THREE MEN AND THEIR PAST
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Silence, that's all that's happening right now. Not because the place is quiet, but silence is created from two people who have just been silent and dissolved in their minds. There was only the babbling sound of a little boy enjoying a snack and sitting on the lap of the man who had just thrown a question that was quite surprising.
Arimbi fell silent and chose to look the other way. The question that Sandi asked, enough to make his heart riled. There is a sense of surprise in the woman, can Sandi easily throw questions about marriage with him. Does that man not understand Arimbi's current feelings? That's the thought of the question that came to mind the mother of the boy who was there.
Had Arimbi been able to hear Sandi's heart, maybe what the woman thought must have been something else. Sandi understands very well, Arimbi will be very difficult to accept his offer because of Sandi's past actions. But is it possible that forever life should wallow in the twisted circles of the past? At least Sandi should also help Arimbi restore her confidence about a better relationship.
"If we can't get married for reasons of love, at least we can get married for Reyhan's status can be more clear and also your status, Mbi," heard Sandi again issued her voice, saying, making Arimbi's forehead wrinkled and trying to digest the intent of Sandi's speech.
"My status? Mean you?"
Before answering, Sandi grabbed the mineral water because her son asked for a drink. "Let your status be clear. I know that you must have received a lot of scorn and humiliation for my actions. Then let me help you shut that guy's mouth. Don't feel strong because I know your heart will still feel pain, no matter how hard you try to resist insults and be indifferent."
Arimbi grunts. "Is there nothing else to talk about? if not, let's just go home."
Sandi breathed her out violently. He chose to respond to the babbling of his son rather than continue the discussion about marriage that is enough to make Arimbi upset. Sandi also chose to help the child when he wanted to play to a game that needed the help and supervision of a more mature person. Arimbi himself chose to be silent while occasionally looking at the two men of different ages with mixed feelings.
Because he felt that he had been in the tourist spot long enough, Sandi decided to take them home. But before going home, they stopped by a food stall because of hunger. Although today came out a lot of money, but Sandi was quite happy to do it. At least the money he collected from the results of his efforts over these years could be useful to please his son.
"Loh, Reyhan's sleeping?" exclaimed the old man, the husband of Mother Farida who was sitting on the front porch of the house. The man who was over fifty years old already knew that today Reyhan and Arimbi were leaving with his father Reyhan. That's why the man wasn't too surprised to see Sandi holding a small child that she considered her own grandchild.
"Yes, sir," Sandi handed the child in a sling to the old man. While Arimbi who walked behind Sandi while carrying by, directly entered first on the grounds that he would clean up the room because his room was also locked at this time. Sandi there did not linger long because of the time that was already quite late in the afternoon and also he also felt tired. After chatting for a moment with Bu Farida's husband, Sandi immediately said goodbye.
"Where's mom, sir?" arimbi asked as soon as the car that Sandi was driving disappeared from view.
"Mother again saw," replied Seno who was still faithful sitting in front of the house since before chatting with Sandi. Arimbi was seen nodding his head and he remembered that today was his schedule to attend regular studies once a week in the complex where he lived.
"It seems, your relationship with Reyhan's father is getting close. Are you at peace?" suddenly, Mr. Seno asked a question that was enough to make Arimbi surprised. "If it is peaceful, you are happy. At least the man was willing to correct his mistake."
Arimbi only smiled thinly without any intention to reply to his words. While Mr. Seno is seen reaching for a glass containing coffee and sipping it a little. "Can't you guys have a more serious relationship, Mbi?"
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