
...Singapore...
Glazed opened his eyes, as sunlight barged in illuminating the room, and hit his face. The man got up, sat on the edge of the bed. His facial expression instantly changed after recalling last night's incident.
"Dye?"
Gilang walked out of the room with his head still feeling a little dizzy. He forced himself to meet the girl.
"Stop!" said Ayu as Gilang walked into the kitchen. Ayu flipped her body, looking at Gilang.
"Clean your body, then breakfast!"
"Ay-"
"Don't come any closer!" Ayu retreated until her body hit the refrigerator. Do not want to be close to Gilang, it's still good Ayu is kind, make breakfast and clean the man's apartment!
"I'm sorry, I'm not--"
"I don't want to talk about it anymore, go back to the room, my job is done!"
Ayu steps past Gilang, he brushes Gilang's hand away, as Gilang tries to stop him.
"Oh yeah, today I have an appointment with Manda!" ayu said before he finally walked out of Gilang's apartment, leaving Gilang with a thousand regrets.
"Stupid, stupid, stupid!!!"
Glazed throwing a glass on the dining table, to apologize and gain Ayu's trust is not an easy thing! But look at her, she breaks Ayu's trust, and reneges on her promise to the girl.
"Stupid!"
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The Living Cafe by Balanced Living
Manda and Zidan have arrived at the location that Ayu sent, the trip from home approximately takes about 20 minutes. Last night Ayu contacted Manda, asking if her best friend had free time to meet and let go of longing.
"Juice!!" Manda hugged Ayu as soon as the girl was in front of her, it had been almost half a year they had not met, Manda missed her so much. So did Ayu who missed Manda so much.
"Pooch." Ayu smiled as Ahkam shook his hand. Zidan only glimpsed, then sat in the chair next to Ahkam, Manda sitting next to Ayu.
"Emmm, you alone? What's cross?" ask Manda. Zidan glared straight at him. As soon as he heard his wife mention Gilang's name.
"No, I mean, you came here alone?"
Ayu smiled awkwardly.
"Yes, because Gilang can not, he said he has not cuddled the task," said Ayu lying.
"Emmm, what's it like to study in people's country?"
"Hahaha, that's how it is, there's a bitter sweetness!" Ayu smiled wryly, sweetly; she could achieve all her dreams in this country, more experiences, more new friends, and bitter; she had to be away from loved ones, leaving home, she said, family, friends, and country, live independently in a country of people for the sake of ideals.
"How are my nephews? How many months is it now?"
"Alhamdulillah, already entered Sunday 15. it's four months, right, Bang?"
"Yes, honey," Zidan replied, the man was busy watching the movie with Ahkam. Not to interfere with the affairs of Ayu and Manda.
Manda notices Ayu, Hp the girl keeps ringing, Ayu turns it off and puts it in the bag.
"Why, Yu?"
"It's okay, really."
"You guys got a problem?" Guess Manda. Not that they want to interfere, but who knows Manda can help find a way out for their problems.
"We're talking about something else, right?!"
Manda smiled, she touched Ayu's soft hand. "A lover is like a bird that has two wings, two wings must agree, they want to fly where, and if one wing feels pain, they want to fly where, no bird can fly with just one wing, right?"
"But what if the right wing injures the left wing?" ask Ayu.
"The right wing didn't just hurt the left wing, Yu. But he also hurt the bird, he hurt the relationship, but not until that, he also mengulukai himself!"
Manda smiled back.
"Basically, no one wants to hurt the person he loves, but there must be a point where he can't control his emotions, and subconsciously, he hurts himself, hurt the people around him!"
"I also think like that, Manda. I just need some alone time." Ayu smiled.
"Patiently, yes, she desperately needs you to always be by her side!"
After an hour passed, Ayu and Manda agreed to separate, Ayu also had to return to the apartment immediately, to check on Gilang's condition. He could not leave and let Gilang alone anymore.
"Thank you, Manda. Next month we will meet in India!!"
"Return the love, be careful on the way!"
Zidan had offered to take Ayu home, but the girl refused, saying she did not want to bother. Zidan also can't force if Ayu won't.
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Ayu had ordered food for him to take home, even though in the current circumstances, Ayu was still very concerned about Gilang's condition, no matter how rent he was.
"Dye?" Gilang immediately stood up as soon as he saw Ayu enter his apartment, Gilang had been waiting for the girl to come home since.
Ayu did not answer anything, she walked towards the kitchen, moving the food she brought to the plate. So that Gilang can eat it more easily.
"Yes, I'm sorry!" lirih Gilang, his left hand touched Ayu's arm. The girl kept her back.
"I promise, this is the last one!"
Refuse to keep his hands away, "You can be angry, Ay. But don't be angry for long?"
Gilang sat down at the dinner table, not not wanting to apologize anymore, but if this was the case, a thousand words of forgiveness from him would not be heard by Ayu. Gilang also had to give a little space of calm, so that Ayu could accept his apology.
Ayu placed the plate and the glass on the table, she stared at Gilang for a moment. "If something like this happens again, I don't know what else to do, Lang!"
"It's not for me, but it's all for you, everything I've banned all this time just for you, for your own good!"
"Don't make any more promises to me. Promise yourself!"
Gilang stared at Ayu for quite a while, his hand touching the girl's cheek. Ayu did not dismiss, he was closed, the disappointment was still there, but not as big as the feeling he felt in Gilang.
"I love you, Ay!"
A revelation that Ayu rarely heard, even the word love never said when with him. Ayu also never demanded Gilang say that, but which woman the hell did not want to hear her lover declare love?
"I'm sorry!"
"I want a break!" Ayu stayed away from Gilang, for now let Gilang really realize his mistake, until he did not repeat the same mistake in the future!
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The day of the new year had passed, Zidan's cousins had also been home since this afternoon, only Dea was left who did live in the main house.
Aunt Hasna and Aunt Qiara left some stuff for Manda. It's secured in the closet. Uncle Sham also gave some money to Ahkam, Ahkam gave the money to Zidan. Too much, Ahkam did not dare to save himself.
"Mama, when are we going home?" tanya Ahkam after dinner, not even a week they are in Singapore.
"Emm, God willing tomorrow the day after tomorrow, Ahkam kangen yes same Ahkam?"
Ahkam shook his head, his face looked a little embarrassed, "Ahkam kangen same Cila, Ma! Ahkam wants to play with Cila!"
"Hahahaha, Ahkam kangen Cila huh? Patience, patience, tomorrow after tomorrow can also meet Cila again!" Manda pinched Ahkam's cheek in dismay, the boy moved position, putting his head on Manda's lap.
"Mama, if Ahkam is big, Ahkam can't date Cila?"
"Huh?" Manda blinked a few times, he looked down at Ahkam's face. "Do you know what dating means?"
"Mama's like Papa, right? Papa's dating Mama, Mama's also dating Papa!"
Manda shook her head slowly. Since when does his son know the term dating and from whom?
"No, Honey. If Mama and Papa are married, we are not dating, if Ahkam is already big, Ahkam can not date, but Ahkam is married, yes?!"
Ahkam has been quiet ever since, "You married her to Cila? Okay, Ma?"
"Astaghfirullah, who taught Ahkam how to say this?!" Inner Manda.
"Emmm, it's okay, if Cila also wants to marry Ahkam."
"When you go home, Ahkam will tell Cila! Cila wants to marry Ahkam!"
Manda was silent, she did not know what else to say, until the door of the room opened, Zidan stood there and looked at Manda.
"Kok you see that brother kayak? Is there something wrong?" ask Zidan who got an unusual look from Manda.
Zidan sat beside Manda, hugging Manda's body from the side, Zidan placed his chin on Manda's shoulder. Staring at the sleeping Ahkam, Manda's hand still stroked the boy's head.
"Who taught Ahkam about dating?!"
"Huh? A boyfriend? Not the taught brother! What did Ahkam say?"
"Say she wants to date Cila if she grows up!"
"Why should you date, why not get married?!"
"Ish, Brother!"
Manda pinched Zidan's arm. "Amur Ahkam has not even 7 years old, has not really pantes talking courtship!"
"Well, how do you keep going? Ahkam she has dared to talk to her Mama!"
"Ish, you're not exciting, you're not cool!!"
"Haha, yes already do not get angry, My dear Wife, later Brother obviously deh to Ahkam, if he can not discuss about dating again, let alone to date people's children!"
"Don't let my son get carried away like that!"
Manda could not imagine how he had to take care of Ahkam, so that his son was not affected by promiscuity when he was an adult.
"The plan is, you will enter Ahkam to the boarding school, but look at it first, if you also want to!"
"That means Ahkam will be far away from us?"
"Yes, for the sake of his future too, now it's too late if he's more interested in the study of Religion than the general lesson!"
"Yes, too, but Manda is still not willing if Ahkam must be far from us."
"That doesn't go far, dear. We can still see him later!"
"Emmm yes, that's a long way away, still a few years away!"
Zidan smiled, from the beginning he had planned all things for Ahkam, starting from choosing a school that could help Ahkam get to know his religion since childhood, For the next level, Zidan wanted to enter Ahkam into the pesantren, or Tahfiz Special Dormitory, even if Ahkam wants to, if not, Zidan will think of a way out!
"Sleep yuk, you're sleepy!"
Zidan carried Manda's body in his arms, after moving Ahkam to the next bed, there were two mattresses in their room now.
"Take the ration tomorrow, at home, hahahaha, to enjoy more and be able to add more!" Zidan chuckled, happy to tease his wife who was always embarrassed to talk about 'it'
"You how many times, Bang?!" manda said, the girl moved Zidan's hand to stroke his stomach.
"Hahaha, nantangin, how strong is it? Still strong not 3 times?!" Zidan giggled himself.
"Will you kill our son?!"
"Hust, don't talk about it, honey. No father wants to hurt his son! Brother is just kidding! I understand your condition!"
"Cirain!" Manda chose to close her eyes enjoying the warm hands of Zidan that were still attached to the surface of her stomach.
"It's healthy right there, baby, Papa, Mama and Bang Ahkam Darling just like you!"
Zidan kissed Manda's stomach, before she went to sleep next to Manda.