Married by Accident
Ashes

"I've thought about it." Kelana suddenly made a sound in the middle of breakfast with Renjani.

"Think what?" Renjani is still focused on the rice sitting on her plate, she mixes all the side dishes with the rice and devours it in spirit. Renjani willingly wake up early to buy rice and his subscription is quite far from the apartment.

"Repeating memories."

Renjani gawked for a while even he stopped chewing so that his brain could digest Kelana's sentence well. Understandably, he was quite slow especially when it was still morning like this.

"You said we'd repeat my memories with Mama."

"Aah!" Renjani almost forgot her promise because it took Kelana almost a week to think about her memories with Karalyn. It's only natural that Renjani forgets. No, he was forgetful. "So what are we gonna do?"

"Let's go to the flower garden." Kelana remembered first he and his mother had gone to a flower garden in Bandung. Maybe now the park is no longer there but it's okay, Kelana can go to another park. "In Bandung."

"Alright, after this we pack." Renjani immediately agreed to Kelana's invitation because she believed Kelana's memories and her little mama were very valuable.

"Why don't you ever go to the office?" Since the Kelana holiday, Renjani also never went to the office when he could do everything himself so Renjani does not need to always be in the apartment.

"Hm?" Renjani's eyebrows raised, he did entertain his employees because there was no income in the office. Some days Renjani self-edits the manuscript of the incoming novel. Asmara Publishing may not develop even after Renjani promoted on social media. Renjani has made offers to several writers but no one has accepted them. Of course, they prefer a well-known publishing company.

"I work from home." Reply Renjani.

"Is there a problem in the office?" Kelana saw the lie on Renjani's face but she did not want to say it. Kelana will find out for themselves, however, he has given confidence to Renjani to start the business. Kelana must accompany Renjani until Asmara Publishing can stand tall.

"Nothing is." Renjani moved after finishing the rice until there was not a single grain left on her plate. Renjani does not want to add to the burden of Kelana's mind with her problems.

Kelana followed Renjani put the dishes in the sink. Although it has only been a few months to know Renjani but Kelana has enough to know when Renjani is honest and lies. They've been living together, Kelana knows Renjani is lying now.

"You can tell me if there's anything, you've got me now." Kelana turned Renjani's body to face him.

Renjani forced a smile, apparently her ability to lie has decreased because Kelana immediately knew it.

"There really is nothing." Renjani tries to convince Kelana.

"All right then." Kelana patted Renjani's arm, "please tell me if there's something."

"Surely." Renjani continues to wash their used dishes.

The apartment bell sounded clinking a few times. Renjani stopped her washing dishes.

"Let me open." Kelana stepped forward to check who came to the apartment. They almost never have guests because not many know the address. If there was a guest, it would have been Adam or his papa. But Kelana was sure after the incident at that time, Wira would not dare to come. Kelana completely broke off the relationship with Wira even he blocked the contact of Wira on his phone.

Keling Kelana wrinkled to see Emma's face on the side monitor screen of the door. Why did Emma come here? Because he did not want to meet anyone, he also told Adam not to let anyone come to his apartment. Kelana knows maybe many colleagues who want to visit him but he is taking his own time to heal his wounds.

During this week Kelana only talked with Renjani, Yana occasionally came to see the state of Kelana. Nurses from the hospital come every two days to check and deliver the drug Kelana.

"Who's coming?" Renjani rubbed her wet hands into her pajamas after washing the dishes. It was a bad habit that was difficult to get rid of even though Kelana often rebuked Renjani not to wipe her dirty or wet hands on clothes.

"Emma, he didn't say he wanted to come." Kelana's face was grim, she was thinking of a way to get Emma out of here.

"It's okay, he wants to look at you."

As she grunts, she also finds out that Emma has come to see her.

Renjani opens the door after putting on a big smile to welcome her friends.

"Hi!" Emma did not come alone, she was with her manager and Jazylin, Cantika and Mia. Their hands were full of luggage.

Renjani invited them in and sat in the living room while Kelana was already sitting on the sofa.

"Kelana, sorry we didn't tell you if we wanted to come." Emma sat in front of Kelana followed by her managers, Jazylin, Cantika and Mia.

"We should have come early." Cantika Timpal.

Not coming is no problem either.

"Where are your hands?" Mia looked at Kelana's arm which had to use an arm sling.

"It can't be moved." He could only move his fingers. "Sorry Jazylin, the filming failed because of this incident." He saw Jazylin sitting at the end of the sofa.

"Don't apologize." Jazylin shook his hand, and should not be sorry about the accident that happened to him.

"When Renjani has just recovered and now you have an accident." Mia looked at Kelana concerned especially if the incident made Kelana's precious limbs malfunction for a while, Kelana would not be able to play violin for a long time.

Kelana glanced at Emma when Mia mentioned Renjani's accident. Kelana refrained from telling anyone including Renjani. Kelana does not want Renjani frightened if he tells it.

"Oh yes Kelana, I brought you a cake." Emma tried to divert the conversation, she put a box on the table.

Mia, Cantika and Jazylin also gave their luggage. Renjani swiftly moved it so as not to meet the table.

"Please." Bring a drink for everyone. "If so I cut the cake so that it can be eaten together."

Kelana was about to hold Renjani but the woman had already disappeared from the living room. Renjani is as agile as a baby just learning to walk.

The smell of oranges rippled as Renjani opened the box of cookies that Emma had brought. There is a yellow sponge cake with grated coconut sprinkles on it. Renjani cuts it into pieces and then moves it to the plate.

"Well, that looks good." Mia welcomes the cake that Renjani placed on the table.

"Let's go eat first." Emma elbowed Mia, she had ordered the cake from yesterday just for Kelana but Renjani gave it to everyone.

"It's okay to eat, I'm on a sugar diet." Tukas Kelana, he was lazy to eat Emma's cake. Kelana pulled Renjani to sit closer to her.

"You're on a sugar diet?" Renjani looks at Kelana with a plain look, she does not know if Kelana sugar diet. Didn't they spend a box of Surabaya-coated cakes last night.

"Dear, did you forget?" Kelana develops a wide contrived smile, she crushes Renjani's back to code.

Renjani gawked and then nodded. Renjani's cheeks were hot because it was the first time Kelana called her dear.

"News about you and Mr. Wira again rame on the internet." Cantika.

"I know." Although not reading any news on the internet, Kelana knows that there will be many articles about her and Wira. Kelana will let the public assume about the relationship and the Hero. Kelana doesn't care.

"The news is true?"

"Mostly true, my relationship with Papa has indeed deteriorated since Papa married again." Go straight ahead.

"Ah I thought it was just a rumor because you never talked about your family." Emma who is in management with Kelana doesn't even know that.

"You don't know anything, even when you were married you didn't know that Kelana was dating Renjani before." Mia took out a piece of cake and devoured it. From the looks of it, Mia knew that it was an expensive cake.

"Yes even we were suspicious of Renjani, although it was too late but I want to apologize about the incident in the toilet." Cantika reached out to Renjani.

Renjani replied to Cantika's hand in doubt, it was a long time ago even Renjani had forgotten about it.

"I've forgotten it." Renjani pulled her hand back.

Emma held the crap in her heart, why should Cantika apologize. Emma is still convinced that the marriage occurred because of coercion although now Kelana often indulge in intimacy.

******

The trip to Kelana and Renjani is a little late because of the arrival of friends of Kelana artists. They went with Dayat because Kelana could not drive. Initially Renjani volunteered to drive but Kelana did not want their trip to be hampered because Renjani was not too adept at driving.

"You owe me the same explanation." Kelana breaks the silence between herself and Renjani.

"What about?" Renjani pretended not to understand Kelana's intentions, he did not want to extend the problem.

"As for Cantika's words, what's the problem in the toilet?"

"That's a long time ago, even I've forgotten the same thing." Renjani's Lying.

Kelana slightly turned the body facing Renjani completely. Kelana doesn't like it every time Renjani lies to her.

"You still think I'm someone else?"

"You mean?"

"Why don't you open up to me?"

Rejani gurgling, he always gets caught every time he lies. She has no talent for being an actress.

"Are you open to me?"

"I'm trying to tell you all the things I've been through, I've been honest about my past including Elara."

Renjani swallowed her saliva with great difficulty, like something stuck in her throat. Lies always make you feel uncomfortable.

"Re, please answer honestly, let's be open to each other without hiding anything."

"Can I depend on you?"

Kelana nodded, "i will stand firm so that you can do that, depending on me Asmara Renjani, since saying the sacred promise in front of the ruler I have been able to bear all your life."

Renjani's eyes glazed over Kelana's words, she had become accustomed to living independently since deciding to go from Sumedang to Jakarta.

Finally Renjani recounted the incident a few months ago when they were newly married. Renjani told it in as much detail as possible without being missed.

"But it's natural that they think so, so I can't be angry." Renjani ends her story with a smile because it's all over.

"I'm sorry I got you through this." Kelana pulls Renjani into her arms. "Don't keep it all by yourself, you're the one who says we have each other."

******

Drizzle welcomes Kelana and Renjani in Bandung. The moist and cold air embraced the body as the two exited the car. They arrived at the inn for the night. Tomorrow they just went to the flower garden and some places that have been recorded on his phone. Kelana have prepared their holidays well including places and food that they should try while in Bandung. It was the food that Kelana had eaten with her mama first.

"I've lived in Bandung for a year." Kelana put her suitcase and Renjani near the wardrobe.

"Ah that's why we can meet at the waterpark first." Renjani did not even think until then when Kelana told her that she was the one who helped Renjani.

"My memories and Mama stopped at 7 years old but my memories and yours started back then."

"The world is indeed full of balance, although it is too painful but we are extraordinary humans who are ordinary through difficult times."

"Renjani, remember one thing that you have everything to deserve to be with me, you're beautiful and sincere, that's enough for me so don't care too much about what other people say."

Give the laborer time to adjust to the world of Kelana which is very foreign to him. A world full of glitter and luxury. Renjani has adapted well enough to everything. Renjani will walk confidently and say that she is Kelana's wife.

"They were from the beginning we were meant to be together." With a big smile, he stepped closer to the piano by the window. He deliberately ordered an inn that had a piano. "I'm making a song for you."

"Songs?" Renjani follows Kelana.

"You said I always forced you, now I'm seducing you with a song."

Renjani was stunned, she thought Kelana would not put her words into her heart. Renjani says that Kelana always cooks it while Elara—Kelana seduces her.

"I'm sorry if it's not the maximum because I'm wearing one hand."

Renjani does not care, he believes the Kelana piano game will remain extraordinary even with one hand.

The soft piano clink collides with the drizzling sound outside. Jemari Kelana moves pressing the piano keys skillfully.

The cloud started to hang

You are the light in a dark heart

When cold hugging the body

Your warmth always enveloped me

The man who was not confident in his voice began to sing. The actual sound was able to amaze everyone including Renjani especially now.

My world is dark and then you come to give light

Your smile is present sweeping away the sadness

Renjani, promise to always be by my side

Let's be together until time is over

A pair of Renjani beads glistened at Kelana. It was the most beautiful song Renjani had ever heard. Moreover, Kelana inserts the name Renjani in the song.

Renjani clapped as Kelana finished her song.

"That's great." The praise just escaped from Renjani's mouth.

"I'll give you the title Renjani."

"Thank You." Renjani could not say anything more because she was too amazed by Kelana's piano game. "You're still amazing playing piano with one hand, I love it."

"Thank God you like it, I'll record it after my hand recovers and add the lyrics to a few lines."

"Don't rush." Renjani is wriggling in Kelana's arm.

Renjani's soul soared into space, he felt his feet no longer tread the earth after listening to the song Kelana made for him.

Renjani yells at herself in order to return to earth soon, the song is over.