Forced Marriage Alea
PPA 120# Self-contained

Alea was lying on a king-sized bed in her room. His hands and feet he stretched wide because of fatigue that hit the entire joint. For almost the last five days he has been packed with office activities and self-development programs through a personality crash course.

Unmitigated, who trained him is a senior consuler of a world-leading personality school that has stood in Indonesia for more than thirty years. Although the consul initially refused to train Alea in just six days, but he could not refuse the direct request of the owner of a well-known company that has often collaborated with the Personality School where he taught for dozens of years.

As a result, Alea every return home from work will be preoccupied with various basic lessons of character education ranging from body attitudes, eating ethics, communication ethics and dress ethics. For the last, Alea was not too focused because there was already a Revi that he asked for help to prepare the best clothes and deserved to be used for the wedding reception of the magnificent business colleague Ravka.

"Excuse me Non, my mother has arrived. Does Non Alea want a massage now?" ask Bi Mimah from outside the room.

"By, Bi. It's a big pegel of my body," said Alea raised his voice so that it could be heard by the Head of House Assistant Staircase.

Bi Mimah then opened the door to Alea's room and led an elderly grandmother into her master's room. Inside the room, Alea had already positioned her body ready for a massage.

This is the second time Mak Ijah visited the Dinata family residence in one week, to massage Alea. The idea of coming to Mak Ijah to massage Alea was triggered by the Mother-in-law who could not bear to see Alea struggling to look charming in order to keep her husband's marwah. Making Dilla fall in love with her daughter-in-law.

"Capek Non?" tanya Bi Mimah filled the silence that roared in Alea's room.

"Rumayan, Bi. Pegel me," Aleq said in a weak tone of voice.

"That's because Non Alea is too body-forsing. Didn't Mrs Dilla and Den Ravka say Non Al didn't need to come to the office?" tanya Bi Mimah reminded Alea.

"Well, what else, Bi. I'm rich people don't have a responsibility to skip the office. Just two months of work, I've missed out on how many times. Where next week will also not be working again," Alea sighed resigned.

Sometimes Alea grimaced when Mak Ijah pressed the muscles of the body that felt stiff, to cause pain.

"Kan Non Al has never been on a honeymoon before. I think office people will also understand Non Al taking leave."

"Yes anyway. But still I feel not good with other office management because I like to work as well as myself."

"Do not think too much about it. Kan Non Al work in a family company. So no one would dare to nag Non Al."

"Yes Bi, I was lucky. What's more my boss is my own cousin," Alea said.

"Oh yeah, a good coincidence is Non. Non Al has supported nature to be able to enjoy this life. So there's no need to think too far."

"Stay still, Bi. I really don't have any face to face with my office friends later. Mas Ravka said, after the Maldives, he wanted to realize my dream of traveling around the world" Alea said with sparkling eyes.

"Well, it must be fun to walk around the world without thinking about anything. Non Al should enjoy it."

"But I took a walk around the World while accompanying Mas Ravka to work. He will visit all subsidiary companies abroad. And that could take a month. There's no way I'm on a one-month leave of absence. That feels weird."

"Then you submit your resignation letter, Al," said Dilla, who was standing in the doorway of Alea's room.

"Mama .." said Alea as she tilted her head towards her mother-in-law's arrival.

Dilla walked slowly then slid over the edge of the bed.

Right after Dilla landed her body on the bed, Bi Mimah resigned. As a servant who had long followed the Dinata family, Bi Mimah could always put herself in. When he can chat with the employer, when he must withdraw from the personal affairs of his employer.

"Mama here actually wants to ask for help with you, Al," said Dilla.

"What do you want for help, Ma?" ask Alea for a moment.

"Mama would like to ask you to help Mama at the Foundation. Mama began to take care of the Foundation that has grown."

"Yayasan needs young people who still have extra energy. The foundation is now growing. More and more people are involved in the Foundation. More and more hope hangs there. We parents cannot keep up with the times. While the foundation needs new innovations to keep up with the times. The younger generation like you are more suitable to take care of the Foundation to provide more benefits to the wider community, especially the lower middle class" explained Dilla at length.

"But, Ma .... " Alea hung up her words.

His lips are humbled to reveal everything that coagulates in the heart. He did not want to fulfill his mother-in-law's request. Merely, Alea was still hoping to have an income with her own abilities. Not because he does not believe that the husband will willingly meet all his needs. It's just that being independent can give him confidence.

"Mama understands that you may still want a career" said Dilla with an understanding eye.

"It's not so, Ma. I just want to be an independent woman. Sorry, Ma. I don't believe it .... "

"Mama understands Al. It is natural that you still want to look for your identity and want to stand on your own feet. It is precisely a tough woman like you that is needed to accompany Ravka with all the responsibilities she bears," Dilla cut Alea's speech.

He could understand what the feelings of his son-in-law were. He also did not want his request to even make the gadia so unpleasant.

"I-I don't care if I have to help Mama take care of the Foundation." Alea spoke hesitantly while turning her eyes away from meeting her mother-in-law's neutrals.

So that the middle-aged woman could not read the doubt from the words she was uttering. However, Dilla with all her experience could certainly guess Alea's doubts just from the sound vibrations as the gadia spoke.

"That's it. How about now you focus first on your show in the Maldives. After that take as much time as possible to enjoy your honey balun. After you get home we can discuss this again." Dilla grabbed Alea's hand and stroked the girl's hand to calm her down so as not to think too much about her request.

"I think I'll stay out of the office, Ma" Alea said.

"Why? don't you want to work?" ask Dilla softly.

"I think maybe I'll open a cake shop. Small cake shop and ask for help employees to run it. So, I still have some free time to help Mama at the Foundation. I can still focus on accompanying Mas Ravka when she needs me" Alea said.

Since Ravka asked her to accompany her husband around more than twenty countries on business after returning from the Maldives, Alea kept thinking about him every day.

A cursory plan to open a small pastry shop with the savings he's got filled his head these past few days. A cake shop that does not require special attention, so he can devote all his time to accompany his husband.

"Mama, that's a good idea. Then you now do not think of the macems. Take your time, enjoy your time with Ravka. After returning to Indonesia, we will discuss it again. Okay?" Dilla rubbed Alea's hair affectionately while giving thanks in her heart given the ocean-hearted daughter-in-law to accompany her only son.

"Thank you, Ma." Alea said sincerely.

"Mama should thank you, because you already want to consider your request. Now rest. Let's not be too tired for the day after tomorrow."

"Yes Ma."

"Then Mama lived first. Don't be too inspired to learn. The honeymoon will not even have energy. The new bride needs extra energy" said Dilla, winking her eyes at Alea.

"Mama .." said Alea blushed in embarrassment.

Dilla just chuckled as she walked away leaving Alea enjoying Mak Ijah's massage until she fell asleep.

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