
I spent my afternoon at Taman Anggrek Mall. At first I wanted to go to the ice skating rink, but I didn't. I've never tried it and I'm suddenly afraid that I'm a fool, and I'm just going to spend time falling - standing up - and falling again.
I diverted my destination to the supermarket and bought a lot of things that I deliberately bought in an unnatural amount for the needs of two people. As I picked out the items for the toiletries and was about to put them in the trolley basket, I was shocked to suddenly see the know-how Reza standing near me and getting ready to push my grocery trolley. "You? How come it's here?" I recognized him even though he was wearing a mask.
"I caught up with you on purpose. Confused about doing it alone at home."
Liars. You're afraid I'm not coming home. I know it. "Good," I said, "I don't have to bother pushing this trolley. Please."
"What are you shopping for?" Reza was beginning to wonder.
"It's okay. For stock only. Can't it? Frogs?"
"No, kok. Up yours. Buy whatever you want." She smiles. "Before you came here, where have you been?"
Be exposed. That's the question I've been waiting for. "I'm here to shop, not to talk."
Reza quiet. Even so he tried as sweetly and passionately as possible on me. I realized it, but I pretended -- mediocrely, I did not reject it rudely. For example, when I was about to reach for items on a high shelf, Reza lifted my body until I managed to reach for those items. He can take it without lifting me up. Then, when I buy things that have many flavors or smells, he will comment on A, but I choose B. For example: when I choose a room freshener, between the smell of oranges or the smell of apples, Reza comments that I choose the smell of oranges, but I deliberately choose the aroma of apples. Another example when Reza was thirsty and opened his favorite bottle of greentea, I opened a bottle of mineral water. And lastly, whenever he tried to cling to me, like when he held my hand, grabbed my waist or shoulder, I dodged as smoothly as possible, like pretending to look for something on another shelf. About all that - I'm not testing his patience. I just want him to realize that I can leave if he doesn't keep my feelings up.
On the way home, the time has shown at eight o'clock in the evening. I deliberately invited him to eat pecel catfish on the side of the road, on the grounds that I was tired and felt unable to cook for dinner, plus I was hungry as an additional reason. We stopped by a tent and ate there.
While waiting for our order, Reza stuck out her left hand on the table. She wanted to hold my hand and I purposely let her have a few minutes -- before I said a few things I really wanted to say, even though it would hurt her a little.
I looked at my hand he held and muttered the first thing I wanted to tell him - - without taking my eyes off the hand he held. "Remember, the first time we ate together in a tent like this? That time my hand hurt, and it was because of the trauma you had. Now, that hurts my heart, but the cause is the same, both because of that trauma."
Smooth as a godam, my blatant speech made his head jerk upright, and I saw his cheeks flashing red. "meaning?"
I took my hand and looked into his eyes. "I know about the trauma you suffered for what happened to your sister, Aruna."
I'm nodding. "Yep. You know, Mom, I'm trying to beat my trauma for love, for the sake of my dream of being happy for you. Can you appreciate that?"
Reza was silent -- she was confused as to what answer to me.
"I want you to also defeat your trauma, for our love, for our household, and for our happiness. Can you?"
He was still silent and still confused.
"Aren't I-your wife, then our household, and our happiness is a top priority? Not Salsya. Aye, right?"
Reza nodded. "yeah. I know what you mean," he said.
"Then? You can, right, completely break off your relationship with Salsya?"
He doesn't answer anymore. At the same time our food order came.
"Ehm, I will give you until tomorrow morning to think and determine your attitude. Okay?"
He nodded.
"All right, forget everything. Please eat."
Actually, I can't believe I managed to say all this either, but I hope with all my heart, this will lead us to a clearer future.
For the future.