Love That Pain
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Alex took his foot off leaving Chelsea still silent, Alex's words felt so pierced into the recesses of his heart. I don't know why seeing Alex's face like that makes Chelsea's heart hurt.

When Alex went inside the house, he passed Dion, “Where are you going?” tanyakanya.

“Papa want to walk for a while, Papa bored at home keep.”

“Can Alex accompany Papa?”

Dion nodded his head, “how can you deliver Papa to the tomb? Papa wants to make a pilgrimage to the graves of Papa's parents.”

Alex nods his head, “Alex will take you wherever Papa wants.”

Dion smiled, “you are indeed a good son-in-law, Papa did not get Chelsea married to you.”

Alex brushed off his smile, ‘if Papa knew who I used to be, and what I've done to Chelsea, would Papa still talk like that?’ ask in the heart.

Alex asks Dion to get in his car. Chelsea who saw Alex take his Papa into the car immediately moved from his seat and ran over to Alex and Dion.

“Papa! Where are you going?” Chelsea are worried about his Papa's health, and he also has no idea what Alex is planning this time around.

“Darling, do you want to come too? Papa and Alex are going on a pilgrimage to the grave of your grandparents.”

Chelsea stared at Alex who had even gotten into the car without seeing him, ‘why him, is he angry with me? why did he turn nice to Papa?’ he murmured in the heart.

“Honey, why are you silent, you want to come or not?” ask Dion again.

Chelsea nodded her head, opened the rear passenger door and asked Dion to get in the car. After that she opened the front passenger door, and sat down next to Alex.

“Wear your seat belt, I don't want anything to happen later.” Alex spoke without looking at Chelsea.

“Usually you're wearing my seat belt.”

“You can do that yourself, you are not a child anymore.” Alex starts the engine of his car. The words Alex spoke made Chelsea feel like they were being ignored.

Dion smiled at the debate between his son and daughter-in-law. Dion thought they were in the days of the newlyweds, which sometimes there should be a little debate in them, and it would strengthen the love between the two of them.

Alex drove up his car, he didn't really want to talk that cold to Chelsea, but he had no other way to make the woman aware of the attention he's been giving all along. Alex wants to make Chelsea feel lost, in a way that ignores and is not as caring as he has always shown.

Before heading to the tomb, Alex stopped his car at the florist's shop, he bought a bouquet of red roses, and it made Chelsea laugh.

“Honey, don't laugh at your husband.” Dion then looked at Alex who looked so embarrassed when Chelsea laughed at him, “Lex, how do you know if his grandmother Chelsea really likes roses?”

Alex scratching his head that does not itch, “em.

Chelsea was embarrassed, she did not know her grandmother's favorite flowers, while Alex just guessed and it turned out to be true.

“Alex, did you not buy flowers and your wife?”

Alex looked at Chelsea, he picked up a red rose and gave it to Chelsea.

“Thank you.” Chelsea took the rose.

After paying, they left the flower shop. Alex returns his car to the tomb. After half an hour they finally arrived at the tomb. The three of them got out of the car.

Dion first entered the cemetery, and Alex and Chelsea followed behind him. Alex who usually always hold Chelsea's hand wherever he goes with him, but this time Alex did not do that. they just walk hand in hand through the mounds of land and also Nisan lined up neatly.

They stopped their steps right in front of the Tomb with tombstones that read Santo Sanjaya and Serly Nurmala. Dion sat crouched in front of the graves of his parents, while Chelsea and Alex stood behind Dion.

“Ma, Pa, Dion apologize, because it's only now that Dion visited Mama and Papa. Dion came here with Chelsea and Alex. Alex is Chelsea's husband, Ma, Pa.”

Alex who heard the words that Dion said felt moved, he sat crouched beside his Father-in-law, “halo, Grandma, Grandpa, I Alex, sorry Alex because he could only introduce himself Alex.” The man then put a bouquet of roses that had been purchased in front of Serly's headstone, “may Grandma like the flowers.”

Chelsea also sat crouched in front of her grandfather's grave, praying for the good of their grandmother and grandfather. After they finished praying, Alex opened his car door for Dion, but he did not open the car door for Chelsea.

The attitude Alex has shown makes Chelsea upset, Alex has never treated him that way in two months, but why has his attitude changed today? That's what Chelsea think now.

Chelsea shook her head, “aku only..”

Alex clasped Chelsea's hand, “don't think of anything.” He then opened the car door for Chelsea, “get in, don't make Papa you wait.”

Chelsea got in the car. Alex closed the car door, he walked to the driver's door and got into the car.

“What's up? did you guys fight?”

Chelsea looked at her Papa, she then shook her head, “no kok, Pa. Chelsea just want Alex to open the car door for Chelsea,” he said as he looked at Alex.

Dion smiled, This “you are just like your Mama, spoiled. Your mom used to be just like you, she didn't want to get in the car before Papa opened the car door for her.”

“Really? That means Mama wants to always be spoiled by Papa.” Chelsea smiled as she glanced at Alex, “but there are also people who are not sensitive to it,”.

Alex knows that Chelsea are currently insinuating him, but he is being indifferent and does not care about Chelsea's innuendo. The man then drove his car away from the tomb.

**

Alex approached Chelsea sitting on the couch playing his phone, “Chel, I'm going home now, I forgot I had an appointment with Betrand.”

“Can't you stay here for a few more days?”

Alex shook his head, he then sat his body next to Chelsea, “why, don't you want to be away from me?” goda.

“Em..not like that, it's just, what will Mama and Papa think if we stay apart.”

“If it's just that, you take it easy, I'll explain it to Mama and Papa.” Alex then moved from his seat, “I go now.” The man then moved his foot towards the door. Alex turned his body to look at Chelsea before he opened the door, “do you not want to drive me to the door?”

Chelsea moved away from her seat, she then stepped closer to Alex, for some reason she seemed unwilling Alex left her alone, ‘what's wrong with me, instead I should be happy to see Alex go and let me here, that way I no longer need to show my indifference to him, I can also do anything as I please,’ he murmured inwardly.

After saying goodbye to Vera and Dion, Chelsea drove Alex to the car. Alex and Chelsea cross paths with Zaki at the door.

“Chel, does your sister exist?” Zaki did not say hello to Alex at all.

“It looks like big brother is in his study, is there anything important?”

Zaki nodded his head, “I will meet your sister.” The man then put his foot into the house.

Seeing the arrival of Zaki, makes Alex hesitant to leave the house, but if he cancels his plan, then it will make Chelsea as big a head. Alex's intention to leave Chelsea at the home of his parents was for the woman to feel lost when she was not around.

Alex kissed Chelsea's forehead, “I go first, I trust you, and I hope you don't betray my trust.” the man then stepped foot into the car.

“Lex, wait!” his yell.

Alex stopped his steps, he then looked towards Chelsea, “what is it? do you want to come with me?”

Chelsea shook her head, “careful, take care of yourself as long as I'm not home.”

Alex smiled, “have you cared about me?”

The words Alex spoke were like a dagger that stuck directly in his heart, ‘really Alex said, all this time I never even cared about him.’ He murmured in his heart.

“I go first.” Alex was actually very happy when Chelsea told him that, it was the first time Chelsea had shown his attention.

Alex got in the car, he then drove his car away from the Chelsea home page, ‘Chel, I hope you can keep my trust. Don't be with Zaki, I beg you.’

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