I'M A STATUE FOR YOU
SHUTTING HEART

"I'M ALENA'S SISTER-IN-LAW. And for the divorce Alena asked for. She can't stand having a dictator's husband."

"Well, before you spoke, did you not reflect Arya?... You're even worse than me and now you're lecturing me, even telling me to get divorced from my wife. Don't yell at the mouth."

"Why bring my past?... I've changed now."

"If you have a second chance, why can't I?..." Reply Brayen.

"Because I loved Alyn from the beginning. You marry because you have to."

"That was." Brayen.

"Then what now?... It's the same." Read Aryan. Arya smiled inwardly as she saw Brayen had no answer. Arya shook her head then smiled sinisterly at Brayen.

"Alyn and Alena are brothers with vastly different characters. If Alyn's a gentle and forgiving girl, then Alena's the opposite." Arya.

"I'm her husband, I'll persuade her to go home. If you want to take care of people don't take responsibility, you take care of my dirty clothes at home."

"Your shit."

"Don't make me angry Arya. Where's my wife?..."

"Hahahaha you're so funny, brother...If you look at the CCTV you are very attentive to Saints. Even for her sake you almost slapped my sister-in-law. If your ways are not impossible, the Sacred Heart will not be tethered to you. It could be that she's back as an actor in your household."

"I'm not like you Arya."

"The holy baby needs a father why don't you just marry a saint, let me marry another man who isn't as temperamental as you are."

"Fuck you Aryan." Brayen took the sofa cushion and threw it at Arya's face. The Aryan did not stay silent, he replied Brayen was about to punch him in the face but Brayen avoided. There was finally a struggle between the two brothers.

***

"Mas Aryaaaa..." Alyn screams in surprise when she sees Arya and Brayen struggling on the sofa in her room. They did not look like they were fighting, but like people were playing with horses.

Arya saw the origin of Alyn's voice which was astonished to see Brayen overlapping Arya's body and they were the same as holding her opponent's chest. Brayen and Arya looked at each other.

"I'm glad I can explain..." Said Arya who saw Alyn gawking at the doorway.

"What is mbak?..." Suddenly Alena came to look at Alyn who was gawking then asked because she heard Alyn's scream from the kitchen, Then Alena saw the direction of Alyn's eyes. Alena's face returned grim when she saw Brayen, her heart not ready to meet him. His disappointment in the husband still makes his heart tight.

"Iena..." Brayen smiled at the beautiful face of his wife, whom he missed so much these days.

Alena ran away when she saw Brayen. Seeing Alena run away, Brayen immediately rushed down from Arya's body.

Brayen ran after Alena, Alena ignored Brayen's call. Alena ran outside the house. When Alena ran, her legs tripped because her shari'i clothes made her not free to run and caused her to fall. Finally Brayen can get to Alena.

"You all right?...Are you hurt?..." Brayen said gently touching Alena's arm but directly on the tepis.

"Don't touch me." Alena started to get up, then patted her hands and her dirty clothes. Alena moves away but her hand is choked by Brayen.

"Alena we need to talk. Alena I'm sorry, I know I was wrong. I'm sorry."

"You don't have to apologize, which is my fault. And who should apologize to me too." Said Alena who remembered how Brayen snapped at her and had Alena apologize to the woman.

Your word recited by Alena makes Brayen uncomfortable, explained Alena now is giving distance to her relationship and Brayen.

"Alena's... Don't be like this."

"Why?...I was wrong again...It's..." Alena thrust her cheek at Brayen, Brayen smiled because it had been made GR by Alena, when Brayen's face began to advance. Alena's next words really pierced the heart.

"It... Slap...Here there is no woman you can prevent you from slapping me... Please."

"Deg..." Brayen's heart throbbed in pain hearing Alena's speech.

"I don't need an explanation from you. Our relationship is not that deep. You don't owe me any explanation." Alena said with a cold face.

"We're just strangers stuck in marriage." Alena said with a flat face and her breath that looked heavy.

"Iena..." Said Brayen softly with a chest that had been tight.

"From now on you don't have to worry, I won't be mad to see you close to any woman. Because from this second on I'll close my heart tight for you."

Brayen was at a loss for words to hear Alena's hurtful words, Brayen was too preoccupied with her turmoil to be unaware of Alena's departure.

Alena re-entered the house, with tears in her eyes. While Brayen only saw the departure of Alena who was far away.

***

"You're outrageous mas...You can even fight with your own brother. Especially in the room. How about a kid who sleeps in a baby box." Said Alyn who complained about Arya's behavior.

"Sorry dear." Arya hugged Alyn. Alyn pushed Aryan's chest. After Arya's embrace was released, Alyn saw her daughter's sleeping state and returned to sit beside Arya on the sofa.

"Are you hurt?..." Alyn asked.

"We didn't really fight." Answer Arya.

"But play the horses." Alyn smiled, Arya even scratched her non-itchy nape.

Alyn clasped Arya's hand.

"As Alena is 20 years old, it's time for her to learn to mature and be independent. We as older brothers should lead him down a better path instead of pumping it."

"But I don't accept it..." Alyn shut Arya's mouth.

"Don't get too involved in people's domestic affairs. Let them solve their problems in their own way. We don't have to go too far. What I went through was much worse than what Alena is currently experiencing. Let them learn from their own mistakes." Arya is ashamed of herself by saying Alyn remembers her mistake first.

"We spoke well together with Brayen. If Brayen's really violent and fatal. Let's follow up." Alyn advised Arya.

***

After not seeing Alena, Brayen stepped inside Arya's house. He'll try to talk to Alena again later.

After entering Arya's house, Brayen circulated his gaze looking for Alena's whereabouts. But Alena was not seen, Brayen only saw Bi Ijah, he approached Bi Ijah who was cleaning the table.

"Bi Alena usually sleeps in which room?..."

"Next to Mr. Arya's room."

"What my wife did while she was here."

"Miss Alena's afternoon and evening learned to cook, after which the results of her cooking were distributed to the servants in this house."

"Some funny, sir. The first dish is very difficult to swallow, because it tastes salty. But all the waiters keep eating it to appreciate Miss Alena's efforts."

"But the second dish started delicious. Every time I finished cooking. Miss always shares it with the servants. Miss will cheer Sorai when people say the food is good." Brayen smiled hearing the story from Bi Ijah.

"Do you know why my wife learned to cook?..."

"Said Miss Alena anyway let it not be tormented. Don't know who's being tortured by..." Brayen's face suddenly turned pale hearing Bi Ijah's reply.

***

Enjoyably.