The Story of Cilla: Love in Marriage
Dark Time

" Have you gone home?" Look at the wall clock that shows at 6 p.m.

" Yes, my job is done." Reza threw her body on the couch.

" You didn't shower first? Let your body be fresh." Cilla tidied up Reza's suit and shoes that were just lying around.

" Later on, I need to rest for a while, my waist and back feel stiff."

" Yes, I want to go to the toilet first, you have to take a shower."

Reza just nodded, her hands she put on the back of her head like a pillow before she closed her eyes, Cilla just smiled looking at her husband and then moved into the bathroom.

10 Minutes later, Cilla was in the bathroom, and she came out to approach her husband.

" I'm done, do you want to take a bath......." Cilla did not continue his words, he saw Reza had fallen asleep.

Cilla rested beside her husband, looking at him closely and a sweet smile on her thin lips, "When you look closer like that, you look very handsome." Mumbled Cilla.

Then Cilla was about to move to take the pillow and blanket but not a step he walked, suddenly his hand held by Reza made Cilla stop his steps.

" Where are you going?" Reza said with her eyes still closed.

" Eng... I'm gonna get you a pillow and a blanket."

" No need, I'm awake too." Reza got up to sit down without letting go of his grip on his wife's hand.

" Then you take a shower!" Cilla was about to step back but this time her hand was pulled so that Cilla was unable to balance her body and sat on her husband's lap.

" What the hell are you?" Cilla turned her head towards Reza glaring at her husband.

Cilla was in Reza's lap sitting back to Reza, then Reza hugged his wife tightly and placed his chin on her shoulder.

" I miss, leave it like this for a moment." Reza lirih.

Cilla could not do anything, she just remained silent without being able to resist. But without Reza knowing, Cilla's heart beats faster with a face that meets red and hot air as if radiating throughout his body.

" Why are you? It looks nervous." Reza noticed his wife's tense attitude.

" Uh... No.. It's okay." Cilla stammered.

" I'm tired, please restore my energy."

" You mean?"

Without answering Cilla's question, Reza immediately pulled Cilla's face until they faced each other, immediately Reza kissed his wife's soft lips. Cilla was wide open to receive Reza's kiss that suddenly but before long her eyes were closed reciprocating her husband's kiss that was getting wild.

" Come here, I'm afraid I'll ask for more." Reza said after her kiss, Cilla who had been washed away became a little disappointed but she realized why Reza behaved like that because her husband loved her so much.

" Yes, I'm sorry too." Cilla lowered her head avoiding the gaze of her husband.

" Your health is most important now. I took a shower first." Reza immediately went to the bathroom.

Reza immediately undressed, turned on the shower and poured his entire body under the warm water.

" Uh.. I almost lost control." Complain Reza.

Seen Cilla was asleep when Reza was out of the bathroom, Reza approached his wife and kissed her forehead and pulled a blanket to cover his wife's body to cover her shoulders.

Reza changed clothes when she heard her phone ringing, a phone call from one of her clients. Reza's face seemed to complain and then looked at his wife while still answering her phone.

" Why tomorrow anyway? Without advance planning and discussion, one side I don't want to leave Cilla and on the other side it's a very important client, if I refuse we can't continue business cooperation." Complain Reza.

Tomorrow's Day.

Reza got up first and was well-dressed, and then packed some clothes into a suitcase. Reza deliberately not to wake Cilla because surely Cilla will help him pack, Reza does not want to make his wife tired.

Not much that Reza brought, he also only went for a week but could be faster if the business can be finished. Cilla's voice sounded like an awakening, Reza turned her head and it was true that Cilla had gotten up and sat on the bed while rubbing her eyes that were still closed.

" Za, where are you going so neat?" Cilla asked when she saw Reza who had been dressed neatly and saw the wall clock that still showed at 6 am.

" Oh... Sorry dear. Actually I'm going to be out of town for a few days, sorry I can just tell you now, because you're sleeping so well that I can't bear to wake you up." Reza answered while erecting her suitcase because she had finished packing her clothes.

" Why all of a sudden, why didn't you tell me from the beginning?" Cilla looked to pursed her lips in disappointment.

" It's not that I didn't tell you as soon as I did, but I just got the news last night after work."

" You're well, I'm your wife." Cilla pouted feeling annoyed.

" Here, let me hug you first." Reza spread out her arms before long Cilla also approached her husband and they embraced each other.

" Yasudah, don't snack like it dong. Ugly knows..."

" Am I ugly? You want to find another wife." Cilla.

" It's not that hehe, you are still beautiful even though it's craggy. I promise you, I'll finish my work as soon as I can get home to see my spoiled wife again." Reza looks anxious with his wife's spoiled attitude.

" Okay, you promise, you have to go home as soon as possible. Watch out for lying."

" You're on the train?" Cilla let go of her embrace.

" Yes, rarely Sidney to Melbourne will be far enough, I am also lazy to drive myself so it is better to use the train alone."

" Yes, too, and it can be safer. Even so you have to be careful well, if it has arrived quickly call me. I wait.."

" Well, my dear wife."

Reza was out in between by Cilla, Reza had booked a taxi to leave for the train station in the area. The taxi was waiting in front of Reza's house, and he put his suitcase into the trunk of the taxi and then he got into the taxi.

" Remember, when you get to call me right away." Cilla reminded her husband.

" Yes dear." Reply Reza with a smile.

" And be careful, I love you."

" I love you too."

Then the taxi passed, Cilla symbolized the hand to her husband and Reza also returned the wave of his wife's hand. After the taxi in Reza was no longer visible, then Cilla entered the house.

" Why I don't feel good well, I hope nothing happens to Reza. Okay, maybe it's just my feeling." Cilla muttered while holding her chest that felt uncomfortable.

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Elya Apartments

" Sit down." Elya said when Adrian visited his apartment.

" Yes, you're sitting here too." Adrian patted the sofa next to him and Elya sat down next to Adrian.

" Why are you? I think there's something you want to talk about." Adrian can guess from the mimic of Elya's face that looks agitated.

" We've been dating for a month, before our relationship got serious, there's something I want to tell you."

" It seems like it's important enough that you look serious like this."

" It's actually like this... But... I mean, once you hear what I'm saying, I'll take your decision whatever it is."

" What's the problem? Until it's like this." Adrian was more curious about what Elya would talk about.

" My family is a normal family. When I was Junior High, we built a small restaurant and gradually became a fairly famous restaurant. The profit allowed us to buy a bigger house than before. Well even though we only live four, me, my little brother, my Dad and my mom. But our old house was too narrow. But as our economy improved, Dad started acting up. Dad was very happy to play gambling, until the restaurant was taken over by Mom. Dad just asked mom for money to gamble, her attitude that was soft turned violent even we often get unpleasant treatment. Mother is worse, often at once beaten until her face bruised even other body parts are the same as not spared from the father's blow. Until the early days of college the abusive treatment was still dad did, until my mind became unstable. I was wrong to hang out with friends who were plunging me into a dark world. I even get intoxicated a lot and luckily I completely refuse to take drugs, maybe my mind is still sane not to taste the unclean stuff. Until college fell apart, I never went to college. My life seemed to be ruined at that time, until I saw the great quarrel of father and mother. Mother was beaten by father even with a blunt object until mother fell into a small closet. Until I found the knife, with a fairly weak condition and pain. With great difficulty Mom gathered energy, until finally stabbing Dad several times. That's all I saw while I closed my brother's eyes not to see the fateful incident..... "

After explaining at length, Elya's cry broke. Adrian hugged Elya with pity.

" Already, don't reveal it again if it leaves your old wounds open again." Adrian has no heart with Elya who looks very depressed when telling his past.

" No, I just want you to know my past, I have to move on." Elya said with a sob, then Elya began to continue the story and asked Adrian to release his embrace.

" sa... That time... She called the police and confessed, although it was proven that she killed in self-defense, but the court decided to imprison her for 15 years. After my mother went to jail, I decided to take a college break to find work, I had to survive and pay for my sister's school. Whatever work I do, from helping the neighbors wash or iron, helping in the shops and trying to be a cafe waitress. I just thought it was just an ordinary cafe but it turns out that the cafe provides karaoke and liquor. When a karoke escort cannot enter, I am ordered as a replacement for the person. From the beginning I was suspicious when I was told to change into clothes that were quite open. I feel uncomfortable but my boss assures me that I just accompany him without doing anything strange. I accompanied a man who was about 40 years old, some moments felt normal, but the man had begun to mischievously embrace, hug and even want to touch who should not. I refused and brushed off his hand, but the man became so aggressive with me that he pulled my hand and pushed my body down on the chair there. He started attacking me until I tried my hardest to get away from him, I even tried to grab whatever I could achieve that I might be able to use as a weapon but it was all in vain. Until when I was getting tired because my energy was not balanced with the man's energy. I thought about kicking hers until she fell in pain and I could get away from her. I immediately ran out of the room and out of the cafe without speaking a word. Only tears just came out of my eyes, my feelings mixed. After that day I did not return to the cafe and the incident just passed. A year later I tried to go back to college after about 2 years of quitting college and my sister had entered Junior High. I started to reorganize my life after getting a part-time job at a small company but was able to get me back to college and send my sister to school. Huh..... I've told you everything, I can finally be relieved."

Elya seems to have fallen even though his face is still full of tears, Adrian gives a tissue to Elya and helps wipe the scars of Elya's tears. Adrian clasping Elya's hand, he looked at Elya lovingly, as it turned out to be a woman who looked tough in his eyes, women who look independent and women who look confident turned out to have gone through a very heavy life. It turned out that his life was heavy, nothing compared to Elya. Adrian hugged Elya tightly, Elya was surprised by Adrian's treatment which even more concerned him.

" Aian, are you okay with me? Even after hearing my story?"

" why? What should I do? I love you, I love you, I meet you now. So why am I thinking about your past?"

" Even though I'm the son of a murderer?"

" What? You well you, neither did your mother kill because she was evil. Who wouldn't fight if they kept getting hurt? Ants bite if they feel threatened. Whatever your past, I'll stay by your side."

Reza let go of her hand, she knelt down in front of Elya who was sitting on the sofa. Adrian takes out a beautiful pink box and Adrian opens it, a necklace with a diamond in the middle.

" Elya, will you marry me?"

Hearing Adrian's question, Elya looked very surprised. Believe it and not, he was even proposed by Adrian.

" In fact, I wanted to propose to you in a memorable place but seeing from the situation, this is the most appropriate time for me to propose to you. Please answer right now, I can't help my feelings anymore and I've been aching like this. hehe"

Adrian seemed sore because he continued to kneel by holding the box he thrust towards Elya.

Hearing that Elya smiled and finally hugged Adrian, a happy cry broke out.

" Why cry again? Here I put the necklace."

Elya took off her embrace and Adrian stood up to wear her very beautiful necklace.

" It looks beautiful and suits you."

" Thank you Adrian, I love you."

" I love you too." Adrian replies to his lover's embrace.

Seriate