All About El (Tarnished Sanctity)
56. Give me a year ...
The hospital room was quiet again. Kai pondered again considering what Dr. Mike said just now there was a point. All this time he spent with things that were not useful.
"Kai, maybe this is the time you have to change, correct and admit all the mistakes you have made. Quit all useless activities. It's time you have to be a useful person" he said as well as reminding himself.
"El, I'll try to find you and I'll try to find you. Even if you hate me, even if I don't care. I will take responsibility for you and will fight to get your forgiveness. Even though I know it's hard and impossible. Let me make amends for all my mistakes and my deeds to you." Kai said as he shed his tears regretting what he did to the girl.
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The residence of Mr. Mulia ...
"Tara, it's been a month, but El still has no news. Do you want to be like this? Mommy is not not not supportive of your relationship, but why El can just disappear without saying goodbye. At least if he doesn't want to marry you, he should be honest instead of just playing away." Mommy Arini looks a little upset.
Tara did not answer but she only spoke a thousand languages.
Since Tara was silent, Mommy Arini resumed her words.
"Tara, you're thirty-two, son. It should be at the age of you who are dead enough that you should be married and have children. How long will you wait for El? Mommy and Papa have decided to match you with the son of your father's best friend who is in City X."
Tara just lowered her head and again she could only shut up. He doesn't seem willing if he is matched.
"Let me have one more year, Mom. If in a year I don't find El, then I'm going to accept this matchmaking" she said.
"What!!! A year?! Are you out of your mind, Tara!!" peeking Momy Arini annoyed.
His Holiness who has since listened to the conversation between the mother and child also spoke.
"Ma, let Tara make her own choice as to who she wants to marry. Don't force him" His Majesty defended his son.
Lazy to argue with Momy Arini, Tara finally chose to go to her room on the second floor.
Arriving at the room, Tara immediately spread her body that felt so tired on the soft bed and closed her eyes.
"El, where exactly are you? How are you doing? Even your account number is blocked. Then how am I gonna help you pay for your college? You really leave no trace at all. Kai made that mistake, why did I get hit too? It's all my fault for not driving you to your apartment unit that night" Tara said in tears.
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Tok ... tok ...
El's door on tap. He who was replying to the email had to pause his finger and then move from his seat.
Before opening the door, he first peeked behind the window. After he knew who was knocking on the door, he turned the key and opened the door.
"Come, Dian. Huuuffff .. Who do I think I was?" el said then rubbed his chest.
"Candra, the bang ojol is a lie" replied El.
Dian chuckled looking at the girl's annoyed face.
The two entered the girl's room. The room is small but very neat and clean and comfortable of course for El.
"Well, El? You mean every time I come here you're always scantily dressed like this?" ask Dian.
He shook his head and chuckled "No, this is what I would be like at home alone. No one else saw it, he replied casually.
Dian only nodded but continued to look at her who looked serious about replying to the email.
"Dian," call El.
"Hm."
"If you can just call me Lun, Lulu can too. As long as it's not El."
"OKs. No problem," replied Dian.
The room was silent for a moment. Since then Dian only looked at El and noticed his back which was engraved with black rose tattoo with a long stem up to his spine. It looks beautiful and contrasts a lot in the skin of the girl who is as white as milk.
Tik .. tik .. tik ...
El flicked his finger right in front of Dian's face as the beautiful girl looked dreamy.
"What the hell was that?" el asked, then burned his cigarette.
"Nothing, Lun. Doesn't it hurt when your back is on the tattoo? Especially following your backbone," asked Dian in curiosity.
El just chuckled then exhaled his cigarette smoke while shaking his head.
"The pain is only for a moment" explained El.
Dian could only dumbfoundedly hear the girl's answer.
"Oh yes, Dian. Your parents don't live with you, do they? You know, I've never seen them in your house?" ask El curiously.
"They live in City A, because my papa company is there, they are not alone, because there is my brother there too. In a week they're here. Once a month they come back here. Sometimes if I'm not busy, I'll go to City A, meet them," said Dian.
El only the mangosteen understood.
"You don't work today?" ask Dian.
"Work, I got the night shift, I'm in at five."
"Thank you again, Dian. If not for your help maybe at this time I am still a 'LAWYER', aka unemployment in many ways," El joked while chuckling.
Dian laughed when she heard his words. The two of them continued his chatter, occasionally El harassed Dian and teased him because he wanted to be a matchmaker for Dian and Candra.
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