CURTAINS OF THE PAST

BACK GRIEVING

Iffah staggered on the side of the road, The memory of the accident she had experienced with Arjuna again hurt her heart. Plus the fact that his Arjun had left him for all eternity.

Iffah's tears continued to flow profusely tickling her smooth cheeks that were slightly filled. He got on a bus that he himself did not know where he was headed, which he definitely wanted to get away from himself.

But the last time Toni said that she was back in her ear, her request that Toni always hold her hand also made her unable to forget the man.

All the stories of Toni's past, make her feel worried about the man who had actually become her husband since. The driver stopped the bus immediately.

Iffah got off the bus and immediately looked for a taxi. He looked anxious and so agitated at that moment. Her tears grew louder and did not want to be stopped.

Taxi takes Iffah to a luxurious house that is no stranger to him.

“Kak Iffah...” Ghali who also just came by immediately approached him. “Kak Iffah, Ghali knows this is all Ghali's fault brother. Ghali please, for now brother please help Ghali brother. Mr. Antoni was very fragile when

here, she definitely needs a sister.” Pinta Ghali clenched his palms together and pleaded with Iffah.

Iffah lowered Ghali's hand slowly. “She's sister's husband now, dek.” Said Iffah while rubbing his face rough. “Then however, it is consciously sister who is willing with this marriage. And lack

sister just doesn't remember the past.”

Ghali smiled at Iffah. He gently pulls Iffah's hand to get in to see Toni and her family.

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Iffah was still standing behind Grandma's door, and she heard the conversation between Toni and her grandmother. He felt a sense of guilt for having created an awkward atmosphere between himself and Toni back then. Slowly Iffah moved to reveal herself and stood in the doorway of the room.

“Iffah...” Excited Grandma behind her barely audible voice. All eyes were on him, including Toni.

Iffah smiled as she drew closer to the weakly scattered grandmother there.

“Grandmother...” Call Iffah while lifting the hands of grandmother who began to feel cold and increasingly weakened. “Grandma, forgive Iffah.” His words began to sob and dropped his face slowly clapping Toni's grandmother.

Toni who did not expect the arrival of Iffah was seen starting to show a twinkle of warmth on her face.

“Iffah, grandma won't put your hands together. But grandma hopes you will be united by your heart and mind. Because in a relationship there is no such thing as being forced, forced, or forced,

compulsion, coercion and force. It will only have sincerity in it, son.”

Iffah shed her tears, moved to hear the unselfishness of the old woman on the verge of death.

Iffah increasingly sobbed to remember the kindness of Toni and her family.

“Pappaaah..” The powerless Kamelia saw the sadness at the look of the friend and father of her child, immediately asked her little Milka to comfort Toni.

“Honey, here Son. Grandma great-grandmother misses Milka.” very much Toni reached out to the tiny hand of Milka who approached her.

Deg, man,

Toni's heart stopped. “Honey, great-grandmother sleeps Nak.” His words were plain to his little Milka who understood nothing. She hugged Milka so tightly. “No dear, sorry papa hugged you with

a little strong, son. Papa just missed you.” Throat Toni feels like a thorn.

Iffah was unable to make a sound watching the poignant story that happened before his eyes.

Bobi immediately hugged Chellin who had begun to cry, he buried his wife's face into his chest. Her tears rolled without stopping.

Kemil again took Milka from Toni's sling and brought her Cameli out of the room.

Toni looked at her Grandmother's shady and calm face. He grabbed the right hand of his grandmother who was beside him at that moment.

Toni began to sob as she put her grandmother's hand to her cheek.

“Neneek... Granny, Toni still needs Grandma. Papa, why did you bring Grandma too? Grandma get up. Toni please, Grandma. Toni just had a grandmother. Toni please wake up, grandma.” Everyone there could not help but cry to see the pain that Toni felt at that time.

Iffah immediately got up from her seat and circled around her grandmother's bed about to approach her husband who she believed was in desperate need of her at the time.

“I'm sorry Antoni. I'm sorry..” She said as she clasped Toni's shoulder so that her husband could be a little more calm.

Iffah felt Toni's body shaking violently at that moment, she further strengthened her embrace and buried Toni's face into her chest.

“All the living will surely meet death, no matter from what caste, healthy or sick, and no matter from which belief His words tried to calm Toni down, even though her heart was so hurt at that time.

“Although Arjuna's death happened over a year ago, but the pain I'm currently feeling. And your grandmother is my grandmother too. Which I didn't know this day. I am also injured right now. So I beg you

don't wail if you don't want to see me getting hurt.” His whispers calmed Toni down.

Toni tried to hold back her sobs and released her face from Iffah's embrace. Iffah gently rubbed Toni's tears with her fine thumbs.

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