Behind Him
What do I do?
A pair —Azalea & Galad— made in heaven.
Azalea Black (Fl)
Married life isn’t just an extension of romantic feelings; it’s also about navigating the complexities of daily squabbles.
Azalea Black (Fl)
I have witnessed through my mother and father's never-ending-relationship-fights.
Is what she always thought and had been thinking.
Galad Blue (Ml)
For you, even if it means never-ending disputes, I will never give up!
Author
A marriage arranged for political interest.
Author
A marriage arranged for society.
Author
A marriage arranged for mutual relationship... masquerading the hidden snakes within.
At last, on the evening of a Saturday, the marriage took place in the center of the metropolitan city, amidst the hidden snakes.
Author
And they had to adapt.
Azalea Black (Fl)
(Second day...)
Galad took his stainless white coat and walked towards the doorway, caressing his car keys in his right pant pocket.
Azalea stood watching him from behind.
Azalea Black (Fl)
(What do I do?)
Galad Blue (Ml)
(What do I do?)
"Nothings is in my hands."
They contemplated for a while standing in their own places before they parted their ways.
Azalea Black (Fl)
And what can I do?
Azalea Black (Fl)
Why did I believe him?
Blind Date
Galad sitting on the couch in living room with his documents to work on.
That's when a playful breeze calls on to him to take a glance of his wife.
Galad Blue (Ml)
*Stares for a while*
Azalea Black (Fl)
*Notices*
When she looks at him, he already got back to work.
Azalea Black (Fl)
(Thought he was looking at me.)
She felt disappointed unknowingly.
Azalea Black (Fl)
(Maybe I was mistaken.)
Azalea Black (Fl)
(I shouldn't have opened this door to balcony. The wind is too furious.)
She closed the door and trailed her steps towards the refrigerator.
Galad Blue (Ml)
(What was that?)
He took a glance of her, again.
Galad Blue (Ml)
(She is beautiful.)
Azalea Black (Fl)
(I'm left alone... in this luxurious three bedroom apartment.)
Azalea Black (Fl)
(Again...)
Azalea Black (Fl)
(And surely... this is not for what I agreed to marry him.)
Azalea Black (Fl)
(How many days had it been from the day we tied the knot together...?)
She strolled through the hallway and reached the living room.
Azalea Black (Fl)
*Sat on the couch*
Looking at their wedding photo, she thought...
Azalea Black (Fl)
Had it been 6 months...?
Azalea Black (Fl)
This marriage is out of political interest.
Azalea Black (Fl)
Why do I feel like he married me out of HIS OWN interest?
Azalea Black (Fl)
The look in his eyes...
Azalea Black (Fl)
It's as if asking me to believe him and just follow him around.
Azalea Black (Fl)
I'm damn sure that the first time we saw eachother was at the blind date which was arranged by our parents.
Azalea Black (Fl)
That day...
She fell in deep thoughts...
Azalea's mother, she herself took her to the parlor for the makeover.
Azalea Black (Fl)
(My mother left, right?)
She searched for her mother in the crowd in front the restaurant and as soon as she assured herself with her mother's departure, she pulled out the hair pin which has been holding her hair up her hair line.
Azalea Black (Fl)
(Now it's more like me.)
She cheered herself, looking at her reflection in the glass door of the restaurant.
At last, she entered the restaurant with a deep breath.
Dressed in the costliest attire with her hair flowing down her bare back.
Azalea Black (Fl)
(If not for my mother forcing me, I would never have worn such an erotic dress... revealing all my curves and almost half of my back.)
She came and sat in the reserved seat in that lavish restaurant for the blind date.
Azalea Black (Fl)
(It's been half an hour already... shall I leave?)
Azalea Black (Fl)
(The people are literally gawking me, as I can feeling their piercing gazes passing through me.)
Azalea Black (Fl)
(I guess he won't show up.)
Azalea Black (Fl)
(And why would he? This is a political marriage of course. Why would he be obedient and come looking for me?)
Azalea Black (Fl)
(Anyway, I don't think he will come. I should go back now.)
Azalea Black (Fl)
(And thank God, he gave me a reason to flee and stand with my head high without any wrongdoing on my side.)
That's when she lifted her head to take a look at the exit door, and she gets to have a glance of a handsome gentleman coming towards her.
Azalea Black (Fl)
(I'm feeling something is about to happen, and before it could happen, I should flee the scene.)
Being bewitched at his beauty, she helplessly took another glance of his and saw him going to the lady behind her seat.
Azalea Black (Fl)
(I thought so.)
Azalea Black (Fl)
(But... I should have seen his photo before coming here. Only to make sure that all my makeover worth him.) 😑
Sighing at her helplessness, she stood up from her chair and began walking towards the exit.
Azalea Black (Fl)
(If only I had the courage to stop this marriage...)
Galad Blue (Ml)
Excuse me?
Who Will Break The Silence?
As Azalea waited for him for more than half an hour, she helplessly lifted herself from the chair with fear glued to her face, anticipating the consequences she would be facing when she returns home.
Galad Blue (Ml)
Excuse me?
Involuntarily, she turned her head back to take a look, thinking... for the last time.
At her unexpected turn, he momentarily found himself at loss for words.
Galad Blue (Ml)
Azalea Black?
And the deep, commanding voice of the gentle yet intimidating and confident handsome man standing a 5 steps away from her, held her captive.
With her mouth agape, she unavoidably stood still giving him time to take a good look at her.
And as if someone was whispering in her ear that he is the one she is looking for, she confirmed.
Azalea Black (Fl)
Galad Blue.
Pointing at the reserved seat he asked.
With that, his upper lip curled up in anticipation, clearly mentioning he didn't expect—the dolled up self of— hers.
Without a word in exchange, she tagged him as if he bewitched her.
Azalea Black (Fl)
(He... came.)
At each step she took behind him, his slim yet sturdy and muscular body refrained under the limited edition suit...
Azalea Black (Fl)
(A hope to escape this suffocating damn family of mine...)
While she was concentrated on how to proceed with her future plan, he dragged her chair out for her sit.
Azalea Black (Fl)
*Thinking*
As if it had been a daily routine, she sat on the chair without a second thought and crossed her legs with her hand paved its way back under her chin.
Galad Blue (Ml)
*Smirking as if he knew what she is thinking*
An air of awkwardness enveloped them.
Galad Blue (Ml)
(Do I take the initiative?)
Galad Blue (Ml)
(No. From her appearance, she seemed interested in this damned marriage, let her take the initiative.)
Azalea Black (Fl)
*Still thinking*
Galad Blue (Ml)
(But... what is she thinking?)
Galad Blue (Ml)
(So deeply that she ignored her surroundings.)
As she glided through her brainstorming-future-plans, he called the waiter and placed his order.
At that she jolted awake and took a note of his hands.
Azalea Black (Fl)
Exquisitely intricate.
She murmured, gawking at his hands, completely indulged and nearly buried her face in his hands.
However, he understood what she was referring to and chuckled.
Azalea Black (Fl)
*Heard his laughter*
But by the time she straightened her back and took a look at his face, he pulled up his poker face back and looking at her intensely.
Azalea Black (Fl)
*Embarrassed*
She realized and tried to be as much as elegant she could be.
Azalea Black (Fl)
(I can't talk first.)
Azalea Black (Fl)
(If I say I don't want to marry him, I'll be in trouble, as he would get a chance to say that it's me who instigated this discussion.)
While they were pondering over whom to take the initiative, waiter came to break the silence in between them.
The waiter placed their order in front them, respectively.
From then on, straight to the end of eating, neither of them started a conversation.
As if they are habituated to such useless meet ups, they didn't bother to initiate a chat nor expressed for what they came for.
Galad Blue (Ml)
(As of from my side, why I came...)
Galad Blue (Ml)
(Being unable to take up my parents stiffling me about getting married.)
They exchanged a few glances.
Galad Blue (Ml)
*Stood up*
Azalea Black (Fl)
*Copied him*
As the bill is already paid, they left the restaurant as planned and reached a park in the same neighborhood.
After he had enough of her silence, he understood that she doesn't want to get married to him.
Galad Blue (Ml)
(I wonder how longer can she put up this silence.)
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