Neighbor Husband

Episode 50 - Will it Unite?

"So who did it? Already caught?" ask Luke lada Lukman.

"It has. He was fugitive for two days, but was eventually caught. It's a paid thug" Lukman said.

"Paid thugs? Who is behind him?" ask Luke again.

"Who else? Guess what, right? Who's the most vengeful with Dede?" lukman.

"You mean Strong?" guess Luke.

Lukman nodded his head, "Makanya Ina called me. He warned you to be careful. He could hurt you too. At the moment, he has not been caught. His whereabouts are still at large since yesterday afternoon" Lukman said.

"God! Just-there's. It's so bad Lili," Luke murmured.

Luke had just returned from hospital after being treated for four days. He got word that three days ago Dede was hit and attacked by unknown people to critical.

"Lukman recalls, Luke is safe with me" said Satria.

"Yes. I am so grateful that you are now beside him. Do you know how hard it is to take care of yourself first? A lot of people want to tease him" Lukman said.

"But how can you not be interested in him?" ask Satria. "I've been in love with her since first sight" she continued.

"Ugh, I'm nauseous to hear it" Luke commented.

"Haha... You should thank me, Satria. If I had a crush on Luke too, then you wouldn't be able to get one" Lukman said.

"You never really had a crush on Luke? But why are you so good with him?" ask Satria. This time he was serious.

"I have a crush on Luke. But somehow gradually the feeling of liking turned into a brother's affection for his sister. I love him, but I'm not jealous when you approach him, I'm glad he's got a good man" Lukman replied sincerely.

He himself was confused, how his feelings had changed like that.

"Currently... Really?" luke said with a smile.

*****

"De, how are you?" say Luke. He sat in the chair that Ina gave him.

"Alhamdulillah, it's quiet" whispered Dede. His left leg was still being digips, his hands and stomach were getting some stitches, and his face was bonyok for smelling the gravel ground.

"Luke, once again I'm really sorry, for what I've done to you. I know, this is still not worth my sins to you," said Dede lirih. Eyes glazed.

"Well, I'm still mad at you. But I also can't continue to refuse a sincere apology" Luke said. He wiped his matamya which also began to get wet.

"I think everything that happened to me is in return for what I've been doing all this time" Dede said.

"Sister, Ina's sorry too. Honestly, Ina was ashamed to have committed such a great sin. Ina belittles and demeans my sister, but I'm much worse than that" Ina said.

"Hey, this isn't Eid al-Fitr, is it? Why is halal so halal?" satria broke the mood.

"Si*l*d. You almost made my snot come out from crying while laughing, you know," Luke grumbled. "Yeah, Ina. Brother has also forgiven you, even though this feeling in the heart is not the same as when we first knew it," he continued.

"So, are you getting married?" ask Dede.

Luke and Satria compactly shook their heads in response.

"Luke's not ready. And I can't force. At least, he is more open than before" said Satria.

"It turns out I've already destroyed girls like this, huh?" dede Sesal.

"It's just that you're sorry now, De. When you've seen it all" said Luke.

He is not ready to commit to having a family. Being repeatedly hurt and tricked made him afraid to tie sacred promises. She was afraid she could not be a good mother with her mental condition that was not normal.

"Well, you're right. I was really bad" said Dede.

"Here you are, my friend, you are young. There is still plenty of time to improve" said Satria.

"Ah, what about you guys?" ask Luke.

"We are almost divorced, if nothing happened to you yesterday" Ina replied.

"Geez!" luke and Satria together.

"I finally realized, if something that is obtained in a way is not good, then the result will not be good. So, we want to start everything from scratch, in a good way," Ina said.

"I also realize that I'm no better than Ina. We were both wrong. Then we will both introspect" said Dede.

"Thank God, then" said Luke.

"It's a shame, yeah. We can't be good neighbors yet" Ina said.

"Well, do you want to move?" ask Luke.

"Ah, no. I thought it was my brother who moved. Because some things happened later," said Ina.

"No. The house was the perfect contract for a well-paid person like me" Luke said.

"That means we come from the same kind of people, dong," said Ina. "Be careful, yeah. Do not get jealous because we are getting more friendly" Ina said again.

"Sound, amit-amit. No deh. I'm really saying that your husband is evil and perverted" Luke said.

"God! So mean. Can't talk behind me alone," said Dede followed by laughter Satria.

"Luke, what about the other friends?" ask Dede.

"You mean Kiki et al?" ask Luke. Dede nodded.

"We can't force someone to apologize to us, De," Luke later said.

"And... I'm still wondering, who does the baby belong to? I saw your brother was a little stiff taking care of the baby," asked Dede.

"That's... My distant nephew. His mother died when he gave birth, while his father TKI in the land of Neiran. I also had a chance to think, if I was pregnant, De. My stomach was getting bigger, and I was always nauseous" Luke said.

"Ah, so. I'm grateful, and I'm ashamed" said Dede.

(Connected)

Thank you for reading. See you around.