365 Days Towards Halal

08# End of second love story

4.5 Years passed, Finally Queen finished her college well. Antoni along with the Queen's family came to watch the graduation and celebrate Queen's success today at the university's meeting building where Queen studied Strata-1.

A happy smile continued to adorn the lips of Queen who wore her pride toga. Antoni, Queen and his family took pictures together to capture the historic moment.

Not to be left behind, Queen and Antoni deliberately took pictures together. In the hands of Queen, seen a bouquet of flowers that he held tightly given from Antoni. While Antoni who now looks much more mature hugging the waist of his lover and staring at the camera.

Queen is currently 23 years old. Antoni, 9 years older than Queen, is now 32 years old.

Antoni was indeed on leave several times from his college. Therefore, he graduated from college later than his classmates.

Actually, at that time Antoni was not so focused on college. His young soul and adventure made him waste more time. Antoni on college leave just wants to realize his traveling ideals anywhere and alone.

Antoni thinks that the experience of youth cannot be replaced. After he graduated from college must have to find a job and be busy with the world of work. He will not have the opportunity to travel anywhere he wants.

After he got tired of traveling and almost all the places he walked, then he returned to college and finished it. When he started going to college again, it was there that he met Ahsan who became his best friend on campus.

Antoni is his only son, he is no ordinary man. His family includes rich and famous people. His family was also a descendant of thick blue blood. Although his first name that impressed western, but Antoni has the title of blue blood behind his name.

In fact, when he had just graduated from college at the age of 27, Antoni had been betrothed by his mother to a girl who was still a relative of his family. However, Antoni managed to convince if he loved Queen very much and intended to marry Queen later, if the girl graduated from college.

Her parents gave her the opportunity and chose to get to know Queen further. Because of her attitude and manners, as well as her beautiful face, Queen was finally accepted by the Antoni family. Unimaginable happiness that pervaded in Antoni's heart when his mother allowed Antoni to wait for Queen to graduate college.

"One, two, three, cheese...!" Said Athar, Queen's sister who captured the moment with her camera eyes.

Queen and Antoni smiled, the photo that Queen would later frame and put on the table right next to her bed.

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"What if we get married?" Antoni said as he visited Queen on Saturday exactly one week after Queen's graduation from her university.

"Married?" Queen asked with a voice that sounded trembling.

"Queen, I've been thirty-two years. I want us to get married soon. Remember, I'm the only child, I really want to have a grandchild" Antoni said.

Queen sighed and lowered her gaze.

"You've graduated from college, so... Getting married won't be a problem, will it?"

Queen looked at Antoni carefully, she looked confused to answer questions from Antoni.

"Would you marry me?" Ask Antoni.

"Mas, I just graduated from college. How.... if Mas gives me the opportunity to build a career first," Queen said while measuring the reaction of Antoni, with what he just said.

"But, I never forbid you from making a career. The most important thing is to get married first."

"Mas I'm only twenty-three years old, please love me a chance yes," Queen said with a pleading face.

Because of the great feeling of love, Antoni also relented. He waited for Queen, until she was ready to marry him. Although his heart was disappointed with Queen, even he had to prepare for the answer that would be questioned by his parents later, he was determined to stay and defend Queen.

It turned out that waiting for Queen to build a career, it was not a short time. Antoni, who was very loyal, had thought to end his relationship with Queen, because of the constant insistence of his extended family. However, every time he would decide to leave Queen, his love for Queen continued to hamper the decision he would take.

Until finally, Antoni's struggle paid off. On Queen's 25th birthday, the girl accepts Antoni's proposal. Just below the bright moonlight, accompanied by the waves on the beach, Antoni pinned the ring he had prepared, on the Queen's ring finger. It was the happiest moment of all the happy moments ever created from their relationship.

2 Weeks later, Antoni's extended family comes to the Queen's family's residence. At that time, they were officially engaged in front of 2 families. According to the calculation of Javanese customs and consideration of preparing a wedding, then their wedding day, will be carried out 1 year more, starting from the day of their engagement.

Actually Queen and her family have no problem to accelerate the marriage. However, the Antoni family still holds the Indigenous and Cultural. They still follow the calculations and a series of Adat that must be lived and prepared.

Again Antoni had to wait another 1 year to marry Queen. But that's not a big deal for Antoni. After all, it was his family who chose to hold his wedding with Queen next year.

Amidst preparations that were just a few months away, an accident happened to Athar, the younger brother of Queen. Which makes Queen hesitant to continue the marriage without the presence of the nuclear family at her future marriage. So, he begged to delay his marriage to Antoni for another 6 months.

However, the debate took place in the Antoni family who regretted the decision that Queen conveyed. Antoni's family did not accept and suggested that Antoni part with Queen and marry a suitable woman in terms of their customary calculations and drajat.

Even so, Antoni still survived defending Queen for 3 months before they separated. Antoni continues to convince Queen to continue carrying out their marriage. But, the aftermath of it all, made Antoni lose the girl he loved and fought for all this time.

Not only Queen who felt sad and disappointed to think of suicide, Antoni also felt the same way. He took sleeping pills to end his life. But, fortunately, his life was saved when his mother caught Antoni lying on the floor of his room.

Unknown to Queen, Queen only knew, Antoni closed communication with her and did not try to give himself time to wait for Athar and his mother to return from Singapore.

In fact, coming home from his last meeting with Queen, Antoni was hospitalized for attempted suicide and all access to his contact with Queen was blocked by his mother, because Antoni's mother was hurt by Queen and her family.

After waking up from a coma, Antoni regretted the decision he took. Her thoughts were so blinded by her deep love for Queen that she chose to end her life. But, God willingly, he was still given a chance to live longer.

Antoni's disappointment grows, when he finds out the Queen doesn't care about him. During her treatment, Queen did not even show her face in the hospital even if only briefly. Without Antoni knowing, if Queen does not know if he is currently lying in the hospital, because access to communication was closed by his mother Antoni.

The incitement continues to flow from the mouth of his mother who has new plans for Antoni. Until Antoni believes, if the Queen no longer cares about him and mengikhlaskan Queen just like that.

Eventually, Antoni married the girl of his mother's choice. A happy smile always adorned his mother's face when Antoni was hanging out at the wedding with a woman he had just met. While Antoni, never once smiled, even after his wedding ended and when he lived the first night and a new life with the girl of his parents' choice, Antoni never once touched the girl.

Antoni's attitude became cold and never smiled. He is like a robot that is constantly controlled by both parents. In fact, after the urge to have children began to be questioned after 6 months Antoni married, Antoni began to learn to touch his wife. It was by imagining Queen, so that he could touch his wife who did not know why Antoni was so cold to him. It was all Antoni did so that he could carry out his duties as a devoted child for both his parents.

Parting with Queen after nearly 6 years together, is the toughest torture Antoni has ever felt. Likewise with Queen who survives with her single status until now at the age of 29 years.