Dusk And Suffering

102. Secuil Past

With great difficulty Dusk swallowed his saliva. His eyes were still locked on the figure of the man standing not far from him. The man he had known in the past, was so close to him and so in love with him.

Likewise with the man who was standing on the spot, not continuing his steps. The eyes of the man also glared at Dusk. The woman who once filled the recesses of her heart and broke her heart for the first time.

"Well, honey, it's okay if there's nothing. Know me." Arum drags the man to approach his desk.

"Senja, know this is my future husband, Daren. Honey, this is my high school friend, Dusk. She just got married one week ago," Arum's cerocos introduced them.

The twilight nervously stood up from its place. Try as quietly as possible to extend his right hand.

"Senja," he said later.

"Daren" the man replied no less nervous.

Both look awkward and clumsy. Never did Daren think he could be reunited with Dusk. The woman he had been waiting for all these years without being able to do anything.

Daren remembered very well, he had tried to force his will by visiting Leo's mansion, but he could be battered and threats from Leo's minions.

"Never bother what Mr. Leo wants. Dare you just a little tease him, your family's life is at stake. Just try it if you don't believe."

That's a sentence Daren will never forget. Since that time, Daren did not give up, he sought reinforcements to Aldi, but he got the same. It turns out that Aldi's son had also been targeted by Leo when Aldi tried to disrupt the man's life.

That was the last day he fought. If his family had resigned, what could he have done? His father Dusk who had the power alone, could not do anything, especially himself who ate just had to be bathed in sweat first.

Daren is desperate and decides to stop loving Dusk. He recounts all the time that was ever missed, all the memories of Dusk he threw away.

It's not easy, but he has to do it for the good of everyone. Forgetting first love is not easy for everyone. Only with a capital of bismillah and a not-so-rounded determination did he start a new life without Dusk and forget all the man's wishes and wishes to make Dusk his wife.

"I'm going back, yes," Daren said without permission.

The two women sat together again.

"You turned out to have a future husband, why the time came to my wedding, you didn't come with him?" Dusk trying to melt the atmosphere.

"At that time he returned home, brought his family to move here. After we got married, we decided to stay with them. Well, let Daren also be able to accompany his parents in old age. I don't have any parents who would trouble me, anyway" Arum chuckled.

Hearing the narration from Arum makes Dusk a little kepo about the life of his ex-lover. Ex-lover? Looks like Dusk and Daren haven't cut ties.

"Dear I went to the resto first, yeah. There's a new menu tester." Daren came and kissed Arum briefly.

Daren left immediately without saying goodbye to Dusk. Although only a nod or at least a momentary gaze really does not get twilight. Arum who plays his lover looks at Daren with a wrinkle in his ring.

"It's not usually like that, forgive him, maybe he's in a hurry" Arum said.

"Nothing, not a big deal. She works at a restaurant?" Dusk is still kepo.

"No. He has a restaurant in town. He happened to be a chef. He built his own restaurant out of that money."

Dusk is just a mangosteen. He was happy to see Daren change at the moment. Owning a restaurant was Daren's dream since he was still in a relationship with Dusk. And now the man was able to make it happen without the figure of Dusk beside him. The Twilight Life was completely knocked out of Daren's life.

"With you still in this, I want this love for you. Coming, yes." Arum offered an invitation he put on the table and pushed it in front of Dusk.

"Oh, so the story is you want me to meet in order to give you an invitation? Where there are people giving invitations that are told to come in love. Cheating you, yes," murmured Dusk feigning annoyance.

"It's not so dusk. I want to miss you too."

Their conversation continued until eleven in the afternoon. The hour where the twins came home. Dusk retreat from cafe Arum. He remembers having to pick the kids home from school.

"Taxi online, it's been pesen. I have to hurry, my husband asked to be sent lunch later. I'm home, yeah." Dusk do kiss cheeks left and right farewell sign.

Once together in the cafe yard is quite extensive, destiny again brings together Dusk and Daren. Again, an accidental meeting. For a moment they looked at each other in silence.

"I'm glad to see you. Congratulations on the wedding you're about to title, huh Brother."

Daren smiled obliquely, "Congratulations to your wedding as well. It took a long fight and wait for me to get to this point. The world knows what we were once and what we were apart because of. I don't want to cause a misunderstanding between Arum and your husband. So better, we become strangers when we meet. To guard each other's hearts. Believe me, I don't hate you, I just hate myself for not being able to do anything when you need me. But now your life is happy too, right? I'm happy too. As you said before, we should live happily together someday, with each other's partners."

"Yes, Brother. I-i understand. It should have been like that. The path we go through must be different even though our goals are the same. That's not a big deal. Sorry I'm in a hurry, I have to pick up the kids at school."

"Go home. Be careful on the road." Daren showed a small smile to the woman who once adorned her heart. With great difficulty the man forgot Dusk and his memories, but it turned out that God was so easy to destroy them all.

Half an hour later, Dusk was home. She had to make lunch for her husband. He rushed to the kitchen as soon as he got home. He has to be fast because the break will come in half an hour.

"At noon and very hot. Chicken soup is not bad for lunch," said Dusk while busy cutting groceries.

Being busy with his work, there was a clattering of feet stepping into the kitchen. Dusk heard the clattering of steps, but he was silent and indifferent.