Mayra, Bitch Number One
Emphasizing "That Marriage Is Just A Parent's Inter-Business Marriage"

Almeta went into the room, where she saw her husband busy in bed with his laptop in Bagas' lap.

"Darling, it seems like you're busy. Don't you want to talk to me?" said Meta who immediately approached her husband.

"I'm busy not bothering." replied Bagas who did not look at Meta, he instead stared at the laptop screen.

Meta sighed when he saw Bagas' very cold attitude to him, he thought Bagas' attitude was only temporary but in fact the nature was still the same until Lionel grew up.

"Bagas, as long as we're married why don't you touch me. Is my body too disgusting for you until you're fed up with me" said Meta who was still staring at Bagas, Bagas who heard the words Meta stopped his work.

"I can't touch you because I don't love you, even though this marriage has gone the way of our parents' wishes. But I can't be a husband to you let alone touch you, I wouldn't do that without love." said Bagas who decided to get out of bed, then the laptop he held on put back.

"But you can love me if you want to open your heart to me" said Meta who suddenly stopped his steps.

Bagas' eyes glanced at Meta but not completely, "I can't touch you without having love, even though I know that this marriage is not the desire of both of us. But I still have a sense of responsibility for this household."

Finished saying that Bagas went from the room, Meta who could be speechless upon hearing every sentence her husband said. Maybe Bagas did not love him but he already loved Bagas, before they married he already loved Bagas.

When her parents wanted to match her and see who would be her husband, she was very lucky to get a Bagaskara. But in fact his heart is not for him but for others, women who are in the past Bagas.

Right dinner Bagas is not at the dining table but to one of the apartments, where he can live quietly in his own apartment without being disturbed by anyone. While at the dinner table it is only filled by two women who are busy enjoying breakfast.

"Mi, daddy why don't we have dinner together. Not that the daddy from earlier did not go down, Mi." said Lionel who chose to look at Meta and then he again enjoyed the food.

Sure enough when the quarrel he had not seen the whereabouts of Bagas, he immediately asked that to his household assistant. They said that her husband had gone somewhere without saying anything to them.

For ten years he had a marriage like this, Bagas never wanted to eat with him at all. Even if their parents come, their husband wants to eat together. But when there are no parents he usually eats alone without the company of Bagas, especially when pregnant with Lionel.

Bagas did not care about him at all let alone Lionel, all the man thought about was work without thinking about his feelings. Sadness, disappointment are always covered without Lionel's knowledge. Maybe if his daughter knew Lionel would be disappointed just like him.

Returning from the campus Mayra decided to go to one of the largest malls in the city, she came to look for a course book. During Mayra busy walking and seeing various shops in the mall, Mayra had passed by a man.

The man decided to forage after meeting a client at the mall, "My stomach sounds. I should have eaten first just looking for a book." muttered Mayra who continued to hold the stomach.

Mayra decides to leave Gramedia and look for a place to eat, Mayra looking for a seat when she finished ordering the food menu. He did not realize that their tables were facing each other, even though their tables were watched with other tables but it was not possible for Bagas to look towards Mayra.

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Bagas smiled when he saw how Mayra ate, he seemed to see himself when he was young just like the woman. But he felt that the child was exactly the same as him, especially when starving like that.

Secretary Bagas was very surprised why his boss's attitude, he found out why his boss could smile like that. And finally he found the culprit who made his boss smile.

"Sir. Why are you looking at that young lady? Do you know that woman?" asked Bagas' secretary while he was still watching Mayra from afar.

"I don't know. But it was like I was looking at myself, as if the child was me who when I liked the food that fit on the tongue. He was exactly with me let alone his face, is it possible that the boy is my son" Bagas said as he looked at his private secretary.

"Why do you talk like that. Not that the father already has non Lionel why the father thinks that the child is a father."

"Because I'm sure that he's my son and he's exactly the same as me" Bagas replied inwardly as he looked at Mayra.

"Where are you from? Why at this time you just came home" said Meta who saw her husband just returned home, he decided to go home because he was looking for office documents.

"I'm busy taking care of work in the office." replied Bagas as he continued to step into the workroom.

"busy? Is that as important as your job than mine. I'm your wife not the woman you put on display at home."

Bagas did not care about the ravings given by Meta, he only focused on finding office files that had been left behind. Meta who was upset with Bagas' attitude immediately pulled Bagas' hand, and saw that the man was very angry with his actions.

"You're nothing Meta. I told you not to disturb me, just one day don't mess up my life. You don't have time until you mess up people's lives, huh!" exclaim Bagas who was staring at Meta angrily.

"Where am I not wasting your life while you are busy with your own world. You remember that you're married, I'm your wife not even you winin that way."

Bagas looked at Meta closely until he dared to get closer to the woman in front of him, "You remember Meta you are just a wife who married on the will of both our parents not our will. So I hope you know those limits until we get to live each other's lives."

"What do you mean, mas." said Meta loudly when the footsteps of Bagas stopped, Bagas back of the body when he heard the words Meta.

"I mean I. I want to end this relationship if you still make noise or bother me again." Bagas left after saying that right then and there Meta's heart ached when she heard her own husband's words.

"When do you think of me like this. I want to get love from you instead of running a wedding like this." Meta's inner heart as he looks at his wedding picture frame.