(Still Revised) Grandfather's Green Lake

Handkerchief

Aira opened her eyes, turned her head next to the bed that had been empty, she rubbed her eyes and was still writhing lazily, lazily, looking at the clock on the small table beside the king mattress he was sleeping on.

"Four 10 in the morning!" He shouted while hurriedly sitting down.

He straightened his bones moving left and right, his body felt tired and crumpled at the service of his husband last night.

"Arnel's a habit, if I wake up late to serve him last night, don't want to wake me up" Aira said inwardly with a shy smile.

He immediately cleaned the messy bed, put all the dirty clothes in the basket, and then he took a clean shower.

After taking a bath, he stared at his entire body in the mirror, filled with the sign of possession. He took a long shirt from the closet, actually the clothes he was wearing today are not suitable for hot weather today, but to cover the sign of ownership made by Arnel, he said, he should wear it.

The atmosphere in the Damrah family home felt lonely at this time, because Arnel and two handsome young men were working at the Company, while Humaira was at school.

There was only Mona and Susi bi who were casually watching in the middle room. While the butler was busy and passed by in the back house with several other servants.

Aira came out of her room, and was greeted immediately by Mona's bi, she was immediately served breakfast by Mona's bi, but now that Aira did not eat at the dinner table, she brought her breakfast in the living room, and she had her breakfast, he ate there and sat down with Susi and Mona who laughed watching television.

"Is papa this morning still sitting on the green lake gate chair?" ask Aira.

"No Young Madam, the Great Lord hasn't come out of his room yet."

Aira stopped bribing her breakfast and turned to the aunt.

"Is papa sick?"

"No, ma'am, when I delivered breakfast into your room, he was fine, but..."

"But why bi?"

"It seems like the big master is looking at a picture of someone and holding some items. But, madam don't worry. Although the Great Lord daydreamed to see the thing, he finished his breakfast really," explained bi Mona.

"Thank God then bi, I'll find the real papa again after breakfast."

Aira finished her breakfast voraciously, then she met Ari who was sitting in a rocking chair facing the window, in that window she could see the green lake, and she could see the green lake, he was still holding photos and handkerchiefs of cloth that looked worn.

Toktok...

Water knocked on the door that had opened, but Ari did not turn or answer him, then Aira walked over, holding Ari's shoulder.

"For pa" he said.

Ari did not reply, she just stared out the window with a blank look.

"Pa, how's papa doing? are you feeling less well today?"

Ari let out a long sigh, then turned to look at her daughter-in-law. Then stared straight back out the window.

Aira crouched down from her upright, she clasped to hold the back of Ari's hand which was holding the handkerchief and the photo.

"Aira do you love Arnel?"

"Of course, pa, he's my husband" said Aira.

"If I had hurt your parents, would you still love Arnel? or are you gonna hate him for me?"

"What does papa mean? papa don't think too much. How could papa hurt them, papa who had taken care of me from childhood, send me to school, and they also died in an accident, not because of papa."

"I believe and love you, how could I blame you, and hate Arnel who is clearly the husband I love you with."

"Actually, your mother has an older brother. After your mother married your father, she disappeared into the earth, but she loved your mother very much."

Aira was surprised, all this time she never knew about the family of her father or mother, they lived in a village that was quite remote, even during this time Ari did not tell her. But, why is it that he is currently telling her, thought Aira.

"Papa, can you tell me where my mother's brother is? even if he doesn't like me later, I'd really like to meet."

Ari let out a long sigh, he stood up and put the photo in the desk drawer, developed a handkerchief that he held, there inscribed the name Viza Love Hasan.

Aira frowned, why should the word love? was her ex-mother, she thought.

"Who is pa?"

"Your mother's brother's name, he loved your mother very much, they were both orphans cared for by my father Damrah, my father adopted 9 children, my father adopted 9 children, we grew up together and parted ways over time because of some problems."

Air is surprised, all this time he never saw Ari's brother, ranging from family events to even important events, only one person said he was Ari's sister during her wedding party with Arnel.

The man was a professor, had two children, he didn't talk much to anyone else at the time, only talked to Ari and Secretary Zack, even he was only briefly at the party at the time.

"So my mother was an adopted child, why did you tell me 'my parents' friend'?"

"I'm a friend who's not very familiar with your father, and your mother my brother and my personal secretary."

Aira is even more surprised to hear that her mother is Ari's personal secretary, as long as she knows that her parents are poor and stupid from the village, how can she be a secretary who must be smart and educated, as long as she knows that her parents are poor and stupid from the village, thought.

"Aira, papa apologize to you," said Ari Lirih holding both hands of her daughter-in-law, the tip of her right eye dripping clear water right falling on the back of her hand as she lowered her head.

"Pa, don't cry, I'm fine, I'm not angry, I'm so happy to hear that. I can tell you about my family, papa's not wrong."

"Papa hurt your parents, forced them to marry because of papa's selfishness, forced them to live in a remote village, resulting in a split at that time, some adopted brothers sided with Hasan, papa, papa, and some disappeared because of papa's vices."

Aira was speechless, she wiped the tears flowing down her in-laws wrinkled cheeks, how many secrets had been kept all this time by her in-laws? thought.

"Papa is not wrong, even though they were married by force, I am sure because it is the destiny of God, and as long as I am with them, they are so harmonious and love me dearly, so do not blame yourself."

Ari sighed, looked back straight at the window and sat back in the rocking chair, holding a handkerchief bearing the name Viza love Hasan.

"Aira, are you willing to listen to my story, but I hope that once you find out, never hate Arnel. If you're angry, then be angry with me" he said blankly at the window.