The Steel-Cared Rose
The Plan

Dylan and his three children intended to propose to Sharifah. They plan as much as possible.

They leaked their plans to Sharifah and Sharif but asked him to keep it a secret to their mother. As surprise.

Keanu hugged his father tightly,”I can't believe, we'll have mother.”

“Yeah! Sharifah's mother. I like her very much.” Sapphire Sahut.

“We all do like her!” Callista Sahut.

“Yeah! She is kind, warm and loveable.” Keanu agreed.

“If I marry his mother Sharifah. We can't sleep in the room anymore. Maybe occasionally. Is that a problem for you?” Ask his father to Keanu.

Keanu shook his head, “I'll room with Syarif right?”

Dylan nodded his head.

“Yeah, you'll room with Sharif. Callista, Sharifah and Sapphire will also be roomed. Me and his mother Sharifah.”

“Yeah! Nevermind.” Keanu.

“I'll find a home for all of us. Make a big room for you and me. We'll have three large rooms with an indoor bathroom. Spacious living and dining room. How?”

“Yey!” All at once.

“I will make a special room to remember your mother. All the photos and videos will be placed in the room. We can reminisce at any time. But in the other room, I didn't put down a picture of your mother. Only our new family. How?”

“Yeah!” They almost agree.

“Good. Anybody have any ideas about the application we're going to do?” Ask Dylan.

“We will make a surprise.” Callista Sahut.

“Yeah! We'll make a surprise. I already bought the ring.” Dylan pulled out a black velvet box. Opened box.

“Wow! Very beautiful!” Callista is spontaneous.

“I'm glad you like it.” Dylan.

“Very. It looks beautiful. Is it Sapphire?”

“Yeah! I think Aunt Haliza will cry.”

Callista hugs her father, “I love you, Pa!”

Her father hugged and kissed her eldest daughter's forehead back,”I love you too, honey!”

“How about we buy cake. We put the ring in it?” Sapphire Proposal.

“How about madam Haliza chokes? I'm not getting married and we're all gonna work as fast as lightning to get her to the ER. If he is not helped, you are void of having a mother and I am also void of having a wife.”

Kontan they're all laughing.

“But pa, I've seen the idea on youtube. And nothing happened.”

“Maybe not choked or swallowed. Just gagging. Or it doesn't happen because they're noticed. But if it doesn't. Get you imagine?” Dylan.

“How about we take his silver? It might be more romantic. Aunt Haliza was lying in the ER room with a pale face after swallowing the ring. Or not until swallowed only limited to chocking or gagging that might make him traumatized. You got on your knees thrusting the ring you've prepared before?” Connect Callista.

They laugh back.

“No! Find a safer idea. I don't want my future wife to get hurt or dying.”

Their laughter broke again.

“How about we put the ring in his dinner plate? When he bribes..” Keanu.

“Stop the idea of inserting rings into food. Makes me nervous. You expect him to see the ring and say, How sweet.bla...But what if he just swallowed it?” Dylan rejected the idea of his children.

“Alright, me, Sapphire and Keanu will make his proposal banner.” Callista.

“Good. I concur. I entrust the proposal banner to the three of you.”

“We will also ask Sharifah and Sharif for help. Working on it in our apartment.” Connect Callista.

“About ring. I'll think. We'll split the task. You guys concentrate on the banner business. Leave the ring to me. How?”

The day passed as usual. As usual, Miss Haliza stopped by. Delivering his homemade food. Look at all of them. Take them.

No one leaked Dylan's plan to propose to him. Everything went as usual. What is. There's nothing special. Until the day they had been waiting for.

Today went on as usual. It's just that today Haliza is not out of thought. No one wants to pick himself up.

Dylan asked her to go shopping while she picked up the kids. They're meeting at Dylan's apartment.

Today I feel sensitive or do I feel like they are distancing themselves from me?

Haliza holds a grocery list from Dylan. Take milk cardboard. Cheeses. Sausages. Pushing his trolley towards the food shelves.

What's Dylan's plan? Does she feel intimidated to see my closeness to her children? I didn't mean to grab the attention of her children. Does he feel like this himself? I am less sensitive to his feelings. Take over everything. Because I feel sorry for those kids. Like a chick losing its mother.

“Bu, sorry, it's my trolley.” A woman of her age rebuked her.

“Sorry.”His newly conscious solitude wrongly took someone else's trolley. His mind drifted everywhere.

Since that divorce. I need a lot of things to heal my wounds and heartache.

Look out for Dylan's children who are also his children's friends. Treating his heart wounds. Makes them feel valuable and needed. Distracting her pain. Moreover, seeing the happiness of her ex-husband with his young wife.

I felt like he was cheating on me during our marriage. Retouches. Use it when he has nothing. I think he loves me. It turns out he was just using my stupidity.

Her heart ached at how her ex-husband treated his young wife very differently when they got married. Throughout their marriage.

I am for her only a tool to give birth to her children. Helping her so we can live.

Seeing her ex-husband treat his young wife in such a way. A love that anyone can see. Act very royal. Always be sweet. Sweet is not the right word. Adored.

Yeah, that's the truth. Looking at the other side of her ex-husband. After they divorced and married his young wife. His face and behavior are like teenagers in love.

Haliza walked hurriedly to her car. Put all his groceries. Slide into Dylan's apartment.

Both hands were full of shopping bags filled with groceries. The apartment looks quiet. Poked the pin. Walk slowly inside. Closing the door by pushing her body.

Putting the shopping bags he brought on the table. Lonely atmosphere. He looked around the room. It was full of pictures of Sinta.

It seems like all men who fall in love will adore their women. He was too stupid and blind.

Or indeed there are women who are born to be used and manipulated. Is anyone born to be loved?

He doesn't want to think much. Life is sometimes too hard to digest. But simple to live. Before her ex-husband cheated on her. He felt enough about what was. Because it's basically a simple woman.

After her ex-husband cheated on her. His eyes are open. Life is not that simple. Trauma hit. Confidence arose again seeing how Dylan still adored his wife who had left him. Strengthening her trust again will be faithful.

Because in the end when feelings are unbelievable. And always changing. Faithful to keep everything the same.

Feelings are variable while faithful are constants.