LOVE IS A WOUND

Chapter 38. Nick's Sadness

Arimbi approached Nick and said in a soft voice. "Don't tell anyone, Rafael and I cheated on Rachel. On Rafael's birthday, the spoiled girl comes to the apartment to surprise him. But he was shocked when he saw me making love to Rafael."

Nick took a deep breath, the secret veil of his sister's early cause of death began to open. He will not forgive this woman because Arimbi and Rafael were the cause of his sister's murder.

Withholding emotion, Nick asked again. He had to know everything before Rachel was killed.

"Does that mean Rafael doesn't love Rachel?" ask Nick again.

Arimbi looked at Nick's face intensely. He shook his head before saying, "What am I talking about? Why do you keep asking about Rachel? What exactly are you that woman's family?" ask Arimbi.

Maybe his consciousness is starting to return. He took mineral water and gulped it until it ran aground.

"Rafael loves Rachel. With me as a bedmate. I teased him, because I knew his parents loved Rafael more than Rangga. More treasure in the name of Raphael!" arimbi said before he fell asleep.

Nick punched the couch, unleashed all his anger. He will not commit violence. After all, the information from Arimbi has not been fully obtained.

With the help of security guards, Arimbi's body was carried to the car. Nick does not want to hold her because he is still furious with Arimbi's confession who said on the night of the incident, his sister Rachel saw him making love to Rafael.

Nick can imagine how much pain and disappointment Rachel felt when she saw the man she loved making love. The birthday shock she wanted to give ended with her passing.

Arriving in front of Arimbi's apartment, the man asked the help of security guards to carry Arimbi to his unit. He went home after giving some money to the security chief.

At his parents' house, Nick took a bath and went to sleep. She didn't want you to smell alcohol on her body.

The next morning when Cinta made breakfast, the well-dressed Nick sat at the table watching the woman cook. Love often makes breakfast for them.

A love that realizes there are people paying attention to itself, stops the activity of the moment. Looking at Nick who was sitting at the table the woman smiled.

"Is there a problem?" ask Love. He saw Nick's grim face.

"Is Raphael as wicked and rude as Rangga?" ask Nick.

Love looked at Nick's face with a frown. Nick's sudden question astonished Love.

"Why did you suddenly ask that?" ask Love.

"Don't answer questions with questions, Love" Nick said with emphasis.

Love smiled at Nick's response. He pulled a chair to sit down.

"As long as I knew Rafael, he was a kind and friendly man. Two months in the village, he never made a mistake. He is also diligent in helping the people," replied Love.

Love took Nick's hand. He saw his foster brother's face was sad. Must be thinking about Rachel.

"Bang, I can feel the sadness you felt after losing Rachel. What else he died was unnatural. But life goes on. I want you to think about yourself too. Try to make peace with the situation. Just pray God gives justice to Rachel and the bad guys get their reward" Love said carefully.

It must not be easy to accept the fact that our dear sister was forcibly and tragically taken away from her life. However, we also may not always dissolve in sadness.

From the corner of Nick's eyes seemed to shed tears. She must have loved Rachel so much that she couldn't accept the truth. Love stood up from her seat and approached Nick. He loved that man like his brother.

Love hugged Nick. Trying to give strength to the man. Maybe all this time what he needed most was a place to share. If sharing his grief with his mother, Nick is afraid that his mother is getting worse.

Nick hugged the waist of Love. The man's cry finally broke. If a man cries, it can be ascertained if he is indeed very injured.

"Don't go, you're Rachel's replacement for me" Nick said.

Love rubbed the man's back. He also loves Nick and Mama Merlin, if he eventually returns to Rangga, will never forget the family here.

Long enough Nick shed his tears. After feeling a little relieved, he just released his embrace on the body of Love.

"Cry, Bang. Not in the sniffle. When you need to cry, don't pretend, cry. Not all tears are weak. A sincere person who loves will not let go easily, will not be easy to leave, will not be easy to let go, but easy to shed tears."

"Thank you, Love. Your presence is treating this longing for Rachel. You're gentle as it seems. May happiness always be with you" Nick said sincerely.

"Now breakfast. Mama had a message, if these three days have to go out of town. So we both have breakfast" said Love.

Love served her the breakfast she had cooked. They both ate it up greedily.

"Bang, maybe later I go with Mas Rangga. What can?" ask Love. He asks the man for permission because he thinks Nick is like his brother.

"Why ask permission from my brother?" ask Nick. He spoke with a smile.

"Because you are my brother" replied Love with great emphasis.

Nick smiled back. He thought, maybe God did send Love in place of Rachel. She could steal her heart and her mother's.

"Please go. But stay alert and take care of yourself. You can't follow me. But according to the vision, Rangga was actually a good man. His emotions and anger for loving his sister too much" Nick said.

Love agreed with Nick. He also still wanted to see Rangga's earnestness to return to him.

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