The Journey of Love Hara
Unrevealed Secrets
After the incident at the cafe this afternoon, Mario drove Hara home. Without a word from Hara, he got out of the car.
“Hara came home,” he said as he opened the door.
“New home, Ra? Who's home?” said the father without turning his eyes away from the tv screen.
“Tadi interracial Mario, Pa. Hara went up first, pa,” said Hara was about to leave the middle room.
“Ra, do you know that Mario has been betrothed to your brother? Maybe you should not have any more relationship with him,” Hara was a little surprised to hear the statement of the father and can only welcome the words of his father with a smile while saying, Hara said, and said,
“Hara no relationship with Mario, pa. Lagian Hara know really, if papa will not take off something given to brother,” he said while holding back the tears.
Seeing his youngest child leave while crying, his heart as a parent felt a little pity. But, he also could not do anything with the matchmaking that had been set since Nia and Mario were small.
Coinciding with Nia who was going to the 1st floor, she saw her sister running towards her room while winning, Nia looked for a source that made her sister cry again for the umpteenth time.
“Papa, Nia please don't be too hard on Hara, Pa. Poor him, pa,” said Nia who was still trying to persuade her father to cancel the match with Mario.
“Nia, this papa do also for your good.”
“What's up, pa? What do you think, seizing someone loved by others, especially Nia's own sister is a good thing?”
“It's not so, Nia. Papa just..”
“Pa, Nia there is an idea to overcome all this,” said Nia who suddenly thought of something.
“What idea?” ask her dad curious.
“Papa and om Haris' agreement is to match the child, right? That means, if Nia and Mario matchmaking is changed to Mario and Hara, it means no problem right, pa?” nia said confidently that her papa would use the idea. Outside of Nia's expectations, the father shook his head while listening to the idea.
“Can't, Nia. From the beginning, papa and om Haris do plan to match you and Mario,” said the father firmly.
“Why can't you too, pa? Hara is also papa's son and mama?” Nia kept insisting that her father not match her with her sister's lover. Nia was silent for a moment when she continuously heard the word ‘cannot’ from the papa.
"Nia, please listen to papa. For now, this is what you can do for the good of us all. Papa knows what you and Hara are feeling. But please, just this time, for the sake of all of us," the papa's words increasingly sound sad.
“What do you think, by matching Nia and Mario, Nia will be able to live a normal life like a married couple? What do you think, by matching Nia, Nia can live happily? Papa doesn't know, does he? Papa can't guarantee Nia's happiness, can he? So Nia please, pa. Don't Match Nia, neither Mario nor any other man,” Nia's remarks end the conversation with her papa, and leave the middle-aged man alone in the tv room.
‘Actually, how should I? On the one hand, I want to see my children happy, but on the other hand, I can't easily change Nia to Hara. Because a lot of things are not yet known what is the relationship between Hara and Mario.’ he said in his heart.
Mr. Herdian could only be silent while thinking about how to bring things back to the way they were.
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The next day, Hara tries to live her life as if nothing happened, and prepares to go to college.
“Ma, pa, Hara left first, yes,” said Hara while saying goodbye to her parents.
“Em.. Ra,” calls his mama with doubt whether he should tell Hara or not.
“Yes, ma? What's up?”
“Ah, here, what time will you come home?”
“Maybe dinner Hara just got home, ma.”
“So, papa and mama have plans to eat out. You can come, right, Ra?” asked the mother afraid to offend her daughter who was in a mess some time ago.
“Bby. Mom will send her address. Let Hara directly come to that place.”
“OK, again. Yaudah, leave there, will hunt late,” said the mother. Shortly after, Hara left her home, walking down the streets of the compound while daydreaming. Suddenly…
“Aduh,” Hara fell because she was hit by a bicycle. There was a wound on his arm that began to be flowed by a red liquid that felt a little pain.
“A.. I'm sorry,” said the cyclist as he jumped off his bike and helped Hara.
“Yes, it's okay,” they look at each other, and how shocked they are.
“Mas barista.”
“Mbak kopi.” said the barista which is almost the same as Hara.
“Aduh, once again I'm sorry. I really did not accidentally,” he said who still felt guilty.
“No what, mas. Besides, I also daydreamed until I did not pay attention to the road,” said Hara. Seeing Hara's bloody hand,
“Let me treat his hand first, mbak,” said the barista while pulling Hara's hand.
“Nevent gone, mas. It's nothing.”
“No what, what? Later if this wound is an infection, will I be more expensive compensation, mbak,” protest the barista who unconsciously made Hara laugh.
“Eh, finally I can see again mbak coffee smile,” feel embarrassed, hara immediately hide her smile again. Hara finally complied to be treated.
“Ah, done. This I love free plaster for coffee mbak, where tau will be replaced plaster,” said the barista while giving waterproof plaster. Hearing her who kept being called ‘mbak kopi’, Hara smiled slightly.
“Hara.”
“Ya?” said the barista who did not understand.
“My name, Hara. So, next time do not call me ‘mbak kopi’ again,” said Hara while smiling.
“El. Call me, El, not ‘mas barista’” both smile. Hara looked at the watch she was wearing, 8.30.
“Ah, sorry mas, uh meaning El. I have to go. Soon the first class starts in 20 minutes,” said Hara who began to panic a little.
“Let me inter,” bargain El.
“Nevent gone, thanks. I can take public transport, kok.”
“Indeed still going abomination?”
“Yes, not the truth,” he said while biting his lips because of panic.
“Come,” said El who is ready to ride his bike back. Feeling no other choice, Hara finally according to to be escorted by El to the campus.
“Oh yes, like our age is not much different. So just relax, Ra.” Said El who still continued to gouge his bike faster than usual.
Today, for the first time hara was delivered by another man besides Mario, especially the man who was a new man several times he met.
Shortly after, they arrived in front of the Hara campus. Realizing she only has 3 minutes to get to class, Hara immediately runs towards her class.
“Still, El,” said Hara as she ran away from El.
“Eh, beware. Do not run, later fall again,” cried El while looking at Hara who slowly began to move away. Seeing Hara's behavior, El can only laugh from a distance, and El leaves the campus, returning to his previous activity, namely cycling.
...‘At least, today I became the reason for him to develop a smile that long enough disappeared’...
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