Pursuing the Wrong Love

episode 16

In the simple house owned by mom Tatum and family seemed lonely, making Laras who had just returned home from school to wonder because usually his sister was already at home every time he went home from school.

"Asty... Asty..." shouted Laras looking in every room. "there are children, usually at this hour again lying down in front of the tv watching his favorite show." said Laras considering the activities in his usual days.

When Laras was confused suddenly came a tall man entering the house.

"assalamualaikum" exclaimed the man, placing the backpack he was carrying on the floor.

"wa alaikum salam." answered Laras and rushed towards the living room. "dad.." cried Laras approached the man and grabbed his hand and then kissed the back of his father's hand.

"sleepy, your sister where she usually comes straight to hear the voice of the father." asked Mr. Reno wonder.

"don't know well, I also just got here from earlier I was looking for but there was nothing." explained Laras who sat next to his father. "yes I made you drink first dad." he moved from his seat.

Suddenly the sound of the door being knocked, it turned out to be Mang Danang.

"eh mang Danang, what's wrong?" tanya Laras still holds the doorknob.

"that was to tell you, Asty was home from school hit by a car. Now again in the hospital, this is me just from there deliver Asty." explained mang Danang.

How surprised Laras and his father heard the news. "then how is my son Mang Danang?" ask Mr. Reno who directly approached Mang Danang.

"the doctor said it's okay, Mr. Reno, just shocked and need a lot of rest" said Danang to calm the Asty family.

"oh thank goodness then, thank you Mang Danang for helping my son." exclaimed Mr. Reno a little calm.

"same sir, it's our obligation to help each other let alone we're neighbors. oh yes, I was also in the hospital with her son Astrid, like she was very worried about Asty." mang Danang.

" Andri mean Mang Danang?" ask Laras curiously.

"mamang does not know his name who mamang know he's Astrid's son." explained mang Danang. "yes already so mamang pamit go home first yaah." added Danang and walked to his house.

After Danang left, Mr. Reno and Laras immediately prepared to meet Asty at the hospital.

"dad, I want to tell you first huha." said Laras after finishing preparing.

"yes it is there, be careful well." exclaimed Mr. Reno answered a nod by Laras.

Laras immediately rushed to meet his working mother. It just so happened that the workplace of Ms. Tatum was not far from their home so it was quite a walk to get to the place. After a few minutes of running, Laras finally arrived at work, Ms. Tatum. Seen from the outside, Tatum was packing cakes to sell.

"mother.." cried Laras with a low breath.

"Laras, what's wrong with you?" tanya ma'am Tatum was surprised.

"Asty ma'am, Asty.." Not done talking already cut off by his mother.

"Asty why?" tanya mom Tatum can't wait to hear what happened to her youngest child.

"Asty was in the hospital, he was home from school when he was hit by a car" explained Laras while breathing.

"aaaaa .. Asty?" ms. Tatum shouted hysterically. He doesn't believe in the fact that Asty's youngest child was a hit-and-run victim.

Instantly, friends of work, Ms. Tatum approached because she was curious why Ms. Tatum shouted so hysterically.

"what's this, what's wrong with Tatum's mom?" ask one of the employees.

"my sister was a hit-and-run victim, ma'am, now she's in the hospital" explained Laras

"Oh Allah...How is he doing now?" other employees sympathized, while Ms. Tatum was still shocked to hear the news.

"he said he was okay, just still unconscious. Now we want to go to the hospital." explained Laras again.

"yes let's go now." invite Ms. Tatum who immediately rose from her seat. "i'm permission yaah." added Ms. Tatum to her friends.

"yes, we will tell the boss, you look at your child before you do." replied one of the employees.

Bu Tatum and Laras immediately headed home with anxiety until Laras forgot to tell him his father had come home. A few minutes walk, they arrived at the front of the house. From a distance, Ms. Tatum saw the door of the house that opened to surprise him.

"jeez Laras, did you forget what the door lock was before my nyamperin mother?" tanya mom Tatum tense, worried that there are unknown people entering the house.

"in the middle of the room there is a father mom, the father came when I just came home from school" explained Laras relaxed to relieve his mother's worries.

Arriving at home, Ms. Tatum immediately approached Mr. Reno who was sitting in the living room and regretted it.

"mom wants to get ready first, keep us going to the hospital" exclaimed ma'am Tatum rushed to his room to change clothes.

It didn't take long before Tatum was ready to go to the hospital to see his youngest child. On the way, Ms. Tatum was so worried about Asty's situation because she was alone in the ER room. Seeing his mother anxious, Laras tried to invite Tatum to talk.

"mom, said Mang Danang. Asty was taken to the hospital with Danang and her son Astrid.It must be Andri, he was very close to Asty was bu." asked Laras guessing.

"yes, if it's Astrid's child it must be Andri because Astrid only has two children, Andri and Nico temen you in Elementary School right" explained Ms Tatum.

"what this all has to do with Astrid, she doesn't want Asty to be close to Andri. My feelings are not good enough." batin Bu Tatum remembered Astrid's words this morning at school..

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While inside the ER room, Asty was still unconscious. It was seen a woman entering the room with a very careful step approaching the gurney occupied by Asty to immediately launch his evil action.

"it turns out you can still live, not die so you can't get my son." Astrid muttered with her evil smile.

Suddenly Asty's fingers moved slowly and surprised Astrid.

"i-bu.." Asty's voice covered with breathing apparatus with eyes still closed.

"oh you're awake apparently, there's no mother here." Astrid exclaimed near Asty's face.

Slowly Asty opened her eyes and adjusted the focus of her gaze, the first one she saw was the cynical face of Astrid who was staring at her while folding her hands together.

"ta-ante..." Asty was still stammering and started to feel pain all over her body especially in her head.

"are you ready to die?" astrid asked with cruel eyes.

"ta-tante wants to do something." Asty panicked at Astrid's words.

"i want you to just die so you can't get my son, Andri." explained Astrid releasing the breathing apparatus that Asty was wearing.

"no aunt, no." Asty is frightened and tries to get away from Astrid.

"are you afraid?" Astrid drew closer, holding a pillow under Asty's head that she was about to use to cover Asty's face in order to get out of breath.

"don't auntie don't." cried Asty

"sssttt.. don't be noisy, someone will hear." Astrid put her index finger on Asty's lips. "if you don't want to die, stay away from Andri" he whispered in Asty's ear.

"well aunt, I'll stay away from Andri." replied Asty leaning against the wall feeling more and more frightened.

"smart boy.." cried Astrid pressed Astrid's shoulder back to lie down. "rest in peace here, but if I still see you close to Andri, I'll make you rest forever." astrid whispers in Asty's ear.

Astrid walks towards the exit, leaving Asty still terrified. Not yet he opened the door, suddenly the door was open and a man was seen from behind the door.

"mas Reno." cried Astrid surprised to see Asty's father.

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Seriate...

what is Astrid's relationship with Reno's father...?

see you next episode 😉