Instant Match

Love Soraya

Voren and Doni are still waiting in front of the operating room. Soraya soon received serious treatment to deal with injuries due to suicide attempts he did.

Doni could see Mr. Voren who seemed devastated and lost his words. All Doni can do is embrace the man and make sure that everything will be fine.

"Doni, what do you think made Soraya not love me? Less perfect than me? I am handsome and love him! For fifteen years I had never even loved another woman, in my heart and mind there was only Soraya, Doni," Voren said with a look in his eyes.

"Sir, I think, maybe Soraya just wants you to give up on your feelings" Doni responded to Voren's words.

"Doni, I've loved Soraya almost half my life! Masa' I just have to give up?! I'm an unyielding man to fight for what I want! What I want I have to get!" voren said as he rubbed his face with a huffed feeling.

"I know you're a man full of determination! It's just that if things are like this, you should back off, sir," said Doni.

Voren was leaning against the chair with his head turned to look at the ceiling. Suddenly his mind was empty, his heart blank at this moment.

A doctor was seen coming out of the operating room, Voren and Doni immediately approached the doctor dressed all in green.

"Doctor, how is the patient's current condition?" ask Doni.

"Thankfully, the critical period of the patient is over, just wait patiently for the patient's recovery" the doctor replied.

"Well, thank you, Doctor," said Doni and Voren in unison.

"Then, excuse me," the doctor said before leaving the two.

Voren felt a tremendous relief because Soraya's life was still being helped. Until now Voren is still trembling because it still remembers clearly how Soraya died in his arms.

...~...

Voren reviewed his smile as he looked at Soraya who was sitting pensively looking out the window. Soraya's face looks pale but does not reduce her beauty at all. Even so it was hard for Soraya to develop her smile in front of Voren.

Today should be an important day for Soraya. The day of the dress she had been waiting for. His hard work over the years should be shown today. When all the collection of clothes worn by the models who wander so smoothly under the sparkle of floodlights. Soraya will be greeted with a standing ovation from the audience who enjoy all his work.

But all that could not be realized because Soraya had to lie in the hospital after the suicide attempt he did. He had rejected the love of a man who for fifteen years kept waiting for his love to be welcomed by Soraya.

"Soraya," Voren stared softly at Soraya.

"Voren," said Soraya still with her weak voice.

"Do you feel better?" ask Voren.

Soraya just commented on her smile.

"Soraya, I'm really sorry" Voren said.

"I'm really sorry that the love I have actually hurt you" Voren continued.

"Voren, thank you for worrying about me, and thank you for loving me" Soraya said.

Voren grabbed Soraya's hand and grabbed it, catching Soraya's two hands that looked so fragile.

"I really don't know what I'm lacking so you don't repay my love, Soraya. Why don't you love me like I love you?" ask Voren.

"'Voren, do you really want to know, why can't I love you?" ask Soraya.

Voren looked at Soraya closely, as Soraya's eyes began to glaze over. It was heavy for Soraya's tongue to move and speak her heart-wrenching sentences.

"I once loved my whole heart to someone" Soraya said.

The eyes of the beautiful woman looked far away, the veil of the past that always closed tightly must be dismantled. Unpacking the dark past that has been stored in unison.

"I was only sixteen at the time, and that man was my first love! I love him so much and he loves me too! Until one day our love must be tested because of my pregnancy!" Soraya took her hand off Voren.

Voren was silent, in his mind he could imagine young Soraya with a blurred face who was at first so happy to enjoy the sweetness of love. But Soraya suddenly cried by showing a pregnancy test that showed a line two to the man.

Soraya covered her face with both palms. It felt so hard for her to reopen those bitter memories.

"We weren't ready to be parents yet, because we were young! Finally, after discussing, I aborted my fetus," continued Soraya with tears that began to linger.

"Our relationship was back as before, until I finally got pregnant again, at that time I thought we could get married because I had graduated from High School, and she had also finished her studies, but it turns out that the harsh reality must come back! She still couldn't marry me because there were so many things she still had to achieve" Soraya's tears flowed even more profusely.

"Again I succumbed and had to abort my fetus, because my love for him was so great," Soraya's sobbing grew louder.

Soraya almost forgot how to breathe, Voren patted Soraya's back gently.

"Soraya, take a breath, exhale slowly," Voren gave the command.

Soraya took a breath and exhaled slowly following Voren's orders before finally continuing her story.

"That's why I didn't follow our force ospek, Voren, I had to be hospitalized because by the time I had my second abortion, apparently there was a problem that eventually led the doctor to have my uterus removed, making me an imperfect woman!" soraya's body shook violently.

Voren hugged Soraya's shoulder, strengthening Soraya who came back crying even harder.

"Our relationship was tested again, when she had to accept an arranged marriage arranged by her parents! He once said that he would never leave me, and eventually left me" Soraya continued.

Voren was only fixated on hearing every speech that Soraya made.

"Since then, I swore I would never fall in love again! I swear I won't repeat the same mistakes that really hurt me! The fruit of a belief is betrayal, that's the wisdom I finally got from a mistake I've done!" Soraya wiped her tears.

The woman tried to strengthen herself, crying over her past mistakes would not change anything. Rice has become porridge, everything has already been done.

"Soraya" said Voren. "If only you could give me a chance, I'd prove to you that I'm not that kind of man! I accept you for who you are, Soraya. My happiness is to make you happy," Voren wiped away the tears still pouring profusely flooding Soraya's cheeks.

Voren rubbed Soraya's hair gently and tried to keep her tears from falling. Soraya calmed herself down then looked gently at Voren.

"Voren, thank you for loving me with your earnestness" Soraya said.

"Voren, the woman who loves you is your wife, come back to her! Forget about me and focus on your household! I really don't want my presence to ruin your household!" soraya.

Soraya looked at Voren fixedly, tears seemed to well up in the eyes of the handsome man.

"Truly I don't want to be labeled as a destroyer of people's households!"

Voren looked at Soraya with a faint look, Soraya immediately wiped away the tears coming down from Voren's blushing eyes.

"Blessed though not with me, Voren!" Soraya clasped Voren's hand.

"Soraya, are you sure?" ask Voren.

Soraya answered him with a slow but quick nod and then commented on his smile.

"Love someone who loves you so you won't feel hurt. Love is there to be happy, not to bring suffering" Soraya said.

...~...

Doni immediately patted Mr. Voren on the back out of the room where Soraya was undergoing treatment to restore the woman's condition.

The man looked smitten with empty eyes.

"Sir, are you okay?" ask Doni.

"Doni, do I look okay?" Voren asked back while commenting on his smile.

"Master, I know this must be hard for you, but Master must respect Soraya's decision as a form of your love for Soraya! I agree with Soraya's saying that love is there to make happiness, not to bring suffering" Doni said.

Voren reviewed his smile, a smile to cover his heart that again had to be hurt. Fifteen years he only loved Soraya, although Soraya always rejected him without ever giving a clear reason. Soraya always refused and just disappeared. But this time Soraya had already revealed the real reason Voren could not accept. A reason that according to Voren only sought Soraya to reject his love. Voren actually still felt unable to accept the rejection made by Soraya. Soraya who had closed the door of his heart because of the deep wounds that still leave pain.

If Voren really has to give up on his love for Soraya to be happy, then Voren really has to do it for Soraya's happiness.

To love someone means to make them happy, to make them happy does not mean to be together. That is the conclusion that Voren can draw after fifteen years of loving the woman and must end without ever linking.

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