
For some reason, it doesn't seem fair to Ica. Being treated so lowly by others, he had never experienced it.
The tears she was holding were finally shed. He deliberately held his voice so as not to be yearned.
"Raisa, are you crying?" Bayu asked that as he looked towards Ica who was holding her voice, but could not help but have a noticeable stir in her body.
"Hiks..., Mr. Bayu, let's go home, shall we? I go to his car first." Ica still wants to answer.
When he saw Ica answer and show her puffy face, Bayu immediately preceded Ica to get to the car first, considering there is a tissue there. Ica followed Bayu's quick steps by covering her eye area with her right hand, hiding it from people.
Bayu until first in the car, shortly after Ica. It gives tissue to Ica.
"Thank you, sir."
"I won't ask you why unless you want to tell me. But, I do not like you if you have not calmed down trying to answer as usual, like nothing and fine. I don't care about your magic word this time either. I knew I didn't deserve to be thanked just for putting on a tissue. My mistake was big, nothing compared to just giving me this tissue."
"Is this your own way of apologizing?" inward Ica was confused, it felt even more painful after getting the good treatment from Bayu.
Because it was said like that, Ica became silent. He looked out the window, but his mind saw another. He daydreamed, sometimes his tears also dripped when his eyes went out and his mind remembered some time ago, he still kept clear how to feel humiliated like that.
It doesn't feel like the journey to Ica's house must finally end. Ica was also quite calm and did not cry. If you cry and until seen by the Mother, she will definitely be interrogated all-out and cause panic at home. He doesn't want to do that.
"I'm ready whenever you want to tell me." Bayu opened his mouth again after the trip prefer mute. Ica nodded in response.
"I'm going in first, sir. Thank you for bringing me home. Assalamu'alaykum," said Ica.
"Wa'alaykumussalam warahmatullahi wabarakatuh," replied Bayu. He saw Ica no longer crying, but the eyes could not lie that Ica had been crying long enough. He is ready if Ica's parents ask for information about this. He will be responsible for responding to them.
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Time has passed. Ica never talked about the reason for crying at all. Bayu never said it either. While preparing for the wedding such as dress fittings and others, Ica also behaved normally as if nothing happened, as if nothing disturbed her mind.
"Well, Bun.., Ica would say. About the wedding." At the dinner table at dinner, Ica opened the sound.
"What's up, honey? What's with the wedding? Just another week, right?" raka's response was gentle.
"Aa, there it is. Ica forgot how many days her wedding was. I just want it to be doang. Haha. Thanks already remembered, Dad," replied another Ica in another mouth at heart.
Yes, Ica is lying, she is actually increasingly doubtful about her marriage is getting closer. He wants to make a deal to postpone his marriage, if possible he also wants to cancel his marriage. However, he remembered that he had been very spoiled for his two parents. He was always obeyed by his request, but it is impossible for this one case. For this matter alone, he wanted to be unselfish and hit it himself.
"Where, anyway, Ca? We are busy taking care of the wedding together. It should have been inget, dong," Manda chimed in, nagging at Ica as usual.
"Hehe, you forgot that Ica is forgetful?"
"Yeah, Ica apologize, Bun."
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Marriage time counts the days. The closer, the more hesitant Ica is to become a bride. Moreover, after he got a chat from the person who made his mood fall apart like now. He asked to meet with Ica, suddenly.
"Yet you come too, Ica."
"What's up, Ma'am? Why would you want to talk to me?"
"No, I just want to say something. You will be Bayu's wife, meaning you are also my friend. Yeah..., in three days you'll be Bayu's wife, right?"
Ica doesn't know what Caca meant by asking Ica to meet. In fact, the problem at that time was not yet resolved. Ica still does not know why Caca suddenly sends a chat, even though having an Ica number alone does not. At least, Ica never gave her number to Caca. It must be Bay who gave it.
"Congratulations, yes, you'll be someone's wife soon."
"Thank you, Ma'am." Ica responded with a fake forced smile.
"I recently met Bayu. We're talking about you being his future wife. Also the story of how you can end up in marriage because of an arranged marriage." Caca started telling stories. The beginning alone has made Ica feel so bad.
"I apologize to Bayu for leaving suddenly that time. I did not expect that the woman who became Bayu's secretary would become his wife. As for me who was an old friend of Bayu, who also stayed in business together for quite a long time, the love that eventually grew in my heart was unrequited."
"From the beginning when I heard Bayu wanted to get married, I was desperate. I want to give up on getting Bayu's heart. Being near Bayu won't necessarily make her fall in love with me again."
Ica just be a listener. As Caca paused her story for a drink, Ica thought of responding to Caca's story.
"Sorry, Ma'am..., I mean What did you talk to me, huh?" ask Ica. Actually, Ica knew where this conversation was going to end, but she just wanted to ask.
"No, I just want to tell you. Let you know."
"I was desperate at first. But, if I knew that your marriage was done because of an arranged marriage, it seems that I still have hope. I've known Bayu longer than you. I know very clearly how he really is. He married without love with you. Because his love is still left for me, the person who with the bottom of his heart wants to marry and build a household. I knew Bayu's love was huge when he revealed it, it couldn't be so that it was gone."
"So, the point is I just want to say, it seems Bayu will never love you, because the purpose of her marriage in the beginning is not so. It could be that at that time you want to separate because it is saturated, I am sure you will not hold the same properties Bayu. You know for yourself when he works how, right? Most likely your marriage will be short. And by the time that comes, Bayu will meet me as the person he really wants from the bottom of his heart to build a household."
"Oiya, just calm down, I'll be at your wedding. I will not be evil to sabotage everything so that the wedding is chaotic. After all, without even doing that, I would have won in the end."
"Astaghfirullah, what's on Caca's mind?" inner Ica worried. He was worried because he knew Caca was still not giving up on getting Bayu. In fact, Caca declared war covertly with his future legal wife Bayu.
Again, Ica was doubting. Maybe it's better to just run away when the wedding day comes, she thought.
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