All the items were scattered on the floor, many of them broken. Mona was surprised to hear the sound of falling objects, she immediately ran even though her bag was still attached to her back. Seeing his brother-in-law sitting on the bed while holding a paper made Mona curious, she approached and asked quietly.
"Brother-in-law, what's wrong?" asked Mona looking at Arka who immediately looked up when she heard her voice. "Go away!" snapped Arka, getting up and glaring at Mona. Mona looked down as she was surprised to get yelled at by Arka. With weak steps, she left and rushed to her room to change her clothes. After that, she went around looking for her sister. "Sister Dinda, where are you?" Mona kept shouting trying to find her sister who invited her to live with her two months ago when their parents were gone. Until a voice made her stop looking, it sounded very cold. The man who pampered her and even sent her to school here turned into a creepy man. You could see the hatred in his eyes. "She's not there," Arka exclaimed coldly looking at Mona who was downstairs while he was upstairs. "Is Dinda's Sister shopping?" asked Mona, feeling a chilling air as she looked up to meet Arka's gaze, making her shudder in horror and look down. "She left, and she's never coming back," Arka replied, making Mona's eyes blink and her brain tries to digest Arka's words. "What does Brother-in-Law mean?" Mona tried to push the bad thoughts out of her brain, instead, she asked Arka who immediately smiled sarcastically while stepping closer to her. Fear rising in her heart, she stepped back as Arka approached. The man grabbed the arm of his sister-in-law who was trying to get away. Arka roughly grabbed Mona's hair making the girl groan in pain and tried to remove Arka's hand from her mane. "Sister-in-law, it hurts," Mona moaned as water slowly fell from her eyelids. "It hurts! It hurts me more! Don't you understand, that your savage sister ran away? Taking the money and jewelry I gave her," Arka snapped and then released the hold turning to stare at Mona's reddened cheeks. "That's impossible, Brother-in-Law," Mona said shaking her head, her knees felt weak and she fell to the floor. "I didn't think it was possible either, but this is what happened!" Arka snarled, kicking Mona to her back and causing the corner of her lip to bleed. "Go to your room, or you'll die by my hands right now!" Arka ordered, making Mona try to get up and step into the room while sobbing with pain. "Sis, is it true you're leaving? You're such a bastard! Leaving me and Brother Arka who loves you so much," muttered Mona still in disbelief, she opened the drawer to get the medicine but instead she found a paper. "What is this?" Mona asked and brought it to the bed to read it. The content of the letter Mona, you left with the man you love. You can't stand Arka, he's too stiff and unromantic and even weak in bed. Meanwhile, you have wild fantasies. You stay with him, I've written a letter to him too. Do good and obey, so that you can achieve the goals you want. Replace Brother as his wife, serve him. From Dinda to Mona Mona crumpled the paper and threw it, crying hysterically. Then she threw the books that were lying on the bed unopened. After pouring out her frustration and disappointment, the girl fell asleep.The clock struck five in the morning, and Mona woke up and sat up in bed. Eyes swollen, she picked up the small mirror on the nightstand and looked at her reflection. Her chest felt tight again, and yesterday's events immediately came to mind."It wasn't a dream," Mona mentally exclaimed softly."I used to admire you, Sister," Mona muttered under her breath."But not now, you bastard subjugated me to replace you," Mona continued holding the mirror tightly."What should I do...," Mona's words were cut short by Arka's shouting at her door."Mona hurry up and make me breakfast!" Arka shouted and the man walked away to the dining table, sitting on a chair playing with his cell phone.Mona quickly got up to put the mirror away and smoothed her hair just enough to tie it together. Stepped into the bathroom to wash her face and brush her teeth. After finishing, she immediately went to the kitchen to cook."Next time wake up early and prepare breakfast!" Arka ordered without looking at Mona w
Morning rolled around quickly, the clock had already struck half past four in the afternoon. Mona was at home doing household chores, lifting the clothesline, and then hurrying to cook a meal. Sweat flooded her forehead, exhaustion attacking her body because after coming home from school she immediately did her chores."Ahhhhh, finally done too. I have to take a shower, my body is so sticky," Mona monologued and then entered the room and performed the ritual of cleaning herself.After taking a shower Mona went to the living room, waiting for Arka while lying on the sofa. Slowly she drifted off, exhausted, into dreamland until the clock finally struck seven. The doorbell rang but she was still asleep, irritably Arka took the spare key from the car and opened the door. "Where's that damn girl!" Arka cursed, stepping wide and then her eyes caught Mona fast asleep on the sofa."Damn it! This girl is sleeping so well," Arka growled and kicked Mona's leg, startling the girl into sitting up
Today was a holiday, Mona was a little dizzy and hot. She only washed her face and brushed her teeth, looking into the fridge to find no ingredients for cooking. Stepping hesitantly towards Arka's room, just about to knock the door was already open."What are you doing," Arka asked coldly."T-that's it, the ingredients are gone," Mona joked nervously and sneezed."Are you sick?" asked Arka still coldly.Mona shook her head quickly. "No brother-in-law, Mona is not sick," Mona said in a shaky voice."You don't have any ingredients for breakfast?" Arka asked Mona again, shaking her head."Alright, let's go shopping," Arka continued, going back into the room to get the car keys.Arka drove the car at an average speed, her stomach already churning to fill up. Finally, she stopped by a chicken porridge vendor to eat. Mona's eyebrows furrowed when Arka didn't go to the convenience store but she was afraid to ask."Get off! Let's eat porridge first," Arka exclaimed and stepped away from Mona,
The sun was strong and the weather was very hot, Mona woke up from sleep. She felt a little better and glanced at the medicine prescription, it turned out that this afternoon she had to take pills to cure the fever. She got up slowly and went to the kitchen to prepare porridge for her, a meal for her brother-in-law."Bismillah," Mona said, getting up from the bed and slowly heading to the kitchen.Mona started cooking with a weak body, she had to do homework because she didn't want to trouble her brother-in-law any more. Carefully preparing the ingredients and then frying, she smiled when everything was done. She slowly made her way to Arka's office because she knew he was busy with his work."Brother-in-law," Mona called in a low voice as she knocked on the door."Come in!" Arka ordered without looking at the open door."Brother-in-law, lunch is ready," Mona said, making Arka glance over and focus on ignoring her sister-in-law's words.Mona stood silently in front of the door, waitin
Three days passed and Mona had finally fully recovered, she immediately cleaned up. Planning to go to school tomorrow, but today she had to do household chores first. Arranging the food on the table, and making coffee as usual. After seeing that everything was in order, she stepped into Arka's room to tell her it was time for breakfast."Brother-in-law, it's time for breakfast," Mona called, knocking on the door."Have you recovered?" asked Arka as she opened the door, surprising Mona and stroking her chest."I'm fine, let's have breakfast, I've made coffee," Mona explained, only to be greeted by Arka's dejection.The man sat down and began to enjoy his breakfast, he looked at Mona who after eating immediately cleaned up again making him raise an eyebrow. "Are you absent from school?" asked Arka without preamble, making Mona stop her work and turn her head to return Arka's sharp gaze."No, Brother-in-Law. Mona wants to go to school tomorrow, now I want to clean up first," Mona replied
All Mona's friends had gone home, the girl went straight to the chores. Preparing dinner, then going into Arka's room to clean up the place. Mona deftly tidied up everything. Exhaling tiredly, she quickly took a shower because Mona was going to rest. Her body was exhausted from group study and cleaning Arka's place."Just take a nap," Mona said after cleaning up, leaving her body wrapped only in a towel.Arka growled angrily when Mona didn't open the door. With a nagging annoyance, Arka stepped into the car to get the spare key. As she entered her room, she remembered that her sister-in-law had been doing group work there. She immediately looked at the closed-circuit television and growled in annoyance when she saw Mona holding hands with one of the boys."This girl needs to be punished so she knows her place," Arka exclaimed and got up to go to the bathroom to clean herself up.After cleaning up, Arka immediately put on her casual clothes. Stepping confidently into Mona's room, she o
Arka got up from her seat and approached Mona, staring intently at the girl. It made Mona's guts that wanted to say more shrink. Pulling her sister-in-law's chin and gripping it to return her gaze"Take a look in the mirror before you say that, Mona! It's okay if you don't do the obligations thrown at you. But replace the money your damn brother brought," Arka scolded and made Mona fall to the floor."You don't know yourself!" Arka snapped and pulled Mona's hand to follow her."Stay here! Think about what you want, whether or not it's appropriate for you to ask me," Arka said, pushing Mona into the shed and the man locked it."Brother-in-law, open it! Don't lock it Mona is scared," Mona shouted banging on the door, she started sobbing in fear.Arka walked away from the warehouse, annoyed at Mona's request. The man preferred to go to his room to rest his body. He was very tired, letting his sister-in-law sleep in the warehouse for the night. "Brother-in-law, please open it! Mona is sc
Arka got up from her seat and approached Mona, staring intently at the girl. It made Mona's guts that wanted to say more shrink. Pulling her sister-in-law's chin and gripping it to return her gaze"Take a look in the mirror before you say that, Mona! It's okay if you don't do the obligations thrown at you. But replace the money your damn brother brought," Arka scolded and made Mona fall to the floor."You don't know yourself!" Arka snapped and pulled Mona's hand to follow her."Stay here! Think about what you want, whether or not it's appropriate for you to ask me," Arka said, pushing Mona into the shed and the man locked it."Brother-in-law, open it! Don't lock it Mona is scared," Mona shouted banging on the door, she started sobbing in fear.Arka walked away from the warehouse, annoyed at Mona's request. The man preferred to go to his room to rest his body. He was very tired, letting his sister-in-law sleep in the warehouse for the night. "Brother-in-law, please open it! Mona is sc
"My husband!" called Mona as she opened the door to see Arka sleeping on the bed. "He's sleeping, let's put Ghibran to sleep first," Mona muttered softly, closing the door and putting Ghibran in the baby box. She smiled happily when she saw her baby's adorable face. She fondly stroked her son's chubby cheeks. Then, she rushed to the bathroom to clean her body first. The sound of splashing water could be heard, indicating that Mona was cleaning herself. Arka woke up and looked at the bathroom door. He smiled when he heard his wife humming. "It's a habit to always sing in the shower," Arka muttered under her breath, then reached for her phone and grinned as she read a series of messages from Mona. Arka quickly pretended to be still asleep when she saw the bathroom door open. Mona casually took her clothes and put them on in the room. She casually did that because she thought her husband was still sleeping. While Arka opened his eyes slowly to peek at Mona's activities, the man's
"You're too positive about Dara," Arka grumbled, putting down her cell phone and sitting quietly watching the television. Mona continued to chat with her brother. While Gaia occasionally chimed in, she was more focused on the appetizing dishes. Glancing at the clock, Mona hurried to say goodbye to Dinda because she had been out too long. "Sister, it's been too long. I'll take my leave, my husband will keep blabbering if I don't go home now," Mona said to Dinda's understanding nod. "Well, then be careful." Mona nodded in response, they said goodbye and Mona and her son left immediately. "Mom, Dad must be angry. I've been talking to Auntie for so long," Gaia chirped, to which Mona nodded in reply, as she was texting her husband. "How about it, Gaia. I haven't seen your aunt in a long time, so when I do, it's only natural," Mona replies in her defense. [Honey, I'm on my way home,] - Mona "Why did it take so long to reply, I didn't even read it at all," Mona grumbled to herself, w
Finally Kean took the initiative himself, grabbing his phone and asking Google. The smile was clearly engraved when he knew the meaning of the two lines. He immediately put down the phone and hugged his wife, not forgetting to land a peck on the cheek."Sweetheart, you're pregnant," Kean said in a happy tone, to which Aurel nodded back. "Yes, Honey! Soon we will be parents," said Aurel happily, Kean then released the hug. "Then I'll ask permission from the boss, so I can take you to the hospital," said Kean, which made Aurel smile even more. "Then I'll take my leave, you'll have to work hard to get it done," said Aurel, who was immediately given a thumbs up by Kean. "Assalamualaikum," Aurel said and then answered Kean, the woman immediately stepped away. "Sorry, Sister, I lied earlier. So you don't keep fighting," said one of the women who approached Aurel, making her turn her head. Aurel smiled and nodded. "I understand, thank you. Now I want to say goodbye, I want to meet the
Now they had finished shopping. Mona quickly texted her husband. Asking where Arka was, she rushed to where he was when he told her where he was. "Daddy!" Gaia called out, the girl ran as she carried her groceries, she approached her father and kissed Ghibran on the cheek. "Duh, sorry. You took so long to shop," Gaia said, engaging her little brother in conversation which was greeted by Ghibran's smile, making the woman anxious again and kissing the toddler again. "Alright, let's order some food, you must be hungry," Arka said as he glanced at Gaia and his wife. Mona quickly approached and took Ghibran from her husband's arms. She asked Arka to order some food for her, while Gaia chose her own. Dara still stood looking at her friend's small family with envy in her heart. "Why are you there, come and sit down! You choose what food you want. Later my husband will order it, I don't accept rejections," Mona said which was immediately reciprocated by Dara's nod, the woman quickly
Arka immediately stopped the car, then turned to look ahead. She immediately got out of the four-wheeled vehicle, then approached a girl who was sitting on the road in front of their car. She was holding her chest as she moved her mouth but no sound could be heard. "Sorry, you're okay, right?" Arka asked softly, causing the girl to look up and nod. "Where are you going? No one's hurt, right," Arka asked, to which the girl shook her head again. "Dara!" shrieked Mona as she approached her husband who was looking at the woman who had almost been hit. The woman called Mona immediately turned her head. She smiled at the woman she hadn't seen in years. Mona rushed over and gave Ghibran to Arka. "How are you, you're Dara, right," Mona chatted, to which Dara, a girl only four years her junior, nodded in return. "Where are you going?" Mona asked, causing Dara to duck her head. "Hey, what's wrong with you?" Mona asked again, shaking Dara's body. "You can talk on the side of the ro
Aurel woke up from her sleep, the woman blinked and looked at the man who was now her husband. She quickly glanced at Jan and slowly got up. The pain was still there, she hurried to grab her scattered clothes and put them on. Just about to step into the bathroom, a man's hoarse voice made her stop her steps. "Where are you going, why didn't you wake me up," Kean said, getting up from his seat and grabbing his boxers and putting them on. "I'm going to take a shower, darling, and make my ablutions. It's time for the dawn prayer," Aurel replied without turning around to look at her husband. "Then let's take a shower together," chirped Kean and then approached and carried his wife, making Aurel squeal. "Honey! What the heck, just shock me," Aurel protested as she looked away in embarrassment from feeling her husband's broad chest. "Just holding you, I saw you walk like that. It really hurts, doesn't it?" exclaimed Kean as he asked, to which Aurel nodded slowly. "Even though it's
"Alright, now you eat and then we'll go home," Aurel continued, causing Kean to look up and raise an eyebrow. "Home? I still have a lot of work to do, Rel. Better after I finish the food, you just go home yourself," said Kean in reply to Aurel's shaking. "You have to go home, this is an order from Gaia's father," Aurel said, causing Kean to exhale and nod in compliance. "This must be what Gaia said, right?" asked Kean, who was answered by Aurel's nod, who was now preparing food on the table. "Let's eat, remember to finish it all," Aurel ordered, making Kean look at his future wife's face. "Really, Rel, this is a lot," Kean protested, making Aurel chuckle and pinch her future husband's cheek. "I'm kidding, you're really serious," Aurel said with amusement, scooping up the rice and side dishes and thrusting them into Kean's mouth. "Why are you silent, let's open your mouth. Let's feed each other, until this food runs out," said Aurel then smiled a little when Kean opened his
As morning approached, the atmosphere at Kean's parents' home was bustling. Soon they would bury the body of Kean's father. The man was silent without saying much, he didn't make a sound at all and even filled the stomach that hadn't been filled since he came here. Arka was already there, accompanying his friend. "Hey, be strong, Kean. Let's take your father to his new home," Arka said, making Kean turn to look at his friend. "You have to be strong, if you're fragile. Who will strengthen your mother's heart," Arka continued, making Kean pause and nod. *** Time spun quickly, Kean became more quiet. The man didn't daydream much sometimes. It had now been a week since delivering his father to his new home. "Hey! Work properly, don't daydream too much," Arka scolded when he caught his friend in the toilet, the man glanced at Arka. "Sorry, I'll try to be professional here," Kean said, making Arka raise his eyebrows. "Seriously, I'm trying to be professional in the toilet. You w
"Uh, uh, how come you know each other like this," said Kean in surprise while Mona chuckled at the shocked look on the man's face. "We do!" Gaia exclaimed, making Kean grumble because that wasn't the answer he was asking for. "Are you psychic, you know my candidate's name," said Kean once again, making Gaia turn to look at him. "What candidate, Uncle?" asked Gaia as she leaned forward to stare at Kean. "Uh, anu ...." Kean scratched his head that wasn't itchy, the man saw his lover looking at him while raising an eyebrow. "What the hell, uncle ... come on, don't half-ass it," Gaia scolded and was greeted by the man's grimace. "Come on, you know, answer me, don't just tease Gaia," Arka sneered and Kean snorted. "Anu, Gaia. This is my future wife, Uncle. I'm getting married soon," Kean said quietly. "Ohh, so you're getting married, then," Gaia said, nodding her head. "I'm sorry, uncle, Gaia. If I wait for you to grow up, I'll be an old man." Kean said softly, he w