Titian Love Nadia
Letting Go of You

Rayan again continued her steps to the food court and went straight to the seating table she was wearing earlier. The bag and laptop were no longer there.

Rayan stood looking at the empty table. A woman in her 30s approached him.

"Rayan, here's your bag and laptop." The woman handed over Rayan's laptop and bag.

"Thank you, Frida Ma'am," said Rayan to the woman who turned out to be the manager of the food court.

"You're a lame yes, thankfully the employee I recognize you as the son of the owner of this mall," Frida again reminded.

"Yes, Mother. It seems like there are still my friends here. It turns out they're gone now. I forgot to put my bag and laptop in them. Once again thank you, Frida," said Rayan at length.

"Yes, equally. Your total bill has been paid by your friend, even though Mbak has said no need," said Frida again.

"If git--"

Rayan's speech was interrupted as the phone inside her pants pocket vibrated.

"Rayan, please take us home now," asked Abizar directly as his call connected.

"Well, why don't you watch?" ask Rayan astonishment.

"There were guests from far away in Om Ardi's house" Abizar replied.

"Oh, okay. Just wait for me at that place, Bizar. In front of the entrance," pinta Rayan.

Phone connection disconnected. Rayan carried her backpack. "I say yes, Frida" he told the now loyal woman before him.

"Please, Ray."

Rayan rushed to the parking basement, into the car belonging to the Ardiansyah family he was carrying. He drove the car out of the basement, then stopped it where he had dropped Abizar and his cousins. He returned to the car after the passengers boarded.

Thirty minutes later, the car he was driving had reached the courtyard of the Ardiansyah family residence, Rayan stopped him. The passengers got out of the car. Rayan recalled that she had to talk to Aghni before she returned to Bandung and was difficult to contact.

"Aghni! Wait!" rayan exclaimed from the car preventing Aghni from entering the house. Instantly Aghni stopped her steps and turned her head towards Rayan.

Rayan opened the car door to her right, exited and closed the door. He stepped up to Aghni who stood waiting for him.

"I want to talk to you. We finish our business" said Rayan.

Finish it? "Alright, let's go to the back garden of the house," Aghni asked the fiancee she never considered.

Aghni stepped first, while Rayan followed behind.

"Bak Siti, please make orange ice squeeze two yes! Please take it to the back garden!" pinta Aghni on the housekeeper at her house as she passed by.

"Well, Ma'am Aghni," said Siti.

After arriving at the back garden of the house, Aghni looked for a comfortable seat. He chose to sit by the fish pond that was commonly used by the mother for therapy. His feet he barges in the pool water while enjoying the bite of these small fish. Rayan did the same. Aghni seems softer than usual who is ogah-ogahan when invited to meet with Rayan. How did his feelings change in a matter of hours? I don't know ....

They looked fine unlike people who were hostile. Sometimes they laugh giggling because they feel amused skin feet are bitten by the small fish.

"So he said he wanted to talk, what did Mas Rayan want to say?" ask Aghni after a while.

"Emm .., Om Ardi, Papa you told me that he never insisted on our engagement, it's up to us. He also said he did not want if later until we get married will be the same fate as the marriage of your brother, Bram with Niken." Rayan explained in detail.

"So?" aghni asked paused Rayan's sentence.

"So from now on, I'll ... Let go of you," Rayan said, stressing the word release you.

Both eyes of Aghni immediately dewed, whether he felt sad or happy with the release of the bond of engagement with the man who is currently still in front of him. "Thank you, Mum."

Aghni's speech came to a halt instantly as she could not hold the dew in her eyes had now turned into a tributary on her cheek. He suddenly ran away leaving Rayan confused by the attitude of his former fiancee.

"Aghni! Aghni!" call Rayan. But Aghni no longer cared about her calling now.

From inside the house Siti brought a tray of orange ice and fruits. "Mbak Aghni, this is the orange ice. We lha .." he said astonished to see the attitude of his employer's son.

"Es the orange, Mas Rayan," Siti placed a tray of orange ice she carried in the gazebo while offering the ice to Rayan.

"Thank you, Ma'am," said Rayan.

While Aghni reached the living room she immediately hugged Abizar who was sitting on the sofa watching television while crying as she pleased.

"Sister, hiks hiks hiks ...."

Abizar stroked her back Aghni. "Why you? Come along crying as you like is not clear?" abizar asked in surprise with his cousin's sister who suddenly cried. At once the people in the room looked towards Aghni and Abizar. There's Hisham and Rosiana, Sisi's parents are there too.

Aghni was still crying and did not answer Abizar's question. Others are still waiting for an explanation from him. Aghni calms down. He took off his arms from Abizar. He took a deep breath and exhaled slowly before starting to speak.

"I am ... already a widow, Brother," Aghni told Abizar.

"When did you get married, Aghni? Why wasn't Sisi invited? Suddenly she is a widow," said Sisi with her Japanese accent who immediately got a plot from Aghni.

"Mas Rayan has let me go" said Aghni.

The whole room laughed again.

"Aghni, isn't this what you've wanted all along? Now that you have it, why cry? The widow, if the woman is married and divorced, if only separated from the engagement, there is no such thing as a widow" Abizar said, trying to comfort his cousin's sister.

"But later on Aghni can definitely predicate 'the handsome man' as Sewah once said to the same Aghni," Aghni sulks spoiled. He was still ringing a message delivered by his daughter Sambarah before his engagement to Rayan.

"It's okay, over time, the predicate will also disappear by itself as you forget the predicate itself." Abizar was still trying to comfort Aghni.

"Oalah Aghni, Sisi thought sad for parting with the handsome Mas Rayan. It turns out just afraid to be said by the slipper tho," said Sisi.

"Thank you, Brother. Aghni is calmer now" Aghni told Abizar with her eyes now more sparkling.

"Now you go back to the back garden of the house, apologize to Rayan. You haven't had time to apologize for your bad treatment of her all this time?" abizar Suggestions.

Aghni nodded her head in agreement with the advice Abizar gave. He wiped away the remains of his tears. Then get up from the sofa and step back towards the garden behind the house. There Rayan was sitting casually in the gazebo while enjoying orange ice and snacks brought by Siti.

Aghni approached the gazebo, then sat down in front of Rayan who was busy with her phone.

"Mas Rayan, I want to apologize. I realized all this time my attitude and treatment of Mas Rayan has always been rude and not wearing a heart" said Aghni softly.

Rayan looked up at Aghni. "Together, Aghni. Maybe since we got engaged it makes you uncomfortable, but we can still be friends, right?" ask Rayan.

"Yes, Mas. Especially now Mas Rayan'kan who shuttle Kak Tania to college," said Aghni.

"Can we be friends, deal?" take Rayan by pointing her finger around hoping that Aghni welcomes the finger.

"Deal" said Aghni smilingly hooking her pinky finger with Rayan's little finger like a Primary School kid.

"Now we're separated, are you still in school in Bandung, Aghni?" Rayan asked, he just wanted to know if Aghni was schooled in Bandung just because she avoided it.

"I still want to go to school in Bandung until I graduate, Mas. I even planned to enroll in college there as well. I already feel at home living there, because the weather is cool not like here, hot," replied Aghni to convey the reason why he prefers to live in Bandung.

Finally, they can joke around without the glass benggala being a barrier. Until from inside the house Tania came closer to them, then sat beside Aghni.

"You're like a betel in two, yeah, it's really similar." Rayan tried to distinguish the two different brothers father. Tania and Aghni looked at each other and smiled. "No, right. The smile is similar, only the difference is that the dimples of Aghni are more visible," added Rayan.

"Mas Rayan, Tania would like to ask?" ask Tania.

"Ask what, Tan? You can, if Mas Rayan can answer will Mas Rayan replied. If Mas Rayan can not answer yes later Mas Rayan asked the same who is more competent to answer," answered Rayan like a moderator.

"Tomorrow that needs to be submitted to the TU administrative department at any campus, Mas?" ask Tania.

"Emmm ... most photocopies of diplomas, transcripts of values, same pasphoto, continue later there fill out the registration form, it's manual way. There is also a way to register online, but for now it may also have closed the link." Rayan answered what he knew.

"When what is the online registration, Mas?" ask Tania again.

"If you are online, you should first scan the files that will be sent in the form of PDF files, then you open the university website, there must be a registration link. Just fill in the link, done," explained Rayan again.

"But the files are still in Mas Rifki's house" Tania complained.

"Tomorrow early in the morning we shall take. If now you must have achieved, Mas has also achieved," said Rayan.

"Yes, Mas," Tania agreed.

"If there is no need anymore, Mas Rayan said yes, Tania ... Aghni," said Rayan.

"Yes, thank you, Mom" said Aghni.

"Sama-sama, Aghni," said Rayan.

"Tania also said thank you, Mas. I'll see you tomorrow morning" Tania said.

"OK," said Rayan briefly.

Rayan got up from her seat, stepped through inside the house. Aghni and Tania followed behind him. Rayan said goodbye to Tania and Aghni's parents and relatives who were gathering in the living room. After that he rode his motorbike which since the morning he parked in the garage, drove the motorbike away from the Ardiansyah family residence.

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TB