Quarter Century Duda
Most Beautiful Surprise

It is a thrilling bridal night at once filled with surprises for Tendean. How not, he thought that maybe he was not the first man for Dianti. Meeting 26 years ago in the city of Bandung, until finally reunited when the two are not both young. Until finally, on the first night of the wedding, Tendean got a very meaningful surprise.

"In, you still ...."

Tendean did not dare to continue his question. Because, he knew that such a question might hurt a woman's day. Therefore, Tendean simply pasted his hand under Dianti's head, and carried Dianti into his arms. Then he pulled out a blanket to cover the body of the two who were both equally innocent now.

"Yes, you're the first for me. Why, Mas ... I look stupid huh?" dianti asked with a long sigh.

"No, you're not stupid at all. It is precisely I who am a fool, Di .. I am not trying to find you. I have known you for a long time. I'm busy with my sorrows and my daily routine" Tendean replied.

"Don't you say you will continue S2 to Jakarta, and will return to Bandung to ask for me, Mas?" ask Diane slowly.

Only now, Tendean remembered his promise to Dianti first. There was never any expression of love between the two. However, there is a promise that has been said, that he will go to Jakarta to finish S2 in Jakarta and after that will return to Bandung. However, that promise was never fulfilled. That promise was fulfilled a quarter of a century later.

"In these 26 years, have you never been married, Di?" ask Tendean again.

"No, I'm waiting for you, Mas. So I look naive and stupid. I think, with my age no longer young, I want to live celibacy. Not married. Who would have thought, I actually got married when I was about to enter the head of five," said Dianti.

The path of human life is never known. Sometimes it is what is planned by humans, very inversely proportional to what has been determined by God. Just like Dianti who thought that he would never marry again. Who would have thought, he was reunited with Tendean when his teenage years were gone. It's aging. But that is the puzzle of the power.

Yes, that is his feeling now. He got confused. However, it tucked in guilt because he had let Dianti wait that long. Dianti smiled faintly, her hand rubbing her husband's arm with a swab that went up and down.

"It's okay, Mom," she replied.

"It hurts not, Di? There was blood there" asked Tendean.

"Sickness, Mas .. pain and pain. This is my first experience anyway" Dianti replied by trying to calm down. Although actually embarrassed, but with his age now seems to no longer be shy.

"Sorry yeah .. later will get used to it," replied Tendean.

"I read it in an article. It hurt at first. Because, however there is a torn membrane curtain. Its alright. Almost half a century of my age, only now do I feel it" said Dianti.

Until finally, the two chose to clean themselves first and then almost in the morning, then they began to sleep. The story of both will begin. No longer a quarter-century widower, or a girl who waited a quarter-century.

However, the two are ready to share life to live the days together. Although they are no longer young, they have dreams and hopes.