CURTAINS OF THE PAST

ARJUNAS

If you ask me, would I be strong without you?

Then I will answer ‘Kuat’.

Strong to endure my pain, in my frailness, in my creak.

Don't ever ask me that again. I'll do whatever you want, as long as you don't leave me.

You are my low, my upright foundation, you are my breath. Without you, I'm dead.

“Where will you take me today?” Iffah was still pampered in the arms of her handsome husband.

“Wherever, as long as it's with me. Isn't that what you want?” Toni squeaked Iffah's chubby cheek, then landed a kiss on the wide Iffah forehead.

“Ok. So the point is you keep it a secret from me.” Surrender. Yes, giving up was better for Iffah then.

“What just my beautiful wife is frowning?” Toni never let go of Iffah's cheeks from the clutches of her palms.

“No, it's just that I'm curious.” Next .

“How much?” Toni grinned at the face of his wife who was so cute at the time.

“Slightly..” Iffah measures it with her little finger while blinking one of her eyes.

Toni chuckles at it. “wasn't that time I ever said I'd do one more thing for you? Do you remember?” Toni buried Iffah's head into his chest.

Iffah is seen thinking for a moment while pressing Toni's left chest with her right index finger.

“Oh yes, so you will do that one thing?” Iffah finally remembered Toni's promise to him.

“Iya, hopefully you are happy later because of that.” Please Toni while exhaling her breath violently.

Iffah was silent, he was no longer interested in asking or guessing.

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The car carrying Toni and his wife arrived at a village. There Iffah looks astonished to look around the village that is not so foreign to him.

“Antoni..” Call it down. His hand held onto the arm of Toni who had just finished parking the car they were driving on the side of the village's deserted road.

“Hmm.” Sahut Toni replied by holding Iffah's hand.

“This..?” He grew even more confused as his eyes completely caught the inattention in the surrounding area.

“Iya Iffah, this is your hometown, isn't it? Where you and Arjuna used to get married.” Toni stroked Iffah's cheek gently and turned her face toward him.

“Ghali told me.” Reveal Toni while opening the car door on her part. “You wait here a minute ya.” Pinta Toni got out of her car and opened the door for Iffah.

Iffah is still confused by Toni's plans for it all. He looked dazed and did not want to talk or ask anything at that moment.

The accident that happened to him with Arjuna again loomed in the mind of Iffah. And that was the village where Arjuna and Arjuna had been together in his past.

“Come, come with me.” Toni took Iffah's fingers and stuck them in her burly arm. Iffah just complies wherever Toni's steps lead.

“Cemetery?” Gumam Iffah. She really did not understand what her husband was planning at the time.

Toni stopped her steps at a funeral she had visited a few months ago with Ghali after spending time on the coast.

“A-Arjuna..” Iffah dropped her knee at a funeral that read Arjuna's name on her tombstone. Her tears were pouring down her cheeks. She sobbed while holding a gravestone that she believed belonged to her late first husband.

For some reason, seeing that Toni's face immediately turned sad. He did not know it would hurt like to see his wife crying over her late first husband. Toni turned her face up so her tears wouldn't come out. He tried to restrain and understand the feelings of Iffah at that time.

But the pain continued to seep into the heart of his heart. Toni thought of leaving there, letting her affidavit cry for her first husband who had not been overcome at the time.

Suddenly Toni's footsteps stopped for a moment. His arm was held.

And sure enough, Iffah held Toni's arm.

“Arjun, maaaf. I didn't know our taqdir was that short.” Said Iffah on the sidelines as he pleased.

“Today in fact, I came with my husband after you. His name is Antoni Zulherman. He's a nice guy, and he promised to take care of me. You don't have to worry about me there. Taqdir we take me along with Antoni zulherman. And sorry, if this time I hurt you with my honesty.

I never regretted our taqdir.Hiks.I even loved Antoniku at first sight of our meeting. I'm sorry Arjuna... You see the sendirkan? He even took me to see you again.” Toni was stunned to hear the statement that his wife had just delivered next to Arjuna's grave. Toni pulled Iffah by the shoulder and buried her face in her chest. Her tears just flowed after she had been painstakingly held back earlier. Iffah's confession made her so happy.

If they are like that, even they do not realize that they both have the safest place from themselves to each other.

Thank you Arjuna.I'm sure you even let Iffah live with me. And I believe that.

I know from Ghali that your love is so great for our Iffah. But I'm gonna love Iffah more, and that's my own way.

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