An Effort to Love and Forget

Chapter 20 - The bitter truth

Rani and Tara's mother prepared a dinner with the help of Rumi's aunt, the new maid at Santoso's house who had just arrived this afternoon.

Bik Rumi told Mr. Santoso that the food was ready.

Mr. Santoso invited Mr. Darma and Jemi to the dinner table, enjoying dinner.

"Jem have you met Tara your future wife?"

Uhuk..

Jemi was surprised to hear his papa's words. The drink that Jemi had just gulped into her mouth, it felt like she wanted to spurt it out again. Tara was also surprised, she telpelonggo did not believe the words of Mr. Darma.

"No way." Mumbled Tara

"Why can't Ra, everything is om and your father is talking" asked Mr. Darma while Jemi was still tangent to all this.

Tara ran away from the dining table with glassy eyes. He went to the backyard where there was a pond and cool trees. Tara sat on the bench and cried softly, she grabbed her phone and stared at the screen wallpaper photo of her with Dito.

Circumstances in the dining room were silent, Mr. Santoso tried to explain that he had not had time to tell tara about this matchmaking, Mr. Darma understood. Jemi kept asking why her father made this match.

While Rani approaches Tara and tries to explain.

"Ra, I'm sorry about your mom and dad." Said Rani sitting next to Tara and hugging her.

"I'm sorry your mother and father Ra, what Mr. Darma said is true. Your father and Mr. Darma promised all this."

"No, how is it possible. I'm still in school, even if my graduation is still 8 months away. Why did you do all that. You guys malikttt hiks.." Tara let go of her mother's embrace.

"But Ra... " Mum Rani wants to tell about the disease suffered by Mr. Darma. Bu Rani recalled that Mr. Darma forbade telling her. If Jemi knew would definitely treat her and take her out of the country, it would cost quite a bit. And if Tara also knows about Mr. Darma's illness, then Tara will make the match with pity.

"But why mom? What a mother could do is let me be with a man I don't even know and don't love at all. You know I love Dito."

Ms. Rani just fell silent she mentioned what else to say. On the one hand he could not bear to see his son grieving like that, but on the other hand he could not do anything.

"Leave me alone here, ma'am."

"Well, cry as much as you. I'm sorry I can't do what this has been a decision and agreement from your father and Mr. Darma." Then Rani leaves and returns to the dining room, explaining that Tara has not been able to accept her.

Mr. Darma understand that Tara has not been able to accept, especially with his young age.

"Well, um, aunt. Permission to go back first." Jemi left the dining table.

Mr. Santoso, Ms. Rani and Mr. Darma continued to eat that dinner.

Where the woman is, I need to talk to her.