[NOT] Beautiful Wedding
Ch.124 Stories of the past

Abiyaksa and Maida are betrothed to their parents who have been friends for a long time. The two people of course accept because secretly they do put each other's taste. Until the wedding was held. Although they never said love to each other, they lived their household life well.

Until one day, Maida was surprised by the change in attitude of her older sister who increasingly away from her. Even he was blatantly staring at her hatred.

When Maida was 7 months pregnant, more precisely containing Oryza, finally the secret was revealed. It turned out that the cause of her sister seemed to hate her so much because she also loved her husband, Abiyaksa. Maida seemed to ignore the hatred and tried to continue doing good hoping that her brother would no longer hate her. But Mala's attitude is becoming more and more. He continued to provoke Maida to leave Abiyaksa. Even Mala threatened to hurt Abiyaksa and Oryza if he did not leave Abiyaksa.

Confused about what to do, it is impossible to be honest if Mala asks him to leave Abiyaksa, so Maida also asks for the help of her best friend, Heru to be her pretend lover. Their originally quiet household, turned into hell because of endless quarrels and all because of Maida who was thought to be having an affair with Heru.

Years changed, everything seemed to go smoothly even though their households were often decorated with arguments, but Mala who could not wait asked him to leave immediately, but Maida refused. Eventually, Mala threatened suicide. At first Maida did not believe that Mala would be that strong. But what is the power, when common sense has been blinded by love and obsession, things that Maida thinks impossible are actually realized Mala. In front of his own eyes, Mala plunged free from the balcony of his room to death making Maida fixated on the spot.

Continued to be wracked with guilt, just after 7 days of Mala's departure, Maida left her son and husband. Oryza was a teenager. Seeing his mother's departure with another man before his own eyes, made him hurt and disappointed.

After leaving her son and husband, just like Abiyaksa, Maida was sickly. He has liver cancer. He lives alone in a remote place. Heru and his wife occasionally side with him to encourage him and advise him to undergo treatment, but Maida refused. She considered the illness a punishment for disappointing her son and husband. Until one day, Maida's neighbors felt suspicious when they smelled a pungent foul smell from the Maida residence. Upon examination, it turned out that Maida had died since a few days ago.

Heru tries to find the whereabouts of Abiyaksa and Oryza to reveal the truth and tell about the dead Maida, but it turns out that Abiyaksa has died first and Oryza somehow moved where no one knows. Years change, and finally Heru is given the opportunity to meet Oryza. Luckily Oryza's face did not change much so he could still recognize it when he saw it coming out of the obgyn room.

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Listening to the story of the doctor Heru, Oryza was stunned. Her chest feels tight. For years harbored a sense of disappointment and misguided hatred, in fact his mother was not as evil as it was leaving them for the sake of other men. He went out in solitude and endured the pain alone.

Oryza wanted to condemn his mother's stupidity as to why she was still gone, not that her sister was gone. But it is undeniable, guilt is difficult to be eliminated just like that. That feeling will continue to linger in the heart. Perhaps even, the disease suffered by his mother is the fruit of the growing guilt. Either guilt to your own brother. It can also be a sense of guilt for having abandoned a child and husband.

Looking at the stunned Oryza while squeezing her claustrophobic chest, Damar pulled her into his arms. The pat on Oryza's back shook, hoping that what he did could give his wife a little peace of mind. When the crying had begun to subside and only a sobbing was left, then Damar slightly stretched his arms and wiped away the tears that flooded Oryza's smooth cheeks.

Then Heru doctor went to his desk and opened one of his drawers. From inside, he pulled out a small book with a light blue cover that Damar could guess was a diary.

"This, take it," said Heru, offering Oryza a diary. "That's your mother's legacy. Read it! He loves you and loves you and your father. It's up to you to hate him or forgive him. Om can only do this for Om's best friend. For years Om felt unsettled by guilt. If only Om had been quicker to tell papa you everything ... " Doctor Heru let out a heavy sigh. "I'm grateful to finally meet you, son. Hopefully with this, Maida can be calm in nature there because Om often dreams of him crying alone," he added with teary eyes.

"Oh yeah, it's Om's business card! If you want to go to your mama's grave, tell Om. Om will accompany you there," said Dr. Heru again.

Oryza who was too shocked could only keep silent without saying a word. Understand his wife is still in shock, Damar also thanked him and will soon inform if they will go to the grave of his mother-in-law. After a bit of pleasantries, Damar also said goodbye while looking at Oryza whose face looked so pale.

Damar knew that Oryza's life before this must have been very difficult. No need to ask a lot of questions let alone talk, he will only continue to accompany, become the backing of his woman so as not to feel alone again.

Upon arrival at their home, Oryza's cries broke instantly. The cry that had been held back since, now completely spilled on the chest of the field of Damar. Damar also pulled Oryza's waist and sat him in his lap who had first sat on the sofa. The fragile body of Oryza.

"Bang, I'm a bad boy. I ... I've been guessing wrong all along. I ... I thought my mother was evil, but .. but I was a bad boy. I should have looked for my mom and asked for an explanation, instead of hating her without finding out the truth. I was so sinful with mom, bang. Even my mother went in solitude. My mother is sick alone. To endure sadness and loneliness alone. Even ... hiks ... even mama was found lifeless with a sad state. I'm a bad boy, bang. I ... hiks .. hiks .. mama .. sorry Ryza, ma. Maafin Ryza ... "

Oryza spilled all his sorrow and cries of his heart in Damar's chest. Damar understands, Oryza is in ruins now. Especially after reading a little ink scratches in the diary belonging to the late mother Oryza who expressed love and a deep longing for her baby and also her husband made Oryza increasingly afflicted with guilt and regret because knowing that fact at a time too late. Had he been able to more quickly figure out that fact, perhaps his mother was still here, by his side. Accompanying. But now, it's too late. There was nothing he could do but pray for his mother to be calm in nature. So that his parents can gather together again at the side of Allah SWT.

"Darling, it's crying! You don't pity her? You must have heard that even the baby in the stomach can feel the feelings of his mother? His mother is happy, his grandpa is happy, and if his mother is sad like this, his grandpa must follow sad. So, Brother please, be sad not to drag on. Most importantly now, you pray a lot, may mama be happy there and be able to gather again as papa," damar said he tried to calm Oryza while removing the clear hairs that were still coming out of the tail of Oryza's eyes.

Oryza nodded with a hiccup.

"Thank you, bang already accompanied and became Oryza's backup. Ryza doesn't know anymore, how Ryza can live life without her brother on Ryza's side. Ryza dear Brother."

"Abang who loves you more, my Humaira," said Damar as he kissed the top of Oryza's head.

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