Merlinda (Ranging Back)
Sweet for a Story that's Over

Elin's lips continued to curl during his arrival at his house, re-enjoicing the afternoon air of Jakarta really made him happy in addition to the sweet welcome by his family.

On lay his slightly tired body on the bed that looks new in neat , her favorite pink sheets lay on top of the bed and she knew it must be her mother's choice to deliberately tidy up her room to welcome her arrival today, "thank you Mother " he smiled while enjoying the bedroom that he missed.

And for a moment he realized that if a job was waiting for him, yes a big suitcase and all the items still lying on the floor could not possibly tidy them up themselves , so with a heavy heart he had to get out of bed to tidy up all his luggage just now , but before that he still took the time to stretch the muscles that felt a little stiff while looking out the window of his room with a view of the garden in front of his house.

The sky this afternoon was so bright, making the leaves in the small garden look beautiful with the sheen of the afternoon sun , his lips smiled no less seeing that the plant had now been a huge body unlike the time he left , everything looks much different except for a garden chair that still stands there despite the years he has left.

Elin's smile faded as she stared at the garden chair in front of her and a glimpse of past events reflected in her brain's memory, in her breath so deeply with a smile back , " I still remember clearly that night you smiled in that chair "he said shaking with a chest that felt tight.

" If only I had known that night was the last night we met, maybe I would have asked you to sit there a little longer" she said with a fingers tightly clasped her hands.

His body trembled as he recalled that last night and until whenever his feelings would not feel fine as those painful memories re-emerged in his mind.

All felt still real, a warm touch on his lips for the first time , the sweet smile that would make him smile even the embrace of the night was still real and no one would have thought if it was the last.

Elin was already crying by sitting on the floor of her room , the park bench actually managed to re-expose the most painful memory of her life , that night's smile was still clearly visible in his mind and it was the most painful thing, leaving him with fond memories while he left without saying goodbye.

At the pat of the chest that felt increasingly tight with tears that continued to flow from his cheeks, "all still hurt Gery very much, really "he said softly and his crying sounded more and more bitter.

The clamp "room door opens without him noticing.

" Elin, what's going on ? " mala cried when she saw her eldest daughter crying.

" What happened son ? " tanya is getting panicked, in her arms her daughter's helpless body, "tell mom why are you crying ? "

" Elin only remembered Gery's mother, I still vividly remembered as she sat in that chair "pointing Elin towards the garden, I said,

Mala was just speechless, there was nothing she could say to appease her daughter at this time, "that was the last time I saw her mother " he said so softly that he could not even hold back his crying with Elin's body that was already vibrating in his arms ,

for the first time he saw his daughter crying like this and he did not expect that the old wound was still so painful for his daughter.

" Kid you've been replaced with someone better, maybe the reason he left because of that "

" But her departure was too painful mother, she left without a message and at that time I wasn't very ready to lose her "

" There is no one who is ready for a lost son, and it is not to lose his name if one is ready "

" But ma'am... "

" Kid , I understand what you're feeling right now but try to see the reality now "

Elin was silent for a moment, at a glance the shadow of her future husband clashed in her mind, "Elin also loved her mother very much , only occasionally if Gery remembered these tears could never not to drip "

" Mom understands that his departure is still very painful for you" Mala said as she brushed off the tears still running down her daughter's cheeks, "but if Daniel finds out something like this , he will also be hurt "he continued.

" He'll think that you don't really love him "

" No ma'am I really love Daniel, and Gery has a place of his own in my heart that might as well forever never go "

" He'll be there forever ma'am, as someone who's been in my life " elin said with eyes closed with tears flowing and with that Mala saw clearly that there was a wound so deep in his daughter's heart.

Unconsciously his hand moved back to hold his daughter's body with tears that returned to drip "mother does not know that you have been so hurt son, mother really does not realize your fragility, forgive me " he said by hugging Elin's body tighter and it made Elin cry again.

" It's okay Mom, I've gone through it and I'm capable, just like this only when I think back then I'll cry like this , but really I'm fine, Mother "

" Yes you have to be okay son, this is just a past and like mom said her departure is just to let you be with someone who might be better than her , maybe that's why he left, he wants you to be happy "

Deg

Elin was speechless with a pounding heart, the words coming out of her mother's mouth felt so piercing for her to realize , it feels so selfish if now he has to be happy on top of the sacrifices Gery has made on him ,

" even if it hurts, but that's the closing of your story, not all stories end beautifully, and sometimes it hurts, it's the beginning of real happiness "

" I hope you don't curse yourself for everything that's happened " added Mala, and it's like understanding what her daughter is feeling.

" Every life has an end as well as all of us, it's just that maybe Gery's life story is too short but you know son ? , maybe there he was grateful because in the story of his life has been closed with a sweet story with you "

" That's painful for you who still have to continue your story but for the story that has ended this is the end of the story that has been closed with a sweet "

" So stop feeling burdened to be happy again son, I'm sure your happiness is what he expects before he goes "

Deg

Elin's chest came back claustrophobic, that last sentence was absolutely true, before the man left for good the thing he wanted most of all was to see her happy.

" Yes mother was right, all she wanted was for me to be happy" Elin said firmly while wiping away the remaining tears that were still flowing.

" Then start smiling and enough to cry today" said Mala smiling, "do you need to move the bench, so you are no longer sad hemm "

" No ma'am, just leave the bench there because the problem is not the stool but the memory " elin said so sternly but the sad look from his eyes could not lie that his heart was still injured, even though the lip line on his face was now curved back.