Dusk In Moorea

HR#78

Irgi was stunned to hear Darius' words. There is a sense of haru and pride that suddenly possessed him when he knew that the patient woman who had once been a part of his life is now transformed into someone great. The girl had already realized her dream by becoming a real designer. Irgi knew that Arumi was very fond of drawing clothing designs. Because, several times Arumi had shown the picture to Irgi but never once cared about it. For Irgi who at that time felt to be the only victim, Arumi's actions were considered completely meaningless.

But now everything has changed. Ever since Irgi learned the real facts behind the case of changing the bride-to-be on her wedding day, Irgi now no longer put his hate on Arumi. In fact, Irgi only wants to return to the ex-wife he had wasted it on. Start a new life from the beginning again and reach a variety of dreams that were once delayed together.

"I didn't expect that Aru had really achieved his dream" Irgi muttered with a small smile.

Darius smiled a little. " Irgi ! I told you from the beginning, didn't I ? Arumi is a good woman. He's not as bad as others tell him ! If you had heard my words, you would never have been this broken !"

"Yes. I know that all this happened also because of my fault ! And now I've regretted it much deeper than people know. I miss him, Darius !" lirih Irgi with her pleading gaze.

Darius took a breath. Apparently, Irgi really regretted his actions. Why has he been so adoring to the pebbles he found on the road and neglected his precious diamond ?

"I'll tell you where the boutique Arumi works at. It's just, I doubt if he's still there," Darius said.

"What do you mean ?"

"It should have been, two days ago, Arumi herself who delivered the suits and wedding dresses for us. But what came was not him. Except for everyone else" Darius replied.

"It's okay. I can find traces from there if Arumi really does not work in the boutique," said Irgi insisted. Whatever happens, this time he will not lose any clue about Arumi's whereabouts again.

* * *

Irgi arrived in front of a boutique that read 'Carole Bigielman' above the entrance. With an impatient move, Irgi entered the boutique that impressed glamour and vintage while circulating his gaze in all directions.

"Good day, Mr ! Can we help you ?" A female employee came over to greet Irgi in a friendly and polite manner.

"I want to ask someone. Can you help me ?" asked Irgi while taking out a photo from inside his suit pocket.

"of course. If I knew, I would help !"

"Here we go. You know him ?" Irgi showed a picture of the girl playing with her pet on the stairs. It was the only photo Arumi had other than their wedding photo. That too, is not Irgi who took the picture. Farel, the son of his other cousin.

The female employee smiled after seeing the photo. Of course he knows very well who the beautiful girl in the photo shown Irgi.

"Of course I know him very well. He's Arumi Liem, former designer at our boutique."

"Former designer ? That is, Aru has stopped ?"

"Yes, Sir. I heard that Aru returned to his country about 3 weeks ago" the official said honestly.

Irgi was stunned to hear the statement of the officer. Apparently, Arumi was already in Indonesia. But why haven't they met all this time ? Did his family deliberately hide his whereabouts from Irgi ? Yep. That's just possible. It must have been Beverly and her mother for not accepting Irgi divorcing Beverly.

"What the fuck are you, Jill ? Why are you leaking our employee information to just anyone ?"

"I'm sorry, Madam !" said Jill.

"Back to back !" the orders of Lady Nastya.

"Good !" Jill nodded and immediately left from there.

Now only Irgi and Madam Nastya remain. The gaze of the boutique owner's woman still looks sharp towards Irgi.

"Who are you ? Why are you asking for personal information about my employees ?"

"I'm sorry if I'm presumptuous, Madam !" said Irgi who felt bad. "I'm Irgi, Arumi's husband !" continued again.

Madam Nastya raised next to her eyebrows before laughing widely. "Husband ? As far as I know, Arumi is divorced. And maybe, you're the ex-husband br*hsek who was told that !"

"Did Arumi tell you everything, Madam ?" asked Irgi half in disbelief.

"No. Not Aru, but Charlie !" mrs Nastya said as she shook her head. Moments later, the women's laughter subsided and a serious look changed again.

"Go from here ! Jill told you that Arumi is not here anymore" continued Mrs Nastya as she walked into her private room.

Irgi was still in his place. Charlie ? Who is Charlie referring to Miss Nastya ? It was a foreign-sounding name in Irgi's ears. He never knew that Arumi turned out to have a friend with a name like that. Or, is she Arumi's lover ? If true, then his efforts to get Arumi certainly will not run smoothly.

* * *

"Aru ! What if I put this one on the statue up ahead ?" Selina came up with a long black dress with a hemisphere extending up to the top of the thigh right on the left leg.

"Yes. That looks pretty. Just do it, Cell !" replied Arumi who was also busy arranging clothes displays along the shelf attached to the wall.

Today is the opening day of Arumi's boutique. All goes quickly thanks to the help of Selina who finds Arumi an officer without having to wait long. Although the collection of clothes is still fairly small, but Arumi has been steady to do the inaugural launching today. New collections will surely grow over time if customers start to arrive.

"You ready for today, Aru ?" selina asked, embracing Arumi's shoulder. Both of them looked at the boutique atmosphere with a satisfied feeling.

"of course. Thanks for helping me, Sel !"

"Together !" Selina smiles.

Arumi is starting a new beginning. But this time it felt a little different. Leon's shadow is still imprinted in the girl's memory. Whatever Arumi did, it felt like there was always Leon holding him from behind. Always whisper the sentence so that Arumi does not give up when she is almost uprooted by fatigue.

Every time Arumi's eyes want to be closed at night, Leon's shadow pleading with her last time is always the most painful memory that keeps leading Arumi into a nightmare. Somehow the young man is now. Arumi only hopes that Leon and Claire's marriage will be happy. The girl has given up her love run aground for a second time but has not been able to make it fully.

Two more days. In just two days, Claire and Leon will officially become a couple. And for that, Arumi had already put up a wall high. Preventing the waves of pain to melt his heart to many times because of the marriage of the man he loved with other women. A woman who is equivalent to the title of nobility that her lover has.

"May you be happy, Leon !".