
As he said to Risam yesterday afternoon. Currently Tias is struggling with various income and expenditure files Cafe. Plus his college assignment is waiting for him to finish. Tias tirelessly continued to flip the paper back without being saturated. His eyes continued to stare at the focus of each row of numbers and calculated them carefully.
TOK ! TOK ! TOK !
Tias raised his head to look at the door that was still closed. " Go in !" her door.
" I'm sorry, Tias, there are people outside who want to see you" said Sella.
Tias raised his eyebrows next to look at Sella questioningly. " Who ?"
Sella shook her head slowly. " I don't know much, but the man is father."
" Send me to come in here." orders Tias who has no other choice but to ask the man to enter his room.
" Good mbak." Sella turned around to go out to the person she meant.
Before long Sella came with a middle-aged man who came with her. Tias instantly leveled his face when he found out who the middle-aged man was. " Sella can get back to work."
" Ready to go." Sella bowed politely to Tias before leaving to continue her work.
Looking at his closed door, Tias stared intently at the still faithful middle-aged man standing before him. " What did I say yesterday less clearly than Uncle Albert ?"
" I'm sorry young lady. But I can't just ignore your safety. I don't want to disappoint my young master." said Albert, who still looked politely at Tias.
Hearing the word of safety, Tias frowned. His heart started beating faster than usual. " Please sit down uncle."
Albert walked over and chose to sit in front of Tias' desk. In his heart he was already relieved because this time he was not expelled again like before.
" Can uncle clearin ?" tias asked half.
Albert nodded his head. " Mrs Clara has learned of the passing of the lady, and Mr. Gunawan asked his men to look for you in Riau Province. Even he asked his men to browse through each of these places without passing a single place. I'm afraid that if miss's whereabouts are known and you go back there, Ms. Clara will be reckless to you."
" That's for sure." replied Tias with his chin propped up by his hand on the table. " Did he slap papa ?"
" Yes, miss."
Tias smiled at Albert's reply. The old grandmother with all her ambitions never changed it turned out. He never saw the reality that was in sight and always wanted to control everything. Even more unfortunate, the old grandmother was eager to control it and tried to make it like an undead.
" What if miss is caught by Mr. Gunawan's men ?" Albert asked with a worried face.
Tias thought about the question for a while before shrugging his shoulders indifferently. " I'm sure my uncle wouldn't be so alone that I'm in vain here. I don't know who it is but if I'm here they won't be able to take me back there. Unless I'm really willing to come there myself. Uncle Albert must know how my uncle is, right ?"
" Yes young lady, but if allowed I want to give a shadow guard to you" Albert said.
Albert smiled politely in response. " It's my duty, miss."
" It's up to my uncle, I don't know how else to tell my uncle to stop looking after me."
" I keep the trust of your young master."
Tias clucked from feeling bored to hear that answer that he had just heard. " Well, it's up to uncle. What do I serve you for drinks ?"
" I'm sorry miss, I have to hurry back to Jakarta before Mr. Gunawan is suspicious. My arrival just wants to say something about Madame Clara while giving a shadow guard to you." replied Albert which made Tias stunned to hear.
He saw the face of Albert who began to show wrinkles in his age which almost reached fifty years. Tias was silent for a moment thinking about something. " Uncle."
" Yes, miss ?"
Tias again fell silent for a while until he finally smiled faintly looking at Albert's face. " Thank you, if we make it. Let's live like we used to with family ties."
Hearing that Albert's eyes began to glaze over. It was so sad to hear the family word from the girl. Especially now without any young master by their side. " Sa.I will try" he said brickly.
Albert stood up and bowed in greeting. " See you next time, young lady. I'll keep an eye on you from Jakarta."
" Yes, see you, Uncle Albert."
Albert walked away from Tias's study with a hardened face holding in sadness. Similarly, Tias who was still loyal to look at Albert's departure until the middle-aged man disappeared behind the door.
" See you uncle, hopefully at our next meeting. We can be free from this suffocating attachment." said Tias.
And this is where Tias's defense collapsed. Slowly her tears just dripped down her white cheeks. It was so hard for him to face his fate. They're his family but they're also the ones trying to ruin it. Turn it into a pet that they can control at any time. Force them to have the personality they want. And keep him locked in their grasp without being allowed to step out in the slightest.
Even the person who gave birth to her treated her like that as well. Sometimes Tias thinks he's really his mother's son ?.
If so, why is Tias treated differently ? Why of the many descendants in the family of his father. Is it all they have made their power fall ?.
The question kept spinning in his head until Tias himself was at a loss to stop it. It was very difficult for him to live a normal life like a child his age. Tias had already tried to suppress her fear and learned to be more confident again. But the fear is still there, especially they are not easy people to deal with. They are his family, they are his home, and they are his loved ones. But they had to do it for their freedom.
" Whatever happens, I'll stick to my path. For the sake of my uncle, grandmother, and free life." Tias determined with his eyes fixed on the front.
She wiped her tears by trying to calm herself. From the heart of Tias continued to say that the path he took was indeed the best. Whatever the risk, he won't regret it. Tias had to brave up against those who had made him this way.
But in spite of it all, who is the secret person who will fight his papa man later ? Did his uncle really do that for him ?.