Picking Up the Past

Still Can't

The sun began to fall to the western horizon, the brightening of the day began to change with the yellowing of the afternoon sky. Arya was sitting in the living room of Rita's house, she hugged Keysha who seemed comfortable playing with her. While Rita and Aaron are in Tya's room to persuade Tya's mother to talk to Arya.

Rita's face expectantly looks at her mother, “just a moment ma'am, talk to Arya, so that mother does not blame Arya and lord Gibran like this again"

“mother can not, Rita told her to go home” bu Rita's face looks agitated and riled.

“just a moment ma'am, Rita please, Rita can not leave him like mother's request,” said Rita, "if mother wants to talk to Arya, this misunderstanding can kiya straighten"

Bu Tya shook his head, He doesn't know what to say to Arya. Should he be angry?, he himself realized that all this time he should not blame the Adinata family.

Meeting Arya too he also felt embarrassed because all this time he always avoided the child. The child who opened her memories with Gibran and Naina, the child who always reminded her of what the Adinata group was like to throw her husband in jail.

“have him go home Rita, mother can not meet him” muttered bu Tya held tight.

“why ma'am?, talk carefully with Arya ma'am, this is just a misunderstanding between mom and she” said Rita expectantly.

Aaron hugged his wife's body tightly which kept holding Tya's arm. He himself was also confused how to persuade his father-in-law.

“just a moment ma'am, Arya is also very eager to meet mother” murmured Aaron to his in-laws.

Bu Tya shook his head, “just say mom's regards to him, say mom can't see him”

“say a mother's apology to Arya, and also say that I miss Mr. Gibran and Ms. Naina” continued Ms. Tya with teary eyes.

Rita took a rough breath, her mother was still too hard to admit that all this time what her mother thought was wrong.

“if Arya can return to the Adinata group, father can be released mom, father is completely innocent, the court ruling can be revoked if we can prove father's innocence” persuaded Rita again.

“exit Rita, mother will meet her if mother is ready, but not now” muttered bu Tya ended their debate.

Rita looked down weakly, she then went out of her mother's room to the living room, Aaron also went out to meet Arya.

Rita's eyes stared at the smiling Arya comforting her son, As Rita approached, the son smiled at her, Rita stretched out her hand to embrace her child, and, “here's mom”'s son said Rita who made Arya aware of the presence of Rita and Aaron.

“Where?” arya asked, still hugging Keysha in her lap.

“mother does not want to meet you Arya” said Rita slowly, she lowered her hand that was about to take Keysha. His son looks still comfortable in Arya's lap.

“I hope you understand the situation of Arya's mother, this is very surprising for mother” Harun explained to Arya.

Arya nodded slowly, she then smiled at Rita and Aaron, “nothing, besides I am here also want to see my nephew here” said Arya while shaking her tiny hand Keysha.

“ooo,oooom” said the boy who made them all laugh instantly.

"well, well, it seems like he knows me better than you" Arya continued by kissing Keysha's crown.

"who said?, he can already call me mother and father Aaron mas" Rita replied to Arya's remarks.

Arya stared blankly at the road she was walking through, recalling what she had been through.

The first time when he returned to Jakarta, the first time he looked with Tomy was his home. But the house is not visible anymore, the location that he believes the place where his house used to be is now a luxury restaurant owned by Adinata group.

After searching for his father's grave, he even visited many cemeteries to find where his father and mother were buried. At that time he had absolutely no intention to return to the Adinata group.

But the fear and trauma of the incident continued to approach him. The memory of her mother breathing her last breath in her arms always swirled in her memory. Plus slander on his father that makes him live grief, not the power of the crowd call his father is a killer.

Until the news of Arnes and Anjani's engagement comes, forces him to return, or he will have no chance.

*

At night Arya is preoccupied with work that she has not been able to finish in the office. Mila sat watching her husband work by leaning on her bed, “lusa bang Ardian here Arya” muttered Mila quietly.

Arya stopped her activities, she then stood up and sat down next to Mila, “do you think we should already go back to the Mil house?” ask Arya slowly.

He stared fixedly at his wife's face, “I follow your decision, I do not know what kind of situation you face now” replied Mila.

“important when bang Ardian here, we should be at home,”

Arya took a deep breath, he also had to consider Mr. Sarman who was getting better and better. What else when Mila said the news of her pregnancy, the spirit of the old man was growing.

“I consider first yes Mil, if we move to the house, the man will definitely be easy to find you” murmured Arya.

Mila's eyes rounded shocked to hear Arya's words, he again remembered Arnes' chat message that he had removed. “if safer here, we better be here Arya, Arya, I'm sure, I don't want you to why-why”

Arya smiled, she kissed briefly the lips of his wife, “I'll be fine Mil, which I was worried it was you and our little angel,”

“do you think I'm too weak to deal with this problem?,” muttered Mila quietly.

“we again pregnant young Mil, your content is very vulnerable, besides business problems like this will be very difficult you understand”

“are I that stupid Arya? until you think I will not understand business problems at all” muttered Mila with full investigation.

Arya took a rough breath, she was confused as to what to explain it to Mila, “they were also after you Mil, sooner or later they will know that you are my wife and now you are pregnant with my son, my son, you can be their target later”

“not you stupid Mil, not you who are weak, do not grieve yourself like that, I do not like” continued Arya reminded Mila.

Mila took a deep breath, she herself was also uncomfortable if she had to stay still all day. Her thoughts continued to drift thinking of the Adinata group and the safety of her husband. What else did Arnes spread a direct threat to him earlier. It made him feel increasingly unsettled through the hour after hour in the apartment.

Arya pulled Mila's body to lie on the bed, he smiled to see his wife who obeyed what he did. “night can be Mil?” ask him innocently.

‘ha, tain, he's like that again, why ask him to agree anyway?’