OLD LOVE HAS NOT YET EXPIRED
CLBK ~ 123

"Who are you?"

Juan smiled as soon as he heard the question from both of Lidya's parents. He had reached Lidya's house and saw his parents who looked so simple to greet him kindly, but in a confused state. Of course, because Juan suddenly came to their house and he never knew the two even before.

"Previous Ma'am, sir, my name is Juan. I came here because I wanted to meet Lidya's parents. Is that really you two?" juan asked so politely even though he already knew but what was wrong to ask again.

Lidya's mother and father nodded their heads. The two were restless because they had just released their daughter in the city with her brother for a few days, but suddenly a city-looking person came to see them and talked about Lidya.

The hearts of which parents would not be alarmed if their only daughter went and knew there were already people who had come to follow and look for her here.

"I'm sorry in advance because I came suddenly, but here I just want to come to pick up my father and mother to go see Lidya. I am a very indebted person to your son and I apologize for my negligence, your son has to lie in the hospital for helping me," juan said with a head that he immediately bowed down, not looking strongly at the expressions of both Lidya's parents.

Like being struck by lightning, Lidya's mothers immediately hysterically heard her son crash and lay in the hospital. Just this morning they shared the news by phone, knowing his son was in the hospital at night before — because Juan arrived in this village when the sun was almost drowned.

"How come? Can you explain to us what happened to Lidya? Then where's his brother?" ask Mr. Lidya.

Juan raised his head, his face looked so sad. He also felt guilty for two people who looked old but were still able to work in the fields.

"I happen to be the sister-in-law of Mentari. Last morning I drove them both, Mentari headed to the office and Lidya to the campus. At first I thought Lidya had entered the campus area because I had left it long enough. And when I got out of the car to pick up the money at the ATM machine, someone drunk was driving his car and almost hit me and I didn't expect Lidya to come and push me and he got hit by the car ..."

Juan further told about the chronology of the accident and nothing he covered up. Both of Lidya's parents are crying hysterically at the news of her son being critical in the hospital. And they did not blame Juan because it all happened because of a mistake by the driver who was driving drunk.

Even implied a sense of pride in their hearts because their children who always get bullied in the village and also in school it can save others without thinking long about their own lives.

"Then we want to go with Nak Juan. We'll get ready first, and don't feel so guilty because all this was a mere accident, not Nak Juan's desire to get my son to go to the hospital. And it wasn't his desire to make Nak Juan feel this guilty. Let's just pray that Lidya can escape from his critical period," said Mr. Lidya trying to legowo.

Juan was rendered speechless, he was deeply moved by how this old man was addressing the problems that were happening to him and Lidya. If only the townspeople, surely they would have demanded this and that to Juan. But here they arranged in a familial manner and Juan felt so happy that these two parents would become his in-laws.

After Lidya's parents prepared, Juan immediately invited them to leave. At first the two parents asked Juan to rest first because they felt bad with Juan who had just arrived and was immediately invited to go again, while the journey is quite far and takes hours.

But Juan refused because he wanted to immediately bring these two parents to see their child, and he hoped that when they got there Lidya's condition had improved because from then on Mentari had not given him any news and Juan was completely unthinkable to contact him, because he thought more about Lidya and also the strange feeling that suddenly approached him.

"I apologize in advance Mother, Father, there is something I want to ask. If you don't want to answer it doesn't matter, and if answered I'm very grateful. I was just so curious how could Lidya close her appearance like that?" juan asked carefully.

The two old men looked at each other. Juan could watch them through the rear-view mirror in the car, he felt that this was a family secret and he cursed himself for asking such questions when they had just met.

"There's something we've kept very secret, Juan. I'm sorry if we can't tell you this right now because Lidya can't know about any of this. It is a secret that belongs to our family and if we have to discuss it, we are worried that it will not be strong because it will remember the old wounds" said Lidya's mother representing the husband.

Juan smiled faintly. "It's okay Mom, it's all your rights. I was just confused because as soon as I took her to the hospital and when I was about to visit her in the treatment room, she said, I would hardly have recognized her if the nurse had not told me that the patient lying in front of me was Lidya. He's completely different if he doesn't put up his cup mode. Sorry, but I don't mean to insult him, it's just that it's a curiosity of mine" Juan said.

Both of Lidya's parents are instantly understood, all happen because of their wishes and whatever happens to Lidya they will definitely always bear the pain. Like when his son gets bullied, the more suffering they both are because what happened to Lidya is their will.

For a while they fell silent and Juan asked permission to play music so he would not feel sleepy. Juan also asked the parents to rest, but Lidya's father, Mr. Rusno, chose to accompany Juan along the journey, while his wife had slept first.

"Then you just move in front, let me have a friend chat," said Juan and Mr. Rusno agreed.

Juan stopped his car for a moment and Mr. Rusno immediately moved. He let his wife lie down because she was so exhausted. Tired after a day of work in the field while his wife has not rested, then they continue the journey far enough with the burden of thoughts about the condition of their child.

Juan returned his car accompanied by Mr. Rusno. The two told me about Lidya and Juan being such good listeners. He only knew about the bullying that happened to Lidya and not a few Mr. Rusno said about his regret for making his son look bad like that.

"To be honest I totally agree with the opinion of the father who made your child hidden. It really made the person who was going to get it very lucky because he was a hidden pearl that was at the bottom of the ocean. It would be better to cover her beauty, let alone be in a city where the beautiful ones would usually get a lot of crime. For me what you did to Lidya is very appropriate" Juan said, nodding his head.

And after that the lucky guy was me. That's because I wouldn't have Lidya owned by anyone else. After I saw her in such a beautiful state, not also because of her beauty, but because of her toughness to accept all kinds of bullying during this time. She is so beautiful, that's what attracted me to her. Moreover, he was willing to sacrifice his life for me, what the hell did not make Lidya. And what makes me unable to fall in love with her? juan murmured in his heart.