HATE Before LOVE
A very serious dilemma.

Of course Elif did not believe anything Ardan said, for Elif whatever Ardan said was merely a pretense to make Elif would believe and his good name would be saved. The marriage of her parents would not happen to her. And one thing Elif realized, this play began when they were at Marsha's wedding, and of course all this is only so that Ardan does not look defeated by Marsha who immediately got a replacement for himself very easily while he is not, despite the fact that Ardan does not want to be bound by a relationship.

"I certainly didn't imagine you'd believe me right away." said Ardan, "You could ask Gavin directly, he'd known me since school. Or you could ask my mama, she knows I can't at least"

Elif raised his palm right in front of Ardan's pointed nose, making the man speechless instantly. And Teddy felt he had to give Elif a trophy of appreciation as the only person who dared to cut Ardan spoke by raising his hand right in front of his nose. If only Elif had not been the owner of that magical therapeutic scent, then Ardan would have made Elif's life suffer from seven derivatives.

"Enough, Sir. You don't need to find a defense on anyone. Whatever you say I won't believe. You've been so good at making fake stories and images in front of my mom and friends, what do you expect with what you're doing right now?"

"You're right. You have the right not to believe me, but maybe you should remember one funny thing, at first you're not my type at all, but look what the universe did to my heart. And it turns out you made me a man who's not your type, who's gonna know what's gonna happen next, maybe your heart's gonna change, too."

"Yes, from hating you to hating you so much."

The car stopped in front of the hospital entrance just as Elif finished his sentence. He immediately got out of the car without hesitation to leave Ardan.

"Ted, is it that hard to melt a woman's heart?"

"It should be that a man like you should have no trouble getting a woman's heart." Teddy gave me the answer.

"Why is this so hard?"

Well, just this way, already moaning the boss.

"Since this is an Elif, she is not an ordinary girl who is crazy about possessions and social status."

"Ah you're right too. I had to change the image of the richest man untouched into the richest man with a low profile, right?"

Teddy nodded, though hesitated.

***

It was not difficult for Ardan to chase after Elif before the girl entered the VVIP room that Yanuar occupied. Before entering, Elif took a breath and exhaled, like a student preparing to enter the courtroom. Adjusting your breath to get rid of nervousness is also fear. Then Elif opened the door, prepared with Yanuar's scolding which was bound to explode seeing Elif coming with a man he had previously seen on the news and making him lie down in the hospital like this.

But what a miracle, Yanuar welcomed the arrival of the Elif with a big smile and open arms. A sight that Elif had never seen since Elif had started to be able to remember everything about whatever happened in his life.

"My son." One word came out from Yanuar's mouth, though still in a raucous and weak voice, the man called out to Elif and acknowledged him as his son after all these years Elif had dreamed Yanuar would call him that.

Tears immediately escaped just like that, he could not help but hug Yanuar who was half-sitting on the hospital bed. For the first time Yanuar received an Elif hug, rubbed his back and then kissed his forehead. The sight made Zehra unable to hold back her tears. The blue atmosphere filled the VVIP room that afternoon.

Yanuar then released his embrace on Elif, rubbing the wet cheeks of Elif. Then his eyes turned to Ardan who was standing there.

"You must be that guy?" ask Yanuar.

Ardan nodded, then approached to shake Yanuar's hand politely.

"yes Om. Hope you recover soon, Om."

"Omm? You've told my son to be your future wife to the whole country, and you call me Om?"

"From now on call me Father, and Mother" said Yanuar as he looked at Zahra for a moment, who was greeted with a nod.

"Okay Om, uh, Dad."

Nah! Why is it like this? How can I explain all this charade to father and mother if father and mother have been so receptive to Ardan's presence without any doubt and suspicion at all.

Unlike the usual, Yanuar had always been someone who did not believe in any kind of kindness that happened related to Elif. Usually Yanuar will look for just one titk that will make whatever Elif does is always wrong. What's more this time, Ardan was someone who made that morning they had a fight in the kitchen and ended up in the hospital. The one in the shadow of the Elif before entering this room is that Yanuar will immediately drive him away what else he came with Ardan. But what is this? Yanuar instead asked Ardan to call him Father?

On the other hand, the fresh wind hit Ardan, he was really on the clouds, If this is the case, then did not Elif have the choice to remain on Ardan's side? Although for Elif this relationship is a falsehood, but not for Ardan.

A wide smile also adorned Ardan's handsome face, Yanuar's pale face, Zehra's touched face, even Teddy's face which was usually as stiff as a dry canoebo. Except Elif's face. The face was filled with inexplicable worry.

***

"Mom explained everything that happened. Neighbors who came to visit also said Elif a good child would of course meet the best soul mate" said Yanuar praised Ardan after the atmosphere began to relax.

And Teddy chose to wait outside the room, unwilling to interrupt his boss's rare moment.

While Elif continued to close his lips, he was afraid that if he opened his mouth, he would not be able to resist telling the truth. He had just gotten what he had been dreaming of. He really felt a huge dilemma. How can he throw away the dream he just got if he told the truth. But if mom and dad don't know the lies, then when Ardan ends this deal, not only will you hate him more, but your mom will.

Everyone will make it gossip until viral and will probably go international.

"Elif, son, why did you just shut up?" ask Yanuar.

Elif just smiled.

"Father and Mother are really very grateful you are with someone as good and sincere as Nak Ardan."

"Dad, i..." Elif tongue kelu, he could not bear, see how the eyes of Dad for the first time to look at him with eyes full of pride and affection.

Oh, my God, what should I do? Why do you put me in such a position?

"Elif, I know all this time I've been so unfair to you, I'm really sorry for being so mean to you." Without anyone expecting it, Yanuar shed her tears. "I'm sorry your father, son. Sorry..."

Elif was crying with his heart broken.

"I'm sorry, too, Dad." Elif approached and returned the father and son hugging.

I'm sorry Dad, because what you're seeing right now is just a lie. It's okay Dad, if you're going to hate me so much, at least once in my entire life, I've gotten Dad's hands on it.

"I love you Dad."

From where Zehra and Ardan were sitting, the middle-aged woman shed her tears. I don't know how many times he cried with gratitude at what happened today. A scene that he had always whispered in each of his prostrations finally occurred and everything was given through an intermediary sitting beside him.

Zehra touched Ardan's arm, "Thank you, son."