CURTAINS OF THE PAST

Episodes 10

At dusk in his native village, Toni lay on the green grass that stretched there. His eyes were unceasingly looking towards the horizon on the western horizon.

"Well, pah, may you be happy there. Tony misses you both very much. Toni currently lives with her grandmother in the city, where there is an om Bobi and bi Chellin as well. They're good, they know whatever Toni's feeling is.

Toni met Milka, the granddaughter of mom and dad. Now that my little Milka has been active crawling once, she can also call me papa.

Toni can't stay here for long, Toni just misses you and her little daughter Toni, so Toni comes home.

But there's something important that Toni wants to share with you. In the office, the secretary selected by Toni always makes Toni's chest pounding. And the beating was very painful for Toni. Toni doesn't know what's going on, but Toni would rather feel that kind of pain than not see it in a day.

Is he maybe Toni's boyfriend?"

Toni seemed to see her father lying next to her at that time, just as they did when her father often took her there first.

"Oh yes pa, the land that you used to want to have for me now will be built there villa. And Toni herself is working on and managing the development there.

Papa must be proud, right?

Yes, yes, we are so close. So that Toni can feel his presence papa beside Toni at this time. But today enough to get here, God willing, in the next two months Toni stopped by again. We'll look at the horizon together again."

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Yes, since the incident that night the relationship between Toni and Iffah is nothing but a mere superior and subordinate. Although their hearts were both still feeling the tremors every time they met, yet they always pretended to be indifferent.

All the business of the office in the handle Iffah in a few days since Toni did not enter. But that's not what makes him feel heavy. Not seeing Toni in a day alone makes it seem like it's hard to breathe. Their lives seem to be dependent even though they have no special relationship at all.

That day Iffah was a little late coming home. Despite that, Ghali was waiting for him in front of the company building run by Toni.

Does he not come home yet?.~ Toni muttered as she passed Ghali in front of her office sitting down while playing a cell phone.

Toni was back in town that afternoon. He decided to stop by his office before going home to his grandmother.

"That car! Doesn't that car belong to the man who drove Iffah's brother home when I had overtime, huh?" Ghali, who recognized Toni's car, immediately stood up from his seat.

"I have to see him." Bathin Ghali moves to where Toni parked the car.

Ghali pulled Toni's arm to a quiet spot from people's eyes when she found Toni had gotten out of the sedan in her vehicle.

"What the fuck?" Shouted Toni while brushed aside Ghali's hand. "Are you not Iffah's sister?"

"Yes right, I'm his sister Iffah." His face was flat but he didn't seem to like Toni.

"What are you wearing pulling me all over?. If you want to talk, say it well." Tegur Toni seemed to dislike Ghali's treatment of him.

"I don't care who you are, I just ask you never to come here again let alone to see my sister or want to pick her up." Indeed, at that time Toni was not dressed in an office so Ghali did not know the purpose of Toni coming to the office. Especially when he comes in the afternoon.

"Are you not sane?.You should ask me carefully. No one can forbid me to come to my own office." Said Toni no less fierce.

"What?" Ghali was shocked at Toni's confession.

"Why?." Reply Toni feels won.

Toni was a little surprised by her making, her tensed look gradually softened. Sadness on his face that look.

"Didn't your brother say he was under contract here?" Toni began to lower her voice.

"I don't care." Ghali remained indifferent.

"Well, now tell me what's your problem?" Toni begins to surrender against Ghali.

"I just don't want my sister to meet someone like you."

"Why indeed?" Toni looked thoughtless facing Ghali who really looked like she didn't like him at all.

"I should ask, what if my sister resigns from your office?"

"Because I love him so much!." Ghali was stunned by Toni's confession. "She's the girl who made me feel alive. Because every time we meet, my heart always beats. I tried to hold him back, trying to address him acting as if we were really just superiors and subordinates. But I feel more comfortable feeling that kind of pain than not seeing it. I'm not sure I can forget it again." Toni expresses a real feeling that she herself is not aware of it.

"Your face says that you're in doubt sir." Ghali began to soften.

"No, I'm sure." Saut Toni believes in her own feelings.

"I don't want anyone to replace Arjuna in my sister's life, unless it's her own decision." Toni was seen again worried when the name Arjuna who was once called Iffah in unconsciousness when it was heard again from Ghali's mouth.

"Who is Arjuna." Ask lirih.

"You don't even need to know." Saut Ghali fast.

"Then I will ask directly to Iffah himself." Toni sounded threatening.

"Arjuna is her husband..." Finally Ghali scowled with half a shout, he seemed to be afraid if Toni was really reckless. "Yes, my sister is married." Ghali finally gave up on addressing Toni's stubbornness.

Toni staggers to hear Ghali's confession about the Iffah. He shook his head as if in disbelief. "Look, you must be lying." One tear fell on his cheek. Slowly he retreated and turned his body around leaving Ghali about to head to where his car was parked.

Ghali looked on pity, he seemed to be unexpected to see Toni's reaction that seemed hurt because of her answer about Arjuna.

Toni crosses paths with Iffah, but she just passes him by. While Iffah stopped his steps to say hello formally, but he was confused because Toni only ignored him.

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