Picking Up the Past

May You Be Strong to Live Everything

The journey to the village of Tomy and Arya began, Arya drove her car with a speed slightly above average in the middle of a crowded street, next to which there was Tomy who sat while paying attention to the road they were going through, while in the middle seat sat 3 women who began to enjoy the atmosphere of the streets slowly leaving the capital.

“Seru kayak gini yes Arya, I have thought about later we will climb with the four or six” said Tomy who saw the urban atmosphere slowly changing with green trees.

“Fourths six? what do you mean Tom?” said Arya who was curious about his brother's intentions.

“iya four, you and your wife, then me and Abel, and the six if Ari and Karina want to join” explained Tomy.

“Ari and Karina?, are you sure?” arya asked in disbelief.

“he said he wanted to propose to Karina after I and Abel got married, like this year is the year the three of us took off our single, unfortunately Arbi was a little different step with us” continued Tomy again.

Arya for a moment relieved to hear Ari will immediately propose to doctor Karina, at least it can make Karina's doctor can open a new page of their story that never existed that way.

“you really want to take me up Tom?” abel asked from behind Arya's chair while looking at Tomy's face.

“iyalah, you think I'm messing around, I hope you will not be afraid if something terrible happens when climbing” said Tomy casually.

Mila and Abel who heard it simultaneously swallowed his saliva. “you don't mess with Tom, I don't like” said Abel with his tone changed pias.

"just remember Bel, Arya and I have experience with this, as long as you listen to our words, inshaAllah is safe kok” said Tomy casually.

“you are sure Tom brought Mila to climb?, I'm afraid Mila will have trouble later, what else if the terrain is heavy” said Arya by keeping an eye on the road he passed.

“emang what's wrong with veiled women climbing?, you forget our time in bromo, there are many women in long hijab jugakan” bela Tomy on his proposal earlier.

“iya I know, but I am afraid that Mila will have trouble”, Arya defended her argument.

“you're too much, Mila is also a tough woman kali” Tomy told Arya.

Arya momentarily took a rough breath hearing Tomy's words, “I'm tired of hearing you mention my wife Tom's name, I've told you many times to call her brother” said Arya who made Tomy look intently at Arya.

While the 3 women in the middle bench have both squinted their eyes to be ready to scold the 2 men if the silly quarrel happened again.

*

Mila sat on the sand while looking long at the waves in front of him alone, the group spent their afternoon on one of the beaches in the north of Java island, Indonesia, after they stopped for Ashar prayer, they then stopped at the beach with white sand. The atmosphere of the beach was not too crowded because it was still a working day.

From a distance Arya saw in the back of his wife who was staring long into the ocean. Vanessa who just bought 3 bottles of drinks then approached Arya, she then gave 1 bottle of drinks to Arya.

“mu drink?” vanessa offers the drink she bought to Arya.

“do you think about the Mila family company problem now?, brother feel what you said earlier because of that problem” said Vanessa who still stands by Arya's side.

“I never thought my friend would do this far, brother, revenge can really make a good person a bad person, all the property of the Mila family into a guarantee of the debt of the Mila family company in the bank, the debt that in the near future will be due and brother Mila can not afford to pay it” said Arya in a slow tone that made Vanessa look at him with a face of disbelief. Tomy who was also standing behind them was also shocked to hear Arya's words.

“what do you mean Arya?” said Tomy who immediately surprised Arya and Vanessa. Arya took a rough breath hearing Tomy's voice.

“you remember Tom, Ari once told us about the time we climbed, if he put hurt on a company that often makes our company projects lose money, and it turns out that it's the family company Mila Tom, who is the family company, and Ari has been playing dirty to destroy the company, now the company is on the verge of collapse with all its debts”, Arya told Tomy.

“then why don't you stop him Arya?, this could be a big problem for you and Mila” said Tomy in a worried tone.

“that was my deal with Ari and Arbi, they didn't accept me getting married to Mila, they pressured me back then to choose a company or Mila, she said, and finally I agree not to interfere with Ari's activities in the Mila family company, instead, they will not interfere with my household issues” explained Arya again.

“you're crazy Arya, what kind of deal did you make that,?” tomy couldn't believe what he was hearing.

“when we get carried away, we will lose Tom's mind, at that time I was too carried away with Mila, I do not want Ari and Arbi to influence me in making decisions about my problems with Mila, I do not want Ari and Arbi to influence me in making decisions about my problems with Mila, finally without a second thought, I agreed to it at that time,” Arya said in a voice implying her guilt.

“what's the reason Ari seems to hate Mila, and Arbi isn't as close to you as she used to be?” either ask Tomy who already knows what the relationship of his friends is.

“since they found out I was married to Mila, like that happened, I realized Ari did not like my marriage, and Arbi also stayed away from me, too, he never again to my room like before” explained Arya again.

“dek, brother does not know if your marriage will have a big impact like this,” said Vanessa implying her feelings of worry.

“I never blame the way I go, because to me this is the message of God for me, only those who are too late in their feelings of resentment and heartache, he said, I just hope everything will be okay when we return to Jakarta later without Mila having to know this is all”, Arya smiled bitterly at Vanessa.

"what's that water for Mila kak?” arya asked who saw Vanessa holding 2 more bottles of water.

Vanessa who realized with Arya's intention then gave a bottle of water to Arya. Arya took it and stepped towards Mila who was still staring deep into the middle of the blue sea.

“What happens if the company is destroyed and Mila knows that Aryalah's friend is the culprit?” tomy asked who saw Arya's back walking towards Mila.

“no Tom, Mila is a typical person who gets carried away easily, and she is not a woman who can think cold and calm, she said, hopefully because of his feelings the same Arya can make him accept all this” said Vanessa with a worried tone, the speech also made Tomy more agitated with Arya.

“then what sister? isn't the sister's husband running the company?” said Tomy glanced at Vanessa. “kakak no longer care about it all, for brother, Mila, Arya, Mother, and grandfather are valuable treasures in the life of the brother, and the family is a treasure, not the company” replied Vanessa with a long look at Arya who was close to the position Mila was sitting.

‘why is life so difficult for Arya, the problems of Adinata group have frightened her so much, and now there is also this problem, may you be strong through this all Arya, Arya, I will always be on the side through everything’ Inner Tomy.

“kakaak” shouted Abel who was already standing behind Tomy and Vanessa with a drink and some snacks that he had just bought.

“why are you alone with my future husband like this?” abel said in an angry tone to Vanessa, a speech that made Tomy and Vanessa take a deep breath immediately.