Become Him

Decided to intervene

Pop music filled Calvin's exercising ear this morning. He ran small on a treadmill board, set his running footsteps constantly. The sweat had wetted his athletic body and penetrated the thin layer of sleeveless clothes he was wearing.

The sweat soaked his face, his hair, his entire body even his legs that looked densely filled and glittered when exposed to the light of the lamp.

He slowed down the speed of his treadmill when he would reach the maximum distance he had to travel.

In spite of this energy-draining activity, his mind was also seized. He still remembers Ruby's message yesterday until last night. A worried message about Rachel that she believes is not okay.

“Vin, I can't sleep. I want to keep going with Rachel. I'm sure he's not okay, but he's always hiding it from me. Can you help me spy on him, can't you? Do I rent detective?”

Once the contents of the message sent Ruby and not yet Calvin reply. I don't know, he was still confused how the right sentence to reply to his best friend's message.

Tranquilize? For what reason? So that Rachel doesn't feel troublesome? Then would the girl be okay if Calvin covered up what Nata's family did to her?

All these thoughts clashed in Calvin's mind. His dead-end mind found no solution especially when recalling Rachel's message of not saying anything to his family.

Who can guarantee that nothing bad has happened to him?

“Akh shit!” calvin grunts the down button with his fist to make his treadmill mode slower. He walked slowly while thinking about what he should do.

The more he thought, the greater the worry that filled his heart. If her in-laws dared to do that in front of the crowd, it might be worse to treat Rachel while inside the house and no one would see her.

Then, could he be selfish not to obey Rachel at this time?

“Tring!” the sound of incoming messages paused the sound of music in the player of his phone.

After stopping the steps on his treadmill, Calvin immediately went down. Sweat while checking incoming messages.

Calvin did not immediately reply, he pegged for a while, looking at the incandescent lights on the garden that had just been turned off by the owner.

He thought for a while, actually he did not want to be bothered but he did not want to make Ruby's family and especially Rachel, feel sad. But as Alya once said, most victims of violence will not dare to say that he is trapped in difficult conditions.

It is the duty of the closest person to approach and embrace it and ensure that the victim is never worthy of being treated unfairly.

Recalling that sentence, Calvin's chest grew increasingly rumbling. Right, maybe that's what Rachel's going through right now. Then, can he just stay quiet? No don't you?

Calvin decides to reply to Ruby's message.

“Today Rachel was filming in the studio. The location I'll send. You can meet him after he finishes filming, I think he will be happy to get that attention from you.”

“Near him slowly because I believe Rachel has her own principles in her marriage.” Reply Calvin once and exhale his coarse breath.

There is a relief after giving way to Ruby to find out the condition of her sister. Maybe this time he did have to use the people closest to Rachel to convince that Rachel should not always accept verbal abuse from her in-laws. The mentality needs to be maintained so as not to get destroyed.

“Iya Vin, send me the location. Later I stop by there all I want to encourage him.”

“Iya later I send.” So Calvin's promise was then to share the location where Rachel will shoot today.

After texting Ruby, Calvin sat for a while on the bench. He gulped down his drink to quench the thirst that felt draining the cells in his body. He had already established his heart that after this he would be present to help Rachel. It cannot be late a second time.

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