Pursuing My Love of Hands

Tension in the family

"Star, we need to get back home before nightfall" Byan still seduced Star into coming home with him.

"No!" As if not wanting to part ways, Star continued to hug Mara's body tightly.

"Star, you better get home. Later after Aunt's leg heals, Auntie will go to see Star, "this time Mara who starts persuading Star. Already experienced by him, how difficult it is to get the heart of Star if he is in a bad fashion.

"But, Star ..."

"Star, let's say goodbye to Auntie and Ne-I mean Papa's mother Kamila," Byan didn't want any longer, if he obeyed Star's will, maybe Star wouldn't obey him anymore.

"Alright," Star also shook Kamila's hand and Mara's hand with a feeling of resignation and heaviness. He finally obeyed the words of his father.

"Tante, Star go first. Take good care of Auntie" Star's statement to Mara was strange. Like saying goodbye. But Mara did not think too much about it, what she thought was how she would explain this problem to her mother later.

After saying goodbye and driving Star into the car, Byan took the opportunity to talk to Kamila and Mara.

"Mom, after delivering Star let me come back here to explain ..."

"No need! Don't explain anything, and don't come here anymore! Your and Mara's business is quite up here, and I just need to listen to that explanation from Mara. Don't bother yourself, Boy Byan!"

Kamila just passed by, he entered the house first leaving Mara and also Byan. He hopes Mara and Byan respect the decision he has taken just now.

"Mas, about Mom let me take care of it,"

"Mara, can I still see you after this?"

"Don't you hear what my mother said? That's not possible anymore, Mum?" Mara felt her mother's decision was right and it was final. But I don't know why something's stuck with him. His heart, as if it did not accept his mother's decision. It was very desirable for the little heart to rebel, but what a force. He did not want to disappoint his mother any more.

"Mara, I ..."

"You'd better get home soon, I'll get in first," didn't want Byan to stay here any longer, didn't want his mother to feel more disappointed in him, either, Mara decides to leave Byan and enter the house.

"Mara, I'll go far, tomorrow!"

"Then what if you're going to leave? What's the deal with me? Will that change everything? No!!! It'll never change everything, Mom!"

Already, dashed all hope Byan. The hope he intends in his heart to continue with Mara. All of that is now aground, having known Mara's true feelings today.

"Go, go. If it takes as far as possible, so that the whole world knows you and I won't be able to meet again!"

Mara's words were like salt water that watered the wound on her heart. Perih and getting more and more painful. His tongue was frozen and out of words.

With a heavy heart, Byan left the Mara residence. He got into the car, with his disappointment returning to Mara's decision.

For a moment Byan leaned his head that felt heavy on the back of the chair. Closing his eyes, then taking a long breath.

"Papa," called Star who felt awkward seeing what Byan was doing.

"Hum?" Byan immediately put his feelings aside first, then he refocused on his daughter.

"What did you say to Auntie, why so long?"

"Papa's just saying goodbye, Star. Let's go home, "don't want to drag on, Byan immediately drove his car to his residence.

From inside the house, Mara can see if Byan's car is gone and away from her sight. He immediately closed the window curtain, then rubbed the rough tears that were now dripping on the cheeks.

"Mara," Kamila knew, her daughter was currently not doing well. There is a lot of burden on his mind that he has to bear. Even the veil of his face could show just how heavy the problem was on his heart at this moment.

Kamila hugged Mara's body, patting her on the back of the shoulder slowly hoping that Mara would calm down along with her tears.

"Your actions are right, don't blame yourself. Staying away from the past is the right choice, otherwise your old wounds will come back, Mara,"

The advice that Kamila spoke could Mara digest well. Everything her mother said had a point.

"Mother, forgive Mara for covering this up. Mara doesn't mean to lie, but Mara doesn't know when the time is right to tell Mom this" Mara implores Kamila to apologize. He was very sorry for lying to his mother.

"Oh, I don't blame you. But, I want to know more clearly why you keep meeting with Byan so far?"

Kamila's question got Mara stuck. Actually, he had long wanted not to meet and avoid Byan. However, he cannot. Even the more he dodged, the more the shadow of Byan did not want to disappear.

"Mom, maybe because of Star. I love her so much, "Mara still covers what the rest of Kamila's heart is.

"You love her?"

Mara nodded, even her tears even more rapidly accompanied by a very tight cry.

"You really love him, son. I can see that," which Kamila means is not Mara's love for Star, but her love for Byan. She knew how much Mara loved Byan from the very beginning. He still remembers exactly, despite being repeatedly hurt, Mara still keeps good feelings for Byan until now.

Kamila hugged Mara's body tightly, as Mother she could not let her daughter continue to fall. As a parent, he wants happiness for his child. He also wants to support all the decisions Mara has taken.

"Mara, whatever your decision, I'll support it, don't force your feelings, son. I know you really want Byan so much,"

"Mother, Mara doesn't ..."

"Don't ruin your own feelings, don't lie to me anymore. Because it's free, you know better how your real son feels, mother,"

"Mother ..."

Both of them were crying in arms. Mara is so grateful to have a mother who always supported her. To him, Kamila was a good parent and friend to him.

"Mom, can I see him tonight?"

"Follow your heart, keep limits and know the time" Kamila squinted her smile, then gently stroked the top of her daughter's head gently and lovingly.

"I'm sorry, Mom," don't know what else to say. I don't know what his mother's heart is made of, Mara doesn't know. Clearly, he was very happy and so grateful to have a mother like Kamila.

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While in a different place, in Malik's residence the atmosphere is now getting hotter, due to the tension and cold war between the father and Malik these days.

"Byan wants to bring Star," this dinner was surprised by Byan's words.

"Bring Star? Where's it?" Ask Andryani.

"A-whataa????" Andryani was surprised, even very surprised to hear the words of her stubborn son.

While Malik was still silent, he did not raise his voice. He would still listen to the other words of Byan.

"Byan agreed to be transferred to Papua, as Abi wished," continued Byan again.

It felt that the food he chewed was stuck in his neck, could not be swallowed until he had to push it by drinking water.

"Byan, if you agree to be transferred there, there's no need to bring Star!" Malik now opens his voice.

"Why? I'm Star's rightful parent, he's my real son. Do you also forbid me to be close to my own son??"

"Byan, enough!!!!" Andryani could not stand the hard attitude of Byan anymore. He did not want to be separated from his grandson.

"Why, Umi's angry? Umi can't be far from Star?" Byan looked at Uminya with reddened eyes.

"Byan, lower your tone to Umi!" Malik's orders.

"I will still bring Star with me, and no one will be able to ban me anymore!" Byan is still Byan, he is still the head.

"Byan, please. Don't separate Umi from Star, Umi loves her so much" Andryani teased with tears.

"You are selfish, you asked me to leave but forbade me to take my own child!"

"Abi, please stop this! Can you not make a mess in this house? Can you not make me die soon?"

"Of!!!" Malik now turned to yelling at his wife who had been carelessly talking.

"How can Umi not die quickly if you always give tension like this, we are family, why should we fight each other??" Andryani could not take it anymore, he then left the dining table.

"You see, this is what happens when a child defies his parents!" Malik keeps blaming all this on Byan.

"Just blame Byan, without seeing the culprit of the mistake was Abi himself!" Byan still doesn't want to budge tonight. He had agreed to be transferred to Papua, but he was still blamed by Malik.

"Byan will still bring Star, Byan has also taken care of our departure tomorrow,"

Malik made dead fleas by the action of Byan. It is also impossible for Malik to prohibit Byan from taking Star with him because Star is Byan's son. However, his concern for Andryani now made him slightly wavering. He feared this decision had an impact on the health of the wife he loved so much.

Malik is now faced with a very difficult situation. He continued to ponder and think hard so that all his decisions were no longer contrary to Byan or Andryani. However, there was no other way he could find.

If Byan goes to Papua at least he can avoid the problem of Asmara. But if Byan went to bring Star, what would be the fate of his wife who could not live without her granddaughter? Nor can Andryani come with Byan to Papua. Thinking of this, it felt like Malik's head was about to explode.

"Star, let's pack up soon," seeing Star playing alongside Sumi and Andryani, Byan immediately approached her.

"Packaged? Where are we going, Pa?" a barrage of questions came out from Star's cute mouth.

"We will go far, in a long time," replied Byan in a soft voice hoping that his daughter would understand.

"Faraway? Then, are we gonna run this house?" Ask Star again.

"Yes, tomorrow we must leave immediately" replied Byan.

"Omma and Oppa coming?" Ask Star again to make sure.

"No! We're just going alone, but if Mba Sumi wants to come, then Mba Sumi needs to pack up, too."

Andryani did not know what to say, the decision that Byan took was indeed heavy for him. He could not stand it anymore, the tears now flooded Andryani's face.

After Star and Sumi pack up, Byan takes the opportunity to talk to her mother.

"Umi, this is Byan's decision. Let Byan bring Star," Byan did not want to see Andryani continue to dissolve in sadness.

"Which Byan did this for the wholeness of our family, actually Byan also heavily decided all this. Please respect Byan's final decision, Umi." Byan apologizes to Andryani.

"Byan, can't you and Star stay here? You don't leave Umi" Andryani's pinta was accompanied by her clear tears.

"No, Umi. This was already Byan's final choice. This was also the decision Abi had chosen for Byan's life. Byan does not want to break up this family, Byan has complied with Abi's request to stay away from Mara. But please, Umi must also obey Byan's wish to bring Star."

Long length Byan explained, but Andryani felt unable to accept all of this. She immediately went to her husband.

"Abi, if Star and Byan leave this house, then Umi will come!!"

"What did Umi say?"Malik's head felt even more throbbing when he heard his wife speak this time. Not finished one problem, now it has increased another problem.

"If Abi wanted to separate Umi from Byan and Star, it wouldn't be possible!"

"Enjoy! Abi never intended to separate you!" Malik is still quibbling, he does not accept if Andryani accuses him like that.

"Then what?? What is Abi's real purpose?" Andryani does not yet know exactly what her husband's purpose is, if the reason is only a matter of their family's past.

"Abi just wants Byan to stop connecting with Mara!"

"The reality is now, not only will it be parting with Mara, but Byan will also be parting from us!"

"Umi, Abi knows that only Umi understands Abi the most," Malik tries to ask Andryani for understanding. He also hopes Andryani's emotions will subside.

"Please stop it right now. Let Abi's past be buried deep. Let Byan and Mara be happy and reunited" Andryani implores Malik, but it seems Malik persists.

"That won't be possible, Umi!" Abstinence for Malik to retract his words. He really did not want to be opposed by anyone including his own son and wife.

"Alright, Abi's choice is only two. Let Byan stay here, or let our family be divided!"

Malik just kept quiet, the choice Andryani gave him was so difficult. He tried to think hard again to find another alternative. But still the same, he has not found satisfactory results.

"Abi's past doesn't matter anymore, but our little family will always mean, who else will look after our old age besides Byan and Star?" Andryani could not stand the selfishness of her husband anymore. He also chose to take a suitcase to pack his goods.

"Umi, don't be like this" Malik tried to prevent Andryani's actions.

But it seems Andryani does not care, he still packed all his clothes and belongings to come with Byan tomorrow.