The Story of Aira
35

That afternoon, Arlan had just returned from his shop. He saw Aira watering the plants in the front yard.

"Plants are watered. Yang nyiram has taken a shower yet, anyway...?" Arlan approached Aira.

"It's already me." Aira kissed the back of her husband's hand.

"Then let's get ready. Prepare my clothes too" he said.

"Where's mas?" ask Aira.

But Arlan didn't seem to hear. Aira continued to tidy up her hose, then followed her husband.

Until Arlan came out of the bathroom, Aira was still sitting sweetly on the edge of the mattress. He was confused about what clothes to prepare. Because they don't know where they're going yet.

"Now you're dumb?" ask Arlan.

"And I was also confused mas, what clothes would be prepared. Mas Arlan was not clear his love.." Aira grumbled.

Arlan just smiled while shaking his head. Then he himself chose his clothes, as well as clothes for his wife.

"wear this. Hurry yeah!" abugn.

Aira receives a shirt from Arlan. Then go to the bathroom.

Apparently Arlan took Aira to go to the wedding of his college friend. Quickly, Arlan chose a formal and matching suit.

"Who's married, mom?" aira asked as their car entered the courtyard of a building.

"Tuition friends." he answered. "Yuk, down!" bring Arlan.

"Mas.., I'm ashamed..." Aira is not confident.

Arlan's college friends, of course they are successful people, highly educated. While she was just a woman from an ordinary family, who could not continue her education to college. He felt unworthy to be among them.

"What makes you ashamed? Nothing, baby.." said Arlan.

"But, um..."

"Then we go home!" break Arlan.

Arlan who was about to turn the car keys, his hand was held by Aira.

"I'm down. But don't stay with me...?!" aira pinta.

"Not going to." Arlan tidied his wife's hair.

"This is our boss...!!" exclaimed a friend of Arlan, when he saw Arlan coming.

"Your wife is beautiful bro." whispered the others, watching Aira from head to toe.

Arlan was aware of his friend's attitude. He also knew, surely Aira felt uncomfortable. Arlan embraced Aira's waist possessively.

"So look at you, bro." scolded Arlan.

"Oh.., this is apparently his little wife Mr. Arlan.." said a woman who had just joined, while watching Aira.

Aira only responded with a smile. Arlan looked at the woman.

"I went there first, I wanted to say hello to the others" Arlan said.

"Ciiieehh.., the most possessive.." - he sneered.

They both left those people.

"I'm sorry my friends." whispered Arlan.

"It's okay, mas." Aira replied lying.

"Little wife...??!!" aira's Aspat.

Arlan and Air are 8 years old. But only this time did Aira hear people call her that. In a very bad tone.

"How are you? They have wives, they rarely hang out now" said his friend, who is the bride tonight.

"You will be like that later. Trust me." Arlan replied while looking at the two brides in turn.

After meeting the two brides, they joined the other invitation.

"How can an Arlan get a wife this secure...?" friend said.

"Say, what does this little girl feel good about?" and joke about others.

"Can you watch your talk?!" sahut Arlan's. "A man like you should be able to control his speech!"

"Mas..., already!" Aira pulled her husband's hand.

"Casual, bro...!!" abugn. "I was just kidding" he said.

"Not funny!" Arlan then took Aira away from the place.

......................

Aira cleansed her face of the thin makeup that was attached. When Arlan approached him.

"I'm sorry.." he muttered.

Aira smiled looking at her husband from the mirror. Then he turned around.

"For what?" ask Aira.

"They must have pissed you off" he said.

"Darling.., don't say that. You're my beloved wife." Arlan hugged Aira.

"What's big?" reply Aira.

"I can't even measure it" he said.

"Thank you, Arlan's been patiently waiting for me all this time." Aira returned Arlan's embrace tightly.

"As long as Arlan was with me, I believed that I must be fine." murmured Aira.

"Thank you for believing in me" said Arlan. "Now it's night, we're sleeping."

They also lay on the bed. Aira sleeps on Arlan's shoulder. They embraced dearly.

"Keep like this yeah." said Arlan.

"Eum..." Aira nodded. "Yes..."

"What?"

"So her friend was asking about pregnancy" said Aira.

"Oh, huh?" Arlan's surprised. "Kok I don't know?"

"So we were called that."

"Keep saying what?" Arlan was curious about the way Aira responded to them.

"I said to ask for her prayers hopefully to be hastened." reply Aira lightly.

"Esually enough with a do'a?" arlan Goda. Aira shook her head slowly.

Although she was said to be a small wife, but Aira already really understood what her husband meant.

"Mas wants a baby soon?" ask Aira.

"We married together, lived a life together. Baby needs both preparation. Can't be alone. So I'm waiting for my wife to be ready to be a mother with all her duties" Arlan said.

"While waiting for that moment to come, I want you to enjoy the happiness you haven't had, dear... Now you are free, no need to work hard. I'll help you take care of all your needs as well as our family."

Aira's tears came upon hearing her husband's words.

......................

Day by day passed. During that time Aira spent a lot of time at home, she learned a lot about how to be a good wife. Either from the book he bought, or via the internet. His intentions were really sincere studying all that for the sake of Arlan. Because he didn't have the courage to ask his parents.

"I'm not ashamed, I'm ashamed." thought Aira when reading an article on one of the website pages.

Aira looked at the clock on the wall of her room. It's almost four in the afternoon. Time for Arlan to come home from the store. Aira was preparing to welcome her husband. He picked up a shirt in the closet, then went into the bathroom.

Arlan came home early. Hearing the sound of faucet water burning, Arlan no longer searched for Aira's whereabouts. He sat on the bed taking off his shoes. He accidentally saw Aira's phone. Aira forgot to erase her history, so Arlan could know anything that was read that wife.

"He's learned a lot of things." Arlan smiled.

The tap water was no longer heard, Arlan rushed to return the phone to its original place.

"Geez!" Aira surprised. "Mas ngagetin only. How come you're home?"

"Just arrived." boasted.

"Do you want warm water?" ask Aira.

Arlan stood up and approached Aira.

"No need.." whispered Arlan right in Aira's ear.

"I deliberately went home early. You know why?" the sound is still very slow. Aira shakes.

"Suddenly I want to be like this..." Arlan hugged Aira.

"You won't be able to start, baby. Then I'll help you." Arlan's inner.

"Mas..., don't want to take a shower first...?" ask Aira.

"Later shower the same as you." she replied.

Arlan lifted Aira's body, lowering it on the mattress carefully.

"Now are you ready?" ask Arlan.

"M.., um..." Aira nervous.

"I'm not gonna be rude, honey. Believe this. Just warming up." persuade Arlan.

That afternoon they both performed a long-overdue worship. A very impressive first experience for both.

"You again?" arlan whispered for a while after their battle ended.

"Not now, my mother. Tired.." to Aira.

"All right..." Arlan smiled as she kissed Aira's lips at a glance.

......................

"Alhamdulillah O Allah. I have fulfilled my duty as a wife to Arlan.

I am not ready to be a mother. But I'm sure you'll help me. Just as You guided me at that time. So that now I can fully accept Arlan mas in my heart and life. Take care of our love, O God, do not let anything interfere with our lives."