Ratih Widyatama's

2. Miscomprehension

Tria, Alvin and Ratih + (Daniel ). They all chatted coolly while eating their order menu today. As for me. Shut up, my mind is empty.

'Can't you?' ask me from earlier on to myself who somehow felt strange and strange with this situation.

'Don't you feel weird? he died 10 years ago! Kok...'

In the middle of my daydream, Ratih's finger knocked off my right hand. I turned to him with a face that was still confused "You want to talk to both?" he said with a flat face.

I nodded and immediately stood up, followed by him who then pulled my right arm.

"Hey! where are you two going? not weird, right?!" daniel did not like

"Mending you diem. That's their business, rich outsiders you don't need to know" Alvin replied annoyed

"Hayo-hayo is jealous. No papa, relax, they both know what to do. Wh why? you still like Adel?" tria asked looking in Daniel's annoyed face

"As long as there is hope, why not? he didn't tell me to stop, did he?" daniel replied, then sipped some iced tea in front of him

" Maybe. But different again now, the most difficult coach for the opponent. My advice is, than you get hurt more than this. Nyerah" said Tria who was still smiling, now the look of her face became more serious and fierce

"Why?. Did I not pantes for him? Though all this time I was always beside him, but because of one child I had to give up?" Daniel persisted in dismissing all the words of Tria.

Alvin who was silent and enjoying the atmosphere, now also turned serious as Tria "We are here to support you to always be on Adel's side. But that doesn't mean we support both of you, it's impossible from the beginning you asked us to help you get close to Adel" Alvin said.

Daniel could not dispute the words of Alvin, he was right. Daniel is just a substitute that Adel does not consider.

He forgot the most important thing. The presentation he did with Adel when he became acquainted.

"I won't see you as more than just a friend. If you are hurt by my words later, I will apologize. I'm sorry that my heart has been filled by someone from the past. Even I doubt I can forget it. If you still insist on being my impingement, don't blame me when you get hurt"

"Yes, I don't have a problem"

'Damn it' muttered Daniel did not dare to look them both in the face.

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My breath was heavier than before. At first I just felt something was strange, but the more I looked behind his back the feeling of not being that strange now re-emerged. This familiar feeling made me slightly uncomfortable pounding.

"Good, is this all you do?" his questioning broke the atmosphere of silence in this vast garden

I let go of his hand. And looking around "Not all, my ex-kul child also helped me" I answered and then sat on a bench that was already prepared in the park. The stool I used to sit with Tria or Alvin and the other exkul kids.

"Beautiful" she commented and sat down next to me.

" This is not the talk I want" I replied as I lowered my face, unable to see his face which had now changed more.

Bizarrely.

"Where did I tell you?"

"Of all the things you've hidden"

The mood became quiet. He didn't give any answers. In less than 5 minutes we did not talk to each other or meet face to face. Only the sound of the shrillness of trees and leaves were mutual.

"At that time, we actually canceled the flight. We did not fly because Mother had a heart attack. Because there is no time, we finally immediately refer Mother to the ER to immediately do medical treatment by professionals. At that time the atmosphere was very runnyam, we were afraid that if the information about this sick Mother leaked to the public. It could be that the effort that Daddy and Mommy have built so far becomes down, even Dad can not I invite communication. He was so frustrated to see Mother lying weak in, even to this very moment..."

Ratih explained with a blank look, his heart must be devastated to see his parents who are now getting weaker. I'd be lying if I didn't know how much love was between her parents. It must have hurt a lot.

"Is that why you can't be contacted?" ask me without looking at her. I could cry later.

Ratih let out a long sigh, "Yes, for approximately 7 years.we deleted each of our numbers so that they could not be contacted by any party. Grandpa and Grandma agreed with this decision, because after all this was for the good of the family name."

I dare not answer. My feelings are mixed, between annoyance and pity with the thing that befell his family.

"I continued my schooling in America and handled the secretary-assisted business of my father. During the night I don't know anymore, I keep working so that no one suspects that Mother and Father are not okay. I'm sorry. I'm really sorry.."

The thing I always hated about myself was feelings. Where logic cannot be superior to the heart. This time my defensive fortress completely collapsed by him.

I shed tears that I had been holding by myself all along.

"Sorry.., I'm really sorry. Sorry to worry you, sorry to make everyone cry. I'm really sorry" he said, facing me.

Ratih hugged me tightly, letting me cry in his arms.