The Past of the President
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A car entered the courtyard of the house so lush and spacious, a driver went down first and opened the door for someone sitting behind the car seat.

A woman in brown glasses with Muslim clothing complete scarf made cover her chest and shoulders, so fashionable down with a matching bag with her clothes.

A Mother and Father came out of the house when the roar of a car entered the front yard, excited to welcome their daughter who had just come to pick up her family driver at the terminal Baranang Bintang Kota Rain.

Pick up from the bus terminal arrival and departure terminal outside the city, inter-city inter-provincial.

Traveling all night makes Ameera feel tired but all treated when meeting with her family and all her loved ones, Mr. H. Marzuki Her father, Mother Hj. Salamah's mother and Aliyah Hidayati Marzuki's only sister who is still in college is only second semester.

Ameera opened her glasses when she saw her mother welcoming her in tears. Hugging him took off the kangen after approximately two years and a half they separated. And only communicate via telephone video call via mobile phone.

Tired of running the distance between the city of Surabaya East Java with the city of Bogor West Java, on public roads is — 781.02 km or 484.23 miles. Very long distance for a road trip. To traverse this distance with an average vehicle speed of 80 km/h requires — 8.3 hours or 495.8 minutes.

With traffic jams and other unexpected obstacles, as well as rest periods on the Ameera trip to the house approximately twelve hours.

All the tired and tired feeling lost already, replaced with happiness can be reunited with his family. Her childhood home and birthplace, as well as her past memories and memories of Ameera are here.

Ameera also cried in the arms of her mother, the sadness was so tangled in her heart, either because she failed to follow her parents' desire to foster a happy household according to the expectations of her parents, both parents, either sorry and blame both parents because Ameera according to when Ameera met with the son of an old friend of his father, Fathir Fadhil Hikmawan who then they want to be married.

Two and a half years later Ameera married Fathir, initially they were very happy and lived together in a common household bond, although there were no signs that Amira was pregnant and would have the fruit of their love.

Ameera had to bury her future and aspirations to become a lecturer abroad because of all the hustle in introducing her parents to a man who later became her husband.

Two and a half years Ameera followed her husband to the city of Surabaya after marriage, her husband Fathir was a director in his family-owned company. Still in the field of hospitality as his father wrestled until his old age now.

Ameera went through her household without any problems between herself and her husband. But here and there Ameera began to catch a peculiarity in her husband that began to suspect and finally revealed that her husband had a wife and even a child of a secretary who was married after himself.

Means Ameera in hianatinl has been over a year and may still be in the first years of her marriage.

What Ameera loves is why Fathir was so outspoken when they were getting married? if Mas Fathir already had a girlfriend, so there would be no story like this.

When all Ameera asked her husband, Fathir only replied that he could not resist the wishes of his parents.

Disappointed and feel betrayed without much of a charge given his father-in-law is a friend of his Father, he said, eventually Ameera succumbed to the fact they parted well and Ameera returned home without her husband Fathir after they officially divorced.

There was no emotion on Ameera's face, everything seemed flat. Because for what? after all, everything has happened, can not be repeated and all like it has become a destiny line she must be a widow at her age now.

Should Ameera be angry with her parents? blame, for having betrothed him to Fathir Fadhil Hikmawan?

All parents wish the best for all their children, but no one can predict what the future will be like, only have the initial views and estimates so closely between Amira and Fathir. Had they been betrothed and betrothed they would have and they lived it would have been a family that was very much desired by both sides between his family Fathir and his family Ameera.

Fathir who is so calm, handsome and has a business that is so qualified not one bit at first invites suspicion Ameera.

"Son, you've come, come on in." Mr. H. Marzuki clasped one side of Ameera's shoulder and the other side in her mother's arms.

Ameera kissed the back of her Father's hand with tears, without a word being said.

Ameera on her papa entered the house. They sit on the family couch with their own feelings.

"Have a rest, son, you look tired, have been traveling all night." Mr. H. Marzuki gazes at his beloved daughter witness his love journey with his beloved wife. Now his daughter looks clouded and fails in her household due to an unforgivable betrayal.

"I'm sorry Mr. Ameera, Ms. ..., Ameera can't be the best hope Mother and Father."

"Don't talk about apologizing to my son, it's going to be more and more guilty Father and Mother, precisely Father and Mother who should apologize can't find a good life friend for you."

"Mother's father as a parent is not wrong in Ameera's eyes, but it may be Ameera's fate and destiny alone that brings Ameera to a reality that Ameera cannot accept. Ameera can't if she has to be in the honey ma'am, Ameera is not ready and may not be sincere."

"Here you go, son, I understand how you feel. Look at your future from now on, I promise you and your sister, I will not match you with anyone again. Enough to get here the matchmaking story even though it all started with good intentions." Mother Hj. Salamah wipes her tears.

"Father will not forbid whatever you want from now on, as long as it's best for you, want to continue studying to Egypt please, want to continue to take care of the villa here please, please, also want to develop agriculture and agro-tourism that started Mr. Pintis please."

"Ameera has not been able to decide anything sir, Ameera just wants to rest and calm down, refresh the mind that feels hot every day."

"Do your best for yourself, do whatever pleases you."

The driver kept three suitcases of Ameera's clothes and all her gear near the family couch. Ameera stared at the suitcase with a crumbling and painful feeling.

All the clothes he had brought from here he brought back. All the clothes he bought after marriage, none of which he carried. Ameera really wants to forget her nightmare-like past in life.

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Read also Other works of Enis Sudrajat :

- Meniti Rainbow

the Charm of Aryanti

- Let Me Choose

the Past of the President

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