Breaking the Promise
Cold war

Early in the morning Angel was in the kitchen cooking and preparing breakfast for them. With her hair still wet, Angel stirred her homemade sausage fried rice. Meanwhile, in the bathroom in Angel's room, Malik was standing in front of a mirror, rubbing his head with a small towel.

A moment Malik's gaze was fixed on the letter with the logo of the famous University. There imprinted the name of Angel who passed the selection, accompanied by proof of payment that has been printed Angel in the office, then it is attached together with it as physical evidence at the submission of the administration later when he entered college.

Malik rounded his eyes, because Angel never said this, he rushed to meet Angel in the kitchen and asked for an explanation for this.

“Bee. This what?” Malik asked pointing the paper at Angel.

Angel looked in the direction Malik pointed.

“Oh, the, yes I'm in college again.”

“For what?”

Angel stopped his activities for a moment. He also approached Malik.

“Kak, I know your family is rich and educated. Your mother is a well-known doctor, at least give me a chance to be able to compensate for that.”

“No need. You don't have to do that. They will agree with whoever the woman who will be my next step.” Answer Malik cynically.

“That, you said. But maybe not according to your parents.”

“Bee.. If you go to college again, when is there time for us? Morning you work until the afternoon, continue the afternoon until the night you go to college, not your duties. That will take a lot of time together we.” Malik explained, the reason he forbade his lover to take this decision.

“I won't be a secretary forever, brother. Actually my ideals want to be a lecturer.”

“You will not be a secretary forever, because after marriage, you will be at home and take care of my children.” Malik said with a pretty loud tone.

He went back to his room and got his car keys. Then, he came out again and left Angel.

“Kak, where are you going? I made breakfast.” Angel said while chasing Malik who had walked up to the main door.

“Kak.. Don't be like a child!” Said Angel again.

“You who are like a child, did not ask me before and immediately made your own decision.” Malik answered and opened the door and left.

Brucks.

Malik closed the door again quite loudly.

Angel just took a rough breath. He is indeed weak, excessive love for his lover, making him have no strength.

The next day, Malik does not come to Angel's apartment anymore, but usually Malik always comes to Angel's apartment every day, especially this is still a holiday.

“Kak, Sorry.” Angel sent Malik a message. However, Malik did not reply to her, even though the message was already blue ticked.

The next day again, he met Malik in the office. But the man was indifferent and only greeted Angle for work. They do not communicate at all in private matters.

Several times, Angel saw Malik walking with Tiara, after lunch. Malik and Tiara are friends since High School, the Malik family also knows the Tiara family. Even his mother was happy when her son was close to the Melborne graduate woman.

“Ngel, patience yes.” Yasmin said that she saw Malik with Tiara.

Angel smiled and nodded. He has resigned, will miss his relationship later, which is important at this time he is increasingly convinced by his decision to go to school again. At least there are ideals that he will pursue, after the immodality that he has done before.

Almost a week passed, but Malik's attitude was still the same. The man won't apologize first or speak first, if Angel doesn't seduce him.

“Lik, take Angel to the office first.” David said, after they met with an important client at a hotel.

Angel, Malik, and David sat at one table, after the clients who had just talked were gone because all the important things had been done.

David scrunched his forehead.

Angel nodded and walked out. He strengthened himself by walking towards the MRT, while looking at the atmosphere of Jakarta's crowded and diverse afternoon.

Today, there are no flowers like Malik used to do on Friday afternoons. Angel remembers his father. No one understood him but his father.Then, that day Angel turned to Bandung. He boarded the public transport, and headed to his father's house to meet him and embrace him.

Geck.. Geck.. Geck..

Ten o'clock in the night, Hendra's house is on tap. Enin rubbed his eyes, hearing the knock. He came to the door and opened it.

“Angel.”

“Enin.” Angel squandered a hug on the body of the grandmother.

“Nights like this, you are here. why not wait tomorrow morning, just left.” The grandmother protest.

“Udah very same miss Enin, same Dad.” Angel answered with a sweet smile.

“Oh, Enin's grandson Yes, stubborn.”

Angel grin.

Shortly after, Hendra approached.

“Yes Angel, you.” Hendra is upset that Angel is afraid to return home in the dark, but he cannot be angry with his only daughter who is dear to him.

“Sorry, Dad. because Angel is very much the same Dad.” Said Angel while hugging the body of the father.

“Daddy also misses you,” Hendra stroked the princess's hair.

After cleaning, Angel was accompanied by her father and grandmother to eat in the middle of the night. Angel was forced to eat before going to bed, even though he was not having a taste for food because of his relationship with Malik who was getting away.

****

“This Angel?” A middle-aged woman carrying two grandchildren was sitting in the living room of Hendra's house.

Angel nodded.

“Yes, my goodness you are more beautiful, Ngel.” The middle-aged woman said again.

He is Dila, Adrian's father. Dila and Radit were visiting Hendra's house with his two grandchildren, Adrian's son, on vacation.

Angel smiled and greeted her father's two best friends. Radit, Dilla, and Hendra have been best friends since High School. Although Radit was the son of a rich man, but he never chose to be friends.

“Have a girlfriend yet you, Ngel?” Ask Radit.

Angel smiling. He had just wanted to answer, but Hedra had already answered him first.

“Never, Angel has never dealt with romance. He loves working together to learn.” Hendra said, who had just told Angel, that his daughter had registered for S2 in Jakarta.

“Oh, so you also go to college again, Ngel. Wow great.” Sahut Radit's.

“Wah can nih, Ndra, I invite your son to be my son-in-law.” Chirps Dilla.

Then, Radit laughed. “Well, that's right, we've always wanted to match our children. Looks like now's the right time.”

Angel confused to answer what? His eyeballs only glanced at the father and the two old roang Adrian who were having a warm conversation there. it looks like they are seriously going to match Angel with her son who has been a widower for five years due to death.