Behind the Rain and Memories

16.Assistance

Adrian repeatedly checked the messages on his phone, his sitting movements were agitated and it caught Orion Arlingga's attention. He knew Adrian was waiting for a message from Max, his brother.

" Is he still keeping you quiet?"

Adrian nodded in disappointment, it had been a few days since the incident, but Max insisted on not contacting him. He had tried to send a chat message just talking trite asking the situation but Max did not mengubris and ignored the message.

Orion laughed, "It turns out that a Max can be a slave to love, for the sake of women he is willing to sacrifice your friendship, poor luck Adrian," he quipped with a contrived face as if concerned.

Adrian does not serve the word Orion, he prefers to focus on games that have just been played.

Orion deliberately said that to heat Adrian, he really likes to be able to harass others. There is a certain satisfaction in seeing others angry. He was too tired to see the rigidity in the family that greatly upholds this norm of modesty.

Everyone forgives very easily, so that every problem always ends with the word peace.

That's why Orion prefers to find his own adventure, he likes the freedom that triggers adrenaline, befriending bad guys out there, one night stands with a lot of women, a life that he thinks is more colorful than having to deal with clients, colleagues and all***** he whining.

"You can laugh now, when you fall in love with the right person, you'll know what it's like" Adrian replies later.

"Me, in love? no way, I don't need love, because there are a lot of women out there volunteering to be an outlet for my desires, isn't that the only use of women" she said.

A second-hand tissue landed heavily on Orion's face, who else would have done it if not Widyawati, the grand mistress of this luxurious Mansion.

"A brash child, you indirectly told your mother, you think I married your father just to sleep with," Widyawati did not accept the words of her eldest son.

Orion chuckles "Exclusion yourself dear Mommy, great woman Mommy," Orion approaches and hugs her new-coming mother.

Adrian stood up and went to greet the woman who was considered to be his real mother.

" How was your aunt's trip," asked Adrian politely.

Widyawati had just returned from Paris to handle the company affairs there.

"Quite exhausting Dri, it should be at my age now I can rest, but my son's son is unreliable, one is busy pursuing love, one is busy with his own world," complains Widyawati while landing his body on a sofa.

Adrian understood the woman's feelings,

" Patience aunt, soon Max will return to Mulia Jaya,"

Widyawati raised her head that was leaning

" Has she really got the girl's heart?"

Adrian shook his head,

" What does your trouser mean?"

" The girl still loves her fiance mom, and as usual Max relented on the situation," Adrian but Orion explained

Widyawati sighed disappointed, it was unfortunate that the fate of her son, Max always failed in love, used to be cheated, now even rejected. He did think of finding a match for Max if he returned to Mulia Jaya empty-handed. But he himself did not yet have a suitable candidate for his kind-hearted son.

"Mommy wants to see Alina" Widyawati murmured.

Adrian and Orion frowned at the same time.

"Let's try to find a way for aunty to meet Alina, aunty wants to know what kind of girl Max wants, if Alina will still not be able to accept Max, Max, at least aunt has a shadow to find the right match for Max," he continued with hope.

"Well Mom, you're so unfair, how mommy thinks of a soul mate for Max, and I'm left single" Orion said

Widyawati rolled her eyeballs

"Aren't there many out there that you're willing to sleep with, why don't you pick one to go with you, you don't need love, do you?" scathingly

" No mom, where I may be forever like that, no matter how depraved your son is, I still have the desire to have a family, let alone this concerns the continuation of my generation,"

" Basic PIin plan, what do you want a girl like, I'll find it for you" Adrian bargained

" No, I've got my own choice,"

Widyawati was curious, she looked closely at Orion "Truly, who is that poor girl?"

Orion weighed in for a moment, he alternately stared at the two people impatiently waiting for his answer

" I think Alina's on my criteria"

" What??"

***

Max pushed the door of his apartment slowly, then re-locked the door and walked into the kitchen, his throat feeling very dry. Wrestling with work today makes him tired, occasionally he rubbed his neck that feels heavy.

After driving Alina to the apartment this afternoon she returned to the office because there were clients who wanted to meet, after which it continued by completing several plans.

He's a little overwhelmed by the amount of work plus Alina's leave today.

Max opened the refrigerator, took out a bottle of cold water and poured it into a glass. He also sipped the contents of the glass up to the toilet.

After quenching his thirst, Max walked into the room, when passing through the living room, his steps stopped as soon as he saw someone sitting in a chair on the balcony.

Max glanced at his watch it was past midnight but Alina was still on guard,

Alina turned to the figure who had just greeted her, then smiled faintly

" Can I sit here?"

Alina nodded her head

" Tell me what's bothering you?" ask Max in a serious tone

" No sir, I'm just looking for a fresh breeze,"

Max took a breath, so hard to make Alina believe.

" It's not good to keep the problem late, if you really need help, find the right people you trust to share the story," max again hopes Alina will voice what she has in mind now.

Alina ventured to look at Max, undeniably, she needed a friend who understood the problem. Time passed but the mystery about the shooting Bryan did not find a bright spot, even Alina was just a dead end, now she was presented with a figure she met at the airport earlier made her mind more branched, even more, accept the fact that Bryan is gone or convince himself that Bryan is still alive.

" Do you believe in reincarnation?"

Max tries to understand the purpose of Alina's question, he believes this question is related to the incident at the airport. Suddenly, his feelings were not good.

"I know reincarnation is only in movies or novels, but not in real life,"

Alina was disappointed.

"Why did you suddenly ask about reincarnation, don't tell me you've seen a movie and been carried away?" Max tried to melt the atmosphere

Alina laughed softly,

" If it's just a movie, I can't think of it as I do now,"

" Continue?"

Alina let out a long breath, it might be worth her telling the matter before she went crazy from the dizziness of thought

"I saw Bryan at the airport,"

Max was surprised "You mean?"

Alina also told the chronology of the incident last afternoon, without anything she covered.

" It's possible that what you're seeing is someone else whose posture is similar to Bryan's,"

Alina did not reject Max's opinion, she had also had time to think like that, but her heart seemed to not accept, hoping that Bryan was still alive. One impossible thing.

"What about the continuation of Bryan's case, is there any clarity from the police?"

Alina shook her head,

"Why so long, where's the obstacle?"

Again Alina shook her head, she really did not know because from the beginning only Mr. Leo and Morgan took care of this matter to the authorities, he never dealt directly.

" Was the police not presenting you or any other family as witnesses?"

" It was earlier, but they asked for my information and my mother's house, after that there was nothing, every time I asked Morgan, he said the police still haven't found a bright spot"

" What about the Bryan family, none of them are trying to find clarity?"

Alina shook her head "The Bryans have given up the matter entirely to Morgan, even if there is no bright spot they are sincere,"

Max felt that there was something strange, how could the case float just like that, if indeed in a certain time there was no clarity then the investigation should be stopped. And the family was asked to sign a statement.

But already during that time, the case has no development at all and seems to be closed.

" If you don't mind, I'll help you figure out how far the case is being handled" Max said.

Suddenly Alina's eyes sparkled brightly hearing Max's words.

" Would you really help me?" he ensures

Max nodded, Alina was very happy, she stood up and approached Max, the girl was standing before Max while holding the man's hands.

" Thank you sir, all this time I myself and do not know what to do, I was hopeless, but hearing you want to help, I believe I can give justice to Bryan," he said with a glassy look

Max clasped Alina's hand back, "That's what friends are for, man,"

Everything I will do for your happiness Alina, after all I have to make sure about your feelings to me, if by proving the truth about Bryan will make it all clear, then I will start from now on, max in the heart.

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