Breaking the Promise
25 minutes

“Malik, where are you? I'm worried.” Said Jo to himself, since he did not manage to call his best friend.

Repeatedly Jo tried to contact Malik's phone, but the results were nil. There are only mobile machine operators who keep answering it.

“Lu all right?” Asked Jo muttered.

The day is getting late, Malik is still here, in a cafe where he and his lover used to chat and joke. Malik recalled as he fed Angel on this bench. Serving his lover who is sulking because he does not give news when out to see clients from morning to afternoon.

Malik sipped back a cup of coffee in his hand, he did not like alcohol, because he had been drunk for up to three days could not wake up and it was like he wanted to die. After that, Malik no longer wanted to touch alcoholic beverages, he drank enough coffee to eliminate fatigue.

Malik's sadness is complete because the music at this cafe is presenting a melow song from Michael Learns To Rock entitled 25 minutes. The song also tells of the vocalist who was 25 minutes late when his lover was getting married, even though the lover was waiting for his arrival at the altar of the church.

After some time

I've finally made up my mind

She is the girl

And I really want to make her mine

I'm searching everywhere to find her again

To tell her I love her

And I'm sorry about the things I've done

I find her standing in front of the church

The only place in town where I didn't search

She looks so happy in her weddingdress

But she's crying while she's saying this

Boy I've missed your kisses all the time

But this is twentyfive minutes too late

Thought you traveled so far

Boy, I'm sorry you are twentyfive minutes too late

Against the wind

I'm going home again

Wishing me back

To the time when we were more than friends

But still I see her in front of the church

The only place in town where I didn't search

She looked so happy in her weddingdress

But she cried…

Malik reached into the phone in his pants pocket.

He called David, his big boss who was chatting with his son and wife at home.

“Halo, Lik.” David answered the phone.

“Sir, I only placed in Singapore.” Malik lirih.

For a moment the phone was silent, because there was no answer from David and also another greeting from Malik.

“Good. If that's what you want.” Said David who understood his assistant's current condition.

David turned off the phone. Malik looked at the phone again. It was the right decision for him, to go as far away from this country as possible and forget the past, forget all the good memories here.

Exactly two weeks ago, Malik and Abram monitored the management of the Mall that David had in Singapore. The management situation there was so bad that David asked Abram to be the leader there for two years. Malik did not propose, as he still hoped Angel would return to him and annul the marriage, because he knew his lover loved him very much. However, all was not according to his thinking, Angel did not come and he did not fight. Each of them both wished his lover a struggle but not himself. They both assume that his lover who loves him very much, even though he himself loves his lover.

“Goodbye, Bee.” Malik said while stroking the face of Angel who was on the screen of his phone. Angel's face has always been her cell phone wallpaper.

****

Angel and Adrian are still at Hendra's house. The plan, tomorrow morning Hendra and the family will take Angel to Jakarta, precisely to Adrian's house. Hendra will actually take off his daughter this time. Angel is no longer in charge. She gave it all to Adrian as her current husband.

“Alhamdulillah, Son. Dad was so happy. You finally got married.” Hendra smiled, as Angel took off her dress and cleaned her makeup in front of her bedroom dresser.

Hendra hugged his daughter. “Thank you for always being an obedient father's son. You never argue and have always been a good father's daughter.”

Angel returned the hug, even though her heart was crying.

“Angel is happy to make dad happy. Angel also thanked me for educating and taking good care of Angel. Sorry dad, if Angel is a lot wrong.” Answer Angel.

While Adrian was still reluctant to enter Angel's room, from then on he was only in the living room or at the dining table of his father-in-law's house. Alika and Fariz are asleep due to fatigue on the sofa of Hendra's television room.

“Yan, you go in there to your wife's room. Alika and Fariz to sleep in the guest room with mom and dad.” Said Dila who also stayed at Hendra's house, so that tomorrow morning can together leave for her son's house in Jakarta.

“True, Yan.” Hendra Sahut.

Adrian also gave up. However, he previously carried one by one his children to be moved in the guest room from where they were sleeping now.

After that, Adrian slowly moved his legs towards Angel's room. He sees the fully equipped Angel in polite pajamas after cleaning himself.

“Aa want to take a shower? Here's the towel.” Said Angel.

Adrian was still cute and went straight to the small bathroom in the room.

Angel's chest rumbles, she is afraid to do the first night with her husband.she is afraid that later Adrian will be angry because he knows that he is no longer a girl. Angel put her body in bed. He bit his nails, turning his back to the bathroom door.

Chequelek

After thirty minutes, Adrian came out of the bathroom. He wrapped a towel around his waist. Adrian's body looks athletic and fresh even though he is not young anymore.

At first glance Adrian glanced at Angel who had slept behind him, even though there Angel's eyes are still open.

Later, Adrian wears the nightgown that Angel prepared. He immediately threw himself beside Angel's body. However, the two still did not speak. Several times Adrian turned his head towards Angel who did not move from his position. He stretched out his body and pulled the blanket to himself. He didn't talk, let alone touch Angel that night.

“Hah, thank goodness.” Angel muttered in her heart while stroking her chest.

Indeed, this is what she hoped for, there was no physical contact between her and her husband later. But I don't know when? He doesn't know either.

Adrian began to close his eyes, the situation in the room was quiet until finally Angel was calmly doing the same thing.