The Secretaries
CHAPTER 25
Darren and Zaila's wedding is almost at the end of time. The guests began to leave. But Shani, Malvin, Jia, and Andra were still sitting around and chatting something while enjoying a drink at the table across there.
Because of Malvin's persuasion, Shani who wants to go home from the wedding party does not go. Shani simply washed her face in the toilet, and reused some of the makeup she carried in her bag. At least his looks were destroyed because the crying had improved thanks to the magic of makeup.
As if nothing had ever happened, Shani and Malvin joked along with Jia and Andra. So did Jia, she also acted very well with her smile and laughter.3 people were both covering up disgrace, both keeping secrets.
And on the other side, Darren seemed to notice the woman. If only Shani knew, actually Darren felt uneasy since the wedding began. From the beginning Darren continued to steal the view to dizzy trying to find the whereabouts of Shani.
After a while, Darren finds Shani. That girl looks fine. Darren looks at the smiling Shani there with 3 people he also knows, Malvin his annoying cousin Jia, and Andra.
“Zai, I stay first, yes,” say goodbye Darren on Zaila suddenly.
“Where to, Mas?” ask Zaila curiously.
“Jot together temen-temenku.” Darren replied indifferently.
“I'm coming, yes,” pinta Zaila while holding Darren's left arm.
Darren reluctantly replies, and then he walks away followed by his wife.
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Shani, Malvin, Jia, and Andra who initially chuckled suddenly leveled the expedition. The arrival of Darren and Zaila made the atmosphere feel strange. And once again, Shani felt the pain in her heart becoming more and more so.
They're all mute. Darren just stood up and looked at Shani and vice versa. Zaila began to be confused to find 2 people who seemed to be fixated by memory. Whatever memory it is, Zaila just concluded. “Mas,” call Zaila gently patting Darren's shoulder resuscitated her husband's daydream.
Darren sat up, pulled up a chair, and invited his new wife to sit down. The atmosphere is getting bigger. Even Malvin also had no intention to greet his own cousin for mere pleasantries.
Jia looked pretentiously busy with the contents of her bag that had nothing there. Andra scratched the nape and sides of her neck that did not itch put on a typical stupid look even though it was not really stupid. Malvin threw away his face while crossing his arms unwilling to care for Darren and Zaila who had just come to join.
And Shani, he looked down at his watch. “I said goodbye first, yes. I'm so malem,” chirps suddenly. Then, he stood up and started carrying his black bag.
“I'm anterin, huh? All I want to go home too,” bargain Malvin come to stand after Shani.
“Shani, I want to talk to you for a minute.” Suddenly Darren clapped and stood up as well.
Zaila was getting weird. Strange in the sense of not understanding. Her husband's gaze looked different to the woman he just knew her name was Shani.
Shani did not have time to answer Darren's remarks, Malvin immediately interrupted him. “What talk? It's already malem, Shani must rest.”
Darren frowned trying to examine Malvin's sentence. Shani needs to rest because it's already night? Doesn't everyone have to rest because it's night? Malvin just gave a spoiler with the context of the sentence. However, it seemed that Darren did not understand too much.
“Shani, let's go home. I brought a car, really. Our home is also unidirectional.” Jia also chimed and went to stand up carrying his sling bag to his shoulder.
Without waiting for a response from Shani, Jia immediately grabbed the hand of her best friend who was holding her. “One more time, congratulations sir on the wedding,” Jia said smiling at Darren. “Excuse me everyone,” he continued saying goodbye and leaving all those people with Shani.
Andra who felt he was set up by his two female friends immediately followed along with his bamit. After Shani, Jia, and Andra left, Malvin also left. The man simply threw a lazy look at Darren, and then immediately left him, Darren and Zaila.
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“Kalo lo again need something, you connect me aja, Sha.” And Jia finally voiced.
“Means lo?” shani asked furrowed at Jia who was busy driving.
“Yes I mean, I've seen lately that lo lo kayak grim not excited that. So I as your best friend will gladly help you. If you have a problem, you can tell me.”
Shani was stunned for a while, then she smiled wryly. “Ngak, ah. I'll have a bucket if I tell you about my problems. You are of types.., well...”.
“Types like gossip?” Jia guessed it. “Ya depends, dong. If your problem is so secret and privacy, I can also keep my mouth shut. But if you're about that..”.
“What's it?” sahut Shani asked Jia.
Jia just cut her lips to raise her shoulders.
And not long after, Jia also delivered Shani home. After a familiar greeting, Jia immediately made her car go. And Shani, he starts to enter the house and keeps on resting.
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Darren and Zaila look quite tired after hosting her wedding party. Both have arrived at the Argantara family residence to relax the body. Zaila sat on the edge of the bed and rubbed moisturizing lotions on her hands and feet.
Darren just came out of the bathroom. The man was already wearing a nightgown with lebanese and long pants. And Zaila, the woman was wearing sexy pajamas that she had prepared to please her husband's eyes.
Tonight Zaila was quite seductive. Any man in berlibido would have stabbed him immediately if he found the woman in a quiet room like this tonight. But it looks like Darren is not interested, or maybe he's holding back and preventing the new wife.
Darren put the bath towel back where it was. Then he laid his body on the bed and began to close his eyes. A romantic phrase or even a good-bye to Zaila Darren doesn't give it.
Zaila sighed softly trying to be patient with her husband's attitude. Slowly, he inched closer to Darren. “Mas,” call Zaila holding Darren's hand makes the man jerk open his eyes.
Darren shuffled to sit on the head of the bed. “Why?” tanyanya stared intently at Zaila's eyes. It made Zaila gulp, nervous, a little scared.
“Tomorrow we'll go on honeymoon. If you-”
“I'm tired.” Darren interrupted. “Honeymoon we postpone first. I have to work tomorrow. The company's condition has not been fully stable because the leadership has just changed. You can understand me, right?”
Zaila nodded, and Darren went back to sleep.
Tonight can be said to be the first night for Darren and Zaila, but tonight is actually so cold, so not beautiful. Zaila seemed to get a rejection from Darren. But Zaila also understood, getting married because the matchmaking was not easy. This marriage was also heavy for Zaila. And Darren, that man must also find it difficult to accept a foreign girl who suddenly became his wife now.
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