Picking Up the Past

Fatigue Waiting

Mila's eyes sparkle happy to see the face on the screen of his phone, the wrinkled face looks a happy smile to see it. “what grandfather is healthy?” ask her gently.

“grandpa's condition has improved quite a bit dear, just pray next month grandfather is already at home” replied Mr Sarman with a smile.”how is your new apartment?, do you like it?”

“here is quite convenient cake, but still that comfortable it at home” muttered Mila slowly.

“kek is mom still angry with Arya?, I'm the same Arya really want to go to the hospital to meet grandpa” asked Mila to Mr. Sarman.

Mr. Sarman took a rough breath hearing Mila's words, he momentarily looked at Saniah ma'am who was peeling mango there. The middle-aged woman seemed indifferent to the words Mila could still hear.

“nak, be patient first, grandfather has spoken to your mother, but he is still stubborn” explained Mr. Sarman to Mila. The words of Mr. Sarman immediately made Saniah's mother growl upset. He closed his eyes, trying to look flat in front of his father who deliberately insinuated himself.

“but cake, I miss curling grandfather, when we talk like gini mulu” lamented Mila with her lips a little manyun.

Mr. Sarman laughed faintly for a moment, he himself also missed 3 people who had not visited him for more than a month. Whereas Mila and Vanessa always routinely visit him, but he also understands the situation. Behind his weak body, he was still monitoring what was happening between Irman and Mila. Including that he understood the emotions of Saniah who had always been stubborn and felt right with himself.

“you better be there first, your brother and mother are still angry with Arya, what else your brother's behavior is increasingly becoming - so now”

Mila's mind immediately recalled Ari's story of what her brother did at the shareholders meeting. “kek, did grandfather support CEO Adinata group at the shareholders meeting yesterday?” ask Mila without thinking.

“why are you talking about that problem?, are you still thinking about Aliando's boy?” ask Mr. Sarman full of investigation. So far, from the reports that he got the relationship Arya and Mila has improved, but suddenly Mila asked about the Adinata group.

Mila's eyes suddenly weakened hearing her grandfather's words, “kakek must have known everything,” muttered Mila slowly.

“Arya said grandpa already knew all about him, about our problem, and also maybe about bang Arnes” Mila continued in a guilty tone.

“do you think this old man will let his granddaughter be hurt by others?, I will take care of my innocent grandson, this world is cruel dear, dear, not all that good it the reality is good”

“then why did grandfather let me hurt Arya so many times?” asked Mila in a soft tone to Mr. Sarman.

Mr. Sarman took a deep breath and let go, “grandfather has already forced you to marry him son, but grandfather can't force you to love him, if grandfather keeps pressuring you, you will never love him, but grandfather cannot force you to love him, there you even hate it, grandfather is afraid you will be depressed and rebellious like your brother who always fights grandfather”

Mila's eyes immediately glazed over, all this time he never thought he would fight back to his grandfather who he loved so much. How could his grandfather think like that. “where is Arya?, only this time you call grandpa nights like this”

“Arya no work agenda to Vietnam cake, I really miss it now”

“loh, if you miss him, why did you even call grandpa?”

“Arya there is an important meeting tonight cake, I can not disturb him”

Mr. Sarman noticed with his grandson's face that had long been preserved by the veil, a beautiful face that he had always longed for in his old age. What's more since the death of his wife, Mila has become the goal of his life.

“but grandfather rest easy, tonight his brother Arya and his future wife will sleep here with me and brother Vanessa”

“who? that guy named Tomy?” muttered Mr. Sarman

Mila smiled, she stared fixedly at her grandfather's face, should Tomy have never met her grandfather at all.

“does grandfather already know all the Aryan family?, Arya background too?” asked Mila full of investigation, it could be that her grandfather already knew that Arya was Indra.

While the flat-faced Mr. Sarman was looking towards Mila, ever since Ari's men were watching Mila, his men had to retreat to avoid friction in that shadowy world. Since then the information about Arya increasingly difficult he dig.

“kakek has not answered my question about the stock earlier”

“why are you asking about it baby?, you do not make grandfather worry about the boy” said Mr. Sarman with a slightly pressing tone.

“ihh grandfather, grandfather is like brother Vanessa, his no-no-no-no, I already love Arya cake, that man I've thrown away from my life” route Mila to his grandfather.

“you don't ask that problem, it has nothing to do with you, it's the matter of your grandfather, your mother and your brother” replied Mr. Sarman flatly.

Mila let out a disappointed breath, she just wanted to know if her grandfather was on Aliando's side or not, but that answer she did not get at all.

Mila talked to her grandfather for almost 30 minutes, just to let go of a longing that more than a month did not meet. Afterwards Mila joined Abel, Vanessa and Tomy who were sitting chatting lightly in the living room.

*

In the morning, Arya took the time to video call with Mila, to just let go of her longing and announce her work schedule and return that day. For the next Arya get ready to go to a building where he presented his design in front of clients and also several offices related to the project there.

A short agenda in the form of presentations, discussions, until the finalization of the design was carried out by Arya with enthusiasm. The spirit because it had imagined 2 angels were standing behind the apartment door waiting for his return.

When finished Arya immediately get ready to return to the airport, that afternoon he will leave for Singapore and afternoon he will return to Indonesia. Arya just opened the door of her apartment when the clock was showing the passing of 9 p.m.

Arya knocked on the door of her apartment 2 times, and immediately opened it. There was disappointment when he found Mila invisible behind the door. Arya then immediately opened her shoes and nodded her suitcase into the room. He knocked on his door 2 times and opened it.

Arya took a deep breath when she saw that Mila was asleep leaning on the edge of the bed. In his hand was a cell phone that had slipped out of his grasp. Arya immediately put her suitcase in front of the closet. ‘ya Lord, is she exhausted waiting for me’

Arya then approached, she helped lay Mila perfectly on the bed. He then kissed Mila's forehead, the forehead she longed to kiss. His left hand then gently stroked Mila's stomach, greeting her little angel whom he had left for 2 days. Arya's touch makes Mila's body squirm slowly, and Arya instantly stops her elusan. He did not want to rest his wife disturbed by his actions.

Arya then immediately went inside the bathroom to clean her body. He let go of his fatigue with the cold water that soaked his body. While on her bed, Mila slowly opened her eyes, She rubbed her eyes and looked at the clock on the wall. ‘ya Lord, I overslept’

Mila then immediately got up and checked her phone that Arya put near the sleeping lamp. “Arya has not arrived yet, why so long ago he muttered because he did not see a message from Arya on his phone.

Mila then lowered both her legs to the floor and deg,,, deg, was,,. His heart was beating fast, his eyes were round. The gurgling sound of water from the bathroom scared him instantly. Mila immediately got up to call Vanessa in the next room. But his eyes immediately highlighted the suitcase near the closet.

“ya Lord, Arya huh?,” her inner self. Mila then pulled the suitcase and took out Arya's things one by one. Moments later the bathroom door opened and Arya saw Mila tidying her paperwork up to the table.

“you woke Mil”

Mila turned to Arya and smiled faintly, she then approached and kissed her husband's hand. “why not wake me up?, I guess who was in the bathroom” said Mila by singing her lips to Arya.

Arya smiled and touched Mila's cheek, “you look exhausted once before, so I can't bear to wake you”

“but you scared me earlier” muttered Mila with annoyance. Arya then hugs Mila and kisses Mila's forehead deeply. He did what his father did when his mother was angry.

“sorry yes, I just don't want to disturb your rest” muttered Arya, she pulled Mila's chin and started to take off her longing with a kiss on Mila's lips.

"i really miss you Mil"

"i'm also Arya, next time you go out of town or abroad, I'll go with you"

Arya smiled, he hugged his wife tightly.