Pura Lupa Temple
Chapter 7
****** Bali ******
Finally came the day my spupuku Brandon would tie a pledge of loyalty with Clara, the woman he had been dating from High School. Wellh my brother this one is indeed a very superior seed, besides being handsome, intelligent, also very loyal. Indeed, the relationship between Brandon and Clara is not always smooth there are also quarrels that make them almost separated but they both want to introspect each other so that the chaos that occurs can be repaired again. It was from Brandon that I learned a lot about the meaning of an adult relationship, so I could apply my knowledge to my own relationship. The key to a relationship according to Brandon's advice is, first Trust, second Communication, and third to accept the shortcomings of your partner.
"Halooo to bridesmaids, are you ready? soon we will enter the church and do not forget the position of each. You will walk with your spouses after the bride and groom meet in front of the church. Understood?" simultaneously we nodded our heads in response to the advice of the WO officers who arranged the marriage ceremony.
We were 8 as bridesmaids and Clara walked first prepared on the front porch of Saint Sylvester Uluwatu Bali church, waiting for Brandon and his groomsmen.
We all lined up according to the position that the WO side had set. Dicta and I stood to the right and left of Clara because we were the closest people to the bride and groom so they got a special place hehehe. A few moments later I heard music and a melodious voice that I knew well, while my heart trembled.
You by my side, that's how I see us,
I close my eyes, and I can see us.
We're on our way to say, I Dooo
My secret dreams have all come true.
I see us now, your hand in my han
This is the hour, this is the moment.
And I can hear sweet voices,
Ave Maria's
Oh my love, my love, my love,
Can this really be?
That some day you'll walk,
Down the Aisle with me.
Let it be, make it be, let it be,
That I'm the one for you.
I'll be yours, all yours, all yours,
Now and forever.
I see the church, I see the people,
Your folks and mine happy and smiling,
And I can hear sweet voices,
Ave Maria, Ave Maria, Ave Maria.
Stan whispered to me with his hand still holding my hand, "Hey Gaby. You're not worried about being my partner right now?"
I just smiled and gave Stan the code to take my hand off because we had already reached the seat.
"Geez my hand is so comfortable hahaha, Gab's brother hasn't seen you in years. There's a good chance ya ga-siain hold your hand." kekehnya satisfied while taking off my hand.
We refocus on the marriage sacrament ceremony of Brandon and Clara. In the midst of his sermon, the pastor asked Brandon what love meant to him and why he chose Clara.
"I think love is a gift because it comes without a plan but love is also like a plant that must be treated to be fertile. I chose Clara because the grace was present when I was with her, a comfort that I could not feel for another woman."
Oh my God so sweet Brandon's thought, my mind. May my heart quickly decide which gift I should take because I am comfortable with both, eh. I didn't realize I was smiling at my own smile because I remembered my super PD words earlier.
It is the time when the bride makes her faithful promise. The bride's hands shake each other on a gospel.
*before the Imam and the witnesses, I, Christophorus Brandon Saputra, from this day forward and throughout my life, make you Fransisca Clara Christanto my wife. I promise to be faithful to you in joy and sorrow, in good fortune and misery and will be a good father to the children of\-children whom God has bestowed upon us. Thus is my promise for the sake of God and this holy gospel.
In front of the Imam and the witnesses, I, Fransisca Clara Christanto, from this day forward and throughout my life, have made you Christophorus Brandon Saputra my husband. I promise to be faithful to you in joy and sorrow, in good fortune and misery and will be a good mother to the children of\-children whom God has bestowed upon us. Thus my promise for the sake of God and this holy gospel*.
I was really moved because after a very long courtship period, they finally reached this stage. The stage where they dare to accept the challenges of life with increasingly complex problems and responsibilities.
Marriage is not the end of a race but the beginning of a new challenge where you and I become us, then the opponent is precisely ourselves. In marriage, conquering our ego is absolutely essential to the harmony and happiness of our own home.
That's what Brandon told me and Dicta about marriage. The 3 of us are very close, not only because the age is not much different and the same profession of doctors, the difference is Brandon is a specialist. But because we grew up together as children, our father was a brother and sister of 3 brothers whose relationship was very harmonious even they had a joint effort. So they do not want to be separated so they buy 3 houses next to each other, so I, Brandon and Dicta are always together from childhood.
Brandon, who was 4 years older than me and Dicta, from childhood was like the fathers of his thought hehehe too mature for a child. But that's where Brandon's power is so that it becomes my role model in almost every way. Even when Brandon chose to be a doctor rather than a businessman, it was also what ultimately interested me in following him into a doctor.
My memory hovers over my conversation with Brandon over the phone the day after Alva, well who else was the source of the news if not Dicta hehehe. While listening to the stories and feelings of my heart, Brandon reminded me to act wisely so as not to hurt my own heart more deeply, no matter how much Alva gave me strength when I slumped after Stanley's departure. He suggested that I understand how I felt before, whether that love was still there and ask if my heart could forgive him and accept his mistakes, because no human being is perfect. Any relationship that ends for any reason must have a causal effect on the faults of both partners.
"Hey Gaby, are you daydreaming?" stanley asked suddenly while shaking my hand in an attempt to wake me from the daydream. I was surprised because it turned out to be a daydreaming preoccupation until I realized that the wedding ceremony was over. Immediately I gathered my life with a smile, "Sorry Stan, carried away the atmosphere until I realized, eh what were you talking about?"
"Well, no talking about anything just want to hold your hand, because we have to accompany the bride again" he replied with a smile and immediately pulled me up, standing up, holding my hand, I walked to the front of the altar because of the photo session.
"One day I believe it's our turn to pledge allegiance here. As far as you fly if udsh is tired please go home to me yes." whispered softly in my ears, which makes me speechless and tetiba my brain is difficult to digest how the words mean earlier. Stanley who saw me looking at him confused just chuckled without wanting to explain further.
"It's legitimate to think now, just walk!" she explained later and I gave the gift a nod of approval. Well.. indeed it is better to go along with the flow of water of course by staying careful not to drown dragged by the water itself.
"Gab, your fever? Why bengong trus smile yourself trus ngliatin Stanley, have another crush you?" whispered Dicta who was on my right while I gave a gift directly that is pinch. Dicta laughed happily seeing me annoyed and sped his tongue out at me.
The photopun session was lively with our friends and relatives. Then proceed with the recording of the marriage in a civil manner with officers from civil records.
After all, brides and bridesmaids and groomsmen gathered in the front yard of the greja, made videos and photos of memories and flew balloon balloons that had been tied paper paper of our respective hopes. I looked at this Saint Sylvester greja, hoping that one day I would feel myself pledging allegiance here, hahahaha even to choose a church without realizing I was contaminated by Brandon.
*********To Be Continue*********
