Second Woman

Forgiveness (2)

Tiara was still sitting with Gita, in her heart she was grateful because in the end her relationship with Gita was warm again as before.

Although he still clearly remembers how Gita's bad attitude is to him, but it does not make Tiara hold a grudge against Gita because deep in his heart he still hopes if he can get back on good terms with Gita as a brother and sister.

"How's Mama Laras? Mama Laras must be very happy to have a grandchild like this," Tiara asked Gita.

Gita was silent for a while before she answered Tiara's question, she brought her gaze to Tiara with a gaze that Tiara did not understand.

"What's up, brother? did something happen?" ask Tiara.

"A lot of things happened after our last Tiara meeting, the world was like reversing my destiny with Mama, karma for my bad attitude and mama for you was like walking to destroy me and mama slowly," gita answered by lowering her head.

"What does Gita mean? why is my sister talking like that?" tiara asked who was surprised to hear Gita's words.

Gita then tells Tiara about how his relationship with Bima which ultimately made Bima divorce him.

Gita also explained that the economic situation with Mama Laras was so difficult after she divorced Bima, because all this time she and the Mama were only dependent on Bima.

"Before I apologized Tiara, I knew what my mom and I were doing was a very wrong thing but my mom and I had no other choice, so my mom and I had to sell the house you gave me" Gita said at the end of the story.

"Sells? gita must be joking, right? brother Gita is not likely to sell papa-given house, tell Tiara kak Gita must be kidding, right?" reply Tiara who does not believe Gita's words.

"I'm not joking Tiara, my mom and I really sold the house because that's the only treasure we have, mama and I now even live in a cramped boarding house and she works as a domestic assistant for our survival!"

Tiara was silent with her two teary eyes, she did not expect that her parents' house full of memories now belonged to someone else.

Tiara's shock did not stop there, hearing how difficult the lives of Gita and her mother made Tiara speechless.

"I'm sorry that Mama Tiara and I have absolutely no other choice" said Gita, who felt guilty.

"Then what about Bima? shouldn't Brother Bima still be responsible for the Stars?" ask Tiara.

"He doesn't care about me or the stars, the last time I heard he and his family moved out of the island after his family business was in trouble and since then I've never heard from him again" Gita replied.

Tiara was again silent to Gita's explanation, she could imagine how difficult it was for Gita and Mama Laras to live their lives that seemed to be reversed with their previous lives.

"Bima's sister is really outrageous!" tiara said with a face full of emotion.

"At least I'm grateful that you didn't continue your relationship with Bima because it turns out that he is not a good man for you" said Gita.

Instantly Tiara recalled how she used to be in silent contact with Bima. His fatal mistakes in the past now again loomed in his memory.

"I'm sorry Tiara kak, forgive Tiara's selfishness in the past, love really has blinded Tiara at that time, making Tiara can not really think well," said Tiara who still feels guilty.

"You're Tiara's innocence, I'm sure if Bima doesn't approach you there's no way you can relate to Bima behind me" Gita replied.

"Forgot it about it, Bima is not at all worth remembering," continued Gita who only met with a nod of the head by Tiara.

"Then what about the lives of my brother and mother Laras now? are you two working?" ask Tiara.

"Mama worked as a domestic assistant and I just worked at Rafa's cafe, I was lucky to meet him because he was willing to help me by hiring me without leaving Bintang" Gita replied.

"Working at Rafa's cafe? so is it possible that what I saw back then was Gita's sister?" inner Tiara asked inwardly.

"How is your relationship with Rafa, Tiara? I've asked Rafa but Rafa doesn't answer my question for sure, but it seems like your relationship isn't okay" Gita asked.

"It's better not to talk about it anymore, brother, Tiara is trying to forget Rafa's brother at this time," Tiara replied.

"Why? did something bad happen between the two of you?" ask Gita.

Tiara only smiled faintly and lowered her head, she couldn't possibly tell Gita what had really happened.

"Where is Gita's place now? can Tiara come there?" tanya Tiara tried to shift the conversation about Rafa.

"Of course you can" replied Gita.

They left the place and boarded a bus that took them to the Gita's residence.

After some time on the way, the bus stopped. Gita takes Tiara down and walks a few meters into an alley that gets increasingly narrow.

Until finally they arrived at a boarding place located in a fairly slum area.

"Son't you live here with the stars and Mama Laras?" tanya Tiara made sure.

"Yes, this is where we live because it is the state of the economy we can only afford to rent a boarding house here" replied Gita.

Gita then allowed Tiara to enter her narrow boarding house.

Seeing the state of Gita and Mama Laras at that time made Tiara's heart feel sad. Especially when he saw a small child in a sling Gita who had just been quiet.

He could imagine how uncomfortable they were to live in that place.

"Mama comes home every night, do you want to wait for her?" ask Gita to Tiara.

"Maybe next time the Tiara will come again, brother, because Tiara must come home soon to do Tiara's work," replied Tiara then bidding farewell to go home.

Before Tiara returned home, she decided to go to the house she used to live in with her mother and father.

When Tiara arrived there, Tiara was silent to the house that now belonged to someone else.

"Mama and papa must not like this, too many memories are stored in this house and should not be changed owners," tiara said inwardly and took her steps away from the house.

While passing through the park he used to go with Kevin, Tiarapun took his step to sit there and contact Kevin.

Kevin was so surprised when he heard Tiara had returned to Indonesia quickly driving his car to approach Tiara who was waiting for him in the park.

Arriving there he immediately took his steps toward Tiara who was sitting on a bench under a tree.

Seeing Kevin coming, Tiara immediately got up from her seat, they hugged for a while before they finally sat there.

"Since when have you returned Tiara? why didn't you tell me earlier?" ask Kevin.

"Since one week ago hehehe...."

"Everything's arriving Kevin, there's a lot of things I have to do when I just get here, so I just got in touch with you" Tiara responded in self-defense.

"Then are you back at the company now?" asked Kevin who only answered a nod of the head by Tiara.

"Does that mean you've forgotten Mr Rafa now?" kevin asked with a heart, afraid to suddenly make Tiara sad.

"I'm still trying Kevin, at least I'm more in control of myself now, but even though my career is a top priority for me right now, so I'm trying to put my personal problems aside" Tiara replied.

"I totally agree with you, Tiara, hopefully this decision will give you a lot of good things in your life" Kevin said.

"I called because there was something I wanted to ask you Kevin about Gita's brother and Mama Laras" Tiara said.

"What's wrong? have you met them?"

"I've met Brother Gita and brother Gita has explained everything to me, you must know what happened to Brother Gita and Mama Laras right?"

"Yes I know and I deliberately didn't tell you" Kevin replied.

"Why?"

"They're so mean to you, Tiara, I don't want them to take advantage of you, what's more if that gets your college and work interrupted" Kevin replied.

"I've forgotten the bad past Kevin, seeing what happened to Brother Gita and Mama Laras now it feels like it is more than enough if it is considered karma" said Tiara.

"Do you forgive them so easily?" ask Kevin.

"It may not be easy to forget what they have done to me, but if they have regretted all that and got a reply for their actions, then why do I still hold a grudge? it will only make me even more burdened," Tiara replied.

"What's your plan now?"

"For sure I will take back my parents' house, no matter what price they ask I will give it as long as it can come back to me" Tiara replied.

"And you're gonna ask Aunt Laras and Gita to stay there?" asked Kevin who was returned with a nod of the head by Tiara

"Hmmmm... You are a good girl, that's why luck is always on your side" Kevin said as he patted Tiara's head softly but was immediately patted by Tiara.

"Oh yeah did you tell Bella before you got back here?" ask Kevin.

"Of course I told him, just so long as you know he's really very good to me, he helps me a lot even though he's also often angry with me" Tiara replied.

"Then why didn't he tell me that he knew you were coming back here?"

"Just ask him, but never get me involved I don't want him to scold me anymore" said Tiara, which made Kevin chuckle.

**

The day changed, after Tiara finished her work she immediately tidied up her desk then walked out of her room.

That day Tiara intends to go to the cafe where Gita works. By bus Tiara went to the cafe.

Arriving at the cafe Tiara immediately brought his step into the cafe but he did not see the whereabouts of Gita there.

"Near!" call Chika while waving her hand at Tiara who was still standing sweeping her gaze to every corner of the cafe.

"You're here again? do you miss me so much?" ask Chika then invite Tiara to sit on one of the benches there.

"I miss you but I'm here to find someone" Tiara replied.

"someone?who?" ask Chika curiously.

"The woman who works here with her son, she is my half-sister" Tiara replied.

"Sister stepbrother? you serious?" ask Chika not to believe it.

"I haven't been in contact with my stepfamily for a long time, only yesterday I met him and he told me that he works here with his daughter" Tiara replied.

"Waaahhh the world is really very narrow" Chika said, shaking her head slowly.

"But it seems like you should come next time, today he's permission not to enter because his son has a fever" continued Chika who made Tiara so surprised to hear Gita's child who was feverish.

"Then I go first, I will meet him at his house" said Tiara, who immediately got up from her seat and walked towards the door that was nearby.

But in a hurry Tiara hit someone who had just walked into the cafe.

As Tiara saw someone before her, she fell silent for a while then immediately lowered her head and apologized.

Tiara immediately took her steps away, yet that someone quickly ran after Tiara.

"Tiara wait!" rafa said as she grabbed Tiara's hand.

"Sorry sir, Tiara is in a hurry" Tiara said as she pulled her hand from Rafa.

"Tiara, i......"

"Tiara has done all the work of Tiara, the report that Mr. Rafa asked for has also been given to Mr. Rafa's personal assistant, so Tiara thinks there is no work issue that we should talk about, Tiara excuse me," tiara cut off Rafa's speech and walked away.

But Raffa quickly blocks Tiara's move, forcing Tiara to stop.

"We need to talk!" said Rafa then grabbed Tiara's hand and pulled her to be invited to the parking lot so as not to see the commotion between the two of them.

"Please let go, sir!" tiara said as she tried to pull her hand away from Rafa.

But when Tiara had just managed to pull her hand from Rafa quickly Rafa grabbed Tiara's body and hugged her tightly.

Tiara who was so shocked immediately thrashed and pushed Rafa's body and slapped hard on Rafa, no matter if Rafa was the CEO where he worked.

"I've been patient enough to wait for you Tiara and now I can't pretend to forget everything that's happened between us!" said Rafa.

"What did Mr. Rafa say? nothing happens between us, Rafa sir is the CEO where Tiara works and Tiara is an employee at Pak Rafa's company, only that's the extent of our relationship, Tiara excuse me!" reply Tiara and walk away.