
After Naufal's departure, Renata's car appeared to enter the house. Aqila looked at her best friend's eyes, Renata crying? She thought, because she doesn't usually cry
Not saying greetings or greeting first, Renata immediately hugged Aqila's body tightly after getting out of the car to make Aqila almost lose balance
"Astagfirullohaladzim Ren, why are you?" Aqila had already seen her best friend's shoulder shake and felt a warm liquid on her shoulder, Renata was really crying
"Let's go inside, it's not good for people here" said Aqila slowly, he guided Renata to sit on the living room sofa
"Why?" He asked softly, while stroking slowly Renata's shoulder, not usually Renata who is always cheerful, bars and tomboyish enough to cry like this
"Gempano hicks"
"Kak Gempano why?"
"In him the hyx"
"He's why"
"Ge Gempano he hiks hiks hiks" Aqila tried to calm down so that Renata could tell the story, did something happen to Gempano? Or their relationship?
"He why?" Aqila asked again, she tried to calm down
"He chose his mother's hyx"
"meaning?" Aqila's brain had enough time to digest the sentence because Renata had never previously told her about her relationship that Gempano's parents had not approved of. Her mom? Tidaj may have Gempano married his mother, right?. Aqila shook her head, her thoughts were too ridiculous
"He chose the woman his mother approved"
"What?! There was no way she would do such a thing" Aqila could not even believe hearing this, she remembered very well how the man had been trying to chase after Renata, and now? Choose another woman? Does that make any sense?
"I couldn't believe that he could be that guy himself, he said this this this morning, all his promises were nonsense" Renata wiped his tears with a tissue on the table
"Is he not kidding? Or maybe to prank you?" Aqila still can't stop thinking that her best friend's relationship ended like this
"No, from the beginning her mother did look like she disliked me, probably because of my appearance or my attitude"
"Why didn't you tell me from the beginning?"
"You forgot Qil? You left already as if swallowed by the earth, there was no sign of coming back" Aqila felt guilty now
"Sorry, I should have been by your side by then"
"Don't you apologize, even if you were there at that time, maybe you wouldn't be there today" Aqila nodded her head, right if she was there at that time, perhaps he is dead today because of the malignant disease
"I'm stupid Qil who believes all his nonsense, believes in his false promises and expectations, believes in his sweet promised words, he says he will invite me to get engaged soon, I had even told my parents and now they kept asking about it, and I was still trying to cover up for many reasons" Aqila to the point of being speechless, was Gempano really like that?
"He said we're getting married in the near future after Naufal and Aqila's wedding, but what now? It's all just a false promise"
"He used to come comfort me when you were gone, treat me sweetly, and always make me laugh with his behavior. But now that he left just like that after successfully making the fortress I built collapse, he was like an earthquake that destroyed the fort to the point of collapse"
"You know what he said when you gave me that wedding invitation? And I'm talking about the clarity of our relationship. You know what he said Qil?"
"What did he say?" Aqila could only hand her shoulder to Renata now, her best friend needed a friend to hear her heart problem
"He said, can't you be patient like Aqila?"
"Is it true he said that?" Aqila herself was in disbelief, this news was too shocking and seemed impossible to accept
"Yes, and I responded by saying so be like Naufal who kept his promise and tried to convince his parents"
"It would be rude if he were to compare like that" Aqila replied
"My bracelet was only a moment Qil, he only came shortly after the rain, after which it left without leaving any trace of him at all"
"The fate of different people Ren, do not be affected by his words, I myself do not think if he compares like that, God makes us different, not the same included in the affairs of relationships like this"
"I'm stupid to believe in that sweet promise Qil" Renata began to calm down, he no longer cried, only a little stuffing left from his lips for too long crying
"It's not you who's stupid Ren, but he who's not responsible, I'm sure even any woman would be lulled if treated like that"
"Maybe it's a rebuke to me that he's not a good mate, his parents just don't accept me, I'm free to live in a household if his mother doesn't approve"
"Ren said, I'm sure God has prepared the best mate for you, who knows tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, or even the night you might get married"
"I still have to reorganize my heart again to believe in the man Qil, the man who does not promise nonsense"
"You can learn from your mistakes, but remember never to think every man is the same, they are different and the way they treat you will be different"
"I see, he is indeed not the soul mate that God sent me, I should have known from the beginning if he really meant it, then he would have been able to convince his parents, he would have been able to convince his parents, instead of waiting and hoping that the heart will melt that easily"
"It's only fitting that yesterday he just left, his attitude has also changed, but why do I still hope that everything is okay? Maybe she's even met her mother's choice, maybe she's prettier, better and more everything than me"
Aqila held onto both of Renata's shoulders and raised the girl's face to stare at him
"Listen well Ren, with this you have stepped in the right direction, as a woman do not make yourself an option, she said, do not make yourself wait and continue to expect it when it is clear he chose another, but you must be able to find a man who makes you the purpose of his life, he said, make you his priority and make you the only one not the first, because there could be a second, third, and fourth"
"You've made it out of that candidate of choice, you've done the right thing, so don't be too sad because I'm sure God will replace it with the best, which really makes you his goal"
Renata nodded in amazement at Aqila's words, it was not wrong that she chose to come to this place, Aqila's embrace was the warmest hug after her parents
"Thank you Qil"
"Hmm, don't ever shed another tear for a man like that"