Waiting for Love for Me

33 REDEEMING TIME

"I loved you from the beginning of our meeting."

Dimas' eyes opened wide, completely unable to believe what he had just heard. His gaze could not shift from Alila's clear and shining beautiful eyes.

"Al.., what are you saying..?"

"Yes, Dim. That's the truth."

"But...." Dimas disconnected his own words because it was still shrouded in shock.

"But all this time I've been keeping my own feelings for you, Dim. I enjoy my own feelings because I can't share them with others."

Spotlight Dimas' eyes turned soft. She did not expect Alila to have loved her long ago.

"Why don't you ever tell me, Al?"

Alila smiled broadly at Dimas's question.

"I'm a girl, Dim. I still have my pride and shame. How could I say it first, while I don't know how you feel about me."

Suddenly Dimas felt very guilty for Alila. His heart even seemed to feel the pain of Alila's feelings all this time, until his eyes reddened to hold back the cry.

He imagined how difficult Alila's position had been all along, who had to be with him and be one of the people closest to him by keeping his own feelings close without anyone knowing.

He imagined how sad and heartbroken Alila had been all this time, when he had to see himself easily deliberately flailing around a couple just because he wanted to try something useless and waste time.

He imagined how cold his attitude all along had made him ignore Alila's feelings. Without guilt she even honestly always told and complained to Alila about her nonsense relationship with many women.

He imagined how hurt Alila was when every day had to witness her indifferent attitude that never cared about Alila's feelings, she said, because he was just busy making time for other women who just wanted to have fun with him.

He realized, all this time he was close to Alila, even among the five of them who were friendly, he was the closest and noticed Alila more than the others. But why is she so naive that she doesn't realize Alila's true feelings.

She always thought Alila was the only person who always understood and understood her more than anyone. But at least he never thought that maybe Alila's attitude that was always there for him was the embodiment of love for him, which could not be conveyed by Alila directly to him.

Imagining all of that made Dimas really feel like he had become the worst man in the world. He felt very guilty towards Alila who had been so sincere always beside him under any circumstances.

"Al.., i..."

"It's okay, Dim. It was my own choice. I choose to stay with you and love you in my silence. Being around you and being with you makes me so happy. And you see for yourself, all this time I've been fine."

Dimas immediately hugged Alila's body with all his strength. He hugged her very tightly with such a huge feeling of guilt in his heart.

"I'm sorry, Al. Really forgive me.."

Dimas's voice was heard very softly in Alila's ears.

"There's nothing wrong, Dim. And there's nothing to forgive."

Alila wanted to let go of her embrace to look at Dimas. But Dimas' embrace was getting tighter and closer to his body.

"Stay hug me, Al." Pinta Dimas to him.

Alila according. She kept hugging the man she loved so much. The man who loves him now. And there's nothing happier than this. Love that reciprocates. Loving and being loved.

After long enough hugging each other so tightly and soulfully, Dimas let go of his embrace without letting go of Alila's two hands from her.

Dimas's face looks crumpled and squishy. The reality he had just discovered, made him feel very guilty towards Alila. For so long he had hurt Alila without her noticing at all.

"Thank you, Al. Thank you for sticking around just for a guy like me. The man who always ignores your attention. A man who can't understand how you feel. The man who is late realizes his own feelings, that in fact he loves you very much too."

Dimas's eyes, which had been reddened since then, finally dripped his tears. The cold man cried in front of the woman he loved.

"Dim, you're crying.."

"This cry is not worth the pain in your heart all this time, Al."

"If my tears can make up for your wasted time for me, I'll keep crying for you, Al."

Dimas's words were unexpected, making Alila stunned. His heart instantly warmed with an unbearable sense of tightness in his chest.

Not only did his heart and body warm up, but his eye pelup also began to warm up due to the tears that had been pooled there.

And with a single blink, the puddle of tears immediately spilled down Alila's cheeks. Both are crying now.

"Don't talk like that again, Dim."

"With what else can I make up for the time you've spent waiting for me, Al?"

"Enough you love me with your heart. And keep our love together."

Dimas's heart warmed up too. Alila's words touched her heart. There was nothing that his lover asked for but love from him. Just that, it was enough for Alila to forget her long waiting period that had passed.

Again Dimas' heart trembled beautifully. As beautiful as the love he felt deepened and endless for the best woman beside him.

"Stay with me, Al. Don't ever get tired of being with me because I need you so much always by my side. I love you so much. You're the best, Al."

"I'll stay here, Dim. Where else would I go, if you were with me. You're the only one my heart wants."

Dimas' hand moved to grab both of Alila's cheeks. Slowly she wiped away the tears on the beautiful face of her lover.

"Don't cry anymore. I told you, I don't like to see your tears."

Alila smiled and followed Dimas, wiping away the remaining tears on his beloved man's face.

"Don't be a weak man who tears easily. I'm enough to have seen you cry like that."

Dimas returned Alila's smile and clasped her lover's hand. At first glance he stared at the ring of love marks from him that was always circular on Alila's ring finger.

"Never hide anything from me again, Al. Make me the only place you can lean and share everything. I will always be there for you."

"Yes, Dim. I will always need you, for you are the only one who has always been with me and looked after me all this time. You're the only one I can always count on."

Dimas clasped Alila's hands even tighter. The sight of their eyes staring at each other made the atmosphere become silent.

Slowly Dimas brought his face closer to Alila's face which began to meet red. She kissed Alila's forehead so gently that she closed her eyes, feeling the warmth of Dimas' first kiss on her forehead.

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