
Almost thirty minutes they sat next to each other looking at the green water lake with some storks swimming.
The situation in the backyard of the Marthadinata family home was shady, with evergreen trees growing on the edge of the barrier wall.
Still Dave remembered, when he was young, his wife often climbed the evergreen tree to escape jumping over the fence of the house.
His wife, none other than older sister Kiandra, was indeed very tomboyish. But also soft and kind heart. Like this sister.
Dave turned to the side, looking at the stiff-faced Kiandra and was staring straight at the lake.
On the shore of the lake too, their families would often run mats and barberque parties.
Kiandra sighed. His house is full of good memories. But it was those memories that also hurt him.
"Kian." Dave opened his mouth first.
The man who now grew taller than him turned his face away. Dave knows his attitude.
For those who are now 50 years old, Kiandra is still the old Kiandra. A boy who was curious and always wanted to go wherever he went.
"Kian, I'm sorry." Dave said back.
Kiandra's forehead wrinkled.
"I know you're disappointed in me. But don't hate your brother. Don't avoid him, he..."
"I'm not dodging." cut off Kiandra without seeing the other person.
Dave was down, apparently the nature of Kiandra is still as powerful as two years ago.
However, Dave has promised, that the results will not be the same as before. This time, he will be more patient. All for the sake of his wife, parents and sister themselves.
"Then meet Kirana." Be careful Dave said again.
"I'm busy." he said briefly.
Dave sighed.
A gentle breeze blew, carrying the fragrance from their mother's white rose garden.
The atmosphere was so calm, that the sound of splashing lake water used by swans swimming was heard.
"Why can't you bless us until now?" ask Dave firmly.
Kiandra's heart skipped a beat, as Dave's question struck her.
All this time everyone considered him just disappointed, because they turned out not to be siblings.
Yes, Dave who he thought his brother was the son of his father's first wife with someone else.
A complicated story of the past, which makes Kiandra inexhaustible.
Why can they act stupid just because they want to fight for others who will obviously bring disaster?
However, Kiandra who is realistic and does not want to think about something that is not useful, choose silence and do not want to know.
"Why?" ask Dave again.
"You're wrong." Kiandra replied as she looked at the man sitting next to her.
Their eyes meet, making Dave's memory soar to a time where he so wanted the color of his father-in-law's bright brown eyeball.
"Kirana said she'd be happy to marry you." Kiandra turned back to face. He could not, if too long looked at the person he had admired.
Kiandra let out a long sigh while closing her eyes for a moment, so that her rumbling heart could calm down a little.
"If Kirana had said so and Daddy had put up. What do I think is needed?" kiandra unconsciously clenched her hands.
"You don't agree?" rather than a question, it's like a statement.
Kiandra did not answer. His eyebrows almost fused together and his jaw hardened.
Still he remembered, how he who had just graduated from college and stepped on the world of work, saw his Daddy desperately stemming the scandal of the blood marriage of his two brothers.
Perhaps, if it were not for the Sanjaya family controlling electronic and online media, the scandal would have exploded like a nuclear bomb launched by Zionists into the land of Kan'an.
It took a long time to recover everything, including the stock price of Marthadinata Corp.
And even though everything has returned. The scorn and gossip that exhaled his former sister-in-law's family did not stop disturbing the peace of their lives.
What do you call happy?
A question, which was once entrenched in the heart of Kiandra.
He brushed his hair back. Angry at everything that used to happen. But his opinion was always useless, only because at that time he was 23 years old and considered to know nothing.
"I agree or not, what's the importance now?" driven by resentment, Kiandra's tone rose.
"That's important because we're family!" Almost Dave could not control his emotions, because of his brother's ketusi attitude.
"You're someone else." Kiandra stared fiercely, then stood up.
"Kian!" snapped Dave.
"That's reality!"
Both have been angry. But still realize, if now there is their father who is watching.
"You fooled me. You, Daddy, Kirana, even Mom." Kiandra's voice intonation dropped.
Dave rubbed his face, then let out a heavy sigh. Again the disgrace of his past becomes a hindrance.
"You know nothing." Dave's voice was almost like a complaint. "You don't know why they can't tell you that I'm not Dad's son."
"Nothing is more important than a good family name!" kiandra's snapping frustrated. "Daddy can give you blessing. But why can't you tell the public that you're not brothers?! Kirana's got the stone! He should have lived luxuriously, hanging out with socialites! Not living in a remote village!"
Kiandra clenched both hands. He was furious. For the sake of his brother who followed this man, he reached into the forest and built a resort there. Just so that the area becomes more developed and the life of his brother is not too isolated.
Dave bowed holding his throbbing forehead. If only his real father's name could be called. Then everything will be clear for Kiandra.
But unfortunately, it should not be revealed, because there is a mother that he must protect his honor.
"That's how you are Dave, always just being quiet." Kiandra sneered.
Both the eyes of the 50-year-old man bristled.
"Don't see me again. Just please Kirana and my two nieces." Kiandra turned around and walked away.
Dave looked at Kiandra's back away. The corner of his eyes was watering, because again he failed to fix all.
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"Damn!" Kiandra kicked the grass, making the plant gouge up to the roots.
He got into the car and left his family's house without saying goodbye.
Along the way, his forehead continued to wrinkle and anyone who tried to overtake him would klason hard.
"Baj*ngan!" kiandra when a motorcycle overtakes from the left and nudges his rearview mirror.
He wants to pursue. But the bike nimbly looked for gaps between other vehicles and drove fast.
Increasing emotion is Kiandra, until all kinds of animal names are called.
Until a while later, Dave's sad look flashed, making Kiandra's upset face turn sour.
Actually Kiandra knows, Dave's not entirely wrong. It's just that, the disappointment is so great and it ends up exploding when the family's good name becomes polluted.
Kiandra took a long breath. His emotions subsided on his own and he only realized he had not informed Aldo about Monday's meeting material.
While driving he felt the pockets of his pants, then the pockets of his shirt.
"Lho's? where's my phone?" ask Kiandra confused.