
"Darling.don't go.branch misses you so much..."
But Almira had gone further and further and was finally lost in the fog.
Xavier's hand flailed to call out to Almira but no sound came out of his mouth.
With half a sigh he awoke from his sleep.
"Dream only!!" he said a little relieved.
"But why is the dream so real??" Xavier was sitting limp on the edge of the bed.
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"Matsuya..wait for me!! Almira looked breathless as they passed through the narrow, rocky road and uphill.
The car they were carrying was left under. Matsuya just got the info from his father, the possibility of a large snake they are looking for nesting in a cave that is like floating covered by fog.
Hearing Almira's voice, Matsuyama and Rafa stop their steps.
"Bumil...you are tired yes...still able to walk??" ask Matsuyama
"I'm tired Matsuya..Can we rest for a while before continuing our journey??" ask Almira.
"But we have to get upstairs before sunset, mommy!!" Aliarafa.
"Rafa, what's wrong with carrying mommy Mira?" ask Matsuyama.
"No uncle, just carry mommy let us quickly get above before evening!!" said Rafa.
"Here I carry you Chucky, let us hurry up!!" Matsuyama.
"But I'm heavy Matsuya.later you'll be soybean!!" said Mira.
"Whoever you are, here!!" then Matsuyama carried Almira ala-ala bridal.
Almira wrapped her hands around Matsuyama's neck and leaned her head against Matsuyama's chest.
For some reason whenever they were close together there was a feeling of happiness enveloping him.
Matsuyama raised Almira and ignored Almira's gaze at her.
"Come Rafa...Rafa still strong run??" ask Matsuyama.
"Rafa is still strong uncle, don't worry." said Rafa.
Mira rubbed Matsuyama's forehead which was flooded with sweat from carrying her.
"You tired?? if you're tired just put me down!!" Almira.
"Well, I'm tired, just don't you get tired, feel sorry for the baby in your stomach!!" said.
"You only worry about my son but don't worry about me!!" reply Almira pouting.
Eventually they get to the top and Matsuyama takes down Almira.
"If I'm not worried about you, why would I be willing to follow you here??" matsuyama said as she pinched Almira's nose.
Almira just sneered at Matsuyama's words.
You guys take care of me first I will try to connect with Kojiro's grandfather!! Matsuyama said, sitting cross-legged trying to put his mind together to get to a point.
"What's Kojiro doing??" dahlan's grandfather asked when he saw Kojiro standing up while closing his eyes.
Serafin and Giandra who were walking in front stopped.
"Almira, Matsuyama and who is that little boy?? Rafa. Kelvin's grandson, son of Aliandhara.
"They're about two kilo meters from here.we'd better four of them before dark!! said Kojiro's grandfather.
Then without saying much the four of them ran quickly towards what Kojiro said.
"You can run faster, Tosiro?? where's running why while holding your pants?" Kojiro.
"My pants will sag, Kojiro!!" said grandpa Dahlan.
Not ten minutes, all four have arrived.
"Dad..mother...grandpa!!" Almira hugged the four one by one.
"Kok you can be together? Where's Xavier your husband??" ask Giandra.
"Bang Xavier's..." Almira could not continue his words.
"Mira and bang Xavier have been together for three months, dad!!" almira said bowing her head.
"What??" the fourth word is compact.
Then Almira told him everything without anything she was hiding.
"Nonsolid Xavier.that's why I don't really agree on his relationship and Almira!! Grumpy grandpa Dahlan.
"Truly that kid!!" Serafin clenched his hands while Giandra and Kojiro's grandfather could only remain silent.
"Grandfather, Matsuyama has orders from father, it's likely that the great serpent we're looking for is returning to his residence in that fog-covered stone cave." Matsuyama.
Without saying much they continued to walk to brush the bushes that seemed to be untouched by human hands.
"If there is no sign of the snake passing through here, then how did he get to the cave, Matsuya??" ask Almira.
He was indeed walking behind accompanied by Matsuyama.
"He did not walk, Mira.he flew.It is impossible for such a big snake to walk.pass through the forest like this can be completely engulfed by all the trees here!!" matsuyama said again.
"Still force you to walk? or I'm holding it again?" matsuyama asked when she saw that Almira looked tired.
"No, I can still walk!!" almira said as she wiped her sweat.
She herself did not know why this pregnancy had completely drained her all of her energy.
Suddenly Matsuyama crouched down in front of him.
"Well, so that we are not left behind by others." then without waiting for Mira's approval she crouches down and Almira who is actually tired of accepting Matsuyama's offer.
Mira kept quiet and leaned her chin onto Matsuyama's shoulder.
"Your stomach still hurts??" ask Matsuyama.
Almira shook her head slowly and tightened her handrails. Matsuyama pressed her cheek against Almira's smooth cheek. There is a sense of happiness that was lost when he was not with his best friend for a long time, as well as Mira.
"It's been a while since you guys." said Kojiro's grandfather as if he doesn't really like Almira and Matsuyama's closeness right now.
"Mira, Rafa.kalian rest first at midnight we will go up to the cave!!" seraffin said to his daughter.
"Yes mom!!" almira answered and then brought Rafa under a fairly shady tree that had been cleaned by Serafin so that the two could rest for a while while the others also sat around there without daring to light the fireplace afraid of him the snake that is headed will see their existence.
"A lot of mommy mosquitoes." said Rafa who was lying on Almira's lap.
Immediately Almira rubbed the mosquito repellent lotion that he had brought to the exposed part of Rafa's face.
Matsuyama approached the two and sat down beside Almira who was sleeping Rafa.
"You still hungry?? the whisper was very close to Almira's ear.
As Almira turned his head, Matsuyama's pointed nose swept over Almira's nose.
"Did you bring food?" almira asked to distract her unusual feelings.
Matsuyama opened his backpack and pulled out mineral water and snacks to prop up the stomach of the pregnant woman.
"If you want after this matter is over, we go with us to find a new life with this child!!" Matsuyama gently stroked Almira's stomach making her feel the movement in her stomach.
"This baby misses his father!!" matsuyama said he thought I was his father."
"But her father is now happy with another woman, a beautiful and wealthy woman while I'm just what? I'm a poor girl with nothing..." Almira cried in silence. His heart was again hurt considering all that.
"Cup..cup..don't cry.I don't like to see my best friend cry like this!!"
Matsuyama embraces Almira and kisses the shoots of her head to calm the girl down. No matter how tough Almira is but she is also a woman, why her best friend is always attentive to her while the man who is still her husband status even ignores her.
"Don't cry like no other.you're my tough barbie doll!!"
Cup...
One kiss on her cheek could make Almira stop her stuck stuffing.
In the dark they looked at each other.
Cup...
Another kiss of Matsuyama landed in his eyes that were still covered in tears.
"Thank you for always staying close to me, Matsuya!!" whispered Almira.
"Sleep briefly rest your body.you are pregnant, of course your strength is different from ours."
Then Matsuyama moved Rafa's head in Almira's lap onto a roll of cloth in lieu of pillows.
Then he grabbed onto Almira's shoulder and Almira leaned his head against Matsuyama's shoulder to find comfort there.
"I love you, Almira, even as my best friend!!" matsuyama whispered softly into Almira's ears.
Almira did not respond because her fine snoring had sounded a sign she had fallen asleep.
Matsuyama's heart also hurt to see Almira's condition like this.
"I'm sorry Hiro.sorry if I fell in love with him the first time I saw him while looking for Sima's brother first."
Matsuyama continued to let Almira comfortably embrace her burly arms.
"Surely I don't like it when Matsuyama gets close to Almira like that, they're friends but Almira is married to our son!!" whiskey Giandra.
"But neither did the mother blame Almira for being close to Matsuyama, but Xavier first cheated on her and wanted to marry another woman, what did she mean?? Want to make a second wife? Ooh no..no..if that's the case mother as a woman also objected, mending they both separated!!" sis Seraffin.
Giandra was silent. If he denies the remarks of the first lady then there could be a third world war.
"Don't be cynical about seeing them, actually since I met that little boy I used to be more reg if he was my son-in-law."
"By his immature whimpering and sometimes his insolent attitude but I know he has compassion and is very affectionate with those closest to him."
It's just that brash-looking guy who has an incredible amount of love and loyalty rather than pretending to be nice but like your son stabbed his wife in the back." Sindir's grandfather Dahlan.
Kojiro's grandfather, just like Giandra, can only be silent because he knows this is all Xavier's absolute fault and he is partly responsible for his adopted son's mistake because he already knows the relationship between Xavier and Sullivan used to be very close, fortunately because Sullivan's close ranking did not contain Xavier's child. However, Kojiro always emphasized do not go too far on women let alone to tarnish them.
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Xavier came home from college in the rain with a very beautiful girl.
"That's who Xavier is?" the first time Sullivan introduced himself.
"It's Sullivan Xavier's girlfriend, yeah!!" Sullivan nodded in salute.
They were often together even from just accompanying Xavier to practice until he was interested in joining the practice as well.
"Actually as close as they're dating, Kojiro's grandfather fears they'll do more than his capacity for dating because Kojiro's grandfather knows Sullivan is from a wealthy family, they are from ordinary families. Kojiro does not want Xavier to be drowned in a beautiful dream and then crashed when he woke up.
Kojiro's grandfather also advised Sullivan and Xavier not to date too late.
Kojiro's grandfather knew Xavier was caring and affectionate towards Sullivan. Until that painful day comes for Xavier and Kojiro's grandfather.
Sullivan's parents know that his daughter is dating a commoner, and they come to Kojiro and Xavier's grandfather, threatening to ruin Xavier's life if they don't break up.
Xavier is very disappointed, Sullivan is his first love and they plan to get married when they finish graduation later turns out their dreams must run aground in the middle of the road.
Kojiro's grandfather sends Xavier back to Indonesia to Mr. Anderson so that his life does not get ruined.
There Xavier rearranged his heart and first he met the bar-bar girl who was inversely proportional to Sullivan.
The girl who dared to challenge him to a fight was even able to throw back the arrow aimed by Xavier towards his hat.
He didn't need a bow to shoot the arrow, he just made a salto move in the air and kicked the arrow until it shot back towards his master.
From there he always imagined the tomboy girl even though the girl never thought it existed.
He tries to forget his past and his failures with Sullivan. Trying to reorganize his life with Almira who slowly starts to open his heart to Xavier.
He begins to forget Sullivan until he and Almira get married and are ready to have a baby when Sullivan comes again and breaks his heart again.
Until Sullivan's parents intervenes to tie Xavier and Sullivan into an engagement bond, Xavier realizes that Sullivan is only his past and that Almiralah is his future.
But all too late, a wife's patience has its limits especially she repeatedly caught Xavier and Sullivan on the friendly road hand in hand even she saw Xavier no longer wearing their wedding ring.
Almira is a woman who thinks far ahead. Actually he had the right to hit both of them because Sullivan was guilty here, but he thought again there would be no smoke if there was no fire, there's no way Sullivan could have entered his new home life of corn if it wasn't Xavier himself who gave Sullivan a chance and opportunity to enter.
Finally, after a long process of thinking and Xavier did not change even though Almira had left him to stay at his father's house, the decision was unanimous to leave Xavier forever from the next must live like a grasping embers fire?
He left with his heart wound and of course also brought his love fruit with Xavier.
Trying to forget even if it is difficult. Rather than maintaining a love that no longer wants to be maintained? it is better to let go of that love and choose your own path.
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Kojiro's grandfather jolts from his daydream. As she hears Almira sobbing in her dream and tries to be calmed down by Matsuyama.
Dahlan's grandfather Serafin and Giandrapun were very pity but they saw there was Matsuyama who could always make Almira calm.
"Darling..honey...cup...cup what's up?" tanya Matsuyama whispered softly in Almira's ear.
Seeing that Almira was still sobbing in her sleep, Matsuyama held her tightly and kissed her forehead many times to calm the poor girl down.
"My granddaughter's love...why did her life become like this??" grandpa said Dahlan slowly.
Almira finally calmed down. Perhaps it was the affectionate hugs and kisses from Matsuyam that helped calm him down.
It was almost midnight when they saw the reddish light from a distance getting closer and closer flying over them and entering in the fog into the floating cave.
"He has come and will rest, we're ready." Seraffin.
"Mira wakes up.." whispered Matsuyama quietly.
Slowly, Alma woke up from her sleep.
"Has he come?" almira asked Matsuyama.
"You're just here with Rafa let me and the others who go in there."
"My message, this is a famous haunted wilderness.put the ring from Hiro's brother into your mouth, so that you and Rafa are not visible to any creatures especially now that you are pregnant, so that you are not seen by any creature, afraid something might happen to you and your baby.
Once again Matsuyama stroked Almira's head and Rafa's head alternately before moving on to follow the others. The same message was echoed by Dahlan's grandfather Kojiro, Giandra and Serafin for Rafa and Almira.
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***Connected...
Can they enter into the mouth of the giant serpent and take the heart of queen Hikaru and destroy it?
Don't forget to always follow their journey...