[Note] A Perfect Marriage

Re-meeting

..."That meeting and separation are already intertwined in the common thread of life. We can't avoid it and we can't deny it."...

Laras sits limp on the chair holding his son's hand. His strength was truly already unable to withstand the weight of his body anymore. His entire limbs seemed numb when he imagined the condition of his two sons.

"Sam, why is that kid so stupid. Why would he run blocking that bullet for a useless mother like me." Sam, Gema's personal assistant who was standing by his side could only look pityfully at Laras.

The middle-aged man himself also did not expect the Throne that normally did not care about all the things about the Echoes would do so. This was the first time Uncle Sam had seen the Throne so worried at Echoes when John beat him up. Uncle Sam's memory goes back to the moment before the ambush.

Uncle Sam looks confused looking for Echoes. Two police cars have also been searching for clues to the location of the kidnapping, but they have not found anything. However, the man who seemed to care less about his sister suddenly called and informed the location of the kidnapping. He even made plans to save them.

A message went into Uncle Sam's phone, without a second thought the man went straight to the location indicated in the message. There the Throne stood behind a tree in the darkness of night. Uncle Sam came to him immediately. As the old man looked towards the view of the Throne, his eyes widened. Echoes are fighting desperately.

The Throne's hands clenched tightly and his jaw hardened as he watched his sister sit weakly with fresh blood flowing from her mouth. He had almost darted out, but Uncle Sam prevented it.

"We wait for the police to get ready at his place, sir. They're moving."

"Mother" the weakly lying man's great-grandson broke Sam's daydream and grabbed everyone's attention.

"Hey! How can you act like that to me?" upset Echoes for not accepting her brother's attitude.

"Why are you crying again, Mom? Did that stupid kid make you cry again?" ask the Throne while extending his hand to wipe away the tears of Laras.

Laras only shook his head with a small smile between the patters of his tears.

"You're ignoring me? After everything you've done, now you're ignoring me again? Don't you know how worried I am about seeing my brother helpless? I even nearly killed them for daring to hurt you." Echoes irritatedly speaking at length because he had called his brother earlier but he turned his face towards Laras instead.

"I'm not ignoring you. I just feel it's gonna hurt more if I open my eyes and the one I saw first is a delinquent like you," ketus Tahta and Gema just sizzled annoyed to find his brother's answer.

That made Laras, Uncle Sam, and Nara smile. Now that they knew, the sisters actually cared for each other just that they were too prestigious to point it out.

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The days we go through will feel more meaningful when we can see the smiles of those we love. So too for the Throne. He had been in the hospital for a week because of his gunshot wounds. However, from that day on he could feel the warmth and smiles of his mother and sister daily teasing his wife. Plus the fact that her mother was no longer angry and stayed away from her again because of her own stupidity. Pleased? Sure oes. At least the burden on the Throne's shoulders could be slightly lifted even though he had to lose wealth, but it really wasn't a problem for him.

"Haloo good afternoon" said Nara who had just opened the door. "Are we going home now?"

"Darling why you've been so long, I've been so worried about you" complained Gema and immediately approached his wife.

The throne just rolled his eyes annoyed at the behavior of Echoes. He turned his attention to Laras who was already preparing at the side of his bed.

"Come, honey we're home," Laras asked and helped his son get out of bed.

"I'm not as weak as you."

The throne walked out slowly accompanied by Uncle Sam and Laras beside him. Echoes and Nara also follow them and do not forget the hands of Echoes who do not want to escape from the slender waist of his wife. [The Story of Echoes & Nara in the novel ENTANGLED MARRIAGE]

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Meanwhile, in the same location and at the same time, a woman was walking in a hurry as if someone was chasing her. He continued walking wide down the hospital corridor without any concern for the left right. His steps were quick and sure. Until the moment his net caught some familiar human figures walking in opposite directions with him.

"Cin–ta?" said Laras with a little stammering along with their increasingly melmban steps and ended up facing each other.

Love does not answer. He was still seen staring at the Throne as well as the athletic man. The throne did not even blink at him. The heartbeats of two people who had been connected to each other in a bond were as if they could make the chest of the two explode.

The woman who was wearing a jumper dress with the model widened at the waist to the knees and her hair straight was diluted, making it look fashionable even almost like a college child. Well-favoured. Graceful, that's the only word that can come to mind when looking at it. Who would have thought that the woman was already almost three heads and had two cute brats.

"Sister-in-law?" the Echoes that finally made the woman's consciousness return.

"Aunty?" he said with a sweet smile to Laras.

"Darling, this is my sister-in-law." Echoes introduce Love to his wife who is still silent awkwardly staring at the beautiful woman.

Meanin? Sister-in-law? Isn't Gema's brother just Kak Tahta? Meaning this woman.Inner Nara who is still trying to understand the situation.

"Echoes! Man–tan! Don't say it if you say," he said by staring irritatedly at the Echoes. This time Nara was again surprised to hear the statement of Love.

"Haii, must be Gema's girlfriend, huh? You're so pretty," Love said, greeting Nara kindly.

"I–iya, Brother. I'm Nara, Gema's wife."

"Well, wife? I think I'm still dating. Yes, please continue the journey, I am also in a hurry. Excuse me," she said and sauntered away leaving the man who was just frozen in his place speechless.

"That's? Let's go for a walk." Laras pulled slowly on his son's still-riveted arm staring at the back of love.

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Dusk city Jakarta. Although not as beautiful and orange as in the city of Bogor, but Cinta can still see and enjoy its beauty from behind the hospital window. It was as if the sky was providing comfort to the state of his heart that was not fine. His encounter with the Throne, witnessing the condition of the man who once filled half the space of his heart made Love really restless. Is she as sick as Rudi was? Would she take her children if she knew of their presence? Or did he still hold grudges and hatred for her?

...Seriate.......