Love in Marriage 3
Chapters 17. The Love that Ends Suffering.
How heavy the bandages Reza had to bear that night. He was forced to let go of the woman he loved so much, to get engaged to another man. While looking at the photo of Melda in her wallet, Reza spoke in her heart with teary eyes.
"Mel, I'm sorry for not fighting for you. I love you so much, but I can't have you. I hope you'll be happy even if you're not with me." Reza spoke in her heart while stroking Melda's photo.
While Melda who was already in the family room, with Farel and all their family members, began to look there and look for Reza's whereabouts. Melda panics and is confused when she realizes that Reza is not there. Even though he has resigned to everything that will happen, but he still hopes there is a miracle that can save the relationship between him and Reza.
Melda wants Reza to always be near her, even if she is just a spectator in her engagement. Melda's desire was not to want to make Reza more hurt, but she wanted to see Reza's face when the engagement ring was attached to her ring finger, so it was as if Reza was the one who put the binding ring on it.
While Farel, who had been enamored with Melda's beauty, was unceasingly staring at Melda's face. Farel's gaze made Melda even more unsettled. With a heart pounding with anxiety at the thought of Reza, also uncomfortable with Farel's gaze, Melda immediately chose to send a message to Reza.
*"Well, where are you?" Fill in Melda's message.
Reading a message from Melda, Reza immediately wiped her tears and hurriedly stepped out of her room towards the stairs. Without replying to a message from Melda, Reza immediately chose to go downstairs to the living room.
Seeing Reza's arrival Melda's eyes immediately glazed over. He looked at Reza with a hopeful look, if Reza could do something that would break the engagement. Although she has decided to do the engagement for the sake of her parents, but her little heart is still not willing to let go of Reza, and forget all the beautiful love stories about them.
Melda's hope was just an illusion that couldn't possibly be real, because Reza, who was already standing right beside Faris, was just silent like a statue. The hope that is not so expected, was immediately destroyed from within Melda when he heard the words of Papa Fahri.
"Can we start now?" Ask Papa Fahri.
"Can Sir! It's better to speed things up let it all be sure." Dr Anita Mama Farel replied with a smile full of happiness.
"Yes, we'll just start!" Papa Fahri's words that made Melda and Reza directly look at each other, with a gaze that was so pitiful.
With a broken heart, Reza could only look at Melda and Farel exchanging rings without being able to do anything about it. Reza was completely powerless even to speak. She was immediately silent with the fairy wound, when she realized that Melda was no longer her lover, but the future wife of the man in front of her.
"Ris, I'll go to the room first! You see, I was very tired" Reza said as she looked at Faris who was beside her, with a look that looked so lethargic.
"Okay Zaa! You just take a break!" Answer Faris.
Reza stepped away with such a broken feeling. To the extent that he was unwilling to glance at Melda at all. For Reza, Melda is no longer her lover that she should pay attention to. Although her feelings are still the same for Melda, their status is now different from the ring, which is circular on the ring finger of the woman she loves so much.
While Melda who could only glance at Reza perverted, immediately bowed her head with a very sore heart. Melda knows that Reza is also as tortured as she is. But she is helpless, as she does not have any power to thwart the engagement without the support of Reza.
Melda had resigned to everything that happened to her, although she had to live with the match, provided that her parents did not bear the burden of what they had agreed with her parents Farel. For Melda at that time, only the happiness of both parents in the nature where they are now.
Hearing his wedding plans with Farel that will be accelerated, Melda's life spirit immediately disappears from him. The hope of a happy life with the first love of a lifetime that he had always dreamed of, is now lost because of the match that he did not want.
Melda could only endure the pain of the wound in her heart without being able to say anything. A storm of pain that destroys the happiness of his life, making him not want to see the light of tomorrow. Without Reza beside her, Melda would not feel the beauty of the days she would go through.
Finished talking about everything, Farel and his family immediately chose to go home, because the time had shown at 10:30 p.m. After they had already left, Melda and the others immediately rushed to their respective rooms. With such a heavy step, Melda stepped while staring at the door of Reza's room with tears streaming down her beautiful face.
Melda was so sad to remember that tomorrow morning was the last time she saw Reza, after two more months they were in love in silence. It is very desirable that he is always near the man he loves so much, even though everything they feel is a secret that people do not know. But all the stories between them will now be a beautiful memory, in the heart of the most beautiful fairy.
With a silent roar of grief, Melda hugged the bolster that always accompanied her night, while imagining Reza's cold figure that had made her feel what love meant in life. Especially when the departure of his parents, Reza was the one who managed to restore the spirit of his life that was almost lost.
Only tears could describe Melda's feelings in that moment. Her uncontrollable cries showed how much she suffered with all the harsh realities she had to live with. Any woman would be devastated to be in such a difficult position without anyone knowing it.
While Reza who was lying on his bed, can only remember the good times he and Melda had spent together in Malaysia. Reza, who has prepared everything for his departure to Malaysia tomorrow, can only bring a photograph of Melda, as well as good memories with Melda, which will always be in his memory.