Love In Sketches
First Love

"Isn't this Arya's face?" Mother looked back at her daughter, she saw Rubby was still asleep and not disturbed by the sound of the book that fell earlier.

Mother Maya reopened the book from the beginning page. There are sketches of Arya's face and some of Rubby's writing. The middle-aged woman's eyebrows intertwined with each other looking at the date listed there.

"It's a long time ago, long before Rubby and Arya got married." Mumbled. Mother Maya reopened the book. There are only sketches of Arya's face on each sheet of paper. Why does Rubby make this many sketches of Arya's face?

Mother Maya was flabbergasted when reading Rubby's writing on the middle page.

"I only met him once, but his face never went out of my mind. And now I realize that I've fallen in love with her. I fell in love at first sight, and she was also my first love. Without knowing her name, I could only sketch her face. I was hoping to meet him again and he realized how I felt..." Rubby.

"So Rubby was in love with Arya even long before they got married?" Mother Maya did not believe.

On the bed, Rubby's hands move as if looking for something, accompanied by his open eyelids.

"Where's my book?" Rubby sat up, still gathering his still scattered consciousness. But immediately his eyes rounded to see Mother Maya who was standing not far from him was reading his book with a face so serious.

"Mother..." Call her so slowly, but Mother Maya can still hear it.

"Rubby, are you awake?" Ask Mother Maya with a warm smile on her face. He approached Rubby who was sitting on the side of the bed. The girl was so surprised her secret book was already in her parents' hands.

"Mother... Mother read... Rubby's book?" Ask stammered.

"Sorry Rubby. Mother wanted to keep this book on the shelf for fear of being damaged if you took her to bed and were crushed. But accidentally Mother dropped it. And Mother saw that there were many sketches of Aryan's face here." Mother Maya replied, her hand then stroked Rubby's face and removed some messy hair. Rubby's face looks paled, the mother must have known what the contents of the book were.

"So it turns out Arya was your first love? You've been in love with her even long before you got married?" Ask Mother Maya. Rubby lowered his face, then nodded.

"Yes, Mommy... Rubby fell in love when he first met Mas Firaz. Rubby loved her, Rubby loved her..." Rubby, soon the girl sobbed. Mother Maya grabs Rubby into her arms. There's a sense of relief in him knowing that Rubby loves Arya.

"Do you hate him now?" Ask. Still in the arms of Mother Maya, Rubby shook his head.

"If you love her, and don't hate her you shouldn't have decided to stay apart like this, Rubby."

Rubby turned her face, slowly taking off her embrace.

"But Rubby's dirty, Mother. The other guy touched Rubby. Rubby's no longer fit for Mas Firaz..." He said with a bitter tone.

"Rubby..." Mother Maya cupped the face of her eldest daughter.

"Don't think like that, baby. Arya never thought of you that way." His speech. Rubby shook his head slowly.

"But the truth is like that, Mother..."

"Did you know? Arya came here."

"Mas Firaz is coming?" Rubby was surprised, not knowing that her husband was coming.

"Yes, Mother was going to tell you. But you're asleep."

"What did Mas Firaz say, Mother?"

"much. Arya said a lot. Arya's been telling me what really happened to your marriage from the beginning until now. He told everything to Mom and Dad. No one covered it. Arya also admitted all her faults to us." Mother Maya.

Geck, tok, tok. Someone knocked on Rubby's bedroom door, pausing the mother-daughter conversation.

"Mother, Rubby, it's Dad. Can I come in?" The voice of Bakti's father was heard behind the door.

"Yes, I'm just going in." Mother Maya replied. Bakti's father went into Rubby's room. Seeing that the mother and child were sitting on the side of the bed, Bakti's father then sat next to Rubby.

"Dad, did Mas Firaz come here?" Rubby asked.

"Yes, Arya came. But now it's home." Bakti's father answered, then rubbed his daughter's long hair. Seen a disappointed look on Rubby's face, even though he was waiting for the arrival of Arya.

"Rubby, Arya was begging Dad to make amends. Arya wants you guys back together. Hows it? Are you ready?" Ask. Rubby lowered his face, his eyes bead agitated.

"But Rubby, Rubby's already dirty Dad. Is Rubby still worthy to be Mas Firaz's wife?" Ask Rubby faltering. Bakti's father shrugs his daughter's shoulders.

"Dad said this to Arya." Her speech. Rubby put his eyes back on it.

"Then what did Mas Firaz say?"

"Rubby remains Aryan's wife, no matter what." Bakti's father replicated Arya's words earlier.

"Arya also said that she deliberately did not contact and met these two days because she was afraid that you would still be angry and instead throw her out later. Therefore Arya just come now, he waits for your anger to subside first." Add Bakti Father.

There was no word spoken from Rubby's mouth, only his body that shook with sobs. If Arya did not care anymore because she had never contacted him again.

Mother Maya pulls Rubby into her arms, Bakti's father also comes along

hugged him.

"Go back to your husband, Rubby. Arya has confessed and regretted all her actions. Tomorrow Arya will come back to pick you up." Say Bakti Father. Rubby could only nod in her arms.

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Meanwhile in Andika's room.

"Content, stop crying." Pinta Andika to his wife. The pregnant woman did not stop crying.

"If you don't stop crying, I'll ask Arya to take responsibility. Because of her, you're crying like this." Threatened him.

"Who wouldn't be sad to see that scene?" Intan asked with eyes flowing profusely on her cheeks.

"Yes, that scene was sad. But it's been hours you've been crying." Complain Andika.

Out of curiosity, Andika and Intan had peeked at the incident in the living room from the door of her room that opened a little. They heard all what Arya said to Bakti's father and Maya. Andika was surprised to see her brother pleading like that. Never before had he seen Arya pleading for a woman.