Pursuing Love in the Past

Siska was conscious

Alfian walked towards where Adrian and Winda were standing.

"Happy birthday to my cousin" Alfian said as he extended his hand.

"Thank you." Willa welcomed Alfian's hand by regretting it.

"Why didn't you come to the airport?" adrian asked which made Alfian pause for a moment.

"There is a sudden need", he answered accordingly.

Adrian's father who had been staring did not like the arrival of Alfian, finally stepped foot toward him.

"What did you come here for?" ask the father in an unfriendly tone. Spontaneously the three of them turned to the source of the voice.

"Why, dad? Alfian is Adrian's best friend, he is also Winda's cousin", said Adrian while staring at the father.

The father was silent for a moment while staring at Alfian and Winda alternately. "Dad's daughter-in-law, but she has nothing to do with her father" said the father, who has disliked Alfian since she married another woman.

"Dad.. Come on, let's sit down first", take Adrian while leading the father to a table where there are no visitors. Alfian and Vinda followed them, and sat down in an empty chair.

Adrian looked at his father. "Look at dad..." Adrian interrupted his words. "Father could be free at that time because of the evidence that stated father's innocence." The father nodded his head, approving of Adrian's words. "But I don't know who gave the evidence."

The father turned towards Alfian, as if guessing the direction Adrian said.

"Yes, dad. Alfian is forced to perform a marriage arranged by Alfian's grandfather, to get the evidence of his father Siska."

"So like that, son?" ask the mother who heard Adrian's words.

"Yes, mother. So please don't blame Alfian for leaving our Yunda."

The father remained silent. He had not been able to accept Alfian completely, whatever that was the reason.

Adrian could not force the father to accept Alfian back. He hopes his best friend can make his father trust him again.

***

At the trial site. Alfian's grandfather accompanied by Alfian and his mother Winda attended the trial of the murder case of Alfian's parents. They sat with serious faces as a recording was shown. Alfian clenched his hands while staring intently at his adoptive uncle who had the heart to take away his own brother's life for the sake of an inheritance.

The grandfather sitting next to Alfian looked at his adoptive uncle seriously, the strokes on his face and the hands that kept squeezing the staff in his hand showed how angry he was at the moment. But suddenly the grandfather bowed lethargic, not realizing he had been unfair to him. There was a look of regret on the grandfather's face, after knowing the real reason his adopted son did the evil deed.

After listening to the witnesses and seeing the evidence, the uncle was eventually sentenced to life imprisonment. The trial is closed. All those present in the trial came out with lethargic faces, without exception grandfather and Alfian. Although the punishment was worth the actions of Alfian's adoptive uncle, they felt sad because it happened.

His uncle was brought by the officers in charge with handcuffed hands. "I don't regret having done that, Old man", he said as he passed by Alfian's grandfather.

Grandpa gasped at his words. "I'm sorry if I wasn't fair to you all this time. But what you're doing is still wrong, so repent!" exclaimed the grandfather when Alfian's adoptive uncle was brought out by the officers.

Alfian immediately held onto the trembling hand of the grandfather. "Come, we go home to the cake", Alfian took with him and led him to the exit.

Alfian's adoptive uncle's wife and son gave them a note of dislike. "Why can you punish my husband, father-in-law?" ask the uncle's wife.

"Why would uncle kill my father and my mother, auntie?" alfian asked with a sharp look.

The wife of her uncle was bowed in lethargy when she realized it was all because of her own husband's actions. "But you can forgive him, please give him a light sentence!" yells.

***

After the trial room Alfian got good news when contacted by the hospital. Siska who had been in a coma had been conscious. Even Zahra has improved, so it can be brought home.

Alfian ran down the hospital hallway. He hurriedly headed for the incubator room. "Where's Zahra, sus?" alfian asked when he did not see Zahra.

"It's been brought, sir", said the nurse.

"Where are you taking it?" alfian asked back in panic.

The nurse smiled at him. "Relax sir, Zahra was taken to breastfeed by her mother", said the sister while cleaning some equipment in her hands.

"OK sus. Thank you", said Alfian. Then he moved from the incubator room to the room Siska treated.

***

A year and a half later.

Ayunda and Dafa finished their studies well. In fact they were accepted at one of the top companies in the city

Today was Ayunda's graduation day, but her family had not come to see her, as her sister-in-law was struggling in the delivery room to give birth to her first child.

Ayunda was not disappointed by this. He could not wait for news from his family about the birth of his nephew.

After all the graduation process was completed Ayunda, in a hurry Ayunda contacted his family. On the first call, no one answered. Ayunda tried again once again, but the results remain the same. With a sense of hesitation Ayunda tried to contact back.

"Assalamualaikum, son", said mother's voice from the other end of the phone.

"Waalaikumsalam, ma'am. How is the delivery process sister-in-law, mother?" ask Ayunda impatiently.

"Alhamdullilah, everything goes well, son. Your niece is a handsome and healthy man", said the mother from across the phone.

"How's brother-in-law, bun?"

"Alhamdullilah, your brother-in-law is also healthy. Now the handsome is in the azani of your brother", said the mother.

"Congratulations to sister-in-law and welcome to the handsome little guy. May you be a godly and devoted child to both parents. Wait for aunt's return!" exclaim Ayunda with happiness.

After their conversation was over, they cut off each other's phone.

"It looks like you're so happy, Ay", Dafa said as Ayunda just hung up.

Ayunda looked over with a smile at Dafa. "Sister-in-law just gave birth!" exclaim Ayunda with a happy face.

"Well, congratulations on being a aunt" Dafa said with a smile.

"Thank you, Daf", said Ayunda still with a smile. He still continued to imagine the cute face of his nephew. Similar to who he is, he asked inside.

"Come, let's take a photo there", take Dafa to Ayunda, to disperse the daydream. But Dafa's steps suddenly stopped when he saw the figure of a woman he knew.