Promise or True Love

Last Request

5 Years Later

The sun is rising high. The burning light has provided the warmth that Aria longs for all this time. After her departure to the UK 5 years ago, this is the first time Aria has returned to Indonesia.

He is currently standing in the main courtyard of his house. The house that he had missed, but was very heavy for his return. If only Ananta had not forced his beloved daughter back on the grounds of her deteriorating health, Aria might have forgotten that she still had a home here.

“ Where's dad?.” Aria asked a servant who welcomed her arrival in the courtyard of the house.

“ Good afternoon Miss Aria, big sir waiting in the room.” Answer the waiter. He also drove Aria to the main room in the big house.

Aria immediately hugged her father who was leaning his body on the bed rest in his room.

“ Stupid child..new to go home with must be forced like this.” Ananta said as he returned the hug of his son. Her tears dripped down both of her cheeks which were getting wrinkled.

“ So my beloved father deliberately did not visit me for the past 6 months because it was sick or did want to force me home?.” Said Aria while letting go of her father's embrace.

But his heart seemed to be sliced with pain when he saw his father had shed tears.

“ Father why?.” Tanya Aria was worried.

“ Long ago when I missed your mother I would come to you and hold you tight. But when you go, you can only visit you at the earliest two months. That was not long, because I had to return to Indonesia and you were busy with college and your work there.” Ananta's words were cut off. His eyes returned pushy when he saw the photo of his late wife on the wall right in front of his large bed.

“ Some nights Dad is very happy because always bring your mother in a dream..” Ananta's words were interrupted.

Now both hands are touching the beautiful face of the princess.

“ Actually new father will be calm to leave you, if you are married.minimal already there are looking after you.” Say Ananta again.

“ What is this father talking about?, father is still strong. I can still accompany and take care of you for another 100 years. Don't think weird.” Aria protested while stroking her father's hands back.

“ You know Tiara and Bimo already have children?.” Ask Ananta.

“ Yes, they had to come to pick me up at the airport. But Tiara's amniotic rupture, haha she's going to give birth to her second child of the day as well.” Replied Aria cheerfully. Finally his best friend and personal aide got married 2 years ago, and now he wants to have 2 children.

At the wedding Tiara and Bimo Aria almost returned to Indonesia, but suddenly there was an important job that could not be left behind. Aria can only congratulate Tiara and Bimo through a video call.

“ Father wants to feel one-time hope to get happiness in the remnants of this life...Aria, I would love to see you married.” Say Ananta again.

“ Father.. I've said, I will always see..”

“ Stomach cancer stage 4..”

“ What?..” Aria could not believe hearing her father's words just now.

“ Father's life won't be long.” Ananta said back to make Aria's tears cry incessantly.

“ Father don't lie to me. It's not that 6 months ago dad was still okay. Why is there such a disease now?.”

“ Father's whole life, even if father never lied to you. Father himself is not aware of the presence of cancer in the body of the father during this.” Ananta.

“ Aria...during these 5 years, have you found the man you love and love you sincerely?.” Ask Ananta.

Aria looked at her father's face with tears still rushing down.

“ Actually I already have a lover, We just agreed to have a more serious relationship 2 months ago. His name is David.” Reply Aria hesitated.

“ He's one of the senior staff in my office, and he's just a regular guy, not the heir to a big company. I hesitate to introduce him to dad, I'm afraid dad rejected him.” Answer Aria slowly.

“ Dear Aria, I no longer want to restrain you with wealth and power. As long as he loves you and can take good care of you. When is there time invite him to meet with father.” Ananta.

“ Yes father, I will ask David to take a few days off to come to Indonesia.” Aria hugged her father.

Aria currently works at the Indonesian diplomatic office in the UK. From the beginning of graduating from college 1 year ago, Ananta has asked him to return to Indonesia to continue his career at Berlian Group. It was just that Aria rejected it.

Returning to Indonesia and working at Berlian Group actually only made him afraid to meet Reza again. Aria is afraid that her love that she has killed will come to life again when she meets Reza. Until the end he tried to open his heart to other men. David is a British man who works at the Indonesian diplomatic office there.

“ Aria...is David willing to marry you anytime soon?.” Ananta's question surprised Aria.

“ We just made 2 months well, where is it possible as soon as it instantly married.” Aria Protest.

“ If David really loved you, he would be ready whenever he married you. You don't have to think about the material anymore. Even if you don't go down directly to Berlian Group. You still get inheritance rights from father's shares there.” Ananta.

I don't know if David would approve Dad's request. Even though we've known each other for 2 years. But I just opened my heart to him these 2 months. Aria

“ Aria..take this last request father.” Ananta said expectantly. Back to make Aria's heart sliced painfully.

***

Khiana was running after a two-and-a-half-year-old boy while laughing cheerfully.

“ Sakha. Later fall...” Shouted Khiana.

“ Nda ayooo, ejal agi...ejal agi..”.Sakha while tugging at Khiana's hand.

“ Little more dad's home. You take a shower first. Smart baby mother should take a shower, let the big cepet. So doctor.” Khiana said to her son.

“ Nda. Aka au adi police..dol..dol Sakha protested with her slurred voice, her hands being stirred to form a gun towards her mother.

“ Hahaha...Sakha wants to be a cop?.” Asked Reza who suddenly came behind them. He came with Ryan.

“ Yes...aya safe...elen...dol...dol.” Sakha replied innocently.

Reza laughed and looked at Sakha.

“ He said yesterday to be a doctor, now a police officer.dad's son is very much his ideals hahaha.” Ryan said as he held Sakha.

“ Safe spelling.ama yayah, elenan safe..aman unya itol...rich this.dol..dol.” Sakha made them all laugh.

Khiana glanced at Reza who was still smiling looking at Sakha's cuteness.

“ I heard Aria is back.” Khiana's words instantly stopped Reza's smile.

“ Have you met him?.” Ask Khiana.

“ She came home to introduce her lover to her father.” Answer Reza parau.

“ You can be firm in the face of criminal cases. Why can't you be firm in the face of your own feelings?!.” Khan asked annoyed.

“ I won't force Aria to love me again. All this time I never contacted him so that there would be no more burden in Aria's heart. He was much more entitled to the freedom he wanted.” Answer Reza