TIME (For A Taste )
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“Getol also yes he called you?..”

Malia knows how to speak cynically after she finishes reading the chat message Reiji showed her on her phone, to answer the accusation Malia who thinks if she has been neat at a fairly far time from her working hours because of a deal with Shirly.

“Getol? ..”

Reiji who knew who Malia meant by ‘dia’ then replied, then he chuckled.

“You, getol also ya meet the Irsyad that?!”

Reiji's reply was heartbreaking for Malia.

“Where did you go with him yesterday until he came home almost late at night?”

“Where is late night?! Ten o'clock less I'm already here ya.”

Malia defended herself.

“Yes, but from the morning you go, Malia Leonard!”

Reiji's jaw is hardened.

“What should I remind you again, if your name is now Malia Shakeel --“

Reiji looked at Malia sharply then.

“Please let you go where and who you are, but not just go alone with your boyfriend whose name is Irsyad!”

Then Reiji said firmly.

“Ga do not forbid me!”

Malia retaliated spicyly.

Where Malia's reply was enough to make Reiji stunned.

“I'm your husband Lia!” And Reiji quickly replied.

“Trus why?!”

“Trus why? ... you asked trus why? ..”

Reiji looked at Malia in disbelief at Malia's current attitude.

“Remember Yes Rei, I married you because we were betrothed.” Malia said.

Malia had stood up from her seat, and Reiji's eyes moved with Malia's movements, but Reiji was still in his place.

“I never felt the same you and I received this matchmaking just for papa sama mama—“ Malia said cynically, but her eyes began to glaze over.

Reiji was stunned to hear Malia's words.

“I don't even know why it's like this ...” said Malia whose eyes had looked glazed, now looks wet at the corner. “Why this wedding happened ...”.

Reiji shook his head and stared at Malia. “I also don't know why this wedding happened, Lia –“ Reiji also voiced. “What is clear, if you remember the time I came to your graduation and you immediately rushed to hug me, my heart pounded. And I had time to deny that feeling, because all I know is that we love each other.”

Reiji said as he looked at Malia.

“After our matchmaking was triggered, I remembered the moment when you hugged me with a face that sparkled at your graduation. And it seems like ever since, I've fallen for you. Although I tried to deny it.”

“....”

“But since the matchmaking, with frequent we meet and spend time in the preparation of the marriage as well ... At that time I realized that I already love you, Which ..”

“....”

“This matchmaking, our marriage that until this happens, has conjured my affection as a sister to you into love –“

“....”

“But for you know Yang.”

Reiji got up from his seat. Stand facing Malia. But stay at the distance.

“That aside, after I married you ..” Reiji continued. “And I feel like I've said this to you, that my commitment to marry you is to love you, in addition to taking care of you. Clear and definite commitment from me to you, which you do not need to doubt.”

Reiji was silent later.

For a moment Reiji just stared at Malia. “And as I know, you also received this matchmaking consciously, even you yourself say yes,” and Reiji spoke again. “But now you yourself are questioning? Because of that guy named Irsyad? ..”

“Ga take her.”

“Okay.” Reiji Sahut. “I won't take him in our conversation.”

“....”

“Let me say one more time to you, and please once again I beg you to believe.”

“....”

“I and Irly have been friends for years. And all that time my relationship and hers was just pure friendship. Irly and I were just friends. That’s. And about me having the same feelings for her, I admit that. And I've also answered your questions about it without anything I cover up, right?.”

Reiji spoke at length.

Reiji raised his hand, as Malia seemed to want to talk.

“But my feelings for Irly that I've been throwing away since she chose another man to be her partner.”

“Pair? I think he came alone at our reception.” Malia Struggle.

“She was separated from her partner long before we were betrothed. Hence –“

“Oh, widow?” sambar Malia insinuating. “Udah is a widow so she sneaks you again?”

Malia looks fierce.

“Ga like that, Yang.”

Reiji immediately refuted.

“Wah, well, my husband is defending his widowed best friend –“

“Lia!” Reiji's voice was rising. “Can you stop being skeptical and trust me?”

“Entah Rei-“

Malia breathed.

“I don't even believe that this matchmaking that ended our marriage happened ..”

Malia turned around after. Then quickly set foot into his private room and Reiji.

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The debate that occurred between Reiji and Malia a few days ago re-created the cold aura between the two.

The tongue of both seems to be a machete. Same – equally reluctant to start talking first.

Large ego, while the same – controls Reiji and Malia. Regardless of who is actually guilty until the cold war between a married couple whose marriage age is still as long as corn was – terms, occurred.

In recent days, Reiji and Malia seem busy with their world – each. Not entirely non-talking, but communication between Reiji and Malia occurs as necessary. Just just saying goodbye to each other if anyone leaves first to work.

The rest is not there.

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REIJI

It's true that my parents and Lia said, if the household isn't easy.

Yes, it is too.

If it were easy, there would be no such thing as divorce.

Even though among some couples who divorced, in fact, they loved each other before they decided to get married.

Feel confident with his choice of each –, on the basis of love. But if love is the basis, why divorce can be an option for two people who love each other to divorce?..

Then what about my marriage to Lia that is not based on this love?.

It feels like the household that is not easy, will feel very very very will not be easy for me.

Well, not based on love from one side more precisely. Even though there is love for me.

Said. Said Lia, who said she loved me more than ever after we got married.

Really? ..

If so, why is it so hard to trust me?.

If Lia really loves me, then,

Why would Lia prefer to let alone this crisis in our household?.

Didn't ..

If Lia does love me, at least she respects me a little, appreciates my feelings? ..

It's not like spending time with the man of his dreams.

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In the eyes of Reiji, Malia slowly seems to change since the presence of an Irsyad in Malia's life. And Malia's change has become more pronounced for Reiji, in recent days.

Just saying nothing is ironic, like just fulfilling obligations even as if forced.

For a few days Reiji has been quieter than Malia.

But that does not mean Reiji has a stupid period with the fate of his marriage with his wife.

Reiji was just being overwhelmed. It also denies the irregularities of its household with Malia.

Thinking about the words of people who often Reiji heard along with the culture in the country where he lived, that should a marriage is a union between two family parties.

But if so, shouldn't it be easy for her and Malia to get through their marriage despite being based on an arranged marriage? ... His family and Malia have been close for so long, even before Malia was born.

But in reality, the household he lived and Malia was still not easy. That's what Reiji thought.

‘Belom sepet I make Lia fall in love with me, already hunted dateng it seedlings pebinor.’ Inner Reiji who grumbled.

Despite his cold relationship with Malia, Reiji feels that what is happening now is not about his past feelings for his female best friend, but because of the presence of someone from Malia's past who is his greatest threat.

And it also seems Malia is ‘terbuai’ with the presence of her past that Malia seemed to forget her role as a wife for Reiji, Malia's husband was trying to calm down, he has been quieter lately. Well at least Reiji tried to calm down, in order to be clear thinking.

Clear his mind - if Malia's relationship with a man named Irsyad who he thinks is the seed of the player, it's just a friendship.

Reiji did not necessarily accuse Malia of having ‘’ forbidden relationship with the man named Irsyad.

Perhaps - in Reiji's opinion, Malia just returned her frustration at him who had kept the truth about his past feelings for Shirly, also because Malia considered that he still harbored a taste for Shirly, as well as the truth about her past feelings for Shirly, because his wife found a photo album containing the familiarity of herself and Shirly.

As well as two photos with a trace of writing that is considered Malia, if he deliberately brings traces of his past to remain remembered, because the taste is still remembered. But despite Malia's accusations, Reiji encourages her - to think that Malia's attitude is a form of jealousy, albeit on a small scale.

And if it is like that, isn't that a sign that Malia has started to have a sense called love for herself? ..

Reiji raised his heart, but also did not want to be big-headed enough to believe that Malia was basically - at least a lot, having started to love him.

But clearly, Reiji has been tepid enough to take steps - in terms of mending his relationship with Malia.

So ..

‘Where Are You?’

Reiji sent a line of chat messages to Malia's mobile phone number.

‘Still in the office or already home?’ one more message Reiji sent to Malia, before his first chat message was returned.

‘Udah on the way home.’ A reply to a chat message from Malia broke into Reiji's phone shortly afterwards.

‘Can I call?’

‘Chat aja. Hp I lowbat.’

‘Ya is so. Meet at the apartment ya?’

‘Ya.’

Reiji just smiled faintly reading Malia's chat reply.

However, Reiji did not want to despair. The problem between her and Malia wants Reiji to solve soon, and makes Malia return to Malia Shakeel with her attitude as a good wife before the man named Irsyad comes to interfere.

‘Gue stop by Gancit first ah! .. But I buyin Lia what is it?.’ Inner Reiji who has driven his car away from the airport parking lot.

Type a chat message on Malia at red light.

‘Gancit what is PP?’ Reiji weighed in, choosing one of the malls he wanted to visit, before he returned to his apartment and Malia when the car he was driving was in the southern area of Jakarta. ‘Gancit just now! Who knows Perplus has a new book collection ..’

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MALIA

Today, after Reiji and I have been quieter, even just greeting each other when they meet, without any more communication than that.

In fact, we often have time disputes because our work is different types. Reiji was more silent, without seeming to be trying to make up with me.

I don't blame Reiji for that.

Because I'm the real one in trouble - maybe.

And Reiji was hit. Again and again.

However, I felt a cramp that sometimes stifled my chest, and the tightness seemed to evaporate when I was with Irsyad.

Although some things were stifling my chest, there was also the role of Irsyad there. But yeah, I'm happy every time I see him.

Although my guilt for Reiji sometimes whack when I go with Irsyad. The guilt that I was not thinking about anymore seemed to be in these few days. Because I let the devil win in the debate between ‘angel and satan’ in my heart.

Yes, during my cold war with Reiji in the past few days, I even intensely met with Irsyad, even if it was just eating together. As it is today. Irsyad and I promised to meet at a mall in Jaksel's superblock.

And For God Sake, Reiji was texting me when I just met Irsyad and we were walking to a Japanese restaurant, japanese food is my favorite and Irsyad.

From some of Reiji's chat messages that came in, I caught on, if Reiji was trying to make up with me. But I made a deal with Irysad, even walking side by side now. Then I lied to Reiji, if I was on my way home.

I don't remember checking Reiji's work schedule today, but as far as I'm concerned, if he used to call me after Reiji was done with his job.

So I'm telling you when Reiji says ‘Meet at the apartment huh?’.

Because I think, if I just ate with Irsyad here, I'd get to the apartment before Reiji arrived.

Given how hectic the traffic from the airport to the south of Jakarta.

I chatted at length with Irsyad while again reminiscing - which seemed endless, even until our food was served and we started eating.

I don't know why I remember Reiji on the side of me and Irsyad chatting. What if the reverse position, I was waiting for Reiji to come home, while Reiji was eating out with another woman.

And my gaze momentarily glanced towards the outside of the restaurant. Look at the people outside the restaurant. Crowded.

And in that crowd of people, there could be no Reiji among them.

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Connect ...

Thank you for being faithful.