The End of Two Semesters
Chapter 48 - Owes a Life

Today, Hermawan is allowed to go home. Santi immediately helped his mother pack Hermawan's belongings for a week in the hospital. Santi will also take his papa back to his home, and since meeting Naira at that time, Santi has been determined to go back to his papa's house. However, Arya forbade it. He did not want what Santi did that would invite many questions, especially Arya's mother. He will wonder why Santi suddenly wants to go home.

Perhaps they could accept the reason because Santi wanted to accompany her papa until her papa recovered. But, what if Arni knows who lives in the house of Hermawan only Santi, not for Arya.

“You want to come with us home, San? You want to take papa?” ask Hermawan.

“Iya, Pa. Santi will also stay at papa's house temporarily,” replied Santi.

“With Arya, right?”

“Santi Sama Anin only, Pa,” replied.

“Lho why only you with Anin alone?” ask Hermawan curious.

“How are you the same as Anin? Your husband's time was not invited? Take it, is Arya's workplace also not far from the house of mama-papa?” halimah.

“Iya dong Arya tag along, time no follow, Ma?” said Arya who suddenly appeared behind the door of the Hermawan treatment room, she just took care of all the administration of the Hermawan hospital.

“Once dong, time not coming?” hermawan. “Let papa rame house, yes even if only a week.

“Ya already there Arya, mama take care of papa administration first, yes?” pamit Halima.

“Already, Mom. I took care of everything, everything was in order, stayed in order, then waited for the control letter from the doctor, and was allowed to go home,” explained Arya.

“Arya .. you don't do that, we've been bothering you a lot,” said Halimah.

“Yes, Ar, don't be so anymore, huh? You want to marry Santi, and love Santi and Anin too papa was very happy,” said Heramawan.

“Pa, ever since I married Santi, papa and mama have been like my parents. My responsibility too,” said Arya sincerely.

Santi just kept quiet, he has been avoiding Arya lately. He does not want to break his promise to Naira. Naira was also instrumental in saving her father, by donating his blood. If there was no Niara, maybe Santi would not be able to see her papa anymore. So Santi feels he owes his life to Naira.

Hermawan saw Santi from earlier speechless while putting things into the bag. Hermawan knows, Santi must still be traumatized to go home, because the house is a witness that where he is restrained by the stubborn and authoritarian attitude of his father.

“Santi?” call Hermawan.

“Yes, Pa? Wh why? Anyone want help?” ask Santi.

“Why are you silent, this is your husband and even your face is so tense? Wh why? Are you afraid to go home?” ask the gentle Hermawan. He looked at his daughter with understanding.  “If it's still traumatized to go home, let papa come home with your mama. Papa understands how you feel, son.”

Santi smiled, then approached his father who was sitting in a wheelchair. Santi crouched down in front of his papa. He held his papa's hand and smeared his papa's hands in turn.

“No, Papa. Santi was not traumatized in the least,” said Santi smiled sincerely. “Now I know, home is the single warmest and safest place in the world. Where I find people who love and protect me.”

Hermawan grabbed Santi with both hands. Hugging his daughter with a newness. Like rediscovering the jewel of his once lost heart.

“Excuse me, this is Mr. Hermawan's control letter, and the doctor has allowed Mr. Hermawan to go home. Remember the doctor's message, sir? Stay enthusiastic for therapy, even at home, and if there is a leisure opportunity to practice walking it is even better, especially accompanied by a family that gives you spirit,” explained the nurse.

“Iya, Sus, thank you,” replied Hermawan.

Santi pushed his papa wheelchair. Arya helps Halimah bring her things. Halimah was a little suspicious of Santi's attitude that was so indifferent to her husband, not as usual who always looked harmonious, and often joked wherever it was, no matter where it was, this time Santi looks so cute with her husband.

“Anin later you pick up or how?” ask Arya.

“Later same mother-father followed,” replied Arya.

“Ar, you have a problem with Santi?” ask Halimah in a whisper.

“Yes I saw from earlier Santi Cuek's tumbens with you? Usually he is not?”

“Maybe he's upset with me, I take care of your administration. From last night had argued about this, but I said, if all this is my responsibility,” explained Arya, but not like that. Santi cuek with Arya since after meeting Naira, and signed an agreement with Naira to keep his promise.

Arya refused, and did not want to. Whatever happens Arya is not willing to risk her marriage. Moreover, he already loved Santi very much, and has fulfilled his obligations as a husband with Santi.

“How can I leave Santi? She was the first woman I touched lovingly,” muttered Arya.

They reached the Hermawan residence. Santi drove his father into his room. Arya and Santi help Hermawan lie on the bed. After that, Santi immediately left, but Hermawan held Santi's hand.

“Before a while, papa wants to talk to you,” said Hermawan.

“What are you talking about, Pa? Santi want to go back, want to help mama, continue to make papa porridge.” replied Santi.

“Since when do you want to help mama, and can make porridge?” ask Hermawan.

“Santi can now cook you know, Pa? My wife's cooking is very good, yes she can also make porridge, yesterday when I was sick I made porridge, every day MP-Asi masakin for Anin too,” praise Arya.

“Don't be too high praising him, Mas. I can be like that too because I learned from Mbak Hani, after all the time a wife can not cook?” said Santi.

“Yes already, make the porridge later, now papa want to talk to you,” said Hermawan while looking at the faces of Arya and Santi alternately.

“You guys are fine, right? You mean, you guys already love each other? You guys are married not because of a deal?” Hermawan's question makes Santi and Arya momentarily silent, as if knowing that their marriage started from the agreement, and will end because Santi feels he owes his life to Naira.

“Arya loves Santi very much, and loves Anin. Anin is like Arya's own son, Pa,” Arya replied. “I'm seriously marrying Santi, Pa. Otherwise, I wouldn't have come here asking for permission and asking papa's blessing,”.

“Papa has seen your seriousness ever since. But, papa's message, even though you love Anin very much, you love Anin very much, papa asks you not to be like papa, who curbs her child, because papa is too worried for papa's child why-not. It turns out that it makes our child revolted. Let the child choose his own path, our duty is only to accompany where he wants to go, and remind that our child is wrong way,” said Hermawan.

“Iya, Pa, Arya will not be like that, pray for Arya to be happy for Santi and Anin, Pa,”, said Arya.

“That's for sure,” the answer. “Then how did you? You love your husband, right?” ask Hermawan.

“Iya, Santi loves Mas Arya, Pa. Papa take it easy, Mas Arya is so good, he loves me so much, Pa. He is a very responsible husband, and I love Mas Arya very much,” he replied by looking at Arya with a sad look. “Have you rested, huh? Santi to the back first, Santi also had to arrange Santi's suitcase in the room,” said Santi.

“Yes, papa rest huh? Arya wants to drop off the suitcase first,” said Arya.

“Yes there you also rest, from yesterday you have tired of taking care of papa in the hospital.”

Arya and Santi come out of her papa's room. They shut up, Arya grabs Santi's hand, but Santi pulls him off, and walks straight to Arya's car to get her suitcase. Arya followed Santi who had already walked first.

“Your suitcase take you home again, Mas. I need time alone, please understand,” said Santi.

“Hey don't talk like that, we can face everything together, San. Let Naira be like that, you don't be like this. I asked you, would you like to separate from me? After what we've been through with you will leave me just like that?”

“I owe my life to him, Mas. Otherwise papa will not survive, I will not be able to see papa again,” replied Santi.

“My answer, do you love me?”

“Whatever I love you, debt remains debt, Mas,” replied Santi.

“I don't care that, I'll talk to Naira's parents, I'm sure they don't know Naira like this, because basically Naira's parents don't agree with me.”

“Naira met me yesterday with her father, her father said and threatened me if I didn't want to let you go. What is it called disagree, Mas?”

Arya does not know how her father Naira can come like that. Arya has no idea what her father Naira's motives and goals are asking Santi to leave her.