Memories of First Love

Chapter-4 A painful smile

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POV Alif

''Please follow Iren yes Lif, I'm afraid Iren is okay.'' Mira's words are still ringing in my ears. I'm so worried about that girl. But I was also very surprised when I heard, Iren turned out to have a fiance in town. But why, his expression implied such a deep wound, that he did not want others to call it. What exactly have you been through while in Ren city?''

''Listening to Jils's rambling makes me sick of him. The girl had always been making trouble with Iren from a very long time ago. If she wasn't a woman, I would've chopped her mouth off. Rather than continue to hear the chatter, I'd better catch up with Iren."

''Where is that girl? It's so fast.'' Alif looked to the right and left of the road to be able to find Iren's whereabouts. Not far from the road, Iren was seen sitting under a tree near the sidewalk. Iren sat down by slapping his head between his hands.

''It turned out that the girl was sitting there. I was worried from then on. What is he doing?'' Alif is closing in on Iren. There was a clear sound of Iren's crying. ''Why does my heart hurt when I see her crying? I wanted to hug and say, Please don't cry. Because when I see you cry, my world feels sad.''

POV Author

Iren was still sitting quietly thinking about every word that Jils said. He really didn't expect Jils to know about him. Iren did not want to recall the bitter memories of his past while he was in town. He was tired of moving to the village to forget that, but Jils brought him back. His daydreams crumbled as Alif suddenly sat next to him. Iren immediately wiped away his tears, he did not want to look weak in the eyes of others.

''It's gonna rain, let me drive you home.'' It seemed like that was just the word spoken from the sweet lips belonging to the handsome man who was currently sitting next to Iren.

Iren smiled and then nodded. He grabbed the hand of Alif and they decided to go home.

The other....

''Your mouth if not ducted is very unsettling indeed Jils!'' Sindir Mira makes her husband pat Mira's thigh slowly. So that his wife no longer makes a fuss.

''What!'' Do you want to defend him Dim? Is it because she's your ex-boyfriend eating her you want to defend her!'' Mira said to her husband. Mira completely misunderstood her husband's intentions. Dimas did not want his wife to make a fuss. Because later his son will cry again when he hears a noise.

''You are Jils!'' Some of his friends also blamed Jils.

''iii.. It's true what I said, that she must have been dumped. Who does not understand life in the city, most rich people are easily bored. And most certainly a lot of his savings...'' Not done Jils talk, already got the gift of throwing strawberry bread right about his face.

''Miraaaa!'' Shouted Jils. His eyes glared at Mira.

''What ''What! You deserve it! Jils, aren't you tired? From earlier babbling continues ngung.ngung.ngung like a happy fly when finding rotten food. I wonder why you have never changed in the first place. It is not that at an older age we should reduce sin. He you, who there is even more sin to judge the lives of others, but forget his own life.'' Mira said then went to pull her husband who was still carrying his sleeping son.

''Heiii!'' Why are you guys leaving? We're not done yet, even the food just came out." Jils said, but his friends did not care about him.

''It's Jils, they won't come back.'' Danisha said with annoyance. Looks like Danisha is not satisfied to see Irena humiliated.

''Thicken! Why the hell is everyone always defending him, from the past until now. Look at! Even Alif alone still cared about him rather than his own fiancee.'' Jils' speech increasingly makes Danisha emotional. Yes, in fact Alif and Danisha were betrothed by their parents, but until now Alif has not agreed. But Danisha deliberately makes a rumor that she and Alif are engaged. He is not willing if until Alif and Irena become a couple.

''Silence Jils! Why are you so chatty.'' Danisha left Jils just like that.

''Can!'' Why even go too, Jils also rushed after Danisha who did not care about her call.

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The car stopped in Irena's yard. Alif also came down to open the car door, but it turns out Iren had gone down first.

''Thank you Lif, and sorry for bothering you earlier, and making everyone worry, Iren really felt bad for Alif, Mira and the rest of the friends. Alif saw him cry. Iren really did not want to look weak in the presence of others.

''It's okay for Ren, besides the words of Jils have indeed been very outrageous. But, if you may know what really happened while you were still in town. But if you don't want to tell a story is also okay, that's your right and privacy. Then I'll go home first.'' Iren smiled and nodded at Alif's words. But Alif remembered something.

''Oh yes, I forgot to say. Starting tomorrow the builders will begin the renovation of this house. So, maybe for a while you have to find a temporary residence, said Alif. The look on Iren's face still looks pretty. He did not even listen to what Alif said.

''Ren!''

''Irena.'' The second call made Iren wake up from his daydream.

''Yes Lif, sorry, what did you say? I listened less, said Iren. Alif smiled then explained back if the handyman would start his work tomorrow.

''Oooh, well, I will ask Mira to find me a place to stay, while the builders renovate this house.'' Irena. Although very curious about what happened to Iren, but Alif will wait for Iren who told me himself.

After Alif's departure, Iren now sits in a rocking chair in front of the fireplace. His mind was still incarnating somewhere. His memory seemed to return to the place where he had to swallow a deep disappointment. The shadows, as if clearly visible before his eyes.

''Dafa.'' A name that he did not want to hear and called forever in his life now. It seemed like that person was truly traumatizing to Iren. What's more, the problem also concerns the people he has cared about all this time.