My Chosen Man's

Guarding with hurt

...M.Y.C.H.O.S.E.N.A.N...

...It may seem silly, but this is how I take care of you, in a way that hurts...

...~Erlang-s...

A sad look from Erlang's face. After saying those words, he was no longer able to look at Elena's face. He turned his eyes in all directions.

"What do you mean Lang?" ask Elena. He really did not understand the words of Erlang who suddenly said that. As much as possible Elena threw away the bad thoughts in her mind.

"Get me down and tell me what you mean." Elena called Erlang with their small call. A call that Erlang really misses. But what he can do now.

Elena shook Erlang's arm so that the owner of the brown eyes looked at her.

Erlang took a deep breath while closing his eyes and then turned his gaze towards Elena who had earlier asked for an explanation from her words.

"Our marriage cannot continue Elle, I want our marriage to be annulled" Erlang said as he put on a serious face and stared fixedly at Elena's face that still looked pale.

"Elang, you're kidding me, right?" elena said with a forced smile even though her heart ached upon hearing Erlang's words.

"I'm not kidding Elle." Erlang shook his head.

"Elang, this isn't funny, it's really not funny" Elena said with a smile she still forced.

"Elle..."

"What's the reason?" elena stopped Erlang's words.

"What's the reason you canceled our wedding Lang. Is it because of my condition or is it because there's another woman out there that's making you turn away from me?" elena's voice sounded vibrating as she tried to hold the well of water that was ready to spill its clear liquid. His throat also felt choked as if wrapped around an invisible rope. Many times he patted his chest that felt tight.

Erlang simply shook his head.

"Then what?" elena's eyes no longer held him back and began to spill the salty liquid that formed the river saplings on her tiny cheeks.

"I can't say it."

"You evil Eagle" Elena said as she struck Erlang's arm beside her body. There was no resistance from Erlang, he just kept silent while feeling a punch from Elena.

"Sorry." a word from Erlang's mouth further ignited Elena's emotions.

"I don't want to see you again, get out of here" Elena said loudly as she pointed her index finger.

"No Elle, I'll stay here to take care of you."

"No need."

"Elle, don't be like this, remember your condition is still not improving" Erlang said in panic as Elena began to thrash around as Erlang touched her.

"I said get out of here" Elena said.

"What is this" said Theo who had just arrived. He looks panicked when he sees his favorite daughter go berserk.

"Dad." said Elena after seeing the figure of the father who was getting closer.

"What's up, son?" asked Theo while stroking Elena's head and then turned to look at Erlang who was just standing by Elena's bed.

"Please tell him to go Well, I don't want to see his face anymore."

"Who is he, son?"

"He." pointed at Elena without taking her eyes off Theo.

"There's ap..."

"Quick Well." urged Elena.

Theo really did not understand the current situation. He alternately looked at Elena and Erlang.

"I say goodbye to Om." said Erlang before Theo said a word. He lowered his head while smiling forcefully at Theo and then left Elena's room.

The reason Erlang had previously been unwilling to come out the first time Elena had kicked him out was because Erlang did not want Elena to be alone in the room. He will look after Elena while waiting for Theo to come and now Theo has come so there is no more reason for Erlang.

As Erlang moved out and began to turn the doorknob, Erlang again directed his gaze towards Elena who was also looking at him back then. But immediately Elena turned her gaze in another direction when it was discovered that Erlang was staring at Erlang's departure.

"What happened, son?" theo asked after Erlang came out of the room.

"Erlang wants to cancel our wedding Well."

Theo was shocked when he heard the words from his daughter's mouth. He seemed to be in disbelief, as if it was impossible to think. Because he knew very well Erlang's struggle all along.

"That can't be son." Theo rubbed the tears that had dripped down his daughter's cheeks.

"Erlang said it himself Well." explained Elena again.

Theo seemed to be thinking about his daughter's words.

"How could Erlang say such a thing, son."

"I don't know either."

"Later Dad will make sure to go straight to Erlang" Theo said calmly.

"No need Well, I don't want to deal with him anymore." elak Elena.

"Alright" said Theo assented. Actually he knew that that wasn't what Elena was feeling. But he prefers to stop the conversation and will ask for an explanation from Erlang as soon as possible.

While outside the room Erlang leaned against the hospital wall while ruffling his own hair. He didn't want to do it but he had no other way.

"It may seem silly, but this is how I take care of you, in a way that hurts."

***

It had been 2 days that Elena had not seen Erlang, because ever since she had sent the man out of her room, Erlang had never appeared in front of Elena again.

"How come after canceling the wedding, he just dumped me and never came here again" Elena said as she put down the phone that had been fiddling.

Do not remember that he himself drove Erlang away and said that he did not want to see him again. But now he misses that figure. It's true, words and feelings sometimes don't match. With a high ego, sometimes we are more concerned with ego than feelings that cause pain at the end.

"Did Erlang have found another woman." Elena returned to tears.

"How could he do all this."

***

"What's really going on, son? Why did you suddenly cancel your wedding?" asked Theo while staring fixedly at Erlang's face.

Now they're in a caffe near the hospital. Without Elena knowing, Erlang actually always came to the hospital and monitored Elena's condition.

"Did Om trust me?" ask Erlang and Theo nodded.

"I just want to keep Elena Om." Erlang explained.

"I'll find a way out but for now this is all I can do Om." Erlang continued.

"Say what the problem is."

Erlang just looked at Theo, as if he was reluctant to tell his problem to the middle-aged man in front of him.

"Say."

Doubtfully, Erlang also told the matter he was hiding from Elena.

"Son, this is not the right way. By doing something like this you're making Elena misunderstand."

"Then I have to how Om?"

"Do you still want to marry Om's son?" ask Theo seriously.

"I love Elena Om so much, of course I want to marry her. But not if it jeopardizes Elena's safety.

"You can keep the marriage going without fear of someone hurting Elena."

"How's Om?"

"The secret wedding."