Mr. Hephephobias

CHAPTER 54 - Jealousy?

Lusia and her co-workers in 1 shift are already preparing to close the Cafe. Kelvin was already from the afternoon leaving the Cafe because there was an important matter all of a sudden. He said he would be back before the cafe closed.

“Lussia, your phone from earlier sounds there is a call in” said Grace who just came out of the dressing room. He saw the call repeatedly on a Lucia phone that was being charged.

Already more than 10x missed calls from unknown numbers. The call came back in while Lucia was checking her number. With a slight doubtful feeling Lucia answered the call.

“Halo..” greet Lucia in phone call.

“Kak Lusia, you finally answered my call. Brother Lucia I'm Nara. Brother Lucia, please help Dave. I don't know how this should be, brother. I didn't dare to call Dave's mother, so I called Lucy” sister said one girl sobbing.

“Halo, relax first. Who were you, Nara? and Dave, what happened to him? Please speak slowly so that I can understand” replied Lucia trying to keep calm.

“I'm Nara brother, and right now me and Dave are at the police station.”

“Nara…? Police Station..?” asked Lucia while trying to change the girl's name. Lucia thought for a moment, then she began to remember that Nara was the girl who was in school with Dave. She is also the girl who always comes to the Cafe just to pay attention to Dave.

After hearing a brief explanation from Nara, Lucia immediately left the Cafe first. He entrusts responsibility close the Cafe to Vhia.

Lucia immediately looked out for a taxi. He did not realize that across the cafe there was Arka with his car just arrived to pick him up.

Seeing Lucia about to enter a taxi, Arka immediately got out of the car trying to call her. However, Lucia did not hear and was already in a taxi. Arka was immediately back in the car and followed the taxi driven by Lucia.

Lucy arrived at a police station. Arka immediately parked the car and caught up with Lucia. “Nona Lucy...” Call Arka.

“You...” said Lucia, not until he reconciled his words Arka has cut.

“Sorry Miss. I am here because according to Young Master Rayn's orders to go pick you up to the Cafe, but I saw you out of the Cafe and went straight away by taxi, so I followed you to kemari” cut Arka that immediately gave a complete explanation.

“Oh. But I'm on urgent business, you can come back first or wait for me” said Lucia while walking in a hurry to enter the police station.

Lucia headed straight to a criminal investigation room accompanied by Arka. There was Dave, Nara and 3 adult men sitting in front of a police officer.

The faces of the 3 men were full of bruises and bruises. Not only them, Dave's face was also injured but not as badly as they were. Dave had only minor injuries to his eyes and lips.

Seeing the arrival of Lucia, Nara immediately approached and hugged her in tears. The eyes of the 3 men immediately stared intently at Lucia and got up from her seat. “So you're their guardian?” Is she your sister?” her question vexedly approached Lusia. Arka immediately set her body standing in front of Lucia who was still hugging Nara.

“Did you educate him to be a thug?” shouted another man.

The screams and insults incessantly catapulted the men by continuing to attack and blame Dave. Hearing them continue to scorn Lucia, making Dave's blood boil even more.

“Close your mouth the bastard” shouted Dave standing up from his seat with a hand ready to be floated to hit them again.

“Stop Dave...!!!”

Lucia immediately approached to hold Dave not to hit them, even the officer to defeat and furious because they were difficult to manage from earlier, until finally forced 2 of the men were taken to another room. Lucia tried to calm Dave down and asked the officer for his seat.

The incident began when Nara wanted to visit Dave's house. He wanted to give me a notebook after he got home from the evening course. Who would have thought, if his arrival at that time was not the right time. Where he was confronted by 3 people who tried to commit acts of abuse against him.

Nara tries to escape but they come back and arrest her. At the right time Dave passed the end of taekwondo practice. He was trying to help Nara. Fights were inevitable so they ended up at the police station.

There was no evidence and eyewitnesses corroborating the three men's inappropriate actions to Nara other than Dave and Nara's own testimony. The man dodged and blamed Dave who had flared up using his martial skills.

Although they treat Nara harshly before Dave comes to her aid, Nara convinces Lusia that she is fine and unharmed.

Nara testified that the men first provoked a fight by hitting Dave first. Dave does not want to fight or have the intention to serve them, even he decides to go with Nara. But the man was angry that Davd ignored him, so suddenly they hit Dave again until Dave finally put up a fight to defend himself.

Although what he did was a self-defense, but the 3-on-1 fight was precisely Dave who did not have many injuries compared to his 3 opponents. The three men want to walk peacefully as long as Dave compensates for the physical injuries he received.

Lucia was confused, she did not want to let the men off the hook but she also could not prolong this affair. This is because Dave is currently in training where he was selected as a representative in taekwondo matches at the national level. Lucia doesn't want this problem to get in the way of Dave's dreams and future.

“Alright, I as his guardian will bear the restitution” said Lucia surprised Dave.

“What does sis Lucia do, why does sis Lucia actually provide compensation to the men?” ask Dave.

“Dave..., I know you're angry and feel this is unfair. I was also very angry and could not justify their attitude. But Dave...., we have no hard evidence and look what happened to them!” lusia answered pointing at the battered faces of the men due to Dave's resistance.

"That's because they started it” Dave replied.

“Then Brother Lucia wants me to receive the money that you have painstakingly collected for your family business? I'm not gonna do it. How can I accept it after seeing the struggle and hard work of Lucy during this”, said Dave.

“Dave, I know that. But now is not the right time to debate it. This matter if we try to fight and prolong this matter, I don't know how long it will take Dave. But, for sure you will not be able to make that fight with your current status. Dave think about your future” said Lucia.

Dave was speechless, he wasted a rough breath because he could not accept everything that happened. He has no regrets at all for his actions. But he felt very guilty to Lucia for dragging him down let alone having to help her pay the compensation money. Looked at Dave's depressed and worried face.

“Lussia..” call a man who enters the room.

“Kelvin..?” sapa Lusia full of questions to see the arrival of Kelvin. “How are you here?” ask Lucia.

Dave chopping. “I called him before Lucia came. I don't know if it turns out Nara also called Lucy”'s sister.

Lucia told Kelvin the situation. Kelvin agreed with Lucia's decision and it was he who would guarantee and pay her regular compensation. The case was eventually closed by peaceful means.

After finishing business at the police station, Lucia plans to drive the two back. Lucia decided to go with Arka.

Kelvin held back the hand of Lucia who was about to enter the car. “Can't you come with my car? I will take them” Kelvin said.

“It's okay, there's Arka. Don't you have more urgent business. I don't want to trouble you anymore” Lucia replied.

Kelvin was a little disappointed with Lucia's decision. Kelvin pulled at Lucia's body and approached as if he was going to hug Lucia.

“Kelvin ..” says Lucia realizes Kelvin is getting closer.

“Why is every panic you always forget everything?” kelvin asked by wrapping his hand around the waist of Lucia to remove the cafe apron that was still worn by Lucia.

“Ehemm.

“I can do it myself” said Lucia. But he was no longer able to move because Kelvin had begun to untie his apron.

“Lussia...” Call a man.

Not only Lucia, but Kelvin, Dave, Nara and Arka immediately turned their heads towards the direction the voice came from. A man wearing pajamas coated in cardigan and studded with room sandals. With a breath of breath he looked at Lucia.

“Rayn...” Suhut Russia.

Seeing Ryan's arrival, Lucia suddenly took a step back from Kelvin. He asks Kelvin to stop as he will continue to release his own apron.

Anxious feelings mixed with annoyance were clearly visible on the face of Ryan who stood looking at Lucia and Kelvin. He deliberately came to the police station after getting a report from Arka if they would come home late because they were at the police station.

Hearing Arka's report, without a second thought and asking, Rayn immediately drove to see Lucia. He even forgot to bring the postel after putting it when wearing a cardigan. It made him not know if Arka had followed him repeatedly to report the situation at the police station.

Rayn is very worried if something happens with Lucia, even after receiving a report from Arka, she immediately leaves just wearing knit pajamas and cardigans and walking sandals that she wears in her room. One thing he did not expect when he was very worried about him, it was seeing Lucia with Kelvin with a position that made him upset.

After releasing his apron, Lucia approached Rayn. However Rayn took one step back as Lucia was about to walk up to him.

“Rayn... “ call Lusia full of questions, he is confused about Rayn's reaction. Lucia stopped her steps staring at Rayn who was also staring at her.

"What's wrong with her?" murmured Lucia in the heart.

"It looks like it's going to get more complicated, when a guy who hasn't been aware of his feelings, but is already feeling jealous" Dave murmured at Rayn's attitude.

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*** To Be Continued***

For those of you who want to see the Visual of Dave.

Author choose fresh. haha.

Yuk who is familiar can be absent 🤭