A Wound

Chapter 21's

At the Nahar Fachary family residence, all the family members had sat at the dinner table for breakfast together.

"Where were you yesterday? mama didn't see you guys coming home last night" Mama Reta asked Rissa. But when he saw his daughter did not try to respond, he turned to look at Ibra, asking for answers to her son.

"We accompanied Rissa's friend in the hospital all day, her father had an accident." Ibra answered without looking at her mother.

After hearing her mother's question, he made her think back to Ara. The girl's face was clearly visible in her eyes. A face that was so bitter with eyes that swelled up from crying all day. Is it possible that the girl still cries to this day?

"You accompanied him from morning till night?" mama Reta asked, then turned her eyes to her daughter sitting right next to her, "who did the father have the accident? your girlfriend's dad?" mama Reta asked, not so fond of it.

Rissa clucked, irritated by her mother's accusations, then turned to look at the middle-aged woman who had given birth to her, "What the hell mama. Ara's father, Rissa's best friend in High School."

Mama Reta was surprised to hear her daughter's answer, "Ara's father? Then how's it going?" tanyanya's worried.

"Sir Hartono?" ask Papa Nahar, Rissa's father. He also knew Hartono.

"Yes, Pa. Now Om Hartono is in a coma. The doctor told me that the chances of Om Hartono recovering are very small.... Rissa had pity on Ara, what if her father really left."

"Don't think the no-no first. We'd better pray, hopefully Mr. Hartono can recover from his coma."

Papa Nahar's remarks made Ibra and Mama Reta nod in affirmation. But not with Rissa who was not so sure that the middle-aged man could recover.

"Ibra..."

Papa Nahar's call made Ibra who had been focusing on her food, turn to look at the middle-aged man.

"Because today is your first day to the office, papa hope you can give a good impression on papa employees. I hope you can work well. You are not a teenager anymore, you are twenty-eight years old, it is not the time to play games. And it just so happens that papa will hold a meeting with papa colleagues today, so papa will introduce you to them" said papa Nahar.

"Whatever papa!" answer Ibra.

Actually Ibra is not so happy working in the office. Because of this, he always opened his own business. He never had the support of his father. And because of that, all this time his relationship with his father was not so good.

But after all the business he ran was not successful, making him inevitably follow the orders of his father to work in his papa office. And that makes the relationship a little bit better.

***

This afternoon Ara and Arumi were still in front of the ICU room to see the condition of Hartono's body.

And the presence of someone made the two take their eyes off.

"The chef!" greet Ara to the man who walked up to her.

Arumi, who was also there, turned her eyes to her phone. After a moment of looking at the man who had been standing not far from where he was sitting at this moment.

"How's Mr. Hartono doing?" ask Dion to Ara.

"Dad is in a coma" replied Ara, who then explained her father's condition.

And their conversation must be interrupted, when Arumi asks Ara for permission to come out.

"I go out first yes, I will find food" Arumi told Ara, without turning her eyes to the man who had made a wound in her heart. Although he realized that at this time the man just kept staring at him.

Dion's eyes continued to follow Arumi's steps, until the girl was unreachable from her sight. Before finally looking back at Hartono who was lying on top of the gurney.

"How did this happen?" dion asked without taking his eyes off the body of his former superior.

"After checking the dash cam of the truck that hit Dad. Police said it was Dad's car that suddenly crossed the median road, making the truck driver could not avoid Dad" Ara explained. "Looks like a sleepy father," he added weakly.

Their conversation again had to come to a halt as a middle-aged man approached the two.

"Om Rudi ..." Ara's greeting to her father's confidant.

Actually Rudi had come last night to explain the chronology of the accident that befell Hartono.

"Ara, can we talk together?" rudi asked Ara, then stared at Dion for a moment.

Dion, who understood the middle-aged man's intentions, then said goodbye to Ara and promised to come back later.

After exiting the room, Dion walked down the hospital hallway while occasionally passing his gaze. Hoping to meet the girl who somehow misses her presence.

And it seems like luck is on his side. The girl he was looking for was seen walking closer in front of him.

Arumi walked with a crackle filled with food in one of his hands. And when he saw Dion who was walking closer to him, Arumi quickly lowered her gaze. I hope that man ignores his presence.

"Arumy..."

Dion's call made Arumi unwillingly stop his steps and turn to the man.

"Can we talk for a second?" dion asked, as the girl looked towards him.

"Is that important?" ask Arumi.

"If it's not so important, next time. It's not a good time to just mince words."

Arumi, who was about to leave the man, was forced to stop her steps as Dion quickly restrained her wrist.

"I'm sorry.." said Dion.

Arumi frowned, looking back at the man, "for what?"

"Do you hate me?" dion asked, without answering Arumi's question.

"Not really."

"Then never avoid me. Can't we just act like we used to?" dion pinta.

"As usual? you mean, do I have to keep being flirtatious with people's fiancees? Act like a cheap woman? I wish I never saw you again!" Arumi pulled the rough of her hand that was in Dion's grasp, then passed leaving the man.

Arumi stepped up quickly, in order to get away from the man immediately. He never expected to be rude to the man who still occupies his heart.

If only the man knew he was missing right now. Really miss him. The homesickness that grows every day, without knowing how to diminish. And it was very painful for him, because he was unable to convey that feeling.

***

At the same time, Ara and Rudi were sitting on the sofa in the room where Ara was staying for a break.

"What do you want to talk about?" ask Ara.

"Do you know that your father's restaurant has been moved?"

"I mean, Om?" tanya Ara did not understand.

"It seems you don't know either. I was very surprised that this morning, someone sent me an email containing documents transferring ownership of your father's restaurant to someone named Rafael Jordan."

"The restaurant in town?"

"Yes. Along with the two restaurants that are out of town."

Ara slightly flinched hearing it, "how could it be?"

"That's what I'm looking for. I was very surprised, because it was so sudden. I think your father told you a story, because he never told me about any of this either."

"Dad never said anything" Ara said regretfully. "But, these few days Dad does look weird. Dad used to daydream like he was thinking about something. But, when I asked why, Dad always said it was okay."

"Then I'll find out everything. I will also request a re-investigation of the accident. I'm worried, don't let this be something planned." Rudi felt suspicious of all the events that so suddenly he thought.

"Does dad have enemies?" ask Ara worriedly.

"Eitherway. But in the business world, everyone has the opportunity to become an enemy. People who are very close to us can suddenly become enemies. Not because we hurt him, but sometimes envy makes someone hate us for no reason" said Rudi.

"First I'll find out who this guy named Rafael Jordan is" he added.

"Is he probably Om Jordan's son?" said Ara slowly.

"Omm Jordan?" ask Rudi to make sure.

"Yes... Om Jordan is my friend. If Ara is not wrong, Dad built his restaurant with the help of funds from Om Jordan at that time. But Ara also did not really understand, because Ara was still Junior High at that time. Ara only heard a glimpse of everything."

Rudi nodded his head, "it seems like I'm starting to understand, then om go first." Rudi stood up from his seat.

"Yes, Om. Thanks for helping."

"That's been my job. Take good care of your father" said Rudi patting Ara on the shoulder, then passed out.

When Rudi came out, Arumi entered the room. Arumi was waiting outside. Because just now when he was about to enter, he saw Ara who was seen talking seriously with Rudi, so he again closed the door and chose to wait outside.

"Did something happen?" ask Arumi curiously.

Ara nodded and slowly told Arumi everything.

"If it's true that you were intentionally harmed, then we should imprison that person. How can there be such a bad person." said Arumi annoyed.

"That's just Om Rudi's thinking. We can't think strangely just yet. Wait for Om Rudi to find out the truth first," said Ara.

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