DREAM OF THE SHADOW

CHAPTER 48

"Darling, you should see this news." Call Becca. The dressed Adit quickly turned his body to face the television screen hanging on the wall of his room.

"Vanya Aprilia's husband artist Joshua Austin William, who is also the owner of PT Global Bisnis Indonesia company, had a fatal accident last night on Jalan Rajawali VII. According to sources we have, the victim underwent surgery and treatment at Harapan Bersama Hospital. His condition is said to be critical and he is being treated in intensive care. His wife and parents were waiting at the hospital. It also appears that a woman who is rumored to be the third person in their household initials YS is waiting there." The news was aired by displaying a number of photos of the incident. There was even a photo of Yuna between the photo of Vanya and Joshua.

"Wahh...Since when did Yuna become an actor?" Becca laughs funny.

"Not funny Becca!! You know the real story. That's not the problem now." Becca is silent as Adit yells at her.

Adit picks up his phone and starts trying to call his ex-wife. And as she expected, Yuna did not answer the call. This time he called to Bik Sum to find out Yuna's whereabouts. He immediately rushed to pick up his suit, kissed his wife and child, then hurriedly left the house to Harapan Bersama Hospital. Adit doesn't really know what he's going to do there. See Joshua? Or just to accompany Yuna? Or even just looking at the situation and circumstances there? I don't know. See what he can do later.

Actually Adit was quite concerned about Yuna. When she begins to marry Yuna to Joshua, Vanya's problems come to them. Adit had not had time to come to Joshua to be firm for the sake of Yuna, the man had an accident. Adit does not know how severe Joshua's condition is, but seeing the condition of the car crumbling at the scene as reported on television seems to be a very serious accident. This may sound very cliche, but Adit will not be able to calm down if Yuna has not felt happiness in her life. Ironic indeed. For he is the first and foremost cause of destruction in Yuna's life.

Adit saw a lot of reporters in front of the hospital parking lot, it seemed like they were not allowed in. Or is there another artist being treated here? Or office time? Ah, stupid is so. He walked with a lot of confidence typical of himself. Adit asked for Joshua Austin's whereabouts with the information, but he did not get an answer on the grounds of family requests and hospital policies. He understands. If with the current conditions everything can casually enter, of course the reporters were the first to disguise themselves as the families of the victims.

The atmosphere of the hospital was a little frenzied today. Adit became somewhat troubled looking for Yuna's figure. He's been to the IGD and ICU but hasn't found him yet. Adit picks up his phone and calls Yuna, but just like earlier, neither is answered. Adit saw his watch, it was 10. He gave up because he had to go to the office. Suddenly he heard a commotion near the parking lot of his car. The figure he was looking for was there.

"Stop you! Why do you keep bothering me? Move aside! I want to pass by." Yuna shouted as she forced her way through the crowd of reporters.

"Sir Yuna..ask for confirmation of how Joshua is doing now?"

"Is Vanya still waiting inside?"

"Did Vanya ask you to stay away from her husband?" Yuna cried hearing some cruel questions directed at her. Just now he was going to answer 'Suami?? What husband? Joshua was my future husband!!', Yuna instead felt like her arm was being pulled by someone. And in an instant, the road in front of him was wide open. He was pushed into a car. His vision blurred because of the tears that filled his vision. Yuna also didn't care who took her away from there.

Yuna just cried while shaking her head without looking at her interlocutor. He was surprised to hear Adit's voice. But he was too tired to respond to everything. His mind was glaring with all the events last night.

At about 2 pm, Vanya felt a cramp in his stomach and was taken to the ER. He was finally allowed to go home and was treated on the road. Yuna unceasingly prayed for Shua's operation to be successful. Nissa had already stopped crying, she looked strong but Yuna was sure she must have felt crushed inside. They kept waiting and waiting. Until suddenly there was a nurse who came out and ran in carrying a few bags of blood, maybe there were two or three times they did that. And every time they did, Yuna felt her heart stop beating. He did not dare to sit too close to Shua's parents or talk to them. Somehow, the fact that Shua went to her house before the accident made Yuna feel guilty as if it was because of her. Last night, after taking a bath after his conversation with Vanya, he noticed there were some missed calls from Shua. Yuna chooses to ignore him because he is still angry with Vanya and he feels that none of that would happen if Shua could be firm over everything. Finally, after eight hours of surgery, Dr. Angga came out with two nurses behind him. He opened the mask in his mouth and approached Joshua's parents.

"We've stopped the bleeding in his brain and lungs. We will have to wait two to five days to see if further surgery is needed. For a while, Mr. Joshua will be admitted to the ICU." he explained.

"Have the critical period passed Doc? Shua's condition won't be dangerous anymore, will Doc?" Nissa looked very scared.

"For a while his critical period was over. But like I said, we still have to see at the earliest in two days. Please pray." replied Doctor Angga with a slightly tired face.

'What have I done? Oh my God, it's my fault.' I regret Yuna. Yuna was unable to say anything, she just listened. He walked away from there. With a face full of tears, he no longer knew where his feet were going. Yuna just misses her lover now. Suppose he knew all this would happen. Suppose he did not urge Shua to solve all those problems. Suppose he could whisper into Shua's ear how much he loved her. And all that 'smart' has become a regret. Regrets that will haunt him for a lifetime if Shua.

Adit looked to his left. Yuna closed her eyes with the remains of tears. He did not know if Yuna was asleep or just resting her body for a moment. Adit felt sorry to see it. He didn't know how to comfort her or at least get her to talk. Adit stops his car in front of Yuna's house after a thirty-minute trip.

'Do I have to wake her up?' Adit was sure Yuna was asleep when she heard Yuna's regular breathing.

Adit decided to let it go in a moment. He looked at the woman who had been a part of his life. There was a bit of regret about what he had done to her. Not a little, but a lot, a lot of regrets. A high treason in the life of a woman. Friend and husband. But nevermind. Regretting without knowing how to make up for it is free. Toh Adit has Gracia now, his little daughter. Too much regret is the same as regretting the existence of Gracia.

'That's why I was so expecting your happiness, Yuna.' she prayed.

*****