The Story of a Broken Man

63. A Misting Night

Drizzle down gently. The little speck did not discourage Yusuf from meeting his girlfriend. Today he will try his best to say the purpose and purpose that has been felt on the tongue. He had told his girlfriend to pick him up, but she said no need. This time he wanted to go alone.

Yusuf was actually not feeling well, but Fitri really did not want to be picked up as usual. While waiting Joseph kept wondering in his heart. What's behind all this? Besides tumben kali Fitri easily want to be taken away. Joseph tried to cover up the anxiety he experienced from those around him.

As he continued walking, Joseph could not calm down. Somehow his mind just kept remembering the dream he had a few days ago . In his heart he always wished that the nightmare was just a dream.

About half later Fitri arrived. Her clothes were as usual, simple yet still beautiful. He looks like an angel sent by God to be a friend until the infinite time again, he thought when he saw Fitri coming.

"Have you been waiting?" Fitri asked as she sat in the designated spot.

"Not yet . I just came too. Tumben time won't pick you up. What's the matter?"

"Hmmmm, please. Sometimes go alone."

"And I'm not good with you. As a guy it feels like what it is."

"Liet down. I didn't mind, "he had just finished speaking, the food that Joseph had ordered had come.

"Eat first yuk, just finished it chatting," Yusuf said as he scooped up the food presented on the table. For a few moments they were silent. It seems that each one of them keeps something very important to say .

"Enak?" ask Yusuf.

"Enak. Very nice, " replied Fitri.

"Hmmmm, we've had two more years of dating . There is a lot we have been through. What if I want a more serious relationship?" Joseph was confused as to what to say. He had absolutely nothing romantic to say. Everything that comes out is just spontaneity.

"meaning?" Fitri wants his words clarified.

"I want us to be together until death do us part. I want to be the father of your children. You don't want to marry me?" Joseph did not know whether he was saying his meaning well or not. That's all that's in his head.

"Hmmmm, how is it?" Fitri thought, her look suddenly changed .

"I know I won't be the best, but I will try to be the best for you" Yusuf tried to convince.

"The problem is not there. I really want to receive your ring. But ...." Fitri says. It seemed that something was really stirring in her heart.

"But what?" Yusuf play original cut people's speech.

"I just found out yesterday that I was betrothed to someone from childhood. That man was my parents' friend's son. I heard that he died swimming in the river. But after three years passed he appeared again, he said that time he had amnesia, I hope this is a dream . But it turns out I can't refuse what my parents have planned for a long time," she said. He really felt very guilty.

"Actually I wanted to say yesterday, but I didn't find the right time" he continued.

"Aren't you afraid of that?" Joseph was confused as to what to say.

"How do I refuse? As a woman, I cannot marry without a guardian. If I'm a guy I prefer to run away, you want to say ungodly also do not care. Though this is not the time of Siti Nurbaya anymore, but why the hell is there still a matchmaking on the face of this earth?"

"Until the apocalypse there will also continue to be called matchmaking."

"I'm sorry, huh? Yesterday I forced you to promise, but I disavowed myself. I'm being selfish, aren't I?" fitri's words really pity Joseph.

"It's not your fault. His name is a filial son and his parents are not wrong" replied Joseph. He tried to endure the pain in his chest. Although the future will be different stories, he wants this night to be long. He wanted to look at the face of the woman who had accompanied him for several years. His chest was very tight, but he continued to push himself. He didn't want to look weak at all costs.