The Secret Love Story (End)
A Unique Destiny
If you're not the one, then why do my soul feel glad today?
If you're not the one, then why does my hand fit yours this way?
If you are not mine, then why do your heart return my call?
If you are not mine, would I have the strength to stand at all?
I never know what the future brings, But I know you're here with me now
We'll make it through and I hope, You are the one I share my life with
~If You're Not The One, Daniel Bedingfield~
Ara has a new habit at the end of every pecan this time. When he does not spend his time to return to his hometown, he will spend time with a middle-aged woman. The woman was named Rahayu Oktaryna or commonly called Ara with the nickname "tante Rahayu". Ara met the middle-aged woman a few weeks ago. When he accidentally found the middle-aged woman in pain, and he volunteered to the middle-aged woman to help him and take her to the hospital.
His first meeting with the middle-aged woman was so short. However, fate said another where he was reunited with the middle-aged woman in the same place that is in the supermarket where Ara often buys her monthly needs. Since then Arad and the middle-aged woman became familiar and often spent time together on weekends. The middle-aged woman also often invites Ara to her home to just spend time together because she is lonely at home. As of now, Ara and Rahayu are spending time in the kitchen cooking different types of dishes and small pastries. Both activities are very busy but then stopped when someone heard the sound of someone on the kitchen doorstep which of course made both of them pause from their original activities.
"Ma, what's mom doing. I've been calling no shits from earlier." said one man, three-year-old Ara. "Ups.sorry mom I don't know that mom is busy with mama's friends....," the man said again while closing his mouth because he did not know that his mother was not alone in the kitchen.
A few seconds later his mother turned to look at his son and shook her head because of the actions of his son who was screaming from earlier. Not that she did not know that her son was coming, but Rahayu deliberately let her child. Ara who realized that there was someone who came in the kitchen doorway and spoke to Rahayu immediately turned her body.
"What's up Tan?" ask Ara.
"Aunty's son is coming... Let's get it sorted out first. Bring the food we made earlier to the dining table yes, it's lunch time. Aunty will also introduce you to the children of aunty..," said Rahayu.
"Well Tan..," said Ara briefly. Ara immediately served the dishes she made with Rahayu earlier.
Actually it is a new recipe that they two created and fortunately he and Rahayu cook a lot, so they will not hesitate to prepare lunch for the children of Rahayu who suddenly came home. While still tidying up the dining table, Ara heard the clattering of footsteps coming down the stairs. And he could guess that it might be Rahayu's son. However, when he turned his body and accidentally saw someone his eyes suddenly widened in shock, as well as the figure of the man standing before him who also showed the same expression.
"Ara..," said the man later.
Rahayu who had stood a few meters from the dining table with still carrying some dishes containing the cuisine was able to hear the words of her son.
"You know Ara, Gha...?" asked his mother who was then answered by a nod of the head by Erlangga. Rahayu then turned her face away from her son and looked towards the still silent direction with her surprise while asking the question "you know each other?" who was immediately answered with a nod of the head by Ara.
"Oh, so you two already know each other. Good then, mama does not need to know anymore mama temen same you are not Gha...?" ask his mother while looking at the face of his son who is still fixated on the girl in front of him. But the girl in front of him lowered her head and did not return Erlangga's gaze. Rahayu felt silence and did not hear her son answer her question. Until then he cleared his throat. "Ehem....Gha...?" ask her mother again.
Erlangga then realized from his silence because of his mother Deheman. "Yes, ma..," finally only that answer can come out of his lips. Then someone approached both.
"Who do you know?" asked a man who was younger than Erlangga, namely Ares, who was none other than Erlangga's sister.
Both Rahayu, Erlangga or Ara immediately focused on a man who had just arrived. Ares who saw who was standing exactly a few meters in front of his brother widened his eyes instantly.
"Long hijab girl...!" the screech was so hard that it made Ara jump in surprise. Not only Ara, her mother and sister were surprised by her brother's words.
"Long hijab girl? What do you mean Res?" mama asked curiously, so did Erlangga who looked at Ares fixedly asking for an explanation.
"Here we go, ma. This is what Ares did when Ares was about to pass out at the airport at that time" explained Ares. Ara who heard Ares' statement immediately looked at Ares' face and sought the truth of Ares' statement. And when he saw her, he finally remembered that it was true that he had met the man a few months ago.
"Gosh, is that really?" asked his mother who was immediately answered nods by both Ares and Ara. "The world is narrow, isn't it Ra? You met and helped get me to the hospital that time, you also helped Ares when he passed out...,"
"To faint ma...,"
"It's the same anyway. And thou...Erlangga...how is the story you and Erlangga can know each other?" asked Mama with curiosity as well as Ares who was also curious why her brother could know the long hijab girl.
"Em...kami..we were one Tan campus," replied Ara then after he waited a few minutes Erlangga remained silent and did not answer his mother's question.
"Ah really....? Yes, God.doesn't this mean that we are all fools. Which of course made Erlangga look at him with a frown.
They decided to have lunch together before continuing their next conversation which might still make them wonder why fate could suddenly bring them together.
*****
After lunch together they finally talked again and shared stories about how the story of Rahayu meeting with Ara and also about the story of Ares and Ara meeting that was not accidentally.
"Yes, ma.pokanyya since then Ares is determined to look for this girl who kayak mbk. Ares has also decided on all Ares girls, hasn't he?" ares said and asked his brother's support that what he said was true. Erlangga only responded to his adek's words with a nod of his head.
"Oh, so that's the story. It's good that lately mama never saw you gonna change boyfriend again like before..," said Mama who of course made Ara smile little see how the middle-aged woman was still teasing her son. "So, how about Mama match you with Ara?" said Rahayu who of course made Ara jump in shock, Ares glared his eyes at the middle-aged woman and Erlangga choked on her drink to hear the idea of her mother.
"Mama, what the heck is playing people's soul mates at will," said Erlangga upset, he pursed his lips like a child.
"Well, the mate of Ares, Gha is not you." said his mother.
"Emm.mak. Cuman.kak don't want to just you say what brother alamin. You know how mama gotol fooled sister with her children so quickly married. Brother does not want if you do ngalamin brother alamin..," explained Erlangga.
"Well, if I don't have a problem, brother. After all in his soul mate is the same brother Ara.," said Ares while staring at his mother with a sneer. While her mother looked at Erlangga's annoyed face and Ara's face was busy with her own thoughts in turn. He then smiled and said.
"Yes, of course. Mama really wants Ara to be a mother's daughter-in-law. Because you said you don't want to marry in the near future so mom wants Ara to marry Ares" said her mother.
Erlangga was increasingly upset by his mother's words. "Mama can't just decide something. Mama must ask Ara's opinion, whether she really wants to marry Ares," said Erlangga.
Rahayu finally turned to look at Ara who was now staring at Erlangga because of Erlangga's previous speech that concerned her. He was busy with his own thoughts and did not understand how far they were talking.
"Would you like Ara?"
"God.mau...,"
"That's Ara wants a Gha...,"
"Hah...meaning Ara..mau...why Tan?" asked Ara with a frown which of course made Erlangga directly look at the girl. He did not think that the girl had not listened to what they were talking about.
"Gosh...so you haven't been listening to our conversation, Ra....? Not usually you like that.ckckckck..," said Rahayu.
"Eh.ma'af Tan's. It.that's.because....,"
"Yes, Mama knows the current situation. Mama and Ares will leave you both. Mama knows that there's something you both need to talk about" Rahayu said.
"Huh...? What's the matter ma?" asked Erlangga.
"Don't pretend you don't know, brother" said Ares.
"Yes, you're pretty excited about what the problem is. Is it God who can know what the real problem is between the two of you? Never mind, mom and Ares are going to leave you both. But remember, you do not mind Aral oh Gha..," threatened his mother.
"Jeez.so don't you trust your own child..,"Erlangga snorted in annoyance. But his mother did not touch him and immediately left the dining table together with Ares.
There was a moment of silence between them. Until Erlangga then invited Ara to leave the dining table and head to the garden behind Erlangga's house. Without asking anything Ara just followed where the footsteps were.
*****
Erlangga sat in his backyard. There is a small terrace that leads right to the garden. He sat slipping his feet on the grass. Ara ended up doing the same thing as the man did. He interspersed his legs and allowed his ballotelli-made robe with baby blue color so as not to reveal. A sock perched on her leg completely covering all of her skin except her palms and face. Erlangga who realized that the girl's skirt was too long also commented like the past.
"That's a skirt or a mop?" said reflex. But then he saw the girl looking at him and he realized that she had lost her memory and could not remember the little things she used to say to tempt him.
"Eh.ma'af..," he said later.
"It's okay..," answered Ara briefly.
Silence re-emerged the two for a while. A few minutes later they asked the same question.
"How are you?" ask both at the same time.
"Eh..kamu first aja..," said Erlangga later. Ara nodded and asked the question again.
"How are you, Gha?" asked ARa which of course made Erlangga glare in disbelief hearing Ara calling her with a call that she often did as before. He thought for a moment whether the girl had rediscovered his memory, or... But then on the edge of his unreasonable and impossible guess, because before Ara also called him that name when he met him first, just when the girl lost her memory.
"Good news...You?" erlangga said later.
"I'm good too...,"
"Ah..thank goodness then...,"
"Eh,,, uh.yes...,"
"The world is narrow, it turns out. I didn't expect to meet you this way. I also did not know you met with Mama and My Sister," said Erlangga.
"Yes, I don't know if they are your family. All thanks to destiny. Thanks to fate we can meet like this,"
"Yes, you are right.everything is because of destiny..," said Erlangga.
The two then create silence once again. They are busy with their own thoughts. Erlangga with his thoughts that are out of nowhere, as well as Ara who is also busy with his thoughts. However, then the silence was broken by a statement made by Ara.
"Ma'af...Gha....," said Ara lirih but can still be heard by Erlangga. Erlangga who heard the girl say those words immediately turned her gaze which was originally staring at the sky towards the girl. He still did not understand why the girl suddenly said the word 'sorry" to him. Erlangga still frowned and looked at the girl fixedly, asking for an explanation.
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