Love is Not Finished

CHAPTER 149: Conveying Zuri

"Bram's gone Pa, from a week ago," I replied.

"Oh, he must have been busy. Hope the business is good there. Zanu focus on college, son,"

"Yes Pa" I replied briefly.

The car arrived in front of the house. Mama and Zuri cheerfully greeted me on the front porch.

"Duh! Boy girl Mama, kangen you know," Mama hugged me.

"Zuri is also Kak, the house becomes quiet if you are alone again," Zuri greeted me and hugged me.

"Bring Zanu in first Ma, this will maghrib," Papa brought my luggage inside.

"Eh yeah forget Pa, so happy, he.he..,"

Me, Mama and Zuri went inside the house. The living room changed. Sofa and curtains change with new models and colors.

"Beauty? Mama got tired of our living room so much from five years ago, once our eyes must be fresh, ha.ha..," Mama was enthusiastic to show it to me.

"Yes Ma is beautiful and looks more modern than before," is actually not about the changing contents of this living room, but it is unfortunate that there are many memories of the old furniture. Where I had a conversation with my late brother, the late Vincent and Bram.

Ah.., everything just left. Maybe this is my fate.

I'm giving Mama permission to go upstairs. I'm gonna take a shower and change clothes.

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Magrib has passed, we took the time to pray together. After that, Zuri and I helped Mama prepare dinner. We went back and forth from the kitchen to the dining room. As usual, my mother prepared my favorite meal.

"Zanu, tomorrow you have to drive privately again. You have to bring the car immediately, it's a pity that you're staying in this house for a long time" Papa said when we gathered in the dining room.

"Yes Pa. When's Pa tomorrow morning or noon?" I take my food while taking rice.

"Tomorrow from ten o'clock to twelve o'clock boy, the Bayu will pick you up here,"

Hearing Bayu's name, I remembered the event. I was maki by her boyfriend and luckily there was Bram who took me from there. There was a sad feeling in my heart if I remembered that because Bram now could no longer protect me except the bodyguard he sent himself.

"Good Pa,"

After chatting for a while, we began to eat dinner together, enjoying and grateful for what God had given to my little family. Health, cohesiveness and sustenance are always worth being grateful for.

Dinner is over, we move to the living room while watching the news on television. And once in a while chatting about my college and Zuri's school.

"How was Zanu son's lecture? Second semester already?" ask Mama.

"Not yet Ma, this wants a semester one exam. Maybe next month,"

"Well, I don't think time goes so fast. The feeling of this new Mama brought you to school. Tomorrow it's your sister's turn to go to college, Mama's gonna miss those days,"

"Yes Ma, surely Mama is also tired, stop by our school before going to the office. Not to mention picking us up when we got home from school and tutoring. If we're in college, everything is done alone, it must be independent" I replied.

"Eatya Zanu should be smooth driving, son. Let your sister go to college later and use the car together" said Papa.

I don't think time has shown ten o'clock at night. Zuri took me to bed, she gave the code to me. As if there was something to say. After Papa Mama's permission to sleep, Zuri and I went straight upstairs to the room.

Arriving at the room, Zuri wanted to tell him something about Damar.

"Sister, Damar's engaged. They're getting married in four years" Zuri said.

I was surprised, why can distance the fiancee by marrying her for so long.

"How long can you marry her? Strange," I was amused to hear the information from Zuri. I just heard it this time and I think it's rare.

"The room tells me it's an agreement between their parents. The purpose of the engagement is to bind each other and strengthen the relationship between their two families. Well, why four years newly married, because the age of both of them is not considered to be adults in living the household. Such is the explanation of Damar Kak,"

"It makes sense too. But according to Brother just weird, afraid in the middle of the road they can break up or get bored. Or cheating and know the shortcomings of each that may not accept each other. If you are married already bound, inevitably have to understand each other and accept all the shortcomings of each partner,"

"Oh Brother, there is a long explanation. Zuri as given Qultum, he.he..,"

"Already ah, why do you think that too. You have to focus on school, another year you go to third grade, it's college. Damar if you like him, surely someday he will come even though maybe at the wrong time,"

"Lho's? You mean at the wrong time?" Zuri was still confused by my statement.

"Udah, we're bobo yuk. Tomorrow morning Brother wants to go to the beach, you want to come?" ask me to divert Zuri's questions.

"Sorry Brother, you mean that this brother, Damar will come to see Zuri even though he is engaged? That's what it means?"

Yup! Zuri was right, it was just that it wasn't exactly time to discuss this since they were teenagers.

"Zuri, do you really like Damar? Now that she's engaged and getting married to her fiance," I started to seriously ask about Zuri's true feelings.

"Yes Kak, Zuri likes Damar. And so is Damar. Maybe we get acquainted first and get close before he meets his fiancee. It's just that time, Damar has not expressed his feelings, then his parents asked them fiancee," replied Zuri Lirih.

"But if Damar's feelings turn out to like his fiancee how? Soon enough, if they meet often, the feeling will arise by itself. You can't be the third between the two of them" I advised Zuri.

"Yes Kak, if about the matter Zuri had thought well. Zuri's gonna back off slowly,"

"Well, is that dong, is it just Damar doang guy on this earth? You can find a guy who's more than a Damar. Dah ah, we're bobo yuk, brother sleepy,"

"Good Brother,"

Zuri and I pulled the blanket, before we went to bed.

I don't know why I remembered what I said just now. I thought if Prita and Bram often meet, it could be the seeds of love between them can grow and finally they decided to get married. Moreover, Prita does not remember about her, Atif, Bram and me.

I also had to swallow my own words to Zuri that I should not be the third person in someone else's relationship. If I'm still expecting a Bram who's obviously been betrothed, that means I'm the third person for them.

I might be able to step back slowly from Bram's life, but maybe I haven't been able to get rid of my love for Bram.

It's not that easy.

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