Love Begins in Wounds

Our Restui

Amidst the vast expanse of land with hundreds of rocky mounds of gravestones, a girl curled up with a trembling body. His heart ached as if pinched, just need to be alone to calm the heart to get back up.

For hours the girl was bowed down until the scolding guard did not make her leave her parents' place in the grave.

After feeling calm, her heart returned strongly Sifa tried to raise her head, it was enough for her sadness today, she had to face the reality of her life back.

"Assalamualaikum Mah Pah, Sifa is coming again."

"Sorry since Sifa has not said hello to you, Sifa longs for mamah and papah."

"Mah Pah ...did you know if Sifa now has a husband?" he said he held back tears that wanted to spill back and tried to smile.

"He's a handsome young man who dreams of women mah, he's a strong young man who is able to protect Sifa Pah, the dream son-in-law of all parents."

"He will guard Sifa until old Sifa, he will be the priest who will lead Sifa to heaven, and he will be the father of the Sifa's children."

"Mah Pah sorry if Sifa just told me about him after Sifa got married, our blessing is good so that our marriage will be happy"

"And may Sifa be like a mamah, a great wife who is loved by papah, a strong and loving mother, a wife who warms the family."

One tear that escaped wetting the cheek was instantly wiped away by Sifa, a smelly smile from the face of the ayu girl.

"Mah Pah Sifa said yes, it was dark later Sifa's husband was looking for the existence of Sifa who had not returned since earlier, mamah papah happy ya there, assalamualaikum."

Sifa kissed the two tombstones in front of her and then left the last place of her parents.

Sifa decided to go home in a taxi, her heart was calm now, she was able to look forward and re-enact her role as a married student.

Unbeknownst to Sifa there was a young man who shed tears hearing Sifa's words to his parents, his heart was sliced when his name was praised in fact he deserved to be hated. Vino who wanted to get close to Sifa who was sitting between two tombstones stopped his steps when he heard so proud Sifa had a husband like her. Even though Vino knew there was bitterness in every word that Sifa spoke.

*****

"Loe sure Vin?"

"Yes....."

"So all this time he's been near us, even you fight as well as he's not aware?"

"It's been too long since I last saw him Ian!"

"Keep loe has succeeded in becoming as he said before, are you satisfied? maybe you even made him hate you more?"

"Hmmm,"

"When do you want to be like this?" rian asked in Vino, he knew if there was a longing in Vino's eyes.

"Gue don't know even today I hurt him."

Hearing Vino's words, Rian recalled the incident at the school earlier, what else was Sifa's sad and chaotic face so clearly visible.

"Loe why is he bro? his lips until he bled do not-don't loe..." Rian did not stop thinking if Vino really harassed Sifa.

"Yes...."

"Big loe Vin, don't be a jerk also donk Vin, loe even have a girl but loe ngelakuin it's the same Sifa, this is not the Vino I know, loe already far men!"

"But I've never used their hearts!"

"Yes I know, but not carelessly loe tasting have neighbors also Vin, if Aldi know how?" rian's question made Vino recall when Sifa fell into Aldi's arms and kissed him on the cheek, which led to him being unable to hold back his emotions.

"Sifa belongs to me Ian!" firmly Vino.

"When did he belong to Loe? even from du......"

"Since I married him!"

DUARR

"What other deed is this?" inner Rian.

"Loe......"

"I married him."

"Hahaahhhh? loe don't fuck bro, don't be in your heart just....."

"Loe thought I was crazy?" cut Vino.

"Keep loe ngabisin cigarette drawer because what huh?!"

"Sifa hasn't come home yet, I've been looking for her wherever there isn't.." said Vino with a sad look.

"Loe's been living together?" ask Rian to investigate.

"Yes ...."

"Where haven't you been looking from every place Sifa used to visit?"

"His best friend.but I saw they didn't come home together, I saw his two best friends coming home without Sifa."

"Is there another place?" ask rian.

"Gue doesn't know, Sifa has no one but her grandmother and there's no way she can go back to the village" explained Vino Lirih.

"No one means his parents have died, is it possible." Rian said while glancing at Vino.

"Cemetery?" guess Vino got Rian's nod.

Vino immediately runs to retrieve the car keys and leaves Rian's apartment for a large cemetery in the city.

*****

Arriving at the door of Sifa's apartment tried to steady her heart, trying to be strong. The girl took a breath before inserting the access card and opening the door.

Sifa seemed to circulate her gaze throughout the room, the door of Vino's room and herself were already open, Sifa was sure Vino had gone home since.

Sifa placed a bag of vegetables and fruit on the kitchen table that she bought before reaching the apartment. Then Sifa decided to clean up first.

Fifteen minutes of Sifa cleaning herself, her face was now fresher, from the mirror reflection the wound on her lips had dried up.

Sifa came out of the room to the kitchen to cook dinner, deftly Sifa prepared everything, from cooking rice and then cutting vegetables and seasonings in need. Tonight Sifa is cooking rib soup as well as squid flour and fried tofu tempeh.

Not forgetting Sifa prepared the fruit that she had bought earlier as dessert. After all was done, Sifa immediately served his cooking on the table and rice that he had put into the bowl and cutlery arranged for him and Vino.

Sifa again washed the cooking utensils he used earlier, cleaned up the remaining vegetables and put the vegetables for tomorrow into the refrigerator.

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Vino came in with the step of gontai, fragrant of cuisine greeting his sense of smell. Sifa who realized Vino's arrival immediately turned to look at the young man who was now her husband.

Sifa saw Vino's tired face with a messy appearance, the smell of cigarettes was very pungent piercing the nose. Vino was still standing looking at Sifa who already looked better.

"Vin clean up first keep us eating dinner, I've cooked so no need to order another meal."

"Hhmmm" then Vino immediately entered the room to clean himself.

Sifa waited for Vino by reading a textbook on the living room sofa, preparing the material that will be learned tomorrow. And memorize the physics formula for tomorrow's repetition.

Vino came out of the room after spending ten minutes cleaning himself, his body was already fragrant like since entering the apartment earlier.

Sifa who realized that immediately went to the dining table and filled Vino's plate with vegetable rice and side dishes that he cooked earlier.

"How is Vin enough?"

"Enough"

"It's in the eating." said Sifa then she filled her own plate.

Since Vino had only noticed Sifa without opening her voice, she thought Sifa would be furious that she was doing her job as a wife well, the tightness that Vino felt saw Sifa so patiently facing her.

They ate voraciously without anyone making a sound until the plate filled with food was gone. Sifa glanced at Vino's plate then saw Vino's face which was just silently looking down.

"You want to add more?" tanya sifa tried to break the silence.

"Udah enough!"

"Want to eat fruit? let me peel the orange peel."

"No!" said Vino immediately got up and stepped towards the room but before his hand opened the room door Vino turned his head towards Sifa.

"Sorry!"