So Many Times
FORTY TWO
...Happiness is waiting...
...Love is waiting...
...Slowly everything will turn around...
...My efforts will not be in vain, my tears,...
...My struggle, it will all pay off...
...I'll be happy, that's for sure. ...
...♡♡♡ ...
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Alana POVs
I carry a bag where lala and kiki are in it, since coming home from animal care I stopped by first at the pet shop considering the food stock and calimalan lala kiki are almost gone.
As I was about to take the elevator suddenly my phone vibrated, Dareel sent a message. I'm in the park where we used to date, come here, hurry! It's very important. What the hell's going on? Why is Dareel so weird today.
I re-entered the car towards the place dareel meant. It is true that City Park is a place where we often spend time together since High School until now.
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"Dareel what's wrong, why did you tell me to come here?" Ask Dareel after getting out of the car. Dareel was waiting for me in the parking lot. "From lala to kiki," Dareel handed lala and kiki to a man I didn't know.
Dareel walked behind me and suddenly closed my eyes with a cloth. "Dareel, what do you want?" I asked in surprise holding Dareel's hand. "Hold my hand, I'll lead you, okay." Dareel rubbed my hand.
"Trust me" said Dareel once again when I did not respond. I nodded and started to walk following the directions of the dareel. Several times my legs would slip but Dareel held my hand and grabbed my shoulder.
"Dareel, nights like this would you like to play hide and seek?" Ask me again to Dareel. "Until now" Dareel stopped his steps and I stopped my steps.
"I'm going to open the cover cloth but don't open your eyes until I say 'open'." Dareel slowly opened this covering cloth. It looks a bit of a lamp sparkle and smells like some familiar perfume, what is this place.
"One.. two." Dareel interruptions, I immediately opened my eyes and how shocked I was when in front of me stood those whom I loved dearly. Aunty, Nattali, Ethan, Uncle Arnold and Dion and Jihan.
I blinked my eyes looking around, very many lilies as decorations and classic white shades look very charming in the moonlight. I laughed when I noticed some picture frames on the table, a picture of me with a dareel when we were in school.
"Alana," nattali walked up to me with a bucket of lilies. "For the girl who shines so brightly tonight." Said Nattali giving me a bucket of lilies. "Sister, you know I'm not a girl anymore." I whispered softly as I hugged her, nattali slapped my shoulder slowly.
"Alana-these flowers are jihans that string. Whatever your decision is, whatever makes you happy. Do it" said Ethan giving a bucket of red and white roses to.
"Sister.thank you," I hugged Ethan moved. I waved to Jihan to get closer. "Thank you jihan, this flower is so beautiful." Say me to jihan after hugging him. "Whatever you hold will definitely look very beautiful because you are so beautiful and beautiful." Jihan smiled at me.
Ah this boy.One day I will take him for a walk, it looks like jihan and I are perfect for making friends. "Auntie, what is this?" I asked when I received a parcel from my aunt. "Non, aunty can't give an expensive gift but aunty knits warm clothes and hats for a non baby. Aunty also bought an album for non alana photos so as not to be scattered in the drawer, aunt also decorate it with the name non." Auntie.
"Auntie. I'll open it at home, auntie's very good at knitting. Thank you bi, thank you." I hugged my aunt tightly.
"Alana.thank you for changing Dareel's life after you forgive him. True said Dareel, you are a great woman, please don't refuse my handsome pounding, okay." I frowned at Uncle Arnold's words. 'Don't refuse dareel' What does that mean?
"Thank you, uncle arnold." I said after receiving a bucket of roses from uncle Arnold. "Allana... " I twisted my body when I heard Dareel mention my name.
Dareel POVs
Today is the day I'm going to propose to Alana, it's a little late because one week away our wedding will be held. But still, I want to be like any other couple. Applying to my heart romantically, even though I myself do not know what romantic things are like.
All I know is that Alana once said that she would like to one day be applied in a garden with thousands of lilies and in the moonlight. Here we are, in the garden, roofed by the night sky with beautiful stars.
"Allana... " I was standing behind the alana at a distance of two meters. Alana turned her body to face me who was now holding the mic to speak. Gosh, I was getting nervous when on the outskirts where we had this event a lot of young people were watching us.
But the atmosphere became silent for a moment, as I called out Alana's name. "Heem, alana--listen to me. Maybe it's a little late, but it's okay I'm delivering today?" I asked alana who was answered with an enthusiastic nod from alana.
"Allana.. I want to love you simply
In a word that wood does not speak to fire that makes it ash.
I want to love you simply
With a signal that can not be conveyed by the clouds to the rain that makes it so valuable.
Alana, today I promise with all my heart and my sincerity to take care of you.
Makes you the only woman in my life.
Alana Lovata, are you willing to be my wife? ."
I looked straight at the woman in front of me who was wiping her tears. I walked up to Alana and sat down before her. "Take it with me, alana. There are only two options, yes or yes." I said take out the ring.
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"If that's his choice, then I'll choose yes." Alana pointed her finger in front of me. "Quick pair and stand up." Alana still wiped her tears. Everyone cheered and clapped after I put the ring on alana's ring finger.
I stood up and hugged tightly, I stared at everyone who was watching us. Aunty cried in the arms of nattali and dion who gave a thumbs up at me.
"Thank you, dareel." Alana said in my arms. When I was about to kiss her lips, but alana. "Don't kiss me, look a lot of school kids see us." Alana said a little pushing against my chest. I quickly kissed alana.
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"This ring is so beautiful, so beautiful." I stared at Alana who had not stopped noticing the ring that was coiled on her ring finger.
"That ring is my mama's wedding ring, a kind of hereditary ring. When my mother died, this ring was left to my uncle for my future wife. Look at this ring so snugly on your ring finger." I explained to alana.
"Ah some sort of ancestral ring?" Ask alana again. "Let's go, I just found out yesterday. But I remember very well that this ring belonged to my mother." I rubbed alana's head. "I'll take care of my mother-in-law's ring, it must be very beautiful on her wedding day with this ring." Alana rubbed the diamond on the ring.
But suddenly the look of alana turned moody. "What's up, al?" I asked her to raise her face. "Do you want me to buy you another ring?" Ask me again, quickly shaking. "I really like this ring." Answer alana lirih.
"Then?" I asked again looking into Alana's eyes, even her tears were almost dripping. "If our parents were here together and gathered with us, it would be very special. Papa, mother, papa you and your mama. They must be happy with what we did today?." I wiped alana's tears.
It must be very heavy for alana. His papa's departure last month is still imprinted in alana's heart. And it's true alana said, our parents had gone home before we were together like we are now. I also feel what is felt alana, but I must remain strong to strengthen alana.
"Sure, al. They must be happy, they also feel what we feel. Look at that-" I pointed at the sky with a beautiful flaming star. "They see us from there. Your father, your mother, my father and my mother, they always pray for the best for us here and they will know what we are doing now. So do we, we're always here praying for them." I hugged Alana.
"Let's dance with them." I slowly pulled Alana's hand towards the center, where nattali and Dion and Ethan with Jihan were dancing. "I can't dance," alana shook her head as I held her hip.
"It's okay to step on my foot." I slightly stretched alana's body to stand on top of my shoes. "Dareel--" said alana but I quickly cut her off. "Shut up, or I'll kiss you."
Classical music and in the moonlight we danced, the sound of applause from aunt and uncle Arnold and the constant chattering of nattali added to the warm atmosphere tonight.
"Thank you alana for allowing me to enter your life again, I can't call this a second chance but-I'm really grateful to have accepted me." I kissed alana's lips.
...~THE END~ ...
Yeeyy, finally end alsoa 😁
I think this ending is the most suitable for Alana and Dareel, maybe some of you are less srek or even confused as the ending. But from my point of view this is a fair ending for Alana, Dareel and Ethan.
And yes sorry yaa manteman again and again I up her late, wait yaa for her next chapter.
Thank you 😊🥰
