin. Then why did he not dare to refuse papa's wish?

Five years ago.

Kanaya was sitting around in one of the taverns just to buy a bottle of soft drink.

Kanaya accidentally saw me coming out of Hanin's parents' house, that day we were having my wedding ceremony with Hanin which had just been held religiously.

That's where Kanaya knew I was married, but I asked her to keep it a secret. Enough he knows

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My marriage and Ammar, was very well done. All relatives, relatives, friends and neighbors are invited. The first time the family of Haliman Brotoseno and Wanda Ayuningtyas the ghost, of course the party was held very festively.

All the invited guests and the public also knew that Haliman's eldest son was married to his own adopted brother, I, Kanaya Pradita. Of course it doesn't matter because I'm just the adopted son of mom Wanda's best friend and dad Haliman who is like my own parents.

Mas Ammar showed a sour face, but not with me. I don't want to make papa Haliman and mama Wanda ashamed of all the guests if I too have a sour face.

Until the feast was over, there was not a word from Ammar's lips to greet me. But I don't care, I assume this is a form of my dedication to papa and mama. Because in what way can I repay the kindness of the two if they do not obey what they want.

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POV . Ammar

" Where are you going?"

I could only grumble in my heart to hear Papa's reprimand, but I was getting ready to leave the house and go back to the apartment.

The party's over, what else? I haven't been home for two days, Naura must have been looking for me. Moreover, I want to explain everything to Hanin.

" I'm going back to my apartment, Pa. I've been living there all along, haven't I?"

I answered while looking the other way, avoiding not to look at papa. I know my reasoning is ridiculous, but it's the truth.

Three years of marriage to Hanin, it's enough for me to play cat-kissing. And the last two years just me and Hanin can live a normal life like other couples, of course with the reason to want to be independent so there is a reason to be able to get out of the house.

I saw papa sneering. I know that papa is watching all my lunge outside the house, but I pretend I don't know I'm being watched.

" It's your replacement night, don't you think Papa's stupid. Get into your rooms! Kanaya deserves it on you."

Looking at the face of papa who could not be denied, I could only snort in annoyance. I'm a grown man, how can you treat me like a child.

Rayyan who was just about to enter her room looked at me with a little pity and annoyed, I really did not like her gaze.

I'm sure if papa asked him to marry Kanaya, he would never mind. He was a submissive son, a proud son of papa and mama, fit for Kanaya.

With a heavy heart, I stepped into the bridal room that had been prepared by my mother, my eyes squeaking as I stared at Kanaya who was praying.

If yesterday I would have been proud of Kanaya the Sholeha, now I consider Kanaya a hypocrite.

Kanaya gasped in surprise to see me sitting quietly on the sofa, I kept staring intently watching the movements of her who was folding her face.

" Clean that trash! You don't expect us to be like brides in general, do you?"

my words contained a sneer that I knew must have been very piercing in his heart.

"Naya thinks Mas Ammar will go home to the apartment, so Naya has not had time to clean up."

sahut while sweeping clean rose petals scattered on the white wedding bed.

I did not answer, I immediately dropped my body on the bed that was clean without any petals left.

" Sleep! This bed is big enough for us to sleep in without touching." I said deliberately put a bolster pillow in the middle of the bed as a barrier between myself and Kanaya.

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