Love Among Friends
17. Epilogue Two

Pluck up!

The phone that Alify used to receive phone calls from Yudha has now fallen onto her apartment couch. His body was too stiff to receive any news he had never expected. Blank was instantaneous, Alify did not know what kind of expression to express. Sad or happy.

"Married?" alify murmured slowly and softly. The news from Yudha left him speechless.

"There's a nice guy proposing to you, Fy. Marry son, you're 28. Papa wants to see Papa's only daughter wearing a wedding dress and hanging out with a man in charge of you completely" Yudha said across the phone.

"But Pa, Ify doesn't want to get married yet." Alify still tried to resist. I don't know how many applications he refused until now for the same reason, which is not yet want to get married.

"What kind of man do you want to find again? He is well established, mature and will certainly understand and accept you who work as a doctor." Yudha's tone of voice made Alify's heart sliced.

"End your single years, son, Papa's getting old. Papa and Mama want to hold a grandchild. Who else would we hope for if not you. You're our only daughter, Fy." Alify was increasingly unable to speak, how else could she refuse if Yudha had whined like this.

"Are you waiting for someone else? If so, who is Fy? Introduce Papa and Mama, so that if anyone proposes to you, we have an answer to your refusal." Alify's breath seemed to stop suddenly getting such questions from Yudha.

It's obviously Rio I'm waiting for, Pa. Inner Alify screamed calling out the name Rio. But there was no way Alify would say that to Yudha. Even Rio still considers him as a friend. Moreover, after their meeting two weeks and two days ago, Alify became convinced that Rio never expected her to be a part of his life.

"*Love Ify three days to think about this."

"Papa needs your answer right now. Papa doesn't want to make people wait long. Every time someone proposes to you, you ask for three days, but you end up rejecting everything."

"Flame..."

"No buts Fy. Yes or no?" yudha asked firmly to make Alify sigh with nothing.

"Papa doesn't want you to come back to disappoint Papa." checkmate! Alify knows what kind of answer Yudha is expecting this time*.

"As far as Papa is concerned, Ify is upset." Alify quickly disconnects their phone unilaterally.

Drt... Drt... Drt...

Alify turned her head towards her vibrating phone. The tail of his eyes glanced towards the LCD screen which happened to be on top. There was a message coming in from Yudha. Alify's right hand picked up her phone lazily then read it uninspiredly.

"Huh... Is this really going to happen?" sigh Alify after reading a message from Yudha that contains that Alify must go home the day after tomorrow and the wedding date has been determined, one more week.

It's insane! So crazy!

Alify shook her head still unable to accept the reality. Is it wrong if he is still waiting for Rio to return his feelings?

"What did you mean eleven years ago at the airport, Yo?" ask Alify lirih. Her tears were unbearable.

Why is destiny so cruel?

~**~

This is where Alify is, in his private room in Bandung. After he managed to ask permission for marriage leave to the head of the hospital which certainly shocked the entire hospital because the news Alify had a lover was never heard, but this was even news Alify was getting married. Everyone knows that Alify is only close to Arsya, the head of the pediatrician department. Not even a few people think that the person who proposed Alify was Arsya. Because at about the same time, Arsya took a leave to apply for the girl of her parents' choice in Bandung. Alify itself comes from Bandung and staying a few hours will officially change the status from single to married.

Alify has not yet met Arsya. Even her cell phone number and all her contacts can't Alify. This made Alify even more curious.

Isn't the one who proposed it Arsya? The man who has been looking after her for six years in Malang?

"Fy, your future husband is waiting downstairs. Kabul will be done soon." Sivia comes in with a frenzy to pick Alify down to meet her future husband.

"There is no other way but to perform this ceremony, Vi?" alify's question suddenly made Sivia frown, not understanding where Alify was talking to.

"Gue never wanted this wedding to happen" Alify said suddenly.

"Please, don't be crazy Fy. I don't want to be wronged because the bride-to-be disappeared through the window." Sivia panics herself hearing a crazy idea from an Alify.

"Well, what's the way, Via?"

"Face, you don't want to embarrass both your parents, right? Don't act stupid Alify! Now come with me down and do the ceremony." Sivia pulls Alify's hand.

Sivia does not want to take the risk because Alify runs away from her own wedding.

Alify was silent, according to Sivia's invitation. In his heart, nervous. Cold sweat poured down his right left temple. His leg joints seemed to turn soft for him to walk with.

"Is this what you rasain wants to marry Alvin?" alify whispered right in Sivia's ear.

"Maybe it's just as nervous, only the difference is I'm the same Alvin already dating from Junior High. While you are fooled." said Sivia as it is.

Alify's hand gripped Sivia's fingers. It feels very stressful. Cold sweat does not stop pouring on the temples of Alify. From a distance Alify could see there was a man in front there smiling sweetly at her.

"Arsya.." muttered Alify. Is it true that the man who proposed to her and would marry her at this time is Arsya? There are a lot of questions in Alify's mind.

Alify lowered her head not daring to look at the white man. In his heart it was getting worse. His heart rate kept racing faster, even faster than clockwork.

"Sit down, Fy." said Sivia helping Alify to sit down.

Again Alify complied to sit down, her gaze still focused downward. It felt so uncharacteristic, the cold heat itself realized there was a man beside it.

"Is it ready?" ask the ruler.

Alify simply nodded her head as a sign of reply. This girl was increasingly clueless because the man beside her did not answer, perhaps answering but the same as she was. Just a nod.

Alify closed her eyes tightly when she saw the man's hand shake the ruler's hand. His blood was boiling like boiling water in a pot. His chest was as if he was racing to sound the loudest drum.

"You are officially husband and wife. Please kiss the hand of her husband Alify's sister." tell the ruler again to make Alify blank.

Slowly but surely Alify followed the direction of the man who had officially become her husband from a few seconds ago. Their eyes met at one point. Alify is speechless.

"Rio.." said Alify softly see that the man who became her husband is Rio, not Arsya.

Alify identified the voice that received her as the wife earlier was the voice of Rio. Arsya himself sat in the witness stand, next to Mark.

~**~

The wedding of Alzario and Alify went well. Invitational guests also filled the rented building. Even all of Rio and Alify's schoolmates came from childhood to high school. Not only that, his second friend who was on campus while at Cambridge University and Harvard University came to meet the invitation.

Not a few of them who have carried a baby or are pregnant the second, but there are also those who have not released their bachelor.

"So?" Alify demands an explanation from Rio, Sivia, Alvin and Arsya who are carrying a blue haired girl.

"We all want to surprise you in this way" exclaimed Sivia happy because finally the love of an Alify avenged by Rio.

"Everyone knows if the marriage lo is the same Rio, lo-ya who is not told." continued Arsya made Alify clucked.

"You guys, evil is the same to me. You know, but I thought he would be married to who. I'm afraid I'm married to om-om not doing good." Alify shuddered in horror recalling her thoughts from a few days ago.

"So you like to marry me?" and finally the question was uttered from Rio's lips.

"Hehe... Yeah..."

"That's so sweet, Yo. Ify already likes the same lo from long." sambar Sivia fast before Alify finish the answer.

"Isa... Via, you nothing." sizzled Alify ashamed of Rio.

"Udah, don't be ashamed Fy. We married this." Rio pulled Alify's waist so as to get closer to her.

"Oh yes... You said you wanted to call the Bandung people, lie huh?" alify asked for an explanation from Arsya.

"Gue's not lying, here's the girl. Wedding date's two months away. While Rio's been sleeping since three months ago." obviously Arsya again make Alify shock.

"What the hell? Three months ago? That means before Rio found me in Malang that time?" alify asked in shock half-buffed.

"Yaptuls... Pinter, doctor Ify is very smart." said Arsya quickly.

"Yes, I'm the same Via down first. Poor Aunt Nafita repotted with Alvia." pamit Alvin pulled Sivia approached Nafita who diitipi Alvia briefly.

"Ok, thank you guys." exclaimed Rio accompanying Alvin and Sivia's steps.

"Gue is going down too. My job is done to take care of your girl. Now it's time I take care of my own." Arsya pokes the chin of her boyfriend who looks shy chicken.

"Thank ya Sya, you've taken care of Ify for me. You're a really good cousin."

"Nurwell." Arsya actually left Rio and Alify both in the undercover seat.

Alify sat down again because her legs had protested to be rested. So too Rio followed Alify sitting down. Honestly speaking, Alify did not know how to behave with Rio. Just saw him embarrassed to be caught liking the man from a long time ago.

"Thank has promised to take care of yourself for me, Fy." Rio said softly right near Alify's ears.

Spontaneous Alify turned her head towards Rio. Their eyes met at one point. There was a vibration that they both felt.

"Thank you too for the promise to make a comeback for me, Rio." Alify replied as she developed her sweet smile.

"If I knew we were going to get married like this, I wouldn't date anybody Fy. I will be very loyal to you, as you are loyal to me." said Rio there was a sense of regret in it.

"Sheep.... This is khalik's plan. It's more beautiful, isn't it?" Rio nodded his head approving of Alify's words.

"So, Om Mark's dream son-in-law is me?"

"Hem... Yes you are, Fy."

"I'm so moved, thanks Yo."

"You're everything to me, Fy. This is what is called love among friends. Hahaha.." Rio's laughter while pulling Alify into his arms.

"Favor Alzario." Alify returned Rio's embrace full of happiness.

Everyone looked at the pair of newlyweds who had stories full of twists and turns. Well, you must have memorized what their story is.

This is the end that everyone wants. Ended happily in a love story.

~**~

God's scenario is more promising than man's. Never regret anything you have experienced. Learn a lesson and enjoy.

~**~

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