Picking Up the Past

Believe

“what now you want to take off this hand Mil, you have told me that you will not take off this hand even if all your family hates me” said Arya who did not care about Mila's question. Mila swallowed her saliva, her feelings stirred erratically.

A drop of tears fell from Mila's eyes he nodded his hand and clasped Arya's hand with both hands, he could not take off Arya's hand, he then kissed the hand deeply from behind his veil. “explain Arya, do not make me like a fool again” said Mila with a sense of uncertainty in her heart.

“keep holding this hand Mil, that way no one can separate us, no matter what problems we have to face later, no one can separate us" arya said by looking at the road she was on.

“I will still hold this hand, whatever will happen later Arya, but please do not hide anything else from me” Mila replied with strengthening her heart.

"i'm not hiding anything from you Mil, ask if you want to know, I'll answer honestly" Arya replied.

"Is it my family's fault that your company destroyed my company?"

“your branch has made many losses to other companies Mil, one of which is my company, the way of doing business is very unhealthy, my best friend has long held a sense of resentment to your brother, I do not use you Mil, I have not used you, I also did not destroy your company, everything was done by my friend, not me Mil,” explained Arya as briefly as possible so that Mila could understand the explanation.

“then why did you let Arya?, did you not want to help my family?.S grandfather, mother, and brother Vanessa have been very good to you, why did you not help us in the least, why did you not help us in the least, why do you let this happen” said Mila with tears back dripping, there was a sense of disappointment he felt over Arya's explanation.

“Mil, this is our household gamble, I was forced to let Ari do this, so that they do not disturb our household Mil, Ari is not a random person, his way of thinking is much harder to guess, and also Arbi, he wouldn't hesitate to do dirty things to destroy our relationship, they're not people who can be nice like Tomy Mil, I would rather our household survive than think about the company's problem” explained Arya again.

“you can say that because this is not your company Arya's problem, but not me, this is my family's company Arya's problem, it's my family's honor, if the company is destroyed, my family is also destroyed, mom and grandpa will definitely not accept it, and I'm afraid grandfather's health will menrun again” said Mila again with her chest tight, Arya took off a rough breath instantly.

“your family is also my family Mil, not I don't want to save your family Mil, but this is the best option I can take, our household is built with the sacred promise Mil, Mil, I will not risk it with revenge and heartache my friends” said Arya who tightened Mila's grip on her hand.

*

“you like it?” arya asked to see Mila sitting on the grass and leaning on her arm, “ini is much greener than the hill where you take me usually Arya” said Mila slowly. The view of the vast green rice fields is in front of them, the rice fields stretch green to the ridge with a terrace system often that makes the scenery more beautiful for anyone who looks at it.

“what is your mind so much calmer now?” arya asked in her calm tone.

“Bring me to Jakarta Arya, I have to save my family” Mila said in a soft tone.

“what do you want to do there?” arya asked in surprise.

“bang Irman said only I can save my family company now” Mila replied still in a soft tone.

Arya momentarily closed her eyes to think about what Irman meant to send Mila back to Jakarta. ‘what does bang Irman want from Mila?, only Mila can help her company, but only Mila can help her, what could Mila do?, or perhaps this is what Ari said at that time’ Inner Arya.

“you still want that man Mil?” arya asked with a tone that started to sound angry.

“why are you talking like that,? this has nothing to do with him” said Mila who does not like the allegations Arya. He then lifted his head from Arya's arm and looked at Arya with his sharp gaze.

“you forgot yes, your bodyguard has been watching you because of this problem, the man will give funds to your family company with your body as payment Mil” said Arya staring angrily at Mila, a sense of disappointment seemed to enter his heart to hear the words of Mila.

Mila immediately swallowed her saliva hearing Arya's words, she returned Arya's gaze with her incredulous gaze. “abangku is not like that Arya, he can not sell me like that, he could not sell me like that, you do not accuse carelessly” said Mila who began to get carried away with their emotional atmosphere. Even though he already knew that there was an agreement between Irman and Arnes, but he still did not believe his brother would do that to him.

“then what can you do to save the company Mil, there are grandparents and mothers there, they understand this matter much more than you, just let them save the company, if you go there, if you, that's all your brother will do said Arya who still remembers Ari's warning to him.

“But Arya, bang Irman says..”.

“enough Miles, don't argue me anymore, we'll stay here according to our plan, just let them do what they can there” said Arya trying to stifle her emotions.

“you are selfish Arya, you do not care at all about my family problems, my family will be destroyed because this is Arya, Arya, bang Irman said we would lose everything” Mila said emotionally with tears that were unbearable again.

Arya then pulled the nape of Mila and hugged Mila, she then kissed her forehead deeply, doing what her father used to do to her mother if her mother was angry. “do you believe me?, do you do what her father did to her mother?, we'll stay here, let it all be done by itself there Mil”

“Arya, my family Arya” said Mila crying in Arya's arms.

“you are evil Arya, you are evil, you let your friend destroy my family and you also forbid me to Jakarta, I just want to save my family, my family needs me Arya, bang Irman needs my help”

‘ya Lord, why does Mila not understand at all with the dangers that she is now’ the confused inner Arya.

“everything will be fine Mil, grandfather and mother must have known this problem, they must have had the best solution for this all, trust me, let grandfather and mother think about the solution, so that you can, you have to stay close to me here, I don't want to lose you, I don't want that man to touch you” Arya said, bracing her hug on Mila, hoping that she could trust him.

‘where might bang Irman want to sell me on bang Arnes, why can Arya think so bad on bang Irman’ inner Mila does not believe.

Arya then took off her hug, she then kissed Mila's lips, the kiss that was bounded by Mila's veil was short but quite meaningful to Mila.

“you assure me, you are more assured than this kiss” Arya said to Mila, Mila nodded slowly, and hugged her husband.

“we have to stay here Mil, I don't know what threat asked you there” said Arya holding Mila's body to keep her in her arms.

‘Ari is really my best friend, she deliberately told me to stay away from Jakarta to protect my wife, even though she hated Mila, she said, he was still thinking of ways to protect Arya's inner Mila’ by still holding Mila's body to keep her in his arms. He seemed to have known the common thread of Ari's thinking when telling him to bring Mila away from Jakarta, because Arya himself had felt, that from Ari's gelagat his best friend was absolutely not going to save Mila's house.

*

Mila didn't talk much all day, she kept looking at her phone many times on the phone by Irman, There was a sense of worry to lift or not the call, “ihhh, your phone was noisy Mil, so many times, just lift what is the problem anyway?, from the last sound continues, I dizzy to hear it” complained Abel who began to be annoyed by the sound of Mila's phone that had rang many times.

Mila momentarily took a deep breath and picked up her phone, she then picked up the call from her brother.

“where where? already on your way to Jakarta?” asked Irman with a tone full of emphasis.

“indeed what can I do to help our company bang? I don't understand anything about business” Mila replied in a flat tone, she tried to withstand the sense of erratic turmoil in her chest.

“you just come home, I wait, later you will know what you have to do, remember Mil, only you can save our family” said Irman with full emphasis again.

“abang wants to sell me on bang Arnes?” asked Mila with a trembling voice that she could not bear.

Abel who heard that, looking at Mila with a look of disbelief for what he heard, he immediately approached Mila and hugged her friend. ‘ya God, what is the problem with Mila?’ his inner.

“I will not sell you Mil, you think I'm the kind of brother who will sell his own sister, now go home, only you can save the company now” said Irman behind the phone.

“tell me what to do bang, don't talk vaguely like this” Mila said with great emphasis on Irman.

“I know you still love Arnes, I will help your relationship with Arnes, and Arnes will help our company, Arnes will marry you, I promise you, I promise you, this is for the happiness of you two Mil” said Irman in his soft tone.

“false, I'm just going to be trash there, he's just a boy ******* the same as brother and father, he's just a boy, did you forget that your own brother said he only wanted my body?” mila answered by bracing herself with Abel's hug on her body.

“I won't let that happen Mil, go home, I'll make sure you get the status as a wife in the family,” said Irman who tried to convince Mila.

“so right brother want to sell me, am I just a cheap woman in the eyes of brother, just like all the sleeping friends brother, am I that cheap in the eyes of brother?” said Mila with her cheeks that started getting wet.

“I told you I would confirm your status as Arnes's wife, that's my promise as your brother, I have absolutely no intention of selling you, has Arya affected you for this?, he said?, until you think I want to sell you like this, now go home, only you can save our family now" Irman said.

Mila throws her phone into bed feeling disappointed, and takes off her tears in Abel's hug. “your strong yes Mil, whatever your problem, I'm always there for you, I'm always there for you,” said Abel to calm his best friend.

The door of the room was heard knocked twice, Mila immediately let go of Abel's hug and swept away her tears that had made her veil wet. Abel momentarily took a deep breath, “injuk” he said.

Arya then opened the door and looked at Mila who was behind her.