
Al felt a severe headache strike him. It hurt so much that he was unable to support his body. Al brushed off the hand of Citra that supported him. His sight began to blur.
Image crashed. Yudha helped him stand up. Widya hugged her son tightly. Unrelenting tears flowed down his old face. Her heart ached to see her son experience this.
The ocean came out and asked the nurse to inject a sedative into Al. He no longer cared what happened to his half-brother. He left Al's ward and returned to his room.
The door of the room was knocked. The ocean raised its gaze and saw Dennis' whereabouts. The man went back to reading the patient's files that were piled up on his desk.
Dennis sat down in front of the ocean and waited for his best friend to speak. After waiting for a few minutes, only silence existed. No one talks between them.
"You're too afraid of losing my sister, or you don't want to give in to the brother you just found out about?" ask Dennis.
The ocean slammed the pen she was holding onto the table. Exhaling an annoyed breath and throwing away his gaze. The ocean folded her hands over her stomach.
"Looks, you still need to talk to a psychiatrist. Your Taruma hasn't completely disappeared yet" Dennis said.
"You're right. Am I being so selfish? I just want to keep mine. But, why is the more I hold it strong, the more detached it becomes? Can't I feel happiness?" ask Samudra's.
The man rubbed his face rough. He breathed in frustration. Really, he wants to feel happiness.
"You don't have to hold it too tightly. If you do that, then slowly you will come back feeling lost. Give my sister a little time. You just have to convince her that you're the best for her. Vienna just needs your trust. Trust me." Dennis stood up and passed away from the Ocean room.
The ocean was deep in his mind. He thought about every word Dennis said to him. He realized, if all this time he was too possessive in women close to him.
*****
Vienna is playing with Darren. They look happy on both faces. Darren is so happy to be with Vienna. Vienna replaced every lost moment over the past four years, by accompanying and spending time with Darren.
"Bun, can Darren ask you something?" tanyakanya.
"By, Darren just ask. Mommy will try to answer all Darren's questions as much as you can." Vienna gently rubbed her son's hair.
"Why did you leave Darren alone?"
"Darren, do you know where you left Darren?" ask Vienna.
"Mother's photo, it's always in Darren's room. When you get married to papa, when you're pregnant with Darren, it's all in the album you gave me. Did papa hurt you, until you chose to leave Darren? Why don't you take Darren with you?"
So many questions Darren asked him. Vienna feels reminded of its mistakes. Vienna took a deep breath and exhaled slowly. Then, he looked at Darren.
"Didn't Darren have Mama Citra? He's good to Darren, right?" Darren nodded his head.
"But Darren wants to be with you" said Darren.
Vienna stared at her son. Tongue's cow. He couldn't answer every question Darren asked. He pulled his son into his arms.
Forgive the mother who never thought about your feelings, he murmured in his heart.
Vienna wiped away her tears that had dripped. "We eat first. Darren's hungry, right?" Vienna spooning rice with side dishes. Then, feed it to Darren.
*****
The image looked at the face of Al who had now fallen asleep. He gently rubbed Al's black hair. The man fell asleep and the nurse injected him with a sedative.
The image stared blankly at Al's face. His face is unreadable. Widya approached him and patted him on the shoulder.
"Eat first. Don't let you get sick!"
Dennis who saw it, just put both his hands into his snelli pocket. He noticed Citra's sad face.
"How does it feel when the man you love forgets you?" ask Dennis. The image that had indeed walked past him had stopped and turned his head.
"You know, that's what Vienna feels like when Al puts you ahead of him."
"Put me first? Do you know where Mas Al put me first? Vienna is talking? Do you know that I always ask Mas Al to come back the night before I tell him, if I was his first wife? Does he know, I give up Mas Al more time with him than I do with me? Do you still want to say, if Mas Al puts me first?" citra Untuk.
"But that's why Al is paying more attention to you. The proof is, he prefers you, doesn't he, Vienna? I don't have a problem. Because now, Vienna has a much better man than b****n it.
"You call Mas Al b******n? Mas Al is the nicest man I've ever known." The image chose to leave Dennis. He didn't want to listen to Dennis' words anymore.
Dennis just smiled obliquely looking at it. Al was just lost and did not know the direction, he needed Vienna at the moment. Unfortunately, I won't let my sister back into your household drama. Get it done yourself and find the best way to restore the man's psychic condition. He deserves it.
*****
Citra entered and saw her in-laws, Widya was feeding food to Al. The image approached him and took over the task. Widya smiled and handed the food to Citra.
Al only accepts every bribe given by Al. Citra knows, Al is currently in his own world. The image tries to get her to talk.
"Mas." Al.
"Mas remember not where we first met?" Al did not answer. His mouth is locked.
"We met at the bookstore. Me, working there at the time. I came and wanted to buy a book. At the time, I asked about a lot of books. I got pissed and almost threw the mas out." Al still did not react.
"Over time, I would come there and see me. We're getting close. Mas also often take me to walk when my time is free. I was glad to have a friend besides my best friend at the time. One day, you proposed to me. We were just friends at the time. I'm appalled. I'm scared too. The experience of seeing my mother who experienced KDRT first, made me afraid to undergo a housewife. One year you always convinced me. Until I too melt down and accept your proposal." Al just stared at Citra.
"One month later, we got married even without your mother's blessing. I happy. Very happy. You proved your promise that will never hurt me, even hurt me physically or mentally. Before long, our happiness increased. Our daughter is in our midst. Unfortunately, fate took him. He was only with us for three years and then he left."
The image wept sadly as he retold their story. Moreover, when he lost his only daughter.
*****
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