MARRYING DOWN THE BED?
1. Family Meetings

Married out of bed?

With my own sister-in-law? Safira??

"You've never heard of such a term?"

Where might not have heard? Yes, it has ever been.

"You must have known about that term, Har. A man was left dead his wife then married his wife's sister."

"Day, your late wife Ranti has 3 younger sisters and all three happen to be single. Lidia already has a fiance, but still does not know when she and her lover will get married. Stay 2 others Evita and Safira, pure still single alias have no girlfriend at all.

That's what their youngest sister Alfonso explained to mama when she asked him about Safira's or Evita's girlfriends before we started talking about this."

"Hmm.." I muttered, then nodded my head in understanding.

Mama threw a glance at the person nearby before looking back at me across her seat, continuing to talk after feeling the others had not wanted to interrupt.

"Evita is very difficult to expect because everyone knows very well the character and nature of yangg. While Sapphira..," for a moment my mother smiled at me to support the words that were about to be said, "...Sapphira is a sweet, gentle, and friendly girl. Homebody. Not too big as a child. And also obedient... Very contrary to the nature of the above sister."

I still feel no one wants to make a sound out of opinion and I also still do not want to talk, because I want to listen first to my mother who seems very excited about discussing my sister-in-law, and I also still do not want to talk, because I want to listen first, he then continued his words, again,

"So mama thought if it was Safira that we were trying to match you with, it was a good choice, Hari. Moreover, during this time your three twin sons and Yuan have been quite close and familiar with him."

Papa, mama, Simon, Dante and a relative of ours whom I did not know, looked at me with the same glance, expectantly.

But how could I possibly be with Safira?

She's my wife Ranti's youngest sister. He was very young, 10 years younger than my 37. While Lydia is 33, Evita is 29 and if Ranti is still alive, this month she is 36 years old.

My relationship with my 3 sisters-in-law and 23-year-old Alfonso's youngest is quite good, although not so familiar.

Familiar, in the sense that they are to me like my own siblings.

But compared to my relationship with Sapphira, I think I'm more of a sister-in-law with Lydia.

The girl came to visit my house more often with sometimes accompanied by her boyfriend. And I just found out that Lydia and her boyfriend are engaged.

As for Evita, oh obviously, that girl is 1000% not my type. Very quiet and closed. Does not have an aura of motherhood, and his hobby disappears from the crowd alias, not so fond of joining in the middle of the family.

The last thing I heard was that Evita was having a new hobby: going up the mountain and joining a Nature Lovers club.

Very free-spirited, very...

Evita's.

If not wrong, his full name is Evita Purnama Sari.

She is not a woman who can be expected to be a stepmother but actually, honestly, this girl is much more beautiful when compared.sorry Ranti, compared to my late wife or Lydia, even Sapphira.

"Ma.." I gulped down my saliva, trying to talk 'good' to my mom, which was serious and emphasized more, "That saffira... Not only that, me and my three sisters-in-law are.ach, just not. I can't imagine me marrying one of my wife's own sisters-"

"Lho, is it hard to imagine?" respond to mama quickly. "Safira is no longer a stranger to you. She's your wife's late sister. A little bit yes of course you can immediately imagine it, get a new wife who does not need to bother anymore to learn what kind of person he is...

In a way, the picture you can imagine by imagining Ranti... At the very least, the 2 sisters did not have much difference in face or character."

Though the mother herself mentioned the character of 2 brothers between Safira-Evita is very different. 'safira...'

This time papa took a turn to open his voice, peeking at the people around him one by one before referring to talk to me.

"If about age," he said slowed down his pronunciation, "papa think the age of 27 with 37 is only 2 pieces of numbers that do not mean much. That difference I mean. Don't let us look at it, your grandparents Har, your parents, have an age difference of almost 16 years. You remember about this, right? But you can see for yourself, until now they are both still alive and happy even though your grandfather is now almost 90 years old. Even now your grandmother feels more love and love for him."

That's absolutely true. I know very well about the romance of this mother's parents. Ahead of the age of 90 years who live 2 months more, grandfather like being in the second puberty only, the second puberty precisely against his own wife.

Spelling, mingling with jokes and condolences, treating the grandmother lovingly and affectionately in patience from the typical fatherly nature of the grandfather. Like being in love a la in the young first. Supported by the body of the grandfather who is still fresh, gallant and energetic even though he is very old, and his soul is always preservative-young.

Reciprocal. Grandma was like that with Grandpa.

However, not everyone can have the same confidence in considering it does not matter the different age factors. I'm the one who doesn't have this belief. Not quite fond of the fact that I have to prepare myself to have a future wife who...still have to 'momong'?

Nope-no-no. That 10-year-old is 'terrible' to me'

"Ma, pa, I would absolutely not refuse if I had to be betrothed to someone for the sake of my 3 children. But if it's Sapphira that you guys have me betrothed to..would it not be better if you wait a little longer until I find myself another woman to make a future wife?"

"Are you looking for him right now, Hari?"

"No, um Dante. Not yet."

"Are you liking someone now, Har?

"Not yet, ma. I still haven't thought about starting to like someone. Another woman. I'm still so busy with my job and.honestly I still often think of Ranti."

"Ranti is done in your life, Hari," said om Simon. "The past is for you."

Ha's?

Oh poignantly affirmed that way.

"Yes, om," I nod inevitably pretend to agree, even though in my heart I have wanted to call out loud YET. Haven't. It's not over at all. Or maybe it will never end as long as I still have a breath in this life.

Got a breath of fresh air from the way I did this, om Simon went ahead and continued to express his opinion.

"Well that's it, Har. Maybe this is a sign to you that you should forget about Ranti now and try to find another woman to replace her in your life. It's time for you to start a new life."

Da... Okey... I can understand. But Safira? Duh, that's right...