MARRIAGE AGREEMENTS
LETHICIA-ALVARO WEDDING

Aileen's face flushed. He feels so naive. He thought that after spending the wedding night with James, the young man would be satisfied and no longer ask him to have sex. It turned out that every time the lover came to the house, that was the thing that was never absent from him from Aileen!

I'm sorry, Sam, I regret that woman in my heart. Since this foetus I have is the fruit of my love for James, I have to ask for his opinion on our son's future. So I can't afford to leave it to you one day after we get divorced. Hope you understand….

And that night the couple lay in their bedrooms with a feeling of raging in the chest. Aileen's pregnancy news made their plans change. Either it will bring good or even inconvenience in the unexpected marriage.

***

The next day Aileen woke up. Last night she cried because she couldn't reach James. The WA message he sent ticked one only. The sign did not reach her lover. When James was called instead, the voice of the operator said that his mobile number was not active.

Aileen's premonition said that the young man had blocked her mobile number. His heart is very sad. The tears of the woman continued to flow non-stop. He finally fell asleep from exhaustion.

The clock on the wall showed the time at nine in the morning when Samuel's wife opened her eyes. “Wah, Sam must have left for the office,” he said a little regret. “But I want to make a good breakfast for him. As a thank you for driving me to the doctor yesterday.”

Walking slowly, the young pregnant woman left her bedroom. His body was no longer as cheerful as it was yesterday. Maybe because last night he had taken supplements and vitamins prescribed by the doctor. Samuel had bought bread in the hospital canteen yesterday. It is given to Aileen to be eaten before taking these supplements and vitamins.

The woman was moved to remember her husband's great concern. James should have done that to me, his mind wistful. His heart was very disappointed.

He stepped down the stairs one by one. His stomach is hungry. Aileen suddenly remembered the chicken porridge that her husband had bought yesterday. Suddenly he wanted to eat the menu again.

Ah, I cooked chicken porridge, deh, break it in the heart. Wanted again. Maybe this is called cravings. Want to eat something while pregnant and must be fulfilled.

“Good morning, Aileen. You wake up at the right time. Chicken porridge that I cooked and ready to eat.”

The woman was surprised. He was on the last step. Samuel was sitting sweetly at the dinner table looking at him cheerfully.

“Lho, Sam's. You're still here? Not going to work today?” ask Aileen to know.

Her husband was wearing a white T-shirt and pastel-colored knee-length shorts. Very relaxed appearance. Like spending all day at home.

“I'm on leave, Leen. Ask permission from Papa. I said you're not feeling well. So I better take care of you at home. Fear of nothing.”

“Wah...,” cetus the wife feels bad. “I'll be to blame with Mama dong, Sam. She thought I asked you to stay at home.”

Samuel chuckles. “Just relax, Leen,” said the man cheerfully. “I told Papa not to tell Mama. Papa can be trusted, kok.”

Thankfully, Aileen's mind was relieved. Do not let me be insinuated by my mother-in-law for being spoiled for her favorite child!

“Already. Stop gawking. Wash your hands there. And we both eat my chicken porridge. I tasted it just now. I think it's good, it's still worth eating. Hahaha..”.

Must be because of that kunyuk James! samuel thought. The time until now he is still angry with Aileen? So childish!

Moments later, his wife sat down in front of him. He poured the warm porridge that was inside the slow cooker over the clean bowl.

“Sori yes, Leen. There are no bitans. I saw in the fridge there was only chicken breast. So I washed, chopped it up, and put it in a slow cooker for rice. Hehe…. I added pieces of carrots, raw eggs that I poured directly, the same salt. Be mixed porridge. This is how I and my friends in America used to make porridge if you want and are lazy to buy outside. Hopefully you can eat. Leen. Sori if it turns out not good.”

“No problem,” says Aileen sincerely. “I just thank you so much that you bother making me porridge. Until I don't get to work. Sori yes, Sam. I... I've made you difficult...”.

The girl's eyes were glazed. I don't know why he's being sentimental like this. Is it possible because of the baby?

Samuel who could not bear to see the person he loved was sad hastily replied, “Already, Leen. I myself also eat. Look, I eat a lot of it, you know. You don't want to lose. Because now your body needs high nutrition. There are fetuses that need nutritious food.”

“Thanks a lot, Sam,” said his wife while smiling wistfully.

The man replied to him sincerely, “Your welcome.”

Next Aileen fed the spoonful of warm porridge into her mouth. Hmm, delicious, praise it in your heart. Feels fitting.

“How does it feel?” samuel asked, wanting to know his wife's opinion. “Less what? Last time it was ripe I added a little soy sauce, anyway. Let's be more delicious.”

“Less by much. Hehehe...”.

“Eh, really?”

Aileen nodded in agreement. “Iya, really. I took it less. Want to add. Can, yes?”

“Please, please. I'm glad you could eat a lot, Leen. So that your body is healthy. Likewise the fetus in your womb..”.

The woman smiled bitterly. The biological father of this fetus just doesn't care at all! thought sad. How the person who has absolutely nothing to do with him is even so considerate. The world is completely turned upside down!

“This homemade porridge is delicious, Sam. Feels fitting. Learn to cook porridge from where are you?” ask Aileen curiously. While living in a household with him, never once did Samuel go down to the kitchen to cook something.

Her husband then told me, “I used to be a porridge fan. Before leaving to study in Ohio, Mama taught me how to cook practical chicken porridge using a slow cooker. This technique became popular among my fellow Indonesian students in Ohio. But do not know why, according to some of my friends there, I am the most fitting to mix ingredients and seasonings when cooking porridge. Even though the spice is just salt as a little soy sauce. The ingredients are yes, simple. Rice, chicken, carrots, eggs, same chives. Simple, right?”

Aileen mangosteen-mangut justifies. But he also agreed with Samuel's friends' opinion that the man-made porridge was delicious. Perhaps because it was concocted with all my heart, thought the girl guessing. Everything done with the heart isn't the result always special?