Dusk In Moorea

HR#56

There's nothing Leon can do but blame himself. Because of her, Arumi had to feel such humiliation from Claire. And what sickened him the most was that he could do nothing to help the girl.

If Claire is not holding Zack hostage, of course this can be avoided by Leon. However, what power. Everything has already happened and Leon realizes that everything is wrong from the beginning.

Should have been, when establishing the heart to get Arumi's love, Leon had told the girl about Claire's whereabouts first. Arumi's business will survive or choose to leave, let the girl herself decide. Leon has no right to keep Arumi by his side and ends up getting hurt like this just because of his selfishness.

"You satisfied ? What is this you want, huh ?" Leon snapped at Claire who was standing in front of him. The young man's eyes reddened withstanding the pain that increasingly did not put his pity to continue to hit his heart.

"Leon, listen to me !" Claire was still trying to hold the young man's arm. However, Leon smashed her so violently that Claire almost shed tears.

Leon went back into the dressing room. Putting back on her clothes and galloping quickly left Claire still glued there.

* * *

Arumi kept running in no direction. Sobs still sounded out from his mouth. The pain that once began to heal is now open again. In the same place but with different people.

The girl curled up while hugging her own knees after her pair of legs were no longer able to carry her away any further. Arumi hit her own chest with a fist. Hope that sense of tightness can go a little.

"Miss, are you okay ?" ask a passerby who happened to walk past.

"I'm fine. Thank you," replied Arumi who tried to wipe away her tears.

The girl chose to move her legs away from there and decided to return to the residence of the Aldric family.

* * *

The sound of Arumi's footsteps galloping up the stairs made the attention of the servants of the mansion fixed on him. They looked at each other in surprise before deciding not to interfere.

"Charlie ! Char ! Where are you ?" Arumi enters Charlie's room. Screaming all over the room looking for the tomboy girl. Niente. Charlie still hasn't come home.

Arumi decides to wait for Charlie while curled up in his best friend's bed. Tears that never tired down wet his white cheeks still faithfully accompany every pain that the girl feels.

Why is this happening again ? What's my fault ?

The girl complained in silence. Ask anything and anyone who can give him an answer. Arumi cries until she falls asleep in Charlie's bed unknowingly.

* * *

It was already evening when Charlie arrived at the mansion. Earlier this afternoon before returning home, his college friends invited the tomboy girl to join in carrying out small celebrations for the success of their group.

Charlie stretched his stiff muscles before getting off the car he was driving. The tomboyish girl hummed the song 'Attention' from Charlie Puth while twirling the car keys on her index finger. His mood was in good shape when he knew that his group presentation was getting the best grades on campus.

"Miss Charlie !" call one of the servants half-whispering.

Charlie stopped his steps and walked over to the waiter who had called him.

"What's up ?" ask Charlie.

"What's up ?" Charlie repeated his puzzled question.

The waiter peeked to the left before starting the conversation with Charlie.

"It's about Miss Arumi."

"What's wrong with her ?" Charlie asked again.

"It looks like Miss Aru is having a problem. Just then when she came, Miss Aru cried. He's been looking for you since."

"Where is he now ?" charlie called out in panic.

"It looks like it's still in your room" said the waiter.

Charlie immediately ran in a hurry up the stairs. He quickly reached the room, turned the doorknob and found the sleeping Arumi curled up on his bed. Arumi's careless face made Charlie's feelings instantly turn sad.

"Aru !" call Charlie softly while stroking Arumi's black mane.

Feeling a gentle sweep over his head, Arumi's eyes blinked and opened slowly. A sorrowful clad smile was imprinted on those reddish lips as his crooked eyes caught the figure of Charlie smiling in the shade staring at him. Instantly, Arumi woke up and clasped Charlie's body tightly. His face he drowned on Charlie's shoulder as he sobbed louder.

"Hush !! Calm down Aru ! There I am" said Charlie calmly. His hand stroked up and down Arumi's back.

"Charlie, Leon is lying ! He tricked me ! hicks.. He was the same as Irgi," Arumi complained exactly like a boy who complained to his mother.

"Say ! What happened Aru ?" ask Charlie who doesn't understand the situation.

And the story of the Asian girl flowed about the incident this afternoon. About Leon who turns out to be Claire's future husband. About how the brunette-haired young man played his heart so much it felt like this. And, about Claire's slap that adds to her pain of already thinking Arumi is flirting with her future husband.

Charlie kept quiet and became a good listener. Although the girl's heart harbored anger and resentment, she could not do much. All he could do was calm Arumi down. Trying to take a little burden that squeezes the heart of his best friend so that it can be a little reduced. But, is that possible ?

"Where's your phone and your bag ?" charlie asked when he saw that Arumi had started to calm down. He just realized that Aru had told him that he immediately went out of the boutique just like that.

"It's still in the boutique" said Arumi, who remembered that she had forgotten to bring her belongings.

Charlie sighed. Back her hand gently stroked Arumi's long hair. Attaching some strands of children's hair that block the face of his best friend.

"Tomorrow, let me go there to get your things. I will also tell Mrs Nastya that your pain is getting worse. You better get some rest first" Charlie broke up later.

"Thank you !" Arumi smiled and then turned her head back on Charlie's cushion. He lay sideways and turned his back to Charlie. At the bite of the end of the blanket that wrapped his frail body so that the sound of crying was not heard Charlie. And Charlie knows enough to pretend not to know that Arumi is crying again.

Charlie got out of bed when he heard the smooth snoring and regular roaring of breath of the girl sleeping beside him. Slowly, Charlie stepped carefully so as not to cause a sound that could interfere with Arumi's deep sleep.

It is enough for today his best friend to face the harsh reality. Let him take a break from the cruel world and dissolve into a beautiful dream that cradles the soul. Although only briefly, Charlie hopes that the beautiful dream will always accompany Arumi's short sleep until early morning.