The Curse of Love
Part 15 What's Wrong?

Man can plan, but God determines. It was supposed that our group was leaving today, but the mother's heart disease had recurred.

Mom insisted I go and don't worry about mom's illness.

From the family mas Sofwan also planned to put the recipe back, but the mother still insisted to continue even without him.

Finally with a heavy heart we left. I left my mother with a troubled heart.

There are still two more days of our reception to be held, but my thoughts are divided.

"As soon as the reception, we'll be home tomorrow". Mas Sofwan comforted me.

Waiting two days feels like two years and makes me very uncomfortable.

Because the two older sisters of Sofwan are very unfriendly. They look at me like a stranger in this house.

If Sofwan has not entered the house because he is busy helping with the preparation of our reception, I help the mothers in the kitchen.

"That's Sofwan's wife?" whispered one mother.

"Yes, he said his wife was four years older."

Then I heard also Anya's brother spontaneously said, "Yes.Old maiden.." then they laughed as if I wasn't there.

"Eat first Nia..beginning in the morning you haven't eaten" said my mother-in-law.

"Yes ma'am.I'll wait for Sofwan first."

"Indeed it must be so.the bride must be able to withstand hunger because it will stand all day."

"Eating all day will not make you die, too, "said kak Nuri to me.

I sat in the room. My mind floated to my mother. I wish you well I leave these three days.

"Eat it.." Sofwan came in and handed me a plate of food.

"Mas know your stomach hasn't been filled with food since morning."

"Prophey yes.tomorrow our wedding reception,

then the day after tomorrow we'll be home."

He saw his beloved wife eating. Heart's full. Accidentally this afternoon his own ears heard the gossip of the mothers in the kitchen.

Plus the discordant voices of his two brothers add to their many insults to his wife.

Only her brother Juwita who was silent did not comment anything.But amazingly he did not hear the slightest complaint and complaint from the mouth of the wife.

"I'm sorry Sofwan, Nia."

"It's not that I don't want to defend you but if you speak up, it will even heat up the atmosphere."

"Mas himself doesn't know, what's your fault?"

"Maybe it's all Sofwan's fault why you love you so that you get into all this trouble."

"Are you daydreaming?" did you eat already?"

His greeting shocked and broke my daydream. "Eh yes.Tadi mas eat first, you eat."

"You must take care of your health and do not get sick so that tomorrow our plan runs smoothly so that we can also go home quickly."

"Yes, um..."

"Mas..Can I ask?"

"Finish your meal and talk again."

"If less, get more food."

We're speechless. While I finish my food.

"What do you want to ask me?"

I didn't ask him directly. I drink half my drink.

I looked at him for a while before opening the question.

"Who is Dinara?"

"It seems that the mothers in the kitchen were also your two sisters who adored him so much."

"They're busy comparing Dinara to me?"

My husband breathed first before answering my question.

"Do you know why you go so far from home and look for life in people's villages?"

I shook my head.

"All because of that woman named Dinara."

"We were betrothed from childhood."

"I was the only boy in the family, and Dinara was the opposite."

"It just so happened that Dinara's father was a friend of his first job. So they agreed to betroth us both."

"Mas who had just finished SMK was only told that we were betrothed."

"Of course we strongly object.we are not living in the days of Datuk Maringgih and Siti Nurbaya who must be betrothed to everything."

"The mother and father were against the decision to migrate, but over time they finally realized that the boy should not be restrained in the house."

"Eventually the match was forgotten."

"But it seems your brothers like it mas."

"Yes it is supportive, Dinara is a cousin of mas Bram's husband kak Nuri."

"If you ever see him again, what will you do?"

"He didn't do anything, after all I just considered him a friend."

"Have the deck.you just rest so that tomorrow you can be fresh."

"It's just mas who brought kedapur.ngga tastes good."

"Have.you rest, yes.if you don't feel good cat tho dek..."

"You're the one who brought Sofwan's kitchen plate.Where is your wife.it's true that her life dares to rule the husband."

"What the hell brother Anya.just bring a dish of kedapur aja you know.lagian kasian Nia all day help in the kitchen."

"This is just his stomach filled with food, Sofwan does not want Sofwan's wife sick!"

Anya snorted as she passed, and Sofwan could only shake his head.

"It seems I was wrong to bring Nia into my extended family environment."

"Hopefully tomorrow's event went well so we can go home quickly, and pity if mom is left too long at home."

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Sofwan and I sat at the temple as kings and queens a day.

Invitational guests have arrived a lot. And the keyboard singer has been singing the opening songs.

For a moment my problems yesterday I forgot. It's not good that I mope in the middle of our happy day.

In front there my sisters-in-law who had dressed up like the princesses of the palace looked sumringah welcoming the invited guests. So did my two in-laws.

Actually I'm sad, mom can't attend our happy show.

"Hallo gorgeous..how are you? They hugged an invited guest who seemed to have known for a long time."

"Mas, who is it?" My husband turned his eyes in the direction I showed him with eye signs."

"That's Dinara..."

When the woman turned towards us, I was surprised not to play.

"That woman who hit me that day was...."

"When the deck.you're wrong times.the time he roamed to the neighborhood of our village there."

"Kok you never told the mas that you've been hit by people?"

"It happened when Nia wanted to do some shopping because mom and dad wanted to come it, mas."

"That blister wound on your arm that you said fell?"

"Yes, um."

"Why didn't you ever say that the wound wasn't a fall but a hit by someone?"

"I just don't want to make you worry."

He walked gracefully toward us.

But just like me, she was shocked to see me.

"You....?" he said pointing right in front of my nose.

"I don't think the woman you married is this bar-bar woman, Sofwan!!!"

"Dinara.please don't make a fuss at our wedding."

"You've got so much fun Sofwan."

Luckily the music was so loud that people thought we were just talking.

"Maybe my wife is only a country person, but I love her."

I saw his face red with anger.

"Someday you'll regret canceling our matchmaking Sofwan."

He passed from before us to the direction of Sofwan's parents.

I clasped my husband's hand as well as his.

"Patiently, don't take heart."

"Yes, I'm trying to hold myself back."

"I don't want our wedding to be ruined because of him."

Up ahead, the woman named Dinara was engrossed in gossiping with her friends who were also school friends of my husband at Junior High.

And I know they're gossiping about me because they look at me intermittently and laugh cynically.

My husband seems to know how I feel. He kept holding my hand tightly. Trying to ease my increasingly turbulent emotions.

My shoulders shook with anger, sadness and disappointment, and Sofwan knew it.

"Prophey dear.he whispered while his lips smiled at the approaching guests and congratulated."

"Have not been seen.Consider them statues."

"Well through a new life, Sofwan.wah his wife is tenan Wan.." chirped a mother and her husband who greeted us.

"Thank you ma'am..for Sofwan, Nia is the most beautiful woman ma'am."

He deliberately filtered his voice to be heard by Dinara and his gang who were eating not far from us.

"Pinter you chose Wan's wife.it's not in vain that you go to work away from home." Mother's husband.

"Ah Mr. Dedi can...Sofwan blushed in embarrassment."

Without him knowing there was a pair of eyes that looked at us full of hatred. Well the eyes of Dinara.

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