
Darren Darrel sits between Alula and Gara. Darrel wiped the sweat on his eel. He looked at his father.
"Dad, come back later, huh? Exclaims."
"okay."
"I love playing with those cars." Darren Chirps. There was no expression on his face at the moment. But Darrel, Gara and Alula can see Darren's smile while playing with Darrel and Gara.
"You like it?" Darren nodded small. "Dad will buy it for us. We can play together at home." Continue Gara which was immediately responded to by Darren.
"no need. Playing here is more fun." The reply.
Alula pulled out a tissue and wiped the sweat off Darren's forehead and then Darrel. He had not had time to keep it again, Gara had already advanced his face towards Alula. The woman clenched her forehead.
"I'm also sweating." Gara.
Alula grabs a piece of tissue and gives it to Gara. But the man didn't take it.
"Clean my sweat!" Gara commands with eyes staring right at Alula's eyeballs.
Alula scratched her forehead. He looked at the people around him. He's never done anything like that before. Even while dating Rendra.
"There's no shame. I'm just asking you to wipe my sweat with a tissue. Not to tell you to kiss me." Said Gara who managed to make Alula's cheeks blush again.
Slowly Alula's hand was raised towards Gara's face. He gently wiped away the sweat that was on each side of Gara's face. Because he kept watching her with a smile that never faded.
No matter how hard you refuse me, I will still make you mine. Inner Gara.
After cleaning it, Alula rushed to the trash and threw away the used tissue.
"Let's eat first!" Take Gara when Alula is back.
"Where to eat?" Ask Darrel, hurry.
"In caffe, how is it?"
"Can. But outdoor caffe only. Your bodies sweat a lot, it's not good in a closed place." Advice Alula.
"I agree." Connect Darren.
The four men rushed to the parking lot. For driving their car to the cafe that Alula intended.
Shortly after, they arrived at the cafe that Alula was referring to. Darrel breathes a lot of air when he arrives at the cafe. A smile continued to cling to his face.
"Mother benal. It's very cold in here." Darrel said as he walked towards the table they were going to occupy.
He looked at his head at the waiter and called out to him. They ordered their own food.
"Dad, I'd like to ask you something." Darren said suddenly.
"Say!" Reply Gara.
"Who's that woman named Laura?"
"Laura? He's a nobody. Just an outsider trying to get into Dad's family."
"But, he said that he was the mistress at Dad's house."
Because she chuckles at it. "hehe... That's what he said, not Dad. That house belongs to Mom, you and Darren. There are no more owners of that house than you. And all you need to know is that the hostess is Alula, your mother. Not Laura or anyone else."
The three of them were silent. Gara's reply explained if the three of them meant anything to her. But those doubts always appeared in Alula's heart.
"Excuse me... The food." The voice of a servant broke their composure.
"Thank you." Alula said and smiled at the cafe waiter.
"Let's eat!" Said Gara who was immediately responded to a quick nod by Darrel.
***
Almost the entire day they played, making the two twin boys tired. They went to bed early tonight. Alula exits Darrel's room to Darren's. Soon he went out to his room again. Not yet had her feet touched the stairs, Gara's voice stopped her.
"I want to talk to you."
Sontak Alula turned her head and found Gara leaning against a wall not far from her.
"What do you want to say? I'm so tired of..."
"Don't give a reason. I'm tired today too." Cut Gara so cold. Making Alula turn her gaze to another place and nod in agreement.
"Come to the middle room!"
Again Alula just nodded and followed Gara's steps down the stairs to the middle room.
Alula took a place a little further away from Gara. The man was in a cold and frightening fashion. He does not want anything to happen to him if he accidentally offends Gara.
"Why are you sitting so far away?" Alula who had been looking down immediately looked up.
"H-huh? It's more comfortable here."
"All right." Gara got up and moved to the side of Alula. He sat very close to Alula. Make Alula reflex shift, put some distance between them.
But Gara is still Gara. He doesn't care about Alula's fear and discomfort. He continued to shift to get closer, so Alula could not shift anymore because of the barrier of the sofa.
"How so? I just want to sit next to you. You alone cornered yourself. Why accuse me?"
Alula fell silent and looked back down. When he wanted to build, Gara's hand blocked him by fusing his hand with the sofa divider.
"Why go? I want to talk about something."
"I don't want to hear it anymore."
"If we don't, we'll keep doing this."
Alula looked at him for a while then took her breath. "let go of your hand, I'll listen to it."
Because he smiled and passed his hand that touched the sofa barrier. Gara stared at the face of Alula who was bowed.
"Let's get married!"
Alula's heart seemed to stop hearing the sudden invitation Gara. He looked right at the iris of Gara. Her eyes are red with tears.
Gara's expression instantly changed looking at Alula's reddened eyes. "Why..."
"I don't like the way you joke. If you want to have Darren Darrel, I'll let you be with them. Let me live the life I should have. Don't play me like this." The water eventually seeped down her cheeks.
Because who did not expect that Alula would cry trying to reach Alula's face, but was tepis by the woman.
"Look! I'm not kidding. I seriously want to marry you."
"Yes I know you're serious. You're seriously marrying me because you don't want Darren Darrel to leave here if I leave. You want to bind me with all your power? With all your selfishness and arrogant nature. You married me out of your sense of responsibility to Darren Darrel. You don't have to do it. Darren Darrel will always be with you, I won't take them from you. With you loving them, that's enough for me." Alula said, vanishing all her heart. Her tears did not stop.
It hurts to see Alula crying like this. It felt like he wanted to scold himself which had made Alula think badly of him.
His hand moved rubbing his eyes before the puddle of water fell before Alula. He pulled Alula into his arms. Clutching her tightly even though the woman thrashed.
"I'm telling the truth. I want to marry you because of my feelings, not because Darren Darrel is among us. To me they are a gift from God, a godly way for me to unite with you, live with you. I really love you. Love you so much."
Alula was silent no longer rebelling. He felt his back warm. He was sure that Gara was crying.
Because she stretched her arms a little, she looked at Alula's face lovingly. Alula also stared back. He could see Gara's reddened eyes, reassuring him that Gara was really crying.
Gara grabbed Alula's hands and held them tightly. He shifted and knelt in front of Alula. It made the woman surprised to see him.
"What-what are you doing?"
"I want to apologize to you. Forgive me for making your life fall apart, for taking away your future, for hurting you, for scaring you, for harassing you, for taking Darren Darrel away from you. Acting as I please without thinking about your feelings. Ii'm sorry. I am a cold and cruel man. And this cold and cruel man is expecting forgiveness from you. Please forgive me."
Alula wiped her tears that had suddenly fallen. His outstretched hand held both of Gara's arms, trying to make him stand up.
"Let's wake up! Don't be like this."
He complied and sat down next to Alula. There was no conversation between them.
Alula glanced briefly at Gara, then took her breath. He realized, he was overreacting. What happened was not entirely wrong. He also participated in his life problems. If he hadn't visited the club that night, maybe things wouldn't have ended like this.
"I forgive you. And... I'm sorry I blamed you too much. Everything that happened started with me. I'm the cause. I shouldn't blame you."
For breathing slowly. "We're both wrong here." Because of pausing his words. He fixed his seat and looked straight ahead.
"You know, I've never liked a woman. But when I saw you that night, there was something strange that I felt. I thought you were a girl not right. But, seeing your innocent face asking for help made me dismiss that thought. I don't intend to do anything to you either. Just because I felt unbearable to you, I did and promised to continue with you. Besides, I can't imagine if I didn't help you. Maybe it was the thought that prompted me to dare to do so. But, I didn't find you again after coming back from my meeting with Dad."
"And I'm sure you know the next story."
Alula was silent hearing everything. True to what Gara said, he begged that night and Gara who helped him did not use him. If it was true that Gara had bad intentions for her, Gara would not have brushed off her hand and avoided her.
Instantly Gara's words about the shadow if not him who helped her ring in the ear. Alula looked at Gara who was staring blankly ahead.
Youre right. I can't imagine if it wasn't you who helped me that night either. Maybe my life will end very sadly.
"Thank you, and sorry for what happened that night." Alula's gaze looked at Gara with great courage.
"I told you, we're both wrong. All we have to do is fix it, account for everything."
He turned his eyes and looked at Alula. He again grabbed Alula's hand and held it tightly.
"Let's fix it together. Improve our lives, give happiness to the twins."
Alula felt the sincerity of each of Gara's words. He felt guilty for thinking that Gara was just using and playing with him. He is too focused on his own feelings to forget everything he has done for him.
Alula's tears came back. But immediately clean it up.
"I'm sorry I thought badly of you. I assume everything you do is a lie. Thank you for choosing me as your life partner. I'll try to be better."
Not waiting long, Gara immediately hugged Alula. He was so happy to hear the words that Alula said.
"Thank you." Said Gara without taking off her embrace.
Alula smiled in her tears. Replying to the embrace of Gara is no less tight.
I will try to be the best in your life. And love you with all your heart. Alula
I'm gonna fix everything. Even if you don't love me yet, I'll be patient waiting for him. And trying to make you love me. Garas
"I love you." Said Gara, peeping Alula's forehead.