
"Daddy...," call Sky to Daddy Alam. He doesn't like to hear his Daddy bring up the position problem.
"Why, Son? Isn't Daddy's speech all right?" said Daddy Alam smiling cynically. "And you better keep quiet, son. Isn't this what you wanted?" he added by insinuating his son.
The sky that heard it could only be silent. He wants to blame, but his position is now being supported by his Daddy for what he has decided.
Nature then stared intently at Zidan who was looking at him with anger in his hold and a clenched hand firmly. Nature took a deep breath before saying threateningly, "Better, now that you're home, Zidan. Cool your emotional head. Your daughter still needs you, right? Don't let it, you're dead here."
Zidan closed his eyes with his hands clenched to whiten. His jaw hardened to hear the words of the Great Lord whom he had served for 20 years. He tried to hold back the turbulent emotions in his heart. Then he opened his eyes before saying, "I'm defending my daughter, sir. I loved my daughter so much that I couldn't see her hurt. Even imagining it, I can't. You should not defend the wrong. Even if it's your son."
"Ck, did you forget? I'm also a father. I love my son too. And you think I want to see my son die in your hands?"
"But he's already hurt my daughter, sir. And you know that even got my point, but you shut up and defended him?"
"You think I'm not upset to hear his decision? I'm angry, Zidan! So angry! Star is my dream daughter-in-law all along. He even considered me my own son. You should remember too, Zidan. I also took care of your daughter. Although not as much as you, but I know how she feels," Alam reminded Zidan of her feelings for the Stars.
"You don't know how my daughter feels, sir. You won't know how sick he will be, when you hear the marriage annulment decided unilaterally by your son. You don't make it up" Zidan said with a scornful look while shaking his fist.
"You should understand, Zidan. Maybe they're not friends. It'd be better if the Stars were looking for another man, wouldn't it?" reply Nature.
The deg!
The Heart of Heaven skipped a beat upon hearing Daddy Alam's words. His eyes stared intently at his Daddy. Her chest felt very hot hearing that. Even the anger that had receded because of the bogeman of his future father-in-law, now the anger was inflamed again. He is certainly not ready if you have to see the Star along with other men. Even though he had canceled this marriage.
"You'd better leave now, Zidan. I'm tired of arguing with you. You go, the stars still need you to wipe away their tears" said Nature again, intending to break their debate.
Zidan smiled lightly before saying, "Alright, sir. I'm going to go. Perhaps this has indeed reached my deadline, to serve Master. I am tired of all this too. Thank you for all the kindness you have done so far. I—"
"I'm not asking you to stop working with me, Zidan!" breakup Nature clucked in annoyance.
"But I decided to stop, sir. You know, I have to calm down my daughter who is going to be heartbroken. And I need a lot of free time for him. Because I would rather lose all my possessions than my daughter. Nor will I be able to work under your authority again, Sir. I can't see the face of your son who always convinced me about his love for my daughter. I can't stand to see that bastard, sir." Press Zidan at length. His eyes could not be separated from the two men's father and son whom he always respected.
Nature was about to respond to Zidan's words, but Zidan immediately raised his hand in front of Nature. "Let me speak, sir. And this will probably be my longest word" Zidan said.
"Please, but just talk! Don't try to hurt my son" Alam said, sitting his body back on the couch.
Zidan smiled sinisterly, looking at the Sky that was still standing firmly in front of him. Then he looked at the Master whom he already knew deeply inside.
"I'm certainly not going to hurt him, sir. Even though I want to kill him. I still remember my daughter who, perhaps, would be very angry if I knew I killed her lover. Oops.., her ex-boyfriend. My daughter is the single most precious treasure I have. Star is a very dear princess. And Bintang—" Zidan paused his speech, then looked at Earth with a different view.
The deg!
The sky felt a sting in his chest when he heard the name of his lover being called by the middle-aged lung man in front of him. Especially when looking at Papa Zidan's eyes that show pain, not anger as he received earlier.
Zidan took a rough breath before saying as he pointed to the chest of Heaven, "The star chose you to be his life companion. But why, son? What was the Star's fault all along? Why did you give him hope, but you also destroyed his hope? Didn't you come to me, persuade me, and ask me for a Star?"
Zidan lowered his index finger from the chest of Heaven before saying, "You said, it will make the Stars happy. You said you wouldn't let a single tear fall on her eye patch. You said you always wanted to be with the stars forever. Then where's all that saying, son?" Zidan spoke softly with emphasis in each word, but sounded painful in the ears of Heaven.
Langit mengepalkan kedua tangannya. Ada rasa sesak yang menyelusup masuk ke hatinya saat mendengar ucapan pria paruh baya yang selalu ia panggil 'Papa'.
"In fact, you only nurture hope and cultivate love. Then you scratched a deep wound on her, destroying all her hopes. You know what, kid? Marrying you is a very Star wedding. The stars love you! Then how does he feel? When you find out about the wedding that's off? And for sure, it will be more painful when he finds out, the one who annulled this marriage is the man he loved so much. Did you think about all that, son?"
Zidan lifted his head. Then closed his eyes that held back tears. He saw the sky that was silent to hear him. After a few seconds, he then took a deep breath before continuing his final speech.
Everyone was silent with their own thoughts. Without everyone noticing, Nature sitting on the sofa held back her tears with her hands clenched tightly. He was struck by every Zidan speech. It was as if Zidan was insinuating him.
The sky was silent and stood in its place. His face was already very messy with a cut on the corner of his lips because of the raw bogem from Papa Zidan.
Unlike the case with Bunga and Mommy Rania who had not stopped crying while hugging. They were very sad to see this happen.
The Abhivandya family room, which is usually clean and a place to share laughter, now looks chaotic with the many wedding decorations scattered along with the broken urns that Zidan threw.
"Clean this mess," Nature commanded the servants before standing up and leaving the mess before her eyes.
The sky saw the chaos he had made today. Then he decided to go to his room with a flat face.
BAM!
The sky closed the door of his room very hard. He clenched his hands together, hitting the wall with a punch.
BHUK! BHUK!
The sky stopped his fists after seeing his hands begin to bleed. Instead of directly treating by taking the P3K box, he walked towards the balcony instead. His eyes looked towards the sky that looked overcast. He raised his bloody hand to feel the rain slowly hitting his hand.
It was painful, but not as pure as his heart. The sky drew his hand, then clenched his hands together. His face was still flushed with anger. But there was a sense of tightness that he was trying to hide. He walked into his king-size bed. Then he sat himself there and opened his drawer.
Take the P3K box and immediately dress his bloody hand with gauze. Slowly but surely, the gauze covered the wound on his hand.
The sky looked at his hand which was already covered in gauze. But his eyes were fixed on something coiling on his finger. Staring nanar on the shiny object that became the link between him and his lover towards the level of marriage. An engagement ring a month ago was attached to her ring finger.
Then the Sky closed its eyes as a shadow of the Star appeared in his mind. Memories within those three years, sprung up in his head. How he always felt happy every time he came home, because he always saw the Star who would be with his sister.
Even a flash of unforgettable memories as they spend their first hot night at the villa during the holidays also haunt the thoughts of the Sky. Yes, they have often combined love in bed after the incident in the villa one year ago, when Sky invites the holiday star as well as celebrate their two-year happy anniversary. At that time the sky really felt guilty for taking the virginity of his lover. But he did not deny the happiness in his heart because he was the first to do that to the Stars.
Back then the Star was furious, even inhabiting the Sky for a month. The sky that understood his lover's feelings, always tried to apologize. Until finally their relationship continues and occasionally they will vacation if lust wants them to fight in bed. And all of those activities, it's only a secret for the two of them.
The sky rubbed his face rough. Then take off the ring that tied his finger. Storing the ring into a drawer along with the P3K box in her hand. He has to let go of everything. But what he thought, was he able to let go of something that he already claimed as his own? However, he must be able to take it off because he has decided to cancel his marriage and must be ready with all the risks.
The sky stepped into the bathroom to cleanse itself as well as cool down his anger. He turned on the cold shower and flushed away his body without taking off his clothes. There were tears falling from her clear black eyes along with the shower water flushing over her.
The sky slumped to the floor by leaning against the wall. Then he closed his eyes with a sense of tightness that spread to his heart. He doesn't like to be weak like this. He also felt very hurt, when he had to decide marriage with the woman he loved so much. But no one thought about it.
"Akh..," his screeches hit the wet floor with water.
"Why are you doing this to me, Star. Fuck you!" the sky with hands covering his face. The emotion that had been slowly dissipating, was now felt again. She screamed, hitting the floor and walls to vent her emotions, as she recalled the reason she had cancelled her marriage with her boyfriend.
The bandaged Heaven's hand, returned to bleed. The water on the floor also slowly turned red. But the sky doesn't care about it at all. He looked up at the shower with an occasional rubbing of his face exposed to water. Then Heaven folded his legs in front of his chest and refuted his head which slowly lowered with one hand. He shook his tears, let out all the tightness that had been sitting in his heart since.
His cry had already turned into a sobbing. His hands no longer hit the floor. Now, the pain in his heart really made him weak.
In a weakened voice, he said painfully, "I love you so much, Star. But why are you doing this to me? Until I had to make this difficult decision."
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