CURTAINS OF THE PAST

TAU

　

　

Toni was unceasingly looking at Iffah's face from a distance, Iffah seemed cool talking with her grandmother on the porch of the house. Sometimes Iffah smiled as if giving a sense of comfort to the old woman who is very dear to Toni.

Meanwhile, on the other hand Bobi and Chellin whispered about Toni's behavior that suddenly turned strange since she brought Iffah earlier.

"Do you like it?" Chellin approaches Toni and tries to guess what Toni's view of Iffah means.

"Auntie... How come aunt is here? Since when?" Saut Toni was nervous, and tried to dodge Chelin's question against him.

"Have, you don't have to be nervous like that, son. You just answer me. If so, your aunt will always support you. She seems like a very kind and sincere girl, she is no less beautiful than Kamelia."

"Auntie..." Toni doesn't like to hear Kamelia's name mentioned.

"Yes, auntie's sorry Toni. Auntie knows how you feel, son. But is it wrong if your aunt is worried about you who you already consider like your own aunt's biological child? Do you love your aunt very much, son? Don't you have the same feelings for auntie?." Chellin's eyes looked teary. The question he had been keeping for Toni, finally had time to say.

"Toni's mother died bi, when she gave birth to Toni said papa." A moment of silence, Chellin's feelings were crumpled upon hearing Toni's confession. Tears fell from his eyes that still look clear at the age of almost dusk.

Toni immediately grabbed Chellin's hands and gently rubbed her aunt's wet cheeks with her long fingers. "But in aunt, Toni also found a mother who loved Toni sincerely." Toni kissed the back of Chellin's hand so warmly, and then buried Chellin's shoulder-height head into her chest. "Thank you aunt, aunt Chellin and om Bobi have become complete parents for Toni. Toni hopes, mama and papa are not jealous in nature there see the magnitude of Toni's love for you.

Bobi who was not too far away stood from where they immediately approached and embraced his newly created little family.

　

If only I had a mother and a father...~ Iffah murmured softly, his eyes also glazed watching the scene seen by his eyes from a distance. Although he was unable to hear anything that Toni and Chellin were talking about, but he could feel the haru atmosphere created between them.

　

"grandmother... It's getting late, Grandma. Iffah has to go home, Iffah's sister must be very worried about Iffah at this time. And again, the night breeze isn't good for grandma's health." Said Iffah as if persuading his grandmother Toni to immediately enter the house.

"When else are you gonna play here, son?." Ask grandma as if she is not willing with the prestige of Iffah.

"God willing if there's time, Iffah will play here again." Iffah Pledge.

"really?." Grandma asked for.

"Yes grandma, God willing." Saut Iffah with a smile and stood reaching for the wheelchairs granny's pusher handle.

"Toni... Let's get Iffah, son." Grandma's orders when she reached Toni, Chellin and Bobi were still standing.

"Good grandma." Toni greeted her grandmother's request obediently.

"We didn't do anything for you son, but Tonilah did it all." Iffah glanced at Toni while brushing off her slight smile. "Through Toni, God brought us together." Added Chellin.

"Oh yes Iffah, say hello to your husband." Timpal Bobi's.

"Husband?." Iffah and grandma were equally surprised.

"Yes, husband? Toni told your husband today overtime, so can't pick you up." Chellin ignited Iffah's shock.

But Iffah did not answer any of the husband and wife's words, he only displayed a strange smile on the allegations Toni who he thought was too pretentious.

"Then I say bi, sir." Iffah greeted the couple and then kissed the cheeks of Toni's grandmother who had been familiar with him earlier.

"Oh yes bi, said the grandmother of the dish was made by aunty. Next time Iffah can ask to be taught bi?." Her request.

"Oh sure, I'd be happy to teach you." Chellin saut sparkled, he was so pleased with the way Iffah praised his cooking.

"Thank you bi, then I say goodbye. Assalamu'alaikum..." Take it again and be followed by them.

"grandmother... Om, aunt... Toni left first... Assalamu'alaikum." Toni says goodbye to take Iffah home.

"Wa'alaikumussalam..." Saut them almost simultaneously. "Be careful..." Chellin half yelled at the two of them who had reached the yard of the house where Toni's car was still parked since this afternoon.

"Iffah said she wasn't married, but why did you say her husband was overtime?." Grandma was confused when Toni's car was no longer visible from their sight.

"Not married?" The husband and wife looked at each other in shock.

"He only had a younger brother named Ghali he said. Even Iffah only had her sister, she told her mother. His parents died in an accident." Grandmother recalled Iffah's confession to her earlier.

"Yes Allah... It's a shame the fate of the boy." Chellin said.

"Maybe Toni was mistaken, or maybe just the reason for us so we don't match him with Iffah anymore." Said Bobi guessing.

"Maybe." Chellin's saut moody.

"Already, if the soul mate is not going anywhere." Grandma mediates and disperse the silly thoughts of the husband and wife. They began to enter the house.