Love In Sketches
Loving Overrated

Widow but virgin, that's the new status that is held by a Rubby Az Zahra. Saddened? Disappointed? Sure oes. Even up to a few weeks passed only Rubby spent locked himself up and crying in his room.

Mama Dewi also had time to visit Rubby and apologized to his made family about the decision that Arya took unilaterally. Bakti's father and Mother Maya try to understand it, it is not easy to be in the position of Arya.

Since then, Arya and Rubby have never met again.

"Rubby, until you're gonna be like this?" Ask Mother Maya who saw the condition of her eldest daughter look chaotic. Rubby just shook his head, while his hands were still doodling his beloved tome. The girl was sitting on the floor of her room, with her eyes looking puffy.

"Rubby!" Call Mother Maya because Rubby is still focused on her book. But Rubby didn't notice it, but not long after.

"Finally so too!" Rubby cheered, as soon as a face sketch face image

Arya succeeded.

"Rubby!" Mother Maya's voice jolted slightly, making Rubby turn to her.

"What Mother?" Ask.

"Why do you keep sketching Arya's face? Did you forget that Arya's been yelling at you?" Ask Mother Maya a little upset. Every day Rubby spends his time sketching the face of his ex-husband.

Rubby was silent, a clear flash back in his eyes blocked by glasses.

"Rubby just misses him, Mother... Is it wrong for Rubby to sketch Mas Firaz's face?" Rubby asked in a quivering voice, his call to Arya remained unchanged.

Mother Maya sighed heavily, she could understand Rubby's feelings. Rubby had never been in love before, nor had he ever been close to a man. And Arya's the only guy who's made it to fall in love at first sight. That makes Rubby so hard to forget Arya. But Mother Maya also did not have the heart to see the state of Rubby now.

Mother Maya cupped her daughter's face.

"Rubby, Arya is looking at you because she wants you to be happy with your new life, not like this..." Sluggishly.

"But Rubby's happiness is with her Mother... Enough to be by his side... Rubby's already feeling happy..." Shrill Ruby with a voice that faltered while a clear circle had flowed on her beautiful face.

"Rubby doesn't care how he is. Wanting to be unable to see or even though Mas Firaz was lifeless again, Rubby still loved him." Reciprocity. Mother Maya wiped away the tears that flowed down her cheeks.

"Rubby, it's not good to love someone to overdo it like this. You have your own life, you have a family that loves you. Know it? Father, Mother, Intan, Andika, and Mama Dewi are sad to see how you are now. We love you, Rubby. We want you to rise again, we want to see you live your new life. Don't you consider us at all? Is there only Arya in your mind, until we mean nothing to you?" Mother Maya said at length while looking closely at her daughter's pair of eyes.

Rubby. True to what his mother said, some of this time only Rubby spent to mourn the fate of his marriage that has ended. While his family tried to cheer him up, Rubby never paid any heed to him.

"Mother, I'm sorry Rubby. Rubby's too dissolved into Rubby's own grief without thinking about your feelings." Say it while holding the fingers of Mother Maya.

"Rubby is about to start a new life Rubby, Mother." Mother Maya smiled hearing that. He put a kiss of love on Rubby's forehead.

"Mother please don't be sad anymore. Mother can't bear to see you like this."

"I'm sorry Rubby, Mother." Mother Maya pulls Rubby's body in her arms.

"Rubby is about to start Rubby's new life. But can Rubby ask for one thing?" Ask Rubby who is still in the arms of his mother.

"What are you asking for?" Ask Mother Maya.

"Don't ask Rubby to marry again."

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A person with a face full of guilt was now staring at the figure sitting in front of him. The man looked different, not like he used to be. Even if his eyes were open, it would only be darkness that he felt.

"What are you here for?" Ask Bara coldly. Trying to cover up the real regret that was eating away at his heart.

"How are you?" Arya asked back. There was a faint smile on his face.

"No need to mince words, Arya. What exactly was your intention to come here? Do you want to repay my actions? You take it easy, I'm ready to accept whatever verdict the judge will decide." Bara Saying.

"I just want to know how you are. Hows it? Have you felt better for returning your heartache to me?" Ask Arya calmly. Bara stared for a moment at his old friend, then threw away his gaze. The man saw Mama Dewi who was sitting not far from the two of them. It looks like Mama Dewi is just staring flat at her.

The middle-aged woman must have been hurt by her actions that had caused Arya to be unable to see. But for God's sake, Bara was really solemn while doing that. He was controlled by anger that made him dark and desperate to do it all.

But when he realized what he had done, Bara felt very sorry. Eventually, he chose to surrender.

And now the three of them are in the police station. Arya asked Mama Dewi to take her there. He wanted to say something to Bara, and of course with the approval of Mama Dewi.

Bara was so surprised by Arya that suddenly came to see him. That Arya would never want to find him again considering how evil he had done to his best friend.

"Nobody feels better when someone is aware that they have made a mistake, let alone that it is fatal." Answer the honest. Arya smiled back.

"You're sorry?" Ask Arya. Bara looked at his old friend, his throat seemed to be choked making him unable to speak.

Just because he was obsessed with Rubby, he harassed the girl. Yes, Bara now realizes that she is only obsessed with Rubby, not real love. Instead of apologizing, he made a more fatal mistake. It makes his best friend unable to see. And now the sea of guilt seems to drown him. If time could be reset, he would choose not to meet with Mega that day. It's better for him to die from being hit by a car than to be helped by Mega and get incited by the woman.

"I'm sorry, Bara. I've hurt you by marrying a woman you've loved for a long time. But for God's sake, I didn't know that you liked Rubby for a long time."

Bara was stunned to hear Arya's words, why should he apologize? But Bara was more guilty of it.

"I want to thank you too. Because when you used to say that you liked Rubby, there I started to realize how I felt about Rubby."

Bara was more and more astonished, could Arya say thank you to him? Why didn't Arya curse and scold him?

"Bara, today I decided to revoke my report. This case will be closed. You'll be free."

Instantly Bara was flabbergasted, what did he say just now? Revoke reports? Be free?

"Aryans... You're..."

"I've thought of everything. You're guilty of this, but I'm wrong. You've been serving your sentence for two months, and I've been serving it. And I don't think I have the right to punish you because I'm nobody."

Arya got up from her seat, while Bara just stared at her seat.

"Mama..." Call her. Mama Dewi immediately approached her and grabbed her son's hand.

"It's over, Arya?" Ask.

"Already, ma. Let's go home." Take Arya.

"Yes." Yeah." Mama Dewi looked towards Bara for a moment, before taking Arya away from there.

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