
Seeing Imah's mother coming with food, Zack stood up and thanked her for the food served by Imah's mother.
Zack took the two plates from Imah's mother's hand as she reached out to Zack.
" Thank you, ma'am! " said Zack while lowering his head.
Mom nods back at Zack and returns to the dinner table, gathering with her father and Andika.
They almost did not eat.
Zack put both plates of food on the table.
Then Zack turned to face Imah and grabbed the hand of Imah who was standing next to him, seen tears welling up in the eyes of Imah before Zack could say something to Imah.
" Oh, don't cry! " said Zack softly.
Crying was one of the things Zack could face.
But Zack also can't blame Imah in this kind of situation.
" Oh, you take it easy, don't worry too much about me. Brother will be fine, I have nine lives while I'm on an airplane. "
Said Zack who was trying to comfort and stop the cries of Imah.
Zack has faced many dangers over the years he has been carrying airplanes.
" What if it takes more than nine lives? ten lives maybe? " ask Imah with tears running down her cheeks.
Actually Imah wanted to try to be tough, but suddenly realized that he could not do that.
I can't think of anything that could have happened to Zack.
His mother was right, that Imah was already in love with Zack.
There is a lot of anxiety and worry that Imah feels when Zack is about to go on his mission.
I have heard that Zack will be sent to conflict areas to help with all the needs there.
It is possible that Zack will also be sent to conflict areas located abroad if our country sends aid there.
It seems that Zack's expertise is indeed very necessary to help smooth delivery of aid to areas not covered by land.
Many dangerous missions that Zack might face in the future.
" I will have twenty lives, if necessary. You can count on it and trust it. "
Zack tries to convince Imah that he can take care of himself and his safety.
Although Zack and Imah knew that Zack might not be able to keep his promise to Imah, Zack did nothing stupid to Imah before he left.
Zack never wanted to leave Imah and make her sad.
Zack had no intention of leaving Imah as a nineteen-year-old girl.
I deserve a better man than Zack.
If Zack can't give his best to Imah, then other men can do that to Imah.
Zack wants to leave Imah feeling free to pursue whatever Ima wants without Zack's shadow in his heart and mind.
But Imah only thinks of Zack, it's too late for Imah to feel indifferent to Zack.
Imah felt that he had gone too far to bond with Zack.
" Sit down, calm your heart" said Zack softly and asked Imah to sit back on the sofa.
Zack slowly sat Imah on the sofa and they sat side by side.
With courage, Zack hugged Imah who was sitting next to him.
Hugged him tightly.
Zack tried to give calm and comfort to Imah.
Unexpectedly, Imah also hugs Zack tightly, and says that she loves Zack.
" Bang Zack, I love you brother!
I don't want to split up and lose my brother. "
Says Imah who can't save her feelings for Zack.
Hearing what Imah said, Zack fell silent.
Zack looked into Imah's eyes in front of him.
There was a painful silence between them.
Zack and Imah stared at each other, as if to convey the contents of each other's hearts through their eyes.
From the look of Zack's eyes, there was a deep pain.
Zack felt a sense of sadness after hearing the expression of Faith's feelings towards him.
All is not because Zack does not like Imah, but Zack is afraid if he can not meet the expectations of Imah.
" Sister didn't want Ema to say that" Zack said with a sad feeling.
Zack had tried with all his might to not only hold back the waves of feelings that Imah felt towards her, but also tried to hold back his own feelings of love for Imah.
" Sister didn't want to say everything to Imah.
Brother does not want Imah to feel close and love brother. "
Zack tries to cover up his feelings for Imah and doesn't want Imah to love her.
" Son would not want Imah to feel a sense of destruction should something happen to you."
With sad feelings Zack. said if he did not want something bad to happen to Imah if Zack experienced something during his duty.
" Let's mean so much in my life.
Since the first time you met Imah, you have never known a woman like Imah. Women who are tough and have mature thoughts even though they are young. "
Zack paused his words and sighed heavily.
Zack collects all his memories when he meets and is with Imah.
So many sweet memories that they went through together that without feeling present a sense of love between the two.
" Well, it would be unfair if you asked for a promise to Imah.
It would be unfair if you expected something from Imah, or asked Imah to wait for you."
Zack stared fixedly at Imah's face in front of him.
Gently Zack rubbed the tears that fell on Imah's cheek using his finger. Imah still sobbed and shed her tears.
" There will always be a possibility if the brother will not return, and the brother does not want Imah to feel that he owes something to brother, who actually did not do all that.
Imah owes nothing to brother, so Imah will be free to do whatever I want as long as you leave.
Whatever we feel with or without words, it's been enough for you since we first met.
And all of that will take with you in your heart and mind as a memory that you can not forget during your life. "
Long, Zack said everything he felt to Imah.
Desire and hope on Imah so that Imah does not feel burdened when he has to leave from Imah.
It's actually hard for Zack to say all that to Imah.
But Zack realizes that Imah is still very young and there are still many hopes and opportunities that I can achieve when not with Zack.
Zack doesn't want to be selfish and bind Imah with the love he has for Ema.
The task he was carrying was very heavy and dangerous.
All the bad possibilities could happen at any time, for that he did not want Imah to wait for him and hope for something to him.
Zack doesn't want Imah to get hurt and feel lost if he can't go back on Imah.
that is why Zack never expressed his feelings for Imah and only kept that feeling to himself.
Seeing the tears of Imah flowing down the delicate cheeks of Imah made Zack feel pain.
Zack felt that she had hurt Imah too deeply that it was so difficult to stop the tears flowing from her two beautiful eyes.
I don't know what Zack had to do to stop those tears and somehow get Zack to carve back the sweet smile that Zack had seen etched on his sweet lips.