She was
beginning to become hysterical.
“Dewi, calm down,” Ali said while
holding her to his chest. “Calm down, please, don’t do
this.”
“Abang, how can I calm down? The man I
love broke up with me to be with a younger woman. That evil bitch
she used her father’s power to steal my man.”
“Dewi, it’s not like that. Mita is not
that kind of person…”
“Mita? Mita? Not that kind of person?
Abang, how could you! That’s why I had a bad feeling yesterday. I
saw how you two looked at each other. Did you think I was so stupid
that I couldn’t see you flirting with each other, and now this?
You’re defending her in front of me, and you dare to call her name
in such a loving way, in front of me. How could you after all the
time we’ve been together, how could you betray me like
that?”
“Dewi, I didn’t cheat on you, there is
nothing between Mita and me, I barely know her. If it wasn’t for
the Sultan’s orders, we would never have anything to do with each
other.”
“We? We? Do you refer yourselves as
we?”
“Dewi, calm down, please don’t be like
this. I know you’re hurting, I’m hurting too.”
Dewi dropped her head on the sofa and
started crying inconsolably. Ali didn’t know what else to
do.
“Abang, don’t leave me, please. I love
you, don’t leave me…” She begged him.
Ali's heart broke into pieces. Feeling
impotent and helpless. “I’m sorry, my love. I’m very sorry. I had
to tell you before you hear it from the official press
release.”
Suddenly Dewi, moved closer to him,
“Abang, let’s leave Jothar, let’s go far away,
together.”
“Dewi, you know I can’t do that, what
about my family? I can’t abandon them.”
“Then, I’m going to talk to that woman,
I have to make her understand, that we love each other and that she
shouldn’t separate us.”
“Dewi, don’t do that. Although Mita
looks strong in the outside, but she’s vulnerable in the inside if
you tell her that, she would be very depressed and
hurt.”
“Why do I have to care if she gets
hurt? What about my feelings? Am I not hurt, I feel like I’m
dying.” She paused for a while, “Bang, why do you worry if she gets
hurt or not? Why do you care so much for her? Tell me! Bang. You’re
attracted to her aren’t you? Deep down, you are willing to marry
her. You want to marry her, don’t you? I knew it! I had a bad
feeling when I saw the way you looked at her. You looked like you
wanted to eat her up.”
Ali realized that he’s not going to
succeed in calming Dewi, or will he have any luck reasoning with
her. She’s still hurt and sad, just as he is.
“Dewi, I think I should go home now,
you need to take a rest, and we will talk again once you’ve calmed
down.” He said this while standing up and walking out.
“Abang, don’t go. I don’t want you to
go. Are you going to her?” Dewi screamed at his back.
Ali quickly went out, entered his car
and drove home. He stopped his car on the side of the road and hit
the steering wheel with his fist. “Why is this happening to me?” He
thought to himself. After feeling himself calmed, he continued to
drive home.
* * *
When he arrived, he went directly to
his room without greeting anybody, and locked his door behind him.
The last thing he wanted was to argue with anybody, like what
happened last night.
He washed his face in the bathroom.
Then walked back to his room, and threw himself on his bed without
bothering to take off his shoes. It felt like there was a big block
of wood on his chest. He closed his eyes trying to sleep, but all
the thoughts burdening his mind wouldn’t let him. He needed to talk
to somebody, but he didn’t feel that he can confide in his family
at this moment. That made him sad, because all his life they always
had been by his side, supporting him through thick and
thin.
He reached into his pocket, the cell
phone number that Paramita gave him. Maybe he can talk to her, at
the end of the day, she’s
beginning to become hysterical.
“Dewi, calm down,” Ali said while
holding her to his chest. “Calm down, please, don’t do
this.”
“Abang, how can I calm down? The man I
love broke up with me to be with a younger woman. That evil bitch
she used her father’s power to steal my man.”
“Dewi, it’s not like that. Mita is not
that kind of person…”
“Mita? Mita? Not that kind of person?
Abang, how could you! That’s why I had a bad feeling yesterday. I
saw how you two looked at each other. Did you think I was so stupid
that I couldn’t see you flirting with each other, and now this?
You’re defending her in front of me, and you dare to call her name
in such a loving way, in front of me. How could you after all the
time we’ve been together, how could you betray me like
that?”
“Dewi, I didn’t cheat on you, there is
nothing between Mita and me, I barely know her. If it wasn’t for
the Sultan’s orders, we would never have anything to do with each
other.”
“We? We? Do you refer yourselves as
we?”
“Dewi, calm down, please don’t be like
this. I know you’re hurting, I’m hurting too.”
Dewi dropped her head on the sofa and
started crying inconsolably. Ali didn’t know what else to
do.
“Abang, don’t leave me, please. I love
you, don’t leave me…” She begged him.
Ali's heart broke into pieces. Feeling
impotent and helpless. “I’m sorry, my love. I’m very sorry. I had
to tell you before you hear it from the official press
release.”
Suddenly Dewi, moved closer to him,
“Abang, let’s leave Jothar, let’s go far away,
together.”
“Dewi, you know I can’t do that, what
about my family? I can’t abandon them.”
“Then, I’m going to talk to that woman,
I have to make her understand, that we love each other and that she
shouldn’t separate us.”
“Dewi, don’t do that. Although Mita
looks strong in the outside, but she’s vulnerable in the inside if
you tell her that, she would be very depressed and
hurt.”
“Why do I have to care if she gets
hurt? What about my feelings? Am I not hurt, I feel like I’m
dying.” She paused for a while, “Bang, why do you worry if she gets
hurt or not? Why do you care so much for her? Tell me! Bang. You’re
attracted to her aren’t you? Deep down, you are willing to marry
her. You want to marry her, don’t you? I knew it! I had a bad
feeling when I saw the way you looked at her. You looked like you
wanted to eat her up.”
Ali realized that he’s not going to
succeed in calming Dewi, or will he have any luck reasoning with
her. She’s still hurt and sad, just as he is.
“Dewi, I think I should go home now,
you need to take a rest, and we will talk again once you’ve calmed
down.” He said this while standing up and walking out.
“Abang, don’t go. I don’t want you to
go. Are you going to her?” Dewi screamed at his back.
Ali quickly went out, entered his car
and drove home. He stopped his car on the side of the road and hit
the steering wheel with his fist. “Why is this happening to me?” He
thought to himself. After feeling himself calmed, he continued to
drive home.
* * *
When he arrived, he went directly to
his room without greeting anybody, and locked his door behind him.
The last thing he wanted was to argue with anybody, like what
happened last night.
He washed his face in the bathroom.
Then walked back to his room, and threw himself on his bed without
bothering to take off his shoes. It felt like there was a big block
of wood on his chest. He closed his eyes trying to sleep, but all
the thoughts burdening his mind wouldn’t let him. He needed to talk
to somebody, but he didn’t feel that he can confide in his family
at this moment. That made him sad, because all his life they always
had been by his side, supporting him through thick and
thin.
He reached into his pocket, the cell
phone number that Paramita gave him. Maybe he can talk to her, at
the end of the day, she’s
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