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REIJI

“I realized, I was wrong, you were wrong, with the decision of our matchmaking. Matchmaking that we should never have received..” continued Lia. “This soul mate line, too forced..”.

And I froze in my place when I heard Lia say that our soul mate line was too forced.

Oh, my God, why did he say that?. Making a rumble of anger in my chest this might increase, at the same time my heart feels a little pain.

“I reiterate once again Lia, my feelings for Irly are past. I live for the present and the future. And that, is you.”

I said out loud.

I'm done explaining to Lia that my feelings for Irly are in the past.

Just the past.

I'm tired of responding to Lia's allegations and accusations against me for how I feel about Irly. I did love Irly, I ever expected her. But my brain was still sane when Irly rejected me.

I was also sad when Irly refused my passionate love at the time, and chose the man who was Argan's biological father.

But I didn't become a Sadboy because of it. And in a short time, my feelings for Irly have been released without the rest of my heart.

“Do not bring up the past, both my past and yours.”

Then I walked out of my room and Lia.

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MALIA

Reiji left me alone in the room, after he told me not to bring up his past and my past.

Actually I hope Reiji calms me down, improving myself by approaching me. Not leaving me alone in my room.

So that my mind is not getting worse.

The fact that I discovered Reiji and Shirly, especially that Reiji had special feelings for his best friend, triggered thoughts in my brain that might not have existed.

The thing about Reiji's past, in the end, made my past slip back into my mind.

It made me question my confidence since I accepted my match with Reiji, accepted it as my husband, by burying my dream of living with the man I really wanted to be my husband.

“Lo have you heard from him? ...”

I remember Avi asking about it, after I confided in her about my matchmaking with Reiji.

“Not ....” I replied to Avi while shaking her head.

And then Avi said, that I had to decide.

And soon after, I agreed to my and Reiji's match.

Now a piece of Reiji's past, about who ever really stopped in his heart, is teasing me. The woman who incised a deep sense in Reiji's heart was still close to him.

While I, and the man who incised a deep feeling in my heart so far away, have not even met, or just sent word.

There was an unfair feeling that I felt, until it made my memory of my own past turbulent.

It affected my determination to be a good wife to Reiji, as if slowly evaporating just because of the past.

Which then makes me feel doubtful, because the pieces of memory about my past began to spin again in my brain.

Memories about Irsyad.

A memory piece that makes me feel sad.

***

Reiji who had come out of his room, to dampen his emotions over Malia's speech that sounded like an unreasonable accusation to him, was, now choose to calm down in the multipurpose room in the apartment unit he lived with Malia.

“Running...trophy victory..” muttered Reiji who sat on a sloping sofa in a multipurpose room dominated by his books and action figures collection. “Ngaco!”

Reiji was also cursed.

Reiji was really upset, but he tried not to be provoked by more anger at Malia's accusation to him in the room.

“I realized, I was wrong, you were wrong, with the decision of our matchmaking. A matchmaking we should never have received..”.

“This soul mate line, too forced..”.

Reiji recalled Malia's words shortly before he came out of their room. Then Reiji snorted cynically.

‘Lia, Lia.. We have only been married for two months and just because of my past with my female best friend you said that we made the wrong decision with this matchmaking, this marriage of ours.’.

Reiji let out a long sigh, then laid his body on the sloping sofa he was sitting on, then closed his eyes.

***

REIJI

I really don't understand why Lia's exaggerating my past and Irly's.

I'm questioning my feelings for Irly. A feeling that I did not bury, but that I had taken out of my heart.

What else should I tell Lia that I received an arranged marriage to marry her not just to fulfill the wishes of our parents?.

But because I want to, because I feel confident about our matchmaking.

Because Lia, it's special to me.

After the matchmaking talk, within three months of the approach as well as the marriage preparation I had already discussed it with Lia.

Discussing about Lia's decision which finally also agreed to this matchmaking.

I have even offered to talk to our parents, if indeed Lia is not sure and wants to change her ‘agree’ decision to ‘don't agree’.

I'm sincere, if we don't match.

Not after the wedding.

Just because she thought unilaterally without listening to my explanation, unsure of my honesty with how I felt about her, Lia could have said that our marriage was a wrong decision.

Oh Lia, from the moment I agreed to marry you, and since you no longer want to change your decision to stay married to me, our decision should have been right, right?.

And I still vividly remember your sweet smile, when you agreed when your decision was made to accept me as your husband, Lia.

For that, should not we walk forward, without having to think about the past?. The past you've been worrying about is just two photos, which I didn't know was brought here.

Two photos that I don't even remember anymore!.

***

A few hours later.

Time passed, shifting the night sky, with the sky bright.

“Yes!”

It was Malia, who was aghast when she woke up from her sleep, when she saw the time on the clock of the wall in her room had shown eight in the morning.

Malia immediately got out of bed with a slight wave.

“Dead me!”

Malia cursed small.

“Rei..” But then Malia murmured, when she saw that the bed next to her was empty.

The memory of his quarrel with Reiji is twisted in Malia's brain.

“What does Reiji not sleep in the room last night?” muttered Malia who then let out a long sigh. “Atau Rei has left for work?”

Malia muttered again while turning her body that was facing the bed, to get into the walk in closet.

“Eh, but this is Rei's navy bag still there... Means Rei is still here.” Malia muttered again. ‘Maybe another shower... How will I pass the same Rei after what our quarrel semalem?’

Malia.

‘Ah see how it is deh..’

Malia continued what she wanted to do on the walk in closet.

Afterwards Malia stepped quickly to get out of the walk in closet with her office clothes and towels, along with a pair of private interiors.

***

MALIA

I woke up this morning.

Not waking up as relaxed as usual.

I don't know. Maybe the burden of my mind and heart is the cause.

And I flinched, seeing that the time on the wall clock was eight in the morning.

For what reason, I was really late to go to the office. I quickly got out of bed in a hurry.

But I paused my steps to immediately enter the walk in closet and take my work clothes and the frills.

I realized the side of Reiji's bed was empty.

I don't know where he is, which is definitely not in the room.

The navy bag is still there. Maybe Rei's taking a shower.

Wanted me to get the pilot's uniform and his needs ready as usual.

But I hesitated a little, because I didn't know Rei's work schedule today.

There was no discussion of it, because from yesterday I was busy with turmoil in my heart's mind regarding Rei's past and his feelings for Shirly.

Where it is, triggers me to recall the debris of my past and Irsyad.

In addition to my and Reiji's conversation with discussing his past based on the two photos I found ended up being a debate and a quarrel.

And now I'm confused as to how I should behave to Reiji.

Ah already.

I'll think about that later.

There's still a wedge in my heart about Reiji's attitude toward me last night.

He was not angry until he yelled at me. But from the tone of his voice I can catch if Reiji gets upset.

But I was also upset by Reiji's attitude.

Instead of calming me down, she left me alone in the room just like that after Reiji said,

“I reiterate once again Lia, my feelings for Irly are past. I live for the present and the future. And that, is you.”

I bit my lip when I heard that line coming out of Reiji's mouth. I'm satiated. But if Rei really wanted to live for the present and the future, he shouldn't have brought with him the memories of his past with Shirly here.

My head is a little dizzy, thinking about my relationship with Rei, and the shadows of our past. Ah I don't know, what I have to think about now is how I can get to the office as soon as possible.

I rem*s my forehead.

My relationship with Rei was troubled, and I was very late to the office.

Chequek.

I heard the door of the room open.

Along with the figure of Reiji who as I suspected that he was bathing earlier.

If I hadn't gotten into a fight with Reiji last night, I would have sprayed him for not waking me up when he woke up who might have been as late as I was.

Until I passed the shabuh and was too late to go to the office.

“It's saturday.” Reiji.

Huh uh?. Wha what?.

I was silent for a moment.

Then grab my phone.

Oh my!.

I cursed in my heart as I grabbed my phone and looked at the time following the day and date that was underneath.

I'm kicking my bidat.

It's stupid of me to not remember that today is Saturday and I'm off to work.

It's just right that my phone was quiet from the moment I woke up.

**

The atmosphere this morning in Reiji and Malia's apartment was not as usual.

The cold aura emanating from the two people living inside the apartment dominated the atmosphere.

There was no good morning greeting, let alone the morning kiss that Reiji usually asked Malia. Even the two have not greeted each other, when they had been in the room together for a while.

Just a line of three words from Reiji when he saw Malia holding the set of clothes that Reiji knew were office clothes, along with a towel. Saying that today is Saturday, after seeing Malia holding a set of office clothes.

After that, no more words came out of Reiji's mouth that entered the room after bathing, until he was neatly dressed, but Reiji was wearing a casual home-based outfit. Reiji's face was flat, with his voice flat to remind Malia that it was Saturday.

Reiji immediately came out of his room and Malia, after he was neatly dressed.

Leaving again Malia who was still standing in her place and also glanced at Reiji who was walking out of their room.

“Fuhhh..”

At the same time, in a different place.

Reiji who was behind the door of his room and Malia after he got out of there and leaned on the closed door leaf, as well as Malia who was still unmoved in her place, both sighed at them.

Still equally confused to behave.

Here is a slightly domineering prestige.

**

Malia comes out of her room and Reiji after she reinserts the office and other clothes she took from the walk in closet, after learning that today is Saturday.

The smell of cooking was wafted and smelled by Malia's nose, as she opened the room door.

‘Rei cook?’ inner Malia, who sees Reiji, seems to be busy in the pantry of their apartment. ‘Eh really she's cooking again!’

Malia again sat down, when she saw a teflon frying pan on the stove, and Reiji put a plate of white rice into it, which Reiji then stirred with a serious look.

‘Harum bang.’

The aroma that comes out of what Reiji is cooking, evokes the appetite Malia does not realize Reiji has been in the pantry, because Reiji still seems busy with what he is doing now.

Malia pulled the thin corner of her lips. He had already guessed what Reiji was cooking right now.

Fried rice.

One of Malia's favorite foods.

“Mission..”

Malia spoke as she was near Reiji standing in the way where Malia wanted to take a cup to make tea.

Reiji who was about to take something from one of the pantry cabinets was slightly gasped at Malia's presence in the pantry. Reiji only glanced at her head by sliding his body.

And Malia then advanced the body and a little tiptoe to open one of the pantry cabinets where the storage of cups and glasses.

‘He has made a drink for himself yet huh?’ inner Malia.

His eyes glanced at the dining table and table in front of the television, to see if Reiji had made his usual morning drink.

‘Not yet.’ Malia sat down again, because the two tables she was looking at were empty. ‘Gue makes it too..’ Malia turned her body to take one more cup inside one of the storage cabinets.

“Create drinks for yourself aja.”

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