The Beginning of the Marriage
Chapter 28

Zia hasn't been out of her room since that night. Maybe he was in his room for two days and didn't come out, even the woman asked permission for the restaurant to take a week off because she was still not happy if she had to meet with Mada. The man never gave her a message or called Zia again, maybe Zio explained it the next day after that night. 

“What did he do? Is he crazy?” hiss Zia. 

He was still shocked by Zio's sudden confession, he thought it was too sudden and Zia also never thought that Zio would say it in front of his friend. Zia was afraid that their relationship would be strained after this. 

Now at exactly nine o'clock in the evening, there was a noise in the kitchen. Lately Zio also always makes his own breakfast. After the incident that night, they immediately went home and did not meet again until two days passed. 

When he was just about to go to the bathroom, the device on the table lit up. Viewed name ‘Alex’ listed on screen. Zia immediately shifted the green button and brought the flat object closer to the ear. 

“Halo, Alex. How?” ask Zia. 

“Hei, Zia. Why don't you go to work today? Was it because of that night?” tanyanya direct. 

Zia did not answer. Confused what kind of response he had to give. 

“Zia, you're not happy with Mada, are you? Even Mada and Zio had lunch together again this afternoon. You don't have to be unkind to her, we understand everything. Zio apologized to Mada and Mada just laughed. So why did you choose to leave? Is your husband starting to forbid you to work? Ah, damn if it really happened,” oceh Alex from across. 

Zia bit her lower lip slowly. “Ah, no. I'm not banned, I just need time to get back, Alex.”

“Come back, Mada is still waiting for your cooking. Come on, we're friends like we used to be,” invite him in kindly. 

Zia smiled, nodding her head with great pleasure even though Alex did not see her. “I'm always ready for it.”

After chatting a lot of things, eventually the connection was cut off because Alex had to go back overtime while Zia decided to wash her face. After five minutes, he came back out and put on his flagship skincare before going to bed. To be honest he was quite hungry tonight because he had not eaten since morning. Usually he only eats brownies, but his homemade brownies have been used up. 

Door knocked from outside, “Zia!” call Zio. 

Zia turned her head towards the door, only this time the man approached her room. After she finished using the skincare, Zia went straight to the door and pulled the handle to open it. In front of the room Zio had been standing wearing a short T-shirt and crimson boxer pants. 

“Come to eat,” take him. “Don't refuse, you haven't eaten since morning, ‘kan?” Without waiting for approval, Zio immediately pulled Zia's hand towards the living room. 

At the table there is an open box containing pizza, hamburgers, potatoes, and two cups of coffee. Zio and Zia sat on the sofa side by side. “I'm sorry for yesterday's incident. I hope you don't think about it, because it's not a big deal,” Zio said. 

“Tell me, I'm tired of talking about that.” Zia took out a slice of pizza, then began to eat it with reverence. 

Because the television in front of him was dead, there was no sound there except the movements of people who took a second meal, put coffee on the table, or other small things. The rest there was no chatter coming out of the two. Zia had no idea what Zio was feeling at the moment, and what he meant to say was other than just because of his parents. 

After a few minutes, it suddenly darkened. All the lights in the house were off, there was not the slightest light from the windows. “Death lights?” Zio's voice looked surprised. 

“Never, only this time during my stay here. Shit, where the work light also died because I have not charged, the phone also died,” Og Zio, his voice sounded panicked. 

“Yes already, why sleep without lights? The darker the more peaceful? Now you can go back to sleep,” Zia said.

This time the woman stood up after finishing two slices of pizza. Feeling that something was moving beside him, Zio immediately felt the sofa where Zia had originally sat and it turned out that Zia was no longer there. Gradually, both of his eyes began to get used to the darkness and he could see the shadow of Zia standing about to leave. 

Zio stood up as well. “Zia, I'm sorry for all my mistakes. But please, you have to understand that I can't sleep without the lights on. So, I ask you for help, sleep in my room,” Zio said pleading. 

Zia surprised. His face immediately turned red, fortunately the lights were off, so Zio could not see them. “Yang really,” tampik Zia. 

“Tonight alone,” says Zio. 

“Better you sleep in my room. I can't if I have to sleep in your room.”

“Okay, whatever it is.”

The two of them entered Zia's room. The mint bushes immediately smelled as soon as the door opened. Zio had never entered this room since he married Zia. The room that used to be empty, is now neatly filled. They went into the bathroom to brush their teeth back, before Zia finally went straight to her bed as usual.

Zia immediately got up to remember that her bed was not too big. There was also no sofa or he had no other bad cover that Zio could use if he was going to sleep under. 

“You sleep on top only, because there is no other place here,” said Zia. He opened the window, then immediately stretched his body, pulled the blanket and turned his back to Zio facing the dark outside. 

Shit, Zia's heart was beating in a fit of rage as she felt Zio start sleeping beside her. Zia had never slept with a man so far, so this was her first experience sleeping with her husband. Ah, or his best friend. 

Zio himself just stared at the darkened ceiling of the room with a blank look. He tried to neutralize his calculated beatings. Trying to be ordinary, but the fact that Zia's presence at his side makes him misbehave. Don't know if Zio can sleep comfortably like this?

“Zia?” call Zio. 

“What's up?” sahut Zia's. 

“Tomorrow, make me bekel lunch again. I won't leave it again.”

“Why? Because you don't want your show alone with your lover to be interrupted by me?” cynical Zia replied. 

“He's not my girlfriend, he's a company representative who wants to work with me. I don't know why she's behaving as if we're dating,” the debate. 

“Classical reasons,” Ogre Zia.