Mentari in the Night Sky

The Past: The Last Protection

"Is there nothing you want to say?" arthur asked me so I was silent for 15 minutes after seeing his condition.

"Son won't be able to play basketball anymore."

"It's my last year anyway."

"Brother's dream is to become a professional basketball player."

"Everyone's ideals can change."

"Then what are the ideals of Big Brother now?"

"Together with you."

"I'm sorry Zeta is selfish."

"Egoist or not, I'll do the same to protect you. Protect yourself and your feelings."

"Why? Why does Brother love Zeta so much?"

Arthur fell silent, not answering my question. He was more like he was avoiding my question. He stared far out the window that only showed a speck of rain. He looked at me back after 1 full minute just silently staring away.

"You made me stop competing and taught me what it means to rest. You're keeping me alive, Zeta."

"That's not enough with everything you've done for me."

"The love of others may be limited but the love of a family has no limits, Zeta."

"..."

"When my father told me to stay away from you for 1 month, right then and there a question came to my mind, 'can I live without Zeta?' and I immediately found the answer, 'I won't be able to live far from my beloved sister'. Without a second thought I finally asked to compete with my father in the black room. I don't care how bad the wound I'm going to get, all I care about is whether with the wound I get I can be with you. Zeta, I think I love you as deeply as I love you so I can't see you get hurt and disappear for a second."

"Sister..."

"Ah... I still love you more."

I hugged Arthur very tightly. Right now in this room there is only me and Arthur so I can express my feelings freely. Fifteen minutes after arriving at Arthur's inpatient room, my two best friends went straight to the cafeteria on the grounds that they had not come to this hospital for a long time and did not want to miss a delicious canteen meal.

Arthur stroked my cheek gently and then grabbed my hand and walked out of the room. A few guards followed us straight away. Even the guards did not ask where we were going and just followed us in silence, very different as they followed me, they would always ask where I was going. Really, not fair.

I think Arthur was tired of the food that was always served in his room and decided to follow Stephanie and Caroline to the cafeteria. I don't even know if he's allowed to eat anything other than what nutritionists provide. I looked back several times, asking the guards to check if Arthur could eat any food. It didn't take long for the bodyguard to give me an answer that Arthur could eat any food, most importantly it was in a soft form.

Arthur suddenly stopped his steps, making me almost fall for avoiding his back. He looked back outwards. Unlike the previous one where I did not know what he was seeing, this time I could clearly see what he was seeing. Three people were talking under the sky that was still lowering the raindrops. The three of them did not even try to protect themselves from the water that was slowly starting to divide their bodies. Some passers-by repeatedly asked the three to take shelter but they ignored it.

"I think Natasha is admitting everything" said Arthur softly.

Rather than the confession Natasha was saying, I was focused more on Natasha's body shaking violently. Looks like he had a trauma with all the men since that incident. He doesn't even look Ken in the eye when he talks and every time Ken replies to his words, Natasha's body trembles even more, making Stevan clench his hands. The grip of the hand that actually makes Ken increasingly lost control.

"Does Brother still want to see them?" I was trying to get us out of this place because I didn't want to see those three people again.

"Ken, he really wanted to hit Felix, didn't he?"

Again, I followed Arthur's line of sight and found Ken clenching his hand. He also repeatedly looked his face up, such as holding back tears from flowing and allowing the rain speck that replaced his tears to fall on his cheek. When I tried to protect Ken, I never thought something like this would happen and would hurt him more deeply. When I tried to help him, I pointed a dull sword at him. A dull sword that made him feel pain slowly and painfully.

"I see, oh, you're looking at it," Caroline shouted as some passersby looked at us.

"Is this how I feel or is Ken holding himself back?"

Stephanie instantly stuffed Caroline's mouth with bread in her hand. All who know Ken well also know that he is holding himself back from the emotions he is feeling. He tries not to hit Felix and he is also trying not to blame himself for the choices Natasha has made. He's trying to fight himself.

The heavy rain made Natasha and Stevan leave Ken for a more shady spot. Arthur calls some doctors and asks them to come to the place where Natasha is. He also requested that doctors reassure Natasha of her condition, especially her mental state. Stephanie and Caroline are shocked, but Caroline is surprised. I think the news about Natasha has been spread to those heirs. The moment where the Allison Group was already involved in it would be absolutely impossible for the heirs not to know. They prefer to stay quiet and keep secret meetings that they get or the Allison Family will go further. In the end, what they feared was not the mistake they had made to Natasha but the cruelty of the Allison Family who were currently protecting Natasha.

"What..," Caroline's question came to a halt as Stephanie immediately stomped her feet as word came out of her mouth.

"I mean what about Ken? He's raining at the moment" Caroline continued.

"They?" call Stephanie.

I took out a black umbrella that had been held by the bodyguard behind us. Uncle Stephan was quite surprised to see me take an umbrella, as well as Arthur holding my hand. They all wanted me to get away from Ken and I wanted to get away from him completely. But, seeing him currently trying to toughen up under the rain made me unable to ignore him.

"Go away" I said, giving Caroline a black umbrella in my hand.

"Me?" caroline's reply was confused.

"The love he gave Natasha wasn't a lie. He not only felt the pain of betrayal but also of losing his love. Go and protect her."

I put a black umbrella hanging in the air into Caroline's hand. I walked away from them. I really don't want to get involved with Ken. I want to end all the relationships I have with him.

"But you're always protecting her."

Stephanie's shout made Uncle Stephan instantly cover both my ears. Uncle wished I hadn't heard what Stephanie had just said even though I could still hear what Stephanie was saying. The words Stephanie spoke now filled my brain, making me want to respond as well as ignore them.

"Miss?" call uncle as soon as I see me silently staring.

"I'm just an antagonist in his life who makes the situation this way" I said.

"Zeta!!!" call Arthur.

"If I had told him right away if I had helped him in the gym, then our relationship would not have been at this stage. There will be no one else involved in our relationship. When Arthur said that Natasha was just the variable God sent her, it was all wrong. I am the variable God sent in their misfortune. I always position myself as the first person without trying to position myself as the third person. When I positioned myself as the third person, I realized that I was not only a variable but also a misfortune that God had sent them both. I never protected anyone. I was the antagonist in their lives."

"Zeta, you're not a misfortune to anyone. You...."

"Do you know Steph, right now I'm afraid that I too am a misfortune that God sent to my family,” cut me off.

"Stop. Come on, go back to my room."

Arthur walked over to me where he had given orders to Stephanie and Caroline to give Ken the umbrella immediately. Uncle regained his body as soon as Arthur was beside me and immediately pulled me into the elevator, heading back to his inpatient room.

"Stop thinking if you are an accident to others. To me you are the most beautiful gift that God has sent to our family. Whatever happened, don't regret it."

"Then what should Zeta do?"

"Ask yourself Zeta. Grateful or condemning what has happened. Only you know."

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