Escapees

6

Hearing Niah's cry that increasingly sliced Reza's heart back into her body, there was a feeling of guilt running through her heart and mind, he still did not understand why the woman who had been his lover was in a place like this. 

Her memory goes back to two years ago when she had to leave Niah for being forced to marry her mother's chosen woman. He never intended to leave Niah but because his mother was incessantly urging him to threaten suicide if Reza did not comply.

“It's all because of you..it's all because of you!!” Niah screamed while continuing to beat the chest of Reza's field accompanied by crying that did not stop. Two years is not enough to forget Reza's betrayal of her, two years is not enough to erase the heartache that the man inflicted on her.

 His cry grew as Reza immersed him in a warm embrace, there was longing, love, anger and disappointment mixed together in a cry that sounded heartbreaking. Reza said nothing, he gently stroked the hair of the woman he once loved even to this moment he still loved her.

Reza let go of his embrace, grabbed the chin of the beautiful woman in front of him then slowly wipe away the tears that continued to fall soaking his thin cheeks.

“ I'm sorry Niah.., never once did I intend to betray you” Reza whispered, there is dew hanging in his eyes that will soon spill. Niah was still sobbing, there was a tightness that squeezed his chest that he wanted to spill on the man who had robbed him of all his happiness.

“ then why did you leave me Reza?!...why?!! , did you know that I was pregnant with your child?!” niah shouted full of emotion. “ Do you know, therefore I have to run away from home?!, and live life as it is today?!” Niah is still yelling vanishing all her emotions . Reza gasped at Niah's words, the dew that had been decorating his eyes had finally spilled, and the, he re-clutched Niah with a tight regret that was very deep in filling his chest cavity knowing the bitter reality that his lover had to live because of him.

“Then where is our son Niah?..I want to meet him, I want to hug him, I want to make up for all the time I have neglected with him” said Reza powerless to hold back tears, there was a longing lodged in his chest for the child he never even knew existed.

“ Stars..Stars of our child..has not been Reza... he has got the best place on his side...” Niah's cry again broke the shadow of the funny face The star came back dancing in his eye pelupuk, deep feelings of guilt and regret were now lodged in his heart.

“ You mean..our child died?” Reza asked flabbergasted, his heart was lost, already his hope to hug and kiss a son he had never even seen, lost already hope to make up for all the time he had wasted without him. Reza cried bitterly while holding Niah, they both dissolved in deep sadness.

“ then why are you here Reza?!” Ask Niah after being able to slightly dampen her emotions. “Do you want to betray your wife again?” continued.

Reza breathed a heavy sigh, he lowered his head, his chest again tightened considering the fate of his marriage which had ended due to his wife's affair.

“ My wife cheated on Niah.and I know it's my fault, I never gave my heart to her.I don't love her, a piece of my heart goes with you, I can't love another woman other than you” Reza said looking into Niah sayu's eyes. The longing that he had so far finally spilled over. He looked at Niah lekat trying to find a twinkle of longing that might be left for him in the beautiful eyes with the lashes, is there still a radiance of love from the round eyeball of his lover.

“ That's karma for you Reza..” heard a soft greeting from Niah's tiny red lip. Reza just bowed lethargic hearing Niah's words. “Niah...I used to have to leave you..My mother does not agree with our relationship, she betrothed me to her friend's son, she, but to this day I never gave my heart to him until finally he cheated” replied Reza still down, his face grim considering the household trip that had run aground. “Because of desperation so I'm here.I came to your house but you're not there…even I was dragged by your house security when I forced my way in” Reza's explanation made Niah full.

In the dim lights of the hotel room, both dissolved in the thoughts and feelings of the past, still very clearly illustrated all the beautiful memories they had gone through together, they almost committed the sin again, he said, but it soon dawned on them that sin had brought them in the painful situation they are today.

“ Niah...you have to stop now.Let us knit back the story that once broke” said Reza stroked the hair that covered the face of this woman who two years in her search.

“I can't Reza!!...Ninis has brought me in an impossible trap I can get out of his trap” Niah said back sobbing. “ But why?!” sahut Reza frowned . “ Ninis ..our friends time at university ..remember right?!” Reza nodded at the name. “ He has a lot of indecent videos of me with his subscription man” Niah's voice as stuck in the esophagus say it, there is a regret that sagged in his heart because it has been so easy to believe in the woman, there was so much anger in the woman who had brought him into this dark world, the woman who had separated him from his best friend Rini, the woman who carried him into the endless mud of sin.

“Does your whole life want to be here Niah?!..if you continue to not fight forever you will be here, trapped in this dark world” stressed Reza. “ then what's the difference now or later ?  the longer you are here, the more trash he has accumulated for you.Stop now, or you will be his slave forever !” reza is trying to change Niah's stance.

“ I'd love to get out of here Reza! But how?, what if Ninis really spread those videos, people will look at me disgusted and will forever blaspheme me. How do I live in a world like that Reza?” his tears broke again imagining the circumstances he would have to face if it had happened, and what about his parents? They will be even more embarrassed.

“ Sooner or later they will do that also Niah..when they do not need you anymore, they will definitely act” said Reza.

Reza was silent for a moment, thinking about what path he should take, no matter what happens he will bring Niah out of this valley of sin. he believes these crimes are well organized and there must be a strong party protecting them.

“I will take you out of here any way” said Reza “ no Za, their number is not small, bodyguards are everywhere, even I am sure now they are watching us” said Niah slowly.

“ And what if I make it out of here?! how will I live my life?” ask Niah Iirih. “don't worry.I will continue with you, we wake up a household like our dream Niah..I won't care anything now” said Reza mean it.

Reza immediately pulled Niah out of the room, he was really reckless, he did not expect that outside the hotel three burly young men were waiting for them. Their plan was already smelled because Ninis' men always install a surveillance camera for every guest served by Niah and other women who are in his trap.

After leaving the hotel, a chase was inevitable, three young men who had been watching them tried to intercept them and chase them in front of the hotel. Reza was somewhat troubled to lead Niah because Niah's narrow and short clothes made him not free to move. But Reza tried hard to keep running, no matter Niah's legs were stumbling because of a large pot bangga in front of the hotel park, his feet were naked because he had thrown away the high shoes he had been wearing since.

Reza managed to run to the side of the highway, both of them bored by fatigue, they stopped for a break, but not far from them the three men Ninis man saw them. Reza pulled back Niah's hand immediately crossed the highway but ill-fated a high-speed truck came from the west direction “ Rezaaaaaaaaaa” shouted niah “bugh” Reza's body bounced to the end of the road, while Niah could only stand by watching the tragic events that had just happened, the crowd made the three young men stop their pursuit of Niah.

“ run niah...run!” that last word came out of the mouth full of blood vomit belongs to Reza, his body lunglai covered with wounds, blood splattered on the black asphalt jalana raya.