Guardians of the Heart #2
Chapter 11
After returning from the bamboo hamlet that day Rey returned home to Jakarta while I seemed to want to prove to the Lieutenant that I was not wrong in choosing a partner, as a result every time Rey came to Bandung I spent the day with him regardless of the Lieutenant who came to the house between his holidays.
I seem cruel? Yes, I was cruel but I just wanted to prove to her that I didn't need her to be my guard in men's affairs, I could determine who was best for myself and I could take care of myself.
One night Rey and I were just coming home, she hugged me in front of the house because she wanted to go back to Jakarta and when she wanted to kiss me suddenly the Lieutenant came out of the house. I could see him sculpting for a while but then he behaved normally again.
“New on home?” tanyanya while wearing a helmet and riding on his motorcycle.
“Iya,” Rey replied with a big smile and her hands were embracing me, whereas I was just speechless.
“Initial yes, assalamualaikum.”
She left me feeling guilty, that night I couldn't sleep when I imagined her injured eyes staring at me. This really drove me crazy! How can I go on with my life if he's near me. The only way is to avoid it or get away from it.
As a result I also began to avoid and stay away from the Lieutenant lately, although sometimes I feel guilty to him but I have to do it for our sake! Not for us but for myself who wants to escape his shadow.
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On Saturday afternoon Rey picked me up at the office which was only half a day on Saturday, saying that tomorrow she would return to Japan because her father's month off was up, so today she wants to spend time with me for the last time.
Rey asked me to accompany her to buy some clothes, I decided to take her to Bandung Super Mall which has been renamed Trans Studio Mall located on Jl. Gatot Subroto is opposite Trans Studio Bandung.
I accompanied her into one store to another, watching her try one outfit on another, until my feet ached. Asar prayer time has almost run out I invite him to pray, but he has too many reasons to make me pray alone in the mosque mall located in the parking area.
The number of people who want to pray makes me have to queue and a little long, a little, I was walking towards the coffee shop in the area outside the mall where Rey was waiting for me when two men asked me about directions to Jl. Antapani. While walking I explained it and they left after saying thank you while shaking my hand.
“Who are they?”
I was surprised to find Rey standing not far from me.
“They asked me the way,” I answered honestly.
“Nanyain road kok use smile-smile all.”
“They just said thank you.”
Rey looks emotional and I'm too tired to handle her being jealous right now.
“Reason!” he shouted as he walked leaving me to where his car was parked.
“That's the truth, Rey!”
I followed him from behind.
“Among so many people who are here, why are they asking you, heh?!”
“I don't know! I was walking when they came up to me and asked me the direction of the road.”
“They won't come near you if you don't tease them first!”
I couldn't believe what he said.
“What do you mean?”
“Oh come on, you think I'm stupid! I know you must have been a laxity to the point of making them dare to approach you instead of someone else just for the reason of asking the way. Now honest! They didn't ask for a run but you guys got acquainted, right? I see with my own head, you guys shake hands with a smile and where there is a very long Ashar prayer like that!”
“Tadi in full mushola and they just say thank you!”
“You think I'll believe it?” wrath Rey while clutching my hand, “I've suspected that you've been playing with fire behind my back, and now it's proven!”
“Please!” I growled as I pulled my hand which was beginning to feel pain due to its extremely strong grip.
“I can't believe you dared to betray me in front of my eyes, you cheap chick!”
Plaque!
I immediately slapped him when I heard him insulting me with an unnatural name for a lover to say. She was wide-eyed in disbelief that I dared to slap her, her eyes now looking more and more at me full of anger.
“You! You dare slap me!” his shout made some people who were in the parking area stare towards us.
“I won't forgive you basic ja**ng! shit!”
He curled while limping as I forcefully kicked his shin making him instantly release his grip.
“Pull your word coward!” I looked at her sharply, my emotions were already unbearable when I heard her calling me a degrading name for women. My chest rumbled with rage, my eyes staring at him.
“What did you say.. coward?”
“Yes, coward! What else is the name if not a coward who only dare to be the same woman.”
“Lu think I don't dare to be the Arga or the Yudha who said the great army! Call them here! I'm not afraid!”
Her scream while pushing my shoulder made me retreat.
“Lu feels great just for being friends with their rich lowlife!”
My breath was hunting, my chest was going up and down, anger was controlling but I was also a little scared to see it as such.
“Do not despise them!” my growl.
“What! Whaaat! What if I insult them, huh!” he pushed my body fast enough that I staggered to lose my balance and along with that a car came from the opposite direction that directly hit my dazed body until it fell forward.
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I'm lying on top of an ER RS bed. Muhamadiyah-Bandung, the inpus is attached to my left arm, while my right hand is bandaged from the palm until almost the elbow fortunately the results of the ronsen show nothing wrong with my bones, he said, except the right arm is slightly cracked and sprained because it is used to withstand the weight of the body when falling. In addition, everything is fine besides shock and bruising in some parts.
My body was still trembling considering the incident, Rey stood by my bed apologizing, but I didn't even want to see her face again. Father and Mas Juang who had just arrived looked surprised to see my condition, I almost cried when I saw them but I could still endure it.
“We were heading for the car when a car was speeding in the parking lot.”
I looked at Rey realistically hearing her lie, my arm still hurt from the grip, I almost opened my mouth to tell her the truth when I saw Dad's face that looked very worried, not wanting to make him worry more about me making me stop telling them what really happened. And it made my chest even tighter.
But I couldn't help myself anymore when the Lieutenant came in with a breath of breath and a worried face looking at me, making the emotion I was holding open to the surface.
“You all right?”
She stood beside my bed, looking anxious on her face, her hand rubbing my head gently making me sob and with her left hand attached to the inpus I pulled her body for me to hug, I cried in her arms as well.
I heard Dad say that he and Mas Juang will take care of the Administration first and I can feel the Lieutenant nodding.
“She... she... angry hik-hik... gripped my hand.. sick hik-hik... (the Lieutenant looked at Rey nyalang) he pushed me hik-hik... if only the car was tight.. a-I.”.
I came back crying and hugging him couldn't imagine if the car that hit me was going to be tight, maybe I wouldn't be here anymore, hugging him.
“He's angry, gripping your arm?”
I nodded still in tears, the Lieutenant examined my arm and I could see his jaw hardened with giddy eyes after seeing my arm reddened and bluish with the nail marks due to Rey's grip earlier.
“He who made your arm like this?”
I nodded back.
“He slapped me!” rey's exclaim made the Lieutenant look at him sharply enough to make him speechless.
“I slapped him because he called me cheap.”
“Dia what?!”
“He called me cheap...he called me ja**ng, he also insulted Mas Yudha and Arga, therefore I kicked his leg, kept him pushing my body.”
The Lieutenant's face suddenly turned wrathful hearing my story, with just a few very quick steps he had now stood in front of Rey and directly dragged her out of the room. I could only gape in surprise at that, until finally Father and Mas Juang re-entered the room.
“Mas Yudha.. Rey.. fast!” my shout that instantly made Mas Juang run out of the room following the two, leaving me trembling in fear.
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