Picking Up the Past

Tomy

Mila smeared Abel's face with her makeup. Her hands painstakingly beautified that already beautiful face. A happy smile was clearly drawn on Abel's face. While Vanessa was decorating Abel's hair with flower decorations. She looks like a queen.

“duhhhh, beautiful my best friend here” muttered Mila saw the face of her best friend.

Elsewhere, Tomy was sitting with a glass of tea in Arya's apartment. Ms. Annisa was busy preparing breakfast before leaving for the wedding.

Susanto and Arya were there too, smiling at Tomy who looked nervous about her happy day.

“how was yesterday father's meeting with Mila family?” tomy asked who was trying to shift her thinking. At least that way his nervousness can also be thrown away.

“mom and grandfather Mila is very friendly Tom, they look very affectionate with Arya” replied Mr. Susanto, the middle-aged man was holding his coffee glass.

Ms. Annisa serves a vegetable barn at the dinner table, a food that she used to prepare every morning breakfast at her home. “ayo eat first, eat first, you must have not eaten this” for a long time said Miss Annisa saw 3 men perfecting her life.

After breakfast, Tomy was immediately escorted by Arya, Susanto sir and Annisa maam to the building that had been rented by the Abel family for their wedding.

Actually, Tomy is not too fond of the concept of marriage which he thinks is too excessive. But he also had to appreciate his future father-in-law who also held an important position in one of the companies. Of course there is prestige that must be maintained by the Abel family.

At 10 am, the event will be held soon, Tomy lowered his head on the table that had been prepared in the building. White fabric ornaments mixed with red and yellow gold ornaments decorate every corner of the room.

Tomy wore a special white outfit that Abel had prepared for her.

While Abel was walking nervously accompanied by Mila and Vanessa from the entrance of the building. Abel occasionally invites Mila to speak to reduce her nervousness.

“Mil, were you this big while married to Arya first Mil?”

Mila was speechless, nervous?, which was she instead cried sadly at that moment. Perhaps that was the best way God had prepared for her. Otherwise, perhaps the one who became her husband was not Arya, but someone else. If you can hope, of course he wants to live a normal contract day like Abel and Tomy, not a lightning agreement held in his grandfather's ward.

“Mil, I'm nervous Mil” muttered Abel again.

“just calm the bell, take a deep breath, then take out”, Mila said, calming Abel.

The plain girl who was wearing a white dress was following Mila's advice. He took a deep breath and let go.

The show was solemn, all grateful in happiness, Tomy managed to go through an important procession in his life, although he had to repeat the sentence 2 times.

Arya who was sitting next to Mila at one of the invitation tables gave a small box to his wife. “ini what Arya?” tanya Mila saw a red box in her hand. “hadian Abel and Tomy”

Mila opened the little box, there was a key in it. Mila recalled a few months ago Arya once said she wanted to give home to Tomy. “home key huh?” muttered Mila with a slight whisper.

“iya Mil, the house was finished when I returned from Vietnam” explained Arya briefly.

Mila smiled, she and Vanessa had even prepared a special gift for Abel.

From the position the three of them were sitting, they could see Abel and Tomy who could already join hands with wide smiles. Even Abel's hand was so tight in the arm of the man who had made a holy promise in the name of God to guard himself, to hold himself accountable before God later.

Arya, Mila, and Vanessa see clearly Abel's happy smile, while Tomy seems still stiff with every treatment Abel gives her. “Tomy is plain as you are Arya, held by Abel aja already stiff so” said Vanessa innocently.

Arya and Mila looked at each other, thinking about how they had touched each other's skin the first time. That day Arya's hand trembled while wearing the wedding ring to Mila's hand. “wah, no kayak ya, kayak what their first night” said Vanessa with a faint laugh.

And this time Mila laughs behind her veil, she remembers what Arya touched her the first time.

The trembling tragedy revolved in his head. “don't laugh you Mil, later that night you” muttered Arya slowly so as not to be heard by Vanessa.

*

Arya is helping Tomy change into a special outfit for Tomy in the armchair. Tomy noticed Arya who was busy. buttoning her cream-colored clothes. “ribet yes if marriage gini” murmured Tomy.

“Did you see Arbi and Ari earlier Arya?” tomy asked Arya.

“they were both sitting in the back, Ari was smoking, maybe he would rather sit near the door of the building” explained Arya.

“He's not the same Karina huh?”

“no, I am confused with Karina, whereas Ari is very good with her”

Tomy took a deep breath. “I'm even more confused with you, you used to like it, but instead let Ari date her” Tomy muttered without burden.

“I'm not sure if I really like him, maybe it's just my obsession to want a hijab girl like Karina, after all, I want Ari to be happy with the person she likes.” Arya replied quietly.

“but the fact Karina still keeps the same feeling you are until now, you are too rigid with Karina, if it is not possible now you have children” said Tomy again while fixing the sleeves of his clothes that look tangled.

“I already have Mila Tom" Arya replied "she is more than enough for me, she is sincere to me, after all, if Karina is my soul mate, maybe my way of life is not with Mila like this.”

Tomy breathed a rough sigh at Arya's remark, “I don't know what your heart is like, why you can sincerely take Karina off for Ari while you have a great chance to have it”.

“nothe Tom," muttered Arya, "do you also want to ask why I forgive Mila for what she did first?, maybe the answer is not because of Indra, but more than that”

“I don't mention Mila here, I'm also grateful you're with Mila, she's changed a lot now.I'm thinking if you fight for your feelings with Karina from the beginning, maybe Ari will be sincere and not like this, Ari will not block your love”

Arya smiled, everything has passed. He used to think doctor Karina would be happy with Ari because her best friend was very good at treating women, not her stiff. Even Mila just to many times took the initiative first to him.

“just pray for the best for them Tom, if they do not match, maybe they can find a better person” explained Arya.

Tomy then sat on the chair looking into the mirror in front of him, he tidied his hair by combing it to the right. “I don't mind them Arya, I'm just confused, why can you sincerely see Karina dating Ari, besides you also know Karina was forced to accept Ari at that time, when you had no intention to seize her”

“I let Karina choose, and she chose Ari, then why should I snatch her from Ari, it's her own choice” Arya replied straightforwardly.

“That's because Ari told her feelings to Karina, while you just quietly, if you dare to say it, Karina must have chosen you” said Tomy who began to get upset with Arya. His brother had no idea what answer he wanted.

“I had not thought of getting married at that time, so why did I tie Karina with an unclear relationship, maybe my destiny was with Mila, I was not ready to marry Mila either, but because of my promise to her grandfather, I finally had to marry Mila”

“already, I just want to know how big your heart is, to be honest, if I'm in your position, I won't be able to do that, I just realized when I really love Abel, I will not be able to see the person I like with other men” said Tomy who was starting to get upset with Arya's answer that did not satisfy him.

“iti means I don't really like Karina just yet, maybe just a sense of interest" said Arya, "again she's not my wife, why should I feel pain when she is with another man, different from Mila, she is my wife, it is only natural that I feel pain when she is with another man, she said, you should be careful with the devil's deception.Many men out there are not jealous when it is lawful for him to be touched by other men, he said, but even jealous when it is illegal for him to be touched by another man” continued Arya with origin.

“there is yes?” tomy asked who glanced in surprise towards Arya.

“maybe there is,” Arya replied with a smile.

Tomy thought for a moment, she remembered something she wanted to ask Arya.

“Arya, tell me, what was your first night with Mila like?” tomy asked who switched their conversation. His eyes were shining on Arya with curiosity.

Arya momentarily thought, “hmm, I slept that night contracted” she replied briefly.

“ha? seriously you?” Arya nodded slowly answering him.

“time tonight I have to sleep contracted also” thought Tomy innocently.

“tell me, what was the first time you touched Mila” asked Tomy again which made Arya think for a moment.

Arya raised her right hand, she moved it as if she was trembling. Tomy's eyes were round looking at Arya's hand, she swallowed her saliva many times.