Maura: The New Year Tragedy

There is Maura among us

In the corner of the restaurant were two women of different generations sitting opposite each other in a tense atmosphere. The middle-aged woman who still looked beautiful sat quietly and elegantly, while the simple-looking young lady sat down uneasily. He lowered his head and linked his two fingers to reduce his nervousness and uneasiness.

"Drink, don't look at it" said the middle-aged woman who was sipping her favorite Flavoured Tea.

"Yes Madam." with trembling hands the young woman held the glass containing Fruit Tea that she ordered earlier. He drank it a little although it felt to gulp so hard, it felt something stuck in the throat.

"Why? You're worried about Maura because you're staying?" ask the middle-aged woman who turned out to be Mama Lea to Freya.

Freya shook her head slowly, whereas in her mind she was worried about anything happening with Maura because she was staying away with Mama Lea. He was afraid that someone would interrupt Maura.

"Just relax, I've asked the nurse to take care of Maura" Mama Lea said.

Freya just shut up. He was confused how to behave. Should he follow the orders Bryan suggested last night?

The Flashback

There was stillness in the Maura ward, only the sound of hemodynamic and saturation monitors, near Maura. The goal is to determine the heart rate, blood pressure, oxygen absorbed by the body, temperature, and frequency of breathing.

Freya sits in a chair near Maura's gurney and is seen reading the novel online on her cell phone, while Bryan is busy with his work with Rendy who always accompanies him.

Whether Rendy's resting, every time Bryan has to have Rendy, and every Bryan needs something Rendy quickly gets. Maybe Rendy was a genie, thought Freya at the time.

"Go home, and don't forget my order tomorrow you take it." said Bryan after finishing his office work which he had to do at the hospital.

"Good Sir. I'm sorry to go home first." said Rendy and immediately resigned from Maura's nursery leaving two adults who were still awake.

"Dearly!!" call Bryan when he sees Freya who looks like she has finished reading a novel on her phone.

Freya turned her head, looking at Bryan who called out to her. Bryan stood up from his seat and approached Maura's gurney.

"Are you still angry with Mama?" bryan asked who looked like a normal human being who was warmer, leaving behind his arrogance as well as his cold demeanor.

"Why?" freya asked back still looking at Bryan who was now sitting on the edge of Maura's gurney, opposite Freya.

"No what. I'm just asking you not to show your anger with Mama" Bran said as he stroked Maura's hand with an infusion needle.

"It's better to be calm when facing your mother. Act as if you are not easily oppressed by Mama or Manda" continued Bryan staring at Freya who was still staring at him.

"Manda?" asked Freya frowning. Who's Manda? his inner. Because during these few days when he was with Bryan no one discussed his name Manda.

Who her? Is he Bryan's girlfriend or maybe Bryan's future wife? many questions Freya wanted to ask but she did not dare. Later there will be Bryan ge'er himself, thought Freya has started to like Bryan. Freya has no taste at all. Never mind the likes, which there is a sense of resentment and want to anger the innate when close and talk to Bryan.

"She's the woman that Mama's betrothed to me or rather who Mama wants to be her daughter-in-law." replied Bryan as he was, because it was so the reality even though he was also his own father did not approve of the matchmaking that Mama Lea did for Bryan. But Mama Lea still desperate to match Bryan with Manda despite being threatened many times by Papa Abri.

"Oh!!" Freya simply ber'Oh' ria responded to the answer Bryan gave to his short question.

"Kok just 'Oh' anyway?" bryan protested because Freya seemed lazy to respond to the answers she gave. Is he jealous? inner Bryan cheered happily. He pursed his lips tightly not to smile in front of Freya.

"Keep I have to say what it's like?" asked Freya who was furious because she got a protest from Bryan.

"Should it be like this?" Freya took Bryan's right hand and held it, "congratulations Mr. Bryan for the arranged marriage your Mama has arranged. May you be happy until the wedding and the grandparents." said Freya with a cheerful tone and bright smile.

Bryan, he focused more on the face of Freya who was so tempting when saying a word that Bryan did not care. All he cared about was the movement of Freya's lips while talking cheerfully and her bright smile made Bryan's wild soul struggling to take a sip of two chewy peach-colored hemispheres that were so seductive from earlier.

"What's that like, Mr. Bryan?" freya asked in a high tone because Bryan seemed unfocused.

"Yes, it feels sweet and soft." replied Bryan origin, because he was being watched at this time he was sipping Freya's lips gently.

"Congratulations" said Freya when she heard Bryan's reply, which she said praised her words earlier.

"That's..Off!!!" freya exclaimed as Bryan did not want to let go of his hand.

"Why?" bryan asked after realizing his hallucinations.

"Rarely do I want to hold a woman's hand first, there are those who hold my hand first" Bryan said as is remembering him who yesterday before meeting Freya.

"Based on a crocodile monster." - Freya.

Bryan chuckled at the strange mention coming out of Freya's mouth.

"Already, I just want to tell you to be calm when dealing with Mama later. Be a strong Freya, not easy to bully. Don't show your weakness in front of Mama" Bryan said, staring fixedly at Freya, he didn't want his little girl to feel hurt or angry because of her attitude.

Flashback Off

"Yes..Maybe by following the advice Bryan gave me last night, I can be more confident again" Freya said in her heart

Freya cleared her throat and straightened her seat while raising her face to look at Mama Lea with her sweet smile.

"Yes Madam. Thank you for caring about Maura" Freya said with a moment of bowing her head.

"Hmm, I just don't want to be considered an oma who doesn't care about her granddaughter" Mama Lea said lazily.

"I just want to tell you" said Mama Lea, staring intently at Freya, who was stared at only silently and smiling.

"Never dream of becoming a son-in-law in the Abrisam family home."

"Because Bryan already has a much better candidate than you" said Mama Lea looked down on Freya.

"Alhamdulillah if indeed Mr. Bryan already has a future wife, and I also never dreamed to be a daughter-in-law in the family home Abrisam" said Freya calmly.

"But.." Freya paused her words. He hesitated or rather he was afraid to say it, but this was indeed what he had to say for the sake of Maura's happiness.

"If it is Mr. Bryan himself who wants to marry me and take responsibility for his actions, then I gladly accept the request."

"There's a Maura among us." Freya tried to calm down even though her heart was currently feeling afraid also do not ask how her heart is currently beating fast.

"Bad you!" mama Lea's jolt made some restaurant visitors stare at her.

Mama Lea did not care about the gazes of the visitors, she was still angry about the same statement that came out of Freya's mouth.

"I'll never approve of it if Bryan marries you."

"Until now never will." Mama Lea said in a low tone but full of emphasis in each word.

"Only Manda is also the one who can be the daughter-in-law in the Abrisam family" Mama Lea said staring intently with anger at Freya.

Freya just smiled, she also did not want to be the daughter-in-law of the Abrisam family. But if you remember Maura who wants Mother and Father together, Freya is also unlikely to refuse if Bryan is right to account for his actions by marrying him.

"Aunt Alea!!!"

Freya turned her head to the side as someone called Mama Lea in such a spoiled tone. Like a child with his mother. A woman so familiar in Freya's eyes. A beautiful woman with thick eyebrows, long eyelashes, red lips blush as well as a very sharp gaze. Branded goods are attached to his body from head to toe. Shop runs, inner Freya.

"You've come, baby." Mama Lea greeted the woman so happily, the angry hue on her face vanished upon the arrival of the woman.

"Is he the one, Bi?" the woman asked with a look towards Freya in disgust.

A word from Freya for that woman. Imperious.