Hope Is You's

Sixteen

Ian POVs

At 6:15 this morning I was already in front of the Atika home complex, waiting for him maybe this morning he passed but for now I have not been able to meet him.

After hearing Gibran's advice last night, I couldn't sleep pondering whether to take Gibran's advice or stick to my stance - maintaining my relationship with Atika. But if I recall Gibran's story about Farrell's story, I again hesitated to insist on our relationship, I don't want what the woman of Farrel's ex-girlfriend experienced also Atika. Maybe I could try hard to protect her so that Atika is not touched by anyone, but who can guarantee that when I'm careless it does not rule out the possibility that they will hurt Atika.

And I think back to Gibran's last words, if we were to be fooled as badly as fate would play us, we would be reunited. Moments later I saw a Vario motorbike driven by a middle-aged man with a girl in the passenger seat, the girl I missed so much. Without wasting any time I started the car engine and followed the black Vario motorcycle in front of me

A few minutes later the motorbike turned into an industrial complex and stopped in front of the office building which is also the warehouse of the largest minimarket in the city, ah today is the third day of Atika training in this company.

I saw Atika get off the bike and greet Dad and kiss the back of the middle aged man's hand, Dad also rubbed the top of Atika's head slowly which made my chest again feel pain. Daddy loves his daughter so much, and me? Not being able to do anything for the happiness of our relationship, which was there if I stayed with him could be a threat to Atika and maybe also her family.

After Atika entered the building, Dad was seen turning the direction of his motorbike and left the company building. And I stayed here, waiting until Atika came home but didn't dare to see her, I didn't want our meeting to just be a problem for us.

For three days in a row I always followed him, from him leaving for the office until he came home fine, all right, until today-monday I saw him out of the gate of the house but this time he was not ushered in by Dad anymore and today even he looks not wearing a white shirt and black pants again but wearing uniform shirt typical minimarket employees.

I saw him walking towards the minimarket not far from the gate of the complex, oh apparently from today he was not training at the central office anymore and started working in the store. A few minutes after he walked into the store, I saw he was gathered with some employees maybe doing a briefing, occasionally he smiled making my chest ripple again, a smile that I missed for a few weeks, the smile she used to give me.

After a briefing I saw him with a man - in the same shirt with his - talking seriously in front of a computer beside Kassa, his face looked seriously attentive and occasionally nodded. Then the man who was with him entered the area in the store and lived alone in front of the computer, he said, I saw him pull the phone out of his pocket and point the phone to his ear and at the same time the phone in my pants pocket vibrated, I pulled out the flat object and saw the caller id 'Nisku dear', I took it out', I did not answer the phone until the vibration of the phone in my hand stopped, I looked back at it from afar and his face looked gloomy while continuing to stare at the phone in his hand making my chest back pain to see his empty view.

I started the car engine and left the place, drove home, came home after almost a week I stayed at the house of aunt Maya-mama Gibran who is the biological sister of the mother.

10minutes I drove a car and finally arrived at this magnificent house. I walked in and went to my mother's room, opening the brown door in front of me slowly and after the door opened wide I saw my mother who was still lying on the bed with a pale face without any makeup on her face like a normal day.

2days hospitalized after accident, mami was allowed to go home by the doctor but coming home did not make her condition improve especially when she knew that I did not go home and preferred to stay while at the aunt Maya's house to calm down, as told by papi on the phone on the third night I stayed at Aunt Maya's house.

"mi.." I called out to her while touching her hand slowly. Slowly my eyes opened and looked at me

"You home?" His voice sounded raucous and I nodded in response

"I will obey what mami wants" I say it by pressing away my ego and chest pain and mami looks at me while trying to rise from her sleep

"whatever?" I nodded back to answer him and my eyes sparkled more than before

"Including marriage to Selly?" This time I did not immediately nod but took a deep breath and then exhaled slowly hoping to relieve the tightness that I think then immediately then nodded and mami also displayed a smile sumringah on her pale face

Two months after I confirm my mother's request, tonight will be my inauguration as the new CEO of papi's successor who will retire next month and also my engagement with Selly

Selly and I stood before the families, relatives and invited guests, we will soon exchange rings even though my head is always reflected in a smile on Atika's face because I should smile happily tonight with Atika who is beside me

A standing ovation from the guests who filled the hotel ballroom after I paired Selly's ring in a sweet diary, I tried to smile as much as possible while my eyes went around staring at the people in front of me until my eyes were pounded on a woman back there just behind the door in yellow pajamas with minions wrapped in white cardigans.

My eyes remained fixed on him looking at him while talking to Gibran without breaking our eyes until I saw him turn around and leave the ballroom with Gibran who kept calling his name.

Gibran approached where I was standing with Selly

"Wahh congrats well bro, Selly" he smiled and greeted Selly and me

"Sell, can I borrow Ian?" Continue again and answered with a nod and a sweet smile Selly.

I followed Gibran who walked out until he came to the loneliest corner

"When I was here" he told me with a face whose expression I couldn't guess

"Gue's watching too"

"Crazy yah lo. So you haven't killed Atika and you haven't even told her about it for two months?"

"What does he say to you?" I didn't respond to Gibran and wanted to know more about what the woman I miss so much said

"She said, thanks for four sweet and painful years tonight and she also said that you were the best man*ngsat, br*ngsek and coward for not daring to ask for a good break up and prefer to be a loser for disappearing for two months and he even knows this news from others" Gibran until poultice with what Atika said a few minutes ago

"Gue agrees with Atika, you coward. Why don't you sendin Atika nice and clear to him what is the reason for your separation"

"Gue also agreed with Atika. I'm a coward" I responded to Gibran with my eyes staring blankly at the corridor in front of me and then turned around and left Gibran still looking annoyed at me.

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