
Ivona was decorating herself in a room inside the church. A place reserved specifically for her and also the make up team from Helena. He looked when he heard the door open.
"Dad," he greeted Felix, who was walking with a stick in his left hand.
Ivona, who had been waiting for her, now stood up to greet her father. He hugged the gray man with a feeling of longing that was no longer held back.
"I miss you" Ivona said in her father's arms.
Felix gently rubbed his daughter's back, then unraveled the embrace and looked full of joyful smiles at Ivona clad in a white dress. "Beautiful .. You are so beautiful, just like your late mother," she looked at Ivona.
"I'm getting married, Dad."
Felix nodded with a smile on his lips.
"I will leave my father and live with my husband."
"All daughters will leave their fathers and go with their husbands, that is the happiest part of a father." Felix hugged Ivona again with affection.
"Miss Ivona, are you ready? Your blessing will begin soon" said one of Helena's messengers.
Felix immediately let go of his embrace. "You ready?" ask Felix.
Ivona nodded confidently. Guided by Helena's man, Felix takes Ivona with him to deliver her daughter to the wedding altar.
"Your hands are cold" said Felix, who felt the coldness of Ivona's hand.
Ivona looked at her father at a glance. "I'm scared, Dad."
"What are you afraid of?"
"I am afraid of the vastness of the ocean that I am about to wade into the person I just met. Will I be able to sail together to get to my destination and anchor my ark with him?"
As he continued walking, Felix smiled at his daughter. He gave a message to his beloved daughter. "Honey, marriage is like an ark that will take you across the vast and deep ocean of life. There is no ocean without storm, no ocean without storm. But one thing you should remember. Always believe and trust in your Nahkodamu, be a partner as well as a compass that will support the strength of the ark in the face of waves and storms, until you are able to bring your ark to the port of happiness."
Ivona turned back, a message similar to Mr. Iswara's message in the novel when delivering her to the wedding altar. "Dad ...."
"Father's marriage failed, not because our ark was not strong, but because of a loss of mutual trust. Know that trust is a solid foundation you must build to run the ark. With mutual trust there's no storm you can't get through."
Ivona hadn't even reached the wedding altar yet, but tears were welling up in her eyes. Ready to spill right now, but he tried to hold it.
Up ahead, Aldrich was waiting with a priest. The steps of Felix Howard increasingly steady to see his prospective daughter-in-law who stood dashingly to welcome him.
With complete confidence, Felix handed Ivona's hand to Aldrich. "I always kept her from being born until you could enjoy her beauty today. I give a father's sincere love and affection for his daughter, always trying to make her happy with all the body soul I have. Now I leave all that responsibility to you, take care of my daughter like I take care of her. Don't let sadness dare approach her, guide her to be a good wife to you. Angry at him properly but never hit him even if it's just a slap on his cheek, because really I'll never be willing if it's until you do. Stick to each other's love and trust between you to bring this marriage to eternity."
"Yes, Dad .. I'll run all your messages. I will take care of him with all my soul and love. I'll treat her like a queen in my palace. Thank you for keeping her up to this second, thank you for raising a daughter as good and beautiful as Ivona."
Felix took Ivona's hand off in Aldrich's hand. The man gallantly brought Ivona before the priest to say the marriage pledge. After the priest asked the two to be ready for the wedding, Ivona and Aldrich stood facing each other. There was a priest in their midst, who guided them in saying the marriage pledge.
"I am Aldrich Ryder, taking thee Ivona Carminda to be my wife, to have each other and to take care of, from now until forever and ever. In times of trouble and pleasure, in times of abundance and lack, in times of health and illness, to love and cherish one another, until death do us part" Aldrich said confidently.
Now Ivona's turn is to answer, "I am Ivona Carminda take thou Aldrich Ryder to be my husband, to have and care for one another, from now on forever. In times of trouble and gladness, in times of abundance and lack, in times of health and sickness, to love and cherish one another, until death do us part."
With the pronouncement of the sacred pledge of marriage in the presence of the priest, it has been officially Ivona and Aldrich became a married couple. The priest also gestured for Aldrich to pin their wedding ring on Ivona's ring finger, and vice versa.
Aldrich looked at Ivona with an unfettered smile from his lips. Unashamed, Aldrich grabbed the waist of the girl who was now legally his wife. Bring him closer and kiss his wife's lips in front of everyone. Her crying accompanies Aldrich's kiss to Ivona.
"I love you, today, tomorrow and forever. I will continue to love you in every life you are born with" Aldrich said after taking off his kiss. Just for a moment because the man again took a sip of Ivona's lips.
Aldrich seems to forget that this wedding day is not his first night. He seemed not to want to let go of Ivona just like that, until a bully came and messed up his desire.
"Dad ... I also wanted to kiss Mommy to congratulate her," said Evan, who made Ivona sober and released Aldrich.
"You want to kiss me?" ask Ivona, who is possessed by Evan.
Ivona crouched down so the boy could kiss her. Ivona pointed at her cheek to kiss her son. Evan and Ivona immediately embraced after, they were so happy with each other. Only Aldrich sneered at the proximity of the two.
Felix and Helena come closer to congratulate their son and daughter. All the happiness was evident on every face present there.
When Ivona was engrossed with Evan, Aldrich moved away a little with his mother. "Mom, I need you to keep that boy away from my wife. I don't want him sticking to Ivona. I don't want him to follow me to the honeymoon either."
"Aldrich, he's your son" replied Helena.
"It's only my mother who forced him to be my son, I want a grandchild with Ivona and I don't she?"
Helena nodded.
"Then keep him away now."
Despite the weight, Helena fulfilled the wishes of her only son. He approached Evan and took him away.
"Where are we going GarandMa?" asked Evan plain.
"Eat first, dear."
"Oh .. ok, after this I want to join Mommy and Daddy. I heard they were going on a trip to Europe, I was going to come along and enjoy the snow there. Okay, right, GarandMa?"
"Ah .. i-it, yes. Bo-can, but we eat first, huh?" Helena took Evan away.
"I'm sorry, Mother, Aldrich .. I can never deny Evan's wish," said Helena.
From where she stood, Ivona continued to look at Evan who was slowly moving away.
"Who are you looking at?" aldrich whispered to Ivona.
"Oh .. That boy, now that I'm here, I don't want you to look at another man but me" Aldrich said sillyly.
Ivona. "Hey ... have you gone mad, that man is your own son and you forbid me to see him?"
Aldrich nodded confidently.
Ivona is grunted by Aldrich's attitude and intends to leave him alone on the Altar.
"Where are you going?" Aldrich pulled Ivona quickly. "From now on you won't be able to move your legs without my permission."
Ivona stared fixedly at Aldrich's eyes in front of her, finally getting her own destiny. He got his own love, as himself. Ivona is real. Although the face of this man is exactly the same as Alexander, but he is sure if Aldrich is his destiny. Alexander is Ivona's destiny in the novel.
"Why are you daydreaming now, are you thinking about Alexander, huh?" Aldrich pulled Ivona's waist and brought her closer.
"From now on you are mine, whatever is yours is mine. That's why I don't want to share anything with other men including the contents of your brain. You can only think of me as one."
"Basic crazy!" Ivona stomped hard on Aldrich's leg and left the man in pain.
"Hey .. wait, I won't forgive you!"
Ivona continued walking without turning her head, she waved her hand and enjoyed Aldrich's current fury. The wedding won't be easy. Living with a freak like Aldrich, but he believes his marriage will be colorful with Aldrich Ryder.
"I'll punish you, tonight!" aldrich shouted loudly to make the guests present gasp, but the man did not care.
Aldrich smiled looking at Ivona's distant back. "You see, I chased you all the way here. I will prove my promise. I will always be present and love you in every life you are born."
EXPIRE ....