
After leaving Byan there, Mara immediately approached her friends Adryan and Ratih. Mara said goodbye to immediately go home, because it was nine o'clock in the evening then he had to immediately return to remember the distance that was quite far from the residence of Adryan and Ratih.
Mara also got permission from her friend Ratih. Then he went to the side of the road to wait for a taxi. He deliberately did not bring his own car because his mother forbid if driving a car at night. According to him, it could endanger Mara, even though Mara is actually proficient in driving a car.
On arrival on the side of the road not far from where the wedding of Adryan and Ratih was held, a young man who was foreign to him came to Mara. Actually the man had been following her since earlier when Mara came out of the party place, only that Mara was unaware of it.
"Only alone?" Sapa is handsome, but seems a little younger than Mara's current age.
Mara smiled to greet the man, not wanting to be said as an arrogant woman, she also returned the man's greeting even though it was only short.
"Yes,"
"Where are you going?" Ask the man again with a gesture that Mara thinks is unusual.
"Why Ivory,"
"Well, it's far enough. Did someone pick you up?"
It turned out that this man was chatty as well, although Mara only responded to his words briefly, she still continued to ask and invite Mara to talk.
"Yes." Yeah."
Although Mara had answered as briefly as possible and did not serve him so much, the man still continued to invite Mara to talk.
"Who's picking you up? Taxi right?" Again this man made Mara sick. Until he just kept silent did not answer the man's words back.
"What if I take you home, I can be trusted,"
"Thank you" Mara doesn't want to say much anymore, she has to be careful of people she doesn't know. Moreover, Mara felt that the man who was now close to her had other intentions.
"For in the curfew like now, this area is very rarely passed by taxis. If you don't mind I'll take the place of a taxi without you paying," the young man grinned with an unblinking look at Mara.
"I order online only," Mara picked up the phone that was in her little sash bag, then opened the online taxi booking app.
But unfortunately, he had been waiting for a long time but never got a taxi.
"What I'm saying is, you won't get a taxi in this area. I'm a good man, don't worry" the man again tried to convince Asmara.
Mara just smiled bitterly, she was confused how to go back to her house if there was no taxi.
"I'll take it with me, you can trust me" the man grabbed his pants and picked up a brown wallet.
"This is my ID, you can hold it. If you're afraid and don't believe me," the man gave his ID to Mara. It can be seen clearly the name listed there. Jerry Tristan Darmawangsa, yes only the name of the young man he read.
"No need, I can walk forward looking for a taxi," Mara still concluded her friendly smile.
"Hey, it's dangerous for a woman as beautiful as you to go alone" Tristan said, not wanting to lose the chance to approach Mara, the woman who had been troubling her views since she first came to the party.
"I can take care of myself" said Mara he bowed once as a sign of goodbye to the man named Jerry.
"Ck! It's hard to get close to you, my name's Jerry, call me Tristan," Tristan offered his hand to meet Mara.
Wanting to refuse but he was afraid, inevitably Mara also received a helping hand Tristan but just stick his hand for a moment.
"Mara."
"Mara?? A beautiful name as pretty as the person!"
Mara did not undo her intention again to go to the front alley looking for a taxi, she did not want to linger with an unknown man.
"Mara, wait!!!" Tristan blocks Mara's hand from leaving.
"Tristan, please let go of my hand," Mara was still in a soft tone. But Tristan never let go of his hand.
"Mara, let me drive you!"
"Tristan, I can go home by myself. Please let go of my hand!" Mara shakes her hand which Tristan keeps blocking, but instead of letting go Tristan gets stronger and blocks Mara's hand.
"I won't let you go unless you come with me!!" Tristan smiled with a grin, it seemed like he was so happy to see Mara's current expression.
"Tristan release! Don't force me!" Mara continues to rebel, she really does not understand why Tristan is forcing herself.
"Get your hands off!" Someone came over to Tristan and Mara. He released Tristan's handhold on Mara. He also pushed Tristan's body to stagger and almost fell.
Mara who saw the presence of Byan was staring in wonder. Half his heart was happy to have been released from Tristan, half were surprised by Byan's attitude to help him. Big question mark for Mara??
"No need to interfere, man! This is my business with Mara!" Tristan felt he did not want to lose, he also led closer to Byan with a defiant face.
"If it's related to Mara, this is also my business!"
Byan's words made Mara turn her brain, she did not understand Byan's intention to say that.
"Fuihhhh! Who are you? What's your relationship with Mara?" Tristan is upset, because the approach with Mara is now disturbed by the presence of a man she does not know.
"I'm her lover!"
"A.what? Her boyfriend?"
"Get out of here, and don't ever bother my lover again! Or I'll beat you up!" Gertak Byan's.
Byan also clenched his hand, about to point at Tristan's face. But it was just a bluff, Byan did not mean to beat or hurt someone. What's more, Tristan's age is much younger than her. He felt like he was fighting with a child.
"Sorry." That's all Tristan said. He left Byan and Mara there.
After Tristan's departure, Byan immediately approached Mara who was now behind him.
"You're okay? " Byan looked at Mara who now looked frightened. Byan also felt panicked, he was afraid something happened to Asmara.
Mara just shook her head, her gaze was blank, her mind was panicking she felt her gaze just kept going around in circles. Not because of fear of Tristan's treatment, but Mara was more shocked when she heard all the words that came out of Byan's mouth earlier.
"You want to go home?" Tanya Byan didn't want to talk much.
"D-yes." Mara answered.
"I'm taking it,"
"No need, I can go home by myself, Mas" Mara covered her hands withstanding the cold night wind that was sweeping and caressing her body at this moment.
Byan who saw it also immediately took off the black suit that he now wears, then linked it between the shoulders of Mara.
"Come on." Invite Byan to Mara who can only sculpt.
"Mas Byan I ..."