The Shackles of Second Love
25
Day by day Sharon was getting less excited about her day. The woman continued to think about her son's fate, not to mention the increasingly lonely feeling that gnawed at his soul made Sharon even more tormented.
He now so often stay in the room and reduce a lot of activities outside.Even to take care of his fashion business was rare.
“You've eaten?”
Sharon fluttered in place regardless of the question from Hartono. The woman was still staring softly out the window of their room.
Hartono sighed softly. He could not bear to see his wife so glum.
After taking off his suit, slowly his two legs moved closer to the woman.
Hartono hugged Sharon's body where it no longer caused a warm tremor to his heart.
“I'm lonely.” said the woman.
“Can you bring back my son?” pinta Sharon without looking at her man.
Hartono refrained from directly answering. He still faithfully hugged the woman's body without feeling.
“I'll try to persuade him. Provided you are also willing to accept our son's wife.” Hartono responded.
But apparently the man's answer was less liked by Sharon.
“My wife, you have not tried to get to know Laura more deeply.Perhaps after you get to know her, that comfortable feeling can be present.”
Sharon wanted him to ignore Hartono's words. But it was unlucky for him, because what was said from the lips of the man actually penetrated the heart of his heart to imprint on his common sense.
“You speak as if you have known him.” Sharon chimed in Hartono's words with a slender tone.
The man smiled faintly, then kissed his wife's cheek as an expression of care and affection.
His feelings of love may have been lost by time, but Hartono will still try to show his love for Sharon as if timeless. Because it is a form of guilt to the wife.
“I'm the same as you, not yet familiar with how our daughter-in-law behaves, but I think Fabian's choice is the best for her.”
“You want me to bring them here?” ask Hartono to make sure.
Sharon was silent for a while before the woman actually replied that it was fine for Hartono to bring Fabian and Laura to their residence.
..
Many people say that love and lust are not related. Because many of them can still feel the sensation of pleasure when making love even with unloved people.
But why does that seem meaningless to Hartono?
He should still be able to enjoy his hot struggle with Sharon even without love.
He could not, his body refused to let out his usual passion. His mind was in a state of turmoil while Mia's face and body were always dancing beautifully in his mind.
Hartono is frustrated, his wife still feels the same way as before, but he was just the opposite.Even to achieve his release he had to try harder.
“Darling, is there still love in your heart for me?” sharon suddenly questioned something that Hartono might find difficult to honestly answer.
The man smiled faintly, disguising his fear.
“Why ask like that?” as always, he will fill in the questions with new questions.
Sharon was silent while both of her eyes were fixed on Hartono's black obsidian. The man's face was still firm with his good looks that did not fade.
Only one difference Sharon feels at the moment, that is,“The look in your eyes seems to change when you see me.” Sharon said.
Hartono did not want his wife to be aware of the change. He then silenced Sharon's mouth with his lips. The sweet kiss that lasted long enough to make Sharon forget the anxiety just now.
Inner Hartono let out a bitter cry, he apologized to Sharon dozens of times.
Sharon, wife.
You're still as beautiful and attractive as you used to be when I fell for you for the first time. It's just that for now all the rest of my love is gone I give to my second love.
Sharon, that's one of my biggest sins to you aside from betrayal.
**
The woman named Nana Katsumi welcomed Haru and Mia with great joy. All were clearly drawn from the radiant look on the woman's face.
Seeing Haru's mother makes Mia remember Sharon, the two women still look beautiful at her age who almost stepped on the head of five.
Nana smiled kindly at Mia, making the woman pull both corners of her lips to return Haru's mother's smile.
“So, this is my son-in-law?”
Mia is surprised to hear Haru's mother can speak Indonesian fluently.
Haru who saw Mia's facial expression immediately chuckled softly. The woman's shocked face looks funny.
Mia greeted Haru's mother with a little nervousness. And the woman replied with a warm hug like a mother.
“Ibuku can speak Indonesian because she used to live in Jakarta for 10 years.” Haru explained to Mia without being told.
“Befit.” murmured Mia sounds unclear.
Then Nana invites her son and also Mia to enter deeper into the area of her house. Mia is amazed to see the inside of Nana's house that really retains its thick traditional touch.
“Since I was a child, this house is still the same.” Haru said as he returned to his childhood memories.
“That's because I really appreciate a memory.” said Nana replied to Haru.
Mia who heard that could only fall silent. He who intended to bury deeply every detail of his memories with Hartono felt stifled.
“My daughter, what do you think of this house?” nana asked after the two sat in the living room.
Mia who was thrown a question like that then thought hard, she was confused what to say for fear if the answer did not match the expectations of Haru's mother.
“I like the style of the house like this, it feels peaceful and cool.” replied Mia trying to be honest.
“Mother is happy to hear it. May you feel at home during your stay here.” said Nana who was then replied with a thin smile by Mia.
“Haru, thank you very much for granting Mom's wish. With the presence of Mia I will no longer be lonely while waiting for death to pick up.” Nana said with a smile. The woman's smile was sweet, yet strangely looked pitiful at the same time.
Not to mention the last sentence she said, making Mia feel a deep sadness from her tone.
“Don't talk like that again!” Haru rebuked his mother slowly but firmly.
“Better just think about the things that make Mom happy.”
..
“Sleep, you must be tired.” Haru said as the two entered the room.
Mia was standing awkwardly by the mattress, she turned to Haru with a visibly anxious face.
“Are we going to sleep one room?” ask Mia to make sure.
Haru nodded briefly, “Of course. But you take it easy, we'll sleep separately.”
“I'm on the couch, and you can sleep on my bed.” Haru explained making Mia feel bad.
But even though he feels bad for Haru, but Mia still follows the man's words to take ownership of Haru's soft mattress.
The woman laid her body there and tried to close her eyes. But after several tries, in fact Mia can not fall asleep.
“Haru, can I ask you something?” Mia couldn't bear to not ask her curiosity about Nana to Haru.
The man looked at Mia's face from a distance, and he smiled to see the curious look on her face so clearly.
“You want to ask about my mother?” Haru tried to guess and it turned out to be true.
“Brain cancer pain books, Mia. That's why I married you and brought you here. I did that purely for the sake of realizing my mother's wishes.”
After hearing that, Mia was actually overwhelmed with feelings of guilt for having done this charade. Haru's mother will definitely be hit hard when she finds out that she is not Haru's real wife.
“Then from that I beg you, do your best as a wife and dream daughter-in-law for my mother.”