Just Playing
Chapter 9. Starting Role

Today I was allowed to go home, not to go home, but to go home to him. Yeah, I call it a so-called husband. Really, he was always there but his presence was never expected.

Mamah and Papah clearly did not mind the same time, they even looked happy when I was under away by this man. Maybe they are happy because one big burden in the family is reduced.

"Well you'll tell me if there's a baby here?" Mama said while stroking my stomach.

"You're okay." I'm shaking mama's hand. Unfortunately, I am not ready to get married, there can be no children.

The trip is far, yes, he lives in Bandung while Mamah and Papah are in Jakarta. There is a distance that separates me and my family. "I can continue my studies, right?" My toot.

"certain."

"Can I hang out with my friends?"

"Can."

"Can I stay at my friend's house?"

"Can."

"Can I go to the club and have a drink?"

"free."

"Well, it's so nice. What can't?"

"Divorce." The answer.

"Ah? No-no, I keep wanting that." Tukasku.

"But I don't."

"Why?" I changed my position, facing him.

"Yes, for many reasons." Why does he always make it difficult one simple thing huh? Bizarrely.

"Don't tell me I'll stay like this." I said full of worries.

"You're free to do anything, but remember your status, that's your limit on acting."

"That's the same as you holding me back" Cetusku.

"No." His eagle.

"If I restrain you, I won't let you out of the house. Wanna?"

I protested, "But it's hard. What if I find my soul mate, then we'll get married?"

"Yes, that's a simple thing. You can do it without getting married, right? Like you did in those nightclubs?" It was completely beyond reason to hear his answer.

"It's not that easy, Bambang. I also want to have a life in the future, I want to have a happy family even if not now. Husband who confiscated me, children, a complete life." My light explained one by one by counting my desires with my finger.

Instead of agreeing, he chuckled. Laughing at my dreams.

"Too far away is your dream? It's easy if you want to have children, while your husband is by your side." His words were accompanied by ruckus.

"Bad! I'm not that easy, hey!" That insolent mouth of his.

"The point is, as long as you are with me you are free to do anything on two conditions. In front of my family and the media, be a good wife."

"Huh? We're playing a role?" My toot.

"Yes." Yeah."

"Then, the other condition?" Ask again.

"You can't get pregnant first." He said with great confidence.

"Crazy. How is it possible to get pregnant?"

"It's possible, yes it can happen if you're not careful and concede." His words are really as good as eels.

"Bad! I told you, I'm not that easy and cheap!" I hit his arm. From the past to the present, its nature has never changed. Always demeaning.

"alright. Then I have a condition." My speech.

"What?"

"Hm, it depends."

"Depends what?" Indict me. I easily agree to all the terms. Why is he still on top of the conditions?

"It depends whether it concerns me or not. If it has anything to do with me, then I have the right to interfere in your affairs." Unmistakably.

"What the fuck?"

"All in accordance with the initial requirements, you must play the role of my good wife. If your business affects my terms, then I'll interfere and definitely ban you." He showed the annoying smile that ever existed.

"Sucks."

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Arriving at his house it was getting dark, it turned out that in his house was not deserted. Lots of people and lots of people sitting on the couch.

"Well, here comes the bride we've been waiting for."

"Wow, they look radiant huh?"

"Of course, these guys. Well, it looks like the baby's a girl."

Waduh, shrewd. Not at home mommy not here, all talking about babies.

I stared down, my right hand immediately firmly grasped by it. He held my hand. She smiled as she greeted all the compliments from the surrounding people, whereas I still could not believe what she was doing at the moment.

"Even in the role, he is very clever and there is no doubt." I said in my heart.

His laughter exploded and sounded crisp along with the jokes thrown by the people in this room.

"What do you think, Pravita, about this great aunt's niece? Auntie hope you like it?"

"Eh, it's already past the first night huh? How come Pravita's still ordinary?"

The words of aunts who openly used me.

"Hahaha, aunty can. Of course we'll enjoy it, won't we, baby?" Now she answered him, and followed by a kiss on my temple.

Cup.

The thing that made me almost feel my heart for a moment. He could have done something very far in his role.

"Aah?" I held my temple, looked at him, smiled and blinked one eye.

"Truly an actor."

While in the middle of a light conversation, there was someone who came and whispered something between me and this man beside me."Brother Naufan, grandfather wants to meet."

"Where's Grandpa?"

"Above."Reply to a mash-faced boy of Junior High.

Without letting go of his hand to me, he led me to follow in his footsteps. Leave everything in the room.

"Excuse me Tan, Grandpa called me."

"Lho, how was Pravita taken?"

"yes, let's say, Grandpa hasn't seen his daughter-in-law's granddaughter."

Cup. Again he kissed my head.

"Hahaha, alright. Like a chain that's always adrift." The aunt laughed at her silly behavior that slightly kissed my head. Like there is no other job.

"Where's mom? I don't see."

"There's business." His reply was indifferent and his tone changed, there was no smile like the one he showed on his aunt pad like before.

"I hope you act as sweet as you can in front of Grandpa."

"What if you alone could do it without my help?" Since then he has only acted at his own will, there is no script or scenario for me to play my role.

"This is one of our instrumental missions."