Prison of Love
The Struggle Behind the Scenes

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“I got confused about it, Mom. Why do all the dresses fit Naya? Do we buy everything?” Hengky blinked her eyes while smiling broadly at Mom.

Mom laughed then patted Hengky's shoulder, “Duh son Mom mah do not praise, Ky. Can fly later diaa..”.

Hengky laughed. While I was smacking a smile while busy regulating the heart rhythm that hunts. I have not heard a compliment from Hengky for a long time, it feels. ah, yes, Mom was right. I was like flying into the air.

“We'll take everything, yes, Nay? How, Mom? Okay?” Hengky blinked his eyes at Mom.

I fold my hands in front of my chest, put my lips forward, pretend to be angry, “You're either Mom or I am, anyway? I haven't answered looh...!”

“Hus! Pamali is angry that same prospective husband.” Mom hurriedly rebuked me. As always, I always think of everything small as big.

Hengky's laughter broke out, he hid behind Mom like a child who took shelter behind his mother, “Iya right, Mom.

“Calooonnn..!” my error is still pretending to be angry.

“Mother.. Naya is still angry.” Hengky gave the code pointing at me while putting on a face pretending to be afraid.

I couldn't help but laugh at Hengky's adorable demeanor. Wanting to pinch her cheek but holding it as hard as possible. His attitude earlier, I've never seen him like that.

“So how is it? Let's get this dress, shall we?” askaku approached Hengky and Mother.

Hengky glanced at Mom, “Don't, Mom. We take all of it, right? Later in the photo session will have many photos, huh?” apparently he asked for support.

I smiled, I'm sure you won't approve of the idea of wasting money that I hate so much.

How close is Hengky to Mom? She must not have known that Mom really dislikes waste.

“Bby too. Dress is good all the hell yes.”

My reflexes turned towards Mom, looking at her with a clueless look.

Looking at my gawking face, Mom laughed then patted me on the shoulder, “Gak papa, son. You guys don't have a party anyway. So a little extravagant in a gown no papa yes.”.

“Throttle once!” Hengky immediately excited to reply to Mother's words.

Justjust wonderful. Hengky was able to quickly take away Mom's heart. Okay, he won. I don't know what he did until he managed to take Mom's heart this fast. It took me almost 26 years to feel close to my mother.

“Halo, Mas Hengky A young lady with an oriental face smiled kindly towards Hengky.

“Hai, Ci. How's dress? Right fitting, isn't it?” Hengky raised both of his eyebrows while smiling proudly.

The woman immediately nodded in agreement, her face a little surprised looking at me, “How could the future husband sister know the details of the size of the dress Brother huh? I designed this shirt based only on information from Mas Hengky. And I'm surprised, this really fits Brother.”

“E-eh? The design? So the three dresses I tried were..?” I did not continue my sentence, my eyes stopped on Hengky, demanding an explanation.

“Yes, the three dresses already belong to Brother. Uh, has Mas Hengky not told me yet?” the woman looks confused.

“Mom likes this dress?” Hengky had already walked towards the party dress display, deliberately diverting my question and confused face.

Mother did not answer, she just glanced at me, indicating that indeed her eyes had stolen a glance at the dress.

“Ci, this nobody has yet, right?”asked Hengky looking at the woman as if ordering her to say what she wanted to hear.

“This is your lucky day. The person who ordered the dress today suddenly cancels. So, yes.”

The woman quickly nodded. He called his employees and ordered them to prepare our dresses.

While the gaze of my eyes remained towards Hengky, it would not be put aside until he answered my question.

I mean, three dresses? Make what? We're not even celebrating our wedding, are we?

Arriving at the car, Hengky just answered my question, “I just don't know which one you like, Naya. That's why I ordered three dresses at once.”

Hearing her answer made me shake my head.

Crazy rich is awesome.

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Until now I still do not really understand why Abah and Mom's attitude changed 180 degrees. I haven't seen the right moment to talk about this. One thing that worries me, does Abah already know about Papi Hengky's state?

Until tonight, when Abah and Mom were watching TV, I ventured to sit near them, open a chat, and,

“Bah, Naya is curious..” I deliberately hung my sentence, waiting for Abah's reaction.

“Humm...?” Abah answered me without letting her gaze off the TV screen.

“About Papi Hengky. Does Abah already know about that?” very carefully I chose the words. I don't want the good mood to suddenly turn gripping like it used to be.

“Know what?”

“When Abah and Mom met Hengky several times without Naya's knowledge, did Hengky tell you anything about his family?”

Well, if Abah doesn't know yet, it's time he found out. He better know before we get married, before it all starts.

Abah changed his sitting position. He grabbed the TV remote and pressed the power button. The TV instantly died, creating a sudden atmosphere of silence.

“That's the reason why Abah and Mom received Hengky.”

I looked at Abah with a view I could not understand, “Because of pity?”

Mom laughs, “You're weird, Naya. Where is it possible Abah and Mother choose prospective ghosts just based on pity.”

“Trus what??” manya curious.

“Because it's great. Abah you even several times admit that your future husband is indeed extraordinary.”

“Because he managed to build his business well?” I asked again, fumbling for the real reason.

“Because he managed to resuscitate his Papi and reunite his family. And this Papi heard not from Hengky, but from his own Papi. He admitted that Hengky who tirelessly persuaded him back, Until there was a time when Hengky was very tired but forced to follow his Papi to Amsterdam, when they reached their home there, he fell unconscious right in front of the door. Fourteen hours of flight apparently completely drained his energy which was already down.”

My back went limp, I don't know this story. Oh God, I don't know what he's been through all this time. My memories immediately cast a shadow at the moment when Fatih was coming home, at which point I scolded her and accused her of relaxing without making any effort for our relationship.

Hengky just didn't tell me how hard he tried, how much he tried his best.

“Alba sure, he is not only good at the business world but he is also very responsible. Whatever mistakes Papi and his mother made, he forgave them. Though from what Abah heard, from childhood he was abandoned by Papi and his Mami. It's so amazing he could grow into such an amazing man as now,”

“One more thing that makes Abah sure. At that time he said something that made Abah touched, ‘Bah, Hengky grew up as a sad child. Later, when we are with Naya, we will not treat our child as Hengky has experienced. It will grow with a tremendous abundance of love and affection,’. After he said that, after Abah saw the earnestness behind his gaze, Abah immediately agreed to his idea to propose to you on the day of the Grand Opening of his restaurant branch. Her struggle for over four years, isn't that incredible?”

The tears fell without me preventing it. I looked at Abah and Mother, wiping away the tears that covered my vision, “No, Abah. Not four years, he's been struggling for me for eight years. More than eight years of struggle and the rest fight for his life alone, without the help of anyone.”