Trapped in Love Mbak
8. Again Dearly

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A few moments passed, silence was still created in the room that is now a place of negotiation between Juno and his family Abizar.

"It's just further deliberating, isn't it, anyway? If not, I'll go to sleep."

Aludra's voice becomes the first sentence that breaks the silence. But the man had nothing to do with the matter concerning his brother. However, his pride soul was too strong to know the results of solving that problem quickly. That's why the man didn't want to move.

Jiro as the head of the family immediately cleared his throat to start their conversation.

"So what, Abi? You also admitted to sleeping with the woman. So, you don't want to have to marry her."

"No way, Pa," Abizar refused quickly.

"Heh, lo it's really, yeah!"

"Yuno!"

Juno was back to his emotions. He was about to attack Abizar, but was immediately restrained by Jiro, "you hold back the emotion! We can talk well, no need to use violence," Jiro said, patting Juno on the shoulder twice.

"Know, nih. Play hit me from earlier!" cebik Abizar's.

Juno snorted, then again sat up straight beside Jiro. His gaze still filled with resentment towards Abizar.

"But the woman is already pregnant with your child, Abi," Angelina said.

"He's not my son, Ma. He might be a child of the people—"

Brak!

The sound of loud buzz on the family room table was enough to make everyone surprised. Who else if it wasn't Juno who did it. The man does not accept if his best friend and prospective sister-in-law is accused of being like a woman who likes to 'play' with other men.

"One more time you say like that, I'm going to the IGD hospital!" threatening Juno while glaring sharply, made Abizar a little frightened.

"Such a threat!" decak Abizar. "uh, but he used to reject me, Bang. Maybe he has a girlfriend, right? And the child he bears is his girlfriend's son" Abizar added.

"No way!" refute Juno. She knew that Kezia loved her all along, so there was no way she could have a boyfriend so quickly.

"Relatedly? How close are you to Kezia?" Abizar opened his eyes. But he knows the truth. At that time Kezia was drunk because of heartbreak by his cousin's brother. However, Abizar seemed to want to extract the truth from Juno's own mouth.

"Obviously I know, because Kezia was my best friend from our school days. Don't talk anywhere, yeah! Like it or not, you still have to marry Kezia!"

Abizar was silent again. He did not want to deny the incident that night. In the past, he was willing to marry Kezia because he was still alone. But now she finds someone she loves. They haven't been around long. Time has to break up again unfortunately.

"This is it, deh. Mama has a solution."

"What, Ma?" Abizar was curious about the solution his mother offered.

"If Abi does not want to marry the woman, what if her name is crossed off from the list of heirs of our family, Pa."

"Agreed." Aludra immediately rejected the spirit, while Abizar glared in disbelief.

"I agree too." Juno is provoking.

Jiro let out a long sigh, then took it out slowly. However, just as his lips were about to speak, Abizar first cut him off.

"Don't tell me Papa also agrees with my mother's proposal! It's not fair to Abi."

"Eat him don't be stubborn! Want to make a good child, told responsibility even nolak," Juno said.

"Juno really, Abi. You're the one who said I've done something like that with Kezia. Most men are gentle, you have to take responsibility! With a heavy heart papa agrees with the solution given by your mother."

Abizar let out a rough sigh. He scooped his face up upset. The loss of Selena is heavy, but the loss of inheritance is much heavier. He did not want to be suddenly poor.

"As far as you are." Abizar's words seemed to run out in self-defense. He also said so. Even though he still did not accept it in his heart.

"Goodoo. The day after tomorrow we will go to Indonesia, then visit Kezia's house, but before that papa will ask Om Jo and Aunt Ara to make a family visit first to their home," Jiro broke up. Jo and Ara are Juno's parents.

"Mama agrees, and since the matter is done, we better take a break first. It's night," said Angelina.

Jiro nodded in agreement, then went with his wife to their room. Aludra as a spectator also disbanded. Leaving behind Juno and Abizar who still survive.

"Be aware that you're running away! Don't embarrass our family in front of Aruna's family" Juno threatened before she left.

However, just a step of his foot moved, Abizar's words managed to make him turn around again.

"Gue knows you're doing this because you don't want to lose your girlfriend whose sister Mbak Kezia is, right? Lo selfish, Bang! You're just thinking about the fate of your love."

"What did you say?" Juno stepped closer to Abizar who was still sitting on the sofa. His body bent slightly to reach for Abizar's collar, "even though my girlfriend is not Kezia's sister, I will still make you marry him, because he already I consider like my own family. You think I'd be willing to be my sister-in-law, huh? Never been in my brain if later I have to call you brother-in-law. No, you know what?" juno growled while stomping Abizar's body, until the man's back hit the back of the sofa.

Abizar scowled helplessly. He admitted wrong, but also could not sacrifice his love just like that.

"Now I ask you. Why are you stubborn about not marrying Kezia? Even though you have never volunteered to take responsibility for him."

"That's because now I have a boyfriend, Bang. We were not so long ago. If people say, again unfortunately. No way, dong, I'm suddenly killing him now?"

Juno's forehead frowned in hearing that. He never thought in that direction, because Abizar always avoided his name dating. He said the courtship was wasteful.

"Gue doesn't know what to say, but now Kezia is pregnant with your child. I think your boyfriend will also understand that he has to step down to be a third person, if you're honest with him."

"It's not that easy, Bang. I have never been in love with Ms. Kezia" Abizar said.

"Don't think love first, huh! What is important now is the fate of the child conceived Kezia clear who the father. For the next it's up to you and Kezia. I won't interfere again after you're married."

Juno's words made Abizar suddenly raise his gaze. Staring at the face of Juno who was standing in front of him fixedly. Suddenly an idea hit his brain. The marriage could have happened without her having to decide on Selena. Abizar will follow his parents' desire to marry Kezia, but only to confess his son.

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...To be continued...

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