Married by Accident
Raining

"Marry a good woman and forget me."

The surging pitch-black haired woman stepped through the crowd of reporters. His steady steps did not hesitate in the least, his gaze straight forward more precisely towards Kelana's back which was getting farther away and then lost behind the glass door.

There is a sense of loss, unwillingness and a little happiness—happiness because Kelana finally found the moorings of her heart. Wasn't he the one who asked Kelana to get married then why he still stepped forward and wanted to meet Kelana. He just wants to make sure Kelana is happy with his life now even though he actually has no right to do that after leaving Kelana first.

"Elara huh?" A reporter recognized Elara as she passed through the crowd. He held Elara's hand to make sure she didn't see it wrong.

Elara could not deny that some journalists recognized her. Although Elara feels she has changed a lot but it turns out there are still journalists who recognize her. Elara should not appear flashy but she is destined to be so easily recognizable.

"Well, she's Elara, she's back."

The reporters swarmed at Elara quickly, it would be big news because Elara came to coincide with the press conference.

"What is the reason you came back to Indonesia?"

"I have a job here." Elara smiled faintly circulating her gaze, honestly she missed the atmosphere of Indonesia despite being accustomed to life in France. Or he misses someone here, I don't know Elara is too shy to say it especially after knowing Kelana is married.

Meanwhile, Kelana recorded a song called Renjani in her studio inside the Antasena building. It will be the first song that the singer is Kelana herself.

"It may not be Elara." Mumbled Kelana upon entering the studio. Maybe he was hallucinating in the middle of the problem he was facing. There's no way Elara's back.

"Kelana, this is the drink." Renjani follows carrying a bottle of mineral water for Kelana.

The producer also enters the studio to oversee the recording process.

"Thank you, yeah." Then sip the water to half a part. "Are you okay?" Ask Renjani, "you look pale."

"I'm okay, just kind of surprised because the reporters are so much." Renjani smiled thinly, besides journalists he was also surprised to see fans of Kelana who was crazy. Although not wanting to remember it but Renjani can record clearly a photo of him who was deliberately crossed out in red paint.

Kelana touched Renjani's forehead checking her body temperature. If there is no producer here, Kelana has embraced Renjani.

"You can go home first."

"No, I want to see the recording process." Renjani had long wanted to see the recording process of the song and now he did not want to waste the opportunity.

"Yes already." Kelana rubbed the top of Renjani's head before moving from the sofa to start the recording process.

Violin friction runs soft throughout the room. Kelana looks very enjoying her violin game as if she is taking off longing. In this world Kelana has two lovers namely Renjani and violin.

Renjani's smile rises by itself, he is lulled by the Kelana violin game. Moreover, it is a song intended for Renjani.

"I'm not a cheap woman, Ma." Said Renjani as if her mother was here, how could someone who had given birth to her have the heart to say such a thing.

The studio door opened and Yana and Adam came in to distract Renjani.

"Bak Rere wants to eat?" Tanya Yana, she brought a glass of fruit juice to Renjani.

"No." Renjani shook her head, she did not want to miss the recording process of Kelana's song. "Thank you, yeah." He gulped down the orange fruit juice Yana gave him.

Yana stepped closer to Kelana, "someone wanted to meet Mas Lana "whis whispered.

Kelana put down her violin looking up at Yana, "who?"

"I also don't know Mas, I've said that Mas Lana is recording again and can't be disturbed but she wants to wait."

Kelana frowned, it meant that the person who wanted to meet her was not Antasena's staff because Yana didn't know her.

Going no matter who was about to meet him, he continued the recording. After finishing playing the violin, Kelana also played the piano and then last recorded the sound. Other melodies will be completed by the producer.

Since this was Kelana's first time singing seriously, she had quite a hard time and had to re-record several times. But for Kelana this is a form of his feelings for Renjani so spending all day is not a problem for him.

******

The corner of Kelana's lips lifted to form a wide smile when she found Renjani asleep curled up on the sofa after she finished recording. It's so fun to play music Kelana forget if they miss lunch. Usually Renjani will order his own food while accompanying Kelana but this time he actually slept.

"Re." Kelana rubbed the hair of Renjani dangling cover part of her face.

Renjani blinked her eyes and woke up from a sleeping position.

"Udah finished?" The sound of Renjani raspy typical of people waking up. He saw the studio was empty.

"Well, what do you want to eat?" Kelana had to buy a lot of food for Renjani before they reached the apartment.

"I'm not hungry."

"Tumbent." Kelana pinched Renjani's hair so as not to look messy after waking up. He always keeps a hair strap in his pocket because Renjani often loses it.

"I don't know, suddenly today I don't want to eat."

"If so I make a toast in the apartment, even though you do not want to eat you have to keep eating."

Renjani nodded even though she actually only wanted to sleep after arriving at the apartment later.

"Or go to the doctor."

"No, I'm just tired, tomorrow's good too."

"Want me to carry?"

Kelana laughs and kisses Renjani's lips with anxiety. He wondered why there were such adorable creatures as Renjani in this world.

"Thank you for accompanying me through this hard day, you're great Re."

"I'm not doing anything, you're amazing." Rejani kissed Kelana's lips briefly, just one second because if more than that they might be longer here or even spend the night in the studio.

"I love you, Re."

"Otherwise me."

They took the elevator to the already deserted lobby, there were only a few staff members still standing guard there.

"What do you want toast?"

"Mmm?" Renjani thought, "avocado or chocolate is also okay, later I make orange squeeze for you."

"All right." Kelana clasped Renjani's hand as they exited the lobby in case someone threw something back at them. Although it's late at night but the fans could still be here waiting for Kelana to come out.

"Kelana."

Kelana and Renjani stop the step of hearing someone's call. They both looked at the source of the voice.

Renjani's eyebrows raised saw a person who was now in front of him about 2 meters away.

Elara's?

Although he has never met Elara in person, Renjani can recognize the woman because he used to see her photos on the internet.

"Elara?" Kelana was stunned, if this afternoon he thought maybe he was hallucinating because he saw Elara this time he was sure. Elara is really here— in front of her.

Renjani's grip strengthened automatically, somehow the feeling of fear ambushed when seeing Elara—women who once occupied all the space in Kelana's heart or maybe until now. Renjani never knew Kelana's true heart.

"I want to talk." Elara said, she had been waiting for Kelana since last afternoon but it did not matter because Kelana had spent years waiting for her even though she was no longer. But at least Elara has to see Kelana.

"You get in the car first." Kelana let go of her grip in Renjani's hand.

Renjani looked at Kelana in disbelief, she thought Kelana would refuse but it turned out that the man was willing without having to be asked twice. Renjani nodded stiffly stepping leaving Kelana with a heavy heart.

"You've been here since noon?" He stepped around looking for a seat around there. He tried to condition himself so that his surprise was not too obvious.

Long ago, in the years before Kelana met Renjani, she always imagined Elara suddenly coming home and coming to see him. Kelana will tell all her sorrow while waiting for the return of Elara. Kelana will scold Elara for leaving her alone. But now Kelana can only be silent, he does not know what to act like.

"Yes." Yeah." Elara sat down beside Kelana. "I have a collaboration project with musicians here, that's why I'm going to Indonesia you might want to know."

Kelana's face was flat, she threw a gaze at the flower pot not far from where they were sitting.

"Why now, I mean from the past many offers of cooperation but you never want."

"Because of you." I missed you, Kelana.

Turning her head around looking at Elara, a feeling of longing slipped into her chest cavity. Longing that has not been felt for a long time. I hate this feeling.

"You kept your word, Kelana."

"What promise?"

"Married, you seem to love him even though at first the reason you married is not because of love "

"You watching me?"

Always, every day.

Elara wanted to return to Indonesia since she knew Kelana was married but she did not want to ruin the happiness of Kelana and his wife. Now Elara is desperate to return after hearing the news that the marriage between Kelana and Renjani is only to cover up the incident in the library.

"He looks good too."

"You don't have to judge her and the reason I got married wasn't at all to keep that promise anymore I never made that promise."

"I know."

They were silent, only silence enveloped the atmosphere between Kelana and Elara. There are too many words that you want to say until you can't do it. Now all those words don't matter anymore.

"I'm happy that you've been able to live a good life after my departure."

"You don't know how much I've suffered, how many nights I've spent crying over your departure, you don't deserve to talk like that."

"I'm sorry I'm gone, I was young and unstable, I had too much ambition to achieve my dreams." A speck of clear crystal fell from Elara's eyes, she regretted leaving Kelana first. Now it's too late. She already had another woman by her side.

"There's no point in you talking about it now."

"My feelings never change, I love you, Kelana." Elara hugged Kelana, she could not hold it anymore. The longing he had been feeling was heavy. "I think as time goes on I'll get used to it without you but instead I miss you even more."

Kelana's jaw hardened, that sentence sounded very disgusting to her. Kelana was reluctant to return Elara's embrace but also could not repay him because in the deepest recesses of his heart he also missed the woman.