Ryanthi: Sweet Cake, Bitter Reality
● SIXTY ONE

Days, weeks, months alternating. All preparations are complete, and it is time for Ryanthi to feel a beat in a white wedding dress.

Beside him sat a handsome man with a matching color. Although he looked not too comfortable with the blangkon on his head, but a happy hue could not be separated from his face. He made a sacred promise in front of all the witnesses and guests who attended the event.

Adrian, look very happy. He looked at Ryanthi and kissed her forehead gently.

Ryanthi was embarrassed. She hid her beauty in a word she could not express. Ryanthi is now officially Madame Adrian Winata.

Happiness comes from an Indira. He was unceasingly wiping the corners of his eyes. The woman was really happy, and seemed to have difficulty expressing her happiness. Indira could say nothing but hug and kiss the bride and groom. He also occasionally patted gently the cheeks of his favorite son who at that time looked very happy.

So too with Surya. Although he learns that Adrian can protect Ryanthi well, but feelings of unwillingness still arise in his little heart. Ryanthi will definitely leave her house. The girl will leave him again to live a new life with her husband.

There were many congratulations from all the guests present, most of which were of course important people. Especially from the family and close relatives of both families.

Andrea and her husband were also present with their twins. While Vera unceasingly hugs Ryanthi. He was so happy and moved by the marriage.

Arshan did not want to be left behind. The man went to Ryanthi. Although her gaze was a little strange, but Ryanthi hinted at a friendship with her. Of course, since he was also his brother-in-law at this time.

In essence, on that day there are only words and prayers, as well as happy laughter.

That night. Ryanthi stood in front of her dresser. She was cleaning all the makeup that was on her face. Ryanthi was already completely unable to bear with her face that felt so heavy. Moreover, those false eyelashes made him feel very strange when blinking.

Fortunately, Vera had told him how to remove the false eyelashes, so he could easily clean them.

Adrian just finished a shower. This was the first time he had stayed at Ryanthi's house, inside the girl's room. With a towel wrapped around his waist, Adrian now stands and looks at Ryanthi from the reflection of the mirror in front of them.

The happy hue was also not separated from his face that looked much fresher, when compared to this afternoon. He then stood closer behind Ryanthi, who had just finished cleaning all her makeup.

"So, now I'm going to sleep in my Miss Galak's bed?" his god smiled mischievously. A smile that looks so sweet and seductive. Ryanthi just smiled. He was embarrassed by the mischievous look that the man had aimed at him.

"Aren't you not used to sleeping in someone else's bed? Don't blame me if you can't sleep well tonight" Ryanthi replied.

Adrian still with his smile. However, this time the smile seemed much wider.

"I guess, tonight we're both not going to sleep well" he whispered, sending Ryanthi's mind flying everywhere. Ryanthi was embarrassed. Especially when without permission, Adrian took off the red kimono that Ryanthi was wearing that night.

Now, only a lace lingerie was left in it. It was the lingerie Adrian bought for her. Adrian smiled broadly again. She really admired Ryanthi's beauty that night.

Adrian then begins with a warm touch on Ryanthi's neck, and ends with a village of breaths slowly coming out of her mouth.

In the end, it was Ryanthi's bed that night was a witness. Witness to every blow Adrian made to the woman he just married that afternoon.

Apparently, the two of them will not sleep well tonight.

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Even though he only slept for a few hours last night, Ryanthi woke up early. He finished cleaning himself. At about seventy-thirty in the morning, Ryanthi was down. While Adrian, he still sleeps under his blanket with bare chest.

For some reason, everyone Ryanthi met that morning smiled mischievously at him. Especially Vera. The smile of the mother-of-one seemed very mysterious. He watches Ryanthi preparing breakfast before Adrian wakes up.

"What's wrong? Is something wrong?" ask Ryanthi. He pretended not to understand the attitude Vera showed towards him.

The woman laughed. "How was last night?" oda is naughty. He asked half a whisper, and it made Ryanthi glare sharply at him.

Ryanthi smiled slightly. Vera does not know if Ryanthi has done such a thing before. Last night, however, felt much different. Ryanthi did it without any burden. It was so loose and a little out of control. Ryanthi smiled to herself as she imagined it, but she soon ended her naughty daydream.

"You're a lot more experienced" Ryanthi replied. He returned to his job of preparing breakfast for himself and his beloved husband, because the others had breakfast first.

Vera again laughed when she heard Ryanthi. He took a piece of wine and ate it. "I don't want to discuss the matter, because Arshan has already left for his workplace" Vera replied without stopping laughing.

However, they soon end the naughty chatter, when Maya suddenly enters the kitchen. He was looking for Mbok Mur. However, what he found in the kitchen were two young women who were talking while giggling.

"What's so exciting? This early morning giggling?" ask Maya curiously.

Ryanthi and Vera simultaneously shook their heads. "No one, Auntie. Me and Vera were just discussing the matter of the difference between green wine and wine ...." Ryanthi did not continue her words, as Vera immediately interrupted her words.

"Ryanthi apparently prefers half-ripe bananas," Vera again chuckled. While Ryanthi only replied to him with a small pinch on the woman's waist.

Maya's curious face seemed so clear. The woman seemed to have understood the chatter that had made the two young women look cheerful like that. However, it was a pity because he was looking for Mbok Mur and could not join in the warm chat.

Ryanthi has finished her work. He holds a bowl of Adrian's favorite fruit salad. "I will go to the room first" he said as he passed from the front of Vera. However, his steps again came to a halt when he heard the question Vera had asked him.

"How many days are you gonna be here?" ask Vera. He immediately follows Ryanthi, who then steps out of the kitchen.

When Ryanthi enters the room, Adrian wakes up. The man sat on the bed with a blanket that only covered the abdomen down. His face looked tired, but he looked radiant. Ryanthi approached him immediately. He also sat near her.

"I've prepared breakfast for you" Ryanthi said with a sweet smile.

Adrian looked at the woman who had now officially become his wife. Then he smiled and nodded. "I want us to go home to my apartment immediately" he said flatly.

Ryanthi nodded in agreement. There was no reason for him to refuse let alone argue. "Yes, but now you have to get up, then take a shower, get dressed! After that we have breakfast" Ryanthi said. He pulled a blanket that covered part of Adrian's body and made the man look at him in wonder. So now everything is turned upside down. Ryanthi will have more power over him.

"Why is he silent? Let's get there!" Ryanthi pulls Adrian's arm, so that the man immediately rises from the place of tidurny. But Adrian even laughed amusedly in response to the attitude shown by Ryanthi. That thing, had made Ryanthi glare sharply at him.

The day is getting late, as Ryanthi and Adrian begin to prepare to return home to Adrian's apartment. Ryanthi did not bring all her clothes, because Adrian forbade her.

Yeah, of course you are. The man can buy her any kind of clothing at any price, even if necessary complete with the shop and its servants. Finally Ryanthi only brought some of his favorite clothes.

"When you go there" Ryanthi told Vera and Maya before he left.

"certain. We will definitely stop by" Vera replied with enthusiasm.

"However, be sure to contact us first" Adrian interrupted with a smile and a joking tone.

"Nh ...." Vera glanced at Ryanthi who was only smiling as she responded to her husband's curse.

Adrian seemed to chat for a while with Surya, I don't know what they were talking about. While Ryanthi was busy saying goodbye to Maya, Vera, and her first friend in the house, namely Mbok Mur. The middle-aged woman seemed very moved because Ryanthi had now found her happiness. Ryanthi did not hesitate to hug him, even though he was just a waiter.

"Dad will miss you so much. After a long time you were away from Dad, and decided to go study abroad. Now, after you get home you get married and leave again" Surya looked sad.

Ryanthi immediately hugged the teary-eyed man tightly. "I just moved in, Dad. Anyway, Dad can see me anytime. I will also stop by here often" Ryanthi said, trying to comfort her father.

Surya mangosteen slowly. "This is your house. Come whenever you want" he said again.

"Yes, sure," Ryanthi replied as she let go of her father's embrace. After they finished saying goodbye to everyone, they left.

On the way, Ryanthi did not say much. He was very tired and wanted to rest. He also felt very sleepy.

Adrian glanced at Ryanthi a few times while continuing to drive his car. Slowly grasped Ryanthi's fingers with his left hand, then gently kissed her. Ryanthi turned her head and smiled with her cute eyes.

"Sleep! I'll wake up when we get there" she said gently.

Ryanthi smiled again. Slowly he closed his eyes and began to drift in the jolt of Adrian's car that was driving not too fast.

Somehow at first, but suddenly Ryanthi is back in his former plot contract. He looked at the narrow room with its damp and seedy atmosphere. Ryanthi also saw a thin foam mattress that he used to use.

Something that caught his attention. There sat a woman. Young and pretty, with his perfunctory bun. On his lap fell asleep a little girl with short hair and a face similar to that woman.

He's poor little Farida and Ryanthi.

Slowly, Farida stroked the little girl's hair, and Ryanthi played the fingers on her left side. The little girl seemed very happy with what she was doing at the time, as she occasionally laughed softly. However, a moment later the little girl fell silent and turned to her mother.

"Mom's hand why?" his tan showed his mother's blackened middle finger.

The woman smiled gently. "It's okay. Mother was less careful, so she had her hand hit by the hot oven" she replied without stopping gently stroking her little daughter's hair.

"If I grow up, let me make you some cake. So Mom's hand won't hurt anymore" said the little girl innocently.

Farida smiled and kissed her little daughter's forehead. He kept stroking the boy's short hair until the owner fell asleep.

Carefully, Farida moves the little Ryanthi onto a thin sheet of foam mattress. He also covered her with a piece of rag. He looked at the little girl's face for a moment.

"Now the rainy season. I hope you don't wet the bed tonight" whispered Farida quietly as she laid her body beside Ryanthi's small body.

Ryanthi shakes her heart to see some of the footage of her past. He immediately ran outside and greeted the specks of rain that began to fall, as his tears were pouring down.

However, again Ryanthi was astonished because suddenly he was in front of a simple house in light green. He still remembered very well if it was a rented house, the last he occupied with his late mother.

Slowly Ryanthi got in there. He could still clearly remember every part of the house. His eyes were now fixed on a room where lay a woman with a thin body and a pale face.

"Mother," Ryanthi's bustle full of days. He intends to approach the woman. However, his steps instantly came to a halt as he saw himself enter the room.

Ryanthi with short hair, a worn T-shirt and her shorts came in carrying a basin. He painstakingly wiped the body of the mother, who was only weakly drooping helplessly, with a handkerchief of blue towels. Ryanthi still vividly remembered, it was the day that he went to leave his mother to meet his father.

The crying started to break. That is, what he saw at that time was the last day he saw his living mother.