The Fate Or Destiny

Eps. 55. There's no Ring

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"What's up..."

"Why can you come here? I need papa here on Sunday..."

"For?"

"Meet Rens' papa... Monday at dawn you can go home with mom and the kids."

"Renske?"

"Yes.I want to get married now, the Renske I chose."

"You want to propose to him?"

"The owner is like that, but we know each other first, acquaintance first. Papa Mama met Ramly aja first, about the proposal is my part."

"Ben.. don't not know the customs, in other places you can apply yourself, but in Manado must be parents..."

"I don't know that habit..."

"Now you know.the children are now pretentious nglamar themselves even though they are against manners. If you ask a woman to be a wife must be officially, it's about parents, parents' affairs.don't talk to yourself."

"But I talked to Ramly myself this afternoon..."

"Eh. ni child does not know the custom of making parents ashamed.. already... papa will go there!"

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Dead phone... He doesn't know the stages of asking a girl to be a wife here in Manado. But that's the later business with papa. The important thing is papa is willing to come, so the plan can run smoothly.

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All this time though he had often thought and dreamed of marriage, but Ben could not talk about it with Keke. But this time he had to follow this impulse, sure first and then take action forward, moving first and talking to Keke. His experience all this time always worked. Keke is not the type of doubt then stalling, but the type of figure who ignores something that is not his purpose, let alone act thinking even he is reluctant to seem.

Two days ago he couldn't talk to Keke about this important thing, there was Ramly. But it was in Ben's favor, he took one step exactly that day, offending in front of his papa Keke, expressing his true intention to be serious.

Yesterday Keke had a catering order for the event, he was busy until the end of the night, and it was unpleasant to disturb his exhausted girl, when he came to the shophouse, Keke had already fallen asleep on the sofa and did not wake up again, Ben moved her to her room.

Last afternoon Ben took the time to Tomohon in the middle of his activities. He talks to Ramly, not for long, but Ramly welcomes Ben's wishes and leaves it entirely to Keke. Well this is what still has to be fought for, how to talk to the girl.

In the evening, after returning home from work, Ben saw an opportunity, Keke looked refreshed and sat casually in front of the TV. The kids still play downstairs in front of the shophouse with Keke's employee aunts, as well as his two uncles.

Ben kisses Keke while sitting on the side, and Keke immediately shifts his body avoiding Ben's other actions. Ben smiled, Keke's basic attitude still likes to relapse.

"Sweety... No cape tonight?"

"Cape is normal..."

"But not like last night, right.you fell asleep here..."

"Son Bens came here last night?"

"I'm the one who moved you into the room..."

"Eh? Really it?"

"Yes..honey."

Keke avoided Ben's gaze, ashamed that Ben had seen how he slept. Meaning he was actually sleeping soundly, unaware when transferred to the room.

"Would you eat baby?"

"Udah was this afternoon, Aunt Wisye was there for tinutuan, still full. Brother Bens already?"

"Not yet, come home late from the office... I eat yuk..."

Ben pulled Keke's right hand and walked down the stairs.

"Eh. The food is on top..."

Ben still pulls Keke's hand up to the front shophouse, there's Aunt Lenda. The kids don't know where.

"Tante.. drop the kids off. I want to take Rens out for a while..."

"Yes. The four of them to Indimart delivered Wisye, want to buy ice cream he said..."

"Darling.wait here, I'll take the car for a second..."

"Where are we going? I changed clothes..."

"Don't do it..." Ben who had stepped up shouted and rushed back to his house.

"Rommel where's tan?"

"Eh. I don't know, upwards maybe, auntie didn't see him coming out, Ke..."

"Tan..please wash your hands and feet and rinse your face before going to bed..."

"Yes. yeah..."

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In car...

"Where are we going..."

"Sir Bens who took off, why did he come to me?"

"I rarely go anywhere here, I don't know where to eat here..."

"Otherwise me. Brother Bens, my shirt is like gini..."

"Don't get out of the car, we'll find someone to take away from..."

Moments later, after Ben eats fast food from a booth. The car is parked on a bridge that used to be viral so the place where photos of people, this time there are only a few cars parked there. They both sat in the car.

(Sekarno Bridge in Manado)

"I went to Tomohon this afternoon to see Ramly..."

Keke looked at Ben with a questionable face...

"Sit facing me Rens. I want to say something..."

Ben continued later when he saw Keke's position that was already leaning comfortably on the car door, his head slightly lowered...

"Rens... Remember when we were?"

"Ehh? I. I don't remember, it's been a year like..."

"A year two months. I'm sorry I was busy, so I forgot about our important moment."

"Grandfather, we're both not that kind of person, or anything. I also rarely say anything to you. Sorry..."

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"Rens. My heart has set on choosing you to be my wife. From the beginning my feelings for you continued to grow... I know you love me too... and there is nothing we need to wait for right? So, we're getting married.. Would you like Rens?"

As usual, Keke was always at a loss for words, unable to answer or express what was in his heart more openly. He just glanced at Ben and came back down. Ben grabbed Keke's one hand, rubbing the back of the hand with his thumb.

"Rens... I have spoken to Ramly about this, he fully supports what your decision is... sweety.... this time I need an answer... want to marry me?"

Ben slightly shook Keke's hand, the head that had been bowed raised and looked at each other with Ben. He could not translate with words what was in his heart, fear of marriage, fear of abandonment, fear of having children but then having to take care of himself. All of these things came out, but he was unable to speak. He pulled his hand...

"Why Rens? Don't want to marry me?"

Keke looked at Ben again, if to be honest he didn't have that target, thought about it but never fostered hope about their relationship, trauma hindered him from it.

"Rens.. please, I need your answer..."

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"What do you think of us...?"

Keke shook his head slowly. Ben tried to be patient and wanted to dive Keke further, he knew Keke's difficulty expressing what he was thinking, except in a state of anger then the lips would be fluent in words. Ben drew his body closer and grabbed Keke's hands...

"Do you love me Rens?"

The head nodded slowly.

"If we split up, what do you think? My work here is almost done, maybe soon I should leave town..."

"Sir Bens... want to go back to Jakarta? Brother Bens wants to... Stay with me?"

Keke's voice turned hoarse, there was a stifled emotion there. Imagine there's no Ben anymore? What he's going to be like, the kids too.there's another fear growing up now.

"Depends.that's why I need your answer now..."

"..."

"Reenns..."

"Yes..."

"Yes what??"

"Yes.I want to marry Bens..."

Lirih Keke replied. Keke's face met red as he said that.

"Sweety..."

Ben took Keke into his arms. There was a beautiful song in his heart. Words are necessary to describe a taste, and to be happy quickly to feel all body while listening to the words he expects.

"Sister Bens..."

Keke unraveled the hug.

"I. I'm afraid of marriage actually, I'm afraid..."

Something inside him prompted him to say that. He looks for Ben's eyes that haven't let go of a hug.

"What do you mean, baby..."

Ben said softly, one hand up and rubbed Keke's cheek with the back of his index finger.

"I. I only want to get married once in a lifetime, I. I don't want us to split up or get divorced. If Brother Bens accepts that, I'd be Bens' wife..."

"Sweety.. I'm the same. I promise there won't be a divorce. even if we quarrel, have a big fight, I promise I won't say that word to you..."

"Sister Bens should be able to keep that promise..."

Keke is still trying to find his confidence about marriage, about the man who asked him to marry. He looked at Benaya with eyes that were starting to water.

"Yes. I promise Rens. I promise you..."

Keke carried both hands behind Benaya's body, leaning his head against Ben's chest. And his tears were spilled there. Keke was crying, there was a slow stuffing heard.

"Hey..kok so cry baby..."

Ben laughed softly, he managed to propose to his lover and did not expect the proposal to be tinged with tears. But Ben knew the emotion was not because of sadness but because of happiness.

"Sweety... already dong, you are proposed loh.... not broken, hehehe... not sad right you?"

Keke still sobbing. Ben finally let Keke settle his emotions in his arms. He just gave a kiss and a swipe in the head waiting for Keke's emotions to subside.

"Darling.we're going home now..."

Ben releases a hug, helps Keke dry his face with a tissue, gives a brief kiss on Keke's right temple, then runs his car.

As the car turned around and drove down the streets in silence at night, Ben grabbed Keke's hand, clasping warmly.

"We continue to talk at home, yes, we have a lot to talk about."

"Yes..."

"Sorry yes, I'm not the romantic type of Rens. bedding you empty-handed, no ring. Later at the official application with our parents..."

"How come Brother Bens loves you tonight..."

"What??"

Ben turned his gaze from the street to Keke's face.

"It's..."

Keke held up the paper bag of burgers and fries Ben bought for him earlier, he had not finished it.

"Hahaha? You're the only girl proposed to wear a burger dong..."

Ben pinches gavel on Keke's cheek.

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Sorry guys if Ben's proposal feels crisp...

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