THE MYSTERY OF LOVE THE CARTWRIGHT’S
CHAPTER X

A hotel in the middle of the city.

“Hei women quickly clean yourself”, the command is rude.

“What do you want, I do not want to be touched by disgusting creatures

like you. Just be careful if you dare”, I put the horses to kick it.

“Don't dream of you anyone who wants to touch used goods

like you. Remember yes even though we are husband and wife I will not be willing to wear

items that have been touched by people”.

“Good then, so I don't have to bother serving

obscure creatures like you”, I briefed.

“Where does he have such thoughts”, my inner self. “Aah let it be

indeed I thinkin”.

“Blaaaam!” room door slammed.

Jay walked out of the room with reddened eyes and clenched

hands towards the sofa in the middle of the room and dropped his body. His fist

repeatedly directed to the bearing of the chair in front of him.

“Buk....buk”, the sound of the punch collides with the padded padding.

Unconcerned. Just clean the makeup on the face and take off

hair ornament, I immediately lay down on the kingsize bed and fell asleep

pulas while reviewing this little smile on the lips. Satisfied.

The esokan day.

“Truuuut...truuuut”, phone call repeatedly.

“Halo, yes ma. What's up early in the morning calling?”

“You're home today Jay?”

“Iya ma, later after lunch”.

“Good, mom wait ya”.

“Oke”, sahut short as a sign approve request.

Hearing that rushed me to the bathroom to clean myself up,

I know Jay who is busy answering his mother's questions. Waterworks

warm from the shower I enjoy with all my heart while humming Adele song

titled ‘Someone like you’ so as to erode my annoyance at him.

It didn't last long when I heard a bang from the door,

“Suti quickly out I also want to go to bathroom”.

“Bentanggung nih”.

“You're taking a shower what's sleeping anyway. It's noon I'm hungry. You want me

starve to death here. Wear all singing, crisp sound also”.

“Still mending my voice is from your Marcella it”.

“Don't bring him in this case Suti or...”.

“Or what Jay, I'm not afraid”, my challenge.

The Cartwright residence.

After the drama at the hotel this morning. This is where we are now in the mansion

the Cartwright. Not surprised by all the indoor and outdoor decorations

there, I seemed to enter another dimension of the dejavu space. Familiarity with all

things that are in front of the eyes. Makes me chuckle slowly.

While Jay just observes all my movements with a spotlight

his sharp eyes, as grim as the eyes of a giant snake in my dream. Tak

ignoring me, I asked one of the housekeepers

welcome us near the second floor stairs,

“Where is my bedroom, what's in the corner of that hallway?” lift up

chin pointing.

“Wati, take young mistress' suitcase upstairs!”, said Jay suddenly.

“Iya tuan”.

“Eh”, my jolt is in shock. Slowly align the steps to Jay

and whispered in his ear.  “We don't sleep in the room, right?”

“Remember during this house there is a mama, do not try to escape to

other rooms. We have to show affection as a real husband and wife,

understood”, firmly Jay.

“OK, alright”, sahutku limp. While following Wati who started

climb the stairs one by one to the second floor.

At dinner in the dining room.

“Good night dear. You're so fresh. Enough rest?”

hugging me possessive.

“Ehm yes aunt. Good night”, I say politely.

“Oh no, don't call me aunt. Call mommy like that

done Jay. Because you are now part of this family. Isn't it Jay?”

he said while kissing Jay's cheek dear.

“Sure mom, should it, right honey?” jay answered while hugging

waist tight.

“Heem”.

“Let's eat”, Jay answered while pulling a chair for me. “Mau

eat what dear”, bargain again while kissing my right cheek affectionately before sitting down

in the chair after.

“Anything dear”, sahutku.

“You want what menu Indonesia, Chinnese what Continental. All

it's available here. And it tastes like the cuisine of the horizon hotel chef place

I used to pentas”, netraannya glanced at me full of intent.

I can only afford to gawk.

“Jay don't nosy about your wife!” mediates.

“What the hell mam, I just reminded him of our sweet memories, yeah

right sweety?”

I kicked Jay's leg under the table while whispering, “don't be pretentious

friendly deh lu”.

“Remember Suti our initial agreement as long as there is mama”, reply Jay

“Ha..ha you're right Jay”, I pat her cheeks slowly.

Mom just smiled at the behavior of both of us.

Soon all the waiters in the dining room started

serving food on a plate according to their taste. I

who does not really like the continental menu just ask to take the menu

chinnese and Indonesia are my favorite capcays and hodgepodge. For dessert, though,

fruit pudding becomes this awkward dinner cover.

Netraku glanced at Jay's plate, he chose a complete European menu

with appetizer, main course and dessert. Cleared in mind, “dia

his taste has changed”. Still remembered in memory if we used to like

one meal of gado-gado neng Hindun on the roadside of Arjuno, near the campus

‘Bens’.

Although there are so many menu options that are friendly in the pocket, no

he once changed the food that was my choice. In other words

what I liked Jay followed him. He is very loving and loving

as if I were the center of his world.

“It's done dear”, ask suddenly.

“Ehmm su-sudah”, I replied stuttering.

“Good, want to go straight to bed what was the movie in the home room first

theatre”.

“You have that space Jay?” many enthusiast.

“Of course”.

“Jay bring Suti to know the room in this house one by one, so not

lost!”, mama's orders.

“OK mam, I'll take him around”.

“Alright, you young people have fun. Mama rest

used to be in kamar”.

“Good night mam, sweet dreams”, I said while hugging her.

“Good night baby, you too. Happy adventuring”.

“Thank you mam”.

After Laura Cartwright's death, we were the only two in the room

these. The silence ruled for a few minutes, as I began to ask,

“We are touring around the house?”

“Hem”.

He is a great tour leader, no room inside

the mansion was left behind to be explained clearly. When we arrive at an

the room was covered by a Japanese carved teak door, Jay said that it was

is a family museum where the storage of family historical items, the,

a thousand year old collection of antiques.

“Em...we will enter it Jay?” I wonder when language

his body did not appear to be about to open the door of that space.

“No, I didn't bring this space key. And you can't

sassy entered. Not even everyone in this house can. Except mama

and two employees of our family trust who usually clean up

kamer”.

“Why?” I'm still curious.

“Aaah, you will not understand”.

“Yeah it's up to lah”, I said indifferently.

While in the bedroom.

After brushing my teeth and taking ablution water, I prayed isya’

a little late because of the tour. I held the prayer mat in the corner of the room,

offering prayers that never get bored before God. Begging for mercy

all sins and ask for salvation.

On the bed Jay just looked at me in silence as if coming along

dissolve in prayer and say, “amin”, in heart. His eyes soften

eroded already the cruelty that he had always shown all this time. I'm a little

smile at that.

“You didn't sleep”, asked Jay suddenly.

“Mau, I've sleepy”.

“Then why just stand there, come”, command him while

patting the pillow next to him.

“Oh....oh”, batinku. “No I don't want to happen things that

we don't want”, I replied instantly.

“Things we don't want”, says Jay start rough.

“Emmm, the husband and wife relationship”.

“What's wrong with that. Aren't we the couple who are syah”.

“But Jay didn't you promise not to touch me

until your heart is willing to accept me back to what it used to be”.

“Ah is up. Anyway, where do I want to receive used goods

use someone else”, he replied ketus.

“What does it mean?” my nadaku started to rise.

“No need to shout, isn't what I said true?”

“Your difficulty is”, I said exasperatedly.

Lost was the natural familiarity that occurred between us some

just a moment ago. The night grew and I finally chose to sleep

jay's temporary sofa was resting rough on a kingsize bed

that's.

Sleeping in a gouge, I blinked my eyes many times

trying to remove the uncomfortable feeling, how difficult.

Until finally imagined my real mother's face in the mind, my smile reviewed on the lips

while falling asleep.