Marrying the Paralyzed
Chapter 72

Raka and Melinda enjoyed the meal together. They exchanged glances and threw smiles at each other.

Reza loved the very rare moment and decided to take a picture of the two who were eating together very romantically.

“Mas Raka, thanks for the surprise today. I like it so much,” said Melinda who somehow has said a word of thanks to her husband.

“Stop saying thank you, now that we are even,” said Raka who sat sweetly in her wheelchair.

“Mas Raka, this food tastes very good,” said Melinda praised the taste of the food they were enjoying.

“Thank God you like it,” Melinda replied.

Melinda keeps smiling broadly at her husband, believing that her husband will soon fall in love with her.

Raka also throws a smile at his wife and is very happy that his apology has been received by her.

After enjoying a meal together, Raka invites Melinda to tour the restaurant. Apparently, the restaurant is quite spacious and makes Melinda think that the price of the restaurant must be very expensive.

After touring the restaurant, they decided to return home. However, before going home they first take pictures to serve as a reminder in the future.

Czechoslovakia!

Melinda and Raka smiled broadly at the camera that was shooting pictures of themselves.

“Can I see the results?” melinda asked her husband's personal assistant.

“Please, Young Miss,” replied Reza while giving her Young Master's smartphone to her Young Miss.

Melinda sent the photo to her WhatsApp app and will keep it as her fondest memory.

“Thank you,” said Melinda and gave the phone back to her husband's personal assistant.

“Already? Let's go home!” invite Raka because the day is almost dark and also almost into the Maghrib prayer time.

Melinda walked with her husband to the car. Melinda's smile did not fade at all and even more perfect.

They got into the car and rushed back home.

Along the way, Melinda and Raka clasped each other tightly together. They are like a couple who love each other and are hard to let go of.

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Upon arrival at the house, Melinda and Raka rushed towards the room. Because Maghrib's time is running out. Reza swiftly pushed his Young Master's wheelchair towards the room.

After the couple entered the room, Reza went back down to perform Maghrib prayers before he returned to his own home.

Melinda did her job as one, helping her husband take off his clothes and change his clothes. Then, Raka entered alone into the bathroom to take the water.

As long as Raka was inside the bathroom, Melinda rushed to change her clothes with more casual clothes. Melinda also removed the necklace, ring and earrings she had previously used into the jewelry box.

All the accessories that Melinda uses, of course, the price is above average and Melinda must keep the expensive accessories so as not to disappear or accidentally fall, so that the expensive accessories are lost.

“I'm done, you wudhu lah,” Raka said to Melinda and fortunately Melinda has finished changing clothes.

“Mas Raka want me to help you get out of the wheelchair?” melinda asked her husband.

“No need, I can do it myself,” replied Raka who did not want to trouble his wife.

“Alright,” reply Melinda short and breezed into the bathroom.

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Nightfall.

After having dinner together, Raka and her Grandpa entered Raka Arafat's study. It seemed, The Grandfather and Grandson were discussing a very important matter in the workspace.

Melinda faithfully waited for her husband in the living room, if Melinda was in the room, Melinda could have fallen asleep and did not know when her husband returned to the room.

1 Hour had passed and her husband was still not out of the room. Until finally Melinda left the family room to the kitchen to wet her throat that feels dry.

When Melinda passed her husband's study, she came out and how happy she was to see him.

“What are you doing here?” asked Raka when she saw his wife.

“You to the kitchen, Mas Raka. Want to drink, I happen to be thirsty,” Melinda replied as she pointed towards the kitchen with her index finger.

“Why not ask for help to the server alone?” ask Raka.

“No, Mas Raka. I went to the kitchen to get some water. Mas Raka want me to get you some drinking water?”

“Bby, warm water yes,” reply Raka.

Melinda breezed into the kitchen to get some water.

Almer overhears the conversation from the workspace and when Melinda leaves, Almer comes out of the workspace of his daughter-in-law.

Almer smiled broadly at Raka and patted her grandson on the shoulder.

“Good job,” said Almer and sauntered away to his room.

Raka frowned looking at his Grandpa's big smile.

“What's with Grandpa?” asked Raka astonished.

Melinda came back to her husband and gave him the warm water he asked for.

“Mas Raka, please drink,” Melinda said while giving the warm water.

Raka accepted it and did not forget to thank his wife. Then, Raka sipped a glass of drinking water until it was gone.

“Mas Raka want warm water again?” ask Melinda.

“This is enough,” replied Raka while giving the empty glass to his wife.

Melinda excuses me for a moment to go to the kitchen, wash the glass used by her husband and come back to her husband.

In the end, they decided to immediately go to their room.

Upon arrival in the room, Raka asks Melinda not to sleep on the sofa and at that time Melinda thinks that she should not sleep in her husband's room.

“Melinda, you can no longer sleep on the sofa!” Raka's orders.

“Melinda, you still want to sleep on that sofa?” asked Raka astonished.

”Iya, Mas Raka. If I don't sleep on the couch, do I have to sleep on the floor?” melinda asked sadly who was reluctant if she had to sleep on the floor, because Melinda could not stand the coldness of the floor. Although, there was a blanket covering his body.

“I plan to let you sleep in my bed. If you still want to sleep on the couch, fine. I also don't want to force,” said Raka.

“What?” At that time Melinda also took a blanket, pillow and bolster. Then, run as fast as possible up to her husband's bed.

Melinda quickly closed her eyes and made Raka dumbfounded by the nimble movement of her wife.

“You can sleep in my bed. However, you must not cross the boundary of our bed,” said Raka who is certainly not used to the presence of Melinda in her bed. Although, Raka realized that she had fallen in love with the figure of a woman named Melinda Anandi.

“Mas Raka take it easy, my bolster is the right barrier for us,” said Melinda who had opened her eyes wide.

“Good, now help me get into bed,” pinta Raka on Melinda.

Melinda got out of bed to help her husband get into the bed.

Melinda memapah husband with great difficulty, maybe Melinda should often sports.

“Hufftt... finally succeeded too,” said Melinda who managed to move her husband to bed.

Raka pointed her thumb finger towards Melinda.

“Good job,” said Raka praised the greatness of Melinda.

“thank's,” replied Melinda who understood little English.

Melinda got back into bed and stretched her muscles to relax.

“Thank you, Mas Raka. I guess, I will sleep on the sofa every day,” said Melinda who looked at the ceiling of the room with a very happy feeling.

“Are you happy?” asked Raka who was also looking at the ceiling of the room.

“Very happy, Mas Raka. I am so happy that I am confused about what else to say,” Melinda replied.

Melinda's heart was pounding again and made Melinda afraid if her husband to hear the sound of her heartbeat.

Not wanting to be heard by her husband, Melinda got out of bed and rushed into the bathroom.

Raka frowned seeing Melinda who ran to the bathroom.

Melinda touched her chest that was pounding incoherently. It seems, he must try to control his love for the husband. Otherwise, her husband would have known that Melinda had fallen in love with him.

And do not rule out the possibility, her husband will keep a distance with her about his love for the husband.

Long enough Melinda in the bathroom, until she was completely calm then she came out of the bathroom.

Melinda came out and apparently Raka had not slept. Raka looked at him with question marks.

“How long was it? Are you okay?” tanya Raka made sure.

“I'm fine, Mas Raka. Only my stomach is sick enough, ” replied Melinda who was forced to lie. It was also impossible for Melinda to tell the reason why she had been in the bathroom for so long.

“Why? Was it because of the food at the restaurant?” asked Raka curiously.

“Of course, no. Now I've been much better and the time has come for me to rest,” Melinda concluded.

Melinda walked up to the bed and covered her entire body with a blanket. Except, the part of his head that he left open.

“Mas Raka, is it true that the restaurant is on my behalf? I think it's too much,” said Melinda who felt sorry for the restaurant her husband bought on behalf of her.

“You don't have to worry and don't have to worry about the restaurant. Every week, your account will be filled which results from the sale of food at the restaurant,” replied Raka.

“Really? Mas Raka, I don't want to accept that money. Better the money goes into the account Mas Raka alone, I also do not deserve to have money that must be very much,” said Melinda who strongly objected to the one she will receive.

“Please, don't refuse my little gift from me. After all, the money you can use in the future,” said Raka very seriously.

Melinda was silent for a moment while thinking about what her husband said.

“Alright, I'll take it. However, can I use the money for personal use?”

“Of course you can. Wear it as you please, as long as you do not use it for things that are not good,” explained Raka.

“If I give the money to my family, is it okay?”

Raka's face instantly looked sinister and in the next second, Raka smiled faintly towards Melinda.

“Can only, with a note do not give them money too often. People like them are greedy and also greedy,” concluded Raka.

“Sorry, Mas Raka. Sorry because my family often makes Mas Raka and Grandpa angry. I didn't think that they would be like that,” Melinda said on behalf of her family to apologize.

“You don't have to apologize for what they've done. We're not really stingy, it's just that your family's way of being completely shameless. However, from them I know that there are good women as well as strong women among them. Your life must have been very difficult during their stay with them,” said Raka who was curious how his wife lived before they married.

“Before my late mother died, my life went very well. Dad loves me, Mom loves me and Katty loves me too. But after she died, they changed drastically. In my own home, I was treated like a maid. At first I considered it relaxing because cleaning the house was my habit before my biological mother died. But Mom and Katty were acting out to me. In fact, they threatened to damage my late mother's grave, if I didn't obey what they said,” Melinda said, shedding heartbreaking tears.

“Haaa? Then, does your father know about it?” tanya Raka is increasingly curious and feels sorry for the pain felt by his wife during this time.

“Daddy is indifferent to me. In fact, Dad never paid attention to me and loved me again. Every time you go home from work, only Katty gets gifts and food. Not to mention if there is a problem, I am the one who became Father's impingement. Father was angry and even said rude to his own daughter,” Melinda brightly while wiping away her tears that were very sad when remembering her difficult times that suffered so much.

Raka moved her hand wiping away Melinda's tears.

“Already, do not remember back the things that make you sad. I hope you're happy to stay here and forget all the sadness that made your heart so painful,” said Raka who promised herself not to make Melinda cry again and feel the suffering she had experienced.

Instead of stopping crying, Melinda's crying became a reality. Melinda cried not because of sadness, but Melinda cried because she was moved by the warm attention of her husband.

Raka is confused to see Melinda getting hysterical instead of stopping.

“Hey, you can't cry. Come on, it is not good to constantly cry like this,” said Raka very gently.

Melinda gave a small nod and at that moment she was no longer crying. Raka also breathed a sigh of relief because finally the wife did not cry anymore.

“Now, wash your face. It is not good to sleep with a face filled with tears,” said Raka so that Melinda immediately cleansed her face from the remnants of tears that had dried up.

Melinda came down to clean her face in the bathroom.

Raka looked at his wife's back with pity. Raka was eager to hug Melinda's body. However, if Raka did that, Raka was afraid that Melinda would be surprised by the way and Melinda would definitely keep her distance.