Don Gabriel Emerson lantern
Eps 25 - Excuse the Rejected
Her grandfather Firda brought Firda's cat out after it was fed quite a lot, it was also Firda's custom. Which he said, his Ciu Ciu had to jog and get exposed to the morning sun to be healthy, the grandfather did what Firda did.
When he left the house, he was surprised to see two foreign men and looked very neat while standing in front of his house. However, one of the men was no stranger to her.
"Can I help you?" asked the Grandfather and the man looked up.
"Hello, good morning, sir. My name is Gabriel and I'm here to meet Firda" Gabriel said firmly. Even so, Gabriel looks pale and weak what's more his head in the role.
"All right, come in. You look very pale, son" said the grandfather, and as Gabriel stepped in, Firda's cat ran and licked Gabriel's shoe. Gabriel leaned over and lifted the cat.
"What's Ciu Ciu?" gabriel asked softly while stroking Ciu Ciu's groaning back.
"Loh, son Gabriel know the name of this cat Ciu Ciu? where do you know Firda?" ask the grandfather.
"A few months ago I went to this village for a vacation, Aunt Aisyah and Om Farhan often helped me. Even I had lunch here" Gabriel replied as he followed the grandfather who had entered.
"Oh so, it deserves like no stranger. Age not only takes my time in the world, but also my memory. Please sit down" pinta the grandfather with his raucous voice "It's weird, Firda's cat like her likes you. He doesn't like strangers"
"Yes, we have been acquainted" Gabriel replied, remembering that he had even shaken with Ciu Ciu.
"wait a minute, I'll get you some warm tea. You look pale" said the grandfather.
"Of course pale, all night we stood outside" John grumbled after the grandfather left but Gabriel reluctantly responded.
While the grandfather went to the kitchen and asked his wife to serve two hot teas and also bread to their guests.
"Is there a guest this morning? What's the need?" ask the wife.
"His word was to meet Firda" he answered and he helped his wife prepare hot tea.
"Firda? The guy from town?" murmured Firda's grandmother who felt strange because to her knowledge Firda had no male friends what else from the city "Oh, maybe the man that Aisyah brought to lunch here"
"Yes, he said so. Let me take this out and please Ummi call Farhan to meet his guests"
"Yes, Bi" replied the wife and she hurried to call Farhan while her husband met Gabriel and John.
Grandpa Firda served hot tea and bread to Gabriel and John. Hungry, John devoured the bread, while Gabriel sipped a little tea.
"Son Gabriel is okay? Why is his head in bandages?" ask the grandfather. And instead of answering the grandfather's question, Gabriel asked back about Firda.
"Is Firda okay? Where is he now?"
"He's..."
BUGGGHHHHHHHH
Grandfather Firda was very surprised because Farhan arrived and immediately gave his raw bogem to Gabriel. Even to the point of making Gabriel fall down and Ciu Ciu released from Gabriel's embrace.
John is on standby to protect Gabriel.
"How dare you set foot in this house!" farhan shouted angrily even he tried to attack Gabriel again but the grandfather tried to hold him back.
"Farhan, what's wrong?" ask the grandfather who tried his hardest to hold Farhan. Had it not been his old father-in-law, Farhan would have easily detached himself by pushing his father-in-law but Farhan did not do that.
It feels like Farhan is telling you what really happened but he does not want to destroy the feelings of his extended family. No one can know this.
"It's nothing, Abi. Just... There's just..."
"Speak, solve your problems well" said the grandfather and he released his hand that had been holding Farhan, after which the grandfather left the three men in the living room. While he walked with his slow steps towards Firda's room.
Without knocking on the door, Grandpa immediately opened the door of Firda's room and found Aisyah who was compressing Firda at this time.
"Is Firda sick?" asked Firda's grandfather and his arrival was quite surprising Aisyah who was currently taking care of her daughter while crying.
"Fever, Bi" Aisyah replied softly while wiping away her tears and trying to hide her sadness.
The grandfather touched Firda's cheek with his fingers, checking Firda's body temperature which was hot.
"Had given medicine? You better call the doctor, didn't I ask you to call the Doctor from yesterday, Aisyah?" reprimanding the grandfather while Aisyah could only look down and try to hold back her tears.
"Let me call the doctor. What's with these people of the house" murmured the grandfather as he walked out of Firda's room.
Aisyah returned to tears as her father left, she stroked her daughter's cheeks gently while Firda was asleep at this time after Aisyah forced her to take the medicine earlier.
While in the living room, Farhan looked at Gabriel as if he wanted to exterminate Gabriel right now. But Farhan was still thinking about the rest of his family, even though he could not control his emotions when he saw Gabriel.
"I really didn't think you were that hard on Firda, that innocent girl has helped you so sincerely. And this is your reply?" hiss Farhan was angry, all his might trying to control his soul burning with anger.
"Om, I didn't do it on purpose. I swear by my mother" Gabriel said in a trembling voice but Farhan did not want to hear any reason.
"Get out of this house, and never appear before us again!!!" farhan was firmly standing tall.
"Om, I came to apologize and take responsibility. L am... I will marry Firda" Gabriel said confidently but it made Farhan smile cynically.
"Wedding did you say? Which father wants his son to marry a rapist, huh?" furious with Farhan and hearing the nickname, Gabriel's heart grew sicker.
"I... I didn't mean to rape her, Om. I was in an unconscious state"
"Aware or not, harassment remains harassment" Farhan said coldly "It's best to leave or I'll drag you out of here"
"I beg you, give me a chance to correct my mistake" whined Gabriel but instead made Farhan's emotions run high.
"How do you fix it, huh? His future can be ruined, his self-esteem destroyed, his feelings destroyed, even his life that was always cheerful, also destroyed. Then how are you going to fix it? You think he also wants to marry a guy who's been harassing a girl who's been really nice all along? If you were to be so bad at a foreign girl, then how bad would you treat your own wife? "