THE WOMAN (END)
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I sat with a face that was still red because of her actions earlier.

Sandy opened the car door and sat next to me, her hand holding the wheel.

He looked at me again.

"Mas jalan! it's noon" my hiss began to feel embarrassed as he continued to look at me.

Mas Sandy gave me a smile. I don't know what she thinks about me. Is it possible because of my kiss that was honest I also don't understand why can do such a wild thing just now.

Good Lord! I'm really embarrassed to remember how I kissed her to make her lips red.

"If we're late, it's all your tea's fault." His ledek once again tried to tease me and of course made me feel like disappearing from his sight right now.

"It's better that Sandy's attention be on the way" I protested, turning away from eye contact.

"Why should I be ashamed? that was it, I really liked it" she whispered.

"Mas sandiiii" I turned a rough look at him. The man only chuckled triumphantly after successfully making my face meet red.

"Yes well, I won't discuss it anymore." mas Sandy drove her car through the streets that began to be quite crowded.

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"Why do we stop here?" I asked when Sandy stopped at the parking lot of a beauty salon.

"We change your clothes" he said.

I looked at my whole body.It felt like there was nothing wrong, and the clothes I was wearing were just decent and polite and neat

"But, we're too late, after all, my clothes are real" I always say when he opens the door for me

Sandy looked at me.

"You wear any shirt that looks beautiful to me. Even when you wear a home negligee, I still like it. But we're going to the office where everyone will see you tea," clearly soft.

I was silent for a long time, what Sandy mas said there is a point as well.where maybe the wife of a company owner looks too understated like this.

"Come on!" invite him to raise his hand to take me into the salon.

With a sense of doubt, I stepped my feet into the luxurious place.This is really a salon that is very different from the salons I have seen. all the equipment and the place was very clean and comfortable.two salon waiters seemed to welcome us kindly.

"Well, Mr. Sandy just looked again.Where have you been, sir?" one of the slightly fat women came out of her room and greeted us

"Did you know, Ema, the owner of this salon. Ema, this is my wife's Eyebrow!" tukas mas Sandy's.

Ema looked at me a little longer, even her eyes down to the tip of my foot, and I knew what she had in mind.

"Hi, I'm Ema." she said with a big smile.

"Hello ma'am, greetings" I extended my hand to shake.

"Sir Sandy is married? so it's true about the gossip a few months ago'" he muttered staring in shock at Sandy.

I looked at Sandy.

"Don't hear too much gossip.it's not good for health!" sindir mas Sandy who then pulled a chair to sit.

Ema smiled wryly as she stared at me unwell.

"So, who do I want to deal with first?" tanyanya diverted the conversation.

"Today we're going to the office. And it's his first day, so I think you know what you have to do?!"

"Hmm, okay.it's easy!" Ema gently pulled my hand and allowed me to sit on one of the chairs.

"Please get your hair straightened out. Just cut it thin!" ema's orders to two of her employees.

I patiently let the two men tear apart my hair which I just tied with a ribbon.

While Sandy and Ema seemed engrossed in conversation.

"I heard Mr. Sandy was in an accident, is that right? where's the one who got hurt?" Ema stared at Sandy's body, which had no scars.

I saw his movements from the mirror at a glance, because they were chatting right behind me.

"By my leg and hand were broken. I honestly wished I was dead at the time. unfortunately, God still wanted to test me." explained Sandy.

Hearing Ema's answer I smiled with relief, she seemed to be as I thought.

"Yes, you're right.the silver lining is that I have a very kind and patient wife." Sandy looked at me through the mirror.

Ema looked at me.

"That's lucky then. Is he a friend of Sandy's college? or is he Sandy's secretary at the office? like the stories in the movies?" Ema half whispered with her curious face.

I'm termangu.

Surely there will be many people who talk like Ema out there looking at me with different points of view.questioning my origins with details. and I have to be ready for that.

"He's my personal nurse!" answer Sandy honestly.

"It turns out it's like a Romance story." said Ema to smile.

"Is it like this, Mom?" the two employees ended their work by neatly combing my hair.

"Yes, that's enough. The rest let me do it. You guys go!" ema's orders.

"Will Mr. Sandy come to the makeup room? " goda Ema.

"I'm here." Sandy stared cynically at him, and I just smiled at his attitude.

Ema took me to a special room for berias. there were some dresses that were deliberately hung there.

Also, the high heels that I estimated would not be cheap.

"Well, the color of the dress is very beautiful" I said for a moment, when I saw a Golden-colored dress with pearl details around her waist.

"That's the latest collection from our boutique.it's quite expensive, I think you can ask Sandy sir!" whispered Ema.

"No need. I rarely wear a dress." I said as I sat in one of the chairs he had prepared.

"Being the wife of a Mr. Sandy, of course we have to change a lot, although we are not used to it, but gradually we must be able to get used to it. that's not selfish name." His advice gently.

I smiled thinly.

"Out there are many women who want to be in your position now.Therefore, you should be able to be a fortress for him. But if you are this simple, without any intention of changing yourself, I think the fortress will easily collapse." he continued.

This time I was really slapped with the sentence.although it sounded painful but it's true.I myself feel, that many women out there are better than me.

"Mother was right.I also felt, that I did not deserve to be with Sandy mas." I answered honestly.

"What is it. everything needs to be processed. I believe you are a strong person, it is important that you can melt the heart of a Sandy Hadiwijaya. and I am sure, you already know the risks?!" Ema looked at me inside while putting powder on my cheeks.

"But sometimes I'm not sure," I stared at the reflection of my face in the mirror.

Ema just smiled as she put on my face with great care.

"Surely or not, obviously you have to go through it first. You'll just know how strong you are at maintaining your relationship."

We chatted pretty deep.

I don't really know who this woman is, why she cares so much about me by giving me advice about my relationship and Sandy's, but I'm so grateful, at least there are still people who care about me without demeaning me.

After half an hour I put on makeup and changed my clothes. Finally finished too, it turned out to be beautiful it was really tiring.even my neck felt sore once now.

"Look! you are so beautiful. Mr. Sandy is good at choosing women" he whispered, making me blush in shame.

I stared at the reflection of my face in the mirror.I didn't even think my appearance would change so much like this.

Ema and I came out of the Make Up room and I saw Sandy was so focused on her phone, maybe some work was waiting for her at the office.

"Hows it? does Mr. Sandy like his new look?" Tukas Ema's.

Quickly Sandy looked up at me who was still down in shame because I was not confident with my appearance.

Sandy looked at me for a long time and strangely she didn't speak at all.

Does he not like my appearance?

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