The Will of Love

ch 11's. Father, I'm sorry Meli

"I'll go first, come with you."

"Yes, sir."

Aris looked at Meli with an annoyed look.

"Why Master?" Meli asked with her innocent face.

"Don't call me Master again, from now on call whatever you want, don't you." His whispers.

Meli hesitated. Then, he lowered his face and passed from before Aris.

Aris and his Father Meli, went to KUA in the village area. They also stopped by the handyman's house who was going to fix Meli's house.

After everything was finished, Aris also accompanied his Father Meli to the garden owned by people, to be cleaned by his Father Meli with a very minimal daily wage.

Aris helped his father Meli, plucking the grass. His hands were injured by the friction of wildflower spines.

As the sun rose, he began to feel thirst and hunger. Suddenly from a distance, Aris sees a beautiful girl with four rows and a flask on her tote.

That girl is Meli. Aris who was thirsty and hungry, seeing the arrival of Meli like seeing an angel who came down from heaven. That led to the mission of saving farmers and gardeners from hunger and thirst in the scorching sun.

His father Meli noticed Aris who was looking at her son with a gaze she could not understand.

"Hust, don't look at my son like that..!!! Patience, the day after tomorrow you're legal to be husband and wife."

Hearing the words of his father Meli, Aris became embarrassed. Then, he lowered his gaze.

"Mr.., this is Meli bringing her lunch and this is her coffee."

Meli put the bushel and thermos that she carried on the floor of a small saung on the edge of the garden.

"Yes, thank you." Sahut Father Meli.

"Yes already, Meli went home first sir," said Meli. Then he rushed home.

"Wait for my son,"

Meli's footsteps were restrained when her Father called her.

"Yes sir,"

"The next day you will marry, your own father will be your guardian. I hope you'll be happy, son."

He approached his father slowly. Then he sat down beside his father.

"Sir, Meli will be happy. Father, don't worry. Mas Aris will always take good care of Meli."

Aris was transfixed to hear the words coming out of Meli's tiny lips. He felt guilty for his intention to marry Meli, just because he obeyed Retno's will.

His father Meli sighed slowly, then nodded slowly. Seen the look of sadness on the face of his Father Meli. Because, soon he will release his daughter for a man of his own choice.

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Meli had just arrived at her house, she was surprised to see a group of people who were preparing to dismantle her house.

"What's up, sir?" Ask Meli anxiously.

"This house wants to be repaired Neng, we are here told by the Father and his future husband Neng."

"Huh?"

Meli was fixated on disbelief.

"Let's work."

Commanding officer to his men.

"So sir, are you sure that this house was demolished on the orders of my father and my future husband?" Ask Meli.

"Yes, they came to my house this morning." Said Mr. Mandor, trying to convince Meli.

"Oh so....." Meli Say.

Meli only resigned when he saw part of his house was dismantled by the artisans.

In the afternoon, Aris and her father Meli arrived home. They help the workers who are busy working.

Meli saw Aris so enjoyed while helping the work of the artisans. And Aris also looks very enjoy living the day in Meli's hometown.

"Neng, where do you get such a good husband? It's handsome, rich again."

Meli's mother stood beside Meli who was watching Aris mingle with the building porters.

Meli looked at her mother and she smiled.

"God loves Mom" said Meli.

"Say you, the day after you're getting married, I can only pray that you're happy. Have good offspring and of course I always hope that you can last until death separates."

Meli felt guilty when she heard her mother's words. Even with water, his eyes began to drip on his cheeks.

"Thank you, Mom." Speak softly.

Meli's mother just nodded and hugged Meli's body tightly.

"Thankful that you're going to get Aris" said Meli's mother.

"Mr, Mommy, I'm sorry Meli." The whisper of Meli lyrics in his heart.

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After chatting with her mother, Meli pensively alone beside the window of the room. He continues to feel guilty to both parents for lying in order to marry Aris.

She knows why Aris is lying. No parent will want his child to marry because of the will of a person he does not know and no parent will want to see his daughter forced to marry a person he has never known personally in advance.

But this marriage must continue. Whatever way, this has to happen. To fulfill the last wish of the late Retno whom he respected.

Meli went back to see the man she never thought of before. The man who will be her husband the day after tomorrow.

From afar, Aris realized that she was noticed by Meli. Their eyes meet their eyes. Meli becomes misbehaved and she throws her thin smile at Aris. Without Meli guessing before, Aris also returned Meli's smile sincerely.

Meli was stunned, then she looked excited and immediately lowered her face.

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Dusk turns night, tonight Aris curled up on the porch of the house. The living room is still under renovation. The cold made him shiver in his sleep.

Suddenly, someone came and covered him with a thicker blanket. Samar, he saw the man's face.

"Fromance," he murmured. Then, he fell asleep very fast.

The voice of Adhan Fajr reverberated with melodious. Aris opened her eyes slowly. He saw a thick blanket that covered his body until it felt warm and comfortable. Lazily, he got up from the veranda of Meli's house, and walked to the bathroom to take ablution.

At that time he also saw Meli who had used her face. The girl smiled then lowered her gaze when she saw Aris's face.

Aris was fascinated to see Meli's beautiful face. Groggy, he passed by Meli and headed straight for the bathroom.

After he finished ablution, Aris went forward to perform the morning prayers.

"You want to pray first?"

There was a soft sound of Meli from behind him. Aris looked back.

"The matter of his prayer remains this." Meli showed me the prayer mat she was holding.

"Oh.."

Meli held her alphabet in a narrow space that was not exposed to demolition and building materials.

"Please go first." Meli Say.

"It's okay." Sahut Aris's.

Meli looked at the back of Aris who was performing prayers. He could not deny, he began to be amazed by the figure of the man. The man who will be a priest in his life tomorrow.

Meli smiled as Aris turned to him after finishing praying.

"Have you?"

"It." Sahut Aris's.

"Then get changed." Meli Say.

Aris nodded and moved from the top of the prayer mat. Then, he sat on the veranda of Meli's house.

Sunlight began to hit the morning, the workers began to arrive. Aris happily mingles and helps those who are at work. There was no shame and prestige for the man. He did not hesitate to joke to the building porters. His nature, which does not look at social status, makes Meli even more fascinated to Aris. He begins to feel sincerely accepting Aris, who will be a part of his life tomorrow.

"Am I starting to fall in love with Mr Aris huh?" Meli muttered while continuing to look at her future husband.

"Ahhh..., no, no, no..!!! Don't be like that Meli....!! You are only carrying out the will of Madam Retno. There's no way you deserve Mr. Aris." His whisper in his heart.

"Why are you Neng?" Ask Meli's mother who passed in front of the room.

"It's okay Mom." Meli replied as she moved from the front of the window.

"Surely you look at your future husband again huh?" Terka Her mother.

Meli's cheeks began to blush.

"Prophe or Neng, tomorrow is halal.." Tempting his mother while laughing mischievously. Meli smiled shyly while covering her face with both palms.