The Past...Ye

48

"Dear Shira, for a moment, I have to talk to Aunt Runa for a while..".

Abay takes Runa outside Shira's room.

"Thank you for saving Shira.."

Runa did not dare to look at that face. For fear that his pain would increase.

In the past, he had also saved Kia, and finally met with Abay after so many years. Now, he saves his son Shira and ends up meeting Abay.

Why did Abay make his life a roller coaster? Up and down no koruan. Just come and go.

Abay approached and grabbed Runa's hand. "Sorry me...".

Runa brushed off Abay's hand slowly, not wanting Abay to touch him. He missed Abay too. But that was a few years ago, before Abay left without any news.

Even Abay is completely disconnected.

Until finally I invited Runa to Abay's wedding. Although actually Runa had come alone to Abay's wedding at that time.

Runa couldn't hold back her tears from coming out. The clear water just flowed without Runa wanting.

The silence of Runa and his tears that continue to flow makes Abay more hurt. Abay continues to apologize. Runa remained silent.

"I have to go....". Runa's arm was held by Abay.

"Shira wants you to stay here.."

"You? Do you still want me here?" tanya Runa who makes Abay silent a thousand languages.

Yeah, actually he still really wants Runa. But seeing Runa who was still angry at him made him even more bitter.

"I know with your silence.." Runa turned around and left. Abay doesn't try to hold him anymore.

But when he turned a few steps Arsan half-runs to him.

"Runa, honey, what are you doing? Is anyone sick?" Arsan looks very worried.

Runa smiled at Arsan's panic, "There are no serious injuries. Don't you worry about that, do you?". Runa grabbed Arsan's face gently calming him down.

Runa was still not too far from the place where he and Abay spoke earlier, surely Abay was still there.

Sure enough, when he looked back briefly Abay was looking at himself and Arsan.

"What actually happened? Why did you get into an accident like this?"

Runa then recounted the incident that happened to him when he helped Shira earlier.

Runa then invited Arsan to meet Abay who was still stuck in his place standing.

"It just so happens that the child I helped was my friend's son first. This is Abay Shira's father...".

Arsan and Abay shook hands.

"Arsan.."

"Oh yeah, next week Arsan and I are getting married. I hope you and Shira and Mom can also be present at our show huh?" the word Runa made Abay's heart even more sick.

"Congratulations? May you always be happy..".

Abay shakes Arsan's hand.

"Thank you.."

"If so, excuse me to come in first. I want to see Shira again. Excuse me..."

after saying that Abay went straight into Shira's room without even looking at Runa.

"Well, if so, would I take you home? You rest first, the suit fittings are pushed back tomorrow..".

Runa nodded in agreement to look at her once again Shira's room. May Shira be kind - well, her mind.

***

Abay was pensively beside Shira who was sound asleep. Seeing his young son has lost his mother even hope with Runa who he just met yesterday.

Hopefully when he wakes up tomorrow morning he does not whine looking for Runa.

"Abay, what's up, son?" Mother gently stroked Abay's shoulder.

"What's up, ma'am." she replied weakly.

Mom then sat down next to Abay to grab his hand. "Sorry Mother...."

"Mom why apologize? I don't have anything wrong - what...."

"I should have known for a long time that you and Runa loved each other..."

Abay gasped at Mother's words.

"If I had known, I wouldn't have asked you to marry Mayra. You must be taking this pain alone, right? Why didn't you just refuse when Mom asked you to marry Mayra? You love Runa but you have to marry Mayra instead. You must be sorry, right?"

"I never regretted that Mom married Mayra. Because Mayra gave me a beautiful little princess, Shira. Anyway, I couldn't possibly refuse Mom's request. Because I love Mom. And I'm sure Mom's decision must be the best for me..".

Somehow Abay's tears wanted to spill but he tried to hold her for Mom's sake.

"But I can't bear to see you suffer like this....".

"But I don't suffer, ma'am..."

"You can't lie to me. I know you are suffering a lot right now. Especially when Runa says he will get married next week. You can read your sadness from your eyes...".

Yes, Mom's right. Mother cannot be lied to. When I met Runa again, I wanted to feel Abay hugging her. But when he knew Runa was going to marry his pain even increased.

"Here you are, what happened has happened. We cannot change what is destined. All we have to do is walk the path we are destined to take. Although I love Runa very much, but Runa will not be mine. I can only pray that he is always happy..."

Mother hugged Abay stroking gently on her shoulder. "May you also always be happy with Shira. I'm sure one day, Shira will get back the love of a mother who loved her..".

Abay assures Mother's prayer.

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