The Toga Rahayu

Andika POV

Andika POV

That morning before leaving for our office the family had breakfast together as we used to do. Suddenly my father asked me to attend the wedding reception of his children who happened to be held in one of the buildings in Surabaya.

I refused to attend the event, but my father forced me to come because it would be bad not to come, which my daughter-in-law was my best friend since childhood. I am very lazy to go to Surabaya besides because the heat is hot I also do not like the dense streets there.

Dad just forced me to attend the event even though I had already declined several times.

“If you don't want to leave let dad go alone Dik”. Speak father by holding his cough and shortness of breath.

“Alright well I'll come there, dad just rest at home first.

I could have let the father who is not feeling well to attend the wedding of his friend's son, which there will be father's asthma getting worse because of jostling.

“So you want to come there?”. Ask my mom.

“Iya mah I will replace father to come to the event”. I answered by drinking a cup of energy.

“So when do you introduce women to mama? Remember that mom and dad are getting older too. Don't tell me you haven't been in love since you broke up with Eki last”.

“Ah mama will start again discussing about soul mate”. Andika replied with annoyance.

“Do you go back with Eki Dik, mama is worried that you have grown up and have never introduced women to mama other than Eki?”. Mama's bargain made me even more lazy.

“God, it was a few years ago that I loved one woman I could never forget. Two weeks ago I sent her home k ring. I'm still waiting for an answer from him. Pray Andika ya ma may match with dia”.

Mama just smiled.

“Turn bring him here yes, mama already can't wait to have a ghost and have many grandchildren”.

“Ya already yes dika mas depart first, later after work directly to Surabaya I will spend the night there only because of the reception event in the morning”.

“Be careful ya nak”.

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Arriving in Surabaya I immediately cheked in at one of the hotels close to where the wedding reception took place of the father's friend's son. I put some of my luggage in there and quickly put my body on a soft mattress. I did not intend to go for a walk because my purpose was to go there just to obey my father's orders.

The morning came when I had to prepare to attend the wedding of my father's friend's son, but how surprised when he had entered the front area of the building I read some wreaths that read “happy new life”.

Actually there is nothing strange every wedding must be ordinary there is a wreath that says “happy life new”. What surprised me was the name of the bride written there.

Reno Devan Saputra and Puspita Rahayu.

Deg.

I tried to calm down and kept my feet inside the building.

“Don't Rahayu's name not just one maybe just a coincidence”.

But how surprised when I entered the building, a woman sat on the throne with a smile that I knew so well.

My eyes were staring at the woman.

The woman I miss so much is hanging out with another man.

It turns out she was Rahayu the woman who had been in my heart all this time.

I don't know if father's friend is Rahayu's in-law.

I shouldn't have come to this show.

Rahayu apparently this is what made you not return a letter from me a while ago.

My chest felt so tight as if the oxygen in the environment disappeared, the cold from the AC was unable to give me coolness. My heart hurts so much to see all this.

Either by chance or how, a few minutes before the time to go home I saw Rahayu was sitting alone in one of the invitation chairs, but her husband was not there so I ventured to meet her. I just wanted to congratulate her even though my heart was in excruciating pain.

Rahayu was so surprised when she saw me there, we chatted for a while I also re-expressed my heart to her, I'd love to explain what happened to me this past year to her but unfortunately Reno has come from behind.

After her husband came I immediately say goodbye, I do not want to add a sense of tightness in my chest. I finally decided to leave them by pretending to take a drink.

Flashback On Andika's.

A year ago after meeting with Rahayu I had a bit of a disaster, the car I was riding in hit the road barrier. I was so happy I didn't concentrate on driving. My whole mind was filled with happiness for my meeting with Rahayu at that time.

Along the way I was constantly singing and several times opened the phone to see the contents of my cell phone gallery filled with photos of Rahayu.

My heart was so happy that I did not realize that my car was running at a high enough speed unconsciously because hearing a loud enough horn from behind made my car hit the road divider.

Yes, I had an accident at the time.

My condition is quite severe, according to the story of my mother I was in a coma for months, during which time I did not contact Rahayu. My phone's been missing since that incident, I don't know where.

Due to serious injury and unconsciousness, the family took me to a hospital in Singapore. Four months have passed since I fell into a coma I just regained consciousness.

At that time I remember only one Rahayu, unfortunately Rahayu was not there. It's not his fault it wasn't there either because my family didn't know Rahayu either.

I also had a right bone fracture. I couldn't walk for months. You spent a few months sitting in a wheelchair and just looking at some of Rahayu's photos printed on the memory album first. My condition was really very concerned at that time.

I wanted to tell Rahayu but I couldn't bear it. I didn't have enough confidence in my condition at the time. I'm afraid Rahayu doesn't accept my imperfect situation. I'm afraid Rahayu will ignore me.

Every night I pray that God will reunite us someday. All day long I wooed the creator to be able to be with Rahayu the woman who had long reigned in my heart.

I promised myself I'd see her soon when my condition improved. Now my condition has improved unfortunately not with my heart.

My heart is broken.

I saw my Rahay standing at the bouncy with another man.

Stupidly I who did not immediately meet him when he was conscious.