The Successor's Wife of the President
The taste becomes bland

"Please sign this, Miss," Tomi said. Arum turned his head, again pointing the pen above the available signature column.

I hope this isn't the wrong choice. I hope my life doesn't get any worse.

Arum blurted out his signature without thinking anymore. Along with the tears that dripped from one corner of his eyes.

"Thank you, Miss. We'll see you again in the morning. A driver will pick you up here. Nine o'clock in the morning..."

"Okay" replied Arum. Along with Secretary Tomi who came out. Arum turned to the man who had been sitting in his car earlier. And after Secretary Tomi entered, the car drove away from its place.

Bruuuk... Arum's body slammed into the floor.

Now what else?

Now he really sold his soul and body to the stranger. Although he had thought, his arrival was like a Prince from a fairyland who was present to help the Abu Upik. It really isn't. He only helped her return to another hell.

Arum hugged his knees, while burrowing his face. He cried lamenting everything that happened. Why is life so strange he feels.

Although he had heard, when a baby was about to be born. There was a little dialogue between him and God. Where God will show a glimpse of the life that the baby will live while in the world until the time of his death. Like his happiness or suffering. After that he will be asked, can he keep his feet in the world?

Arum thought, if only he knew it would be this difficult. He should have chosen not to be born. But again, he remembered a few words. That the test will be accepted for him who can. Of course, Arum is a chosen person who is able to live this well. He lifted his head, then rubbed his tears slowly.

"It's okay, Rum. You'll be able to. Everything will be fine. Sure is! Sure, Arum." Arum was crying again. For as strong as He is still an ordinary man who can shed tears.

***

It's already evening...

Because of the commotion that happened last day. The buyers are reduced, those who become a subscription suddenly do not dare to enter the store. Let him go home faster. But not directly to the house but choose to seek entertainment to the city park.

Arum stepped slowly towards one of the empty swings after sitting there. Observing some people passing by in front of him.

Some are with family, some are only with their partners. They all seemed happy, living in a normal environment that seemed to make his heart envious.

"If I could be like them, have a partner that I love and then I loved him, then get married and have children. My life will be happy, not as it is now..." Arum swung softly, enjoying the gusts of wind that hit his body with his eyes closed..

"Arumy!" A man surprised him. He opened his eyes only to find out who called his name.

"Oh my goodness, Rayyan?"

"Hey– I didn't expect to see you here." Rayyan looks sumringah. He sat on another swing. On the Arumi side. "I thought it wasn't you. But after I approached it, it was really you."

Arum smiled faintly. "I just got home from the store, and then stopped by for a breath of fresh air here."

"Ooo..." Rayyan mangosteen, then glanced at the plastic bag he was looking at. Lips smile. He had bought these two ice cream cones for his nephew who happened to live not far from this park. And yet?

"This is for you..." Rayyan finally hands the ice cream to Arum, one. The woman was stunned for a moment, then shook her head slowly with her hand gesture to refuse.

"No, thank you."

"Get it..." Rayyan grabbed Arum's hand and placed it in his palm.

"T–thank you, Rayyan," softly felt a tremor in his heart.

Arum's lips smiled sweetly. Looking at Rayyan's handsome face from the side. It was tearing its ice cream wrapping paper at the top. The man looked up, feeling he was watching. It was Arum who hurriedly turned his face down. Open the paper bag nervously. Rayyan smiled when she saw him.

"Rump?"

"Heeem?" Arum turned his head for a moment after biting off the tip of his ice cream.

"Over time we don't meet, you don't change huh..."

"Not changed what?"

"Your simplicity..." Rayyan praised Arumi's natural beauty in heart. It really did not melt his admiration for the girl, although many beautiful girls tried to approach her on campus. Arumi has remained the prima donna in her heart since early grade High School.

"I've always been like this, unlike you who've been increasing..."

"What's rising?" Rayyan chuckled, feeling increasingly comfortable with this chatter. His gaze was inseparable from the face that always cooled his heart.

"Your looks, Rayyan."

"Oh, huh?" Rayyan bit her ice cream cone.

"Yes, you even made me momentarily don't recognize the guy sitting right behind my bench in High School. When meeting at the bus stop at that time," he concluded full of honesty. Because Rayyan does look cooler, her skin also looks cleaner and white. Especially with the current hairstyle.

Rayyan laughs. He felt it was a sweet compliment from the figure of his heart. The wind was still blowing, shaking the hair of the two who were back in silence enjoying the ice cream in their hands.

"Oh.by the way, Rum. I don't have your number anymore. Can I ask, no? At least we can get back close."

Arum was silent for a moment. Not responding yet.

"You don't want to give it, do you?" ask Rayyan back.

"Emmm, it's not like that. It's just that my phone is being damaged" replied Arum origin when remembering the rules of marriage to not have much dialogue with the opposite sex. After all, if he exchanged numbers again with Rayyan? Arum was worried that he would again feel pain because he could not be with his first love.

"At the service, huh? It's okay I'll wait." Rayyan hurriedly pulled out her phone and thrust it at Arum. "Let's write your number..."

Arum diverted that by glancing at the cheap clock in his hand. "Aaah. Rayyan, I'm sorry I had to rush home."

"Eh but, write this down first, Rum..." Rayyan tries to hold him back but Arum instead diverts with the others again. Pretending not to listen.

"Roof... Denna took me away, how could I forget? Osprey, Rayyan. Thanks again for the ice cream. Daaaa, see you again." Arum was upset before being held back by Rayyan who looked at him in wonder.

The man shifted his gaze on the mobile phone that was still directed at Arumi. Keeps him stuck.

You still don't like me, do you? I really sincerely want to be together.

Rayyan was a little disappointed. He breathed out and put his phone back in his jacket pocket. Afterwards glance towards the ice cream that stayed a little in hand.

"Sorry Ice, I have to throw you away. Suddenly you're bland on my tongue." Rayyan moved on and then threw the rest of the ice cream into the trash can before breezing away.

On the other hand, Arum peeked at him from behind a tree quite far away. Staring at that tall body that was slightly filled with it from the darkness of the night.

"Sorry Rayyan, I have to avoid you again. Because the problems I face today are much more complicated. As if it's dragging me away from you more and more." Arum looked down at the slightly melted ice cream. His tears just dripped, and he did the same, throwing the rest into the trash.