The Woman the Lord Pays
Marry Me

The doctor and nurse who were treating Eliana were already out of the room. Eliana still turned away, reluctant to look at Morgan who still looks not accepted because she had just been rejected by Eliana. Though he was sure if Eliana must have received a proposal from him but in fact? Again he was rejected for the umpteenth time by the same woman. Did Eliana reject him because he was still not the type of man she dreamed of?

It felt really upsetting, no one had ever rejected her like this but Eliana actually rejected it a second time. Luckily Edwin and Elvin did not hear otherwise, the two impromptu superheroes would laugh at him.

The twins who were getting water for their mother were by Eliana's side. They were about to take a promise to their father who said, if there was anything their father would talk about when they were with their mother. Edwin and Elvin were already sitting in chairs, they were ready to hear but it seemed like their father had forgotten.

"Daddy?" Edwin called his dreamy father.

"Why is Daddy quiet?" ask Elvin.

"What's wrong? What do you guys want?" ask Morgan. He had completely forgotten what he had said.

"Didn't Daddy say something to us after we've been with Mommy?" answer Edwin.

"Oh, Daddy almost forgot about it," Morgan stepped up to Elvin and held him and sat him on his lap.

Eliana looked at Morgan with a suspicious look, did Morgan want to tell her two sons if she was the paid woman first? Somehow he got scared because he was sure Edwin and Elvin would be disappointed and would hate him.

"Listen to Daddy," Morgan sighed for a moment, before saying what he had kept secret to his two sons. Surely he must speak carefully so that his two sons do not know if their mother is only the woman he paid first so that Eliana is not angry and so that his two sons are not disappointed in him.

"Actually Daddy has hidden a secret to you, even though you are still a child but Daddy thinks you can already understand what Daddy said. When I was a child, I had a harmonious family. My mom and dad loved me but that all changed after I heard my parents' quarrels that started talking about divorce. I don't know who went wrong first, I don't know but for sure, my mother left me. Do you know what Daddy's feeling?" Morgan paused for a moment, the memory of that moment re-remembered where a wound even the trauma of a family was incised by a mother who could leave her and her father who never cared.

"What's going on, Dad?" ask Edwin.

"Is Daddy dumped?" ask Elvin anyway.

"Yeah, Daddy was begging Daddy's mom not to go. Daddy wished he had changed his mind but he still left Daddy and preferred the man he was with. If at that time there were no loyal servants of Daddy, Daddy did not know it could still be like this or not."

"What about Daddy's dad? Did Daddy get left behind by Grandpa too?" ask Edwin.

"He was just a drunk who took a different woman every night until he died of Aids! Daddy had to bear it all, shunned and considered to have the dirty disease.from there Daddy vowed never to get married, Daddy did not believe in a family relationship. Daddy doesn't want a wife."

"If so how do we exist?" ask Elvin.

Eliana glared at Morgan, she hoped that Morgan would not say what was going on between them but a secret that was closed as close as possible would definitely be discovered as well.

"Boys, your mother is indeed Eliana. She's the one who gave birth to you."

"What's? Didn't Daddy say Mommy wasn't around?"

"Sorry, Daddy said that to fool you and Daddy has faked your birth month so Eliana can't find you but fate, just say something else."

"Daddy is evil!" shouted Edwin and Elvin who had jumped down.

"Daddy doesn't know, really doesn't know. Daddy only found out last night because of that witch. Ask your Mommy if you don't believe."

"Is that right, Mom?" asked Edwin and Elvin who were crying.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to leave you. I came back from Australia to find you two, if I knew you two were my sons I would've taken you away."

"Mommy's bad, Daddy's bad!" said Edwin and Elvin who were still crying.

"We don't have a mother. Daddy lied to us while Mommy left us. Why, Mom? Why, Dad?"

"Don't cry, would you please listen to Mommy's explanation?" Eliana got out of bed and grabbed Edwin's hand but Edwin immediately dodged and stepped back along with his sister.

"Adults are unbelievable, full of secrets!" shout them.

"I don't want to be big, I don't want to be an adult!" elvin.

"I'd better be a kid so I don't like Mommy and Daddy!"

"All my fault, all my fault!" Eliana approached her two sons and hugged them. He did not care about the pain he felt because the most injured of the incident were Edwin and Elvin.

"Listen Mommy. Mommy was helpless then, completely helpless and therefore Mommy was willing to give birth to a child for your father."

"Why? What makes Mommy helpless?" ask Edwin and Elvin.

Eliana let her two sons out of her arms and sat down on the side of the bed. Eliana looked at Morgan for a moment, it seemed like she could not keep what was happening so that she would not further disappoint her two sons. I hope they understand the explanation he gave.

"My mom, your grandmother was both very sick at the time. My mother had terminal cancer and had to undergo treatment in the hospital but I had no charge at all. At that time my mother would have been expelled if I couldn't pay a fee I hadn't paid for a week. I lost my way, I didn't know what to do because of all the effort I had to make until I finally met Ray who asked me to give birth to a child for your Daddy. I who was desperate and had no way felt it was a breath of fresh air and the only option I had to make. I agreed because I didn't want my mother thrown on the street in her sick state, which is why I was willing to give birth to a child for your father. Do you understand?" Obviously Eliana was crying. He knew the path he was taking was wrong but he had no choice and now he hopes, his two sons understood the hardships he was going through that time so he had to go down a path he did not want to take.

"Then why did Daddy lie to us? Why did Daddy separate us from Mommy?"

"That's the deal we made, Boys. Because Daddy was abandoned by Daddy's mother, it made Daddy distrust the marriage. Therefore Daddy only wants you without being tied to the wedding rope. Forgive the selfish Daddy but now, Daddy will make up for everything."

"I'm sorry Mommy, honey. At that time Mommy had no choice at all" Eliana said, looking down. She hoped that her two sons would forgive her and accept her.

"We can fix everything Eliana," Morgan approached Eliana and held her hands together, "We can fix everything that happens if you want" he said.

"How?" Eliana raised her face, looking at him.

"Married to me, we can both be family once we're married and we can both make amends for all the mistakes we've done to Edwin and Elvin" Morgan said.

Eliana turned, looking at the twins who were like they were waiting for an answer from her. Be married? Is that the only way they can make amends? Eliana did not answer, while Morgan waited and hoped Eliana would do it for their two sons.