Pamite
32. Refusal

START THIS CHAPTER UNTIL THE END USING POV 3 YES 🙏 so that the author can explain the feelings of each character 🙏.

Amidst Ayu's argument with Anang, Alif interrupted his parents' conversation. He said that he was willing to follow his father during Anin's hospitalization.

"Mom, it's okay if I sleep at dad's. It's school day tomorrow, Dad's off too, right? So you're home all day, someone's taking care of me."

"Alif wants to be with me tomorrow?"

"Yes, it's a holiday, ma'am. It's okay, right?"

"Well, it's okay if that's what you want. I'm just trying to pull it off."

After the deal, Alif and Anang finally left for their old house in the afternoon. There was a glimmer of happiness in Anang's heart that could not be described with words.

On the way, Anang stopped at a chicken noodle shop. He knew that his eldest son loved that simple meal. In fact, he actually still remembers what food is favorite by Ayu.

To this day, no regrets are reduced. Precisely the more days the regrets are piling up and mounting. If only he had not been tempted by the beauty of Vinda, Ayu would still be close to him and the misery he created.

Ah, mentioning the name of Winda made him remember, that the woman now prefers to leave her life.

Yes, three months ago, before Anang and Ayu officially separated there was a great quarrel between Winda and Anang's mother. Winda who did not accept if Anang financed his sister's college berated Anang's mother in front of his own house.

Since that incident, finally the neighbor who used to sneer Ayu had a mistress turned to sneer at Anang's mother. The woman fell ill because of her own actions.

"Well, are we sleeping in Grandma's house?" alif asked when he had just arrived at his grandmother's house.

"Yes, Alif won't?"

"You, it's up to me" replied Alif a little scared.

Anang who could feel the hardness of Alif's heart tried to make his son calm. He convinced the kid not to think no.

"Grandmother is sick now, would love to see you."

After hearing his grandmother was sick, Alif was willing to enter. With a terrified heart and shrieked Alif ventured to set foot on the terrace that he had never even touched.

"Mom, have you eaten? Is the medicine taken?" tanya Anang sat on the edge of her mother's bed.

Yes, her mother is now suffering from stroke symptoms. For several weeks he was only able to do a light activity, even more time spent in bed. Apparently the scorn and insults from the neighbors made his mother mentally down and gnawed at his health.

"Well, why did you bring him here?" ask his mother with a brush.

"Anin went to the hospital, so I brought Alif here so that Ayu would not bother."

"Take him stay at your house. Because of his mother, our lives have suffered like this."

"It's my fault ma'am, why are you taking Ayu with you? Never mind, I don't want you to hate anyone, Mom. What is worthy of hate is us, we who have made Ayu's life miserable. Mom is sick and in the process of healing. Don't be angry."

"As far as you are. I don't want to know, she while here can't show her face in front of me. I only have two grandchildren who live in the city."

Seeing the hatred of his mother that appeared in plain sight made Anang decide to bring Alif to sleep in his house. Alif reached out to shake hands before leaving her grandmother's house, but violently the woman brushed off Alif's tiny hands.

"Gosh, mom. What's wrong, mom? I don't like Ayu, don't take my son with you. Alif and his two younger siblings are my flesh and blood, they are the successors of our family," Anang said a little emotionally.

Anang passed from there, he did not want his son to see the quarrel between his father and grandmother. Alif who was dragged slowly by the father was only able to follow his steps at a fast pace. The father was not aware, his son secretly wiped the tears that had been successfully wet his cheeks. Alif continued to walk by staring at the hands that were pushed aside by the grandmother.

*

Elsewhere, Rifki is accompanying Ayu on guard at the hospital. Since this afternoon the man had not moved from his seat. Ayu had asked him to come home, but he did not bother him. He was even engrossed in playing with Agil until the three-year-old boy was exhausted and fell asleep.

Rifki has long missed a moment like this. Sitting together warmly accompanied by a giggle of a typical Ayu.

Love, a word that from the past until now Rifki pinned in his heart and was firmly imprinted there. He fell in love with Ayu since they were teenagers. However, Rifki never once said that to Ayu. Because he is afraid, if he expresses his feelings, their relationship is actually tenuous and will be far apart. Finally he decided to hold that feeling alone until now.

"What are you not cape? A day of work, not a break to get here."

"No, I don't want to be home anymore, Yu. I sometimes get stuck at home being asked when people marry. The same father mother also continued to ngomelin me because not married. Where to play mulu-dohin again. What's my guy?" upset answer.

"It's your fault too, Rif. The age of three heads is still alone. My son is three" said Ayu chuckled.

"I'm actually in love with someone, she's a widow. But I'm afraid I'll tell him. He refused and stayed away from me. I can't bear to be away from him," said Rifki looking at Ayu with a deep gaze as if his words were full of meaning."

"Oh, huh? Never told me? Who is this widow who has broken my stiff friend's heart?"

"You."

Momentary silence.

Rifki was watching Ayu's facial expression that looked surprised and paled slightly. His surprise was not hidden from his face. Rifki turned to stare in both beautiful neutrals in her eyes. Rifki read there's a rejection letter there.

"But lying. Hahaha," he said later with a laugh.

Plaque!

As usual, Ayu's hand will work quickly if Rifki teases her.

"Basic, make me tick with you. Shocked to know," said Ayu as he returned to throw a punch.

"Yes when I fell in love with you, anyway. You are my sister, how can I fall in my heart with you. Where the behavior is always hit again, ogah have a bini kayak you, mah," said Rifki interspersed giggling.

In the midst of their jokes, there came a nurse who would check on the development of Anin's condition.

"Excuse me, want to check the patient's condition for a moment, yes. Oh, yes ma'am, this was a mother's husband." The nurse gave her a parcel containing snacks, vitamins and fruits.

Ayu received the parcel with a shrunken forehead as she looked at Rifki. The man's forehead also shriveled together.

"That was here this afternoon, sus?"

"No, the first one to come here was the same mother."

"Huh? Where is the man now?"

"Home home, ma'am, just stand there and come back."

'Jaka? Why not enter, right?'