
"Master, miss your dinner." The stewardess made Dara look over.
"Ah well, thank you." Dara said as the flight attendant arranged the food in front of her desk.
While Ellard did not glance at all, the man still stuck his head on Dara while playing his phone.
"Together ladies, please enjoy." He said with a smile.
Appetizer, Main Course, Dessert was neatly arranged on the table, Dara glanced at Ellard who was still silent while playing with his cellphone. It seemed like the man was playing a game with Lay and Frank as the voices of the two men were heard until the front seat.
"Ell, eat first." Dara.
Instead of answering the man opened his mouth wide, Dara who understood his hand immediately stretched out to take the appetizer in front of Ellard. The girl fed Ellard in the position that the man's head was on his shoulders.
Ellard exits the game on her phone and switches to opening the camera, the man takes a picture of her as Dara bribes her.
Rearseat
"Eh why did boss Ell suddenly come out?." Tanya Lay was still focused on the game.
"That's it, it's a good thing he came out almost to me dead because of that guy." Answer Frank.
Ting
The voice of the incoming message on the phone both keeps Lay and Frank out of the game and opens the message that just came in.
Ellard sent you a photo
(Ups sorry it looks like I misdelivered.) Write the message under the photo that just came in.
The message made the two grieve while swearing at the man.
Ellard smiled faintly as she received no reply from the two. He could imagine what their faces were in the back seat.
"Ell we haven't prayed yet." Dara said on the sidelines to feed Ellard.
"After this we pray." The answer.
Dara nodded her head then took the man's main meal.
"You eat first." Ellard said as she stood up.
"Later after the prayer."
"The food will be cold later, eat now." Ellard then took the fork and knife from Dara's hand.
"It." Said Ellard while thrusting a piece of grilled meat on Dara.
The girl ate it while looking at Ellard who was eating with the same fork as her.
*****
Eventually Ellard's private jet landed safely at New York airport, the two of them walking hand in hand toward the exit followed by Lay and Frank behind him.
"It's not fun because a free vacation even get an uncomfortable view." Say Lay then exhaled his coarse breath.
"Your own fault you should have asked Adam first, where Ellard was going!." Answer Frank.
"Hey why blame me? why don't you just ask?!." His words did not accept.
Their debate stalled when they saw the black car stop in front of Ellard and Dara.
"Lake in." Ellard said, the man's hand was above Dara's head to protect the girl's head from being hit by the car door.
Ellard turns around her car when Dara gets inside, the man in black puts Dara's suitcase into the trunk and walks in and sits behind the wheel.
"Then we how!." Lay looked at Frank.
Frank walked quickly to Ellard's car and tried to open the man's car door.
"Hey Ellard!, we're left behind!." Frank.
"Boss Ell!!." Lay banged on Ellard's car door.
"You're following me without my permission now you want to take a ride home?." Ellard said from inside the car as the windshield opened, slowly walking away from the two men who were standing to see the car depart from the airport.
"Ah that fucking guy!." Bump Frank while rubbing his face rough.
*****
Ellard's car entered the large gate of the Walton mansion, a guard opened the door immediately when the car stopped right in front of the entrance.
"Young master." When Ellard got out of the car.
Ellard just nodded then extended her hand to Dara.
"Thank you." Dara smiled.
The two of them went inside while holding hands, when they reached Adam immediately approached the two of them.
"Young master." Addressing Adam with a face like he was thinking about something, made Ellard frown.
"What's up?." Ask Ellard.
"Blood-."
"Allard!." The screams of a woman made them all look away.
The woman ran towards Ellard and hugged the man's body, Ellard spontaneously released her hand link with Dara's hand, then reached out her hand to return the woman's embrace.
It was as if someone had pinched Dara's little heart as her hand was released by the man and saw Ellard returning the arms of the woman he was holding.
"I miss you so much." He kissed Ellard's cheeks.
"When are you back?." Ellard asked, letting go of his embrace.
"Yesterday, I was waiting for you from yesterday you know!." He said a little upset.
"really? why don't you call me if you're coming here?."
"I want to surprise you, you're glad I came, aren't you?."
"Yes, we haven't seen each other in a long time." Ellard said, then the man looked at Dara.
"Oh yeah I want to introduce you-." His words were cut off by the woman's words.
"I want to talk to you alone." The woman's words were pampered in Ellard's arms.
"But-."
"Come Ell, we haven't talked to each other in a long time."
"Well, Dara, you just rest in the room." Ellard turned to look at Dara then followed the woman's step pulling her hand.
"Adam get Dara in the room." Ellard said before they disappeared from Dara's sight.
Consciously or not Dara gripped tightly the skirt she was wearing channeled the tightness that was on her chest when she saw the woman kissing Ellard's cheek while the man did not mind at all.
"Let's miss." Adam said, Dara's daydream, the girl nodded and walked towards the elevator.
****
"Good rest, miss, you must be very tired." Adam said before closing the door.
"Wait uncle." Say stop Adam when he's about to close the door.
"What's wrong, miss?." Ask the old man.
"Who was that woman, uncle?." Dara asked, finally she could not help her curiosity which inexplicably made a tightness in her chest cavity.
"Let the young master introduce her, miss, I have absolutely no rights." Adam answered, bowing his head.
"Well uncle, it doesn't matter I'm just curious." Dara answered smiling.
"Please excuse me, miss." Adam said, when he saw Dara nod his head. The old man immediately closed the door of his room.
In front of Ellard's room, Adam stood up and reached into his pocket to pick up his phone and dial someone's number.
"Master, young master Ellard has already met the woman." Adam said to the man across the phone.
***
Inside her room Dara sat on the sofa, suddenly her tears dripped quickly as the girl's hand wiped them off.
Why should I cry? this is New York Dara! giving a kiss on the cheek is natural. Inner Dara calmed herself, but instead of being calm the tears she weathered finally fell down her cheeks.
The girl walked towards the bathroom to wash her face, while standing in front of the mirror she was pensive.
Why sad? do you love her Dara?. Inner Dara wondered in her heart.
Dara turned the sink faucet wash her hands then washed her face.
A few minutes later
Dara was already curled up under the blanket the girl glanced towards the wall clock. It's been half-eleven in the night but Ellard hasn't come back yet, what are they talking about? thought Dara.
****
In a room where books are neatly arranged in a multi-storey garden. Ellard was hugging the body of a woman dressed below the knee.
"You're not leaving me, are you?."
"No, I'll always be with you."
"I'm scared."
"Don't be afraid we can get through this, you trust me don't you?."
The woman nodded her head and wiped her tears.
"I've always believed in you Ell, you're all I've got."
"I know." Ellard hugged the woman's body as she sobbed.
"Am I going to die?." Ask slowly.
"Calm down, nothing will happen." Ellard.
The man glanced at the wall clock and his hand pulled the woman's body away from him.
"Now that you rest, it's night we're going tomorrow to meet uncle Nike." Ellard.
"Don't talk like that, you're definitely cured I'm sure of it." Ellard hugged the woman's body again as she stroked her back.
"You'll always be by my side, right?." Ask the woman.
"Don't I answer that? I'll always be by your side, never feel alone." Ellard.
"Now you must rest." Ellard pulled the woman's body away from her and then looked at her face.
The woman nodded softly in response, she also raised her head to look at Ellard's face looking at her.
"Ell can you sleep with me? I'm very-."
"Can't!." His words instantly made the woman lower her head.
"I mean, I already have a wife where maybe I slept with another woman." Answer Ellard.
"Yes, I forgot that you're married when we used to do whatever we wanted. But now you're-."
"True, it used to be don't bring it up again, now let me take you to the room." Ellard pulled the woman's hand out of the reading room.
*****
Chequelek
Ellard went into her room, the first thing she saw was Dara falling asleep on the bed behind her. The man stepped into the bathroom, when Ellard had entered Dara opened his eyes. Thank God the man is back, Dara thought.
In the bathroom, Ellard took off her clothes and threw them in the trash. The man turned on the shower and began to clean his body.
Forty minutes into the bathroom, Ellard finally came out wearing a towel wrapped around his waist. Ellard walked into the dressing room to put on her shirt.
.....
Slowly Ellard climbed on the bed and then wrapped her arms around Dara's body. Ah finally she can sleep in a very comfortable position, Ellard thought.
The smell of Ellard's body entered into Dara's sense of smell made the girl's mind and heart instantly calm. Slowly Dara's consciousness disappeared the girl slept in Ellard's arms.
*****
Dara moved her eyes slowly the first thing she saw was Ellard's face in front of her. Last night's incident seemed to be in Dara's memory, many questions that arise in the girl's mind.
Who's the lady?
Why does Ellard seem so close to him?
Is he Ellard's past?
Are they lovers?
What'd he come here for?
And there are many more bad thoughts that are in Dara's head. The girl closed her eyes to dispel all her bad thoughts. When he opened his eyes again, the scene in front of him was still the same, Ellard slept with a peaceful face. Waitaminute! Dara saw something terrible, why did Ellard's cheeks turn red? thought. It was not a kiss or a slap, it was more like rubbing a rough finger until it caused a red tinge on his cheek.
Ellard opened her eyes slowly looking at Dara who was looking at her.
"Bag sweetie." Greet Ellard with the man's hoarse voice.
"P-morning." Dara answered and then woke up from her sleep.
Ellard pulled the girl's wrist, causing Dara to fall on Ellard's men's field.
"Ell." Ell." Dara said nervously when she felt Ellard's lips were peeping on her head while inhaling the scent of her hair.
"Give me a kiss." Ellard said then tilted his body then lowered his head to make Dara's face right in front of the man's face.
Dara immediately gave a brief kiss on Ellard's lips, he thought that he could immediately be free from the man's embrace which made his heart beat fast and hot in his body, even though he previously felt the weather was very cold.
"Open there but here." Ellard said while pointing at both of her cheeks making Dara frown. Usually Ellard always asked for a kiss to be kissed, even a kiss that should be two seconds can be up to fifteen minutes.
"Quick Dara." Ellard was upset.
Dara immediately gave a kiss on Ellard's cheek to make the man release his embrace on Dara's body. The girl immediately breathed a sigh of relief then quickly got out of her bed and walked towards the bathroom.
"It's yours, don't let anyone touch it." Ellard said softly and closed his eyes again.
Actually last night the man was a little upset when he went into the room and saw Dara had fallen asleep. He thought that Dara would ask who the woman was? or at least wait for him to return. He will be very happy if Dara is angry with him and gives him a punch or slap, it means Dara already loves him. But seeing the look on Dara's usual face, he thought that the girl was not jealous at all and objected if she was close to another woman. And it makes the resentment of Ellard's heart become angry, has Dara not loved him yet? thought the man.
****
Ellard and Dara came down the stairs with their hands together. It was already breakfast for the maids who saw it, never once did they see the young master come out without any miss beside him.
Ellard pulled the chair for Dara to sit down, the girl smiled and thanked him and sat down.
Ellard sat beside Dara's chair they were both silent as the maids began to prepare breakfast.
"Good morning, Ellard." Greeting a woman while kissing Ellard's cheek made the two men startled.
The woman sat in front of Ellard, smiling. Dara lowered her head as the woman's eyes looked at her while she looked down at her sweet smile, the woman was really very pretty Dara thought.
"By the morning, Dara introduced her." Ellard looked at Dara's face.
"I'm Violla, me and Ellard have known for a long time many who thought we were lovers." He said then laughed, even the woman's laughter alone looked very graceful in the eyes of Dara who saw it.
"He was my friend Dara, back in the Netherlands when I was living with my grandfather." Ellard said her hand outstretched to clean the rest of the sauce dibibir Dara.
Dara just smiled as she nodded her head greeting Violla.
"Yes, we were very close friends we used to sleep together."
"That's why don't you bring it up again, Vio, I've forgotten it too." Ellard replied as she poured a glass of juice in front of Dara.
"Drink baby." Ellard said giving Dara a glass of juice.
Vio saw the scene in front of him just smiled softly, he used to be in the position of the girl thought then ate the bread.
After breakfast, Ellard pulls Dara's hand and takes the girl to their room, but the sound of the woman makes them stop as they step into the elevator.
"Ellard."
"What's up?."
"Can you drive me to shop for my personal needs?." Violla asked as she linked her fingers.
"All right, I'll drive you." Ellard's reply made Dara look up at Ellard's face.
"Thank you Ell you're the one who understands me the most." Pleased speech.
"Yes, you get ready first I'll wait for you in the car." Ellard's words made Vio nod with pleasure.
"I'll go to the room first." He said and walked away.
Ellard turned to look at Dara who was staring at her, the girl turned her gaze as Ellard lowered her head to look at her face. Do not let the man know if he is now trying hard to stem his tears so as not to spill, he thought.
"You also prepare Dara, you must come with me." Ellard's words made Dara raise her head to look at the man's face.
"Come on." Ellard pulled Dara's hand into the elevator.
*****
Violla opened the front door of her car making Ellard frown.
"Vio just let Dara sit next to me." Ellard's words made Violla's movements stop.
"But Ell lately if I'm sitting behind me a lot of nausea, Dara can I take your seat? I'm really not strong sitting in the back." Vio turned to look at Dara who was standing next to Ellard.
"It's okay Ell, let me sit in the back. " Said Dara raised her head to look at Ellard's face that looked sour.
Ellard got into the car and sat behind the wheel, without opening the door for Dara. Which is usually routinely done by the man.
Dara just silently looked at Ellard then stepped open the car door and sat in the back.
****
In the car the silence was created no one opened his voice, Ellard's eyes sharpened sometimes the man saw Dara from the windshield looking at the girl who was staring out the window.
"Ell be careful." Violla said in surprise as she held Ellard's arm.
Dara saw the scene in front of him and Ellard's hand did not reject him at all, the man just remained silent while refocusing his drive.
"You're always good-looking when you're driving, Ell." Vio said touching Ellard's jaw.
Ellard's eyes glanced at the windshield and saw the look on Dara's face, the girl just looked out the window like Dara didn't care about her. The thought of it made Ellard increase the speed of his car while his eyes still continued to look towards the rearview mirror.
"Ellard be careful." Said Violla afraid, both hands he used to hold the car hand grip.
Ellard stepped on the gas pedal of his car deeper, his car drove very fast through the streets, at the end of the road seen a truck with a heavy load driving opposite towards him while the view of the man was still looking at the rearview mirror.
"Allard!!." Shouting Violla.
Tin...Tin...Tin
The sound of the horn of the truck when he saw Ellard's car driving above average.
Dara squeezed both hands while looking at the big truck from afar, while Ellard continued to increase the speed of his car.
"Oh God." Dara lirih
Ellard instantly reduced the speed of her car when she saw the fear on her girl's face.
Don't be crazy Ell, there's your girl here. Inner Ellard to awaken herself. If he is angry always forgets anything and anyone. Don't let it be because of that, he made Dara wretched, he thought.
Seriate.....
Tired, hoping for the same human??
...But God warned...
...Why is it still done?...
...now know yourself....
...it feels like hoping for humans...
And Allah says
وَإِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَارْغَبْ
and to your Lord you hope. (QS. Al-Courtesy :8)
"I've felt all the bitterness in life. And the most bitter thing is to hope in man." ~Ali bin Abi Thalib