My husband is not my man of choice
The Love Story of Meylan

Renan lay down on his bed after finishing his bath. She is confused by her relationship and Mey at the moment. He knew Mey still loved the man.

At dinner Mey didn't come out of her room. That made Renan worried.

"Bi, prepare dinner for Mey. I'll take you to his room."

"Good sir." Bi Susi immediately prepared what Renan asked for.

After that Renan took her to Mey's room. This time Renan knocks on the door first, though without waiting for Mey's answer she goes straight in.

"I brought you dinner" said Renan, putting a tray on the table.

Mey who had been curled up on the bed immediately sat down and rubbed her eyes.

Renan sat on the couch. "Eat first."

Mey went to the bathroom to wash her face. After that, Mey sat on the couch. No matter how hard he tried, he still could not get rid of the swelling in his eyes.

Mey was silent and just looked at the food Renan had brought. He had no interest in eating it.

"Do you want some other food?" ask Renan.

Mey shakes. "This is all right."

Renan pityes to see Mey. He never showed his willingness in front of people, but now Mey looks fragile.

Just ate two mouthfuls Mey's already put back her spoon.

"You don't like it?"

"I'm full already."

Renan thinks hard how Mey can go back to what she used to be.

"Would you like to take a walk?"

Mey seemed to think.

"I'll take you wherever you want." Renan wants to make Mey forget her grief.

*

Here at last. Mey asks Renan to drive her back to the city park. A very special place for Mey. He already smiled as soon as he arrived at this place. They both got out of the car.

"Aren't you bored? This afternoon here again?"

Mey circulated her gaze without concern for Renan.

"Who are you looking for?" Mey did not answer. Listening to Mey make a sound was difficult for Renan.

Renan was already worried because before Mey met her lover in this place. After that, she also met the mother of her ex-boyfriend. Renan suspects Mey will meet one of the two men.

Mey's smile flashed as soon as she saw the street vendors lined up on the edge of the park. Mey kept walking down the sidewalk, she looked confused as to what she wanted to buy. Renan just kept quiet and followed wherever Mey walked. Until finally stopped in front of the seller.

"Want to?" ask Mey.

Then they both looked for an empty place to sit. Mey walked while enjoying the siren in her hands.

"What food is Mey?" Renan is curious to see Mey enjoying it so much.

"It's cireng. Surely you don't know. Try Ren, this is good."

"No." In fact Renan felt strange hearing Mey call her name straight away. He would rather Mey call him big brother like he used to.

"Yes already."

"Don't eat like that often. Not healthy."

"I ate it a lot and I've been fine all this time." Mey ngeyel's.

Then the two of them sat down on one of the empty garden chairs.

"Why do you like this place so much?" Renan started to talk to Mey.

"I met Ivan here" Mey replied directly.

"At that time he was selling lilok to increase his tuition fees. That night I bought a lizard and I ate it. But when I was going to pay, I just realized that I did not bring a wallet so I owe. The next day I came back here to pay my debt but he didn't sell. Then I asked another merchant and I finally knew his name."

"You love her?" Although Renan does not know Ivan but he is sure Ivan is the man that night Mey met.

Mey smiling. "My love story is simple Ren ... We just live what we feel. There's no desire to master treasure, or exhaust atm like your complicated love story." Mey's words were like a total insinuation to Renan.

"We are happy just by eating in a park like this. He never asked me to eat in a high-end restaurant. Or buy expensive things for me. If I want something I buy it with my own money." Mey smiled bitterly.

"Even though I don't get as much as the other girls get from her lover, I feel happy. Ivan was very kind and sincere. He said subtly even though he was from the ordinary. She respects me, she doesn't do anything inappropriate even though I'm her lover. He didn't have anything, he said I was his treasure, so he didn't want to ruin it." Mey's voice was getting heavier.

Renan. Since then she felt insinuated with Mey's words even though Mey had no intention to insinuate her. Pure Mey is telling her love story without meaning anything.

"And the woman that I met this afternoon accidentally, she is the Aunt Goddess. She used to work in a dormitory cafeteria and happened to be Ivan's mother. He used to be very nice to me. I don't have many friends in the dorm, and the Aunt Goddess who usually accompanies me to eat."

"I was happy with them. I feel like I have a whole family with them. I went home to Kusuma's family on vacation. But I rarely meet you. Mom and Dad are busy with their work. You are also busy with your friends, we only meet occasionally at dinner. I felt alone, and in Ivan's house I felt like I had a real family." Mey's tears are dripping.

"It's not that I'm unhappy being part of the Kusuma family. I'm so happy that mom and dad think of me as their son, you even envy me. I am so grateful to them. That's why I'm willing when they ask me to marry you."

"I left Ivan ... I married you not because of possessions, but because I wanted to return the favor to mom and dad. Who would I be devoted to if not to them?"

Renan threw his face away from Mey. This girl finally wanted to tell a story but Renan actually wanted to cry after hearing the story. How he had misjudged Mey all this time. If there had been a conversation like this before they got married, it would not have been what it is today.

"I don't love you Ren, but I tried to accept you from the beginning. I don't care about your bad habit of getting drunk and having a one-night date with a girl outside. Back then my only wish was one, I just wanted to be a good wife to you." Mey wiped her tears.

"I'm sorry Mey" said Renan.

"Everything's happened."

"If there's a chance you can go back to her, do you want to go back with her?"

Mey speechless.