NOT A REPLACEMENT
In the Same Room
“I will move to Lucia's room later tonight,” Eve said when entering Adam's room.
Eve was still glued by the closed door. His efforts failed to evade his mother's request to sleep one room with Adam, not because she refused him but Adam himself gave the order and did not accept the rebuttal.
“There are no other rooms in this house besides my room and papa mama's room,” Adam said.
“Not at the end there is a room..”
“There is no bed there already, that's why Lusi will sleep with papa and mama during our stay here.”
“Until when will we stay here ?”
“Didn't you ask and I answered ?”
Adam's voice sounded upset. The man went into the bathroom and left Eve still unmoved.
It feels a little awkward to go into Adam's room and sleep here tonight when about 8 years ago, Eve often paced back and forth in this room even when Adam had not come home, he had fallen asleep in the man's bed.
At that time Adam was only an older brother to Eve besides Erlan and both parents Adam considered Eve as their own daughter.
Everything changes when Eve 10th grade, Adam starts to get fierce with her and refuses to become Eve's private tutor on the grounds of being busy taking care of the startup company he built with Erlan. Their relationship is increasingly tenuous and like nothing, especially when Adam became Erina's lover.
“Ngapain you stand there ?” scold Adam when he came out of the bathroom and saw Eve was still in place.
“I can not sleep in someone else's bed,” said Eve a little nervous because she had to find an excuse.
“Yakin ?” satirize Adam with a cynical smile. “You forgot how hard it is that I woke you up when I slept here ?”
“That time I was too tired to study and tired of waiting for Mas Adam who often came home late,” said Eve defended herself.
Adam did not say, he took the clothes from the closet and walked back to the bathroom but before his feet stepped in, Adam stopped and looked at Eve.
“Only you are the only woman who has ever slept there.”
Eve knitted her brows, wondering what Adam meant as if he could read her thoughts. To be honest the reason Eve did not want to sleep one room with Adam because Eve was not comfortable occupying the wedding bed “bekas” other women even though Erina is her biological sister.
The only woman ? Then where does Madam Erina sleep when staying in this house while there are only 2 rooms here ?
What marriage do you have, Mother ? Why do unexpected things always make me feel like I'm playing a puzzle, collecting pieces and wondering what pictures I'm going to see after everything is installed ?
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“Eve, can you calm down a little bit ? You did not sleep alone and I was disturbed because of your movement,” Adam grumbled.
“Sorry.”
Eve hurriedly got up and got out of bed. The needle on the wall clock had already shown at 1 am and Eve could not close her eyes.
“Where to ?” adam asked to see the girl walking to the door.
“Mau to kitchen grab a drink.”
Adam got up and approached Eve. His hand held Eve's fingers in the doorknob after turning the key.
“Then further sleep on the bottom sofa ?” ask Adam.
“Trust me if the act can make papa and mama cancel their intention to
move to the Netherlands and will not allow us to move to our own home.”
“I haven't drowned Mas Adam. Instead of interrupting, I better sleep somewhere else.”
“You forgot that we've become a legal husband and wife ? Sleeping on one bed is one part that you must accept even though it feels uncomfortable.”
“Not because of that too, but..”
“You don't believe my words ? No other woman has ever slept there other than you, not even Erina though.”
“Can we not discuss about Erina ? Shouldn't we focus on our own problems for example at this time how to make you sleep because it's not too late anymore but almost before dawn.”
Adam looked at Eve while raising his eyebrows next door, waiting for Eve's response, who finally chose to return to the bed, and Adam locked the bedroom door.
“What to lock ?”
“Do not ge-er. I'm used to locking rooms every night's sleep not because you're here.”
Eve's face was embarrassed to hear Adam's reply. He immediately put his body in the blanket with Adam on his back.
“Eve.”
“Ya.”
“Eve.”
“Ya.”
”Eve !”
Eve turned around to face Adam who had glared with annoyance.
“I called your name for not wanting to talk to your back,” Adam's scolding.
“Nevent the length of the nag, now I have looked at Mas Adam,” said Eve with a little ketus.
Adam did not say he pulled Eve into his arms.
“Mas Adam want to do?” Eve tries to escape from Adam's embrace.
“So women don't easily ge-er,” ketus Adam.
“I don't ge-er, just ask Mas Adam would like to do my hug like this ?”
“Why ? You're afraid I'm asking for my rights tonight because it's legal to be your husband ?”
“Iya,” say Eve spontaneously.
“Good idea to try it tonight,”goda Adam with a thin smile and of course not visible to Eve.
”As long as Mas Adam has not wanted to tell me the reason for hating me, do not expect me to be willing to carry out the obligations as a wife in bed.”
“I will force you and no one will be able to ban because I am your husband. If tonight you scream for help, all the residents of this house will only interpret it as a form of enjoyment.”
Eve's eyes are patterned when Adam's position is above her body and both of Eve's hands are held firmly.
“I'm a normal guy, Eve and willing to prove it if you don't believe.”
“But not tonight,” Eve's voice began to panic as Adam drew closer to his face.
Adam's breath felt increasingly on Eve's face to make the girl close her eyes while frowning, holding back fear.
Cup.
Adam just kissed her forehead and returned to his original position, lying next to Eve laughing.
Eve frowned, feeling again that Adam embarrassed her for thinking that he would kiss her and sued her for her right tonight.
Adam's hand re-embraced Eve's body from the side and one hand rubbed Eve's head.
“Sleep ! I'm sure your habits are still the same, like to brush his hair if it's hard to sleep.”
Eve was gobsmacked and no longer rebelled in Adam's arms. There was a sense of comfort as the burly hand stroked his head. Eve smiled thinly because she was happy when she heard the words of Adam who still had not forgotten his habits.
I don't know how to fix it, Eve. I was afraid that when I opened the problem, my heart instead of healing was even more hurt by your confession, Adam's mind.