Cidro (Between Love And Wounds)

Chapter 68

Anne sighed before finally nodding her head.

Seeing the nod of his sister's head, Azwan smiled. After that he went straight back to his room to tell the Ustaz.

"For Anne!" The image greeted him while hugging him tightly.

Anne was shocked to hear the voice of the image. "Astaghfirullahalazim! Just surprise you" said Anne.

The image smiled at Anne's grunts. "Make what?" He asked, taking the glass off the shelf.

"Tuna sandwich. You want?" tawar Anne's.

Imagery shook. "Thank you. I don't like tuna. I'm gonna make some toast."

Anne smiled at her sister's words. Then he brought his sandwich to the dinner table. Meanwhile, Citra was preparing ingredients to make toast.

Elsewhere, Tian seemed to be preparing to leave. She's been dressed as neat as possible this morning. Tian combed her hair and sprayed perfume on her body.

"Mom, Tian came out first huh," Tian said to Mother.

"Where are you going? If you want to see Luna, I won't let you. Because forever the future daughter-in-law of the Mother Citra is not another," said Bu Hamidah.

"No Ma'am. I'm going to Citra's house" Tian said.

"Yes, I've allowed it. But beware that until you go to meet the woman does not know the manners," said Hamidah Bu.

"No Ma'am. I will not meet him. I also don't like him. He is too confident."

After saying goodbye, Tian immediately pulled out his motorcycle from inside the garage. When he was about to start his bike, Luna came to him.

"Where are you going?" ask Luna.

Tian ignored Luna's question. He started his bike and quickly left.

Luna looked annoyed at being ignored by Tian. Out of curiosity, Luna finally tried to follow Tian.

"Where are you really going? Just be careful if you go to Citra's house!" his gerrick.

The Tian motor continued to advance until it entered an elite housing complex. Luna continued to follow him until Tian's motorbike stopped in front of a mansion.

Tian got off his motorbike and walked towards the front door of the house.

"Assalamu'alaikum" Tian said.

Sayup-sayup heard the voice of someone answering his greetings from inside the house. Not long after Bi Lani came out of the house.

"Assalamu'alaikum Bi's. Image exists?"

"Wa'alaikumusalam Mas Tian. Ada Mas's. Mbak Citra is inside" Bi Lani replied.

A smile spread on Tian's lips. He was happy because the person he was looking for was at home. Tian followed Bi Lani's steps into the house.

"Wait a minute, Mom. I call Non-Party first," said Bi Lani.

Tian nodded his head. He then sat down in the living room chair while Bi Lani called Citra out.

Luna waited for Tian to come out of the house. But for almost half an hour, Tian did not come out either. Finally he decided to get out of his car and walk towards the house.

Luna sneaked into the courtyard of the mansion. He made it through the empty-looking security guard post. He continued walking until he reached the door of the house that was wide open.

From the outside he could hear the conversations of the people inside the house. And how surprised he was when he saw Pak Bayu sitting next to Citra.

"WHAT?!" Strangled Luna as she walked into the house without excuse.

"Luna!" pekik Tian was shocked.

"What does all this mean? What does this all mean?" angry shouting.

"Did I hear wrong?" tanyakanya.

"Am I not mistaken to hear that this image is the son of Mr. Bayu? Isn't this image the son of a now closed grocery merchant?" tanyakanya.

"Pictures are my real children. He is my son from my first wife" explained Mr Bayu.

"You who? And why isn't it polite to enter people's homes without permission?"

"I'm Luna. I'm...."

"People who have collaborated with Arga to separate Citra with Pak Tian. And made up a story for Mama to hate Mr. Tian," Anne quickly cut.

Luna looked at Anne with a dislike look. "Don't just talk to you. I with Tian have been in a relationship for a long time. But because of this little actor my relationship with Tian became a mess." He said while pointing towards Citra.

Anne smiled in anguish. "Oh yeah? What proof would it be if Mr Tian had a relationship with Bu Luna? It was not that Mr. Tian had approached Citra. I'm witnessing Ma'am" said Anne.

Luna clenched both her hands. He felt furious because his plan was dismantled by someone he did not take into account at all.

Without even saying a word, Luna came out of the house with a million resentments in her heart. He doesn't like Anne and everything in that house.

"Hey wait!" prevent Mr. Bayu when Luna almost reaches the door.

"Whose name were you? The luna? Aren't you one of the teachers in my foundation?" ask Mr. Bayu.

Luna nodded her head. "Yes. I am indeed a teacher in the foundation that Mr. Mankan manages. Why?" ask her arrogantly.

Mr. Bayu smiled. "From tomorrow please find another school. Because school I don't need a teacher like you!" said Mr. Bayu firmly.

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Luna was sitting limp when she received her dismissal letter sent by email. He read the contents of the letter with a pushy look. Her tears fell without stopping.

"I shouldn't have received this letter. What I should have received was a letter of appointment. Not a dismissal letter" he said.

He put his face on the pillow. Her tears kept flowing down the pillow.

Hearing a crying voice from inside her son's room, Ms. Fatimah immediately approached the child.

"Lun... Luna why are you crying?" tanyakanya.

Luna raised her face. He looked at the mother with mixed feelings.

"Mother...? Why is Luna like this? Why did Luna have to go through all this?" He asked while hugging the frail body of the mother.

"What's up, son? Try the same story Mother," said Ms. Fatimah.

Luna took her arms off her mother. He then told her everything without anything he covered up again. Ms. Fatimah listened carefully to the story of the child. The woman could only stroke her chest as Luna finished telling her everything.

"Luna, I can't blame the love you have. I would be very happy if you could love someone again" said Ms. Fatimah.

"But, I cannot justify your actions that seem to impose the will and disrespectful," he continued.

"But I love her Mom. I love him" said Luna.

"Yes, I understand. But we cannot force a love that is not for us Luna. We cannot force others to repay our love" replied Ms. Fatimah.

"If you love him, love him. Praying her. May he always be blessed. Even though he's not with us," he concluded.

Luna was silent at the mother's words. He confirmed every word that came out of the mouth of the woman who had given birth to him.

"Now you rest. It's late" said Fatimah.

Luna nodded her head. He laid his body on the bed and wrapped it in a thick blanket.

After her mother died, Luna woke up from her sleep. He grabbed a cell phone lying on the nightstand by his bed.

"Hello, can we talk?"