Bound of Lies

Back to Jakarta

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Renata walked alone down the corridor of the Hospital. Her son Celia and her nieces are still lulled in the dreamland so her mother-in-law and sister-in-law still have to stay in the hotel.

Actually Renata also feels heavy if he has to go alone. How he had to deal with Fabian by suppressing all the pain and anger at the same time.

"Lo know Lea's dead, Fabian ?" I heard her brother-in-law asking Fabian. It just so happened that the door of the room was not tightly closed which made Renata able to hear their conversation.

Renata stops his steps and steals the hear behind the door.

"Here you go, Hendrik told you. Even Hendrik told me that Renata was taking care of all Lea's funerals. I'm sure Renata must hate me, brother" replied Fabian.

"It's only natural that Renata hates you Fabian. Renata until now is still only a miracle," said Sakti.

"When Renata leaves, then let me die brother," replied Fabian.

"By the way you care, so men have to be responsible for what you do.  Inget, our parents never taught their children to be a coward" said Sakti with a little emotion.

"Well I'm telling you the truth, can Renata be sorry ? I've been lying to him all along, I'm sure Renata might be disgusted by me" said Fabian.

Silent for a while.

"Sister, I need your help. Please find out about..,"

Not even the sentence Fabian finished said Jamie's doctor was in front of the door startling Renata.

"Why not go in ? Do I want to accompany you ?" Ask Renata.

Renata is shocked by the chest pounding in fear when her presence is realized by her husband and sister-in-law.

Silence from the room no more talking.

"Are you okay ?" Ask Jamie again.

Renata was still neutralizing his heart with a reddened face.

"A. I'm fine, just want to come in until you start," he said lying.

"Then come in" said Jamie, opening the door for Renata.

Fabian's eyes sparkled at Renata's arrival but turned dim after seeing Jamie's doctor walking right behind his wife. His jaw hardened and his hands clenched. Holding the jealousy in his chest. Fabian thinks Renata's coming with Jamie's doctor.

"Wooh bro how are you?" Sakti greets Jamie's doctor and hugs him warmly.

Not like Fabian who showed an unhappy face. Sakti so warmly welcomed his distant cousin that.

"Gue well, how are you ?" Ask Jamie's doctor. And they were involved in a conversation that was certainly about Fabian.

"Thank you for coming baby" Fabian told Renata, who was standing not far from where he was lying.

Renata just smiled wryly looking at Fabian.

Renata's eyes looked at Fabian full of longs, now his eyes looked at Fabian with a stare full of blemish and implied injury.

Fabian's heart ached, but his tongue was still too faint to admit what had happened.

Fabian could only lower his face avoiding Renata's intimidating gaze.

***

Fabian's improved condition makes him able to return to Jakarta and follow-up care as well as walking therapy in one of the famous Hospitals in the city of Jakarta.

Fabian's plan is to be back in the morning. Everyone seems to be busy preparing for Fabian's return, including Renata who contacted his housekeeper to prepare a guest room on the lower floor to become Fabian's temporary room.

To make it easier for Fabian who uses a wheelchair.

"You're coming back tomorrow ?" Jamie asked Renata. When they enjoy lunch together in a cafe located not far from the Hospital.

"Yes, are you also going back to Jakarta?" Ask Renata.

" Yes, but maybe 2 days. I have something to finish here first. I'll keep an eye on Fabian's health progress (progress) until he finishes therapy. Aunt who asked for. Once that's done I'll go back to Germany." Dr. Jamie explains.

"Depending on the patient itself can be 6 months, 1 year or even more. For Fabian's case it doesn't seem too heavy. Hopefully Fabian can walk normally again in the not too long period of time. And you have to be patient" says Jamie.

"It seems that patience will be my food every day," Renata smiled wryly.

"How do you feel about Fabian now?"

"Either... Perhaps because the heart is forced to endure pain makes it numb, like numbness. Although I honestly feel sorry but if you remember what he did I want to feel like I chuckled his neck," said Renata with a little emotion.

Doctor Jamie laughs lightly at Renata's reaction but in her little heart doctor Jamie feels slapped when she realizes that Renata still feels sorry for her husband can be sure her love has not gone. Yes, of course, a marriage for 6 years cannot take the taste away. "Your own fault Jamie's amazed with people's wives, your own cousin's wives" Jamie lamented inwardly.

"Mommy, I want mommy's drink" said Celia who then sucked her mother's drink Renata.

"Why it's mommy red, usually mommy buy green matcha drinks," asked Celia with her curiosity.

"Mommy no longer likes matcha latte dear, said mommy there are bad memories in it," Doctor Jamie who answered Celia's question.

"What are the bad memories of doctors?" Ask Celia again.

"Mmm kind of a bad taste," replied Jamie's doctor, and Celia simply nodded her head in a nod of understanding.

***

The time to return to Jakarta has arrived, all has been arranged by Sakti's brother Fabian. Even Sakti wanted to rent an air transport for Fabian but Fabian refused because he felt it was too excessive.

"Darling, you're sitting next to me, right ?" Fabian asked Renata.

"Celia sitting next to you, she doesn't want to be away from you. I'm sitting in the back. If there's anything just say it" Renata replied with her flat face.

Fabian could only swallow his disappointment with a heavy sigh.

It takes about 4 hours to get to Jakarta. If you know Renata does not want to sit next to him, maybe Fabian chose to use air transportation only. Several times Fabian looked back only to see his wife's face. But not satisfied either.

***

Upon arrival in Jakarta, Fabian was greeted enthusiastically by his father. With a face full of tears welcoming the arrival of Fabian.

"Sorry papi didn't accompany you, son. Papi fell ill when he heard you had an accident. You don't know how your heart breaks when you know you're unconscious" Fabian's father said, continuing to kiss his son's face.

It is inconceivable that if the papi knew who Fabian had an accident with might be even more heavy burden Fabian's father.

"It's okay pi. I'm healthy now papi don't worry" Fabian replied with teary eyes.

As time went on, everyone started to leave Fabian's house. Now there are only them and the housekeeper.

Fabian had already entered the guest room to rest.

"Honey, you sleep here too, don't you want me ?" Fabian asked Renata who was fixing the bed.

"Of course, it's impossible for me to sleep in another man's house, right ?"  Renata asked without looking at Fabian.

Fabian was speechless, he was aware of his wife's innuendo. Not wanting to argue, he just kept quiet.

Before long Celia came with a teddy bear in her hand.

"Not sleeping, baby?" Ask Fabian

"Before daddy, mommy said from today we will sleep three," Celia cheered happily.

Fabian's heart was again wry.

Another rejection from Renata that Fabian felt.

His wife no longer sleeps with him.

TBC...

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