The Cost of Trust

Still melow

"Imah, we eat yuk!"

"Yes, brah Imah nyulai!"

I went home first to prepare dinner.

"Imah!", call Aziz as he passes through his room.

"Yes mas!"

"We're having dinner, and then we'll talk!"

"Yes!", said Imah lowered his head. I'm sure this must have something to do with the failure of her marriage to A Dadan.

Dinner this time passed by in silence. Still quiet, enjoying his feelings.

After dinner, Aziz invited Imah to sit at the television house. I did ask Aziz to close the stall more afternoon. So we have time to discuss this.

"Your sister said, you canceled your wedding?!" said Aziz starting a chat with his sister. This time Aziz mas looks serious, not as usual whose hobby once mocked his sister.

"Yes mas! Hope this is the best decision. I don't want to be happy above the suffering of others."

"Who did you say suffered?", Mas Aziz folded his hands.

"Mas, I know what it's like to be Farhan."

"Keep, you know what Dadan's position and feelings are?"

Imah. Mas Aziz was right, he thought about Farhan's feelings but did not care about the feelings of Dadan who incidentally was his own lover.

"Kang Dadan can definitely easily forget about Imah mas, after all!"

Aziz took his breath slowly.

"Are you willing to sacrifice your feelings for someone else?"

"Yes mas. That's better. Than to be happy over the suffering of others."

"Do you not want to think about your own future Mah?"

Mas Aziz rubbed his face rough.

"Mas, I'm still young. God willing, Imah can still find another partner if God permits!", said Imah trying to smile. Trying as usual.

"Imah.don't lie about your own feelings."

This time I tried to talk.

"Bitcase.mbak... Imah sure, after this Imah will be fine. Believe me!"

Mas Aziz who usually sniffled at his cousin's sister, this time was gentle.

"Well, if that's your decision. We can only support you." Aziz stood up from his couch.

"Thank you!", said Imah.

Aziz had heard for himself the wishes of Imah as well as the wishes of Farhan. He was sure that his brother did not make the wrong decision.

"Yes, come out first!"

"Where am I?", I'm curious.

"You go to kang Dadan for a bit. At least, I should talk to him."

Mas Aziz breezed about to go to the living room, but his hands were in check Imah.

"Mas, please if you want to meet A Dadan, but please.do not change the decision Imah mas?!" said Imah pleading.

"Yes, I just need to talk to Dadan kang as a fellow man."

****

"Mas Aziz?", say Dadan.

"Can we talk to Dadan?"

"Can mas!"

Suddenly Farhan sat with us.

"Om Aziz, what is it?", asked Farhan.

"It's okay kang, justin Farhan here. It's also got to do with Farhan, right?!"

Farhan sat next to his father.

"Kang, Imah has already said about the cancellation of your marriage."

Dadan looked down, and Farhan was only able to see his father's face.

"Yes mas. Frankly, I mind you."

"Yes, I understand kang."

"So, isn't she married to you?", asked Farhan innocently.

Dadan looked into his son's eyes. There was a smile on his son's face.

"Yes boy!", said Dadan.

"That means..dad to marry mama again?"

Dadan did not answer.

"Dad's silent? Meaning yes. Tomorrow we look at mama again well, mama must be happy!''

"Yes, Farhan to the room!", said Dadan.

"Yes yeah. Om, Farhan's coming in!"

"Yes Han" said Aziz.

"Kang Dadan wants to marry Feby?", asked aziz slowly.

"Either mas, on the one hand.I am very sorry to Imah, on the other hand. I don't want Farhan to choose to leave me for the sake of his mama and his family who once threw him away."

"I could have let go of Farhan, they were more entitled to farhan. But I love Farhan with all my heart. The boy is a joy unto me."

Dadan shed his tears.

Farhan, you're wrong, son. Although Dadan is not your real father, he loves you very much. Like someone who loves Diaz. We fathers cannot express in words how we feel. We try to always make you happy.

"Mas, sorry.I can't be a husband to your sister!"

Aziz patted the shoulder of the man who was a year older than him.

"We can still be kang brothers, without having a marriage bond between kang Dadan and Imah."

"Thank you!"

*****

The Fai house....

"It's too busy for you Fai!", he said.

"Change !"

"Actually who do you meet at that pulse kiosk every day?"

"I mean Abah?"

"Don't think you don't know what you're doing! We just follow Abah. Married to Abah's best friend's son!"

"Sorry Bah, Fai will choose his own life partner fai?!"

"Denga who? The woman at the stall? Which one?"

"Is Abah spying on me?"

"Heh, you think?"

"Obah, Fai used to succumb for the sake of Fai's service to Abah. Why should Abah now force Abah's will? Is Fai not entitled to a life of his own?"

Fai stomped his feet towards his private room. On the outside, he can be a cheerful person. But when he met his brother, he felt that his life was just a doll that he easily arranged.

He had already felt the loss of Diandra, I don't know what Abah would do after this.

"It will be to see who Fai is!", murmured Abah.