My army my Hero

Episode 24

The path, began to open up memory after memory that I had missed with Intan, a memory of happiness, sadness, joy, jokes, and about feelings. Today it will only be a memory, a memory between brother and sister.

"The camera is getting quiet" said the mother looking from a distance.

"Maybe you're eating mom"

"Ah yes, maybe"

Right in front of the welcome gate, Aunt Diana looked at me and my mother.

"Why are you? Like seeing a ghost"

"You?" Aunt Diana kept looking at me. I kissed her hand, as usual.

"This is your daughter-in-law, why should it be so good to see her" said the mother.

I know, Aunt Diana knew, too, that there was already someone sitting at the aisle with Intan, and it wasn't me.

"Mother, aunt, may we speak for a moment. It's just the three of us" I asked.

"You're here, the show's already started"

"Just a minute, ma'am, auntie"

"Come on why not, I also want to know the explanation" Aunt Diana obeyed my wishes. He walked away first leaving right on show.

"Other explanation?" Mother was still confused, but she finally complied to come along.

"Now tell me the truth, what happened?" Aunt Diana started the question.

"I, I am not Arsyad" I replied directly, although it was so hard to say, but everything was done.

"What do you mean, son? If you're not Arsyad then who is?" Mother is getting confused.

"I, I, my name is Arsyaf, I am a mother's son too, I am Arsyad's twin" I explained stammeringly.

"What's? Try to explain in more detail" Aunt Diana grew curious.

"Mother has two children, father brings one of them, he, he takes me without anyone's knowledge, I'm Arsyad, ah it's not Arsyaf, well I'm Arsyaf ma'am, I came with dad" I stammered, it was hard to admit that I was Arsyaf, but how else, Intan already belonged to my sister, I couldn't possibly destroy that relationship.

"So, that happened this afternoon, it wasn't a dream?" Mom looks shocked back.

"No, I didn't dream, I did meet my father, I was shocked and I finally fainted. You should be inside too, right?"

"He's gone" Aunt Diana replied.

"Go? Went where? Dad said he'd wait until we're together"

"Your father left because he didn't want your mother to come back shocked by his arrival, so he left for a while. That's all he said"

"So, you're mom's son? Me, I gave birth to two children?" Mom started to tear up.

"Sure ma'am, mom gave birth to us both"

"How did all this happen, why don't I ever know? forgive mom son" looks once his face is full of regret.

"It's okay ma'am, Arsyaf is happy to see mom again. I'll explain everything, Mom. Now that mom is calm first, we have to go back to the show, they're definitely waiting for us"

"But"

"Mother, why are you even gathered here, the guests have been waiting a lot"

It was Intan's voice, ah heavy to turn my back to see it. My heart is beating fast. It's very eager to see it. But these feet are so heavy moving.

"He, he's Arsyaf, brother Arsyad's twin"

"What's? Brother has a twin"

That voice, the one I miss so much. But I haven't even turned my back, it's so heavy. Strengthen my heart, Lord. The sound of Intan's feet approaching. My heart's getting faster. My body is shaking a little. If I could, I would just disappear from this earth.

Intan looked at me from the side, I was a little gerogi looking at him. I forced my head to look at him.

"Hay" Sapaku with a gerogi voice.

Intan's face turned serious, he actually pegged for a few seconds, looking at me in surprise. The look I missed was no longer mine.

"Abang" Call her slow.

"You must be very surprised, right? Arsyaf is really very similar to Brother Arsyad, they look at least no difference, mother also had time to not believe" Aunt Diana tried to explain to Intan, but she was just silent, she was not, his eyes did not turn away from me.

"Goodbye, may your marriage be happy" I said.

Intan was still silent, nodding small. The atmosphere that afternoon had completely turned awkward, I was confused as to what to do, what to say. I miss him but I'm not entitled to him.

"Abang" call him again.

Oh my God, why does he call me brother.

God never promises

The sky is always blue

But He promised

Always join

God never promises

The road is always flat

But he promised

Give strength

My phone rang, a song that was bounced off the phone saved this awkward atmosphere.

"I'm picking up the phone first"

Intan just nodded. I looked at my phone screen, My Father.

"Hallo, wa'alaikum salam, emmm well well, Arsyaf will say, it's okay, Arsyaf will explain later, yes well, wa'alaikum salam"

"Who's son?"

"Emm dad mom, he said, dad will come again but after mom wants to accept my presence back"

Mother's head lowered her face turned sad, a little lethargic. I can only pray, everything improves soon. This sadness completely replaced happiness. I just have to be patient following the path.

"Let's go back to the show, brother Arsyad is waiting for all of us"

Everything was just silent, no one responded to my invitation, everything went with a sad, confused looking face. This should be a happy day. The long-awaited meeting, a marriage, the truth revealed, is not all glad tidings, but behold, I made that happiness into a deep sadness, a sorrow that seemed deep, a sorrow that seemed profound, the sadness will continue in the future.

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