THE BEST BROTHERS

S3 Love For Them Chapter 92 "Bitter Honey"

Kevin drove his car at a moderate speed. Arshad had not let go of his wife's hand. He really didn't want to be separated from Annisa anymore. Arsyad is finding his life again. Annisa rests her head on Arsyad's shoulder. He really misses things like this.

For about 8 months, they were separated, not staring at each other, hugging, even touching. Annisa misses moments with her husband. All this time she could only endure longing for her husband.

"Sister, we need to talk to the kids. However they should know all this, especially Dio, he still seems very angry with his opa and tantenya" said Annisa.

"Yes, I know. Shita used to see him, but Dio was always indifferent to him" Arsyad said.

"Yes, I don't blame Dio. His name is a child, seeing his mother treated harshly, must be angry, Nis," added Arsyad.

"I'm sorry, I didn't tell him to do that at all. I always asked Dio to forgive his opa and tant, "Anisa said.

"I know that, his name is a child the age of Dio, his heart is still easy to turn back and forth, easily instigated, especially Raffi said yesterday Shita was rude with you, I'm sorry, it has made you suffer like this." Arsyad hugged his wife and tried to advise Annisa, to talk slowly with Dio later.

Arsyad is confused as to why Kevin's car stopped in front of Annisa's parents' house. No one knew Annisa lived in her parents' house.

"Tok Om Rizal's house, Nis?"ask Arsyad.

"I've lived here, sometimes with my uncle, Zidane, or Alvin. And, the children live in my house" replied Annisa.

"Let's get off, sister," Annisa asked.

Arsyad walked with Kevin, he did not want to use a wheelchair anymore, and finally Arsyad decided to temporarily walk with a cane. Kevin immediately heads to Rico's house to pick up Arsyad's clothes and pick up Raffi and Najwa. And Rere picked up Dio and Shifa with Annisa and Arsyad.

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Rico and Shita were sitting in the living room. They were silent, not a single word came out of his mouth. Rico did not expect that he would feel this kind of loneliness. She almost destroyed her own child's household because of her selfishness.

Najwa approached his opinion, because he did not see his brother in the room. Najwa was sitting next to her opanya, she asked where her brother was.

"Opa, is Abah not in the room? Neither was there on the back porch, nor was he outside" asked Najwa.

"Change, come home with your mother" replied Rico.

Najea bowed his head, not because he did not like his brother to come with Annisa. He was only confused if he would stay together again, whether Dio and his mother would forgive him or not. You see, Najwa repeatedly apologized with Dio, Dio as indifferent to him.

"Opa tau, you are still disappointed with mother, but your brother needs mother, son," said Rico.

"Najwa is not disappointed with mother, Najwa is ashamed of mother, Dio, and Shifa if later lived together," replied Najwa.

"All will be well, son. Later Om Kevin to pick you up and Raffi, come with Abah and mother," said Rico.

"If you don't forgive Najwa? And Dio still doesn't want to talk to Najwa, how?" asked Najwa in confusion.

"There is no parent who will not forgive his son, Najwa. I'm sure you'll forgive you, and for Dio, he'll forgive you again, speak carefully to you, Dio, and Shifa" Rico said.

Najwa obeyed what she said, so she went into the room and arranged their clothes to wait for Kevin to pick her up. Najwa was still thinking about the harsh words he had spoken to his mother and brother. He felt ashamed to be back with his mother.

"Yes, I asked you to marry Abah, but I kicked her out. It's not that I protected the mother when Aunt Shita scolded and said rudely to the mother, but I instead joined in expelling the mother. Forgive Najwa mother, if you will not forgive Najwa, Najwa will accept it. Najwa dear mother," murmured Najwa.

Najwa uncovers his intention to arrange the clothes into his suitcase. She is not ready to live with Annisa, Arsyad, and her two cousins.

"I'm not ready to be with them, especially with Dio, he's always indifferent to me, when I say hello to him he doesn't pay attention to my greeting, I have to what, if I'm here, if I'm here, I must have missed Abah, if it was there, I would have been in the spotlight of Dio's cold gaze" Najwa murmured.

Raffi who had finished arranging his clothes in the suitcase, he approached his brother into his room. Najwa looks like she's putting her clothes back in the closet. Raffi who saw it only scrunched his forehead and persuaded Najwa to stay with his mother.

"Sir, why put it in the closet again?"ask Raffi.

"Sister better stay here, with opa, Raf," replied Najwa.

"Why?"ask Raffi.

"Sister is not ready to stay with mother, Dio, and Shifa. Sis….."

"Sister why? Embarrassed? Afraid? Or how? Wrong sister, you should apologize to me. If you and Dio are indifferent or cold to you, it's your job to make them not like that, no matter what your brother's way. Don't shy away, brother. Even my brother thought they were cowards" said Raffi.

"Do they forgive, brother? You know, right? Brother's been overreacting with them?" Najwa is still worried about joining Arsyad and Annisa.

"Sister, the important thing is that we sincerely apologize to them, the important thing is that we have apologized. Their problem is to forgive us, it's their business, brother. The important thing is that we do good to them, and not repeat the mistakes on them" Raffi said.

"Yes, right. Then, should you come live with them again?"ask Najwa.

"Yes, we must repair our brotherly relationship, brother. However, we are still one blood with Dio and Shifa. They are both opa grandchildren, and our parents are sisters. We should not be selfish, even though Dio is cold now" Raffi said.

Yes, Raffi felt Dio now changed once. He became a quiet and cold person, not as usual. In school, sometimes Raffi saw Dio not as happy and as small as before with his friends.

"Already, put the clothes of the brother into the suitcase, Raffi want to help aunty arrange Abah clothes," said Raffi.

Najwa rearranged his clothes into a suitcase. He thought again of his sister's words.

"Yes, right Raffi said. What's wrong with us apologizing to them. The matter of being forgiven or not is their business, the important thing is that I have sincerely apologized" Najwa murmured.

Najwa had finished putting his clothes in the suitcase. He exits his room and heads to his brother's room, to help Shita who is styling Arsyad's clothes in the suitcase.

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Annisa and Arsyad have arrived at Annisa's house. Arsyad still hesitates to see Dio. He knew Dio was still very sensitive to his heart when discussing yesterday's events. Finally, Arsyad waits at Arsyil's workshop, and Annisa with Rere who goes inside meets Dio and Shifa who are playing with her cell phone.

"Dio, Shifa," call Annisa.

"Mother.Shifa kangen." Shifa hugged and kissed her because it had been almost 2 weeks since they had not met.

"Why not go here, if it's been 1 month, mother." Dio said as he walked towards Annisa and hugged her.

"Mother knows, Dio kangen mother. Bad mother, do not want to come back here again," said Dio while kissing Annisa's cheek.

"Bunda's son is big all, your height is almost the same as mother, Dio." Annisa rubbed Dio's head and kissed her.

"Yes dong, mom and Dede are healthy babies, right?"ask Dio.

"Healthy dong, look, you're healthy, right?" Annisa hugged her daughter again who had now turned into an adult once, and her attitude was cold and cold.

"Oh, my mother wants to talk to you, here." Annisa invites Dio and Shifa to sit on the sofa in the living room.

Annisa sits between her twins. Annisa clasped their hands. Dio and Shifa were wondering in his heart.

"Mother what's wrong? Mommy looks cheerful today?"ask Dio.

"Dio same Shifa kangen Abah no?"annisa asked her two children.

Not for Dio, he just kept silent yet to answer the question of the mother, until Annisa asked back to Dio.

"You miss Abah?"ask Annisa to Dio.

"Hmmpp.kangen," he answered while breathing heavily.

"Dio, Shifa, if we stay with Abah again, like old times, would you like to?"ask Annisa.

"Shifa wants you, as long as you're not sad anymore" Shifa replied.

"If Dio?"ask Annisa.

"Just mind your mother" she answered briefly.

"Is Dio angry with you? Did Dio not want mother, emm....with Abah again?"ask Annisa heavily.

"Dio is not angry with Abah, Dio does not know mother. Dio just doesn't want the mother hurt anymore, and is accused of messing with Aunt Shita and opa" Dio replied.

"I mean Dio?"ask Annisa.

"Didn't you feel your mother was blamed for the accident?"

"Already, son. Let it pass, they are natural like that, for fear of losing Abah" Annisa said gently.

"What does it feel like to lose Abah just opa and Auntie? Does Dio not feel? Mother and Shifa did not feel it? Everyone felt fear of losing Abah at that time, mother. But when the mother is expelled instead of fearing losing Abah again that Dio feels, Dio is more afraid of losing mother," said Dio in a high tone.

Arsyad heard what Dio was talking about. Annisa purposely invites Dio to talk beside the door that leads to the workshop hallway. And Arsyad was waiting in that hallway. Arsyad knows that Dio is really angry with his opa and tant. Arsyad who heard Dio speak like that, finally he entered into the Annisa ramb.

"Dio, Shifa," call Arsyad.

"Change.." They looked at Arshad who was walking with a stick.

"Yes this is Abah, Abah had accidentally met his mother in the hospital. You guys how's it going?"ask Arsyad.

"Change.." Shifa ran to embrace Arsyad, because she was already confused with Arsyad.

"Shifa, Abah misses you, baby." Arsyad returned Shifa's embrace.

Dio was just speechless looking at Arsyad who was hugging Shifa. Arsyad saw Dio who still seemed very disappointed because of the accident.

"Dio, this is Abah's voice, you want to hug you, son," Arsyad said.

Dio walked towards Arsyad, and kissed Arshad's hand and hugged him. Dio's tears flowed down his cheeks as he hugged Arsyad.

They sat together on the sofa, Arsyad started talking to Dio. Arshad persuades Dio and Shifa to stay together again.

"Dio, Shifa, do you want to live together like you used to?"ask Arsyad.

"Shifa wants Abah" Shifa replied

"Dio will be here, if you want to stay at Abah's house, Dio will not come" Dio replied as he passed away.

"Dio…! Speak politely…! Mother never taught us that!" Annisa snapped at Dio whose attitude was getting stubborn day by day.

"Did Najwa speak politely to you? Does Najwa appreciate you too? He also hates mother, and what's wrong Dio refuses to stay together like he used to!" Dio with a face full of anger said that with Annisa

"Dio, many times you say, learn to forgive, you know you hurt with opa, aunt, and Najwa, but that's not the way it is. Mommy doesn't want to know, we'll live together again." Annisa doesn't care about Dio who doesn't want to live together like she used to.

"Whatever mother!" hatch Dio while passing away going to his room.

"Don't be like that, let me talk to Dio." Arsyad walked up to Dio who entered his room.

Arsyad held back the door to Dio's room which Dio had closed. Dio kept pushing and wanted to close it, but Arsyad also held back Dio's room door, so he could get in.

"Change wants to talk to you, Dio. Please open the door" Arsyad said.

"There's nothing to talk about anymore, brother, it's better for Abah to come out and go home!" yelled Dio from inside.

"Okay, you're going home, you're going away, you're not going to mess with your life and your mom's anymore, but Abah wants to talk to you for a second, son." Arsyad was still holding down Dio's bedroom door. Dio finally opened the door to his room.

"Please come in" said Dio.

Arsyad sat on the bed and sat down beside Dio. Arsyad spoke to Dio from heart to heart. He knows Dio's feelings of still being angry with his opa and tant, especially with Najwa.

"Dio, you know, you're still angry with all the people who kicked you out and you were. Can't you really forgive them? They're still your brothers, he's your opa, your aunt, and your cousin Najwa" Arsyad said.

Dio was still silent with his breathing still irregular, his heartbeat beating rapidly as anger lingered throughout his veins.

"OK, if you can't forgive them. Abah doesn't dispute that. Because it's your business with them. But, Abah please 1 thing with you. Abah wants to stay with your mother, 1 month only, until your mother gives birth. Abah wants to accompany the last moments of pregnancy mother. Mother next month gave birth to your sister. Abah just wants that, Abah wants us to stay together again, Dio. After the mother gave birth, okay Abah will go again, if it wants Dio. Importantly, Abah has accompanied your mother on the eve of childbirth and during childbirth." Arsyad was still pleading with Dio with gentle words.

Arsyad knew how Dio was feeling right now, and when his mother was kicked out of the house by his opa and tant, as well as Najwa.

"You know, why did Abah ask that? Abah doesn't want to feel guilty for the rest of your life, like your father. Your father did not witness your mother when she gave birth to you and Shifa. Because your father's out of town. Only opa and Oma accompanied your bundle back then. Does Dio want to? Mother gave birth without her husband again? Abah just wants that. And, after that, if Dio wants Abah to leave, Abah will go back to the opa house with Najwa and Raffi." Arsyad rubbed Dio's bronze that might still be thinking of Arsyad's words.

Dio was still silent, digesting the words of Arsyad earlier. In his heart he wanted to be together again. But, his heart still hurt once if he remembered all that.

"Dio, you're a man too. One day you will feel like this too. You will feel where your wife will give birth. And, every husband would want to accompany his wife who will give birth, unless there is a business that he can not stay" said Arsyad.

Dio took his breath heavily. Dio knew what his brother was feeling right now. Moreover, for 8 months the mother and her brother separated.

"Yes, Dio wants to stay together again." Dio finally agreed to his brother's request.

"Thank you, Dio. You have granted Abah's request. Abah promised, after the mother gave birth, Abah and Najwa will soon move and return to the opa house" said Arsyad.

"As for Abah, Dio would pack Dio's clothes" Dio said.

Arsyad came out of Dio's room, after talking to Dio. He didn't know if Dio would be like that forever, or if he would change. The thing that Arsyad wants the most right now is to accompany the last days of Annisa's pregnancy before she gives birth. And he was grateful, because Dio wanted to move into his house again.

Dio actually loved Arsyad very much, but the pain in his heart was hard to go away. Although many times sipped honey, but the bitter taste is still in Dio's heart when remembering all that.

"If only God could take away my damaged memory for their deeds and words to you. Maybe I can forgive them and forget what they did, because God has taken some of my memory of those who have hurt you. But, baby, it can't. And, that memory became clearer when I saw those who hurt me and my mother" Dio murmured.

Dio was forced to pack his clothes in the closet, he put them in a suitcase and would move to his brother's house.

"Like a sip of black honey, the bitterness is still felt at the end of the throat and is very difficult to lose, even though I have gulped sweet honey," murmured Dio.