CAMELLIAS

episode 37's

Camelia was still standing under the shower. He was still crying sobbing, crying over how bad his life was. This morning, he and Febian both went to see one of the investors who would help him, and worked with him. 

Thanks to the help of the King, Camelia and Febian finally managed to get a contract with one of the big companies. However, getting a contract of cooperation is not easy. Like most other entrepreneurs, the leader clearly asks for more service, so that all things can run smoothly without obstacles. 

For Camelia, this is not her first time doing so. However, this time he could not concentrate once the businessman asked for more service to him. 

Camelia did it anyway, though the shadow of Jupiter kept swirling in her mind. Even the businessman continued to cluck annoyed because he felt Camelia was unprofessional in fulfilling her satisfaction. 

With a feeling of disgust, Camelia continued to stumble at the long and disgusting thing. He wanted to vomit, and put an end to everything. 

Although he was upset, in the end the fattened businessman groaned full of pleasure, and spouted his white liquid into Camelia's face. Such indecent treatment was often found by Camelia from striped businessmen seeking worldly pleasures. Although many ask for more than just******, Camelia never wanted more. 

Most of them thought Camelia was just a cheap prostitute, willing to sell herself for money. So that after the satisfaction is fulfilled, they sometimes immediately get rid of Camelia's body, as if Camelia is a disgusting woman. 

And this time it happened again. After feeling his lust satisfied, the businessman pierced Camelia's body until staggered back. 

"Basin' cheap women!" His lips while wearing back the pants that he had taken off earlier. 

The man approached Camelia who was still cleaning up the remnants of the white liquid that had stuck to her face with a tissue. The man clutched the face of camelia with one hand.

"I'm disappointed with your performance, next time well done! Or I'll cancel his contract." The man took off his grip, and left a red mark on Camelia's cheek. 

Camelia neither resisted nor retaliated against the man. He was silent, expressionless. 

Camelia was still sitting in one of the rooms in a bar, which the man had ordered. Camelia was still sitting on the floor, slowly she began to look around, and she could see the reflection of her face from behind the glass that was not far from where she was. 

Camelia looked at the female figure, dressed in a mess, even revealing her shoulder and chest. And also he saw the fragile woman who was now beginning to cry for herself. And that woman is herself.  

The sound of the door opening, never made him stop crying while staring at the reflection of his face. 

"Mel,, Camelia?" Febian was surprised to see Camelia sitting on the floor.  Soon he approached Camelia, opened the suit he was wearing and covered Camelia's exposed upper body. 

"Let's go home." Take Febian while picking up Camelia's body. Today's work is done, ending with Camelia's back-to-back condition. 

Febian let out a weak sigh, as soon as they were both in the car, about to go home. 

Occasionally Febian's eyes glanced at Camelia. Noticing her friend's face that looked pale, even Camelia had not let out a word since earlier. Febian knows, actually Camelia really does not like this kind of work. Camelia would lock herself up for days every time she did that disgusting job. 

But as if they were trapped in a vicious circle, they had no other choice, other than to do the job, to immediately save his company and immediately avoid Edward, his enemy. 

Camelia's gaze was still the same, empty. He did not show any expression, other than looking ahead and just looking straight ahead. 

"Mel,," Febian tries to call Camelia, hoping that she will respond. But, Camelia did not reply at all, nor did she even glance at Febian, even in the slightest. 

As if to know if Camelia did not want to be disturbed, Febian finally chose silence again. Letting Camelia get busy with her own thoughts. Although Febian wanted Camelia to share her grief, but seeing Camelia like that Febian chose silence. He did not want to babble it just makes Camelia worse and sad. 

The journey felt so long, for neither of them spoke a word. Only the music that accompanies their journey, they either enjoy it or vice versa. 

Arriving at the apartment, the two of them immediately rushed towards their residential unit. Camelia who first arrived at the door, immediately opened it with her key card. But as soon as the door opened, Camelia turned towards Febian,

"I want to be alone. You look for lodging." Said Camelia coldly.

"Mel,, I know lo,,,"

"Please," cut Camelia, even begging her. 

"OKAY. But you have to promise me. Don't mess around, or do anything that could put yourself in danger." 

Camelia remained silent, not answering.

"Gue won't leave before you promise!" Threat Febian.

"Gue won't die that easily, Feb. Edward would be happy if I died that easily. And, I'm not gonna let that happen. I'll be fine, as your request." 

Although Camelia had promised, Febian still felt reluctant to leave her alone in the apartment. However, Camelia is still Camelia, she is difficult to refute. Eventually, Febian relented, leaving as Camelia wanted. 

Febian felt that if Camelia must have done stupid things that would potentially hurt her, even Camelia would have attempted suicide by jumping from the roof of the apartment building. 

There was no other choice but to contact Jupiter, Febian thought. Febian immediately contacted Jupiter. With just one ring, Jupiter's voice was instantly heard. 

"To my apartment, now!" With just one word that Febian spoke, even without waiting for a response from Jupiter, Febian immediately turned off the connection.  

Febian felt much calmer after contacting Jupiter, believing that the man would be coming soon. To avoid unwanted things, Febian also left a spare key of his apartment unit on one of the Receptionists, he said, even Febian had advised if someone asked for help or asked for a spare key with the characteristics that Febian had mentioned, then the receptionist was asked to help. 

Febian doesn't want anything bad to happen to Camelia, he loves his best friend very much. By contacting Jupiter Febian feeling a little calmer, he believes Camelia would have listened to Jupiter's words compared to her. 

Camelia is in her bathroom. Slowly he opened one by one the clothes attached to his body, leaving not a single strand. 

Slowly Camelia moistened her body with water from the shower. He deliberately chose cold water to wash his body. 

A cold feeling that began to spread throughout his body, until felt into the bones. Camelia began rubbing every inch without exception, cleaning up all the dirty watch remains of the man. Even Camelia deliberately rubbed anything rough until her skin was white, looking red. 

Camelia grabbed the toothpaste and also a toothbrush. He rubbed his mouth rough, so without realizing it so hard he rubbed, the toothbrush hurt his gums until it bled. But, as if Camelia did not care about the blood coming out of her gums, she continued to rub tightly. 

As if there was no point in doing that until his gums bled though. Still the disgusting shadow still vividly remembered in his mind. Finally Camelia threw the toothbrush she was holding, she cried again, covering her face with both palms. 

I don't know what sin he has committed, so he must accept all this. Sometimes Camelia feels that God is unfair to her. He was never given a chance to be happy, maybe he had experienced a happiness and it was only a moment, because after that he returned to revolving around a miserable life that continues to revolve around him endlessly. 

Should it end now? That's all that's always been in Camelia's mind. As if no bright spot could save him, he often gave up hope and chose to end his life immediately. 

Mistakes that he never made, precisely now he has to bear the consequences even he has to pay a lot for what he never did. 

I don't know how long Camelia had been flushing her body with cold water, even now her milky white skin had turned pale white. Even in the palm of his hand had begun to wrinkle, due to being under the cold water for too long. 

Maybe it's better to be under the cold water until her body shivers and dies, Camelia thought. However, the shadow of death with a thousand regrets would not make him die quietly. Especially if he could ask, he wanted to die after he told Jupiter, that he also loved the man very much. That way Camelia will feel much calmer, even though she has to die in a horrible way though. 

Jupiter's shadow feels so real in Camelia's closed eyes. He heard the voice of Jupiter. Camelia knew she was just hallucinating, because she could hear Jupiter's voice in the middle of the water's gurgling. But, the voice was getting clearer and felt so real, that Camelia finally opened her eyes slowly. He wanted to meet Jupiter. 

With a limp step, Camelia came out of the bathroom. Choose clothes, and leave the room immediately. The sound of the house bell rang, repeatedly even with a very fast rhythm. 

Camelia could already confirm if it was definitely Febian, so she had no intention of opening the door. But once he opened his phone that he had turned off a few hours ago, he saw a lot of notification messages and incoming calls. Of the dozens of calls and messages that came in, all were from Jupiter. But there was one message that caught his attention, though,

"Jupiter is ahead, open the door. Don't let him break down my apartment door, it's expensive to break it!"  One message from Febian, made the corner of Camelia's lips curl, smiling. 

He opened the door immediately, and sure enough. As soon as the door opened, Jupiter was already standing in front of the door of her apartment with a worried face. 

"Why is it so long, isn't it?" Jupiter complained, and immediately embraced Camelia's body. 

As if the embrace of Jupiter was the thing he was waiting for, Camelia embraced Jupiter back, even she tightened her body, inhaling deeply the scent of Jupiter. 

There was nothing else he wanted to do now, although now his body felt shivering due to being under the water for too long. Camelia's body started to have a fever, but she didn't care. 

"Kara," came the sound of Jupiter playing weakly near his ears. Slowly Camelia opened her eyes, looking at the man who was already both in the same blanket as her. 

"Mmmm,," Camelia muttered. Then he closed his eyes again, but did not release his embrace on Jupiter's body. 

"You're hot, I'll take the medicine first." Slowly Jupiter tries to unravel Camelia's embrace. But Camelia turned her head, twisting it, 

"I don't need medicine, I want to hug you." Camelia drowned herself in Jupiter's arms.

"Yes, I'll hug you again. But I'll take the medicine, just for a second." Camelia still shook her head, though,

"Promise, after that I'll hug you again. Until you are satisfied." This time Camelia did not respond to anything, making Jupiter anxious. 

Jupiter finally pulled Camelia's chin, bringing her face closer to Camelia's still-covered face. The sweet lips of Camelia's, until the girl finally opened her eyes. 

"Don't kiss me" elak Camelia took his chin off Jupiter's hand.

"I'll kiss you again if you don't want to take your medicine." Threat Jupiter.

"My medicine is just you" replied Camelia, and she closed her eyes again. 

Jupiter smiled at Camelia, she was happy to hear it but she was also worried about Camelia's condition. Because the woman's body feels hotter than the last time she checked. 

"Just a second…. Yea?" This time Jupiter did not wait for approval from Camelia, she chose to get out of bed and began looking for drugs in all corners of the house. 

After finding a medicine box not far from the dining table, Jupiter is about to return to the room, where Camelia is. Not to forget he also brought a glass of warm water, so that Camelia could immediately take her medicine. But his hearing caught the sound of a cell phone that kept ringing nonstop. He was very familiar with the ringtone, must have come from his phone.

Jupiter's eyes widened as soon as he saw so many incoming notifications, there were even hundreds of incoming calls. All the calls came from his older brother Dea, his mother, his father, and there were also some calls from Nadia, Nadira's older sister. 

Several messages were opened, and all contents were the same. They gave word if Nadira's condition worsened, and asked Jupiter to come soon. 

In the next second, his phone rang again.

"Yes, brother" answered Jupiter, as soon as Dea contacted him.

"Jupiter, where are you?" Ask Dea,

"I have business." 

"You know, Nadira is critical and she's been looking for you. Come quickly!" 

"But, brother,,," 

"Go, I'm better." There was Camelia's voice, chiming in. Jupiter immediately turned around and saw Camelia who was already standing not far from where she was. 

"Go, Nadira must need your presence." He said again, although his lips looked white and pale, but Camelia still tried to smile.

"Kara," Jupiter approached Kara, after she placed her phone in any place. 

"I'm not going anywhere. I'll stay right here, near you." 

"He needs you more than me" Camelia replied. 

"Maybe he does, he needs me. But, I need you. So don't ever push me away." Pinta Jupiter's. 

"I'll hug you until you get bored." Jupiter hugged Camelia again, and again invited the girl into the room.

Now the two of them are back in the same blanket, after Camelia takes the medicine. 

"Don't go." Camelia said her head was now on Jupiter's arm.

"I'd love to keep you from leaving, but I don't have anything to reason with." Camelia. 

Jupiter shifts her arm, now Camelia's head touches the pillow, no longer above her arm. 

Jupiter stared deeply into Camelia's eyes, gently stroking Camelia's cheeks with the back of her hand. 

"You have everything to hold me back. Even if you keep asking me to leave, I'll hold on until you have a good reason to ask me to leave."