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Ep.27 - First Step (Eye)

“Edel dear, how are you doing?”

Edelweis smiled warmly as he tightly grasped the hands of his mother-in-law. “Edel is fine, Mam.” Edelweis tried to calm down his worried-looking father-in-law. “Mama don't worry, yes.”

“Sorry mom, yes dear. Mama failed to take care of you, when you need a mama, just mama is not there.”

Edelweis shakes fast, “No, mom, no. Mama is always there for Edel, so don't think like that, yeah.”

Emmeline did not say for a while, but the next second she hugged Edelweis and sobbed softly in the arms of her daughter-in-law. Edelweis who heard Emmeline's sobbing was shocked, she was confused as to why her mother-in-law was crying.

“Mam, mom why cry? Hey..”

“Sorry, mama Edel. Sorry, mama.”

Edelweis shook his head back, “Mam, what's the matter? Try mama calm first and tell me, what is it.” said Edelweis, he let go slowly embrace Emmeline.

“Mama thought, your relationship and Jo will improve over time. Maybe you'll accept each other and you'll be happy with Jo. But, it turns out that my mother was wrong all along. You suffer the same Jo.”

Edelweiss did not feel that way. “What mama mean?”

“Edel, tell mama. What kind of treatment Jo is hurting you? Let mama scold him and mama tell me how to treat you should.”

“Mam, Jo never hurt Edel at all. Jo was good with Edel all this time.” bela Edelweis, although there may be some attitude Jonathan did not wear for Edelweis. “Lagian, why can mama suddenly think like I'm trying?” edelweis asked puzzledly, he had not yet gotten an answer.

“And, separating the room after marriage do you think it does not hurt? So?”

Edelweis was surprised to hear that, the look on his face changed instantly. “Mam—”

“Mama never taught Jo to do that kayaking. But, why could he think to split the room after marriage. And, I'm sure the proposal came from Jo, there's no way you.”

It is true, from the beginning Jonathan asked for their room to separate, even deliberately the man made a marriage agreement that Edelweis himself never thought, whether he loved Jonathan or not.

“If you knew Jo wouldn't change his attitude to you and still hurt you, your mom wouldn't force Jo to marry you, Edel. Mama sorry, dear.”

Edelweis let out a rough sigh, he shook his head every time he heard Emmeline apologize. “Mam, don't apologize.”

“Del, than you miserable live with Jo. You better split up, maybe like that will make you happy. You can find a guy who can make you happy.”

Edelweiss heart felt shuddering not because of the proposal made by Emmeline. It never crossed his mind if it would be said.

“No, mom. I don't want.”

“But, baby... Jo treats you—”

“Mam, I'll try to make Jo change her attitude to me.” Edelweis was convinced by his words. “I don't want to split up with Jo. Because it's... I fell in love with Jonathan, Mom. And, I'll make him repay my love.”

***

“Jo, Jo, jerk!”

“What the hell is Del!?”

Edelweis instead of being angrily yelled at by Jonathan, he smiled broadly. This made Jonathan very upset.

“Do not smile!”

Edelweis chuckled, “Yeah, I smiled wrong. How the hell lo. Huh!”

“Udah, deh. Don't have to talk. What's up?” ask Jonathan.

“This, I'm not in today permission, yes. I have a schedule for treatment. So, I'm not in today.”

“Keep, you tell me what I'm doing? Make a request for the money, is it?” jonathan asked, he let out a rough sigh and pulled out his phone then typed in the nominal amount of money he would send to Edelweis via m-banking.

“Udah, it's already.” Jonathan showed proof of a successful transaction.

Edelweis shook his head quickly, "Ih, that's not what I mean, Jo. Anyway, I don't ask for money either. People money yesterday from lo aja still intact, plus I myself also have income.” Edelweis grunts, “Lo mah, this will add a lot of balance in my account.”

“Yes, keep saying it the same I what's the goal?”

“Yes, no purpose whatsoever. I just told you, and asked for permission. You're my husband, so you should know all about me.”

Jonathan clucked, “The more days, the more strange your attitude.”

“Whatever try? I'm just doing what a wife should do, that's it.”

Jonathan rolled his lazy eyeballs, “But, you forgot our status anyway. Maybe we are husband and wife, but from the beginning we made a deal. Like, you have to read again the agreement, maybe you forget.” said Jonathan who made Edelweis speechless. “Lagian, want permission or not, nor is it my business. Lo business, yes, lo business, not my business.”

Edelweis grunts, “Iya, yes, know. But, what should it always be in the same agreement. Could you please, I delete it agreement, not really important.” annoyed Edelweis. “Lagian, I tell you you are afraid you are anxious because I am not in the office, so..”.

“Lo's imagination is too much, Del. Ngaco! After all, there is, the absence of you, does not mean anything in the office or in my life. Know?”

Edelweis snorted in annoyance as Jonathan passed by just leaving him, it felt like he wanted to smash Jonathan's handsome face into him, let alone the man's mouth that was always spicy towards him.

“If I don't love you, I've dismantled your relationship with the village. Let's know the taste, lo! Let the poor. Bummer really has a husband!”

Edelweis walked back to his room in annoyance. Today he had no intention of going to the office, the reason was not what he told Jonathan. However, the reason is...

This is where Edelweis is now, in a place where many people are part of the making of a feature film. She was wearing a long dress, glasses were also the veil she had tied up originally. As much as possible, he hid his face, lest it be discovered. Especially until it was discovered by the person he was spying on this time.

“Where there are girls fine but coquettish to boys. Maybe Jo likes a model girl like gini.” said Edelweis, he was not out of thought.

Edelweis focused on paying attention to how a Retha plays a role. It is undeniable, Retha is indeed an expert in role playing. What is also possible if what Retha has been doing in front of everyone is the role that is being done, because Edelweis believes that the figure of Retha is not as good.

“She likes to play roles, but it's always me who Jo considers to be theatrical.” annoyed Edelweis.

Shooting went smoothly until finally noon arrived, the shooting process was temporarily postponed to provide a break for everyone involved in this production process. Edelweis instantly covered his face using a veil as Retha walked past him.

“Iya, I pray first, yes.” Rethah spoke to the woman who followed him.

Edelweis became silent, so he remembered what Adinda and Sinta had said that day where he said Rethah was obedient to his worship. Edelweis throbbed, "Ah, at best just a doang talk. Originally he must not worship at all.”

Edelweis could not confirm what was said by Retha was true or not. He had no access to the woman's resting place. Actually it could be, but he doesn't want it to be discovered. So, he chose to wait.

“Iya, Tar. Please share it with others. Must have all the crew here. If there is any leftover, can the audience who is here also be given.”

Edelweis heard how Retha commanded with such courtesy. There was no tone of speech that forced or ruled with his arrogance. This made Edelweis even more upset.

Why is everyone talking about Retha, is true. People who think that Rethah is kind, it seems to be true. But, Edelweis did not accept that fact because it means that when compared to the nature between him and Retha, it is true that Retha won.

“Mbak, this makes mbak.”

Edelweis flinched, she immediately covered her mouth with the veil as Retha herself gave her a glass of cold drink.

Edelweis refused, he shook his head, not daring to make a sound for fear that Rethah might recognize his voice.

“Gak papa really, the others are also part. Come on, mbak's welcome. Fresh tofu, hot-hot drinking ice kopyor gini. Come, mbak!”

Edelweis was forced to accept the drink, after which Retha left Edelweis again distributed the remaining drinks to the others.

Retha's good, really?

***

Edelweis stared at the ceiling of the room, still thinking about how the figure of Retha he saw earlier. His little heart justifies that Rethah is a good man. However, he refused to accept that fact. He does not want to lose to the figure of Rethah.

“What a hell! So much remember that village girl!”

Edelweis moved on, he immediately cleaned himself up. After that he came out of his room, about to enjoy the dinner he had ordered earlier. While enjoying his dinner, Edelweis kept thinking how to get Jonathan's heart. It seems that when viewed, Jonathan is not a man who has excessive dream girl criteria. The proof, the usual Retha is able to captivate Jonathan.

Now the question is only one. What a lack of perfect Edelweis this so Jonathan not the least bit fell in love.

“Gue has to be Retha, is that it? But, how is it going? Yesterday I had to be an artist first.”

Amidst the commotion of his brain thinking of how to get Jonathan, the arrival of the man he was thinking about instantly broke his daydream. This time what made Edelweis focus wrong was the pale Jonathan. Quickly, he approached the man.

“Jo, why?” asked Edelweis worriedly.

“Gue no papa.”

Edelweis remembered that day, the day Jonathan came with a pale face. The man said it was okay, but at midnight the man had a high fever. Edelweis doesn't want Jonathan to be sick again.

“Face lo pale gini. You can say, gakpapa.” annoyed Edelweis. “Lo why?”

“Gue gak—”

Instead of answering, Jonathan just ran straight to the sink and vomited there. This made Edelweis surprised and anxious.

“Yeah, Jo... Lo abis eat what to vomit like this?” edelweis asked worriedly, he massaged Jonathan's slow neck bend.

Jonathan put Edelweis's hand away, but Edelweis put his hand back together and massaged Jonathan's neck as he vomited again.

“Gue sure, this must be because yesterday's porridge so vomiting. Jo, your hull doesn't match the food of the cart. Gini is.”

If only this nausea disappeared, perhaps Jonathan would be angry at Edelweis for being upset with the woman's words. Unfortunately, the nausea he still felt, no matter why he himself did not understand. Indeed, lately he often felt nauseous and not tasteful to eat, after eating he immediately vomited made.

“Udah, Del. I'm gakpapa.”

Jonathan had cleared his mouth, he stood up straight and passed Edelweis just like that.

“Gue take warm water first, yes. Lo wait bentar.”

It felt, to just refuse Jonathan couldn't, he was too limp. As a result, he immediately dropped his butt on the sofa while waiting for Edelweis to come back with warm water that the woman would bring.

“Nih, nih. Lo drink first.”

Jonathan received the cup that Edelweis gave him, and he drank the water that the woman gave him. However, he immediately paled when the heat felt when his lips and tongue touched the water.

“Lo want to make my mouth blister! This hot air.”

Edelweis blinked his eyes, “Ah, time? I thought it was warm.”

Jonathan clucked, he got up from his seat limply. “Becus really lo, take water just can't. How the other girls work. Can be messed.” Jonathan spoke as he walked towards his room.

Edelweis pursed his lips in annoyance, “Ih, good taste. I'll prove it later, if I can also do other girls' jobs. See you later!”