THE SACRED LOVE OF MENTARI

MOURNED

Adam nodded with certainty, "Yes father, Adam will marry Dance." Adam promised.

"A well, ra sa, the age of the father will not be long." Rahman's father's voice disjointed.

"Dad, don't say that." cut up the dance, he was afraid to hear his father's words, his father's words like indicating that he will go and will never come back, "Dad better get some rest, yeah, I have to rest a lot to recover quickly." said Tari.

"Dance right dad, you should rest, later if you are healthy, this problem we discuss again yes." Adam chimed.

But Rahman's father did not heed the warning of his daughter and Adam, he shook his head weakly.

"Dad can't calm down before he sees dad's daughter taking care of him."

"Dad, enough dad, stop, you can't talk too much first, you have to rest, you don't talk, you're healthy." Dance had been a bit, I don't know, the feeling of Dance became unpleasant because her father's words lead to the thing she was most afraid of.

Again Rahman's father ignored his daughter's words.

"Dad ask, marry your daughter now to Adam, while you have the chance to see her."

Laura who saw the heartwarming scene was also powerless to hold back her tears, she loved Rahman's father and already considered her best friend's father as her own father, Laura doesn't want anything bad to happen to Rahman's father.

"Don't say so dad, I'll definitely be healthy and be able to watch Adam and Dance get married."

Rahman's father shook his head, "Dad please son, marry father's daughter now." Rahman's father insisted.

In the end, Adam nodded, "Okay dad, Adam will marry Dance now."

****

"I accept the marriage of Mentari Whardhani with mascawin a set of prayer tools paid in cash" said Adam steady in front of the penghulu.

Adam never expected to say the sacred sentence in this grieving condition, all he wanted was to say the sacred words in a happy atmosphere, but well what he wanted to say, Adam must obey Rahman's father, Adam is afraid that maybe Rahman's father will not last long.

"Sahh." compact witness consisting of Laura, Marcell and the doctor who handles Rahman's father and two nurses.

Dari shed tears happy and sad, happy because finally she can marry the man she loves, sad because she and Adam married when her father was lying sick helpless.

Rahman's father grabbed his daughter's hand and Adam's hand, now officially his son-in-law, Rahman's father put the two hands together, "Look for Adam's son's daughter, don't ever hurt her." that is the hope of every father.

"Yes father, Adam promised, Adam will always guard and protect Dance, Adam will never hurt Dance."

Dance could only cry and cry, the unpleasant feeling grew stronger.

"Thank you son of Adam, I believe in you, now I can go in peace."

After saying that, Rahman's father looked hard to breathe, his lips opened like he wanted to recite something.

"Don't go, don't leave the dance." Dance cried hysterically seeing her father's deteriorating condition.

Laura approached and immediately hugged Dari, while Adam closed his lips to whisper the talkin in Rahman's father's ear.

"Dad Ra, dad." Dance feels powerless to part with her father so soon.

Laura was also crying, the two girls were crying while hugging, at this time Laura was also unable to pretend to be strong and calm Dance, she could only give the same embrace of Dance.

And with the help of Adam, and after struggling to say talkin, Rahman's father finally breathed his last.

"Dadahhh." Dance screamed hysterically and ran hugging her father's body, "Dad, don't leave Dad's dance, huhhu, forgive Dad's dance, Dance can't be a good and dutiful child yet, Dance can't make you happy."

Adam is certainly saddened to lose his in-laws, but he can still control his grief, he grabs Dance's body and takes her in his arms.

"Mas Adam, dad, dad."

"Yes Tari, father has left us, you must be strong and stoic Tari, affirm the departure of father so that he leaves quietly." Adam gently stroked the head of Dance, the girl who had now officially become his wife.

"But what about me, I don't have anyone anymore, only the father I have in this world."

Adam broke his arms, he cupped his lover's face, "Hey, what are you saying, I'm here Dance, I'll always be there for you and take care of you, father has given you to me to take care of you, and one thing you need to remember, now I'm your husband Dance." Adam reminded Tari that the current status is the husband of Dance and of course he will always be there for his wife.

Dance nodded, she forgot the fact that she was now legally a wife of Adam Wijaya.

"I'm sorry, mas."

"You don't cry anymore Dance, let go of me so I can calm down there."

Dari nods to justify her husband's words, Adam was right, Tari had to give up her father's departure.

****

The atmosphere of the haru adorns Rahman's father's funeral, and several acquaintances and neighbors come to accompany Rahman's father's departure, including Laura as well as her parents, just as Laura considers Rahman's father as her own, and the father's, as well, laura's parents also already consider Dance as their own child, they are grieving with the passing of Rahman's father.

Dancing was strong, she did not cry hysterically anymore like yesterday, but her tears fell down when she saw her father's body one last time before being put into a burrow.

Adam never left the side of Dance, he always embraced the wife and strengthened the wife, as now, he embraced Dance tightly and strengthened the wife.

"You're patient, dear."

Dance nodded.

As everyone who had brought Rahman's father's body to his final resting place, Tari stayed with Adam, sitting beside his father's grave, staring at the wet mound with a blank look.

Laura and her parents were still there, and father and mother Laura walked up to Tari to express their condolences in particular.

Mama Indi, her mother Laura patted Tari's shoulder which made Tari turn her head.

Mama Indi smiled wistfully, she also felt the sadness experienced by her daughter's friend, "Honey, aunt is sorry for the departure of your father, you are steadfast ya face this ordeal."

"Thank you aunt."

Dari hugging mama Indi, mama Indi stroking the top of the head of Dance, "You do not feel alone Dance, there are aunts, om and also Laura who will always be there for you, never hesitate to us, think of us as your own family."

Dari nodded, it turned out that there were still many people who cared about him.

"Yes Tari, you are our own child, so hopefully, you do not hesitate to us when you need help." Anto chimed in on his wife's words.

"Thank you, auntie, you guys are so good at dancing."

"That should be dear."

Mama Indi parsed her arms when she saw Laura approaching them, "Om and auntie goodbye first baby."

Dari nodded, "Again thanks om, aunt for coming to take my father to his final resting place."

Mama Indi smiled in return, "Adam, please take care of Tari ya." mama Indi message with Adam, she and her husband already know that Tari is married to Adam.

"Yes aunty, Adam will take care of Dance."

"If you mess around or hurt Tari, you will be dealing with om." papa Anto joked.

The joke made those there chuckle, while Tari only smiled thinly because for now she was still unable to laugh.

"Laura, mama and papa wait for you to be in the car." added mama Indi to her daughter.

Laura nodded.

Two girls who have been best friends since High School embrace each other.

"You don't be sad anymore, dance, you listen to your mother, you are not alone, there are we who will always be there for you, there is also Adam who is now officially your husband."

"I'm the luckier to be your best friend."

After a short talk, Laura said goodbye because she did not want papa and her mother waited too long.

"I'll go home and dance."

Dance nodded in response.

"Mas Adam, I said yes."

"Yes Ra, thank you for helping me so much."

"Yes, if I were in trouble, I'm sure you'd do the same."

After the departure of Laura and her family, now the two of them live, Tari again sat crouched in front of her father's grave, followed by Adam who sat beside Tari.

Dance raised her hand, praying for her father who was now calm there, Adam also prayed for her in-laws.

And before leaving, Tari said, "Goodbye father, I will always pray for father to be placed in the best place by his side."

"Amen." Adam confirmed the words of his wife.

"Look, baby, we're back." take Adam and wrap his arms around his wife's back.

"Yes, um."

They walked away from the funeral, and before actually leaving, Tari turned her head one last time towards the wet mound, promising that she would often come to visit her father.

****

They return to Rahman's humble home, Tari sits in a rattan chair, she researches every corner of his living room, and memories with her father come back to shadow her, and it makes her sad again, how not, so many wonderful memories that happened with his father in that simple house, even though their lives were mediocre, but his father always tried to give the best for the princess.

"Dad." sighed Tari as those fond memories sprung up one by one to the surface.

Adam knew his wife at this time was still in the mourning phase and maybe just needed time alone first, Adam let it be a natural thing, because it was a natural thing, even if left behind by his parents will also do the same thing as Dance.

Therefore, Adam walked into the kitchen with the initiative to make warm tea for Dance, you could say, this is the first time he made tea for someone, because born from a rich family so that Adam usually if you want anything including made tea or coffee always ask for the same Art.

After cooking the water and dipping the tea bag in hot water and putting sugar in, the tea he made was delivered to Tari.

Adam put the cup of tea in front of Tari, Dari just stared at the tea placed by her husband in front of her, and then turned to look at Adam again, meaning his view implies, "It's actually Adam making tea."

It is just sieh tea, a very simple thing, but for people who have never touched cooking utensils, of course making tea is not an easy thing.

Realizing the meaning of Dance's gaze, Adam explains, "Yes I know what you think of Dance." she said, "But if it's only sieh tea I can love, so, don't underestimate this husband of yours."

"Hmm."

"Just hmmm doank, drink donk dear."

Dance grabbed the cup containing the tea, because it was hot, Dance blew it first before bringing it closer to her lips, and, uh, dance's facial expression is like that of a person eating noni fruit when the brownish water is in his mouth.

"Why Dance." Adam asked when he saw the face of Dance who seemed to be trying to swallow tea water that had already entered his mouth.

"The tea is salty sieh mas."

"Asin, cook sieh."

"Yes, what's the salt of salt of times yes."

Adam took the cup to prove whether it was true what Dari said, and Adam immediately squashed the tea that had been mixed with saliva it came out of his mouth, his tongue until it exploded so.

"It's so good."

Dance laughs softly, this is the first time she can laugh after the departure of her father, the laughter turns out to be contagious Adam, she also laughs.

"It's like what goes into the tea is salt instead of sugar, so salty is the tea."

"Looks sieh yes, it looks like I did take the wrong, salt I think sugar, the end of the two things is the same but different flavors, both white and smooth."

Dance back chuckles.

"Thank God he's back laughing, I'm happy to see him."

Because the atmosphere is still in a state of mourning so that Adam still has not told Tari that he was expelled from the house, worse yet, he was no longer considered a child by his father, therefore, he was not considered a child anymore, at this time Adam wants to tell me about this same thing as Dance.

"Dance." he muttered.

Dance gave her full attention to her husband when her husband's voice sounded solemn, "Why mas."

"M." mm." Adam hesitated to tell her.

"What's wrong mas." cecar Dari when she saw her husband was silent.

"I was driven out of the house by my father."

"What mass...."

"I expelled Dance." Adam repeated his words.

"Mas expelled, O Lord." Dari here feels guilty because he thinks this is all because of him.

"I'm sorry, mas."

Adam wondered why his girlfriend apologized, "You're sorry for Dance."

"Color because I'm Adam until I'm expelled."

Adam smiled faintly, "It's not your fault baby, so, never blame yourself, this is my wish, I want to live and build a household with you, but my family is against it, she said, and I deserve to live with the woman I love." Adam tried to explain, he did not want Tari to blame himself for this decision.

But sighing, even though Adam said so, but still he felt guilty.

"Once again, I'm sorry."

"I told you it's not your fault, so stop blaming yourself.You're okay."

Dance nodded.

"And well, I I was kicked out of my house and all the facilities you've given me have been revoked, including I was also expelled from the office, and now I'm a jobless, unemployed man, will you live together with the kere men who have nothing of this Dance."

Dance grabbed her husband's hand and held it, she looked at her husband lovingly and affirmed, "I sincerely love you mas, not because of your treasure, so whatever your condition, I will always accept you."

Adam knew that Dance would say that, she was so grateful for that, she pointed her hand to her lips and kissed her, "Thank you baby, I'm really lucky to get you."

Dance blushed shyly.

"And now, let us begin our new life, I will find work to finance our domestic life."

"Yes mas." nodding Dance.

Their new lives will begin.

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