Mastenges

48. Apologize

"Ahhhhh... I know, you bribed Bella huh? Let him go with Paijo.." Berta's face looked upset.

"No, Bella is already big, and we are old. It is not possible, we participate in the activities of young people. What is our activity during the holidays? Otherwise relax and be alone," Pongki blinked one eye at Berta.

Berta poked his lips and threw his gaze towards the Balinese ornaments in the restaurant.

"Have eaten her?" Ask Pongki.

Berta flinched, he did not want to look at Pongki for a second.

"Thus, you read this..." Pongki said, handing over his phone.

Berta glanced at Pongki's cell phone. A letter in the form of a photo was sent to WhatsApp Pongki.

"What's that?" Ask Berta.

"Read it" Pinta Pongki.

Berta grabbed Pongki's phone and read the letter in the form of the photo. There is a treaty between Anna and Pongki. Berta read it carefully. There was a feeling of compassion in Berta's heart to Anna, as a fellow woman. However, there was also a feeling of hatred that she could not paint to the woman who had secretly married her husband.

"It's none of my business" Berta said, putting Pongki's phone back on the table.

"Ok, there's more," Pongki said.

Pongki showed some of the photos in his chat application, to Berta.

"Read yes" said her with a pleading face.

Berta glanced back at the phone and lazily, he again grabbed Pongki's phone and read a letter in the form of a photo that was there.

After a few minutes, Berta looked closely at Pongki.

"Are you serious?" Ask Berta.

Pongki nodded while smiling sincerely to Berta.

"My age is not long. I realize, I'm a bastard and the source of the problems in your life. Everything written there, I do it consciously and sincerely." Pongki grabbed Berta's hand and grasped it tightly.

"Why did you make this deed back to the name?" Ask Berta.

"For you to believe, I won't mess around anymore. All my treasures, for you and Bella. Now, I don't have any assets. All yours and Bella's. I did it all just for you and Bella. We are rich, we have many houses and everything, it's all because you two are my spirit" Pongki said.

Berta was silent, he did not expect Pongki to do all that. As it turns out, Pongki does want to fight for herself and Bella, and release Anna for good.

"Narcotics problem*ba..." Berta's voice choked when he said Pongki's illegal business.

Pongki let out a long sigh, then he bowed full of regret.

"I'll end it. I want our lives to be normal and fine. Renta is with you and dies in your arms, Berta," Pongki said with a visibly earnest face.

A little, Berta began to melt. Now, he looked at Pongki with a look of pity.

"When do you want to end it?" Ask Berta again.

Berta flinched, he continued to stare at Pongki's aging face.

"I promise, after that. Let's always be together. I'm going to give all my efforts to Bella. We'll both live like retired people. Bella is married and has a child. We will be happy with our grandchildren or we can travel together, around the world. Wherever you want. I want to die in your arms Berta,"

"Take it, come back.. Be the former, gentle and full of love for me. I know it's not gonna be easy. But I will prove my promise to you. The first step, I did. Give everything I have to you both."

Berta swallowed his saliva, a tremendous dilemma he was feeling. Then, he lowered his face and tried to think which was best for his life.

On the one hand, she is not a perfect wife. And also, Pongki did the wedding, due to pressure from the residents in Anna Village. Although eventually things happen that are not desirable between Pongki and Anna, it is only natural, because they feel husband and wife. Almost a year Pongki was with Anna in the village, of course they did the right thing to do husband and wife. Despite the pain that Berta felt, but Berta knew, Pongki did that not base love. Pongki is just a guy trying to last 5 months not to touch any woman. But men are still men. A seductive sense of loneliness will lead her to touch women. What's more, the woman was already his wife.

After Pongki returned, Berta also felt no change in attitude in Pongki. Pongki still came home. Even the time that Pongki had, was more for her and Bella. In fact, her first encounter with Pongki, after nearly a year of Pongki on the run, felt overwhelming. The look of longing that culminated when he had a relationship with Pongki, that time.

It was so natural and there was no change whatsoever from Pongki. Berta was not aware that Pongki was married again. As for Anna, she had to be willing to be made a stopover just because 'extraordinarily already a wife'.

"We're opening a new page... After this, my life is for you" Pongki said.

Pongki took out a ring box from inside his pocket and opened it slowly. It looks like a beautiful diamond ring that looks shiny. Then, he grabbed Berta's hand and slipped the ring on Berta's ring finger.

"Well, I still remember the size of your finger. All about you, our memories and all our struggles. I'm sorry, I can't let you go. I was wrong, I repented. I love you Berta." Pongki kissed the back of Berta's hand gently.

Berta smiled and held back his haru cry. He kept looking at Pongki and all of Pongki's treatment of him. Pongki grabbed Berta's body and hugged him tightly. At that moment, Berta's cry broke. He doesn't know what he feels. Was happy? Saddened then? Haru huh? Hurt Kah? Or anything. What Berta now thought, was just trying to apologize to the man who had been with him for decades.

"I'm sorry, I love you" whispered Pongki again.

Berta continued to cry in Pongki's arms. The two of them paid no heed to the gazes of those around who continued to look at them with puzzled and wondering gazes.

"Thus, will you forgive me?" Pongki let go of his embrace and looked back at Berta's eyes that were soaked by tears. Then, he grabbed a tissue and tried to wipe away Berta's tears slowly.

Berta looked at Pongki, he bit his lips, indicating he was still worried.

"Thus, look at me.." Pinta Pongki's.

Berta looked at Pongki carefully.

"Try asking your heart, do you still love me?" Ask Pongki again.

Berta looked long enough at the man who had given himself a child.

Pongki's heart was pounding. He waited for an answer from Berta and prayed, may Berta's answer be in accordance with his expectations.

"Pongki, I can't...."

Pongki's blood rippled loudly, his eyes were nimble and his lips were trembling.

"I can't live without you either" Berta continued.

At that time Pongki also sighed in relief, his face looked happy. Then, he hugged Berta tightly, so that even his tears could not be weathered anymore.

Pongki cried in Berta's arms. Many times he thanked his wife. He is willing and willing to forgive and accept himself again.

"I love you Berta, you are my life" Whispered.