A Wound

Chapter 18's

From a distance Arumi saw Ara who was walking towards him with a bent face. He couldn't possibly tell Ara the truth. He does not want to make his best friend back down if he has to mention his past.

He became one of the witnesses how his friend repeatedly wanted to end his life. Until he was treated by a psychiatrist.

It was the hardest time for everything. The police have been trying to find the culprit, but until now no one knows who has done such a thing to his best friend.

Seeing his daughter so devastated makes Hartono also destroyed. Arumi and Miya cry every day to see the behavior of her best friend who every day just cries and screams to end her life.

And after three months of therapy, Ara was finally able to return to live her life normally. It was a relief for everyone. They promised each other they would not discuss the matter anymore.

Hartono came to his daughter's campus, begging the entire campus not to offend his daughter. Hartono made a speech in the campus hall crying out to everyone present.

"Where have you been? I'm looking everywhere for you." asked Ara annoyed.

"I came out of the toilet, suddenly my stomach had a mule." Arumi holds her stomach lying.

Ara frowned at the answer of her best friend. Isn't the place where they are standing right now opposite to the direction of the toilet. But he tried to ignore it. Maybe there is something personal that his best friend does not want to share.

"You mostly eat chili peppers... Come on, we still have class." Ara held her best friend's hand, then walked towards the classroom.

"Pregnant?"

"Yes?"

Arumi stopped her steps, and was followed by Ara who also stopped.

"What's wrong?" tanya Ara took off her armband, looking at her best friend's face that looked confused. "Do you have a problem?"

"If I say I saw Mr. Bima with another girl, do you believe me?" tanyanya doubt.

Although a little gasp, but Ara tried to look relaxed. "If it's from you, then I believe."

Arumi pulled one of Ara's hands hanging freely and grasped it, "then can you forget about it? It doesn't seem like he's serious about you."

For a moment Ara was silent, before finally answering her friend's question, "if it is true like that, then I will do it," he replied half-heartedly, slowly pulling his hand from Arumi's grasp.

Arumi can clearly capture the glare of Ara's eyes that look glazed, and a drop of clear liquid that fell in the corner of his best friend's eyes, indicating that he was injured at this time.

"Ara.." said Arumi.

Ara lowered her head and wiped away her tear marks with one of her hands. "You know, I miss Miya a lot" she said.

Although he really missed his best friend, but that was not what made him sad this time.

"Since last night his number's off, isn't he coming back?" ara, forced her smile.

Arumi knew enough that his best friend was avoiding the conversation about his lecturer.

"So early this morning he called me, he said his cell phone was confiscated by his mother... So you don't have to worry, she's definitely back."

"Thank God, I think he'll leave us. At least there are still you guys who are really sincere to me," he smiled, then returned to his feet towards his class with a blank look.

Arumi let out a rough breath, following the footsteps of her best friend. Actually he was a little sorry to have lied to his best friend, but it was not better that Ara no longer hoped for Bima who continued to be silent and did not give clarity to his best friend.

But he was a little grateful with the silence of his lecturer, at least the man did not need to tell Ara the real reason he was away from his best friend.

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Ara was seen leaning her head on her laptop that was covered on her study desk.

He did not think that until what Arumi said was true. How could his lecturer be so evil, so willing to play tricks on him and his father.

So what should he say to his father, if later his father asked about the lecturer.

The sound of repeated beats made Ara aware of her daydream. He opened the door of his room which showed Bi Ratih, who invited him down to dinner.

After confirming Bi Ratih's words, Ara went down to the dining room with the middle-aged woman.

"Dad hasn't come home yet, Bi?" he asked when he saw that no one was there.

"Yes not yet, Neng. You also do not give news, but usually if you go home late definitely nelfon aunty told to cook, but aunty cook, so tonight Neng Ara eat aunty's cooking again yes, Neng." Bi Ratih tried to give understanding to his master's son.

"It's okay, Bi. Auntie's cooking is good too. Maybe dad's got a lot to do." Ara sat herself in one of the chairs. "Bi Ratih eat too yes, Temenin Ara," he asked.

"Yes, fine, Neng." Bi Ratih nodded his head, then sat down on one of the chairs opposite Ara.

Ara enjoyed her meal without saying much. He simply answered the question that Bi Ratih had asked him.

Actually Ara was a little worried considering her father who had been looking strange for a few days. His father also looked dreamy and less excited. But he hoped that no major problems would happen to his father.

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The morning after getting ready, Ara came out of her room towards her father's room. I don't know why he misses the middle-aged man so much.

But for a moment he came back out of his father's room, when he did not find his father's figure there. With a quick step Ara went down the stairs to the kitchen. His father was always in the kitchen in the morning.

"Bi Ratih.." call Ara.

"Yes, Neng." Bi Ratih walked quickly towards Ara.

"Did you not come home last night?" ask Ara worriedly.

"It seems not, Neng." replied Bi Ratih who was no less anxious. This was the first time that her employer had not notified her while staying out of the house.

"Where's dad?" lirih Ara, then took her phone which was inside her tote bag.

Just now he wanted to contact his father, but his phone rang first. Without looking at the number on her phone screen, Ara quickly picked up the call.

"Hello, Assalamualaikum!"

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"Yes, I'm his son, sir."

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"What's? my dad's in an accident?"

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