Picking Up the Past

The Unexpected News

7 Days have been Arya, Tomy, Abel, Vanessa, and Mila in Tomy's hometown. That morning Mila was tidying her suitcase in her room, she quickly tidied up her things that were not too much as Vanessa and Abel's goods, he said, because Arya really selects every item that goes into her suitcase.

After finishing with her suitcase, Mila then immediately stepped into the back room, making sure her husband could tidy up his own clothes, a thought that inexplicably could arise in his mind, when he knew for himself, Arya was the one who chose many items that he brought, and all the items he brought can be used to the maximum during there, he then slowly stepped open the curtain of the room whose door was not closed.

There he can see Arya is tidying some clothes into her carrier. “kamu alone aja Arya, Tomy where?” asked Mila in her soft tone. She stared at her husband's focused face.

“eeh you Mil, ngagetin aja, Tomy again on the same terrace uncle and aunt” replied Arya flatly.

Mila then smiled behind her veil and entered the room, she then sat on the floor near Arya who was tidying up a number of items.

“can I help you?” ask Mila briefly.

“I can myself kok” Arya replied also briefly.

Mila then swallowed her saliva to hear Arya's rejection of disappointment, wanting to feel like she tidied up Aryan goods like most wives, but in fact, her husband was too independent than himself.

Mila looked flat at Arya who was putting things in her carrier. Mila's eyes were then fixed on 2 photos tucked in one of Arya's carrier pockets whose zippers were open. Mila smiled and then pulled the 2 photos, with the pull as well, the small yellow box was pulled out and fell to the floor.

Mila's eyes looked towards the yellow box, she quickly picked up the box and Arya saw him take a deep breath. “ini what box is Arya?” asked Mila quietly, she then opened the box and saw a gold ring without carving inside.

"ring?, whose ring is this?” tanya Mila looked with her curious eyes. His eyes then turned on Arya's face with a full view of the search.

Arya then took the box out of Mila's hand, she then took out the gold ring. Arya then gently pulls Mila's left hand and tries to put the ring on Mila's ring finger.

"before this I was still hesitant to give this ring to you Mil, but now I'm sure, you are my heavenly angel,” Arya said in a soft tone.

Arya's words instantly make Mila's heart beat fast, her heart feels happy to hear Arya's words, “bidfrom your paradise?” asked Mila also in a soft tone, she looked in the eyes of Arya who was kissing her hand deeply after putting the ring on.

“grandmother I met in Sulawesi gave this as a gift for you, I promised her I'd take you to meet her later,” Arya replied briefly, she then kissed in Mila's forehead. ‘nek, she said, I've found my heavenly angel, I'll take her to meet you soon Arya's inner’.

“thank you Arya, this ring is very good” Mila said briefly, now there are 3 gold rings in her left hand. 'what that means we will also go to Sulawesi' Inner Mila.

“you did take the photo,” asked Arya to see the photo above the thigh of Mila who was sitting tight. Mila then took the photo and saw it “I want to see my in-laws' faces” Mila replied.

Arya smiled at Mila's words, She then gently rubbed Mila's face from behind her veil, "thank you Mil, we have accepted me with all my weaknesses"

*

Arya and Tomy stuff their suitcases and carriers into the trunk of the car, while Mila, Vamessa and Abel alternately kiss the hands of Susanto and Annisa. When Mila kissed Annisa's hand, Annisa held her hand for a moment and she gently kissed Mila's crown and forehead.

“nak, take good care of Arya yes, take care of her like aunty take care of her, aunty knows she still harbors trauma on her past, so auntie asks that you do not hurt her like whatever your problem will be, the trauma has been very painful all this time, do not add more suffering son" said Miss Annisa paused for a moment, he tried to take a short breath to calm his feeling of tightness to release his two sons back to Jakarta.

"mother saw that she loved you very much, do not hurt her heart yes, it was enough trauma and fear that made her suffer" Annisa continued by whispering to Mila, it was also the words that made Mila's heart again jerked, the sin re-spread in her heart, her tears then dripped with guilt.

"well bi, Mila will always be by Arya's side to take care of her and protect her heart so as not to hurt again” Mila replied quietly.

ms. Annisa gently rubbed Mila's head, “thank you son, aunty knows you and Arya love each other, take good care of your family ya” said Ms. Annisa again and Mila replied with a soft nod, “baik bi, Mila promise will keep our family well” replied Mila.

“apparently I did the same thing to uncle and aunt, letting them live a lonely life in their twilight” muttered Arya quietly, somehow she felt guilty over it all.

“what do you mean Arya?” tomy asked who was astonished by Arya's muttering.

“do you have no intention of bringing your uncle and aunt to stay with you in Jakarta Tom?” ask Arya slowly.

“I had thought about it Arya, but how else, my situation has not been supportive for it, and besides mother and father also never rejected my desire for it first” replied Tomy quietly, he still remembers when his parents refused his wish for Mr. Susanto and Ms. Annisa to come with him to Jakarta if he was successful later.

Their car slowly departed from Annisa and Susanto sir who waved their hands to accompany the departure of the five people, five people who made their mood in the usual quiet house, “we will be quiet again pak” said Miss Annisa with her own tone.

“nothing ma'am, as long as Arya and Tomy are happy, I don't have a problem” replied Mr. Susanto firmly, there is a sense of loss in his heart to let go of his 2 sons, but he has to be strong for all of that.

“hopefully Arya's decision to take her right went well sir, so that later Arya and Mila and come again with our granddaughter” said Miss Annisa.

“please pray everything goes well ma'am, inshaAllah, Allah will protect Arya,” said Mr. Susanto slowly, he embraced his wife's shoulder and rubbed her looking at the car slowly moving away.

“but later when Tomy gets married, we will go to Jakarta pak” said Miss Annisa looking at her husband's face.

“iya, when Tomy married we did not come ma'am, later we can meet the Mila family as well all” replied Mr. Susanto with a smile on Ms. Annisa.

While in the car Arya looked towards Tomy who was driving the car. “what wounds have you really healed Tom?,” asked Arya.

“ini has improved Arya, do not worry like so” replied Tomy briefly and stay focused on the streets.

“you sure you can drive all the way to Jakarta?” ask Arya again.

“this is safe Arya, later if I can not continue, we can replace”, replied Tomy casually.

Unbeknownst to them, the 3 women in the back bench stared blankly at the window, which showed a view of the green rice field that stretched wide. Their feelings were equally sad leaving behind the 2 middle-aged people they had considered as their own parents, even the affection shown by the two people exceeded the affection of their parents who were preoccupied by work.

Their long journey began, before arriving in Jakarta, they took the time to play back on a different beach from the previous beach, which was not the same, fill their afternoon as a vacation before returning to Jakarta facing the problems that are waiting.

'Mila will be the best wife for Arya bi, Mila will make up for Mila's mistake first to Arya, Mila will give all of Mila's life to Arya and serve Arya as Mila's husband with all of Mila bi's heart, Mila's heart only for Arya's inner Mila recalls Annisa's message.

*

Haris had just stepped down from the 15th floor where his study was located, he passed through the lobby of the Adinata group office building with a tired face. Many documents that he must complete immediately, as well as he must ensure some problems in order to be resolved immediately before the board of commissioners send invitation letters to all shareholders meeting.

While passing through the company lobby, Haris saw some employees who were whispering - whispering, whispering - whispers that made the lobby sound like there was a bee flying there, which was a sound, ‘why are they whispering like that, is there a problem?’ his inner.

Haris's phone then rang, and Haris immediately pulled out his phone that he kept in his right suit pocket, there was the name of the doctor Reny listed there, ‘Reny?, what test results were already out, it's been over a week,’ her inner self.

Haris then raised the call, his eyes then round in disbelief at the news he heard.