I Was Once Destroyed

Chapter 38. One year later.

One year later. . . .

It did not feel like a year had passed since Rudra and the Princess went through a household, had days together, and had, and already understand each other even though they consider her marriage is a mere charade but Rudra makes the Princess like a Queen in her home and always makes the Princess feel comfortable when in the house near her until the end of her one year time it was able to make them love each other but they have not revealed it.

With the passage of time now the Jalal family again got all his wealth back and Rudra, Putri, Ratu and Rasti they were not in college anymore, too, they did their graduation one month ago. And now Rudra has started holding his own company while continuing his S2 education. likewise with the Princess who continued S2 but this time he was not one campus with Rudra but he returned one campus with Rasti. Rudra asked the Princess to choose another campus because she was worried that at any time Rasti could do evil to him but the Princess did not want to because she was eager to continue her S2 at that campus and he promised to take care of himself.

One day later, Rudra and the Princess got a wedding invitation from Galang and the Queen who will be held tomorrow after tomorrow. After one day passed they were getting ready to go to his wedding, Galang and Ratu events went smoothly and they were SYAH became a couple. the invitees congratulated the two of them including his extended family.

A few days later, Rudra had prepared divorce papers from the Religious court for their separation because he had promised the Princess to divorce her when Galang was married to the Queen. That night Rudra came to the Princess's room with the letter and gave it to the Princess.

"what is Rudra" he asked.

"something I promised you" Rudra replied with a heavy heart, then the Princess opened her envelope and read her then suddenly she tore the paper in front of Rudra, while Rudra was confused by the Princess' attitude.

"why are you tearing him up" he said.

"because I love you Rudra, I don't want to be separated" she continued in tears.

" don't love me Put, I hate women, I can't accept you" Rudra said.

"you can love me"

"it's never going to be, I'm too afraid to fall in love" Rudra said, then exited his room and closed the door very tightly. The princess was very understanding of Rudra's feelings now.

to his day the Princess had not been seen out of her room, then Rudra went inside her room to check her out , seen the princess still sleeping but not her usual he slept until this session. Rudra also approached her and held her warm hands, the Princess was sick when Rudra also wanted to take her to the hospital but the Princess preferred to rest at home and Rudra called Her personal doctor came to the house.

after a while later the Doctor arrived at his house and immediately checked the state of the Princess.

"how's Doc doing?" said Rudra.

"your wife is okay she's just too much of a thought so interfere with her health, give her medication with my regular excuse me" he continued.

then today he did not go to the office and chose to keep the Princess at home.

Evening has arrived, Rudra will return to his room to rest after making Putrk fall asleep but suddenly the Princess woke up and forbade him to go , he asked Rudra to sleep in his room that night out of pity Rudra did not have the heart to refuse him. In her sleep Rudra awoke to hear the voice of the Princess who was calling her name.

" Rudra don't leave me, I love you so much I don't want to separate" Rudra said, calming the Princess in his arms.

"calm down, I'll never pargi" she replied, then the Princess fell asleep again until morning.

To the day Rudra would go to the office, he warned the Princess to not forget to take his medicine and the Princess nodded her head. Then he went to his office. When entering the Lobby suddenly seen a woman who was sitting there waiting for her, after he approached the woman turned out she was Risma's biological mother Rudra. when Rudra wanted to leave from there he held his hand to make Rudra angry even though he really missed Risma.

"never touch me" Rudra said rudely.

" i'm your mother, I'm entitled to you" he continued.

"yes, the mother who could leave her child and husband for the sake of a rich man and play with her family life; so you mean" she said angrier. Then he went back to his home and left Risma because if he forced himself to work it would be useless because his mind was chaotic.

Once at home, she immediately entered her room, the Princess was surprised by Rudra's attitude "said he left for the office but why now he came back again" he murmured. Out of curiosity the Princess followed Rudra to her room, the Princess opened her bedroom door and saw Rudra crying twice, he approached Rudra and sat down beside him under the bedside floor.

"what's wrong with you Rudra? what makes you cry?" her words are soft.

"the woman reappeared before me Put, she came again to disturb my life" he replied.

"your mother? take it easy Rudra, everything will be fine, a mother will still look for and see her child because she has a right to it" continued the Princess then let Rudra lie on her lap while gently stroking her hair. For a moment Rudra felt comfort and he started talking about his feelings towards the Princess.

"i really love you, too, Put, but I don't want to admit it, because I'm afraid one day you'll do the same thing as my mother, I don't want my son to feel the way I feel now" she said.

"i understand, but I am not your mother, I will never leave you, because love will not make us far" continued the Princess and her final Rudra sound asleep in the lap of the Princess ....