An Unwanted Match
THE JYTD 15

As the morning sun was already greeting parts of the world, Thea opened the window curtain of her room, letting the sunlight into the room.

Thea breathed in the fresh air this morning with a smile, looking around that there were already many people busy with their respective affairs.

Thea walked back to bed. Galang, her husband was still sound asleep after finishing the morning prayers.

"Alhamdulillah, the heat has gone down," he murmured later while cleaning the towel compresses.

"Thea." The ferret that started to piqued called out in a slow voice.

"Yes, why?" ask Thea. He saw Galang had opened his eyes, still pale after the fever that attacked him all night.

"I'm sorry, today I can't go to the store, my body is still limp," said Galang.

"Oh, you don't have to think about the store, which is important you are healthy first. No papa, let me go there later to check. Oh yeah, you better have breakfast first. I've made porridge for you."

Galang also tried to wake up from his sleep assisted by Thea.

Thea also immediately took one mini table on which was stored one bowl of porridge and one glass of water.

"But I take a bath, when I eat immediately," said Galang.

Thea smiled sweetly while keeping the mini table in front of Galang.

"It was dawn, after all. Would you eat if I didn't tell you to now?"

"Oh, if so, all right."

"All right? Mean you?" Thea frowned when she heard Galang's words.

"Booking." Galang put on a face.

While Thea even slightly scowled in front of him.

"You have your hands, you eat yourself why?" said Thea who was still standing beside Galang sitting down.

"My hands hurt, you know, when did I eat with my left hand? Do you want me to be rich?"

"Ck, you human! Always ask for more" Thea grumbled. . However, he sat down on the bed and took a bowl of porridge.

Galang smiled widely and opened his mouth to receive one mouthful from Thea. While Thea himself did not dare to look into Galang's eyes when bribing him, because he himself wondered why he even obeyed Galang's request which was certainly only a 'modus.

"Eumh, The. Tomorrow the day after tomorrow, I want to go to Bandung with Nayla. Can't you?"

A TUKKK!

There was a loud spoon sound when Thea stopped her spoon in the bowl. Thea was silent for a while and still did not see Galang.

"Why what?" tanyanya.

"That's, I want to tell him how to. That's why I came home again abis nganterin Nayla,"

"Oh, why did you ask me first? Usually also not right," said Thea flat while spooning a spoon of porridge is very large and in the thrust directly towards the mouth of Galang.

"That's because, from now on, I'll always be honest about what I'm doing out there. So you don't misunderstand me anymore,"

"Since when do you care if I misunderstood or didn't?"

"Trus, what's not sinned?" ask Galang.

"How can I not give permission?"

"Gue won't go,"

Thea smiled thinly, Galang's answer in fact made him feel relieved. "Well, I'll let you go" he said later.

"Huhuh? You're not going to misunderstand that?"

"I believe, because it's you" Thea replied.

He still did not dare to look into Galang's eyes when he spoke, and now he even tidied up the bowl and the glass that was now empty did not contain.

And after that, he stepped out of Galang with a smile behind him.

***

Thea is now walking again to the room, today she has a lecture and she must be ready soon. And as he passed through Bi Esti's room, he saw that the middle-aged woman was folding clothes. Without feeling a step even turn in front of the door of Bi Esti's room.

"Asalamualaikum, Bi. Can I come in?" thea said salutations and knocked a little at the door.

"Wa'alaikum greetings, Non Thea. Please come in," replied Bi Esti.

Thea smiled and stepped into the room.

"Please sit here, sorry there are no chairs here" Bi Esti said, letting Thea sit on her bed.

Thea just kept quiet and obeyed, she still continued to look towards Bi Esti who was still folding her clothes. Every time he was near Bi Esti, he felt comfort. Comfortable as if she was with her mother at home.

"Non Thea needs something?" ask Bi Esti.

Thea shook her head slowly.

"Then, is there anything you can help?" ask Bi Esti again.

Thea paused for a moment thinking about what drew her here. He was still looking towards Bi Esti from top to bottom. And in the end she realized what brought her here, which was what Bi Esti was folding now, a hijab.

"Dw ... Bi, can I ask you something?" ask Thea later.

"Non what do you want to ask?"

"Dw ... That, I'd like to ask. Does that veil feel comfortable?" thea asked quietly and somewhat hesitantly as she asked.

"Why did Non Thea suddenly ask that? Does Non Thea want to wear a hijab?" bi Esti asked back with a sweet smile on her face.

Thea. Squeezing his own hands because he was in doubt . However, there was a curiosity in his heart as well. Worried, somehow he even felt so after hearing the story of Galang last night.

"Daeum ...."

"Try it, the new Non Thea will be able to feel what it's like to wear a hijab." Bi Esti thrusts a pink hijab in front of Thea.

Thea was still looking at the hijab for a while, trying to ask herself again if it was true that she would wear the hijab like a Muslim woman.

"Well," Thea said briefly as she took the hijab from Bi Esti's hands.

She spread the veil and slowly put the cloth on her head. Covering all hair to the chest. Bi Esti seemed to smile and help her wear the hijab, because she had a bit of trouble wearing it without a mirror.

Bi Esti smiled sweetly as the hijab was already attached and covered half of Thea's body.

"Non Thea is very beautiful" said Bi Esti while confirming again the hijab worn by Thea.

Thea smiled and still looked down, this was not the first time she had worn the hijab. But it has been a while, the last time he wore a hijab was when he attended a lightning boarding school in elementary school. For the rest, he rarely or never wears a hijab again. Because he always felt angry if wearing a hijab for too long.

"How's it?" asked Bi Esti after quite a while.

"Do I deserve to wear it?"

"Not that Bibi had said Auntie's opinion just now, Non Thea was very pretty wearing a hijab like this."

"Really?"

When they were talking together, suddenly someone came and quickly approached them.

"Thea?"

Thea turned her head because she heard someone say her name. His face suddenly reddened as he was nervous to death when he saw this person nearby giving a wide smile.

"Why are you here?" tanyanya.

Galang continued to smile as he followed where Thea's face was hidden from his sight.

"This is really elo? I have a special guest of Auntie's. But, I feel like there is something different about you. Emh ... what, huh?"

Thea lowered her head, she became misbehaved when she came to this. While Bi Esti also seemed to just smile and let Galang continue his chatter.

"Eh, don't open it! Lo beautiful really wear a rich gini hijab, I like." Suddenly, Galang stopped Thea's hand movements that were about to remove her hijab.

DEG!

Thea's heart was pounding so fast when Galang said that he liked her headscarf. Until he became increasingly wrong in front of Galang, whereas previously he was always in control of the situation. But now, he was trapped.

I want to feel like he kicked the bone in the foot of the rancid right now, but he can't do it because there is Bi Esti.

"Bi, sorry. It's me coming back, I want to get ready to go to college first." Thea quickly removed the hijab she was wearing and gave it to Bi Esti again. After that he immediately left Bi Esti's room to avoid nervousness in Galang.

After reaching the room, Thea also immediately took her bag that she had prepared. Sighing a long breath to relieve his heartbeat that still feels a bit fast.

"The." There was a voice calling his name again.

Thea tried to shift her eyes again in another direction and did not understand the existence of Galang who continued to follow her.

"Lo's going to college?" ask Galang.

"Where do you think you're going?" the answer is a bit sloppy.

But Galang instead widened his smile and held back Thea's footsteps.

"What else?" he asked again because he saw Galang standing in front of him.

"We're off together, yu. Wait a moment, I take my bag and jacket first," said Galang. He ran quickly to get his bag and jacket.

Thea frowned, why did that person so tenaciously continue to approach her like this. Is it true that Galang will confirm his feelings for her?

"Come," said Galang while immediately withdrawing Thea's hand without Thea being able to refuse it.

***

"Why do you keep following me? Dissipated know not," said Thea a little grumbling. However, it still did not look in the direction of Galang.

"Why? I just want to take my wife to college, is it wrong?" ask Galang.

"Obviously it's wrong, our goals are different. If you take this bus, it means you will turn the direction again. Making money again, this is a waste of her name," said Thea again.

Galang chuckled small. "Yes yes, the finance minister's mother! My mistake," he said later.

Thea said nothing more, looking at the crowds of vehicles passing by on the street. Until not how long he slightly yawned because of drowsiness that began to spread in both eyes.

"Lo sleepy?" ask Galang.

"No" Thea answered briefly.

Grep's!

Suddenly, Galang pulled Thea's head and rested it on his shoulder.

"Here, sleep on my shoulders" said Galang later.

Thea was aghast and straightened her head again, looking at Galang with annoyance because she had dared to behave herself.

"What the hell, I told you I'm not sleepy! Do not rest, this is in a public place, not the time to find opportunities in narrowness. Shame to know," said Thea a little angry.

"Why then, si? Anyway, where is there anyone who forbids a wife to sleep on her husband's shoulders? If there is, I'll take people! Here," said Galang again while pulling the head of Thea shoulder again.

Thea smiled faintly, She did not protest, resist or get angry. He even complied with Galang's request to sleep on his shoulders. Feeling the warmth in his heart while with Galang like this.

Thea held her own chest with her hands, again her heart was beating fast.

"Today, you're going to work at caffe, right?" ask Galang.

"I said, didn't I go to the store today. I want to see the stock of goods, who knows if something has run out," replied Thea.

"Lo want me to take care of the store?"

"Ck! You're not sick anymore."

"Sick will also not be felt, because I already have a personal nurse who is ready to keep me 24 hours, right?"

Thea smiled thinly. "Gombal," he said later.

"Sleep, you must be sleepy because I've taken care of Semalem. Tar I wake up if it's too late," said Galang while confirming the position of Thea's head on his shoulders to make it more comfortable.

Thea fell silent, closed her eyes and tried to fall asleep. . But since then, his heart has not stopped beating so fast. Especially now that Galang was also holding one hand very tightly.

***

In the afternoon, Thea who finished with her college business had already come to the store, today she had asked permission on Wingky not to work a day's dicaffe.

And today, he was accompanied by Aida with him.

There will also be fifteen minutes left, for there is still something to do on the campus.

"The, how is your relationship with Galang now? I'm horrified, yesterday she came out of a hotel room with a girl, is that really?" ask Aida who is now choosing accessories.

"Eumh, that. I missed it, and from now on I've decided to believe in him, Ai" Thea replied.

"believe it? What do you do, The? It turns out play boy, he's not like I imagined in High School time. I used to love him, but after I heard the news. I became ilfeel, even though he was married, but still just walk the same other girl, enter the hotel room again! Ih," said Aida at length.

"Ck, that's what you think, Ai. I believe ko, Galang did not do anything in the dalem there." Thea, who had recorded an apocalypse, stopped because she heard Aida's words to her.

"But still I don't like it, now I agree more you are the same Wingky than the same Galang" said Aida.

And as the two of them spoke, there was someone who opened the door to make the two of them turn their heads.

Thea immediately fell silent to a thousand languages when she saw who had come, while Aida also looked astonished because she recognized so well who the person who had come was.

"Nayla?"

Aida looks happy when she sees three women behind Nayla entering the store. Until he directly promoted all the goods in this store to the three friends of Nayla. While Nayla herself is now walking towards Thea who has not looked at her since.

"Can I order a locket here? I have a photo with me, I want you to put it in the locket." Nayla asked Thea, pointing to a necklace with a heart-shaped pendant behind Thea.

"Can," replied Thea flat-pitched.

Nayla smiled as she reached into her bag to take a photo, and put the photo before Thea with a smile.

Thea grew silent in a thousand languages, especially when she saw the photo Nayla gave her.

The photo of Nayla and Galang, that's what he had to put in the pendant. What the hell does this mean? Why did Nayla order this to him?

That's what he feels right now in his heart.

He took the photo and looked at it for a while, their sweet smile in the photo added to his heart.

Thea tightened her grip on a pen she was holding.

'Love' they're both lovers? That right?

"Are you aware of that?" ask Thea back while looking at Nayla's cynical look at her.

"Oh yes, I realize. And you should be self-aware too."

"You mean?"

"Who are you and what is the position of your heart Galang?"

"Position? Is it appropriate for you to ask that to someone who has clearly become Galang's legal wife? You'd better go if you're just talking about something that doesn't matter."

Thea began to be provoked by emotions, because again Nayla behaved like this. Especially now, it is very clear that his arrival is only to heat up.

"Is it because you are Galang's lawful wife, that you feel you have a right to her heart? He is your husband, but his heart is still for me. He's just in love with me and he'll always love me. The one who should be leaving, is you!" nayla says she tells Thea.

TEG!

Thea immediately sculpted.

His words were locked when he heard Nayla's words. She was Galang's legal wife. But Nayla's words have a point, too. Until now, Galang has not even been able to ascertain his feelings despite approaching him many times. In other words, it is true that it does not rule out the possibility that Galang will return with Nayla.

"I told you from the beginning, right? Don't you dare like Galang. But it seems like you're starting to like it. And it's obvious I won't let that go any further."

Thea was silent. He could only listen to Nayla's words that sounded so painful to him.

"Tomorrow after Galang will take me to Bandung, after he came home from there, I will make sure you will ask for a divorce from him. Or I'll keep Galang away from you" said Nayla slowly . However, cynical.

Thea really dead said. His emotional overflow yesterday is now defeated by the fact that Galang might actually choose Nayla over him.

"Day! Let's move to another store, I thought you'd take me to a classy place" one of Nayla's friends said.

"Yes, look. All the stuff here nothing classy, even impressed very cheap! Doesn't your uncle have an accessories store? We go to your shop aja yu," continued another friend.

"Yes okay, wait a minute." Nayla confirms the words of her friends.

And with a look full of satisfaction and a smile that widened, he once again looked at Thea who looked gloomy in front of him.

"Do you know what I mean? Go then! Go as far as possible from the life of Galang and me" said Nayla. However, before he stepped following his three friends for the second time he turned around to look at Thea.

"I wait for the locket before I leave for Bandung, make it as good as possible and I'll pay you three times as much" Nayla said. After that he actually stepped out of the store.

Thea could only be silent, she did not care what Nayla's friends said that had clearly insulted her shop. Because he was well aware that what they said was not wrong either.

Thea looked at the piece of photo that was in her hands right now.

They're both.

And his status now.

It turned out to be the third person in their relationship.

What's he supposed to do?

While in fact he began to realize, that he .. began to like Galang.

She likes her husband.

Aida who felt an oddity with the look on Thea's face rushed over. The words of Nayla's friends must have offended her best friend.

"Surely their words have made you hurt, you are patient well, do not be horrified what they say," said Aida as she rubbed softly Thea's shoulders.

Thea didn't answer Aida's words, really. In fact, he did not care at all about their words. What he cares about is how the relationship between him and Galang in the future. How can he maintain his household with Galang. And how he can solve this problem.

Beside her Aida kept trying to comfort her grief, but she could say nothing more. Because his mind had drifted away, the pain became more and more as he continued to hold the photo in his hand.

His eyes began to glaze over, staring blankly at a picture.

He did not think that it would be this weak when he heard Nayla's words about his relationship with Galang.

"Asalamualaikum."

A greeting came from someone who had just come to open the door of the store. To make Thea and Aida turn at the same time.

It turned out that it was Galang with a large swipe bag. I don't know what the contents are, clearly Galang looks sweet smile when approaching Thea.

"Good afternoon, sir! How's shop? Rame?" asked Galang, he looked around. There was no one else but Thea and Aida inside.

He approached Thea and Aida, they did not answer his greetings and continued to walk toward them both with a smile.

"The, dong answered. How's shop? Rame what's not?" galang asked once more after he came to Thea.

He was somewhat surprised when he saw the look on Thea's face that did not look at his arrival at all. Aida also looks away from him.

"Ai, this is why? Why are you two so rich looking at me? Strangely enough," asked Galang again, now he asked Aida because his question to Thea did not get an answer.

"Ask the same store ...!" answer Aida ketus.

"Well? Just shop?"

She was a little surprised when she heard Aida's reply.

"Huhaha! I said I was crazy being told by the wall! Adehhhh, lo ama sikodok tuh emang mismatched couples, equally strange know not! I was told to shop? Ck ck ck," said Galang in a soft tone to Aida who looks increasingly scowled in front of him.

Thea's quiet.

"Ck, that's not what I mean! But, I'm the same you why you chose this small shop for Thea! Because of this shop Thea just insulted the customer. Hhhh! Try it, Thea married Wingky, she can definitely buy a store that is more luxurious than this," said Aida pitched scolded Galang.

Galang scrunched his forehead.

"Oh, that's enough. Don't do it anymore" Thea said slowly. He said without seeing anyone around him. Grasping tightly onto a piece of photo, as his feelings begin to peak. Hate and fear are now the two things that hamper him.

"The, what did Aida say?" ask Galang.

"Yes clear!"

"Dadam!" Thea slightly shouted at Aida who kept talking.

Galang and Aida flinched, seeing Thea's eyes that began to turn red and like holding back tears.

"Lang, sorry. The power is I can't keep you in the shop today. I still have some business outside, come on Ai," Thea said as well as taking Aida away.

His tone was so flat that Galang increasingly wanted to know what really happened. Until the moment Thea and Aida start to step away leaving him he as quickly as possible ran following out.

Galang just pulled one arm of Thea and turned the woman's body towards him.

He looked with curiosity because he saw the increasingly sad look of Thea's face did not dare to look into his eyes.

"Honestly, why?" galang asked in a serious tone and still held Thea's arm.

For a while, Thea was still with her residence. Feeling the touch of Galang's hand that directly affects his heart.

"Come, please stay with us both. I want to talk to Galang" Thea said slowly.

"But, The. "

"Just a minute."

Aida immediately fell silent, seeing that her best friend was so serious about talking to Galang. Without a word left them both to talk.

Galang tightened his hold on Thea, looking at his wife's sad face deeply.

"Lo why? What did Aida say?" ask Galang slowly.

Thea was silent and did not answer.

"What, you're disappointed to have a little shop?"

Thea shook her head slowly.

"What are their words nyakatin elo?"

Thea shook her head again.

Galang sighed and grabbed Thea's other hand. Trying to get deeper into what makes Thea quiet about him.

"Sorry."

"Make what?" thea said very slowly and without looking at Galang.

"Gue can only give a little for you, the shop is small. I also did not buy it. But I just want to take on the same responsibility. I don't have any skills, I just have a little capital. And, I even benefit your expertise for my business, sorry I can not do your business in full" said Galang.

Thea was silent, letting the big, warm hand tightly grip her hand.

A good thing, he has sold his motorcycle to open this business. He refused the help of his father in order to make up his mind. He was willing to take public transportation to be able to support him. He was also willing to sacrifice his break time to keep the shop all day. And it continued until accompanying her to make accessories late into the night.

He and Galang had little time to rest, what they both had been doing all this time. As long as they start a business, unwittingly already have a sense of responsibility for each other.

Now, is he going to find another guy like him out there? Can he take off Galang on another woman? Thea's mind twitched to itself.

"What, are you married to me?" asked Galang again in a soft voice.

"No."

With a sweet smile, Thea's answer was short. But it was more than enough to make him feel relieved.

"You know, do you want me to take care of the store?" ask Galang for the umpteenth time.

Thea did not answer, . However, he smiled sweetly even though thinly agreed to Galang's invitation to him.

***

Galang sighed, after a long time he struggled at a University of Jakarta, until finally he could find the whereabouts of a chubby girl who had been looking for.

"Galun? I think I saw it wrong, it's really you" Nayla said.

Galang smiled faintly. "I want to talk to you" said Galang flat-pitched.

"Oh, yeah. We're looking for a place to get a drink."

"Don't, Nay, just here. I won't be long either, ko." Galang stopped the footsteps of Nayla who was about to take her away.

"Why? You came here to take me to Bandung, right?"

"I didn't come because of that, but there's one thing I want to take with you."

Nayla frowned as she began to catch the strange gurgle of what Galang was going to tell her.

"What's that?"

"That .. might be better, from now on we have to keep our distance."

"Why? Did Thea forbid you to see me again? Is he limiting your time to me?" ask Nayla.

Galang was silent for a moment, looking at Nayla who was starting to look at him seriously.

"No, but it's my own decision. I ... decided to start from the beginning of my relationship with Thea," said Galang, although hesitant and will definitely hurt Nayla but he must still say so as not to hurt Nayla more than this.

"relationship? What relation? It's not that you said it to me in the first place, if you married her because you had to, right? So what relationship do you mean?" nayla asked in a row and looked at Galang with eyes that began to turn red with emotion.

"You said it was real, but now .. I've decided to try to understand Thea, sorry, Nay. I can no longer constantly find you, I'm afraid Thea misunderstood and hurt him" Galang replied slowly.

TEG!

Nayla's eyes were perfectly rounded looking at the pair of sad eyes that were staring at her unblinkingly. This was just a speech, but it felt so painful when Galang said it.

His tears just dripped, rejection that often he did now done Galang to him. In fact, yesterday Galang looks fine with him. Keep her company and be sweet.

"Why? Don't you want to divorce her as soon as possible, Lang?" Nayla looked deeper into Galang's eyes and held the young man's hand.

"You said I'm the only woman in your heart, right? Even if you're married, you'll come back with me. Now, I have accepted your love. What else would you start with that woman? Why do you understand other women? While I already understand you more than anyone," said Nayla again at length.

Nayla continued to look into Galang's eyes deeply, trying to get into Galang's heart even deeper. However, Galang's gaze on him at this moment, was even inversely proportional to what he wanted to see.

The young man's gaze looked mediocre, although implied a regret but he realized one thing from Galang's gaze on him, namely.

No more feelings of love for him in the frail young man's heart.

"I'm sorry, Nay, before I go too far. I don't want to give you more hope" said Galang slowly.

Nayla looked at Galang with tears flowing, she cried silently in front of the young man who had only been her lover for a few days.

"For so long, I thought that my feelings for you were love. But apparently, after I was with you all day yesterday. I'm beginning to realize that I feel comfortable because I consider you rich, not as an ordinary woman. You're good, and I misunderstood the feeling. I'm sorry, because in the end now I hurt you."

"Yes, you hurt me, Lang! You are evil know it!" nayla said a little screaming.

Galang did not say, looking at the body of the girl who started to shake because of her emotions. He will accept Nayla's anger at him because he was wrong to have taken the wrong attitude all along.

"Why get rich, man? Why can't I know you now? Why don't I see love in your eyes? Your feelings are love, Lang! Not as a sister! You must be wrong! And this is wrong! You must be confused now! Is it because of Thea? Da? Is it because that woman influenced you?" nayla said getting louder and with a cry that began to break.

He never thought Galang would say this to him, Galang did not agree when he said that he wanted to be his lover.

But with Galang's attitude all this time, he thought that Galang also liked him and he would divorce his wife as soon as possible.

Steady for a moment.

After what he did the other day, following Thea all day and tomorrow he was with Nayla all day. Now he is beginning to be sure of his feelings.

From his friendship with Thea and his relationship with Nayla, he begins to realize the one thing that makes his feelings different.

Was ....

"I'm sorry again, Nay. But, I must admit that I .. started loving Thea, I love my wife," said Galang then very slowly and release the handle Nayla on him and give a piece of their togetherness to Nayla's hand again.

Nayla was crying sobbing.

Galang began to step back slowly leaving Nayla. It sounds really evil, but he really doesn't want to hurt Nayla more than this.

Nayla could only watch Galang's departure with a still rushing cry running down her cheek.

But moments later, he tried to catch his breath and wipe away his tears.

He looked at a photograph Galang gave him. The feeling was mounting, the hatred was becoming more and more.

He held her to the photo until it was tangled.

"Go, we'll see when you can hang out with that stranger. Galang ...," he said later while looking at the back of the frail young man who was further away from him.