Picking Up the Past

Why Bring My Name All?

“I want to see Mila Arya, take me to see my daughter” Saniah said flatly, saying,

“no ma'am, Mila and sister Vanessa have to stay by my side, I won't take her to mom and grandpa, if mom wants Mila, I'll give her back after she gives birth to my son,,,,," arya's words momentarily came to a halt, she let off a rough breath to continue her sentence.

"maybe it's better that mom doesn't tell grandfather anything first so that his health does not deteriorate” continued Arya while turning her body to leave immediately.

“Arya,” murmured Saniah bu who made Arya stop her intention to step up. Arya looked back at the face of Saniah who looked tense withholding emotions.

”aku, I beg you not to hurt Mila Arya, she has suffered enough all this time, she lives with less love than us, she said, do not separate Mila from her child it will be very torturous feelings” said Saniah ma'am in a weakened tone.

Arya breathed a sigh of relief, although Saniah sounded forced by that choice, but at least Saniah's mother would not be a barrier to her relationship with Mila and Sarman sir.

"does that mean you let me stay with Mila?, I don't really want to break your family's knot, do you really love Mila, and so do Mila”

“you are selfish Arya, do you not know what a mother feels like to her child? you casually say take the son of Mila from him, you also want to tell me to throw Irman, we are both a mother who loves our child” said Saniah ma'am who sounded obviously full of disappointment to Arya.

“current circumstances that force me like this ma'am, if bang Irman be nice from the beginning, I will also not be like this, he first began to hostility with me and my best friend, my friend, he made us lose until our client sued us to court, and now that he betrayed my father, mother just hasn't felt what it's like to be betrayed, do you have to lose Mila first so you know what it's like?” said Arya who stopped for a moment, she took a deep breath to express her true desire.

“I ask mommy won't stop me from getting rid of bang Irman, no matter what happens with her later, mom don't blame Mila, mom can hate me, but not with Mila, mom can be mad at me, but don't disturb my relationship, Grandpa and Mila, just this is our only problem, and another one is,,,,,, this is,,,,,don't tell anyone that I'm Indra, let Adinata's own company announce it later, if you're missteps, then Mila and my son will also be targeted by that person” continued Arya again, he then stepped slowly leaving Saniah's mother in the tomb.

Saniah took a rough breath, realizing that she had to give in for the sake of her father and son,

“I should be happy to know you are Indra, because my hope of marrying Mila to the son of bang Gibran has been fulfilled, but now your presence is destroying my family, you destroyed my son” said Saniah ma'am softly.

While Arya only stopped her steps for a moment to listen to her father-in-law's cry, she then immediately left Saniah's mother.

Saniah could only stare blankly at the tombs of Gibran and Naina. At his age, he just wants to see Mila and Irman live happily, there is no hope other than that. If anything, she only hopes her husband can change so that they can live the old days calmly, although it will be difficult for her to forgive her husband's behavior first.

Arya stared blankly at the street at the cemetery, holding her car's steering wheel. It was really not like that to Saniah ma'am. But it was circumstances that forced him.

'i was so cruel to ask a mother to let me destroy her child' Inner Arya while hitting her car's steering wheel hard.

*

That afternoon Arya came home sooner than usual. Arya again did not find Mila in the living room as usual, even though she had informed her about going home early that afternoon.

As he entered the room, he found Mila sleeping in their bed. The position of the girl lay to the left while hugging the bolster there.

Arya immediately approached and sat down beside the sleeping Mila. He gently stroked Mla's head wrapped in a cream-colored hijab, ‘why Mila exhausted kayak gini huh?, is he lacking nutritional intake?, but is not brother Vanessa has been snacking on Mila's food, or is he having more thoughts?’ batin Arya guessed.

Arya then opens her phone, the chat she sent to Mila is still unchecked blue. Arya took a deep breath and went to lie next to Mila. ‘what she is really tired ya’.

Arya finally fell asleep there, along with her gentle embrace on Mila's body.

Half an hour they fell asleep together, until finally Mila opened her eyes and felt someone's hand embrace her. Mila took a deep breath and let go. He then rubbed his eyes and then immediately sat down to make sure that the one holding him was Arya.

Mila smiled looking at Arya's calm looking face in her sleep. Mila rubbed Arya's face until her husband was wriggling there, “you have woken up Mil” asked Arya with a hoarse voice.

“you are coming home fast now” said Mila while kissing her husband's hand. Activities that he never forgot to do.

“I want to take you somewhere this afternoon” said Arya while sitting, and then a short peek at his wife's forehead.

“take me where?”

“ada deeh, you take a shower first, let me tell Mr. Vanessa to get ready too"

Mila looked at Arya curiously, what else did her husband want to do. Arya always gives him unexpected surprises that he never thought before. ‘does he take me to the hills again?, or where? the zoo?’

“kok bengong Mil, take a shower there” said Arya slowly.

Mila takes a rough breath, she then gets up to clean herself up, while Arya immediately tells Vanessa to also get ready to leave.

Arya approached Vanessa who was washing vegetables in the kitchen. The girl seemed to be busy with her cooking hobby.

"eh Arya, are you home?" vanessa is busy with her work.

"i've seen the results of the map yesterday" asked Arya who immediately made Vanessa stop her activities.

Vanessa took a rough breath and looked towards Arya. "it's deck" he said slowly.

"sorry sister, I just told sister now, actually I already know old sister, but it's a letter bang Irman, and kept the same Ari, so yesterday I asked for the results of the test results of my brother with Karina, Karina, and that's what I gave my sister yesterday, if you want, I can ask for the same letter Ari" explained Arya slowly.

"No deck, you know this truth, it's more than enough for you, after all, you also have a lot of problems with Mila, your mind also has a limit to think about this sister's problem, and Ari has also given it to her, so you don't have to ask for anything with her" explained Vanessa with a soft look at Arya's face.

Arya swallowed her saliva instantly, Vanessa was really good and understood the situation. But he was also confused, why Ari gave the letter to Vanessa.

'why did Ari give the letter the same brother Vanessa?, what does he mean he gave it?' Arya took a deep breath and threw away that thought.

"then what is the decision of the brother?"

"sister, sister, sister wants to split the deck, sister is taking care of all her letters, sister has gone home to take her terms" explained Vanessa with a weak bow.

"i appreciate all of your decisions, but I hope you can speak well with Mila"

Vanessa smiles at Arya's words. "Ari is equally good Arya, brother really amazed your friendship" said Vanessa who helped make Arya smile.

"you take it easy, Mila is a much more mature sister see, she must understand the decision of this sister, and sister will keep her company until she gives birth later" continued Vanessa.

Arya smiled, she let out a sigh of relief instantly, "i want to invite big brother and Mila to see grandfather this afternoon, Mila is ready, now you also have to be ready"

"he? this afternoon deck?" asked Vanessa who was shocked by Arya's invitation.

"yes sister"

"duhh, this is the new brother wants to cook, how dong?," said Vanesaa who looked confused.

Arya swallows her saliva, so she should have told Vanessa earlier so Vanessa could cook for Saniah and Sarman.

*

Mila rounded her eyes to see the car that Arya brought into the hospital yard where Mr. Sarman was treated. He immediately looked towards Arya because of worry. "you're sure Arya, mom will still be angry with you”

“nothing Mil, I talked to mom this morning”

“seriously?, then mom says what?, is mom still mad at you?” mila said full of search.

“it looks like it is still, but you take it easy, we are here to visit grandfather instead of mother” said Arya with a smile to Mila, she tried to convince Mila not to worry about her.

“sorry Mil, I used your name and our little angel to influence mother” Arya muttered quietly.

“haa, my name? you're talking about what brings my name all?”

“hmmm, what ya” Arya said jokingly.

“ihhh Arya, serious dong”

Arya carefully put her car away, while Mila was still staring long at her. After pulling the handbrake of her car, Arya looked towards Mila with a thin smile. “I only slightly threatened mother with your name Mil,” Arya replied quietly.

Mila just blurted her lips because Arya did not answer her question clearly. ‘times I told you that I threatened to take our child and leave you Mil, can berabe later the problem’ Inner Arya saw the eyes of Mila who looked upset.

"it's deck, trust Arya, everything will be fine" Vanessa said so that Mila would not extend the conversation.

They immediately stepped into Mr. Sarman's room. Mila has been stubborn first, imagining like the expression of her mother met Arya, imagining what her grandfather's expression was like when he heard the news of her pregnancy. And as he walked into his grandfather's room, he saw his grandfather's smiling face wide at their arrival, and also the mother's seemingly flat face expressionlessly looking at them.