THE LOVE OF MY LIFE
82. Cantillate

"Will you marry me?"

"...."

"...."

Rory felt a rumble in her heart when she heard the man's statement that she had not expected. And Kevin and the others too.

With clenched hands, Rory stepped out of her hiding place, when a hand stopped her.

"What do you think you're gonna do, Rory?" thomas asked half a whisper.

"Do you think I'll just shut up to see this? He proposed to Nayla, and you've seen him" Rory said with restraint.

"If you believe him, you won't do that" Thomas said in a calm voice.

"We'll see first" he added.

Rory took a deep breath and exhaled slowly. His gaze was again directed at Nayla.

Antony's hand was still holding Nayla's hand. His eyes were fixed on Nayla's eyes, when suddenly. . . .

"BLACK,,,,!!!"

The loud sound shocked Rory and his friends when he saw Nayla land a punch in Antony's hand, causing a loud noise and a sense of pasnas on his skin.

"Are you crazy?" nayla Decak.

"Is that how you're going to propose to her? Ridiculous,!" furious Nayla patted her forehead.

"If you want to get a slap as the answer, then do it" Nayla added.

"Arrhhh, what then should I do? I'm really nervous right now" she ruffled her hair.

"Don't I tell you what to do? Just run, and follow my plan," said Nayla.

Rory and her friends look at each other and realize they have misunderstood.

"Truely, he could never stop surprising me," Ethan said half-whispering slightly chuckling.

"You're right, he's always full of surprises" Nathan continued, whispering.

"What did I ask to have prepared?" ask Nayla.

Ethan and Nathan are silent at Nayla's question.

"of course. Without anything less" Antony said proudly.

Antony turned on the lamp he had set. Instantly the place that was originally dark, turned bright with the flame of the lamp that had been arranged in such a way, to create the impression of thousands of stars.

"You prepared all this very well" Nayla said.

"What can I say? I can't say no when you ask" Antony said.

Rory and his friends are forced to step back a little, avoiding the light of the lamp that can cause him to be seen.

Nayla immediately headed for Antony's laptop and began to get busy with arranging some photos. The laptop has been connected to a wall-facing projector and is located at a different angle from the dining table.

"I need to make sure of one more thing" Antony said.

"Say!" pinta Nayla without seeing it.

"Are you really okay? I've heard the news about you, I won't forgive myself if anything happens to you" Antony said sincerely.

"I'm fine, after all we've set this date very long" replied Nayla.

"Your attitude that always put other people's importance on me makes me tick, but also makes me upset at the same time. Because at that time you always ignore yourself" said Antony.

"Okay, the photo is done" Nayla said after a few minutes of organizing the photo and writing, ignoring what Antony had just said.

"Tck, can't you listen to me first?" Antony Decak.

"No" answered Nayla briefly.

"Now, you call him and ask him to come here" said Nayla.

"What if he rejects me? What if he likes someone else? What if he doesn't like me? What if_,,,,"

Antony's words came when Nayla pulled his collar and put Antony's face in front of her. Makes his tall body bend.

"Breathe, okay? Relax and breathe,!"

"1 2 3 breath, 4 5 6 exhale slowly," Nayla ordered.

Antony was silent for a moment before following Nayla's instructions. He began to catch his breath.

"Good," praised Nayla.

"Contact him! When he comes, I'll turn on these lights" Nayla explained as she tidied up Antony's collar.

"I've arranged your photo and I'll play it when the song starts, do the next thing like I said at the time" Nayla explained.

"All right" answered Antony.

"Ahh, just a second," Antony turned around and picked up something near the table.

When Antony turned back, he held a white guitar in his hand.

"Here it is, the important thing that you ask me to prepare" he said as he thrust his guitar at Nayla.

"Looks new" Nayla received the guitar with sparkling eyes.

"Right," answered Antony.

"You bought it?" nayla asked widening her eyes.

"of course. I can't play guitar. If I need a guitar, shouldn't I buy one?" welcome Antony to relax.

"Why didn't you tell me? We can use my guitar, right? Why did you buy a new one when I had it?" nayla Cecar.

"Again, I wouldn't mind bringing a guitar on my way here. Bringing a guitar is not difficult" he added.

In Rory's hideout, they look back at each other. They were shocked at what they had just heard.

"He can play guitar?" thomas whispered to Rory.

"I don't know. He didn't say anything about it to me" replied Rory.

They looked back at Nayla.

"Where might I allow that, I'm already very happy with you helping me. Setting up one guitar is not difficult" replied Antony.

"Haahh, no matter what you want" said Nayla.

Nayla raised the guitar carefully, then placed it in front of her stomach. His fingers began to pluck the strings of the guitar to test his voice.

"The setting is perfect" Nayla praised. " I don't need to do tuning. Where did you get this, Antony?" ask Nayla curiously.

"I think I should go there" greeted Nayla enthusiastically.

"I can drop you off at any time" Antony replied.

"Thank you" said Nayla.

"So, what song did you choose? Have you decided?" ask Nayla.

"Can we use the song you made?" ask Antony expectantly.

"No" said Nayla.

"Come on, I really like the song you made. It made me feel like I was the main character in that song when I heard you sing that song" Antony said.

"No," insisted Nayla again. "There are still a lot of songs from other famous singers that are much better than that" he continued.

"Then, the song of your power, FM," Antony challenged.

"Errr,," Nayla rolled her eyeballs. " Honestly, I don't know the song" replied Nayla.

"That's terrible, you say it like that without a burden" Antony said.

Nayla just shrugged her shoulders.

"Then your song" urged Antony.

"I told you no" replied Nayla.

"Hahh,," said Antony. " I leave it to you, you decide" said Antony.

Antony pointed to his cell phone as a sign that he was going to call someone. Without getting away from Nayla, the voice across the phone answering would come after Antony said he needed her help.

Nayla explains how and what Antony should do. While he was sitting in a chair near a small table where Antony's laptop was located.

Shortly thereafter,,,, the,,,

"Antony, are you here?"

A woman's voice called out. Nayla lights a lamp that lights the street where the woman stands. He also became a friend of Nayla whom he always called by the name of Elvina.

Elvina was surprised by the lights that lit up all of a sudden, as if leading her to one point. Slowly, he began to step.

When he arrived at the end of the lamp, a large screen displayed a photo of him, along with it, Nayla started strumming the guitar in her hand.

The soft melody of the flowing guitar filled the place. Elvina turned to look at Nayla who was playing the guitar.

Nayla gestured for Elvina to look at the screen which began to change into a different photo of herself, and when a photo of her with Antony appeared, Nayla began to crochet the song.

His calm humming voice so gently caressed the ears of anyone who heard it. Lead those who hear it in quietness.

[[My life has found its missing piece...

[[Today I will appreciate what we have...

[[As long as I live, I will only love you...

[[With this ring...

The illuminating lamp where Antony stood lit up. Antony stepped closer to Elvina, and knelt down by lifting the ring box in front of Elvina.

On the screen there is a writing of WILL YOU MARRY ME with a background photo of their togetherness.

Elvina put her hands over her mouth, her tears flowing with countless feelings of joy and happiness, until she finally nodded, making Antony smile happily and wear the ring on Elvina's day.

They hugged happily, with the song still soft. Their photos are still changing with different photos.

[[I'll tell the world..

[[You are my reason, you are the one I trust with all my heart...

[[Until my last breath, I will always love you...

Nayla is still humming. They stared at Nayla when the song had stopped with Nayla ending with a soft quote from the guitar in her hand. And clap at the last guitar note.

"Congratulations to both of you" Nayla said as she put down the guitar.

Elvina approached Nayla and hugged her. Happy tears still flowed down her cheeks.

"All this must have been you who did it. An Antony can't possibly plan this" Elvina said half sobbed.

"All is pure, I'm just completing what he's planning" Nayla replied smiling.

"Thank you" said Elvina.

"Well, now is your night, I must get out of the way," licked Nayla.

"Don't you want to join us for dinner?" ask Elvina.

"Sorry, I have to refuse. I'll just be a bully between you. You guys want to enjoy some time for both, right?" welcome Nayla.

"We'll be happy if you join" Antony said.

" Thank you. But, I still refuse," replied Nayla.

"Ah, yes, this," said Nayla thrusting a guitar at Antony. " Yours," he added.

" That's yours" said Antony.

"A terrible joke" said Nayla.

"I mean. I bought it for you" Antony smiled.

"I can't take it. It's too precious" welcome Nayla.

" After everything you've done for me, even ten of the same guitars are still not enough to make up for it, Nay. So, please take it, it's for you" Antony said.

"But_,,,"

" Don't think about the price, Nay! I seriously bought with the intention of wanting to give it to you. At least that's all I can give you" Antony cut.

"So, please accept my gift," pinta.

Nayla was silent and thought for a moment. His eyes turned to the guitar in his hands. The guitar did attract his heart, but he felt Antony was excessive if giving the guitar to him.

His gaze turned again to Antony who was still staring at him expectantly. Makes him have no other choice.

"All right, I accept it. Thank you, Antony. I will take good care of her and take good care of her" promised Nayla.

"Then I'll go now" said Nayla.

Antony and Elvina nodded and thanked him once more, then immediately hugged Nayla before Nayla left.

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