JiHan (Promise and Betrayal)

Obstinately

Alice was ready with her casual clothes the girl chose to use a classic white collared T-shirt with short sleeves and black embroidery on her chest that had front buttons, the shirt was a blend of T-shirts and shirts. For his subordinates Alice chose to use black material pants.

Tok to tok.

The sound of knocking on the door outside Alice's room.

"Now.." Alice and someone opened the door handle and saw the figure of a man behind the door.

"l.. You okay?" Said the man as he entered Alice's room.

"Oh.. Hi Gal.. I'm fine no need to worry about just a small wound." Said Alice and showed her arm wrapped in bandages.

"It's not usually that you go home covered in wounds like that." Galih.

The man who came to Alice's room was Galih. The man was worried about the girl. She was about to come to the girl when Alice just walked into the office. But Galih knows Alice's habit, the girl must have needed some time to clean up.

"I'm just a little unlucky." Alice calmed the man.

"All right, I believe that." Briefly talk.

"I'm ready.. I have to report first." Said Alice and was embraced by Galih. The man casually tailed behind Alice's body.

As Alice and Galih leave the room, they accidentally cross paths with Maya and Juna from a distance. Juna who seemed to walk tailed Maya and wanted to align his steps, but there appeared Maya with her upset face ignoring Juna.

"Did they fight?" Garih asked in surprise at the slightly strange attitude of her best friend.

"Either.. It's possible." Alice said casually and greeted Maya and Juna who did not see the presence of the two people.

"Hi Jun, Maya." Said the girl and made the two men turn their heads aware that there was someone there.

"Mom Al.. Mr. Galih." Maya said politely when she saw that there was Alice and Galih staring at her.

'I hope they don't see my debate. Aishh it's really embarrassing all this because this guy sucks.' Inner Maya.

"Hmmm.." Answer Galih relax.

"Just let's be together." Said Alice inviting the three men to go together to Roy's room. Juna and Maya nod in agreement and they walk together towards Roy's room.

The door of Roy's room was knocked from the outside.

"Lake in." Speak from within. Juna opened the door wide and let Alice and Maya enter first.

The man stood up and put a cell phone to his ear. He stretched out his index finger to ask for a moment.

📞"Alright Mom.. We'll talk about this later.. I have to finish the job first. I'll call him if I have time. Yep.. Yep.. Good mother." He said and then turned off the phone and let out a long sigh then kept his phone in his pants pocket.

"Sorry." He said to Alice, Maya, Juna and Galih.

"Is there a problem?" Ask Alice.

"Nothing is just a personal matter that makes me dizzy. Are you okay Al?" He said as he saw the girl had some wounds on her arms and palms.

"I'm fine brother." Say the girl.

"I'm fine sir." Said firmly.

"Well then please sit down, let's start the meeting." Said the man and told him to start their respective reports.

***

While on the other side.

"Master.. I've heard about Miss Alice. They've arrived at the dock in town A right now they're in the center of the CPR and Miss Alice's plan is to go back to her house." Said Paul who got the information from Maya.

"Ah.. Mercifully.. Is the injury bad?" Ask Anton again.

"There were three wounds on his body. The cut on his sharp object on his arm and palm was quite deep and it was already handled, while the wound on his abdomen was not too deep and had been handled." Obviously Paul.

"Flaws? To my knowledge, I only had wounds on her arms and stomach when I left the girl. How can I have another injury. No other criminals showed up there. I made sure I crippled them all." Anton.

"Master.. I've checked the cctv footage that's in that corridor. For the wound on his palm, he's the one who hurt his own palm." Paul explained.

"What's? Why he hurt himself. Give me the full tape." Anton and Paul immediately opened the tablet in his arm and opened a cctv video and handed it to Anton.

The man saw the incident when Alice was fighting several men at once and indeed the girl only had wounds on her arms and stomach until the man saw a video of her coming and saving Alice.

Anton also sees Alice taking her penknife and throwing it at him and then leaving and stunned for a while. Just look drop by drop of blood coming out of the gap of the girl's hand. The man still notices all of Alice's movements in the video until the girl is no longer visible from the corridor cctv.

Anton tried to remember what he said to the girl that made him injure his own palm. Finally the man remembered what had happened.

"You really hurt yourself because of me? Do you suffer just as much as me who always misses you?" Anton said monotonously and played back on the tape as the girl clasped tightly onto her folding knife. Anton stops the video and notices only Alice's face and body.

"You seem to suffer more than me." Say that guy again.

"Sir.." Paul told Anton that the man was not alone in the room.

"Ah.. It's." He said and handed the tablet to Paul.

"Master.. Why don't you explain directly to Miss Alice what really happened? So that at least he can figure out the real events." Paul again suggested.

"What's the point of Paul.. It was all my fault.. There's no point in me making excuses. It's my fault and I'll take responsibility for my mistake." Anton said and leaned his head against the back of the sofa.

"Master.. But the enemy is not really you.. Except.." Paul said he wanted to wake Anton up so that the man would change his mindset.

"I knew.. Therefore I will protect him even if I have to sacrifice myself. I just want him to live a safe and happy life. Let me face all the enemies of his enemy." The man said calmly but confidently.

"Prepare the ship, we'll get to town A soon and make plans next." Anton said briefly.

"Good sir." Said Paul and immediately left the place.

'You're really stubborn, sir. Maybe if you tell me the truth, your story won't end like this.' Inner Paul and shook his head faintly.

Seriate....