Restore Your Smile

Don't Be Sorry

James' sudden and distinct return from his original plan, certainly caught the attention of Papa Heru and Mama Ratna. Inevitably, James had to answer all the questions raised by the Mother. By force, he told the incident as it was.

Hearing James' words from beginning to end, made both his parents speechless. After all, they understood the feelings of his son who felt disappointed at being lied to by Celine. Not to mention the news of Celine's matchmaking which of course makes the feeling so upset.

What exactly is going on? Why was Celine suddenly betrothed? Didn't Mr Adipratama accept James as his daughter's partner? Was it because their engagement was postponed?

But shouldn't Celine have come up with a reason for the situation and conditions James is facing? Even Celine himself has given assurances that he will convince his father and hope James focus on his new job only. Does that mean Celine failed?

"Your mistake because you didn't give Celine a chance to explain, Son .." said Papa Heru as the first person to finally comment.

"Yes. If you had listened to Celine first, everything would have been clearer. Mama believes Celine must have her own reasons. You have to hear that first, then you can determine the attitude, James .." added Mama.

James was silent. He had already realized the truth of that sentence from earlier. But what about the disappointment still lingering in his heart? The plan was to surprise Celine. On the contrary, he was surprised by the harsh fact that Celine was betrothed. Not to mention the fact that Celine chose to lie to her in order to cover up the match.

Continues to? What about Joseph? Why didn't Celine tell me anything about him? Is it okay for Celine to turn her heart to Mr. Joseph? Seeing the face and stature of Mr. Joseph who was more handsome and masculine than he was, it could have happened, right? But it seems that from Mr. Joseph's phone, their relationship is not going that way. So why would Celine have to cover it up?

James's mind instantly widened everywhere, without him being able to control. Too many surprises that he got today, made him unable to think clearly.

Seeing the response of his son who was only speechless with furrowed brows, made Papa Heru close the conversation. "Yes is .... Rest first. It's already night time. You must be tired of traveling approximately 3 hours back and forth by plane. Calm yourself first. Papa knows you're disappointed, but don't let disappointment rule your mind and make you step wrong."

"Yes. Later if you calm down, try to talk carefully with Celine well ...." Mama Ratna is in contact.

"Yes, Ma ... Pa .... James wants to take a shower, keep taking a break." James said, rising to his feet.

Mama Ratna and Papa Heru watch James' careless steps towards the bathroom. They can only pray that everything can be resolved properly. Celine and James are grown up. They have to solve this problem themselves.

James took a shower and wet his head. He hoped that the cold water would calm his mind. After the shower, he returned to the room. Glanced at his HP screen for a while, hoping for news from Celine.

Blank. There's no news whatsoever. No call history, no chat. Disappointment returned to his heart. He smiled cynically. Only up to here did you try to explain to Bang James, Lin? After you lied to Bang James?

Whatever !! James put his HP on the table and immediately laid himself on the bed. He chose to sleep and forget about Celine for a while.

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Days change. The usually anticipated Saturday and filled with a beautiful togetherness with Celine, this time felt empty. Celine is not coming.

It was confirmed by the concerned himself. Celine immediately relayed the news to Mama Ratna. He asked permission not to come to visit because he was in trouble with James, without saying what the details of the problem were.

James, who knew that Celine had not come through her mother, became inflamed again. He was ignored by Celine. Why did Celine have to tell her through her mother? Can't you tell him straight away? Was Celine angry at him for not being given a chance to explain? Isn't he the one who should be more angry because he's been lied to?

And that was how time was left to pass without any of the two intending to open the conversation first. Saturday changed to Sunday. One day, two days, a week, two weeks, passed without any communication.

The phone, which is usually there every night, no longer rings. Celine has also twice gone through her visits at the weekend. The two engage in a cold war that somehow ends.

James' heart was nervous. I want him to call Celine. But his pride prevents him. He misses, but he is also angry.

He was afraid that if he contacted Celine in this kind of turmoil, I don't know what attitude he would show. What if his attitude makes things worse? Wouldn't it be better to hang like this until both of them are calm? But the problem is, when does that calm come?

The time that passed instead of making James more calm, it actually made him more anxious. His negative thoughts are moving everywhere. Celine would not have even agreed to her betrothal. Or is Celine actually happy with this situation? So Celine has a good reason to part with James and get a better man? Didn't he?

Nah! Celine is not like that. He knew the girl. Celine must have felt the same uneasiness and longing for her. But .... Why until now had the girl not contacted him, as if he had no problem letting things go like this?

More than that, there was one question that left James speechless. Does he really know Celine? Hasn't Celine changed? Doesn't he no longer understand Celine's way of thinking?

James was confused and disoriented. Under such circumstances, he gave up. He realized this was no longer true. His thoughts were already filled with prejudices that poisoned his brain. He must clean it first.

Next saturday! If until then Celine had not contacted him, he would have relented and contacted Celine first. For that, this week he will try to organize his thoughts and feelings as much as possible. Perhaps if he recalled the sweet things about Celine, his mind would be healed and his feelings would be easier to control.

Suddenly the shocking news came back on Friday. At that time James had just come out of the bathroom after he cleaned himself after coming home from RSUD. The news came by phone from Mbok Yani.

"Hello?" James picked up his phone call.

"Right ... Son James ...." There was a sound of Mbok Yani trying to speak amid his stuffing.

"What's up, Mbok?" The sound of stuffing across there made James feel bad.

"Mo-mobile Miss .... Mo-mobile Miss collision, son ...."

The lightning struck James' heart. And at that moment also the voice of Mr. Joseph gushed back in his mind, DO NOT LET MR. JAMES REGRET!

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