Jum Wo Ai Ni

Chapter 19

Arumi was silent for a moment, he scooped up as much oxygen as he could. Arumi's plain face was still staring straight ahead.

"My mother did not believe what the man had done. How can I make others believe, maybe Big Brother is now like my mother. Assuming what I said was just a lie in search of attention" he said, staring far away.

Max was silent, staring at the girl sitting next to him. Arumi no longer looks like the girl he found curled up yesterday under the rain. Arumi looked tough, but she could see a streak of anger on her face.

"I'm not that kind of person, Rum. Whether you believe it or not, but I want to help you."

Arumi immediately turned her head, looking at the face of the man who was watching her. There was no doubt in Max's clear eyes, Arumi smiled obliquely looking at him.

"Are you sure, Brother, I'm so grateful that Brother didn't kick me out of Brother's house. I don't want to get Max in trouble because of me."

"Hem well, if you don't believe me. After all I was just a stranger who accidentally met you," said Max, the man justifies his sitting position, picks up a cell phone and pretends to be busy with the flat object.

Arumi bit her lower lip, she felt bad for Max. The squinty man was new to her, but Max was so good, he was also very polite as a man.

Nurul already told Arumi about last night, how Max panicked and worried about his circumstances. He even helped keep Arumi last night, if max wasn't a good man, I don't know what would happen to Arumi now.

"It's not like that Arumi Kak meant, sorry," he said.

Max smiled thinly, almost imperceptibly.

"Why are you sorry? You're not wrong." Max kept watching his phone.

"Will Max hear a story?"

Max stops his finger scrolling just about anywhere on the phone screen.

"What story?"

Arumi smiled before she started her story.

"There was a small family, they lived in a simple house. The family consisted of four people, the father who worked as a factory worker and the mother at home taking care of their two children. Jokes and laughter always echoed in the house" Arumi said.

Max could see the happiness emanating from the look in Arumi's eyes.

"But all that changed when the head of the household had a work accident in the factory, the wife began to complain about their economic conditions, she decided to work. And then slowly the laughter began to disappear. The mother turned rough, briefly said the father died and the mother married again even though the idah period was not over. Mother believes more in the man she just married than her children, yes,"

"Where are your mother and sister now?" Max asks, he understands Arumi is telling his own story.

"Mother, she went so TKW since 6 months ago. Actually, Bayu and I went with Grandma, but I was told to go to the house of the depraved man on the grounds of helping clean the house, heh cliche reason. From the beginning I knew he wasn't a good man, brother! But why, why don't you trust me!?" Arumi's voice shook with anger, Max could see Arumi's hand clenching strongly.

"You calm down Rum, we find a way to teach the man a lesson" Max said.

Arumi looked at Max with a frown, people like Max, why help him? Don't rich people care less about others? most people Arumi meets are like that.

"Why look at me like that? Do you still not believe?" Reading Max, Arumi shook her head slowly.

"Arumi believes in Max, but Arum does not want to make Brother bother," the beautiful girl's great-grandson.

"Just be calm, don't bother," said Max who can still hear the voice of Arumi.

***

A black car stopped in the yard of a simple house, a man immediately came to welcome the arrival of the person who had just got off the car.

"Welcome to the Scouts, welcome ...What made Juragan stop by my little house," the man huddled, between respect and fear for the man who was almost seven-headed.

The man stared sinisterly at the man who was bowing beside him.

"Don't pretend to be stupid! Where is the child, or ...."

The man who immediately bowed was kicked from behind, making him fall down. The man who was aged earlier, immediately stepped on the man's head.

"Master, I'll find him soon. Give me time ... He said while grimacing in pain.

"Three days, I give you three days Wito, no more!"

"Ba-good Nurse."

Wito was only able to breathe a sigh of relief when Juragan Karto's entourage and his men went away from the courtyard of the house.

"Damn! Where the girl went missing. J4n####ok!" Bumpat Wito while rubbing his face rough.

Wito must repay Juragan Karto all debts if he cannot bring his stepson home. Gambling and playing in a pangkon stall, making Wito fall asleep to get into debt bondage.

Wito got up, he sat on the terrace floor of his house while cleaning the dirt that stuck in his shirt.

Wito's phone screamed loudly, he immediately picked up and saw the name on the flat screen. Wito was increasingly frustrated when he saw the name of his wife who was on the phone, obviously he would ask about the whereabouts of his daughter.

With Wito forced to lift it, so that Nurma does not suspect.

"Halo Nur, yes waallaikumsalm," said Wito when the phone was connected.

"....."

"You asked about Arum, that brat from last night didn't come home! She studied at a friend's house, but has not yet returned. Mas sure he went with Nur's boy friend, because I had caught him calling him a guy," Wito made up the story so that Nurma hated his son.

That way, Wito can master Nurma's income at least until Nurma can no longer work.

"....."

"Yes, Mas will find him until we meet, he is also my son Nur. It's my responsibility" Wito said with a grin.

'Again who will pay my debt if he does not come home, dear Nurma', muttered Witi in heart.

"...."

"Yes, thank you for believing in me. Later I'll give the money to Mak, you don't worry. Beware of the work, waallaikumsalm."

A sneaky smile fell on Wito's lips.