Girl In The Winter's
Chapter 49
“Check, how did you know he was your donor?”
Ayu looked back at her father with soft eyes, “Papah forgot that Ayu is one of the doctors here?” Ayumi smiled before resuming her words, “One of Ayu's resident friends said that Ayu's blood was rare but fortunately Erik's father had the same blood type, so Ayu can survive her help.”
Everyone fell silent again after hearing Ayumi's explanation, Radit Maheswara looked at his daughter then turned to look at Erik and for a while they stared at each other as if speaking, Erik widened his eyes while shaking his head after understanding that the moment had finally arrived and they could not dodge anymore. Radit Maheswara looked at Erik with concern and regretfully nodded indicating that what he thought was right, it was time to tell the truth about Ayumi's status.
“Too, there is something you need to know, actually he was my friend and your mother when he was in college first,” Radit Maheswara started his story, “And actually he is.”.
“Ayu already know,” said Ayumi who made everyone back wide open to hear it.
“You already know?” erik asked in disbelief, which the girl answered with a nod.
“Iya I know that your Father, My Father and My Mother were friends when they went to college in Japan,” Ayumi said as she looked at Kim Minhyuk, she took a deep breath before resuming her words, “When I first met him in Yuri's room, I seemed to have seen him but I forgot where and when, and I forgot where, until I finally saw the photo that was always in my wallet and that's when I realized that they knew each other.”
Ayumi looked at Kim Minhyuk for a while, “Master Kim, tell me about my father when he was in college first, is he a great guy?” Ayumi asked with sharp eyes that made Kim Minhyuk go silent for a while before he finally nodded.
“Your father is a great man,” he replied which made Ayumi smile proudly.
“I already know that my father is a great man.Do you know Sir, he raised me alone without my mother beside him, he took care of me and loved me with all his heart. He doesn't care about people's scorn about us, he will always defend me even if what happens, he will wake up at night when it rains because he knows that I'm scared, he'll stay up all night when I'm sick, even he'll have me play house-housing.” Ayumi snorted with laughter considering her childhood that she missed with her father.
“He is as gentle as a mother and as firm as a Father, he is a Father who will be irreplaceable to me, and if I am reborn I will ask God to make Radit Maheswara my father again, I don't want another Dad,” Ayumi shook her head firmly, “No, I don't want another, I just want my current Dad.”
The room went back to silence, everyone was trying to digest every remark of Ayumi that contained a thousand meanings, Radit Maheswara who first realized it, he looked at his daughter for a while before finally saying.
“Ayu... what are you..”.
“Mr Kim, we only have the same blood type and for that I thank you for your blood that flows in my body I can live,” said Ayumi who again made everyone stupefied, they now believe that the girl knows the truth.
Everyone fell silent again, Kim Minhyuk and Radit Maheswara looked at Ayumi with sad eyes, while Erik could only look at the ceiling of the room with a broken feeling, time is up for her to be with her boyfriend.
“I'm sorry for being late to find out, I'm sorry for not being next to you all this time,” he said, Erik can no longer stand there any longer after knowing that Ayumi has known the truth all along. He walked towards the window and gazed into the distance only to solidify his heart and muster the courage to continue his life without the girl by his side.
“Ayu..”.
“No, Pah... do not ask too much from Ayu for now, Ayu can not do it.” Ayumi finds out what her father will say, she will ask herself to forgive her biological father, but for now she has not been able to do so.
“No.. he's right, Radit. I deserve all this, I would be the most selfish person if I still dared to ask him to accept me.” Kim Minhyuk smiled wryly, “I won't force you to accept me, but I also don't want to lose you a second time,” continued the man who made Ayumi could only be silent while staring at him, before finally the man went out of his room followed by Radit Maheswara, until just leaving him and Erik returned in silence.
“So since when did you find out?” erik asked without taking his eyes off the window.
Ayumi was silent for a while before answering the man's question, “I heard him when Appa explained it to all of you.
“So by then you were conscious?” Erik asked in disbelief.
Ayumi nodded, “Iya, I have realized,” Ayumi replied softly, Erik took a heavy breath and then looked back out the window.
“Why didn't you tell me you already knew?”
Ayumi fell silent again, she got down from her bed and while pushing the pole she walked closer to Erik.
“Because for the first time I want to be a selfish person,” Ayumi replied while hugging Erik's body from behind, “I want to believe what I believe is true, that all is wrong, that all is wrong, you're not my brother. I want to believe that.” Ayumi tightened her embrace.
Erik can only close his eyes, his hands are now cupping the hands of Ayumi who is on his stomach, “But... This is wrong,” he said softly filled with pain.
“I know, but for this time I want us to be selfish, we will assume that this is not wrong, if we are not brothers, we are just two people who love each other, for today alone we will believe it all, only for this day until sunset.yes until sunset let us be selfish, let us be selfish, because tomorrow when the sun rises we will wake up again and will return to follow the game of fate is so cruel.”
The room was quiet again, they really enjoyed the togetherness they had until the sun came back to grievance. They hugged gazing at the orange tinge that slowly began to appear above the sky of Busan city, without feeling the tears both of them flowing in silence, the color of the sky is now getting older making both of them more tightened embrace until finally the sun is completely invisible and when the moon began to appear above the dark sky of the city of Busan then the embrace both of them were released.
Ayumi was now alone standing in front of the window staring at the dark night sky, not least the tall figure of the tagap whose sturdy arms hugged his body tightly like a moment ago and for the first time he hated the sun sinking, because on this day with the sun sinking he again lost a very meaningful person.
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