IJAB'MU TALAK'KU
3. Wedding Plan

The first year, second to third year they have been through harmoniously. Until the fourth year, various questions began to emerge from the closest people to colleagues who continue to question about when they will have a baby.

Even socialite friends in-law Aluna sili took turns to ask those questions. Making her originally ordinary in-laws slowly start to urge her.

Of course the one who felt the most uneasy was Aluna. Although her own husband did not make a problem, but Aluna could not keep silencing the cruel mouths of people around her, coupled with her in-laws' complaints that began to compare her to her friend's daughter-in-law.

Although his in-laws never said it directly in front of him. But, Aluna often listened to her mother-in-law who urged Arlan.

It has been going on for several years until it reached the peak of the problem in the fifth year which finally claimed all his happiness.

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"Ma. Me and Aluna are easy! So it doesn't matter if we haven't had children until now!" Sahut Arlan who was talking to his mother in his private workspace.

"Arlan! You are almost 30 years old and will continue to grow every year. After all, your marriage has been 5 years!" Reply to her mother a little firmly.

"What's the problem, ma? Me and Aluna love each other, have a child or not it has no effect on us!" Again Arlan replied to his mother in a slightly annoyed tone.

"GERMAN!" Snapped his mama while staring intently at him and Arlan just fell silent staring back at his mama.

Arlan's face began to stiffen. This was not the first time they had talked about it to the point of making her feel fed up!

"REMEMBER ARLAN! PT. MIGHTY WIJAYA NEEDS A SUCCESSOR!" His mother continued to scream. "DO YOU WANT THE COMPANY THAT YOUR GRANDFATHER STARTED TO LOSE A SUCCESSOR?? AND REMEMBER. SOME RELATIVES ARE TRYING TO BRING US DOWN AND COMPETE AGAINST EACH OTHER FOR YOUR POSITION NOW!! He continued his words while pointing at Arlan's face.

"THIS TIME. I HOPE YOU CAN TAKE MY ADVICE TO MARRY THE WOMAN YOU HAVE CHOSEN FOR YOU!! Her mother snapped and quickly turned around to leave the room.

Arlan clenched both of his hands wryly staring at the back of his mother who had passed away from the room. His head felt like boiling overflowing until it almost exploded.

Aluna secretly heard the mother and son debate for the umpteenth time. Namu, this time it sounded even more terrifying until it felt like it was taking a time bomb that was getting close to detonating itself. His entire body felt limp, his throat choked.

Both corners of his eyes were dull and painful. Aluna clutched firmly at the ape's clothes in a state of trembling trying not to spill her increasingly unstoppable tear circles.

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"YAHOO!!" Shouted Arlan "BRAKKK!!" Which was then followed by a shrill shattering sound as he swept away all the objects on his desk.

Aluna still stands behind the wall unbeknownst to Arlan and his mother.

Aluna closed her ears when she heard her husband's rampage. It made his heart feel pierced and painful. Tears that are hard to bear he has now splashed soaked his cheeks.

Slowly dropping his body crouching on the floor. Aluna cried silently as she kept her ears closed and buried her face on both knees.

While Arlan himself sat pensively leaning in the corner of the table. His gaze was sad, his eyes reddened. Although not dripping water like Aluna. But believe! Far from the bottom of his heart, the pain he felt was so great that he was no longer able to shed tears.

_2 WEEKS LATER_

Competitively, Aluna met her in-laws at a restaurant not far from her workplace.

Both of them had been inside a private room that was deliberately ordered by her in-laws for the two of them.

"Arlan knows you're here?" Ask Aluna's in-laws lightly while sipping on the contents of her glass.

"No ma!" Reply while shaking little.

Aluna was quite awkward being in that situation. There was a sense of worry that enveloped also a bad taste facing her in-laws.

"Mama called you to talk about something important!" Back in-laws reply made Aluna a little nervous until her hands grasped her glass in a slightly shaking state.

"Luna. I'm planning on marrying Arlan to another woman!" He continued straight at the core while staring at Aluna.

"BUM!"

Aluna jumped up and rounded her eyes to hear her words, as her body felt limp. His throat was stuck with hard swallows his saliva. Although he had previously been able to guess the direction of their conversation from the beginning, it still hurt to hear it directly.

"But you calm down! Mama didn't ask you to divorce, mama just wanted you to give consent!!" Connect with her father-in-law who sounds easy.

Aluna is getting hitched. Her heart was breaking even more hearing the last words from her in-laws who had not thought about her feelings at all. Aluna did not expect that the person whom she had been calling mom for 5 years could easily plan a wedding for her husband even let herself be pitted.

It hurts! It was very painful to imagine that pseudo to make his whole body limp and tremble.

With reddened eyes was poignant, also her lips trembled. Even his two hands clasped firmly on the glass he was holding from earlier. Aluna stared inside her in-laws scrutinizing the middle-aged lung face in front of her. Wishing that what he said was just a joke.

But... All he found was a bitter reality. Aluna found the face in front of her not joking, and there was no sense of pity for her to make her heart crumble deeper.

As much as Aluna's energy held back so that her eyes did not drop a single drop of tear in front of her in-laws. Although her heart was broken to pieces, Aluna did not want to look weak in front of her.

Aluna straightened her gaze in her two eyes, and clenched her teeth. "Well if that's what mom wants!" Reply Aluna vibrated.

"Thank you! Mama hope you persuade Arlan soon!" Her father-in-law waited for a small smile while tidying up her bag, then left Aluna alone.

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For a while Aluna was silent. Even she was reluctant to glance at her in-laws who had left her. His entire body trembled, slowly a circle of cold sweat sprung up on his forehead to his temple.

It was like being in an empty room with lighting and minimal air circulation made his chest feel heavy and tight.

Aluna looked down at the glass in her hand, saw the reflection of the shadow of her face, both corners of her eyes slowly dimmed until her vision blurred and her reflection in the reflection of the glass also faded.

"Tests!" It did not take long tears that were as strong as he could bear finally wet his cheeks until they drip mixed on the contents of the glass he looked at.

Aluna cried with lips trembling without a sound to feel the thorns that gnawed at her heart. Although not asked for a divorce, but what is the use of the status of a wife if it is clear that she will be combined.

Crazy one! Maybe she would be a crazy woman if she said she was willing to be combined. With a heavy heart Aluna agreed to her in-laws' request, because she did not want to be a son-in-law. Arlan has proven enough love, so maybe this is the only way to give happiness that can not be given directly.

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After going through heavy days full of pressure and various considerations are mature. Eventually Aluna began to ventured to discuss her matter with Arlan openly.

That night, a perfectly shaped moonlight illuminated the couple enjoying warm hugs at each other on their balcony.

Aluna hugged Arlan until she made Arlan frown a little. Not usually Aluna hugs him with that much, except that Arlan will do outside service or just returned from service that takes several days.

So Aluna will continue to hug tightly as an expression of letting go of her longing. But this time it's a little different. Arlan is not returning from the service outside the city does not even have a schedule of outside service near this.

Arlan did not drag on thinking about that hug thing. He even welcomed his wife's embrace with pleasure while giving her some warm kisses.

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"Mas!" Lirih Aluna still hugged her husband tightly.

"Eum!" Reply Arlan who also still hugged Aluna tightly.

"I want to say something to you!" Connect Aluna while loosening her embrace a little. Then she looked up at her husband.

Arlan slightly looked down to welcome that look. Slowly Arlan's right hand touched and gently stroked Aluna's face, while one more hand held Aluna's hand.

"Say!" Sahut Arlan who sounded hoarse.

"Mas. Better take the offer from mom!" Lirih Aluna suddenly made Arlan frown.

"Offer?" Ask a little wonder.

"Yes. Married to the choice of mama!" Aluna continued to shake uncontactably making Arlan round his eyes.

Seriate...