Finally, I Love You
# 15 -

Gayatri took a day off because Hayam insisted that she leave because she was inside yesterday. He was sitting on the sofa eating the chicken porridge Hayam had brought.

"I'm fine Hayam so there's no need for leave from any office, that's the usual thing." On the sidelines of eating the girl still had time to protest with Hayam's decision.

"But it's not unusual for me and also soon we get married you have to be able to adjust." Hayam replied casually. Otherwise imposing his will is not Marisa's child she is.

Gayatri was silent and still continued to bribe the porridge into her mouth.

"The plan is tomorrow I want to take you to meet your family and ask you in person for permission to marry you" Hayam said, choking him and coughing. Hayam immediately picked up the white water that was near him.

Gayatri accepted and drank it to the end and looked at Hayam with a difficult gaze to interpret.

"Am I wrong?! we're getting married soon and I've never met your parents. I haven't asked you officially for your family either." Hayam explained his intentions.

Gayatri hesitated to answer but they were getting married so it should be open to each other right?!

"Actually my parents don't live in this country" Gayatri said slowly.

"We can visit them, right?! " answer Hayam.

Gayatri sighed softly and looking at Hayam, she had to say what she was to the man.

They have agreed to get married and committed to a good marriage even though there is no love between them.

They are both mature and understand the consequences of their relationship. He will have a good marriage because he is comfortable with Hayam. He's a good and responsible man and that's hard enough for him. He would not expect more than that, because he did not dare to dream too high.

"I'll tell you about my family before we get married and I've been planning this for a long time. And after that you can make any decision even if you cancel the wedding. Wait don't interrupt my words listen to me first." Gayatri restrains Hayam who wants to interrupt.

"I know we're both grown up and we're married it's a decision we both made even though there's no love between us, and know the consequences." Gayatri said that while looking at Hayam intently. The man was about to say something but Gayatri still did not let him talk.

"My father is of Japanese descent and a native Indonesian mother, they are friends when studying here and meet again when working together in the land of people. Because they feel fit and agree they finally decided to get married because they love each other and from their marriage was born me. My father and mother decided to stay there after marriage because my father's work was focused there. We lived happily and became a harmonious family until a secret was revealed if you had another woman out there and it hit you. They were divorced when I wasn't even five.".

"Mother didn't come home because she was ashamed of her family, so she decided to work there and support both of us. There we were helped by Akihiko's uncle who turned out to be his mother's co-worker and father. He's a good person because he always helps us and tries to improve the relationship of mom and dad. But my mother was too stubborn not to go to see me, until the truth about that woman was revealed. He just framed the father and wanted the mother to divorce him, all he did was for the mother and father to separate because he loved the father so much and did not want the father to be owned by another woman". This is what keeps Gayatri from believing in love.

She was afraid because her mother's love could even hate her father so much, she didn't want to be like her mother. Or like a woman who has destroyed her family, just because of unrequited love she is willing to do anything to satisfy her ego.

And he was afraid that he would have the same fate as them. He was afraid that if he really fell in love with the man then he would never be able to take Hayam out of his life. And it seems like she's already in love with Hayam, the man who always made her comfortable and safe.

Gayatri paused for a while before continuing her story. He looked at Hayam closely and looked for strength in the man. Hayam stroked Gayatri's hand as if to say that everything would be fine.

"All the truth is revealed also because of Akihiko's uncle's help, as he does not believe that father would do such a thing. But it's too late when all the truth is revealed. Dad was in a plane crash when he was about to see Mom. And he didn't survive." Gayatri ended her story with tears in her eyes. Hayam hugged the girl and rubbed her back while patting her softly.

"I don't expect you to accept me wholeheartedly at our wedding, because I know we don't love each other. If you change your mind and want us to get here, I don't have a problem. You can find other women who are better than me and you can live happily and love each other" Gayatri said bitterly.

Hayam instantly silenced the girl's lips with a long kiss. His heart ached when he learned that the girl did not love him. But whatever happens, it will make the little girl fall in love with him.

After being satisfied kissing the girl and channeling a sense of annoyance, anger and not accepting with the words of the girl Hayam took off her kiss and cupped the girl's face.

"I'm not good at saying sweet things and I'd rather show my feelings through my actions. Have you not understood my feelings all this time, you cannot see my seriousness towards you." Hayam said slowly.

And Gayatri knew that the man's feelings for her were deep, for now that was enough.

"You're my strong girl, I know you must be really hit and heavy through it all but you're strong. Being here indicates you are great. So from now on you should be happy with me. Promise." Hayam hooked their little fingers.

Hayam lightly ruffled the girl's hair then looked at her face deeply and seriously.

"I want to say something very important to you, that I love you very much. From the first sight I've been in love with you." The end of Hayam expresses his feelings.

Gayatri was surprised to hear Hayam's love statement, and she was so happy that she knew that her feelings were not applauded.

"I won't ask you to return my feelings, I don't care how your past is. Because you cannot change the past, because with the past we will have a better future and we can learn from the mistakes of the past. So you have to believe in yourself if you can be happy." Hayam assures Gayatri that not everyone is the same and has a different story.

Gayatri put on her sweet smile and nodded confirming, "You know Hayam somehow since when I started I've been in love with you.Maybe because of your sweetness and care that made me melt. or because of that annoying attitude and your insistence. But you should know that I love you very much. Thank you for accepting me for who I am."

"So are you ready to meet your family?! " ask Hayam.

"Yes. I have to tell mom about our wedding plans." the girl hesitated and continued her sentence quietly, "but I'm afraid I'll have to get on the plane.".

" Look down, there I am not afraid. If you're afraid, you can hold me like this." Hayam replied as he held her in his arms.

Gayatri simply muttered indistinctly and nodded.

"I've already prepared her plane ticket and her scheduled departure tomorrow afternoon, so you should be ready tomorrow morning." the girl raised her head to look at Hayam.

"Have you planned all this?!" tanya Gayatri was full of probes. He suspected that Hayam had arranged all this just to wait for him to nod his head.

"I always plan everything carefully Aya." Hayam replied with a sinless smile.

"So you know everything?!" ask again.

"May be yes may be no." Hayam shrugged both of his shoulders with a smile, "I just want to hear everything from your own lips Aya."

"You!!!!" gayatri shouted and began to strike Hayam's waist with her hands.

Hayam dodged while replying to the girl and the atmosphere that had felt crowded and now became full of laughter from Gayatri's lips.

Hayam was happy to see the girl smiling again and forgot her sadness.

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