I Found Love At the End of the Dusk

Dusk's Answer

Slowly but surely, Sam began to put the salted fish into his mouth, at first he was silent until two words that must have been spoken from the lips of someone who first ate were heard.

"It's so bad," said Sam, he was seen grimacing holding something, a second later Sam immediately grabbed the tea in front of him.

"Ha ha ha ha ...." I laughed satisfiedly at Sam's expression that I had previously warned.

"What is this, Mom? it tastes really salty," Sam again commented, maybe for some people Sam this salted fish is not tasty and will taste so salty, but for some people again, this fish is quite good to enjoy with sambal terasi.

Sam who is from a rich family must have never eaten salted fish, since long ago until now I have never seen the salted fish menu on the dining table at Sam's house.

"I told you, you won't like it, so don't try it! but you still want to try," I interrupted Sam's words.

"I don't think it's going to be this bad, but why are you eating this fish? why not just eat fresh fish?" Sam expressed his opinion.

"This fish is quite tasty on the tongue of Mother and Dusk, in addition to being a distraction fish is also much cheaper, than having to constantly eat tofu and tempeh," honestly Mother.

"Stop Mom! Sam, if you don't like it, eat something else!" I interrupted Mom's conversation again, to be honest, even though Mom and I were people with minimal economy, but I abstained from showing my shortcomings, I don't want Sam or anyone to know if I'm in a doldrums, even if I only eat tofu fish, tempeh and salted fish, I always try to cover it from outsiders, let it be just me, let me, Mother and God know how hard we fought to stay alive until this very moment.

Sam no longer talks much hearing my words, he who knows me long enough and knows how I really am, prefers to be quiet and then continue eating.

"Mother, Dusk is leaving first." My boyfriend kissed the back of Mom's hand on Sam's tail doing the same thing I did.

"Be careful! Sam don't get too tight with the bike," I reminded Sam.

"Every mother-in-law" said Sam with a smile that widened on his lips, the tension at the dining table has now passed, Sam looks so bright and excited like the first time he came earlier.

"Hows it? what's your answer, honey?" the question that had tortured me since last night was again asked by Sam, and I felt that if I had to give him an answer back to think for a moment to ascertain what answer he would give.

"Are you going to delay again, Dusk?" Sam asked again, this time his face looked disappointed looking at me who had been silent since then without a word coming out of my lips.

"No, this time I will give you an answer to what you have said," I replied, who actually felt guilty after seeing the look on Sam's face covered with disappointment, what else after hearing my name called made me feel even more guilty, no more affectionate calls in his questions at this time.

"What's your answer?" Sam asked back after hearing my words.

"I accept it Sam, but I have a condition that I wish you could accept" I said the answer I had thought of all night, good and bad I have thought and hopefully Sam will accept the usual conditions given by lovers.

"I'm just asking us to get engaged Sam first, at least give us another month or two so we can have a wedding, my mom has no savings at all, so I need time to raise money, it's very unlikely to charge the entire wedding to Mom, I can't bear it and can never be quiet if it happens," I'm telling you the real reason I'm going through, and I hope Sam can understand also accept the terms I'm given.

For a moment Sam was silent, he seemed to be thinking and no matter what was on his mind, I didn't know.

"What if all the wedding expenses in your house I'm paying for them?" sam suggested, he seemed so impatient to immediately interrupt me who was actually not ready one hundred percent to get married.

"Sam, I don't want to look contemptible in front of your family, let me and Mom go out on their own to look for it" I refused.

Seeing Mama Sam's gaze on me has made me hesitate to continue this relationship or not, the dislike gaze covered with a soft voice and the smile full of pretense in front of Sam became the main cause of me to think back whether I should continue all this or stop here alone.

"Never tell anyone about this! keep everything secret! be it from my family or anyone else" Sam again suggested.

"Sam, I don't want to trouble anyone when I get married, even if he's my own future husband, I'm used to being independent and I hope you can understand my principles" I said, since my father died I was educated as an independent woman by my mother, which is why I do not want to trouble Sam or anyone else, including Mother.

"Well, if that's what you want, then I'll never get to know him" Sam seemed so resigned to what happened.

In other parts of the world ....

As usual empty morning accompanied Arka, he had a wife but felt single, all that is not without reason, he said, Angel is too busy with her work and her own world that not only Tania feels lonely but also Arka.

"Dull," complained Arka when he saw a picture frame neatly displayed on the wall right in front of where Arka slept.

'Ting'

One chat message notification detected entered into Arka's phone.

'Sir, Mrs Angel met Mr. Alex last night,'

Bad news in the morning is enough to make Arka bad mood, Alex is his best friend when High School, he did like Angel a long time ago, he was, the three had tangled in a love triangle until finally Arka who won and can marry Angel, but two months ago, Angel and Alex often meet and at that time Angel is increasingly rare at home, the feeling of love that once thrived in Arka's heart is now slowly fading, the disgust begins to seep into Arka, but Arka can not be selfish and leave Angel just like that, because there is still Tania who needs the figure of Angel in Arka's life.

"Damn it!!" arka cursed while throwing the origin of his cellphone on the mattress.