The Happy End

11. Jealous

Arka came home the night after work.

My mom and dad were waiting for him.

"Assalamu 'alaikum, '" said Arka as he opened his shoes.

"Wa'alaikumussalam" answered both.

"Tumben's not asleep, it's 11 in the night lo." Arka was surprised to see both.

"Wait for you, sit here." Linda told me to sit next to her.

"What's the matter, Ma?" ask Arka while sitting down.

"Look Arka, can your engagement with Cantika be repeated?" ask Wijayanto

Arka immediately leaned back while holding her forehead, only looking tired face.

"Pa, from the beginning I said, I don't like Cantika one bit" Arka said

"But you used to treat her very well, which is why we thought you liked her" Linda said

"I used to treat him well because he's Vito's sister, so you don't misunderstand that" Arka said, staring at her parents

"But there are so many people who marry without love, like those who are ta'aruf" Linda said

"Ma as bad as men will certainly look for a sholeha woman to accompany life, I want to marry once in a lifetime, I want to, so I wanted to choose a woman who could be a good mother to my children later," Arka held her Mama's hand, "Like Mama,"

Wijayanto was silent because he agreed to his son's words.

"Can't change for you" Linda said.

"If she changes for me her name is not sincere, it should change because of God, and if later I find someone I like, I will immediately propose to her without getting engaged, I will marry her immediately," arka

"Alright Papa agrees with your words, we will not force again for Cantika business, but remember never to be cold to Cantika," said Wijayanto

Arka just silent, Linda looks sad because Arka rejected Cantika again.

"I go to the room first" said Arka

Arka walked away but turned around again.

"Ma...If someday I fall in love with someone, please bless us no matter what." Arka looked towards her parents seriously.

His parents just looked at each other without telling him.

Arka continues the path

*

The next day, Linda was having lunch with Cantika.

"Cantika, who is Arka close to?" ask Linda

"Why indeed?" ask Cantika

"Yesterday night he said, if he falls in love, he asks for approval whatever the circumstances of the woman," Linda told the story

Cantika immediately seemed to not like to hear it because he already understood the meaning of Arka's speech.

"Don't know also Auntie, maybe just the same doesn't mean she likes someone anymore" Cantika pretended not to know.

"Tante is too hoping you will be Aunt's daughter-in-law, but Auntie does not want to force Arka because if you are paired you may be united later" Linda said

Cantika was silent.

*

A few days passed, Cantika came again to the factory when Hana finished Dzuhur prayer

Cantika meets Hana in the factory canteen.

"Follow for a moment" said Cantika

Actually Hana did not want to but rather than heard others Cantika again nagging, Hana was forced to follow him immediately.

The newly arrived Arka saw Hana following Cantika. Arka followed them

Cantika invites Hana to talk behind the factory.

Cantika stared hard at Hana.

Cantika knelt in front of Hana, "Sister please don't be like this," Cantika shed tears.

Hana doesn't understand what Cantika is doing.

"I love Arka, if you hate our family please don't concern yourself with Arka for your revenge" Cantika said

"What are you talking about, I don't understand." Hana wants to break away because her legs are held by Cantika.

"I know you wanted to make Arka like you on purpose because you wanted to make me suffer, right?" ask Cantika still crying

Hana pushes Cantika down.

"Yes I'd love to repay you for your treatment, but...!" hana's speech stopped because Arka was near them.

Hana is shocked to see Arka, while Cantika is still crying.

"When you get up, you don't deserve to kneel in front of people like this" Arka said coldly

Hana knows Arka is starting to misunderstand her.

Cantika stood up and followed Arka who began to walk away.

Hana looked towards Arka's departure, for some reason her heart became sad when Arka spoke like that.

Hana's eyes started to glaze over.

We're not close so we can't be sad about Hana.

Hana held her chest that felt tight because it held back her crying.

Hana walked back into the factory.

When Arka saw Hana, she immediately left without looking at Hana, looking disappointed Arka face.

Hana looked at Cantika who was looking at her sharply while following Arka.

Hana only looked down as she walked into the factory, while in the kitchen everyone looked at her in disbelief.

It turned out that just now Hana pushed Cantika one of her kitchen friends to look.

Hannah was getting sad because they avoided her.

Arka saw from outside the kitchen what happened.

When she came home from work in the afternoon, Hana was ready to go home because the others were already home.

Arka saw Hana coming out of the factory. He quickly approached Hana.

Hana looked at him with my eyes, looking quite big the sadness she felt.

"How many traits do you have?" ask Arka

"Trust what Mr. Arka saw and heard" said Hana who did not want to explain.

"You're like an onion that has a lot of skin" said Arka who increasingly made Hana sad.

"If Mr. Arka wants to fire me because of this incident please, I am ready because I was wrong to encourage the future wife of Mr. Arka," said Hana

I hope you explain something not like this Inner Arka

"I've never put together anything personal and work, but for now I'm very disappointed because your nature is so different than usual, I don't know what your true nature is" Arka said

"Trust in what Mr. Arka saw and heard, I'm sorry." Hana walked away.

Arka saw Hana's departure.

If you say you were unintentionally then I will trust you Aisya, but why not the slightest self-defense from your inner Arka

Arka got into his car and drove away past Hana on foot.

Hana looked at his departure sadly, slowly her tears fell down.

What's wrong with me, we're not familiar but why when he doesn't trust me this heart feels so sick to Hana.

Hana rubbed her tears that were still flowing. Hana stopped walking and sat on the bench under the tree.

He was still crying considering the incident.

Why do I expect him to trust me, whereas I don't care about other people's views, all I hope is that he trusts me is Hana's inner self.