The One I Damba

about Yudha Riza Rahardian

Outside the bridal room was a single bachelor holding a yellow drink, the man shaking the glass he was holding while looking at him with a slightly eerie look, there was a devilish smile on the lips of the man who had that affirming look in his eyes, he was Yudha Riza Rahardian, the younger brother of Andra.

A few days before Andra married her mother contacted her who was out of the country, making a slightly unreasonable offer about the marriage, plus his mother did not tell what kind of girl he would be with later even though Yudha knew her mother would not plunge herself along with the wrong woman.

In the past, when he was in high school, Yudha preferred to live with his uncle outside the city, he felt jealous of Andra at that time who was always spoiled by their late father when Yudha who always obeyed the wishes of his father and mother until finally Yudha chose to leave, Yudha, give victory to Andra over his father and mother.

Until finally Yudha met with Jingga, an innocent girl who lived in an orphanage and had two adopted twin sisters who were very funny at that time. With great difficulty Yudha approached the girl, the heart of the girl he wanted was already hardened by the behavior of his friend who only used the intelligence of the girl until now when he would approach so many obstacles that he had to pass.

Yudha reminisced about the beginning of his introduction to the complicated and even difficult Orange, it took time for Yudha to be friends with the Orange girl to give another sensation at that time to Yudha unlike other girls who seemed to be with open arms welcoming her.

One day when Yudha was trying to get close to Orange who just wanted to get acquainted, the attitude of the girl was very cold even more can be said to be very frightening, the girl did not shed a smile or a little welcome when Yudha clearly wanted to be friends with her.

But that's what made Yudha interested in Orange at that time, the attitude of indifference and selling the expensive Orange makes Yudha eager to approach the sweet girl without caring what kind of background life and family, like, perhaps at that time Yudha was consumed by love so that he could not think with reason.

And it must be known if the process will not betray the results, after all the ways done from moving classes to every day trailing Orange finally the girl was also destroyed, little by little Orange can accept the presence of Yudha who although a little disturbing but enough to make the girl look happy because finally he has a friend talking at school.

The day after the introduction was more beautiful, their closeness was quite felt when Yudha did not want to be far from Orange, until Yudha knew if Jingga had two very cute twin sisters in the orphanage where Jingga lived even though Yudha knew if it was not the younger brother of Jingga.

Until one day when returning from school, that day the atmosphere of the afternoon in a city that is still a beautiful terrace with lush trees blown by the wind that seemed to accompany the sun to rest in the Western horizon, the, a car Yudha knew was parked in the courtyard of her uncle's modest home.

"mother.." said Yudha when he found the woman who had given birth to him was talking with his uncle and his lips in the family room of the house.

His mother turned and smiled when the child he was missing was finally home, his arrival was waiting for earlier.

"when did my mom come...?" yudha asked after greeting and hugging the beautiful woman who was not inedible at that age.

"not long ago dear." replied Mrs Cantika.

"how are you, baby...?" mistress Cantika continued, she saw something change from her son.

"i'm good ma'am." Briefly Yudha replied.

Always so, Yudha felt dumped by both parents especially her father who always seemed to love Andra more than him when they were the same father's son whose age was not far away.

"mom see you're getting happier here." said Ms. Cantika who got a nod from Yudha.

"good then." continued mistress Cantika again.

"mom, may I ask...?" with all his strength, Yudha finally met his mother, full of hope there was very felt.

"you asked mom...?" asked the lady Cantika, the beautiful woman was surprised by what Yudha said, Yudha had long kept talking to her especially after her son preferred to live with his uncle and aunt, who had been living with him, mistress Cantika knew that Yudha felt different from Andra when she and her husband never meant that and now that her father was gone Yudha still did so to her.

"can I...?" ask Yudha again, she was afraid that her mother would reject her wishes at that time.

"say, what do you want dear." replied Madam Cantika at that time, he promised in his heart whatever desire Yudha at that time will he fulfill as a guilt-redeemer because he had been different between the two boys.

"i want to be a doctor ma'am." said Yudha who suddenly made Miss Cantika surprised.

It was true what Yudha's uncle and aunt said when her son was in love with the girl who lived in the orphanage, who had two younger brothers and one sister who was sick.

"why do you want to be a doctor...?" ask Mrs Cantika, but her mother knows that Yudha is very interested in the business world like her late father.

"i want to help the mother." Yudha replied briefly, densely and clearly.

"what do you mean...?" ask Yudha.

"mom already knows everything, about the girl you're after, I already know, I don't think she's going to affect you, but I'm wrong..." said Mrs Cantika with a style of speech that still sounds elegant.

"this mother is not because of her, I told you I want to help a lot of people." said Yudha.

"enough Yudha, I didn't come here to argue with you, I came here because I miss my son, I thought I'd be welcomed by you but this is what I got.." madam Cantika raised a little voice that made Yudha instantly shriek.

"mother, I don't mean to greet you with what you don't expect, but mother I want to be a useful person for others." said Yudha, he was actually a bit unpleasant because his mother's response did not match what he expected.

Mrs Cantika was silent for a moment, giving her pause to think quickly about Yudha's wishes as soon as they arrived, she actually knew everything that had happened to her son, everything that Yudha did to Jingga and everything, even though she was far from Yudha, did not make her fall in charge of Yudha, there was always someone who monitored Yudha and reported to her.

"well, I will follow you." said the mistress of Cantika who immediately made Yudha turn with an expression of disbelief.

"but on one condition." continued Madam Cantika again.

"requisite...? true mother, I am your son why there must be a condition condition.." asked Yudha who was actually upset because her mother gave her a test before fulfilling her wishes.

"yes, the mother will not force." replied the lady Cantika lightly, the woman folded her hands over her chest giving the impression that she was very calm against her son who often revolted.

Yudha took a heavy breath, she knew how her mother was concerned, her mother would not immediately give the usual conditions at this time especially Yudha just found out if her mother already knew about Orange.

"all right, what's the condition...?" ask Yudha at that time.

"you must be put anywhere according to your will." replied the lady of Cantika, making Yudha turn her eyes, it was true that his mother would not let herself dance after asking for something out of her will.

"mother why mother is so, I just want to be useful to the crowd of the mother alone." Yudha protested, she had already smelled a suspicious smell from her mother, she had, his mother would have sent him to a place that would have kept him away from Orange, the girl he was fighting for.

"it's up to you, mother does not force." said Ms. Cantika, again the beautiful face of the woman did not fade even though she was putting pressure on her child, the woman said, precisely the beautiful face of mistress Cantika changed like the face of a magic grandmother in the eyes of Yudha.

"all right I will obey mother, but let me continue to be able to relate to the girl.." said Yudha, he already knew if all this time his mother sent people to continue to overcome it.

"the business let the time prove, mother grants you and you follow the mother's wishes." said Mrs Cantika.

Yudha took a deep breath she regretted asking her mother for something, all the images of the future together with the Orange are now lost for a moment when his own mother consciously gave a negative response to his love for the Orange until now Yudha agreed to want her mother to be far from the Orange.

On graduation day, Jingga was so enthusiastic about welcoming her especially she was a student who got the best grades in one school, her smile expands so they are very sweet and make her face more beautiful. But immediately the smile changed not when Yudha said he would study outside the city, but at that time Yudha promised to always inform and occasionally visit Jingga and his sister.

Time passed by once and twice Yudha kept his promise to Orange until finally never heard from again and the news from Yudha to Orange. Longer and longer until the time no longer side with Yudha, especially the fact that now the Orange he once loved has become his brother-in-law, the wife of his own brother.

Yudha was aware of his condition now, the glass he was holding had now reached the tip of his lips for he gulped the contents, it was painful indeed facing reality, the truth was, either Yudha must blame the mother or the obvious destiny of sour taste of the drink which was then more acidic the way of love that until anytime will never be welcomed by Orange.

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