
Nadia tidied up her clothes in the closet, actually there are still many clothes that Nadia had to tidy up in her wadrobes room, but deliberately Nadia just tidying up the one in the closet in case that she will soon go to Flores with her husband.
News about him and Vidi was always heard, whether it was from pop up news on mobile phones, or from television shows that never tired of talking about it. Nadia was actually curious, did Chandra know about the figure of her ex-boyfriend? Chandra is now using a smartphone, surely the man can use the internet to the fullest.
Just now Nadia was thinking about Chandra, her husband had already entered the room while carrying books and plates filled with fruits.
"Now, from your grandmother," Chandra said as she placed the fruits on the dresser.
Nadia smiled little, her grandmother knew once Nadia's favorite snack. Yes, the strawberry fruit that Nadia bought with Chandra was now on the table and was clean, even had been cleaned from the leaves.
"You, tidying up your clothes? Want me to help?" Chandra approached his wife and sat on the floor with Nadia. Nadia folded her clothes and stacked them according to her model.
"Ah, no need. You just take a break. You must be tired of driving all day."
"No really. Here, I often tidy up my own clothes. Even washing clothes until ironing though, I do it myself." Chandra takes over Nadia's clothes and folds them, even more skillfully than Nadia herself.
Nadia was stunned, all this time ... during being his wife, Nadia had not washed Chandra's clothes at all. Looking at Chandra folding clothes like an expert, he stacked the t-shirts neatly and quickly.
"Can you cook? Oiya, there you live alone. The majority are men too, right? There's no girl? How is that, anyway?" ask Nadia. Hopefully their chatter can flow by itself, and Nadia can know a little about Chandra.
"Hm, slightly. When cooking rice there, I use a dangdang, because electricity in Flores often has rolling blackouts. I can't use rice coocer. And then, there are no women there. Almost all the soldiers did their own thing. Because we're used to it, we're smarter than women" Chandra replied, recalling her life in the military.
"Oh, it must be hard, huh? Who is married?"
"There are some who are married. They were given a home for their family. Some bring their children and wives to the house. Yeah, they're taken care of by each other's wives."
Nadia mangot. "That means, later you get the official house, dong? 'Can you get married? Yeah, right?"
Chandra smile. "I have my own home. Because I was a former special forces officer. So, I have an official house to occupy by my soldiers. Hm, the term I am the head of the family in the official house. I have an assistant, Ong who contacted yesterday was my representative there. If I'm not around, Ong takes care of everything. We also have a cook schedule, tidying up the house and washing."
"Oh, the pantesan yesterday they called me mother. Ahahaha." Nadia laughed as well as Chandra.
"Yes, you should not be surprised if you meet them later, they may call you mother. All this time, they've been waiting for news of my marriage, and they also occasionally assume that I'm their father."
Unknowingly, Chandra's job was done with folding clothes. Until ....
Nadia was shocked to death when Chandra's two hands were holding an unnatural object. Made Nadia cough to look at him.
"Huk, uhuk, uhuk!"
"Why?" ask Chandra worried.
"That's .. bra ...."
Yheng!
Chandra looked down at Nadia and found her hands playing the pink mound of Nadia's bra. Chandra spontaneously put it away and shifted her gaze there without saying much. Nadia covered her mouth and her face was completely flushed with embarrassment.
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Three days later, Chandra's leave expires, but there is no agreement between him and Nadia for the next three days. Where will Nadia stay after Chandra gets back to work? Or, how will their marriage plan be? Will intertwine like an officer's wedding in general or will actually undergo LDR as is often worried grandmother.
Nadia watches Korean dramas, while Chandra reads her book. On one side of the bed, Nadia's spoiled murmur over her comments on each scene, while Chandra's side was silent, the man leaned on the head of the bed while enjoying the contents of the book and reading in his heart.
Nadia's phone rang, not the phone she used to watch the drama, but Nadia's old phone that was not used anymore. The phone was stored in the desk drawer, Chandra who was reading a book stopped his activities, and opened the desk drawer to get the phone that rang loudly.
"I forgot to turn off the phone. Hehe. Noisy, huh?" Nadi shuffled, approaching Chandra to pick up his phone.
Chandra who managed to pick up Nadia's phone was stunned when she read the caller's name that night. Nadia was nervous in her seat.
"Who's calling?" nadia asked carefully.
Chandra did not reply, but his expression really made Nadia flutter. Nadia took a deep breath, and Chandra showed Nadia the phone screen to Nadia.
"Vidi dear," said Chandra with a flat face.
The phone was still ringing, the room room became cold and increasingly quiet, at least for Nadia. If it were a comedy, it would be funny to see Chandra mention the caller's name with his face flat and cold. But the situation is now the opposite, seriously, regarding the continuity of marriage between Nadia and Chandra.
Nadia snatched her cell phone from Chandra's hand and instantly turned off her phone by force. So now completely deserted, there is no sound other than nervousness that could have been sniffed by Chandra.
"I know him, Nad."
Nadia bit her lower lip, the girl cried while squeezing the bedsheet with maximum force, until the bedsheet was tangled, completely tangled.
"Maybe, he's having a hard time contacting you. You should have received his call."
Nadia lowered her head, she covered her face using both hands. He was embarrassed, hurt again, and certainly felt very guilty because Chandra actually seemed to guard his feelings in an excessive way.
"Say, if you're healthy and okay."
"I don't mind. We got married very quickly too. It's hard to get used to all the unfinished past."
"That's not the problem!" nadia raised her voice a little.
Chandra forced a smile, Nadia crying in front of him again.
"You should be angry! You shouldn't have to act like this!" Nadia is angry, angry at Chandra, but the main thing is that she is angry at herself.
"You should care about me. You should be angry because I'm still in touch with other men" Nadia added in a weak voice.
"Already," replied Chandra quietly.
"I'm already angry with you. Yesterday, I refused your call to the mall. I also avoid breakfast with you. Even ... I also prevent myself from touching you." Chandra smiled wryly.
"I know you're ready to get married. But ... not with me. I don't want you to try too hard to be my wife. I haven't seen your sincerity, Nadia."
Nadia was unable to reply to Chandra's sentence, the girl could not even think at this moment. His brain was completely frozen for a moment. Digesting Chandra's answer that actually makes his heart feel so cold. Nadia had been so heartless all this time. As long as she officially becomes Chandra's wife.
Chandra sighed softly, her breathing sounding claustrophobic and heavy. The tall man got up from the bed and smiled forced on Nadia.