Sharing Love: Is My Husband Yours?
Red Rose Flower

All the moments that happened in Bali are now memories. As if nothing had ever happened, life was returning to the same as normal days. Just one different, Mas Darwin decided not to go home on the weekend.

"Mom, Saturday and Sunday tomorrow I can't go home yet" Mas Darwin said in a video call.

"Well, why?" ask mother.

"My best friend is getting married here. Saturday of the wedding, Sunday of the reception. I want to come to the show, it's not good to be absent" replied Mas Darwin.

"You didn't take your wife?" ask mother.

"No, Ma. Repot if you have to go back and forth Kayuagung-Indralaya. Monday I'm at work again." That's what I heard from Mas Darwin and his mother.

I let out a breath. I'm sure that's not the real reason Mas Darwin didn't come home. 'Mas Darwin wants to avoid me, ' my inner self.

Meanwhile, after hanging up the phone from Mas Darwin, my mother was babbling on me. "You heard that Darwin wouldn't take you to his friend's wedding."

I just bowed silently and mom continued her chatter, "Maybe she's embarrassed to ask you. You become a wife should be able to compensate for the appearance of the husband. Well, but how else would you be. from the level of education alone you are out of balance."

"Mom...." I stopped mother's words. "From the beginning I told Mas Darwin about my education and he didn't bother with it."

"Yes, but the truth is it brought trouble for Darwin. Your low education has had a big impact on Darwin's life" said the mother.

I can't bear to hear mom's babble anymore. I'd rather leave my mother and go into the room. Meanwhile, the mother continued to babble, "Pity Darwin had an uneducated wife. How can you please your husband?"

I took a deep breath trying to let go of all the burdens I felt. I tried not to listen to the babbling mother who would only make me more depressed. I try hard to think calmly.

'Mas Darwin was my husband, ' I thought. 'I have to get it, I have to get his heart.'

I then took my phone, typed a message for her, 'Place it home, Mas. I miss you.'

Darwin opened the message I sent, he read it. But, he didn't respond to anything. He just read it.

I sent him another message, 'I miss you so much. Hope you'll be home soon.'

Darwin read it again. I know he's online in front of his phone. But he intentionally ignored me. I also ventured to contact him. But he did not answer it. I tried to contact him again. However, beyond my expectations Mas Darwin immediately ended my call.

I shed tears. I know I've been very low in my husband's eyes. I was like a seductive woman who no longer had any self-respect. But, how else would I love him and determined to maintain this household no matter what.

I really hope to have a real household like other couples. I wish that Darwin could understand my feelings. I have been caught up in my own feelings, the feeling of love for Mas Darwin. And now that feeling demands not to be ignored. I hope Mas Darwin returns my feelings.

Meanwhile, Mas Darwin who read the new message from me immediately deleted all the messages of conversation between me and him on his phone. He left us not a single message. I don't know why he did that. Maybe he didn't want my messages. He would rather not form any closeness between the two of us.

Suddenly he remembered the incident when we were in Bali, when he almost kissed me on the forehead. He also recalled the incident the night I teased him until he was tempted to touch me. He shook his head remembering that moment. Trying to erase that memory from his head. However, the memory that appeared and appeared again made Mas Darwin upset with himself.

"Not supposed to" he murmured.

Now Mas Darwin walks among the rows of flowers. He looked at the flowers and saw the smile of a woman in his mind. Then, he ordered a large bouquet of red roses there. He asked for a paper and wrote 'I love you.'

Then, he stopped by a minimarket, bought some chocolate bars and ice cream. 'Hopefully it doesn't melt fast, ' he thought as he drove his car quickly. He had to hurry to get there.

Darwin then slowed down his car and stopped in front of a white house. That's not his house. The house was filled with beautiful flowers. The green leaves cooled his eyes.

Darwin got out of the car and knocked on the door. "Tokay! Geck! Geck!"

"Tokay! Geck! Geck!"

Someone opened the door and looked surprised. "You're coming home early, Mas" he said with a smile.

Darwin pulled out a bouquet of flowers from behind his body, making the woman in front of him even more surprised. "Welcome!" said it.

He received the bouquet happily and spontaneously smelled the flowers. "You're so romantic" he said.

"I also bought you your favorite chocolate and ice cream." Darwin handed me a bag of chocolate and ice cream. Smiles on the woman's face.

"There's more?" ask the woman to wait for another surprise. Then, he looked at Mas Darwin's handwriting on the greeting card.

Darwin smiled and said, "Saturday-of-Sunday I'm not coming home."

The woman immediately turned her head, focusing on staring at Mas Darwin. "I want to spend more time with you" said Mas Darwin.

"I love you" said the woman and kissed Mas Darwin on the cheek and hugged him tightly. Darwin smiled at the woman. "I love you so much too" said Mas Darwin.

"Stay with me" he whispered. "Don't get away from me!"

The woman looked at Mas Darwin in her arms. He nodded his head and made Mas Darwin very happy.

Darwin doesn't remember me. He dissolved in his happiness and did not want to think about me. In the meantime, I kept thinking about Mas Darwin until night. 'Today he really didn't come home, ' I thought.

I looked at his empty desk. Every time he comes back here he spends his time at that table. He chose to sleep uncomfortably in his chair to avoid me.

'How can I get close to Mas Darwin?' my thinking. 'How can I get his heart?'

'What should I do? I need to know the secret Mas Darwin kept from me. But, how is it?'

Suddenly I felt very dizzy from thinking too much and crying. I think I'm gonna faint. My body floated and almost collapsed. I immediately laid her down on the bed and again tears flowed from both of my eyes.

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