With You I Find Love

Episode three

Atayad parked his car in front of Rayi's Cake & Bakery . Before returning home, he fulfilled his mother's request first.

When Atayad's hand was about to push the glass door of the cake shop suddenly his eyes were diverted to the couple inside.

Atayad watched the couple and they looked so happy in the eyes of an Atayad. A cynical smile appeared on Atayad's lips.

"How stupid of me to spend so many years just because I believe in love" Atayad said in his heart, shaking his head slowly.

Uuuuuhhh who is he?

Atayad was still watching them from the outside. What a sight he had hated so much over the past two years.

Atayad stayed there long enough. After the couple was seen coming out, Atayad came in and took his mama's order.

"I've been hoping for them to soon disappear into the earth. But it turns out they still breathe the same air as me" Atayad grumbled when he saw the couple still not far from where they are today.

Before they saw him, Atayad decided to leave the place immediately.

***

"Why so long? you'll just take the order instead of waiting for it first" Metia said as Atayad handed over a plastic bag containing her order.

"Everything needs a ma process" Atayad said as he sipped a glass of water that he had just poured into a glass.

Metia gave a slight snort of annoyance at her son's cold-impressed manner.

"Who is visiting?" ask Atayad

"Worker and prospective besan papa" said Metia while arranging the cake that was brought by her son.

Atayad looked at his mother in confusion. "Who will marry his son?"

"It's not the son but the daughter, and of course you're the one getting married, do you think you're going to let your sister get married first?" Metia paused her sentence for a moment and looked at Atayad "Of course it won't" Metia continued.

Atayad was seen to throw his breath rough with a facial expression that could have been guessed by the mother that he did not like this conversation.

But Metia acted as if she did not care, like it or not, inevitably Atayad still had to get married as he thought.

"Why is mom forcing so much?"

"Yes, because my mother wanted to have a grandchild soon" Metia's answer was a very unreasonable reason for Atayad because for Atayad not only he could give grandchildren to his parents.

"if you want a grandchild, why don't you marry Kia or Sura first" Atayad said with a slightly wrinkled forehead.

"They're still too young" Metia replied casually and it was a pain for Atayad.

"Would you tell me I'm too old not to get married?"

"Mama didn't say so ah it's a quick time you clean up after that come down meet us" said Meti, carrying a tray containing a plate of cookies and other dry snacks.

"Papa and mama are getting more and more absurd ideas" Atayad grumbled as he climbed into his room.

***

"I hope Atayad's son will like my daughter" Rasdyan said, sipping coffee and reclining afterwards.

Atayad gave his forced smile. "Hopefully" said Atayad who has joined since.

"Your daughter is amazing, I'm sure Atayad won't turn her down, right Tay?" this time Ahmad spoke.

After that Rasdyan said goodbye to Ahmad and his family, including Atayad.

"See you at the next meeting" said Ahmad who drove Rasdyan to his car.

"There is no need to worry about me making sure Atayad will not reject it" Ahmad said with a reassuring smile.

After the car that Rasdyan drove disappeared from his sight, Ahmad returned to the house.

"So how did Atayad agree?" Metia curious.

"For mom's sake all papa make sure Atayad gets married soon"

"Aaaaahhhh thank God pa" said Metia was happy until she immediately embraced her husband.

"But don't forget to give papa ration" said Ahmad while raising one of his eyebrows.

"It's old papa better papa much rest yes" said Metia while walking away from her husband, after previously leaving a bribe.

***

"I don't want to be crazy like those who have blinded love in a marriage. I have to find a way to keep Papa's plan from working. I don't want to be shackled like them. I was stupid enough, now I will never be again" Atayad said in his heart.

He was seen thinking about something while leaning his head on the back of the sofa and legs placed on the table right in front of him.

Atayad recalled the incident earlier this afternoon at the cake shop and recalled his story a few years back.

The flashback

"Give me a reason why you always buy time for us to get married" Atayad said, looking at his opponents for an explanation.

"I'm.."

"I'm why, answer!!!" said Atayad while pounding the table in front of him. Apparently had exhausted the patience of an Atayad until now he looks so wrathful.

"I'm me.." hasn't had time for his girlfriend to answer the door to Atayad's room open first.

"She's pregnant" said Revan, Atayad's closest friend.

Hearing what had just come out of Revan's mouth, Atayad widened his eyes in disbelief. How could a lover who had been keeping the honor just get pregnant.

Inevitably Atayad had to accept this harsh reality. Especially when Revan admitted that he was the father of the child who was conceived by his lover.

Atayad shook his head in disbelief. "Give me your head and tell me what Revan said has no point at all" Atayad said, holding his voice.

The woman who was admitted by her lover now ventured to hold his head firmly, confirming Revan's words.

As Atayad's hands clenched hard, his white skin turned red and his eyes were so scary.

Atayad averted his eyes from them, his mouth as if locked. For a moment Atayad closed his eyes trying to control himself from the emotions that were seeping from his heart.

"Deliver from before me and never appear before me." Atayad said without looking at them.

After his lover and closest friend disappeared behind the closed door Atayad collapsed on the sofa that he was still using to indulge in the lover.

But all his happiness and belief in a word of love now disappeared without a trace.

Atayad rubbed his face roughly using both of his palms. "It turns out this is the reason you never reveal to me" he said as he stared at the picture of himself and the lover framed beautifully there.

And from that moment on, Atayad really closed his heart tightly, never allowing any woman to approach even stop in his heart.

Flashback off

Atayad pulled one corner of his lips, so a cynical smile appeared on his lips.