Fachri puffs out hischeeks as he climbs each step of the apartment stairs to reach Airin's unit,which has become his home for some time. His steps now feel heavy afterenduring days as challenging as the earth beneath his feet. So many problems hefaces, yet he hasn't resolved a single one. After this, Fachri has to deal withAirin's cold attitude, always rejecting his presence. Despite his goodintentions to save her from people's gossip and Mayang's misplaced plans.Before entering,Fachri takes a deep breath and exhales sharply. He wipes his tired-lookingface, slightly fixing his appearance that seems a bit disheveled. He doesn'twant Airin to see him looking unkempt; he must appear somewhat presentable infront of her later. Fachri's actions don't go unnoticed by Wiwit, who peeksfrom her unit's window. She looks amazed at what Fachri does before enteringthe unit, as if he doesn't want his wife to see his tired face after work.However..."Professor!"Wiwit calls out as Fachri
Airin has rejectedFachri's proposal to marry her countless times. This refusal includes his wishto become the father of their child, who will soon be born. However, all theserejections seem to have no meaning at all. As proof, before heading to campus,Fachri has finished cooking stir-fried meat and warm rice in the rice cooker,placed neatly on a small dining table in the kitchen. Despite Airin alwaysdiscouraging him from doing household chores, he doesn't care. And when Airincomes out of the bathroom, everything is neatly arranged, from the kitchen tothe living room and the front terrace."I'll be back abit late. I have several thesis guidance schedules today," Fachri sayswhile putting on his shoes. Next to him is a paper bag containing a lunchbox hecooked and wrapped himself. Airin, who never cares about Fachri's presence, ofcourse, does not respond at all. She doesn't even look at him, preferring togaze anywhere but at Fachri."I'mleaving," Fachri says, getting up from
Fachri puffs out hischeeks as he climbs each step of the apartment stairs to reach Airin's unit,which has become his home for some time. His steps now feel heavy afterenduring days as challenging as the earth beneath his feet. So many problems hefaces, yet he hasn't resolved a single one. After this, Fachri has to deal withAirin's cold attitude, always rejecting his presence. Despite his goodintentions to save her from people's gossip and Mayang's misplaced plans.Before entering,Fachri takes a deep breath and exhales sharply. He wipes his tired-lookingface, slightly fixing his appearance that seems a bit disheveled. He doesn'twant Airin to see him looking unkempt; he must appear somewhat presentable infront of her later. Fachri's actions don't go unnoticed by Wiwit, who peeksfrom her unit's window. She looks amazed at what Fachri does before enteringthe unit, as if he doesn't want his wife to see his tired face after work.However..."Professor!"Wiwit calls out as Fachri
There's nothing between them. He claims not to have any feelings. Yet, Fachri is always there for Airin, keeping her away from Mayang, who has ill intentions.Moreover, Fachri also accompanies and hugs Airin until she falls asleep to alleviate her pain and sadness. They don't know since when they fell asleep while embracing in the room, but when Airin wakes up, the unit is pitch dark. There's only a little light from outside, coming from the neighbor's terrace lamp.Airin, just waking up, startles. Her body freezes upon hearing the gentle snoring and an arm embracing her. Her gaze also focuses on the black shirt she believes belongs to someone."Zidan..." Airin mutters, pushing Fachri, who is now hugging her. Memories with Zidan emerge, making her fearful that Fachri might do the same to her as Zidan did back then.However, for some reason, when Airin sees Fachri's handsome and tired face, her heart feels warm. The man who is nobody to her turns out to be kind and always there. Unfort
Airin, sitting alone in the living room, is contemplating whether she should move or not from the flat she has been living in for the past few months. She wants to carefully consider whether she wants to accept Fachri's proposal or not.In reality, Fachri didn't demand that they move to the apartment immediately. However, Airin feels bad seeing Fachri going back and forth to the campus, which is quite far. Besides the campus, of course, he is also far from his parents.She doesn't know what reasons Fachri has given to his parents to let him live independently. Almost a month they've been living together, and for almost a month, Airin has heard Fachri contacting his parents with a few completely implausible lies."Sigh... today is very exhausting. My back hurts because of sitting and walking too much from one building to another. I feel like using roller skates tomorrow," Fachri complained, flopping onto the sofa and casually laying his backpack on the floor.As if he no longer had the
"Rare, Rin, seriously. Husbands like yours are very rare. So kind and attentive to his wife. I've been living in this apartment for decades, with many residents coming and going, and only your husband behaves like that. He's friendly to people here, always smiling and greeting everyone he meets. The other husbands? They come home from work, go straight to their units, and only appear late at night to go to the nearby food stalls and play cards. Far... from your husband."Wiwit's words echoed in Airin’s ears. She always spoke enthusiastically about Fachri, who was indeed very different from the other husbands in the apartment. Because Wiwit praised Fachri so often, Airin couldn't find any faults in the tall and handsome man. Even now, those words continued to ring clearly in her mind."Hmm, that's why you didn't respond. I've been calling your name for a while," Fachri said, taking a seat next to Airin. He had two bowls of chicken porridge in his hands, handing one to Airin before star
"Everything is fine and healthy. Your baby is a girl," said the young woman who had just finished examining Airin.After a considerable time of Airin’s prenatal check-up, for the first time, she learned that the baby she was carrying is a girl. Although she had never known the gender of the unborn child during previous check-ups, now, accompanying Fachri, she could know everything."Thank goodness. So, there's nothing to worry about," Fachri sighed in relief upon hearing that the baby in Airin’s womb is a girl. This meant that Mayang couldn't disturb Airin and their baby.Considering that just yesterday, Mayang kept trying to push Fachri to accompany Airin for the prenatal check-up. Mayang didn't care about how she would achieve it; all she knew was that Fachri had to go. So that she could find out the gender of the child resulting from her husband's affair.Unable to separate from Zidan, at least Mayang could use the affair to gain a share of her father's inheritance. If Airin’s chil
Since meeting with Rachel and Mayang, Airin couldn't help but feel uncomfortable around Fachri. There was a mix of fear and shame that overwhelmed her—fear of her pregnancy being exposed and shame for what she had done, dragging Fachri into this situation.For Fachri's sake, Airin was now dragging him into her troubles. It wasn't a trivial matter—pregnant out of wedlock. That's what was now attributed to the otherwise good man. Airin couldn't imagine what Fachri would go through if his parents and the university authorities found out about their forbidden relationship and her current pregnancy."Don't think too much about it. Mayang won't dare to open her mouth because I also hold her secret. As for Rachel, she's my best friend, and I'm sure she doesn't want my career to be ruined."Fachri, seemingly able to read Airin’s mind, provided reassurance. Everything had been anticipated as much as possible so that it was impossible for them to be found out, except for Mayang. Fachri needed t