BETWEEN YOU AND HIM
The Part 81
" Where's Syifa...!" hardik Reyhan with eyes full of anger.
Reyhan strangled Diana's neck until the woman had difficulty breathing. Ardan and Sony immediately got out of the car to separate them.
" Rey, stop! Diana could die, let her go." - shouted Sony.
" Tell me where Syifa is...!" reyhan said in a stifled voice.
" I. I. don't know, Rey" said Diana.
" You're lying! Quickly tell me where Syifa is!"
" I swear I don't know where Syifa is, Rey." Diana cried bitterly - sedu.
" I'll kill you if you don't want to talk!"
" Rey, I just arrived in Indonesia yesterday. I don't know what about Syifa."
Ardan pulls Reyhan out of the car and tells Sony to interrogate Diana inside. Reyhan's emotions are out of control, Ardan does not want Reyhan to hurt Diana.
" Now tell me what you've done to Syifa" said Sony quietly but firmly.
" I'm not. I'm not doing anything." Diana said in tears.
" What about the Syifa accident in Bali? You don't want to admit it?"
" Yes, it was the accident that I planned. But I really don't intend to kill him."
" What do you really want, Diana!"
" I love Reyhan, but Syifa always gets in his way. He's always been close to Reyhan that makes me hate him."
" then? Now where are you Syifa?"
" Sony, I don't know about that. After Bali, I went straight back to Japan. Believe me I didn't kidnap Syifa."
" How can I trust a snake woman like you."
Diana could only lower her face that looked increasingly pale in fear of Sony's cold gaze.
" Sony, if Syifa was kidnapped. Find Anton, he's one class with us but different."
" Anton who? Don't look for a scapegoat!"
" No, I'm talking honestly. Anton loves Syifa very much, but his love can never be expressed because of Reyhan. Anton hates Reyhan so much, so he wants revenge."
" You don't lie!"
" No, ask Reyhan yourself. He must remember Anton."
Sony called Reyhan and Ardan to get in the car. He wants to know what really happened.
" Rey, do you know Anton?" ask Sony.
" Anton? Anton who?"
" He's at school with us, Rey. The quiet man who was silent liked Syifa. You're the one who threatened her so much that she didn't dare to express her feelings to Syifa" Diana said.
Reyhan seemed to be thinking about remembering everything. Anton's name is no stranger to him, a man who is always with Syifa when he is there other interests and can not accompany Syifa.
Reyhan once beat Anton when the man was about to come to Syifa's house with a bunch of red roses.
" Yes, I remember beating him up that time" Reyhan said.
" A while ago, I met Anton at the Cafe. He asked about Syifa. I think he just wanted to meet Syifa because they were close friends. I only know Syifa's place of work, so I tell Anton."
" Are you looking for a scapegoat?"
" No, Rey. Try looking for Bogor, he's got a villa at the top."
" Be careful if you trick me! I'll make sure your life is ruined!" threaten Reyhan's.
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After taking Diana down from her car, Sony immediately drove her car at high speed to the top. Reyhan keeps track of Syifa's whereabouts through his cell phone.
" Rey, are you sure the tracking device works?" ask Ardan.
" Yes, I've tried it" Reyhan replied.
" We've been going around dozens of villas, Rey. Did Diana just cheat us?"
" We're looking again, trying to get into that street" Reyhan said.
" The road is still ground, Rey. Is there still a Villa?"
" Just try it first, I feel the presence of Syifa around here."
Reyhan continued to gaze in all directions to search for Syifa's containment. Reyhan was very sure that his lover was getting closer to him.
" Dear, I will save you. Stay put for our love. All of this is my fault, I should always be by your side." Reyhan said.
" Rey, we're getting deeper into the woods. Do we just turn around?" ask Sony.
" No, I'm sure Syifa's in there." Reyhan said.
After hours down the steep rocky road, Reyhan arrived - suddenly exclaiming loudly. There was a happy twinkle from the look in his eyes.
" really? You're not lying, are you, Rey?" Sony stopped the car.
" Yes, you keep an eye on the signal. Hopefully the signal doesn't disappear if we go deeper into it" Ardan said.
" Dear, I must have found you." Reyhan murmured.
They drove the car inwards. But just two kilometers away, the tracking signal on Reyhan's phone disappeared. Fortunately, Reyhan had reported to the authorities to catch up with them.
" Stop...! Hide the car around here. We're going through this forest on foot" Reyhan said.
" Are we close, Rey?" ask Ardan.
" Three more kilometers, but the signal's gone. We can't get this car in, Syifa's in danger. If the criminal finds out we're coming, Syifa could be the victim."
" Yes, we must be ready if later we have to fight criminals who do not know how many numbers."
# # #
During the day, the atmosphere in Villa Anton feels cold even though the weather is bright. The number of dense trees made the place feel cold and cool.
Syifa stared out through the tightly locked windowpanes. He hoped that someone would help him get out of this place.
" Are you daydreaming again, baby?" the familiar voice in Syifa's ear broke her daydream.
" Why don't you just kill me, Ton?" said Syifa flat.
" Marry me, and you're free."
" Cihh...! I don't want to marry you." ketus Syifa.
" In that case, you'll be here forever." Anton grinned.
Anton brought a tray filled with food for Syifa lunch. Anton actually did not want to do this because his love for Syifa never faded.
" Eat, then take a shower. I've prepared clothes for you, I'll bring them here" Anton said.
" Ton, can't we talk about this eitherwell?"
" Once, don't lure me to be rude to you. Maybe my love for you is growing a huge grudge against Reyhan."
" Anton, it's just about the two of us. Don't bring Reyhan's name to our conversation. Just between us, not between you and him."
Anton breathed his breath out violently. The man drew closer to Syifa and pulled the girl's body into his arms. The thing he had dreamed for so many years, was now just accomplished. His embrace grew tighter with his eyes closed.
Syifa did not want to make Anton's anger again flared up. Forcibly, Syifa returned Anton's embrace so that the man's heart could melt again.
" Is there not the least bit of love for me, Fa?" lirih Anton's.
" I'm sorry, from the beginning until now you were my friend. No matter what happens, be my friend. Don't ever walk away from me." said Syifa.
" Aren't you mad at me, Fa?"
" Ton, please forgive Reyhan. He just doesn't know how good you are to me."
" But, Fa_..."
Syifa parsed her embrace and looked at Anton's eyes gently and a slight smile on her lips.
" Even though Reyhan didn't stop you from expressing your feelings to me, I couldn't accept you. Back then, I promised myself I wouldn't accept love from anyone including Reyhan and Ardan."
" Ardan? He also_..."
" Yes, even though Ardan and Reyhan are friends, but about the heart, they still do not want to give up. Even though I feel Reyhan's love for me is huge, but I don't want to hurt Ardan. Sony is the only genuine friend without any feelings involved. He can always be the mediator for our problems."
" So you're not married to Reyhan?"
" We haven't seen each other since we graduated High School. There are so many obstacles that we have to go through to meet again. Even Reyhan gave up so I could be with Ardan. Reyhan's sacrifice was big enough for me, his family who supported me all this time. Giving love like my own biological parents."
" So you love Reyhan so much?"
" I'm just following my heart, I just feel the vibrations in my soul when I'm with him."
" I'm sorry, Fa. Turns out I was selfish all along, I thought you took Reyhan from Diana."
" Diana? Have you met him?"
" Yes, I met him a while ago. He's the one who gave you the information where you work."
Syifa slightly pushed Anton's body back with a sharp look.
" So you conspired with Diana to kill me?"
" No Syifa, I_..."
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