Forced Mate
Chapters. 58. Enlightenment Core Problems.

Leni's mother rubbed Zeva's shoulder to calm the woman, making Zeva even sob. "Do you know what the problem is?"

Zeva raised her head and looked towards the smiling Mother Leni warmly.

"If you don't want a story, I don't want to, son. But you have to be patient, because everything that's going on here has to be a reason,"

"No, Ma. Since long ago I have always lived in suffering, I have never felt what is called happy," said Zeva with sadness that certainly makes Leni jado's mother also sad.

"Sometimes we don't realize that our lives are actually happy, son. But we only focus on our every hardship, so we always feel never happy."

Zeva immediately shook her head to refute the middle-aged woman's words, then she told him everything that had happened in her life. Starting from the restraints of parents, arranged marriages also until the destruction of his current household.

Leni's mother listened to all of Zeva's stories fervently, sometimes she cried because she felt the sadness she was experiencing.

Mr. Toha who has since listened to all the stories of Zeva from the living room is also sad. He did not expect to be in a very young age, but the woman was already struck by a huge wave of trouble.

"There's no point in me living, ma'am. Nobody really loves me, I don't even know if I love myself or not."

Leni's mother immediately pulled Zeva's body into her arms making the woman sob, she rubbed the top of Zeva's head affectionately.

"Thank you for holding on till today, son. You are great, you are a very strong woman. No other woman can survive all that but you. You're the best, you've fought so hard to date."

The words Leni's mother spoke really touched Zeva's heart. All this time no one had strengthened him like that, no one had asked how he had struggled all this time. Ah yes, there was Arion who had granted his freedom. But now everything is back to being destroyed.

"You're really great, Zeva. I'm proud of you, I'm so happy to have met such a strong woman like you." Leni's mother rubbed Zeva's head fondly while holding back the tears that had wanted to fall.

"No, Ma. I, I'm not that strong,"

"really. Maybe you think you're just a pathetic woman with all the problems, but for mom. For other women, you're so good at getting through it all. If it's someone else, they can't."

Zeva was speechless hearing all the middle-aged woman's words. If he can get through it all, then what's the point of it all? Right now everything was also destroyed, and there was nothing left.

"Son, you've come this far. Why not hold it a little more? I'm sure that after this you'll really get everything you want. Even something you never imagined you'd get, too,"

"No, Ma. That's not gonna happen in my life. Maybe for others like that, but for me there is only bitterness." Zeva will never hope for anything again, because the more she strives for happiness. Then the pain will be what he gets.

"Every storm will surely pass, and change with something as beautiful as a rainbow. After a volcanic eruption, there will be plants that thrive in the former. Even the laws of nature alone prove that there will always be good things after distress, especially for humans. Didn't you ever think about it?"

Zeva fell silent while trying to quell the sadness she was feeling. "Mother's right. There'll be rainbows after a rainstorm, but not all storms have rainbows, ma'am. That's my life."

Leni's mother nodded. "You're right, son. Age cannot prove the maturity of a person. Now, you're more mature than my mom.

"What's an adult, Buk?" Zeva raised her head to look at the middle-aged woman's face.

"Adult about rainbows. I just don't know, what father's song,"

"Maha." Zeva immediately laughed when she heard Mother Leni's words. "Because of the rainbow, I'm an adult, Mom."

"Yes there is no maturity even though it is only about the rainbow."

Zeva chuckled again with what the middle-aged woman said, making Mother Leni and her husband laugh.

"It would be beautiful to laugh, son," said Ibu Leni made Zeva smile. "You know, Zeva. Sometimes there is a reason for every problem. As of now, I can meet a great woman who is also beautiful." Leni's mother clasped Zeva's hands tightly.

"Your mother used to be that too. Mother was angry, sad, crying when the three children of the mother were taken by God."

Zeva gasped in shock upon hearing Mother Leni's words. "Mom." He returned the middle-aged woman's hand to make Mother Leni nod.

"Now I'm all right, son. Although the condition of the mother was very alarming, even the father was forced to put the mother."

Zeva was really shocked by the life story of Ibu Leni, it turned out to be much heavier than what she experienced. Where to lose children who are certainly loved.

"But now Mother is fine because the father takes good care of the mother, the mother also has been able to sincerely remove the children of the mother. And the reason why God called them so quickly, it must be because mom and dad didn't have enough goodness to go to heaven. With them, they will lead us to heaven and together forever."

Zeva nodded her head when she heard Leni's mother's words, believing that this moment must be a very painful moment for Ibu Leni and also Mr. Toha.

"Like Mom, every problem you have has a reason. Since childhood your parents always forbid this and that, they don't allow you to do the same thing as everyone else. And now, you've got a reason for what they did. That is because it has prepared a very good soul mate for you."

Zeva nodded her head with a bitter smile, she was again injured when she remembered the husband she loved.

"As at that time, now there must be a reason behind the problems that befall your household. I know what your husband did was so outrageous, he's so guilty of you. But you're not right either. Whatever the reason, the betrayal you committed must have hurt her so much."

"Look, Son. You said that your marriage was due to an arranged marriage, but you said that your husband did not mind your matchmaking. Don't you ever think that your husband loved you in the first place?"

Deg.

Zeva shook her head with a racing heart upon hearing the last sentence that Leni's mother said, and it was true that she had never thought about it before.

"But love or not, he will still be hurt when he knows your relationship with other men. It was a blessing that scratched his pride, let alone you saying that all this time your husband had never been in contact with another woman. At that time he must have been very confused, also injured simultaneously. Was he furious, knowing everything?" asked Leni's mother who answered with a nod of Zeva's head.

"That proves that he really loves you. But even like that, he still treats you well. Until something happened that night. So according to my mother, she was either venting her anger, or was taking revenge on you. His heart also needs an outlet, but all that does not diminish his love. Believe, Son. Right now he must be looking for you with a worried sangay."

Zeva was sobbing because what Ibu Leni said was true. Why hasn't he thought about it all this time? He was just busy with his fun together with Gavin, and after that. He dumps Gavin and turns to Arion without thinking or apologizing for what he has done.

How selfish of him all this time, both to Gavin and to Arion. She was truly an evil woman who at will toyed with the feelings of men, she also seemed to have switched feelings for others.

"Son, I'm saying this isn't because I don't like you. And don't want to kick you out, but come back, son. All your family must be very anxious, because I'm sure they love you very much."

Zeva nodded her head and directly hugged Leni's mother's body tightly. "Thank you, thank you for explaining everything to me, this bod*oh, ma'am."

"No, Zeva. Everyone who is being hit by problems will definitely be the same as you, that's the point of other people or families to remind each other so as not to misstep."

Zeva stretched her arms and looked at Leni's mother with sparkling eyes. "And this is the reason why I left home. God has sent a wingless angel to straighten my way, to remind me who is lost."

"You're right, son. And I feel so happy to see you." The two of them hugged back very tightly.

The atmosphere that happened at Zeva's place, was exactly the same as what happened at her parents' house.

At this time the Arion family had met the Zeva family, and the atmosphere that was happening was definitely filled with sadness and tears.

"Forgive us, forgive us for never saying anything to you until this happens. We're really very sorry, we can't set a good example for our daughter,"

"No, Zara. Don't say anything like that, because it's not true. All this time you've been educating Zeva so well that she's grown up to be a strong and cheerful woman."

Mama Zara and papa David feel more guilty, because their coercion Zeva and Arion's life is now a mess like this.

"We have ruined our own daughter's life, we have destroyed your son's life. We were really very selfish and also bad,"

"Ma, Pa." Daffa looked at his parents sadly, and was devastated by what happened to Arion and Zeva.

"Everything has happened, and what has happened cannot be repeated. That's why we no longer discuss the past, let it be an experience and a lesson for all of us" said Mama Audy.

"What my wife said was right, there's no point in us being like this anymore. And the most important thing at the moment is to look for Zeva's whereabouts, hopefully she'll be fine,"

Everyone immediately guaranteed the good do'a that Papa Ben said, and they also agreed that the most important thing right now was to find Zeva.

"Since noon Arion has been busy looking for his wife everywhere, and only this time did I see her so worried like that. And that means he really loves Zeva, so if we get together again. We don't need to discuss this matter, because it'll hurt their hearts."

Yeah, everybody agrees with what Papa Ben said. Let it all be well preserved as a lesson for the future.

After he finished telling everything, the Arion family hurried to return to their home. And they will all try hard to find Zeva even if they have to go to the ant hole.

At the same time, Arion and Haris were stopping by the side of the road. Right where the street five-foot seafood seller is. They enjoy a dinner that is very late there, even because of the coercion of Haris who is worried about the health of Arion who has not fully healed.

Arion leaned his body when he finished eating, his head looking up to see the many stars shining brightly tonight.

Not only stars, even the moon also shines very brightly making Arion's lips form a smile when remembering his memories with Zeva.

"Where are you now, Zeva? Do you see the same stars and moons as me?" Arion's eyes were back in tears. "Wherever you are right now, I hope you're doing well. Wait for me in a minute, I will definitely come to pick you up."

Zeva, who was in the kitchen at the time, suddenly had her heart pounding. He fumbled his own chest trying to calm the thump, and suddenly Arion's face flashed through his mind.

"What is this, Arion? Are you thinking about me, to the point that my heart is pounding hard? Or are you missing me?" Zeva walked up to the window and opened it, looking at the bright moon tonight. "I miss you too, Arion. Come, and pick me up."

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