My Brother's Friend

HR Initials

I then went into my room and then opened a closet next to my bed,

I picked up a small brown box, one that I had tucked between my clothes that I had neatly arranged in the closet.

I opened the box and then I thought back to the moment where my Dad and my mom gave me the ring,

Suddenly my tears came, out of nowhere. Wetting my formerly dry cheeks now becomes watery

I don't want to linger over that time, the hardest time of my life I've ever had.

"This, Bang!" I handed the box to Bang Reza, he accepted it and opened it.

Seen there, Bang Reza also began to feel the same way, as I felt. Her tears were stuck at the end of her eyes and she tried to keep it from escaping and staying there.

Bang Reza intently looked at the thing that was now in his grasp, a pair of golden rings, each of which had the initials 'HR' which was somehow meaningless.

The ring does not look so luxurious and shiny because of its age, but at least the ring has its own meaning because it is a relic from my family.

Until now I did not know what the symbol of HR meant, while both of my parents themselves did not initial HR or maybe it was the initials of the elders like what Mother had told me about the origin of the ring.

"I'm sorry, Aulia. My brother wore this ring first" Bang Reza said, then closed the box

The one sitting next to her just smiled and felt happy, "Don't apologize, Bang. Didn't Father and Mother ever say, anyone between the two of us who first married or engaged then the ring must be worn"

"Yes, it's true. But ...." Bang Reza did not continue his sentence

"But what, Bang?" ask me curious

"Ah, no, it's nothing, no need to think!"

"Oh, there is no need to think about unnecessary things, the most important thing now is that Bang Reza is able to prove Bang Reza's love for Syafa and also qualifies from Om Burhan" I continued to reassure Bang Reza who inexplicably looked agitated and hesitant

"Yes, thank you, you do understand Brother the most" Bang Reza hugged me and I returned his embrace.

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A woman in red was knee-length, and the short-sleeved one was walking towards Kak Jo's restaurant

While occasionally glazing, justifying and thickening the makeup on his face.

"Welcome, please come in!" Said a guard who opened the door for the woman

The woman then sat down and picked up a phone that she kept in a small bag that she always carried, a famous brand, bright red bag that looked luxurious and definitely did not come cheap.

"I was at your restaurant, Jo" she said briefly and hung up on her phone.

Shortly afterwards Brother Jo came out of his room and asked the woman to come in. He deliberately invited her into his room, because he knew if every met the person it would lead to something unpleasant.

And in order to avoid the less conducive circumstances then forced Kak Jo to bring it into his room

"Why, Jo. Aren't we getting married soon, don't you want to be with your future wife?" ask the woman

"Catherine, stop. I've said many times, I won't marry you, I don't like you!"

Catherine stood up from her seat, trying to bring herself closer to Kak Jo who was now standing in front of the window while crossing her two stairs on her chest.

"Don't come any closer, just sit there or I'll kick you out!" brother Jo and Catherine finally sat down

"I love you, Jo. Since the beginning I loved you, was that not enough for you?" Continue Catherine with a clear face,

But Brother Jo was not affected in the least, he already knew how the real nature of the woman was. The woman who had been chasing him because she knew that he was the sole heir of the Wibisono family.

Their closeness was already planned, it was all because Mr. Wibisono and also Mr. Lukman, the father of Catherine was a business friend and then betrothed them both.

"But I don't love you, I love other women" Jo insisted

"Who?" ask Catherine then

"You don't know him, but one thing is for sure, he's better than you!"

"Better you say?" Catherine looked emotional when she was compared to other women, her whole life she had never been treated that way.

He was always the best and got everything he wanted.

"Yes" replied Brother Jo briefly.

"Are you still expecting it, expecting Ayunda, the weak and poor girl" asked Catherine cynically

Ayunda is Kak Jo's first love, she is not from a rich family as expected by her family, she is just an orphan who now lives in an orphanage.

Even so, Ayunda is a beautiful woman and also smart, the proof is now she is still in college because of the scholarship she got

The closeness of the two of them began from the meeting when the Wibisono family donated to the orphanage, since then the two of them often met.

However, after several months of meeting and getting closer, the two had to separate because Mr. Wibisono did not approve of the relationship, at first, Jo denied but eventually gave up because Mr. Wibisono threatened if they were still in contact then Mr. Wibisono would destroy the orphanage.

The threat wasn't just nonsense, when Kak Jo was still reckless with the woman and Mr. Wibisono knew, the orphanage was destroyed and made its residents have no place to live but after Kak Jo away then the orphanage was rebuilt.

"Don't insult her, she is indeed weak, and therefore I will protect her, and one more thing even though she is poor but at least she is not as thirsty for treasures as you are!" Brother Jo also seems emotional but tries to ease her so as not to get out of control

"Hope you said, only hypocritical women don't want treasure, Jo!"

"Enough, get out of here before I do you any harm. The door is still in the same place!" point Jo at the door of his room

Catherine who felt emotions stood up, "We'll see, I or Ayunda will win" he continued, opening the door

"Don't mess around, or you'll know the consequences!" Brother Jo looks frustrated, he sits back in his chair while shuffling his hair. He accidentally doesn't catch up with Catherine because he knows the woman is about to become.