Picking Up the Past

I Love You

Mila is busy watching cooking tutorial videos on her phone, in front of her Vanessa is designing flagship menus that she will prepare for her restaurant business with Abel and Tomy. The three of them were still poking at the restaurant like what they would build later.

Amidst the busyness of the two of them, they did not realize the door of their apartment was opened by a man. The man rushed inside towards the living room, Mila and Vanessa were shocked, they immediately stood up to see the arrival of the man.

“you're home deck?” asked Vanessa who was surprised to see Arya had gone home, but the clock was still less than ten.

Mila was still stunned to see her husband, from Arya's eyes she knew, something was different.

Arya had truly felt free from the burden of her past, her feelings were completely relieved, the fear was gone. The same feeling he had felt all along to Mila. He was afraid of losing the girl, but now he realized, unfortunately more than just because of the fear of losing.

Arya closed her eyes, as the feeling of the past was released. The burden of fear and trauma is gone, he finally realizes that his feelings for Mila are more than just affection and wants to have. No matter what his name is, he doesn't know.

The feeling he felt from the moment he finished talking with Aliando was felt to his heart. Mila immediately crossed her mind at that moment. He wanted to go home to see Mila say that feeling. But when he opened the door of his apartment, Arya was confused as to how he had to say the feelings he felt.

Until he realized, maybe that's what everyone calls love.

A sense that he could not explain in any sentence so that it could only be expressed with a word called Love. It was even bigger than what he had previously felt.

Arya then approached Mila and hugged her tightly. Mila swallowed her saliva, worry seeped into her heart, no matter what happened to her husband.

“Arya, what's up?” asked Mila with a worried trembling tone.

“I love you Mil", muttered Arya who instantly made Mila's eyes glaze over, "really I love you so much”

Mila's heart was shocked in disbelief, only this morning she was disappointed with Arya who did not return her love, and now her husband came home at an unusual hour to say the word.

The word that he finally heard also, after a long wait, even he doubted Arya's sincerity to him, was only because of the secret of Indra and she was pregnant with Aryan children. A doubt that arises when Arya just says the word love is not love. Because for him love is above an expression of affection.

Although Arya has shown her affection and love for Mila all this time, but a confession through words means more to Mila. Sometimes attitudes have different intentions.

In that instant he felt what happiness he could not describe in any word. Only tears could describe her happiness that day.

“what is Arya,?, I want to hear it again” muttered Mila in a choked voice, a drop of tears dripping in the left corner of her eye.

Happy that he could not stand, Arya's confession made his heart pound quickly. It felt like his heart was overgrown with beautiful blooming flowers.

“I love you Mil” said Arya, “sorry I can just say it now”

“I also love you very much Arya, very and very much love you,” said Mila began sobbing.

“why just now Arya?, why just now?, I have been waiting for this” muttered Mila with tears dripping.

Arya closed her eyes, maybe that's what she didn't realize, vengeance had penetrated her heart to Aliando all this time, cultivating pain, fear and trauma for 22 years of her life. But he avoided saying that he was sincere, forgiving and not vengeful.

But on the other hand the fear kept on looming over him. As he told Aliando directly, the burden faded from his shoulders, the grudge disappeared instantly.

‘dad, mother, are you happy to see me now, I have returned all our family's property, and also the good name of inner father’ Arya.

“but I was already facing my fear and trauma, I felt you were everything to me Mil”

Perhaps true, he was afraid of losing Mila because he did not want to be hurt again like losing his father and mother. When the sense of loss in the past has been treated, he can feel the same feelings as Mila.

“you are more than anything Mil, more than just my breath,” muttered Arya.

Vanessa breathed a sigh of relief, perhaps there was nothing more she needed to fear to be honest with Mila if her divorce with Irman was being processed.

Arya was even more than enough for Mila, she then walked into the kitchen, giving Arya and Mila time together in the living room.

Arya sits Mila on the sofa, her eyes look down at Mila's eyes. “not that you are busy Arya?, why did you suddenly come home like this?”

Arya took a rough breath, she just remembered if there was an agenda with the Bian corp in her office. He then immediately pulled out his phone, chat notifications and calls had piled up there. Fortunately, he was silent, so he did not interfere with his moment with Mila.

Mila looked in wonder at Arya's face, Arya closed her phone, she saw a digital clock near the tv, 09.57, 3 minutes more at exactly 10. He had just wanted to spend more time with Mila, but there were other obligations he had to fulfill.

If Aliando's case has been processed and arrested, he may actually have to release 3A Friend, so that he is not preoccupied with work problems.

There was Mila and her little angel whom she had to pay attention and affection to.

“Aryaaa” muttered Mila with annoyance, “from earlier you did not answer my question at all”.

Arya again took a rough breath, if not because she had to accompany the people from Bian Corp, she would have brought Mila to accompany her in the office.

“Mil, later in the afternoon we postpone first yes, it looks like my work is quite piled up now” muttered Arya slowly, his eyes looking at Mila's eyes, making sure his wife did not feel disappointed.

Mila smiled, her eyes made as happy as possible. Even if he is disappointed, he should be more mature. Arya's work is also for her, and her future little angel.

“not what really, you also have to do,” muttered Mila by stroking Arya's cheek.

Arya smiled she tried to bite Mila's right hand on her cheek, “ihh Arya, slovenly tofu” annoyed Mila, but she managed to avoid Arya's bite in her hand.

Arya clasped Mila's hands and kissed her.

"are you going back to the office soon?" ask Mila.

"it seems so, later we will talk about many things, you wait for me to come home"

Mila holds Arya's neck, her eyes return Arya's eyes. "every time you go, I'm always waiting for you to come home" Arya smiled, kissed Mila's lips and stroked her,

"i love Mil, if it's all over I'll go straight home"

Arya then got up and immediately left, she was already very late to the office.

While Mila was still sitting in the living room, she could only smile to herself, guessing what happened to her husband that day. "why did she suddenly come home and say yes?"