Picking Up the Past

There is No Revenge

“we as parents, just want to see the children we raised get a good wife and know with the teachings of the religion, to, we just want to see your happiness in our old age nak” said Miss Annisa continued her husband's words.

“bu, we are happy mom, Arya has got a good wife, I saw for myself what her cheerfulness has been like lately, and also Abel, she is a good kid kok ma'am, I'm sure, I will be happy with him” said Tomy who wants to convince both parents.

“have you told your wife Arya everything?, you must be open to your wife, so that there will be no misunderstanding between you later, Arya, what else is your problem is quite heavy” Susanto said to Arya.

“already uncle, he already knew everything, but I could not tell the incident that night uncle, me,,: Arya's speech stopped, immediately his memory remembered his mother who died in his arms, and he was still alive, the movement of his mother's mouth that told him to run that night was like slashing his heart.Arya's eyes glazed over. Miss Annisa who knows Arya's condition immediately approaches Arya and hugs her adopted son, while Tomy rubs Arya's back to calm her down.

“you also do not need to tell everything Arya, just tell as much as you can, painful memories that you do not need to tell others” said Mr. Susanto again.

“I want to ask permission from my uncle and aunt to restore my father's good name” said Arya with a trembling tone.

“nak, I have told you, do not take any revenge, if you want to do it, do it, as long as one, do not take revenge son, God does not like vengeful man, God does not like vengeful man, I don't want the child I raised living with that cycle of vengeance, go back there to get your rights, not because of your fine for past events,” said Mr. Susanto with his tone still flat.

Arya looked into his uncle's face, he had already obtained the permission he wanted to hear from the person who had saved his life and raised him affectionately without the slightest distinction from Tomy despite his foster child status.

“uncle, no matter what happens later, uncle and aunt will always be my parents, I don't know what my end will be like, for sure, when I meet my father and mother, I don't know what my end will be like, I will tell them later that uncle and aunt have helped and saved me, I owe a great debt to uncle and aunt” said Arya with sincerity.

“no son, you do not owe us, you are our son, we give everything to you because of our love and affection for you, no parent feels indebted to their children for what they give their children, do not make our love as your debt son, we are not ridho, he said, by Allah we do not ridho” said Miss Annisa who still hugs Arya.

Arya's eyes glazed over her foster mother's words, ‘paman, aunty, you were so sincere to me, that I died too, paman, I won't be able to repay your kindness.Arya's inner’ held back the feeling of not hearing her aunt's words.

“I have a message for you, remember this message for the rest of your lives, be a much better husband than me, be a much better father figure than me, if you can afford it, I will be very happy, because your success is my success and also my wife in educating you so far” said Mr. Susanto who made the souls of Arya and Tomy jerked instantly.

A big responsibility is on their shoulders. They both know what the figure of Mr. Susanto as a husband and also as a father who is almost perfect in their eyes.

*

Arya and Tomy had come out of their father and mother's room, for a moment they looked towards the closed room door across from their parents' bedroom door, “did they really sleep?” muttered Tomy softly, he then walked towards their room in the back. Arya momentarily took a deep breath and then also walked following Tomy.

As they enter the not-so-large dining room, Tomy and Arya see Mila sitting in a red veil on one of their dining table chairs. Tomy for a moment saw the eyes of Mila who looked towards Arya, “seems like someone is looking for you, then I slept first” said Tomy slowly, said, and then he entered the door of the room near the table.

Arya then approached Mila and stood by her side. “kok you here?, why not sleep?” arya asked her gently.

“where did you come from?, how new came, I have been waiting for you from earlier” said Mila with a tone that sounded very tired.

“Arya, where are you from?, you did not meet other women right?” asked Mila worriedly. The thought that if Arya had another woman was still floating around in her mind.

“you are talking so mulu, I am from the room of aunts and uncles, there are some things that we have to talk about earlier with uncle and aunt” said Arya who did not like the words of Mila.

“I am afraid” muttered Mila slowly.

“fear?, fear what?”

“I'm afraid you have another woman,” Mila said staring fixedly at her husband's face.

“kok you think it's again Mil, I've said there's nothing but you, don't think so again”

“but you alone scared me like gini” Mila replied without taking her eyes off Arya's face.

Arya then grabbed the nape of Mila, and kissed her lip deeply. “you once said that you were more sure of me than this kiss kan” said Arya rubbed gently on Mila's cheek, Mila then nodded slowly, she hugged Arya and hid her head on her husband's chest.

“Arya, sorry, I've made you endure hardships and hardships so far, you must have faced many difficulties in the limits of your family, your friends, you, and also Rita” said Mila with a guilty tone in Arya's embrace.

“all has passed Mil, what is now is I love you Mil, I love you very much, I will not betray you Mil, no matter what happens later, never stay with me, I beg for it” said Arya hugged her to Mila.

“I promise, I will always be there for you and hold your hand, I also love you very much Arya” said Mila increasingly hiding her head in Arya's embrace.

For a moment their atmosphere was silent, until Arya realized that his wife had fallen asleep hugging him because of fatigue.

Arya momentarily took a deep breath, She peeked deeply into Mila's forehead, and then took Mila to the room near the living room, with 2 taps, the door of the room was opened, and, and Vanessa saw Arya holding her sister-in-law.

“Mila slept where Arya was?” asked Vanessa who was confused, because she herself had not slept because she was waiting for her sister-in-law.

“in Sofa brother, we talked earlier, and he was asleep, it seems he was tired” said Arya who laid Mila on the bed, He momentarily looked at Abel who had fallen asleep.

“maybe you better be honest to Mila Arya, I think your friend is not willing you are with Mila” said Vanessa who again remembered Ari's face. Arya momentarily let out a long breath.