Hope Is You's

Thirty Six

- flashback 3 years ago

Faiz walked to the campus parking area, into a yellow Nissan Juke. In the car he took the toga off his head and started the car engine and left the campus.

Today is his graduation day without the company of one of his family, a little disappointed because his mama-papa, brother or lover can not attend to accompany one happy day. But he tried to reduce the disappointment, he should not be selfish because his parents were accompanying the sister proposed to the woman of his sister's worship.

Faiz smiled faintly considering that his only brother, a man who was notoriously stiff and rarely knew women suddenly wanted to get married and quickly wanted to propose to his girlfriend, which was incredible.

Today he will go straight home to his parents in Pangkep (one of the districts in south sulawesi). During his education in Makassar, he did live in a house bought by his parents. It is not as big as the house in Pangkep but still wide enough to accommodate dozens of friends who sometimes stay or just party, but not a forbidden party for sure.

His favorite car into the yard of a large and magnificent house owned by his parents. After parking the car, he entered the house with a feeling of pleasure, toga that he had just released now back perched on the top of his head.

"Assalamualaikum, ma, pa!" He explored the mansion looking for the whereabouts of his parents, but did not find it. His greeting was also answered by a senior housekeeper.

"Vaalaikumsalam. Has Faiz come home?"

"Yes bik. Where's Papa's mom?" Faiz asked still with a smile.

"Badam Mama hasn't come home yet. After the proposal directly to the boutique for wedding dress fittings mas Yudha and his candidate."

"When is the show?"

"Next week."

"Wih gercep is also Yudha's brother. Yaudah Faiz went straight to my room. Tired wants to take a break." Faiz chuckled in a pang-mangut then left the bik Siti who just nodded and smiled looking at her young master walking up to the second floor where her room was.

At 19:00, Faiz descended from the room to the dining room on the first floor. Now it was time for dinner, the mama-papa and her brother were already sitting in their respective seats. Faiz sat himself in an empty seat beside Mom.

"It's as delicious as it is, until we get out of the room at dinner." Mama smilingly scooped the rice onto Faiz's plate after doing the same to Papa and Yudha.

"Not really ma, just that I still want to melt it." Faiz began to spoon the rice and side dishes into his mouth.

"Oh yes, what was his proposal Brother Yudha? Said Siti's show next week huh?"

All speechless, Papa stopped chewing then cleared his throat and replied.

"Yes, the show's next week. You don't have another show, do you?" Faiz shook his head and smiled

"Even if there is an event I must cancel, this is a once-in-a-lifetime moment for brother Yudha when I am not present." Yudha cleared his throat to hear Faiz's words and rose from his seat.

"I'm done, going to the room to finish the work that has not been completed in the office." After Yudha's farewell went up to the second floor, making Faiz frown at the departure of the brother.

"I was wrong about that?" Faiz asked staring at the mama-papa alternately.

"Why?" This time my mother responded.

"Sir Yudha was such a freak, and it was an unexposed dinner, not usually."

"He's a lot of work, mostly deadlines because two days before H he's on leave for his wedding. Don't think about it, you finished your dinner yeah." Mama said it with Faiz's favorite soft smile since childhood.

During the week leading up to Yudha's wedding, Faiz and her brother barely had time to even have a casual chat. They would only meet at the dinner table at breakfast or at midnight when Faiz was thirsty and had to go down to the kitchen to get some drinking water, they only passed each other and when Faiz asked, it was always answered only a short silence by Yudha, when in the past the relationship between the sisters was very warm.

Today is the day of Yudha's wedding to a woman Faiz has never seen in a photograph.

Faiz drove his flagship yellow car to the hotel where ijab kabul and his sister's wedding reception. After parking the car, he walked quickly to the ballroom and after entering the large room, the atmosphere was calm and solemn with the voice of her brother who loudly finished saying kabul while shaking the hand of a middle-aged man who was no stranger to Faiz.

Faiz continued walking slowly closer with a thumping chest. After everyone in the room simultaneously said "legitimate!" with passion.

Yudha was led into a room where the bride waited to continue the customary procession. A few minutes later the two brides came out walking in tandem to the armchair.

Faiz's happy smile that had been framed on his face immediately faded as his eyes caught a woman he loved standing with a sumringah smile in front of him, dressed in a custom bugis wedding dress-along with 'his sister.

Her world seemed to stop spinning, her legs seemed to be unsteady on the floor of the hotel ballroom, the smile of a woman who had been a palanquin and her happiness now felt like a dagger that cut her heart.

The clap on his right shoulder made him regain consciousness. He turned his head and saw Arga standing next to him while staring at the newlyweds who were opposite there.

"Lo can be strong gini? You can attend the wedding ceremony of your girl with your own brother. Maybe I can't take it." Faiz looked at his best friend with perfectly rounded eyes.

"Do you know that Yudha's sister's wife is Andin?" Arga turned his head with the furrowed brows looking at Faiz while nodding.

Faiz threw away his face and laughed discordantly knowing that the only person who knew nothing was him.

"Gue already looks like g*blok really well? Enter this room with a smile, attend my sister's wedding with my own girl."

Faiz further raised the volume of his discordant laughter, making some of the people in the room turn towards them including the king and queen a day who were standing at the entrance.

"Br*ngs*k!" Faiz's jaw tightened, feeling his chest rumble violently when he realized Andin-the girl he loved was so beautiful, but not for himself.

He turned around and left the stifling place, ignoring Arga who kept calling his name.

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At 23:00 Faiz's parents arrived home after the reception was over. Mama went straight to the second floor where Faiz's room was.

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A few times knocked but there was no answer from inside. Mama Raniah tried to turn the doorknob that turned out to be unlocked, he entered into a dark room and the first thing he felt was cigarette smoke that stung his sense of smell.

Mama felt the wall beside the right and turned on the lights, and after the lights turned on how surprised she was when she saw her son's room which was usually always neat, fragrant and clean now became like it had been shaken by an earthquake.

"Astaghfirullah deck! This is your room why?"

Faiz blinked his eyes trying to adjust to the light. He again smoked a cigarette tucked between his fingers and then poked his smoke up without caring about the mother who looked at him nyalang.

"Astaghfirullah, bitch! Why is that cigarette in your hand? Who taught you to smoke?"

"Who cares?"

"Why mah?" Mama and Faiz turned their heads when they heard the baritone sound from behind their backs.

"Papa... That's Faiz smoking and his room yaa Allah is falling behind gini."

"Mom and dad care what Faiz does?" With a flat face with no expression, Faiz looked at his parents.

"Gluck! How'd you say that?"

"What problem are you having? Throw away your cigarettes. Papa same mom never taught you to smoke."

"You mama-papa cares about me, why is my boyfriend even married to Yudha's sister?" Papa Andri and mama Raniah were silent for a moment and then cleared their throat before replying.

"Why did you go home? The show is not finished, you go straight home. Papa's family and relatives are watching you a lot."

"The bride does exist, why do I even find me? Do not need to talk. Papa and mama never think about the feelings of Faiz, the most important is only brother Yudha because brother Yudha heir to the kingdom of papa, beloved son of papa, son of pride papa!"

"Faiz! Why is it talking? You are the same Yudha as his beloved mama-papa, our pride. Mama-papa never different from you." Mama Rania explained with trembling lips to hold back the cry of hearing the speech of her youngest child.

"You love Faiz, why was Yudha married to Andin? You know my girlfriend Andin, we have been dating for a long time and before graduation I asked my mother for her blessing because I wanted to marry Andin after college."

"Do you want to marry and love what kind of children people eat? Just work you can't think of marriage yet? Papa and Andin agreed and agreed that Yudha is the husband of Andin rather than you. Yudha is well established, mature, more responsible than you. And most importantly Andin wants to."

Faiz flinched at the end of the papa's sentence 'Andin wants too? Andin agrees with this matchmaking?'  his emotions are increasingly overflowing especially he is considered not yet able to be responsible.

"Do you think I can't be responsible? Can't you afford Andin? What good is papa company everywhere? If I can't work on one of them?"

"That's it, you're hoping for the same papa, that's one proof that you're spoiled and can't stand on your own feet. How would Andin's parents trust you?" Faiz tightened his jaw then stared intently at the middle-aged man's eyes in front of him.

"Okay, I'll prove that I can even without papa's help!" He turned around and walked to the closet, took some clothes and also important files himself and put all those things into a fairly large backpack.

Seeing what the son was doing, mama Raniah moved quickly to his youngest child and stopped Faiz's hand movements.

"What do you want?"

"Papa mama want to know how mandirinya I am, right? I'm out of this house too!"

"Faiz!" Mama's reprimand who gasped to hear Faiz then turned to look at the husband who just stood looking at his son who was preparing to leave the Arthama family residence.

"Yasu, please. But one step out of this house, don't ever use Arthama's name behind yours!"

Mama's eyes widened to hear the words of the husband who then reciprocated a slanted smile Faiz who then began to step away from his room room. Not heeding the mother who kept calling and following her steps out of the big house.

-flashback off

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An extension?  Huhu sorry about wanting to finish flashback about Faiz in 1 chapter 🤭

Happy reading, and Enjoy HIU 😘🤗