Om Pamungkas
with Campanile

That afternoon, the families gathered and sat together.

Only the last one that was not there, he went home to take his change of clothes and his service clothes.

Ratih felt unsettled, his father's expression from earlier held back anger, and,

if I say shame, of course shame.

" Papa can not accept this humiliation," said his father in a tone still calm.

" Arga and Tias are like crazy people, they won't stop interfering with your peace of life until you find a protector" Adi stared at the bowed-down Ratih.

" Wouldn't want you to have to remarry Ratih, as soon as possible" his papa's voice was calm but firm.

" Married??" Ratih lifted his head, looked at the papa.

" Don't be rash, pa? Ratih doesn't want to get married just because of something like this??"

" this kind of thing you say?!, what if something like that happened out there?! how about you get punched, on the crest and yelled at the actor like that?!" Adi was inflamed, Ana and Hendra could only remain silent while looking at Ratih.

" Papa wants you to marry Ratih! as soon as!" Adi spoke loudly now.

Ratih grasped his left hand using his right hand, squeezing his squeeze holding back the feeling.

" Can't Ratih go away for a while?" ask Ratih doubtfully.

" When do you want to hide? we live in a city with them,

you can't run away forever?!" firmly Adi.

" Papa Rat, Arga won't give up as long as you don't belong to anyone else, and maybe after becoming someone else's..

he will be expecting you, though,

but atleast..

you have a husband as a protector" Hendra, who usually speaks only as long as he talks seriously.

" You have to believe in papa, his decision is the best for now." Hendra added.

Train's tight-lipped, long enough.

" Papa didn't give you a choice, so don't try to compromise with papa?!,

you used to whine about marrying Arga,

We who disagree are forced to give up for your happiness?!,

so now forgive the selfish papa, please,

papa asked for your turn to obey our orders now,

that's if you want my life to last."

Hearing her papa and Hendra one voice, he,

Ratih tries to find out who the man who will be asked as her husband.

" Who will Ratih marry?" ask the woman heart.

" Finally," replied his father quickly and clearly.

" About this, o'm you, how many people are here?".

Ratih was astonished, his eyes were wide in disbelief,

" ...married to whom?! um Pamungkas??!" Ratih stood up, his voice rising, he said,

looking at his whole family with a look of disbelief,

" He's the best choice for you" his father said.

The old man looked tired and frustrated,

" If you want your father to live a long life, let it go." Ana's voice was soft, she pulled Ratih to calm down and sat back down.

Ratih looks confused by the situation he is facing now.

" Ba.. how did you make this decision??" asked Ratih to look at his papa,

" Ratih and Om Pamungkas are still close brothers? what do people say about you?? what is his condition so desperate that he has to marry his own??"

the woman held back her tears, though,

pain pierced his inner piercing.

Not finished with Tias, yet,

he was even asked to marry his wife.

" Ob the end is not our body Rat." joked Hendra,

" He's papa's half-sister, you can see the birth certificate if you don't believe me." he added.

Ratih looked at Hendra in disbelief,

" Don't bullshit mas??"

" i also just found out Rat. That's why I slapped you back then..

if I had known I wasn't blood with us, I probably wouldn't have been that bad..." Hendra gave an understanding.

Now Ratih looked at his papa,

"that's right ndukk.." his papa's voice is stable now.

" He's not as bad as papa, so there's no reason for you to refuse him,"

" but pa? we grew up and grew up together??"

" put that aside, you think you don't know how your relationship has been?".

Ratih was silent arrived, arrived,

" where does anyone lean his shoulders affectionately on his nephew?, you think this papa is myopic? insensitive?,

you've touched like lovers, so the decision to get married is the best,

papa saved everything."

Ratih was unable to grin, unable to speak anymore, the woman was bowed deeply with her face red.