Persist
The Part 45 S 2
"I only need a few days there Mil, I will always tell you" I told Mila.
"But you went there yourself. I'm worried if there's anything on the way." Mila still insists on not allowing me.
"You let me or not I have to go. There are important things I have to take care of" I told Mila.
"What business do you want to leave so badly?" ask Vidi on the sidelines of my conversation with Mila.
"I'll soon be married to Zefan, I'll visit Mom and Dad's grave." That's all I can say to Vidi and Mila.
"Do you want us to be with you?" ask Vidi.
"No need, I was there only a few days and straight back here." I put a file on Mila's desk. "At least help Zefan prepare for all this" I told Vidi and Mila.
"Alright, you be careful on the road. Don't forget to tell us." Mila hugged me tightly.
"I'm leaving." I let go of the hug and went straight down to the parking lot.
Zefan must have been waiting for me in the parking lot. I got straight into the car making Zefan look at me.
"There's definitely a drama upstairs?" ask Zefan.
"It's not just drama" I replied.
Zefan and I headed straight to the airport. I don't want to miss my flight and wait for another plane. Arriving at the airport I still have time to rest with Zefan. A lot of things we talked about, especially about my marriage with her that would be done after I got back.
"If you get there quickly, tell me or I'll catch up with you" Zefan told me.
"Of course, take good care of Mama. I'll go first."
Zefan and I eventually separated. I hope my business there is done soon.
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Arriving in my hometown I did not return to the apartment I had been to. I immediately booked a hotel. For Giel, I will be watching him myself secretly.
After the break I will go to Aqil's house. I had prepared some excuses to get into that house.
"The guards are pretty tight. Where could I possibly get in so easily."
I decided to enter openly. A guard came to me in a hurry.
"You who? how dare to come here.” The guard said in a high tone to me.
" Do you not know me, I even lived here a few years ago" I said.
"Who are you?" ask the guard still in a high tone.
"I'm Aqil's ex-wife, did I get it wrong to come here? I'll just pick up some of my stuff that's still left behind." I explained to him why I came here.
"Have you told Mr Aqil?" ask the guard again.
The guard opened the door for me too. I went in and looked for Mei in every corner of the house. But nil, until I met a waiter I once knew enough.
"Do you know anyone named Mei in this house?" ask her.
"May, Mr Aqil's ex-wife?" ask the servant girl.
I nodded my head, "Where is he now?" ask the girl.
"He's in a cage in the basement. But you better not come there. The people there said it was horrible" said the woman.
I was silent until the servant girl left. I don't know where the road to that basement is. I have to see May today. He might tell me something important.
"Where are you going, Max?" ask a guard at his theme.
"I'm going to deliver food underground" said the man named Max.
"You're going to feed that girl again? you're so lucky to keep on penetrating it." Says the guy with the body shorter than Max.
"Here you go, I gotta hurry." Max walked away from his friends.
I followed Max with a thrilling feeling. I'm afraid if anyone finds out about me here.
I don't know since when this Aqil house became very tight. When I was here, there were only a few servants and two guards. What exactly did Aqil do until I didn't know.
"Here's your meal, spend it quickly before Mr. Aqil comes back to torture you." Max throws the food in May's room.
Mei really looks really bad. His body is not as good as it used to be, now the body he used to be proud of is now a thin body. The hair he used to take care of is now fussy.
After Max's departure I approached in May. He looked at me until he finally called my name.
"Alisha, you've finally come." Mei looked happy when I was there.
"Why did you get like this?" ask me in May.
"You shouldn't have come back. We don't know how Aqil was, I know when you left."
"Know about what?".
" Aqil is actually hiding something really terrible. You and Aqil met not by chance. But, ..."
"But what is Mei?" Mei hung up her sentence.
"But, ..."
"But because I love you so much."
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to be continued
