CAMELLIAS

episode 44

And here they are now, on the beach of kuta bali, one of the most beautiful beaches in the country. Although along the way Jupiter gets protests from Camelia because it turns out that the man actually kidnapped her. Without letting Camelia have any other choice but to follow Jupiter's will.

"Aren't you a laper?" Ask Jupiter when now they are on one of the terraces of a resort that Jupiter rents. Hany Jupiter who eat food neatly lined up on the table, while women who are still in angry mode, only focus on the screen of his phone with lips that are still pursed. 

Jupiter deliberately rented a resort that was wide enough for them to occupy. The resort has two rooms and several other supporting facilities. The view that can be seen from the resort is very beautiful, because the resort directly faces the sea with very good ventilation. 

"Kara,," called Jupiter, but Camelia still didn't budge. He is still busy playing his phone, although he actually only plays some online game applications, without interest. 

"Darling,," now a name call turned into an affectionate call, but Camelia was still silent. Feeling that he had made a mistake, Jupiter finally stood up from her seat and approached the seat occupied by Camelia.

Jupiter sits with one knee in focus, next to Camelia.

"I know you're angry. I'm sorry yes, I forced you to come here without your consent first. I just want to wherever you go, I can see you near me. I'm sorry, yeah," Jupiter grabbed Camelia's one hand, until she finally turned her head. 

"I just want to be involved in every decision, let alone me." The first words Camelia spoke after she arrived in Bali. 

"You can't act as you please, I also have my own life and my own activities." His complaint.

"I've asked Febian, and he says you don't have any activities for the next three days." Reply Jupiter.

"You think Febian is my mother? Who knows all my activities?!"

"Because there's no one else I can ask but him." 

Camelia sighed in annoyance, even though she did not have any schedule for the next three days, she still felt annoyed because it turned out that Febian and Jupiter had planned this impromptu vacation. 

Actually impromptu for Camelia, but not for Jupiter. Because the man turned out to have prepared all his needs very completely. Camelia thought she would have trouble finding various needs that she should have brought, but unexpectedly Jupiter had prepared it. Making Camelia a little can dampen her anger. 

"Eat first yes, that brother I want to take you for an afternoon walk, see the sunset." 

Initially Camelia will go on a hunger strike, but seeing Balinese dishes that are so exciting makes her unable to refuse. Actually since Jupiter ate, he had been holding his tummy desperately that kept on turbulent asking to be filled, but because of his prestige and still in angry mode, finally he could only divert his mind by playing online games. 

After Jupiter departed from the terrace, leaving Camelia with a variety of dishes that are still intact, no longer wasted by Camelia. He immediately ate a dish that was so tempting. While Jupiter could only smile, looking at her lover who looked so hungry. 

Walking around the beach with the breeze that hit the face makes Camelia and Jupiter equally washed away in the beauty of Bali's kuta beach. They ended up walking leisurely after a while of rest and the air was already not too hot. 

They walked side by side on the beach, with their hands interlocked. After feeling quite walking, now they decided to sit in a chair that is not too far from the beach. 

"Beautiful right?" Jupiter asked, stroking the back of Camelia's hand. 

"Mmmm, it's beautiful." 

"Have you been here before?" 

"Never. This is my first experience." 

"Then I'll take you here often, if I have time off." 

"I don't have a lot of free time for sightseeing or vacations." Camelia said, her eyes looked straight at the expanse of the ocean, and the waves that continued to hit the rocks. 

"I'm too busy, so I don't have time to come to this beautiful place." 

"Now you have plenty of time, and I will often take you to beautiful places." Camelia looked at Jupiter's eyes and smiled. 

"I can wait, but sometimes God won't let me."  True Camelia said, they can wait for each other but if God does not allow in the end they can not force. 

Camelia wore a knee-length dress, with a hem along the spaghetti strap that exposed the white curves of her shoulders. But that is not the concern of Jupiter, but a tattoo bearing the inscription Camelia elongated near her collarbone. 

Jupiter gently stroked the tattoo with her thumb, 

"When did you make it?" 

"Since I changed my name" Camelia replied.

"illness?"

"No, the pain is nothing compared to my life." 

"What's going on, what don't I know about you?" Camelia smiled faintly at Jupiter's question. 

"Why are you asking now? Did you just hear something bad about me?" Camelia asked back.

"No. I just want to know, straight from you."

"Everything you hear about me is true, I don't need to explain one by one, because without me even talking everyone would have told me." 

Camelia could see a disappointed look from Jupiter's face,

"Now you're the only one who knows how we're going. Because I'm sure you'll understand my condition, even if you don't know what makes me like that." 

"Have you ever slept with anyone?" Actually Jupiter does not want to express his curiosity, only he thinks it is better he knows from now on, than he should know later. 

"Do you mind if I'm not a virgin?" 

"Of course not. I'm just asking." 

"alright. If you want to know. I only do that with people I love, so not all men can sleep with me, especially if I don't love them." Camelia's answer slightly disturbed Jupiter's heart, because all this time she hoped that Camelia had never loved another man, other than herself. But it turns out the assumption was wrong. 

Jupiter did not want to continue the conversation that made her heart feel uncomfortable. Before the sun goes down, Jupiter takes Camelia home. 

Camelia realizes Jupiter's disappointment, she can understand if Jupiter thinks nothing of her now, but Camelia does not want to convince Jupiter too far, because she believes Jupiter knows her situation, he could think repeatedly about marrying her. 

By nightfall, Jupiter handed her a beautiful red dress but, with a more polite model, did not reduce the impression of sexy when wearing it. It was just that the dress did not reveal Camelia's upper body, the dress just wrapped her body so beautifully. 

Jupiter did not tell her where they were going, but Jupiter asked her to get ready as they were leaving at eight p.m. 

After finishing the makeup, Camelia left her room because Jupiter was waiting for her. The man's appearance was no less charming. Jupiter was wearing a black suit, with a neat hairdo, adding an adult and elegant lesan. Anyone who sees it will be immediately fascinated with the good looks of Jupiter. Nadira could fall in love with him, because Jupiter is so very charming and handsome.

"Where are we going?" Ask Camelia

"We're going to attend the invitation of one of my business partners, he just inaugurated the construction of his newest resort in the area."

"You sure want to take me to such an important event. One of them must have recognized me." Camelia asked while tidying up the tie Jupiter was wearing.  

"I brought you on purpose, because I wanted to show them that from now on you are mine." Reply to Jupiter while briefly tasting Camelia's lips that have been colored.

"You ruined my makeup," Camelia gently rubbed Jupiter's lips against the lipstick stains from her brief kiss. 

"Even I want to ruin your dress." Jupiter's scales are in her ears. 

"Easter!!" The two of them laughed, before they finally left in the car that Jupiter had prepared. 

The event was quite luxurious, and crowded. Even the event was held in one of the star hotels, and attended by many invited guests. 

Camelia could only sigh in relief whenever she did not find anyone she knew, and wished that no one knew her. 

"I want to go to the toilet for a while" Camelia felt like she had to tidy up her makeup and chose to go to the toilet.

"Don't take too long." 

After getting permission from Jupiter, Camelia went to look for a toilet, and it didn't take long for her to tidy up the makeup on her face. Even though her makeup seemed fine, she just wanted to buy some time so as not to stay on the show for too long, and reasoning to the toilet was a great way to buy time. 

Dawdling in the toilet, nearly fifteen minutes made Camelia finally choose to go out. He could not have sat in one of the chambers, only to continuously measure time, and Jupiter could have caught up with him because he had been too long. 

Camelia walked back through the crowd of other invited guests. His eyes went around every corner, looking for the existence of Jupiter. His lips smiled when he saw Jupiter talking to someone. Camelia did not really recognize who was talking to Jupiter, only that the two seemed so familiar and already knew each other. 

Jupiter realizes Camelia's presence, and waves her hand at Camelia. I don't know what he whispered to the man who only saw his back, but the next few seconds the man in the gray suit turned his body to face Camelia. 

Camelia's eyes seemed to jump from her place as soon as she recognized the man beside Jupiter. At first glance they meet, but before the man realizes his presence Camelia immediately turns to throw her face and walks hurriedly out of the event. 

Camelia no longer paid any heed to Jupiter, she immediately looked for a taxi and chose to return to the resort, without saying a word to Jupiter.

Camelia couldn't possibly have misidentified it, it was Edward. And how they got to know each other, Camelia almost forgot that Jupiter was one of the successful entrepreneurs, and Edward was the same. Among the business world sometimes it is so narrow, they may know each other even though they are from different cities or regions.  

It becomes a big deal if it turns out Edward is a good tan of Jupiter. And it would be more of a problem if Edward had recognized Camelia's face. 

Arriving at the resort, Camelia immediately entered the room, without changing her clothes first she immediately drowned herself in the blanket.

Meanwhile, Jupiter, who saw Camelia leave, chased after her and left Edward still standing, watching Jupiter's departure

 But without Jupiter knowing, Edward actually grinned to see the two people he knew so well go. 

Jupiter drove the car at high speed, so it did not take long until he finally reached the resort. Jupiter soon searches for Camelia's whereabouts, knowing that she must not be okay. 

Camelia was not in the main room and kitchen, Jupiter's eyes immediately headed for the room.  As soon as he opened the door of the unlocked room, Jupiter saw Camelia curled up on the bed, with a blanket covering her entire body. 

"Kara, are you okay?" Jupiter soon approached and sat on the edge of the bed. Camelia did not answer Jupiter's question, she tried to open the blanket that covered Camelia's body, but Camelia actually held it. 

"Honey,," Jupiter no longer pulls the blanket that covers Camelia's body. But Camelia's body seemed to shake, and Jupiter realized Camelia must be crying. 

"Sorry, I'm taking you to a place that reminds you of bad memories." Jupiter assumes that Camelia must have remembered the bad events that happened to her. Or maybe the girl saw one of the people who had been a dark part of her life. 

Camelia did not answer to deny or justify Jupiter's allegations, she could only cry to quell her fear. 

Jupiter doesn't want to be pushy if Camelia doesn't want to share her grief, because Jupiter knows it takes a lot of courage to tell us all the bad things we've done. Jupiter doesn't want to judge Camelia, not knowing what's going on. 

Jupiter chose to join Camelia, she hugged Camelia's still vibrating body, from behind the blanket she wore.

Jupiter hugged and stroked Camelia's body slowly, until her cries stopped. Slowly Camelia opened the blanket that covered her body to reveal her head. 

Jupiter smiled at Camelia's already wet face with tears. Even the makeup that polishes his face is now no longer shaped. Jupiter gently wiped away the remaining tears still on Camelia's cheek, 

"Don't cry, the makeup fades." Entertain Jupiter who is still wiping Camelia's cheek with the tip of the shirt she wears.  

"You look like a zombie if you're rich. But you're the prettiest zombie I've ever seen." Tempt Jupiter. 

"Did I seem unconvincing to protect you, until you ran away like that?" Camelia did not answer Jupiter's question, she simply stared at Jupiter's face without a word coming out of her mouth. 

Under these conditions Camelia feels completely trapped and is again faced with two choices. He was sure Edward would not stay silent, if until the man knew now Camelia was in a close relationship with one of his business partners. It could be that Edward went back to doing something and ended up destroying Jupiter, just like he destroyed Febian, first. 

Camelia must have felt guilty if it happened, and she would never have forgiven herself if Edward had involved Jupiter. 

 

It may be true, Camelia can wait but it turns out God never gives blessing to live with Jupiter. 

"Would you sleep in clothes like this?" Ask Jupiter, breaking her daydream. 

"Change clothes first, then rest. Or do I want to change his clothes?" Jupiter is still trying to tease him with a prick. I wish Camelia would smile.  But Camelia's lips were still tightly clenched, not one bit tempted by her ignorant babble. 

"Yes, if you want to rest still wearing a dress like that, I want to change clothes. It feels too sleepy to wear clothes like this." Jupiter was about to get out of bed, but her hand was first pulled by Camelia until her body lay down again. 

Camelia pulled Jupiter's head close to her, even now the distance between them is only a few inches.

"It's like this, but don't ruin my dress." Camelia's scales are right in front of Jupiter's face. 

The man smiled, "i love you." He said it and smashed Camelia's sweet lips.