The 18 Year Bride
Caught By Friends at Home

I immediately went into the room, I noticed Elijah fidgeting about his clothes while fanning his neck with his palms.I pulled out a chair in front of the table, and sat down beside the bed near Elijah.

"Sir Damian, I'm thirsty for a drink, it's hot" he said.

"Oh! okay, wait a minute let me get you."

I took the water on the table, and helped her sit down. After I brought the glass to her small mouth, she gulped down the water.then with her usual friendly smile, she said;

"Thank you, Mr. Damian."

I looked at her with a sad look, feeling depressed and guilty, then looked out the window again, looking at the blue morning sky. I tried to calm myself down with all that, because I felt gloomy and agitated. Guilt came back to haunt my mind and the desire to open myself again waver, the doctor's words just awakened me, how cruel we are to oppress the future of a student from a poor family.

"Sorry Elijah... "

"Eh?"

"I'm really the worst guy, I can't do anything for you. I'm too arrogant and inconsiderate until I don't care about you being so. You get sick from working too much. until when I learned to open my heart and kiss you, I cornered you and broke your heart, it all backfired. L'm... "

"I... "

"It turns out not able to. " while bowing my head, I continue my words, "Before you have already become sicker because of me and difficult to heal, we should break this relationship. I can still live alone, later let me tell dad, you go home. Even though our meeting and relationship is very short, but I'm very grateful."

without me realizing it, Elijah had come down from the bed, gently grabbing my head and drowning him in the clench of his chest.

"You deserve to be happy, Elijah" I said quietly.

"I'm not going home. Whatever happens, I'll always be by your side. I'll be fine." she said, leaning her cheek against my head.

"I'm not a weak girl."

her soft words so firmly entered my heart, and In that very moment I felt, my heart was held tightly. As if something made him beat. Elijah is really strong, much stronger than I imagined, I want to make Elijah happy, I want to be the man who can do that.

wait, why do I even think like that? I dream without limits, but could it be because I am not just learning to open my heart? is it because I have feelings and really love Elijah?

"Sir Damian, it's morning.it's not too late if you're not ready?"

the question reminded me of a past incident, where I was in the same situation as him now.I was sick and he chose not to go to school.

One day, no problem. Mr. Damian's health is more important, I have to take care of Mr. Damian until he recovers because I promised to serve my husband.

in retrospect, it was a bit exaggerated but it was a testament to his earnestness to fulfill the promise of his baktinya to the husband.In the depths of my heart, how much I admire my wife, though he also has a precarious interest that can not be underestimated but he still took the time to care for and take care of me, he managed to form his character to be so wise and firm, so he was, not only the speech that is promised just like that but also through proof in attitude and action.

so it comes to my mind now; it would be unfair if I chose to work while Elijah was still sick, whereas at that time Elijah was willing to sacrifice not to go to school.

"I'm gonna tell Mr. Donny for permission not to go to school today."

"Eh, but... "

“One day only, no problem. Your health is more important, I have to take care of you until I recover Because I promised to take care of my wife.”

he stared, but then looked at each other again and threw a smile at each other.

"Take the medicine first, huh?"

"Good."

...****************...

in the heat of the day, I enjoyed the pleasures of illusion in the subconscious created without my previous arrangement, which made me even more happy when I sat alone with Elijah, we enjoyed the night together on the porch looking at the stars while drinking chocolate milk, talking to each other in a warm atmosphere of nails. The illusion felt more real when I sayup-sayup I heard the voice of Elijah calling me...

"It's 2:00 by noon."

Hah?!, I woke up. I held my neck because it was hot, it turns out I have been flooded with sweat.

"Is your sleep good?"

"Eliya?!" I said after taking my eyes off, I saw Elijah standing at the door of the room. "You're awake?"

"Yes! I'm totally healed! from the beginning my body was strong." he said vigorously while raising his arms and other hands pulled his sleeves, he posed like a bodybuilder who was showing off muscles.

"Please don't force it. You have to take a full day's rest."

"Thank you for your attention, Damian, but I'm completely healed." - I don't want to live with his friendly smile.he came in and walked slowly to me in bed.

"By the way does Mr Damian know this scent?"

I could not help but breathe the air around hoping that the scent he meant could also get into my nostrils, "Soup dumplings?" my many.

"Really! I've prepared the rice too," he looked at me with sparkling eyes, so shady that it hit my memory with the expression on his face when he was sick, "Let's have lunch together, Mr. Damian." he said while holding my hand tightly.

There was nothing I could do but obey the wishes of this young student.I was too happy when I found the smile of Elijah.

Arriving in the dining room, he pulled a chair for me. However, I did not want to lose, so I delayed first to sit down. I turned my steps, then pulled a chair for him.

"You first" I said.

He smiled then walked over and leaned his back on the dining chair. "Thank you!"

I enjoyed a lunch of dumpling soup made by Elijah, very fresh and delicious.we enjoyed it together on a sunny day with white clouds hanging over the sky there. Elijah smiled constantly, making me clumsy and misbehaved, until after lunch I changed his duty to wash the dishes. Although at first he had refused, I continued to force and he finally relented.

not long after that, when I was still busy washing dishes. Suddenly the bell sounded from outside.

"Let me!" I said to Elijah.

I walked forward, this afternoon who would come. Because not many people knew about my personal life.I finally opened the door, but apparently...

"Good day! Hello Damian, are you okay? are you afraid of eating?"

beat my heart as hard as I could at that moment, when I saw that Amanda and Mr. Donny were coming, they were standing at the door,

"Why are you here?" I said nervously.My eyes were sharp watching them.

"You said goodbye not coming to work because of illness, a little anxious because you live alone so we took the initiative to visit and bring food, maybe you haven't eaten!" said Amanda.

"To be precise, he's the one who's worried." Mr. Donny's timpal interrupted while nudging Amanda's arm, as if to tease the relationship between me and Amanda, behind his flat, cold face.

but there is something more frightening, which is the moment of sudden;

"Who's coming, Mr Damian?"

let go of my heart at that moment, when Elijah came up from inside, the atmosphere became tense and my heart was pounding, I think so was Elijah now, he became staring behind me. I don't know why the time can be so fitting, as if it has been set before, even though I still don't have the right reason to throw them out.

"You?" said Amanda Shocked.

"Who is he?" Timpal Mr. Donny.

"Our children are also in school."