CLBK (Long Love Hasn't Been Long)

Dinner

"Assalamu...." Sapa Lambok, Tristan and Atala.

"Wa aleikumussalaam...." Answer Tia, Lita, Vita and Gery.

"Lohs... Gery's here?" Lambok looked confused.

"Honey already... He helped us cook. Looky... My job's easier." Praise Tia.

Lambok smiled and glanced towards Atala. Atala doesn't seem to like it.

"Why is your face so bent?" Lambok Temptation on Atala.

"Huhh?? Oohh... Eehh... Not exactly Pa... I'm just plain... Gery's really good at cooking, Pa..." Atala looks nervous.

"Mas... If you want to clean up, let me take you to Tristan's room." Pinta Vita's.

Gery smile. He was about to follow Vita, but Atala stopped him.

"Vita's... Just let Atala be, yeah..." Atala smiled at Vita.

Vita bowed and soon passed from before Atala. Vita went to the room to clean up.

Lambok and Tia shook their heads. "Like someone's jealous, honey...." Lambok.

Tia smile.... "Leave it. Take a shower first... Maghrib soon." Tia said.

Lambok nodded and put his arm around Tia's shoulder towards the room. Tia's brought Lambok's briefcase.

In Tristan's room.

"Why did it come early?" Atala looks upset.

"Loh... Why is it? I'd like to know more about my future wife and her family..." Canda Gery's.

"But not so... Pake show off can cook everything...." Atala throws her body into Tristan's soft mattress.

"You're jealous...??!! Hhmmmm....?? Don't you have Friska, what else?" Canda Gery's.

"Huhuhh.... Keep on Mas.... I don't like Mas...." Uncompleted Atala continued his sentence, Tristan entered.

"Mas... Sis... Here's the towel if you want to take a shower." Tristan.

"Thank you Dek." Atala said that she grabbed the towel from Tristan's hand and went straight into the bathroom.

In Vita's room.

"Why is there Atala? Did Papa invite Atala too? O Allah...Mistake Me, if I still wish Atala to be my husband?" Inner Vita.

Vita shakes. "Can't be... Atala is Friska's husband..." Vita held her head which hurt.

"With...." Call Lita who goes into Vita's room. "Why you?" Ask Lita.

"My head hurts...." Said Vita.

"Have you taken a shower?" Ask Lita.

Vita shakes. Lita holds Vita's forehead. "Oh my God.. Why is it so hot?!" Lita looks panicked.

Lita was about to leave Vita's room. But Vita pulls Lita's hand. "Where are you going?" Ask Vita.

"I'm gonna take some medicine for you." Said Lita.

"Don't do... I'll just take a break." Said Vita.

"But your head is hot..." Said Lita.

"Lita's... I just need to lay it down for a second...." Pinta Vita's.

"All right..." Lita surrenders. "Then I go to my room first. If there's anything, you call me yes..." Lita Pinta.

Vita nodded. "Yes..." Vita immediately broke her body. Lita covers.

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"Where's Vita? Why hasn't he come down yet?" Ask Tia.

Atala looked at Lambok. "Pa... Ma's... Let Atala deliver the food to Vita's room. Atala beg for the last time before Vita gets married." Atala glanced at Gery.

Tia and Lambok stared at each other. They looked at Gery. Gery nodded.

"All right, dear...." Tia prepared dinner for Vita. Then Atala drove him to Vita's room.

"Assalamu...." Sapa Atala while opening Vita's room door handle.

Vita closed her eyes. Atala put Vita's dinner on the table.

"I'm who...." Atala sat on the edge of Vita's bed and touched Vita's forehead. "Astaghfirulla... It's hot..."

Vita blinked her eyes. Vita was shocked and immediately wanted to sit down but her head hurt. "Aaauu...."

Atala helps the body of Vita who wants to sit.

"Why is Atala in my room? What will Gery say?" Vita still scratched her head.

"Sister has asked permission from Mama and Papa, as well as Mas Gery. Do you like Mas Gery?" Ask Atala.

"I don't know, Brother. Aauuu...." Vita again complained of pain.

"You eat first. You must have forgotten to eat lately... Until you get sick rich gini." Atala. Atala already knows very well how the health of Vita.

Atala took food from the table for Vita. Atala starts feeding Vita.

But Vita refused. "Let me Brother...." Vita.

"Let Brother bribe you one last time, before you officially become a wife." Atala Pinta.

Vita looked at Atala's face. Vita found seriousness there. Vita's tears fell to her cheeks.

"Why crying... Hhmmmm...?! Did any of Brother's words hurt you?" Atala looked sad. Atala wiped Vita's tears.

"Why is the fate of our lives like this, Brother?" Vita's still sobbing.

"You mean?" Atala rubbed Vita's head covered in hijab.

"Over this time we have a sense of. I love Brother Atala and Brother Atala loves me. And we'll get married soon after we find out we love each other. But fate says something else, We must part ways because of a mistake you never made. Huk.. huk... huk.." Vita's cries finally spilled.

Atala put the food on the table again. He hugged Vita's crying body. "I'm sorry, Sayaaang.... All because of my carelessness.... I'm sorry...." Atala rubbed Vita's back.

"I don't want to get married.... I don't want to marry Mas Gery.... Huk.. huk..." Vita is still crying.

Atala was aghast but there was a faint smile there. Atala broke her embrace. Vita. "How can you cancel this wedding?? Do you want to make Mama and Papa as well as the whole family embarrassed??!"

Vita shakes. "I can't love Mas Gery.... I cannot love any man...." Vita's still down.

Atala lifted Vita's chin. Atala shakes. "You don't cry, Deck.... Everything must have passed quickly... As time goes on you will love your husband....."

"Did Atala love Friska already?" Ask Vita who so hit Atala's heart.

"Jawab Sister...?!!" Firm Vita.

"You eat first... Abis was taking medicine..." Atala did not answer Vita's question.

"I don't want to eat if you don't answer my question...." Vita's a little threatening.

Atala breathed. "There is no woman in this world that I love the most but you...." Atala finally said honestly.

Vita was crying again. Atala hugged Vita's body. "Destiny toyed with our lives, Dek...." Atala. "Sister is as strong as it is to fight this destiny......"

"Huk.... Doesn't Friska want to let you go, sister?" Vita's still sob.

Atala broke her embrace. Atala rubbed Vita's soft tears. "Don't cry anymore.... All these years I've wanted to see you.... But you always avoid Atala... Don't be like that anymore.... Brother please.... Until anytime you will remain Brother Atala even though fate does not allow us to unite."

"Now eat yes..." Atala feeds Vita. And Vita took a bribe from Atala. Occasionally Vita also feeds Atala.

The sight did not escape the sight of a pair of eyes from earlier standing in front of the door of Vita's room which was deliberately opened.

Gery wiped her tears. He was moved to see and hear the love story of Atala-Vita.