
Amanda wept bitterly on the way home, upon her return from the residence of Nino. His heart was so sick, Nino whom he had known for a long time and filled his heart for those dozen years had the heart to say such harsh words to him.
Time has wiped Nino out of Amanda's life. Nino, who he used to know as a very good teenager, now seems lost and only his body remains.
The teenager who used to wipe his tears often, has now turned into an adult figure that actually makes his tears fall unbearable.
"Mom, where are we going?" ask the driver to Amanda. Because Amanda was just crying, she didn't tell me where they were going. Go to the house or to the office.
"I told you, Man. How many times have I chatted lo, but not lo bales." said Nindya called when Amanda complained everything.
"Nino who you met last time, it was Nino who had been in your heart. Not the current Nino."
Amanda said nothing, she just kept crying.
"Time and circumstance are the two things that can change a person the most, Man. I know maybe Nino is so sick her heart has run out to squirm lo and Arka make love live. That's why he could talk like that." said Nindya.
"It should be, if you still want to fight for Nino. You should accept, no matter what she's in right now. Never equate the old Nino again with the current one. You can't love a person with shadows about him in the past." he continued.
"Everybody's changed, man. If you can't accept the current Nino and still expect the old Nino, you have to back off. Never force yourself even if it hurts. Especially now that there is an Ark. You've had the Nino that used to be. Yes, love that one. Even if only in your memory. No need to be tired of forcing this Nino to be like before. Because he's lost time, there's a sick elo."
Amanda was suffocating in tears, her heart completely breaking at this moment.
***
While in front of the campus, Arka seemed to be discussing several courses with his friends. There were some troublesome things that they had to discuss together.
"So gini, I think we should move this here and this one we move here."
Arka explained to her friends about nothing they did not understand. His friends focused on paying attention until then,
"Yes."
Rio came towards Arka while running in a hurry.
"Why, bro?" ask Arka wonder.
"That."
Rio pointed in a direction, but his breathing was now very dull. So he had a little trouble continuing the words.
"That's what?" ask Arka while looking at the direction that was pointed by his friend.
"That."
"Hhhh."
"Hhhh."
Rio was still trying to regulate his breathing.
"What the hell?. Mr. Lex."
Arka saw his eccentric lecturer passing by.
Rio shakes.
"No." she replied.
"Mom Jill?. Miss Karin?. Anya ma'am?"
Arka mentioned the names of his lecturers who happened to pass, one by one.
"No, you come with me!"
Rio pulled Arka and took her running.
"Where are you going?" ask Arka again.
"Udah come along."
"You don't need to take me too, Bambang. Like an Indian movie, wonder."
Time was suddenly stopped, when the eyes of Keenan Arka Adrian found a view. Where his wife Amanda Marcelia Louise was standing exactly a few meters in front of him, while shedding tears.
"Amanda?"
Arka said as if in disbelief, if now the woman was in front of him. This morning Amanda went to the office.
"Man, you're ken..."
Not yet Arka continued the question, Amanda scattering and hugging Arka immediately. Arka also hugged the woman who was now as much as her chest. Even though he doesn't understand.
"Man, what's wrong with you?"
"I'm sorry, Arka." Amanda's still sobbing.
"I'm sorry, I was wrong with you Ka."
"Sshhhh, that's it."
Arka calms and rubs Amanda's back. Maybe her pregnancy hormones are on the rise, so Amanda is like that Arka thought. Arka doesn't know what really happened.
"You are calm." said Arka again.
Time passed, Amanda was now in front of Arka with a million regrets.
"I'm sorry, Ka." he said after being honest about what has happened lately.
Arka was silent and staring in the other direction. But then he looked back at the woman, holding her hand tightly.
Arka's statement made Amanda stunned. She looked at her husband with a beating heart.
"I knew from the beginning about Nino. The photo you hid from me in the drawer, your first meeting with him, I was there."
Amanda was getting so moved.
"Even before you realized that Nino was in this country, I had met her. Time to pick you up in the old town. And by the time you go with him there, I know. I caught up with you because I don't want anything to happen to you."
Amanda's tears are back.
"So all this time?"
"I know Amanda, I know everything." replied Arka.
Amanda lowered her gaze and burst into tears. Arka hugged and wiped his wife's tears with tissue.
"Udah, don't cry anymore!. You don't feel sorry for our son?"
Amanda tried to stop her crying. Because the baby in the womb began to churn. As if she didn't want her mother to be sad.
"Yeah, don't cry anymore. I'm sorry about koq."
Amanda wanted to cry again, but Arka held her back.
"Udah, no, no!" said Arka later.
"I'm going to the toilet, Ka."
Amanda said when she finished wiping her tears.
"Well, I'm anterin."
Arka then escorted Amanda to the campus toilet and she waited in front. Amanda was there long enough. Maybe you wash your face, Arka thought.
Shortly thereafter,
"Yes."
Bianca, a fellow artist came and immediately embraced Arka. It coincided with Amanda's exit from the toilet.
Amanda who was shocked to see her husband hugged the woman immediately fell silent. He recognized Bianca who had appeared on the Ark's insta story, slowly his heart was burned by fire. Amanda then left the place.
Arka immediately let go of her embrace and caught up with Amanda. While Bianca was dumbstruck because she did not understand anything.
"Man."
"Amanda."
Amanda just kept quiet and kept going, her face now filled with anger and resentment.
"Amanda."
"I want to be alone, Arka. It turns out that all men are the same. If you are not hurt by words, by actions. Bummer everything."
"Man, how am I doing you're sick?"
"You want that revenge?. You hurt me if I was with someone else. Not that you are now preparing to find a new girl, make a backup if our marriage is over."
"Man, maybe your mind is like that. Prejudice that you're too far away, don't you?"
"All is proven, Ka. I saw that girl in your insta story the other day."
"He's my friend, Amanda."
"Lying, I was thinking if we'd just formalize our marriage."
"Wait, what did you say?"
This time Arka ran and stopped in front of Amanda. While Amanda now casts her eyes, she does not want to look at Arka.
"I've changed my mind, it's free to try with you."
Amanda is back.
"Amanda, I love you."
Amanda stopped her steps and time slowed down. His body was trembling to hear that statement.
"I love you Amanda and I'm serious. Amanda looked at Arka with teary eyes. He looked at Arka with a step closer.
"I know it's weird, but I love you. I want you to be my legal wife. I know I'm young, but I..."
Amanda kisses Arka's lips immediately. Even the surprised Ark could do nothing. Amanda kissed him until Arka finally replied.
"I think I love you too, Arka."
Arka's face changed sumringah, she was really happy at this moment. He kissed Amanda's lips again.
"Eh."
A voice sounded. Amanda and Arka only realized that around them many students and students, who were sitting on the floor while discussing courses. Both of them were wrong.
"Cieee."
Students and students cheered. Amanda and Arka moved slowly with red cheeks and raised smiles.