AMEERA'S LOVE STORY

PART 19'S

“Umar?” lirih.

Umar here? He didn't see everything, did he? No, he must have seen it. Otherwise, why would his expression be so frightening.

Umar walked over to me, and the PLAAAKKK.

My cheekbab that was warming up, it hurt so much. All my life, only this time was I treated like this by a man. I don't accept being treated like this. I looked at his face. Still can't believe someone who says they love me could do this much to me.

I held my hand towards her, intending to avenge her treatment of me. But ill-fated, Umar swiftly caught my hand and threw it beside my body violently.

PLAAAKKK .. Umar's hand landed on my other cheek. I who couldn't keep my balance ended up falling down under his feet. A thick red liquid dripped from the corner of my lips.

I soon woke up realizing that I was in a lowly position at the moment. My eyes stared at Umar. Truly at this moment there is only hatred in my heart for the man who is standing in front of me at this moment.

“Hit again! Let's hit it again!” my challenge to him.

Umar was about to throw another slap. I looked at him without a trace. I just want to know how far he can go.

“Enough! Ameeraaa ..” Nita half ran towards us. He pushed Umar's body back a few steps. Approached me.

Nita rubbed the blood dripping at the corner of my lips. Eyes glinting. He seems sad to see how I am right now.

“What is this Ra? Why is this so?” Nita looks very worried.

Nita turned to Umar, “what exactly is this? Why did you hurt Ameera?”

Umar approached Nita. He looked at Nita sticky, then pointed his index finger at me, “your friend is a pela*ur!”

I was shocked to hear Umar's accusation. He could have accused me so badly. Nita who looked at me also showed the same shock.

Nita turned back to Umar angrily, “what do you mean?”

“You don't have to be plain pretentious,” this time Umar's speech is aimed at Nita, “you can't possibly not know that your friend has been peddling his body for om-om!”

The commotion we caused invited all the hostesses to gather to watch this impromptu show. I was really embarrassed to get such a scornful look from all of them.

“You don't talk carelessly!” sergeant Nita, “I know Ameera, she's not what you're accusing her of. She's a fine girl!” Nita insisted on defending me.

Umar smiled wryly, “what kind girl is staying at a man's house? Not even hesitate to indulge in intimacy in public places.”

“What do you mean?” Nita asked back.

I look around. The curious faces looked at me with a humiliating look. Like I was a disgusting lump of shit.

“Quite ... enough ..., I don't want to hear anything else.” I covered both my ears. I wish it would all stop. But no, it looks like Umar will still launch the action.

Umar drew closer to me while smiling wryly, “why? You embarrassed? Let everyone know who you are! You're a pretentious lady who doesn't even want my hand held. But you want to sleep with that guy? Wh why? Is it because he is handsome and rich? How much did he pay you? What with one bushel of this food?” Umar shows the food that was brought by Heru, “it turns out your body price is so cheap!”

“Enough!” I'm sick of hearing every word that comes out of Umar's mouth, “please you leave here!”

“The last few days you didn't contact me because you were too busy serving that guy, right? I'm sorry I worried about you!” I could no longer bear to hear Umar's words. I got closer to him and landed a pretty hard slap on his cheek.

Umar glared at me, “how dare your filthy hands touch me!”

“You are dirty!” I said in a high tone, your “mouth and your brain are dirty! You didn't even ask her the truth before accusing me of anything. And again, which man would dare to hurt a woman? Remember Umar, you were even born from the womb of a woman!”

“Don't equate you with my mom!” Umar seemed angry to hear me mention about mother, “my mother is a holy woman who does not sell herself just for a bushel of food!”

Umar smiled cynically towards Heru, “this is him the hero of our misfortune has arrived, ha .. ha .. ha.. ha ..”

Heru looked furious at Umar's behavior. He drew closer to Umar and threw another fist at some part of Umar's body. Umar who got a barrage like that seemed overwhelmed. There was no significant resistance from Umar.

Heru seemed to stop after some people came to stop him. Some residents around, including the owner of the boarding house and RT sir came together. Maybe one of the audience members has reported.

Some stopped Heru, and some helped Umar who was full of bruises. Mr. RT asked us concerned to sit together to solve our problems. Others were asked to disband.

We all gathered at the hostel's house. I sat beside Nita, while Heru sat in a separate seat beside me, opposite Umar who was sitting opposite him blocked by the guest table. Mr. RT and the hostess are sitting in front of me and Nita. The six of us surrounded a guest table in our midst.

“Good, first of all I will ask you first,” pak RT's view is on Heru, “why are you making a fuss here? I don't know who you are, surely you're not a citizen here right? You know, because of this you can go to jail!”

“I know sir, sorry for the inconvenience I made. I just want to protect Ameera from this man, Heru's index” leads to Umar who has started to recover from fatigue, “he dared to hit a girl, and I can not accept that.”

“Cih,” Umar smiles cynically at Heru, “you both are so disgusting!” this time Umar's words were intended for me and Heru.

“You shut up first!” Mr. RT snapped at Umar who spoke before being asked.

This time Mr RT's gaze was directed towards me, “ really so son? Is it true everything he said?”

I nodded my head in response.

“That's right RT sir, I testified,” Nita seems to explain what she just saw, “and here's the proof.” This time Nita pointed at both of my reddened cheeks and the traces of blood droplets that she had just wiped.

Mr. RT and the hostess shook their heads. And they stared intently at Umar. As if judging him through the eyes.

“Why did you hit a girl? You want to be a boxer?” ask RT sir to Umar.

“He has betrayed me sir. They both cheated on me behind my back!” answered Umar with fire.

Mr. RT seems calmer, it seems he already knows the location of the problem, “oh so this is because of love after all.”

“Not only that sir,” Umar seems to be continuing his speech, “Ameera has even stayed at this man's house. Who can guarantee that nothing will happen between them. A man and a girl live one roof, cih. And which good girl sleeps in a man's house if not a pela*ur?”

“Close your mouth!” Heru looked furious. He stood up while pointing his index finger at Umar.

Mr. RT immediately calmed Heru, “keep your attitude, please sit back.”

Heru sits back in his body and looks at the face of RT sir, “ accusations he is unfounded sir, Ameera did stay at my house, but that is no reason.”

“And what is the reason?” ask RT sir to Heru.

Heru turned towards me as if asking me to explain to RT sir.

Seeing that Heru and I were silent, Nita took the initiative to speak, “Ameera is sick sir. That day Ameera was sick, she collapsed at work. The clinic doctor told him to go home. On the way he met Heru's brother, and Heru brought Ameera to his house.

Mr RT's view turned to Heru, “and why did you bring him to your house instead of going home to his own boarding house?”

“Because I know sir, here he is alone, there is no accompanying family. For that I took the initiative to bring Ameera home because there is my mother who can help care for Ameera at home. My mother loved Ameera as much as her own biological daughter.”

Mr. RT seemed to nod his head in order to understand the real incident. The owner lowered his head as he was thinking. Heru turned his head while smiling at me, then stroked my head gently. Nita who was sitting next to me was embracing my shoulder while occasionally rubbing it. And Umar?

I saw him bowing in his head. Maybe he regretted his actions.

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