Forcing Old Marriage
Trying hard to ignore it...

Mentari found Ujang very quiet today not as usual, even from morning until tonight, the man seemed to speak only as necessary. After their children went to sleep, Mentari used the opportunity to talk to her husband who seemed very quiet today.

"What's the matter today?" tanya Mentari who felt confused because Ujang suddenly became very quiet, usually her husband was very noisy if he was with her even always the spirit of teasing her as well.

Ujang who was changing his clothes only glanced at Mentari.

"It's okay" replied Ujang.

"But today you're more silent than usual?" mentari.

"Yes, I'm tired, tired of talking!!!" Ujang.

"Again angry with Dance?" tanya Mentari did not want to give up to know the cause of her husband who was more silent since earlier, her husband's silence made her heart tasteless.

"No" answered Ujang.

"Why do you keep quiet more today?" ask the Mentari again.

"I just don't like the woman who came this morning" replied Ujang.

"Mother Angelica?" ask Mentari.

"Either what his name is, I don't know and I don't want to know either" Ujang said.

"Oh! he had come with good intentions, Brother," replied Mentari.

"You know where she's got her good intentions, Dance?" asked Ujang while sitting next to Mentari and then looked straight at his wife.

Mentari immediately waveapan, if Ujang has spoken in this tone, then Mentari must prepare mentally to answer her husband's question.

"Nobody knows the heart of a Dance person, let alone a stranger like her and also a proud woman like her, that person like her doesn't need to be close to you, in his life there is only business, profit and loss. People like him will not approach you if it is not beneficial for him," said Ujang who certainly has more experience of people who are like Angelica.

"But he is not like that Brother, Angelica is a good person, earlier he did not appear at all as an arrogant and also rich person," said Mentari.

"That means we have different judgments, Tari," said Ujang.

"Not knowing then not loving Brother. He just wants to be friends with Mentari, Tari sense there is no harm if Tari has friends, because all this time Dance only at home and take care of the children," said Mentari while looking down simultaneously with the gaze of Ujang who felt offended.

"The risk of being a wife and a mother is indeed at home and nurturing the children of Dance, are you sorry?" ask Ujang.

Mentari was immediately aghast at Ujang's cold words, the man was rarely like this to him so cold.

"Dari instead of regretting Brother, Tari accepts all the risks of being a wife and mother, but Tari also needs friends" said Mentari.

"But not Angelica" said Ujang.

"Believe my words, Dance, being friends with Angelica will only have a negative impact on you, one day you will be very sorry, if it is not proven, you can cut off my ears!!!" said Ujang who made Mentari immediately shocked, her husband's firm remark clearly indicates that she has begun to wrath, inexplicably since the incident of their land was bid by Angelica, Ujang became more sensitive. Even though he talked to Angelica for several hours, the woman did not mention the problem of buying and selling their land or forests.

They were silent after that Ujang decided to leave the room leaving Mentari who was frowning annoyed at Ujang.

"Where are you going these nights?" said Mentari as soon as he saw Ujang out of the room, Mentari was very afraid of leaving Ujang and living alone at home. However, while waiting, he did not hear the sound of the motor.

Mentari went to open the window of the room a little, looked Ujang who was sitting on a wooden bench that was close to the furniture warehouse, Mentari saw there was smoke, cigarette smoke, Mentari immediately smiled wryly he was so upset because Ujang smoked again.

"When did he smoke again? is his mind fucked up again?" said Mentari upset not kepalang, Mentari then closed the window with annoyance.

A few minutes later Ujang went back into the room, Mentari smelled the thick smell of cigarette smoke on his shirt.

"Which smokes? since when do you smoke again?" tanya Mentari was upset.

"Since then," replied Ujang indifferently, Ujang threw himself down without any intention of changing his clothes. Actually what happened was Ujang did not smoke at all earlier, he just lit a cigarette on purpose so that the smoke hit his shirt after feeling his clothes already smell cigarette smoke,, then Ujang went back into the room.

"Will you sleep in a shirt that smells like cigarette smoke?" ask Mentari.

He looked at Mentari.

"Why is that?" ask Ujang.

"Tari does not like to smoke," said Mentari.

"I know," answered Ujang, which is why Ujang did not smoke anymore, because he knew his wife did not like him if he smoked, and Ujang also promised not to smoke again, therefore, Ujang was just a sense so that his clothes smell of cigarette smoke, so Mentari thought he smoked, if Ujang was closer to Mentari when talking, then,, Mentari must know that Ujang actually did not smoke earlier.

"Tari does not like to wear clothes that smell of cigarette smoke" Mentari said again.

"I also know," replied Ujang who had no intention of getting up to change his clothes.

"If you know, then why did you do it?" asked the grieving Mentari half-deadly to her husband.

"So how is it different from you Dance, you also know I really don't like that arrogant woman and then why would you even want to be friends with her?" ask Ujang back.

"Oh so now Brother is getting revenge? Brother's trying to make Tari hurt?" mentari.

"I just want to instill the same feeling in you, so you can understand my feelings" replied Ujang.

The sun squeezed his hand, being too upset his tears fell down his cheeks very heavily.

"You're crying for an obscure reason Dance, I obviously don't like that arrogant woman Angelica is, but you're defending her stranger instead, you've only known her for a day, and ignored my warnings that take full responsibility for the world of the Dance afterlife. Think clear Dance. You're good and even very good people will easily take advantage of you, but you don't know at all that the world is always full of bad guys, Dance," said Ujang who actually did not have the heart to see his wife was crying, but he wanted to make Mentari realize that what he is doing at this time is wrong and also if Ujang approached his wife, that is, the,, of course Mentari will know that he did not smoke.

Ujang chose to turn his body around, not wipe away Mentari's tears, not to persuade the woman as well, although it was very heavy not to do so, but Ujang tried to restrain himself, so he did not, even Mentari cried until one in the morning and Ujang tried hard to ignore him.