Pride of Love

Straighten the Trouble

Andra kissed Amel's forehead just before Amel got out of the car when they arrived in front of the AMP office that morning. Andra was still in his car looking at Amel who kept stepping towards the door of his office, he just wanted to make sure his wife had really entered his office. Amel waved his hand while pushing the door when he was about to enter, Andra responded by waving his hand then closing the glass and changing the position of his car gear to return to his office.

Not yet had time to step on the gas, Andra saw Arin who also just arrived in front of the office with an online motorcycle taxi. Andra immediately returned the gears of her car to the parking position, pulled the handbrake and got out of her car to get to Arin.

Arin returned the helmet to the driver and how shocked he was when he turned his body, he saw Andra was standing before him.

"Mas Jovan?!" Arin could say nothing but say that name while looking at Andra who was smiling at him.

"How are you Rin? I didn't expect you to end up working here with my wife!" Andra said while still smiling kindly at him.

Arin just smiled grumpily, he did not want to respond to Andra at all because it would make his sense of disappointment even deeper.

"I'm sorry I'm late for the office!" Arin turned his face and stepped away from Andra but Andra quickly withdrew her hand.

"You haven't answered my question Rin!" Andra again directed her gaze to Arin, clearly she could see there was disappointment emanating from the look of Arin's eyes.

"My good news is.....! Excuse me!" Arin answered briefly and kept trying to avoid Andra and then stepped into his office.

Andra sighed deeply and just silently looked at Arin who was now also lost from his vision because he had entered the AMP office.

Andra got into her car and rushed to her office.

In the afternoon when Andra picked up Amel at his office the incident was repeated again. Arin always tries to avoid Andra in various ways that make Andra feel more confused to face Arin's attitude.

Not only that day, the next day was also the same, every time Andra drove or picked Amel to the office, which he saw only the disappointed face and careless attitude of Arin towards him. This also makes Amel never realize that the man sought after Arin in Jakarta is her own husband.

For Andra it may not be a big problem but Arin's attitude like that actually makes his guilt towards Arin continue to bother him.

One day Andra intends to meet Arin himself, from the beginning he has told Amel that that day he will not pick up Amel when he came home from office on the grounds there was a meeting outside the office with his client. Andra was very eager to straighten out her problems with Arin.

The weather was cloudy, thick clouds were covering the sky of the capital. Andra watched the AMP office from a distance and saw that Amel had gone home with his driver. He also saw Arin out of the office and was waiting for an online motorcycle taxi he booked in front of the AMP office.

Andra immediately drove her car closer to Arin. Andra opened the windshield and looked at Arin with a smile.

"Rin, let me take you home!" he stopped the car. Arin gasped in shock at the sight of Andra before him. "She should have come home with Ms. Amel, why would she offer to take me home?"  Arin's head was now filled with various questions and confusion.

"I've ordered ojol mas, this is the way ojolnya" he declined politely.

Andra got out of her car and approached Arin. "Cancel the ojol, I'll drive you home!" andra said as she opened the passenger door next to the wheel.

"Enchance soon rain fall if you rise a bulge you will get wet until home!" Andra Strict.

Grain of rainwater began to fall from the sky and it seemed like heavy rain was indeed about to fall. Arin had no reason to refuse Andra's offer, he got into Andra's car.

"Where do you live, Rin?" asked Andra after the car drove along with the rain that fell more and more.

"I live in a contract not far from here." Arin pointed to the road they had to cross to get to his contract.

"Aren't you supposed to go home with Ms Amel Mas, why did you let Ms Amel go home with the driver and you forced me to drive home?" Arin asked also the thing that confused him.

"I've always tried to talk to you Rin, but you've always shied away from me, why?" Andra asked Arin.

"What's wrong Mas, I just feel bad about Ms. Amel, I don't want Miss Amel to know that....??!!" Arin did not continue his sentence and looked nervous.

Andra rubbed her own face and sighed deeply.

"Arin.. while in Jogja you are my best friend, forgive me for being insensitive, I cannot understand what you feel for me, but love cannot be forced, I'm sorry Rin, I'm in love with Amel. Although our marriage was due to an arranged marriage but I have now realized that Amel is my true love and he is the soul mate God gave me." Andra spoke in a flat tone.

It hurts! really sick! Loving people who never even thought about it was the most painful thing for her.

"Well, what is it, I now just want to move on with my life I don't know if I should stay in this city or if I should go back to my city and accept an arranged marriage by my parents" Said Arin in a hoarse voice as it held back his sobs.

"I'm also trying to find another job, I'm not going to be able to keep all of this a secret from Ms. Amel, one day she might know and have no idea what she's responding to me" he continued with tears that were already unbearable dripping down his cheeks.

"It doesn't matter if you keep working at Amel Rin's place, Amel is a person of understanding, then I can explain everything to him!" Andra wants to convince Arin. "But if you still want to change jobs, I can recommend you to work at one of my friend's companies!" keep Andra on again.

"Yes Mas I will think again" replied Arin slowly while wiping tears on his cheeks.

Andra cars are now entering a densely populated residential area and houses there are so close to each other. The atmosphere was already dark and the rain was still falling but only a small drizzle.

"Mas Jovan I'll just get down here, rent me through the alley across, car can't get in!" Said Arin while opening the seatbelt.

"I'm sorry I didn't invite you to stop by, my contract is small and seedy Mas, so different from your big house!" Said Arin again.

Andra then looked for a parking space on that side of the road. "I'm the one who asked to take you Rin, so I'm going to take you back until you're home!" Andra got out of her car and opened the door for Arin without caring about the drizzling rain that drenched her body.

Arin got off Andra's car. "Don't bother to take me Mas, it's still raining you'll get sick!" Arin ran across the street ahead of Andra.

"Wait for Rin, I still have to take you!" Andra cried while pressing the car lock button. Andra then followed Arin's quick steps across the road.

Suddenly, a car drove at high speed through the road and Andra did not realize it because the focus was chasing Arin.

Arin turned to Andra and saw the car speeding so fast towards Andra.

"Mas Jovan Watch out............!!!!!!"

Arin screamed and ran as fast as lightning approached Andra then with all his strength pushed Andra's body so that he fell down on the side of the road.

Bra!kkkk!!

The car actually hit Arin until his body bounced a few meters and hit a wall on the side of the road. It happened so fast, the car that hit Arin immediately fled and no eyewitnesses recognized it because the atmosphere was very dark with a speck of rain.

Andra woke up staggered from the pain in her head that hit the pavement when she fell.

"That's.......!" Andra shouted and ran towards Arin who was bouncing away on the side of the road. Many people had gathered to witness the incident but no one dared to help the blood-soaked Arin fall on the side of the road. Andra raised Arin's unconscious body.

"Arin." Andra placed her index finger under Arin's nose and felt Arin still breathing.

"Please call an ambulance! Hurry.. This is an emergency!" Andra cried out to the people who were there. Andra kept staring at Arin's already unreacted face and a lot of blood kept coming out of his nose and mouth. The blood was also clinging onto the shirt Andra was wearing.

Soon an ambulance arrived and took Arin to the hospital.

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Away from the scene was seen the car that hit Arin stopped at the edge of a deserted road.

"Ahhh! Why was that woman hit!" There was a man in the car. He was wearing a black jacket, hat and face cover. The man clucked in annoyance and then hit the driver of his car hard.

"Andra.. You survived!"

"Godzhhhh.... Goddamn bum.... Goddamnit!!" The man was so angry at himself!

Did not linger there for long, he then returned to drive his car faster to remove the trail so that no one recognized him.