The Macau Love Story
Chapter 8 (Towards Hong Kong)

Clenching my lips, my heart suddenly thumped when mas Pandu summarized my face after twisting my body.

I slightly looked up at him, "Don't be afraid, you and my mother will be safe to be there" he said, his bead moving restlessly following my black bead movement.

"Why don't you stay in Hong Kong with us?" my Sahutku is still locking his dark net.

"If I come stay with you" replied Mas Pandu returning my gaze "You must always be in danger. Trust me, Nay"

"I believe, but can I trust your commitment?"

Mas Pandu seemed to frown. "Committed?" tanyanya's confused.

"Make me the only woman I sleep with"

Seeing the mas Pandu who remained silent, I released the hand of the Pandu mas which encapsulated my face, then intended to leave in front of him, but he quickly grabbed my hand.

The man in front of me looked at me with increasingly sharp eyes "I have to what do you believe?" he asked slightly lowered due to the difference in the level of our eyes.

Unknowingly I was squeezing our hands together. We are both silent.

Sighing softly, I looked down at our pair of interlocked hands.

A second later his hand broke from my grasp, and re-encapsulated my face "I will make you happy, and you must believe it. We're married to Nayla, and marriage to me is a symbol of loyalty" I see her as swallowing her saliva, then coming back to say "you and my mother, are the two women I prioritize" he continued with a full focus on me.

Hearing his words, there was a sense of haru that exploded in my heart. And for now, I choose to believe and believe what is said mas Pandu.

For a while we just stared at each other. A few seconds later, Pandu put his lips together. I was silent with both hands holding the wrists of Pandu mas who still cupped my face.

My heart was pounding so fast when he crushed my lips.

"There's nothing you need to be afraid of" he said, trying to convince me. "Now take a shower, tomorrow we spend our time at home, and we wear it to Hong Kong" he said again and then kissed my forehead a little longer.

This guy, sometimes pisses me off, sometimes scares me, but seconds later makes me calm and comfortable.

"I'll get you some warm water" she said after peeling my forehead, then walking into the bathroom.

I stared at him from the door that was not closed. I observed her movements preparing warm water for my bath.

Close your eyes tightly.

I don't love her yet, but why wouldn't it be if there was another woman in her heart.

"Now I can take a shower" he said, making my body flinch and reflexively turn to him.

"Thank you" I answered and walked to the bathroom.

Soaking in warm water, makes me lighter in thinking. Even the heart and mind seem to go hand in hand, and work well. After soaking in more than thirty minutes, I saw his figure already asleep on the bed. Maybe he's tired, and that's good, I can get my heart to rest well.

My heart, which is always marathon by him, always beats suddenly, which always makes my mind haphazardly transverse, so it cannot think clearly.

Take a deep breath, then throw it slowly while reaching for the cream that I always apply on my face every night before going to bed.

*******

All night, I couldn't sleep well. My mind seemed to be filled with fear that sprung up alternately. Recalling the conversation mas Pandu had with the assistant, fearing betrayal from the Pandu mas because we would live apart, and fear of meeting my mother-in-law, as well as the fear because Pandu mas can throw me away at any time. Until the next morning, it felt like my energy was drained, even I woke up when breakfast was served.

"Kok tumben clock just woke up?" ask Pandu while I am gathering my consciousness a little. He came up to me and brought breakfast to the room.

"What time is it?" tanyaku plain.

"Half nine"

Frowning, I can't believe Pandu's reply, my eye reflexes glanced at the clock on the wall, and rightly so, it's now half nine in the morning.

"What's your mother like?" I asked hesitantly "I mean, is he fierce?"

Silly, that sounds like it from my question. As a result of not being able to sleep well, my mouth and mind could not work normally.

"Later you can judge for yourself" he answered and then fed a fork filled with spaghetti, and my mouth naturally opened to take a bribe from him.

"Let me eat alone"

Mas Pandu thrust the plate, then went to open the closet. He took out a suitcase, and arranged the clothes that I would bring to Hong Kong. Only two pajama stels and two dresses.

"One more month will change winter" he said, making me look at him. "Later I will prepare warm clothes for you" he continued, folding my underwear.

Embarrassed, that's how I feel now, he could have grabbed my underwear one by one and neatly arranged in the suitcase. While I was back down on the plate hiding my face.

*****

The journey from Macau to Hong Kong takes approximately one hour by ferry.

I was a little scared at first, because it was my first time riding in a sea vehicle. But my fear was defeated by the tight grip of the hand of mas Pandu.

Until it did not feel this large ship had landed in the country that I had just first planted the earth. I tightened my grip to make the Pandu mas scan the highlight fell on our hands.

"Don't be afraid, and don't worry about anything. You're safe here"

"Mas has no enemies here?" tanyaku while continuing to walk in the footsteps of mas Pandu, with the condition of the hands that are still holding each other.

"No" he replied "Even they don't know that I still have a mother that I'm hiding here".

I was surprised how he kept his mother secret from his enemies. "They only know that Clara and Ayik Btari, and Uncle Marco are my family" he continued.

"Uncle Marco?"

"Clara's father" he answered briefly.

Until we finally arrived at the immigration place to check the documents. One of the entry and exit gates that become a barrier between one country and another country.

And we got away with document checking. Mas Pandu again took my hand and the other hand pulled the suitcase, he took me to the taxi stop.

Again otaku made for traveling, when we had boarded a red car with a taxi.

My new world, with my mother-in-law. I'll think of her as my own mother. I will do whatever it takes to take his heart.

"Think what?" ask her without looking at me "Still thinking my mom is fierce?"

I shook my head even though he didn't know my head, because his gaze was fixed out the right window.

"I just didn't expect to get here" I replied with a glance to the left side of the window, enjoying the view of Hong Kong's famous Concrete city.

I felt Pandu moving his hand and then wrapped my hand in my lap.

"Now my mother and I are your family, so never feel alone" her words moved me and somehow my eyes suddenly warmed from the puddle of water stuck in my eyelids "Never hesitate to share your burden with me or my mother, even though my mother can't do anything, but she has a heart that can feel something"

Hearing his words, I reflexively turned my face to the right side, trying to figure out what he meant.

Wanting to ask more questions, but doubts first hindered me, I finally could only stay still and refocus on staring at the crowded streets with double-decker buses, occasionally looking at the bridge we passed. Its natural scenery is not at all chaotic, clean and neatly arranged.

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