Forced Marriage (Secret Wife)
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"How's the witness, legit?"

"Bright..."

The girl who is now his wife kisses the back of his hand. But he did nothing to avenge her, he just followed what the girl did to do the same with her parents. He could see Ara shedding tears as she slapped her parents' hands.

Well, he understands. Who is the girl who would willingly marry in such a humiliating manner? After the incident that morning, the two of them were escorted to the village chief's office to account for their actions that nothing should have happened. They were forcibly married. And he was forced to accept all this even though he did not want this.

That night he was really sick and only asked for Ara's help, purely not expecting to do anything more. But the rice had become porridge, he could only resignedly accept Ara, the 17-year-old girl became his wife.

He did not know somehow the expression of his family later when he married without permission and in this way. In addition, if there is a media that knows it can destroy the reputation of his family.

The media will exaggerate the news later. A Hanzen Zeino married a village girl because in a local church they were committing adultery. Oh, my God, just imagining it makes him dizzy. No, he won't let that happen, he won't let anyone know about this marriage. Let him, Ara, the villagers and God alone know.

"Son Hanz please take good care of Ara. Even if you are married this way, please treat her well. She's our only daughter. We loved and cared for him all this time" said Pardi Ara's father.

He didn't say much either, just a nod he could give in response. Honestly he still heavily accepts Ara who is suddenly present and will be a part of his life.

"After this you must immediately provide your files so that your marriage is legally registered" said the ruler.

"Good sir."

Day has changed with night. Tonight Ara has moved to her villa after earlier she accompanied to pick up some clothes of the girl to her small house, even she herself doubted it could be called a house.

The girl seemed reluctant to enter her room in the villa where she was held in grebek this morning by residents. It was like being scared, and he didn't know what the girl was thinking.

"Ara, I want to talk to you."

"I-it's m-mas" said ara trying to change his call. He had heard his mother teach Ara to get used to calling him by that call. He himself did not mind.

"I don't want this marriage to leak out to the public, including my parents. I don't want them to know why we got married. Do you understand?"

"I-iya mas, I understand," replied Ara.

Actually, Ara herself was not ready to be introduced as a wife to the Hanzen family. He was afraid that they would not accept him, however he was just a poor girl from the village, the son of a pair of middle-aged humans who were trusted to look after and care for the villa of the Zeino family.

Since graduating from Junior High, he has often helped his mother clean the villa. Because he did not continue school again because of obstructed costs, he was actively working to find money to help his parents who are old and have a lot of debt that has been borrowed to finance his school. He had to bury in his ideals which he knew ran aground in the middle of the road. He doesn't mind it as long as he can help his father and mother.

And marrying Hanz like this, was beyond reason and desire.

"But, what if your family asks about me later?" not without reason Ara asked. But this afternoon when he came home to pick up his clothes and equipment Hanz asked his parents for permission and said that next week they would move to Jakarta, the city from where Hanz came from.

At first he was very surprised and did not agree, he was not ready to part with his parents. But the mother reassured her and said she should follow her husband if he was married. So it is he who in the end can not run away from reality, even though there is debate and fear in his heart. He had never stepped on a big city at all, which he knew the people there were not like the people in his village. He doesn't know if he can adjust later.

"I'd say you're the new nanny for my niece."

"Yes, I don't have a problem."

"And don't think marriage is really marriage. In front of my family we are only as a relation of employer and servant, nothing more. Don't expect much from this wedding, don't interfere in my business, I won't interfere in your affairs, you understand?"

"I-iya mas."

"All right, you can sleep there. All this time you're gonna sleep in the room with me. Because only my room is open in this villa. But there won't be any sex between us at any time."

Ara broke into hearing this man who had become her husband talk so frontally to her. Well, he thinks that's the big kid in town. He looked at the bed nervously. There was a beating in the heart when he imagined he should go back to sleep there with the master, just like last night. Jeez it was so scary even though the master said there would be no intimate relationship between them.

"You can put your clothes in that closet for a while" Hanz said, pointing at the large closet in the corner.

"I-iya mas."

Ara also brought her clothes bag to be arranged in the closet, while Hanz had left her to go to the bathroom. Maybe the guy will clean up. If he had cleaned himself in his parents' house earlier this afternoon before coming here. He also opened the closet that he thought was very large, he saw there some Hanz clothes neatly arranged. The cupboard is so redundant because there are only a few pieces of clothing in it, more empty places even though it will be filled by his clothes as well. He quickly began to arrange his clothes on the next side of Hanz's clothes.

After tidying up her clothes, she laid herself on the big bed that was part of the scenario for why she and Hanz should get married today. His eyes swept around the room that he had not noticed yesterday, it had become his habit when it came to cleaning, he would greatly admire this Zeino family villa, indeed, but he never expected to get the chance to enjoy the view of Hanz's room as well. This room is so beautiful, luxurious and very amazingly large according to him. Even bigger than his house. He wondered why the rich like to overdo it. This large room is inhabited by one person, while the small house can still be inhabited by three by him, his father and mother. They will never be like these rich people.

Soon the sound of the bathroom door distracts her. Then there was a handsome face that was very tempting. He hardly knew how to breathe when he saw the man in front of him now busy wetting his hair with a small towel, while a large towel wrapped around his waist. The body of the man who became her husband is very beautiful with decorated muscles that if he counted there are 6 boxes. If the townspeople say it then it is said sixpack. He gulped his salivation rough, oh please.... Was he thinking bad? Gosh, he must come to his senses soon or else he will make Hanz angry at him.

"Not slept?" hanz asked cuek when he saw Ara still sticky and looked at him with bulging eyes and a flushed face like a tomato.

"I-this is going to sleep mas," said Ara then immediately pulled the blanket quickly, then put herself in shame.

Hanz chuckled at Ara's cute reaction, the girl was so cute in his opinion. Actually if he noticed this Ara is a beautiful girl, it could even be said to be very beautiful. It's just that the way the dress makes the village not so striking beauty. But he himself knew, from the rumors that circulated and had heard in the village during his time there the last 3 weeks, Ara was the most beautiful girl and many in the pursuit of the young people there, no wonder the Ara is referred to as the village flower.

It's just that he is not that easy to accept Ara who suddenly has status as his wife. In his heart there was only one name, Sahara.

He loved the Sahara very much, only God picked her up 4 years ago because of an accident on the day they were supposed to get married and be bound by a sacred promise. The day that became the reason behind the trauma he experienced in the rain.

Well, on the day that they should be happy, it rained heavily on the city. The road became very slippery and the fog was very thick. The Sahara said he was still on his way to their wedding venue.

But an hour, two hours they did not get any news from the Sahara because of the delay. The phone was out of touch and none of the girl's parents knew where she was, because they separated the car. Sahara leaves with her personal driver. They were all panicked and anxious.

Until a while later, they received word that the Sahara had an accident and died on the spot. It was as if he had been struck by his heart when he heard the news at that moment. No cries and screams broke out in that place. And he was a broken man at that time, even until now all of that still remains in his heart and leaves a deep trauma to him.

Every time it rains, he'll have nightmares and have a high fever. He will be very frightened and in the dream he was like being visited by the Sahara who kept asking for help from him, but he could not do anything. He could only cry over every sad dream that always came to haunt him.

He did everything he could to remove his trauma. Consultation with a psychologist does not help at all. The incident changed her character a lot to become more closed and avoid the name of the relationship. His parents had done various ways to persuade him to marry, he always refused and said he was not ready.

But he did not expect, God brought him to meet his soul mate in this way. And that person was Ara whom he felt was too small to be a wife.

Oh come on, Ara is still the same age as her sister Anisa who is still in high school. How shameful he was to marry a girl who should be more suited to be his own sister. He and Ara were 10 years old, far away and he did not know where this marriage would be. What is clear is that he cannot divorce Ara, in their family there is no word of divorce. If his parents knew, it would be more difficult. And he did not want to disappoint Ara's parents who had entrusted Ara to him. So there was nothing he could do but go through all of this in a silent way for a while.

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