
Like not eating for days, Narendra ate his wife's cooking greedily and almost greedily seen from the way he put bribes after mouthfuls of food into his mouth in a row.
Because Cliantha had not had time to eat breakfast, they both decided to eat together.
"Do I need to come here every morning and bring you supplies?" Cliantha asked when all the food she had brought was gone, not left.
"May," answered Narendra immediately agreed.
Cliantha put on a smile, but the woman's face looked wistful. "If it's like that, does that mean that Mas will never have breakfast with me again in our house?"
The man who was scrumptious chewing on his last mouthful was immediately chirped and felt guilty for immediately craving without thinking long, "Cia?"
"No, hehe. I mean nothing. It didn't matter if I had to bring breakfast like this every morning," a smile of cheer rose, but Cliantha's countenance was not purely happy, but rather regretting her marital status would be at stake in a moment.
"Tonight I'll stay with you, okay?" narendra said he found a solution.
"By pleasure, come at any time. Just tell me, every time the house will always be ready to welcome you," as Cliantha's face as deep as a cloud in the hot afternoon of that day.
The afternoon before Narendra made his promise to Cliantha to stay at his first wife's house, he briefly returned to the house he was staying with Jihan. Not yet had time to ask permission, Narendra forgotten with the main purpose of coming to the house after seeing Jihan who was preparing as if she was going to travel far away carrying her belongings.
"Jihan, where are you going?" Asked Narendra who was curious and astonished.
"I have to go home, Mas," replied Jihan who packed her things into a large bag regardless of who the interlocutor was.
"Where to? Why suddenly?"
"I have to go home, my father is very sick" Jihan replied sobbing.
"Jihan, look at me. Why sudden? Who are you going with?" Narendra turned Jihan's shoulder.
"Bastian," Jihan replied briefly.
"Bastian? That guy?" In that instant, Narendra twisted Jihan's body once more and forced her to stare at the man.
"Can you do this? Go with the other men and don't ask me for permission, and now you've prepared to leave just like that?" said Narendra who was furious and had a high voice.
"Why indeed? Why do I have permission and do you want to take me who suddenly has to go home to my parents because it's an emergency?" exclaim Jihan did not lose to raise him.
"I'm not ready yet. As long as I was a husband, Cliantha my wife never absent asked me for permission wherever she was going" Narendra said, comparing the temperament between his two wives.
Jehan mangosteen and grimacingly said, "So, now I want to ask. If I tell Mas now and ask you to take me right now, you want and are willing to take me home?" ask Jihan to challenge.
"It's not like that how to ask for help, not suddenly and at least give an alternative schedule choice."
Jihan sighed, "I know, you can't possibly be willing because it's so sudden. You're already tired after all day outside, I know that. So, going with Bastian is the right choice" Jihan said.
"Does that mean you don't have to ask me for permission? I'm your husband, Jihan," exclaimed Narendra who had peaked.
"No need to remind me of who you are in my life, you should remind yourself to be aware of who should be the priority at this time. Not always thinking of her and always having her in every sentence of yours," Jihan's scolding pointed in any direction at her an old wife who was used as her comparison.
"You mean Cliantha? Wh why? In reality she is a submissive and not arbitrary wife like you, I always know what she is doing even though I am not with her. He was able to make me believe and calm wherever he was because he always told me and asked me for permission first" explained Narendra who did not lower his tone at all. Supposedly, Jihan remembered what Cliantah had said before, if Narendra did not like it when he was denied.
"Yes, she's the best wife for you. Not like me, the woman you suddenly married just to have a child for you! With or without your permission, I'm still going with Bastian. At least, going with him is much safer than taking other public transportation" Jihan said as well as a final decision.
Elsewhere, Cliantha had already put something delicious on the dining table. She came home early only to cook the dinner menu to welcome Narendra who will stay at her house after the last few days Cliantha miss her figure because it has not come to the house for a long time.
"Hello, my Assalamualaiku, Mas? You're coming?" Cliantha's question began once the call was connected.
"Waalaikumsalam, darling. Sorry, hem, but." There was a sound of regret from across.
"Not come?" ask Cliantha next.
"Yes, sorry, honey. This will bring Jihan home to her ort, her father is very sick," replied Narenda who felt bad about reneging on her own words.
"Innalillahi, shafakallah to Jihan's father. Yes, no papa, "cliantha replied with concern and a lethargic tone. The hands that were originally vigorously stirring the mushroom soup, became weak and uninspired like before.
"Yes, sorry. How about I stay over tomorrow?" say Narendra offers a solution.
"No problem, you can come at any time of the day. Next time there's no need for a promise if it doesn't seem like you can keep it" suggests Cliantha.
"I'm sorry, baby, if tomorrow will come. Don't be sad, yeah. Don't be mad, will you?" persuade Narendra to warn his other wife not to grieve because of her actions.
"Yes, be careful on the road" said sincerely Cliantha.
"Yes, honey. Thanks, yeah, don't forget to eat."
"Oh, yes, Mas. I want to ask you for permission, I've cooked quite a lot. Can't I just take this food to the parlor and share it with the kids there?"
"Oh yeah? With who? Lady Bik?"
"No, just be alone" said Cliantha.
"alone? You sure?"
"Yes, can you?" pinta Cliantha pleads.
"Alright, Honey. Call me every time, okay?" narendra Pinta.
"Yes, okay. Thank you for giving me permission."
Hearing the husband talking with his first wife, Jihan just listened while staring out the window with her lips tightly clenched. He was upset, "Should I be like Cia so that Mas Rendra would love me too? And he can be gentle with me like he treats his first wife?" jehan's inaudible grimace was clearly in Narendra's ears.
"What's? Did you say anything?" narendra asked to bring a little closer to the side of his head so that his ears could reach the voice of Jihan.
Jihan looked at her husband, she shook her head, "No, that look outside the rain must feel refreshing running around under the raindrops, you want?" tanya Jihan pointed to the scene in front of her. Lonely streets, the edges of trees, and heavy rain.
"No, it will hurt" replied Narendra.
"If you invite Mbak Cia, surely Mas Rendra will immediately agree even though he invites you to jump into the abyss even if you will fulfill all his wishes" said Jihan.
"Huh? What, Jihan? You said something?" asked Narendra who could not catch the shrill voice of JIhan and collided with the loud sound of rain drops hitting the roof of the car and the paved road.
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