Picking Up the Past

Mother's Trust

Mila squirms her body, her eyes open after her phone rings so many times, Mila opens her eyes, she tries to reach for her phone which is near her hotel room bedroom lamp. But the position of his body in the middle of the bed made his reach too far to reach his phone.

Mila tries to remove Arya's hug on her body, after Arya's hug is released, Mila then sits down and her phone ring is dead.

‘who the hell?’ inward Mila, He then looked towards Arya's face which looked to be sleeping quietly, Mila then smiled at that face, for then her smile faded as her phone rang again, her phone rang, Mila immediately reached for her inner ‘ibu‘ phone after seeing the writing on her phone.

'tumben mom called me, is there a problem?, but yesterday grandpa said okay’ inner Mila while taking her veil and wearing it quickly.

“Assalamualaikum bu” Mila replied as she walked to the balcony of her hotel room, she did not want her voice to disturb her husband's sleep.

“where are you?, hasn't your brother told you to return to Jakarta?” saniah said directly to her goal.

“iya ma'am, but last night I called grandfather, grandfather said everything is fine” Mila replied calmly as she looked towards the pool of the luxury hotel.

“you don't know what your brother's frustration is like right now, he needs your help, why did you choose to stay there?, don't you know the mastermind behind this is all your husband?” asked Saniah ma'am in her angry tone.

“don't talk so ma'am, Arya is not wrong - what” replied Mila defending her husband.

“but the fact is, the husband's company did it, he's been lying to all of us about his job to destroy us Mil” said Saniah ma'am who immediately made Mila confused.

“Mother why?, has not mother always believed in Arya, mother has always supported my relationship with Aryakan” said Mila did not believe what she heard from her mother's mouth.

“mother believes because she was your grandfather's choice Mil, but the truth is she lied, she lied to mom and grandpa, also to you, your brother and Vanessa, she said, he's a cunning man who used you to destroy us all” Saniah explained emotionally.

mila's tears trickled down at her mother's words, her heart ached at hearing her own mother speak ill of her husband. “Arya didn't lie to us all ma'am, grandpa already know who Arya is, grandpa already know what her job is before we get married, don't blame Arya ma'am, you know, I beg” Mila replied with a chest that felt tight.

“He destroyed us Mil, are you unconscious?,”

“bang Irman also want to sell me to his friend, do you not know?, do you want me to be like mom first?, mom, my life has calmed down with Arya, I beg you, ma'am, don't think badly of my husband, I beg you" Mila said in her trembling voice.

Mila's words seemed to jolt the heart of Saniah's mother, she did not believe Irman did that to her own sister, “what do you mean Irman wants to sell you?” ask Saniah ma'am full of investigation.

“Arya and her friend already know everything ma'am, bang Irman have a deal with bang Arnes, I'm just the item they sold to save our company, I, I have no price at all in the eyes of my own brother bu” said Mila holding back her heartache, the pain was seeping into her heart,

“what are you talking about?, where could your brother be like that, no matter how bad his behavior, he could not do that to you” said Saniah's mother who did not believe Mila's explanation.

“but bang Irman himself has told me, I want to save the company, but not in that way ma'am" said Mila no longer able to hold back her heart's sadness.

His body shook with tears, the veil he was wearing was wet, he was eager to throw away all those bad thoughts, but in reality, his mother reopened the wound.

Mila's cell phone he released from his ear, he did not listen to what was delivered by Saniah's mother across the call, he was still trying to hold back his tears so that Arya did not know the situation now.

Mila could no longer hold back her tears, it was too painful for her to remember what her brother wanted to do to her honor.

Mila gripped tightly onto the shirt that Arya was wearing, the sound of her crying she released on Arya's chest.

“Halo bu, is there a problem?” asked Arya innocently.

Saniah ma'am immediately rolled her eyes at the voice of Arya, “kamu,, what have you done to our family, what is the lack of mother and grandfather to you?, why are you doing this to us?” saniah asked Arya sharply.

“i didn't do anything ma'am, I should have talked to grandfather, about what grandfather prepared to solve this problem?, I let my friend do it all because I think grandfather must have found a way out of my friend's actions bu” said Arya flatly who made Saniah's mother jerked back across the phone.

‘father has prepared something?, what has father prepared?, why are these men so difficult to understand how they think in running a business?’ inner ma'am Saniah.

“I know I'm wrong with mom, I've lied to mom, I lied because I'm afraid mom and grandpa will be mad at me because of this problem, you know, I can't help my friends not to do that ma'am, it's for the sake of my household with Mila they threaten my household if I dare to disturb what they are doing” said Arya who paused for a moment, he wanted to hear the response from his father-in-law.

“but we are your family Arya, you let your friend destroy us” said Saniah full of emphasis.

“I know I'm wrong mom, if mom and grandpa hate me for this, I accept, but Mila will stay with me, she's my wife, I'll take care of her, I'll take care of her, I hope you won't hate Mila because this is” Arya said trying as hard as possible and shortening the call.

“you are wrong, you have lied to all of us, I should have refused this marriage from the beginning, I was expecting more from you because my father believed in you” said Saniah ma'am who then turned off her phone.

ms. Saniah stared weakly at her phone, 'I was wrong to wish you were Indra, and now I am so disappointed that the hope turned out to be just empty hope, and plus again because of this problem, I was so disappointed, I'm really disappointed Arya' Inner ma'am Saniah.

Saniah then took a deep breath 'Is Arya probably also lying about it?, what if she really is Indra?, it seems like the dna test will prove everything, just be careful if he really lies to me' Inner Lady Saniah grumbled in annoyance.

While on the balcony of her hotel room, Arya took a deep breath. ‘if mom finds out I lied about dad too, would mom also get angry with me?, my gosh, lying is indeed a lot of harm, it is a lot of harm, too, but to be honest, even my position is dangerous, but because of my lies even Mila who became the victim like this, God forgive me who many of these sins Aryan inner’.

Arya strengthens her hug on Mila who is still sobbing, “so Mil, don't cry anymore, everything is fine, I don't want you sad like this because of my mistake” said Arya.

Mila does not care about Arya's words, she hides her head on Arya's chest and tightly grips Arya's T-shirt.

Almost five minutes they were in that position without making a sound, until Arya then guided Mila to return to the room, and immediately Mila clasped Arya's hand when Arya guided her.

"I've grasped your hand tightly Arya, we'll never part?” mila said in her soft tone. Arya then kissed in the back of Mila's hand, “ I love Mil, I will always be by your side, if mom and grandpa already know that I'm Indra, maybe they will come back angry and disappointed in me, I will be happy, strengthen yourself and your heart yes, we face everything equally” said Arya full of earnestness.

“what are you going to open up to as Aryan senses?” asked Mila in full search by holding Arya's face when they were already sitting on the side of the bed.

“I have permission from uncle, I know this will be a great threat to my life and to you too, but I have no choice Mil, I do not want father and mother to see me as a weak man who can not restore the good name of father” said Arya.

“I will always be by your side Arya, we face everything together” replied Mila, and Arya peeked in his wife's forehead.