The Delayed Soul
Chapter 17

"Where are we going, Dam?"

"Udah come, you must have seen the place"

An hour drive from the hospital, Adam turned to a place that looks very crowded visitors, I do not know for sure because this place is still new.

We got out of the car, Adam led me to follow him on his way upstairs.

"Please sit down Princess" When I got to the top floor Adam invited me to sit in a chair complete with a neatly arranged table with candles on it.

"Thank you" I reply with pleasure.

"Like the place?"

"Like it" I scanned the surroundings, though,

It turned out that Adam took me to an outdoor-themed Cafe and its place in the highlands was more precisely the peak, so I could watch the glittering lights whether it was a rural or an urban one.

"Tiar" Adam said my name and grabbed both of my hands in his grasp.

"I.yeah, what's up, Dam?" Answer nervously.

"I know it's too soon even the time is not right because you are still grieving over what happened to your best friend, but I can't wait any longer Ti" Highlighted his eyes looking at me seriously.

"Waiting for what Dam?" Askaqua.

I just kept watching him closely.

"I love you from when we were kids, somehow that feeling keeps growing up"

"Well! So you? I thought it used to be just a little kid's bullshit, but it turned out to be real?" I'm still not believing.

"Are you still thinking the same thing?"

I was surprised to hear a question from Adam.

"Tiar, you're beating me, aren't you? how did you get out of there?" Adam flicked his hand in front of my face.

"I.iya, how was it?"

"So you didn't pay attention to me?" Adam was a little upset.

"Okaya" I answered briefly.

"What try?"

"Well, this is what I forgot" I let go of Adam's hand.

"You're making bad mods!" His word.

"Sorry! Actually...." I walked closer to the guardrail upstairs.

"What actually?" The question is getting curious.

"When I was a kid I used to have the same feelings as you" I emptied my eyes.

"Then?" Ask Adam who is getting curious.

"Initially the same, I thought it was just monkey love bullshit and when I grew up I thought we wouldn't see each other again, but it turns out God still gives way"

"One thing you need to know, my feelings once died for you!"

"I always try to keep my promise to stay the same words you asked me to wait, but what? you never came at all"

"Okay, I'll clear it all up" Adam said, cutting off my conversation.

"Oh! one more thing, as long as you're not here I'm always trying to find information about you, and you know what I'm meeting? I'll grab a cell phone first"

I pulled my phone out of my bag and told her a photo in my phone gallery, it was a screenshot I got from Adam's social media, a romantic photo sitting next to a woman.

Adam speaks only a thousand languages, I question where he has been, what he has done. However, all in vain because Adam kept silent.

I told you everything about my wait at that time, a time when I was really stupid to believe in his nonsense, rejecting a lot of men just for the sake of men who didn't really want me.

"But tonight you're talking as if nothing happened between us"

"I still love you and still love you more than ever"

"Is that how you say it?" Sinister manyu.

"I'm sorry Ti, I don't mean to love you false hope, because after moving I never returned to Indonesia and always outside the country" Adam said.

"I was almost desperate at the time, Dam, why? why did you forget your promise! promise if every semester break we meet at the tree house? you remember you never came?"

"I always come with Ti! who says I'm not dating? I always wait for hours, so in the next semester break I no longer come because I think instead you have forgotten" explained Adam

"So you've been coming all this time?"

"Yes, we've been misunderstanding all this time"

"Hahahaha" I laughed.

"Why laugh?" Ask Adam

"Silly yeah, we're stuck with each other's prejudices"

"That's why I don't want to lose you anymore" Adam stood up to me.

"Ti's.."

"Sunday I'm going to America" he said.

"Huh?" I don't know why my body felt weak at once.

"But I won't leave you alone"

"What the hell does this mean?" I forced to let go of Adam's hand.

"Please cry first" Adam took my hand again but I always brushed it off.

Bugh! it felt like my body hit a hard object when Adam forced me to hug me tightly.

Slowly Adam let go of my body which actually felt tight because of his stocky body.

"You just said you love me, don't want to lose me again, but you want to go far away to live alone!" My Maki to Adam.

"I have to leave because Papi's business there is growing very rapidly, I was asked to handle"

"Keep your college?"

"I'm going to go to college there, but I'm still a few semesters away"

"What about me, us?"

"Saturday we're engaged, so the day before I fly"

"Can't be that fast Dam, I need to talk and consider my parents, not to mention Dita's problem, the situation is still not conducive" I explained.

"We don't need to be lively, quite a few of my family and your family are present, which is important officially engaged" said Adam.

"But..."

"Not for most but, this Tuesday means there are still three days to prepare everything"

"This sudden?"

"I beg you, I promise that after all my business there is done, I'll meet you"

"You sure?"

"Surely, this time I will keep not only promises"

"OK I'll try to talk to Mama and Papa, I'll tell you later"

"Well, now we'll eat that first and go home and you'll tell me soon"

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The next morning

"Good morning ma'am" I kissed mama's forehead.

"Dear, very fresh today" asked Mama.

"Yes dong, ma. papa where is it ?"

"There, it's coming down soon"

"Oh okay"

"What is it like to be nervous ? oh yes how Dita, mama has not been able to go looking at it"

"We're comas ma"

"God, what a fuck, is he still in the hospital?"

"Still ma"

"Jaudah later before leaving for the store mom will be perfect to stop by the hospital jenguk Dita"

"Well..already on waiting papa huh? why not first?" Say papa while going down the stairs.

"Well, you're down" replied Mama.

"Sit here and sit down" I tidied up the chair where papa usually ate.

"What is this papa kok tumben child"

"Ih papa mah, his son's people want to pay attention even so say it"

"yes-yes dear thank you" Rubbed my back.

"Ma, Mum. There's something important that Tiar wants to talk about" I tried to be brave, look papa and mama looked at each other.

"What a darling, Papa Sama must be horrified" replied Mama.

"Mama still wants Aunt Reni's son?" My toot.

"Si Adam you mean? Answer mama.

"Yes ma, it turns out he's the same Adam Tiar's childhood friend back in the old compound"

"Yes of course mama inget dong, why why? what's the matter with him?"

"The night he proposed to me ma, he wanted to go to America"

"Continue?" Ask Papa.

"Adam wants us engaged this Saturday before he leaves"

"At the same time, son?" Ask your mom a little less like it.

"Papa's not ready to accept Tiar's grandchild now, you still have to go to college"

"Awage does not mean directly married pa, he also still want to take care of his papi business"

"Yes but the same, you are getting married.Your journey is still long, your career in the future" added papa.

"Why rush in anyway, son ? can you date first?" mama chimed in.

"Adam asked for ma"

"Your age 21 is not even yet, I already want a fiancee. later if it's up to you when college" papa still kekeh with his decision.

"Well, I'll tell Adam I'll go to college first"

"Not breakfast yet?" ask Mama.

"Udah full"

Without waiting any longer, I went straight to college.