MY LOVELY AUTHOR'S

TIME AND DESTINY BIND PART 4

“Am I talking to Miss Asha?”

            I nodded my head in response to the incoming call inside my phone. “Ya, that's right.”

            “We from the police would like to inform you if Miss's family home was a fire last night and it is likely that all family members in this residence have been killed. We hope ... Miss can come to police station X to testify and identify the victim.”

            Hearing that explanation .. I subconsciously took off my phone and made it fall to the floor. My tears flowed without me noticing and for a moment I froze from not being able to believe what I just heard.

            “Asha!!”

            “Author!!”

            Everyone who was in my apartment immediately approached me as soon as they saw what happened to me. The faces of everyone who had been filled with laughter had now turned anxious when they saw what had happened to me.

            “Author, what happened???” Arata who noticed the tears running down my face immediately held my face with both hands while wiping away those tears that kept flowing.  “Why cry, Author??”

            “Asha???? Why are you crying?” Warda who saw me crying also directly asked me with an anxious face. “What happened, Asha??”

            I wanted to open my mouth and talk, but suddenly my voice couldn't come out of my mouth and I could only keep crying. Arata who did not know what I just heard, could only hug my body. While Warda and Sena could only look at me and Arata with anxious and sad faces.

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            Arata’s POV

            It took a long time for me to make Author finally feel at ease. His crying still did not stop even though this time it was not as severe as before. After the pus cried, Author was finally able to tell her what happened to her and the reason why she suddenly cried and made everyone shocked.

            “My parents died in a fire that happened last night, that's what the police told me on the call I received earlier.”

            After hearing that word, I along with Author and Kak Rama who were waiting for me below rushed straight to the location where Author's parents' house had a fire. Miss Warda and Sena cannot come with us because of the job responsibilities that are waiting for them.

            “From me, Asha, Mr. Arata.”  Miss Warda said that line before parting ways with us and leaving together with Sena headed to the publisher's office.

            “I understand.” I replied to Miss Warda's words in place of Asha who is currently in a state of turmoil and cannot think clearly.

            After parting ways, the car driven by Kak Rama took us to the location where the fire broke out. The trip to the location took almost an hour because the road was jammed by fire engines and many people came to the location because of their curiosity. During the trip ... The author was not crying. I kept hugging him trying to calm him down.

            I know at this time .. Author's heart is being broken and his mind is not in disgust because of what his family experienced. At a time like this .. I suddenly thought about what Author said a few days ago - his words about my family and his family.

“So ..you who still have a chance to make up with your family, you who still care about your parents, do not waste the time you have. Because if they don't care about you, they've ignored you, you won't have a chance to get back to them again.”

            In an instant ...the thought went into my mind and spoke to me.

            Should I make up with Mom and Dad? Should I make up with the brand so that I will not regret it like Author is today? I saw Author still crying in my arms.  I was thinking a few days ago, Author suddenly remembered his family and visited his old house. That day ... The author chose not to appear in front of his family after a long time because he did not want to make his family's happiness destroyed because of his presence. And now what's happening?? The author may regret his choice at the time because within days, his family was killed in a fire.

            Arriving at the location ... The author ran out of the car. The author immediately showed his identity to the police who were checking the location and surroundings. Nara and I, who saw Author running, followed him from behind. Meanwhile Kak Rama .. looking for parking location for our car and will follow us later.

            “I Asha, Sir.”

            “Nona Asha .. Finally Miss arrived too.”

            “My family ... where is my family?? Is everyone inside the house dead??”

            The policeman Asha met nodded his head with a sad face. “Ya, Miss. Four alleged victims Mr and Mrs in this house and two children were killed in this fire. The bodies of the victims were brought in for autopsy. Maybe later we will need Miss Asha's DNA to ascertain the identity of the victim in this fire.”

            “Then ... This fire, why did it happen??”

            “This is still a guess, but we think someone deliberately set this house on fire with the people inside. We checked the inside of the house and found no gas leaks or anything that could have caused the fire. Two of the victims, two children and sister of Ms Asha, were found near the exit. The two seemed to be trying to get out and save themselves but they could not get out. Like someone deliberately made a way out of this house can not open.”

            Hearing that explanation, I saw a tremor in Author's hand. I who recognized the symptoms immediately approached Author and prepared to catch Author's body if he collapsed.

            “Hold to me, Author!”

            I extended my hand to Author so that she could remain standing after hearing of this terrible incident.

            “Nona alright?”

            Author nodded his head. “Ya, Sir.”

            I see Author trying to survive in this situation, even though his current state is far from good.

            “Nanti .. we also need a description from Miss. It is possible .. there are people who have a grudge with the Miss family to deliberately ignite this fire.”

            The author who tried to strengthen himself looked towards his house which had now become a rubble that was no longer even intact. Seeing the considerable damage and the part of the house building that was almost completely devoured by the fire, I believe the fire that occurred last night was quite a great fire. Just like that fire, the grudge of the person who could burn this house along with the people in it must also be great.

            Who would do this? What bad deeds did the Author family do to have to experience retaliation like this?