Second Woman

The Journey of Both

For a moment Rafa fell silent staring at the sealed Tiara before him. Rafa then took the map that was in Tiara's arms.

Tiara was deliberately guarding the map so that Rafa did not take it, but because too tired Tiarapun fell asleep soundly, making Rafa can take the map from Tiara's embrace without experiencing difficulties.

Rafa then returns to his bed, opens the map that is now in his hands and checks it one by one before he signs the file.

Until late in the morning, Rafa still seemed to focus on the last map he read. But suddenly Tiara moved her body and began to wake up from her sleep.

Rafa who realized that immediately closed his eyes, pretending to fall asleep even though at that time his position was still sitting on the bed with a map in his hand.

Tiara who had regained her entire consciousness was so shocked when she saw Rafa who was closed by sitting on his bed

Tiarapun immediately moved from the sofa and brought his steps towards Rafa.

"How stubborn!" tiara said then took the map in Rafa's hands and the pile of other maps near Rafa.

"Sorry sir, Rafa has to wake up, Rafa sir can't sleep like this!" tiara said slowly, but Rafa was still closed without moving a bit.

Tiarapun getting closer so Rafa heard it

"Pak Rafa.." call Tiara slowly, but still there is no movement from Rafa.

Tiara let out a long sigh, taking in a deep breath before she finally decided to touch Rafa's hand.

"Wake up, Rafa must sleep lying down" said Tiara, drawing closer to Rafa.

Rafa then blinked his eyes and slowly opened his eyes looking at Tiara. For a while they stared at each other without saying anything until Tiara finally pulled her hand that had touched Rafa's hand.

"Sleep with your legs down" said Tiara.

Rafa then changed his position to lie down and then closed his eyes again. Seeing Rafa who had been lying down, Tiarapun intended to return to the sofa but suddenly Rafa held Tiara's hand.

"Stay here Tiara, just for a second!" rafa said with both eyes still closed.

Tiara nodded her head slowly and took herself to a chair near Rafa's bed.

For a moment Tiara just silently looked at Rafa who was closed in front of her. In his heart there was a sense that tickled his heart, a sense of happiness and worry that came together.

There is no denying a speck of happiness he felt when he was with Rafa, but worry makes him doubt, whether he can feel that happiness or not, remembering what happened between the two of them.

"May Tiara be happy with Rafa's brother? Tiara is afraid of her brother, Tiara is hesitant about the happiness that Tiara feels today, for years Tiara tried to forget Rafa's brother, but in reality Tiara is not really able to forget Rafa's brother," tiara said slowly.

"Open Tiara's heart again is not an easy thing, for now Tiara prefers to let everything go as it should, whether later Tiara will be able to accept Rafa's brother again or not, for now Tiara prefers to let everything go as it should, whether later Tiara will be able to accept Rafa's brother again or not, but for sure Tiara will stop to lie to herself by continuing to avoid Rafa's brother" said Tiara.

Tiara who at that time thought if Rafa really really slept, spilled all the worries he felt. Without him knowing if actually Rafa did not really sleep at that time.

The late night brings drowsiness that makes Tiara evaporate many times.

Until finally Tiarapun fell asleep with a sitting position and his head was on Rafa's bed, without him realizing his hands were still tightly grasping Rafa's hands.

On the other hand, Rafa who had been pretending to sleep had finally fallen asleep as well, until morning came to wake Rafa up.

Rafa blinked his eyes as he felt a cramp in his left hand. When both eyes opened he saw Tiara who was still sleeping in the same position as before Rafa fell asleep.

"Aahhh my hand," Rafa inwardly did not dare to move his hand in the slightest.

When Rafa's door opened, the doctor and nurse entered Rafa's room to check on Rafa's condition.

"Looks like we'll be back later, sus!" the doctor told the nurse after the doctor saw Tiara sleeping with Rafa's hands.

"Sorry doc, maybe soon he will wake up," said Rafa who was only met with a nod of the head and a smile by the doctor and nurse.

The doctor and the nurse leave Rafa's room, leaving Rafa alone with Tiara.

Rafa then brought his gaze to Tiara, looking at Tiara with a look full of love and regret, regretting having once disappointed the girl he loved so much.

"I understand your concern Tiara, I understand it, I will not force you, I will allow time to make you sure of me" Rafa said as she stroked Tiara's hair gently.

Suddenly Tiara immediately raised her head, making Rafa so surprised.

"I'm sorry, did I wake you up?"

Tiara shook her head with a face that still looked sleepy.

"Sleep if you're still sleepy!" said Rafa.

Tiara shook her head again, as she yawned she only realized that one hand was still tightly grasping Rafa's hand.

Tiarapun immediately released his hand to Rafa.

"Sorry sir, Tiara's gone for a minute!" tiara said and immediately moved from her seat.

"Where are you going?" asked Rafa who seemed reluctant to be left by Tiara.

"To the toilet, Tiara has to wash her face for a while" Tiara replied.

"Oohh well," said Rafa

"Does Mr Rafa want to go to the toilet?" ask Tiara.

"No, just you," Rafa replied.

Tiara then took a step to the toilet. Inside the toilet Tiara stared at the reflection of her face that was on the mirror before her.

"What's wrong with me, why is my heart always pounding like this?" tiara asked with her chest.

Tiara let out a long sigh then washed her face with running water, trying to bring back her positive thoughts.

After coming out of the toilet, Tiara came back to Rafa where there were doctors and nurses who had just checked Rafa's condition.

"How's Rafa Doc doing?" tiara asked the doctor.

"His condition has improved a lot, in fact he was allowed to leave the hospital, but he refused" replied the Doctor who made Rafa cover his face with both hands.

Hearing the doctor's explanation, Tiarapun brought his gaze to Rafa by frowning his forehead.

"Hehehe....."

Rafa chuckled without saying anything.

After the departure of the doctor, now there is only Rafa and Tiara there.

"Sir Rafa has to eat before he goes home!" tiara said as she prepared Rafa's food that the sisters had just given her.

"But I don't want to go home" replied Rafa.

"Will not go home? what do you mean, Rafa?" tiara did not understand.

"You were so nice to me when I was here, I don't want to come home from here you're back to being cold to me" explained Rafa who made Tiara smile thinly.

"Alright if it's the will of Rafa sir, Tiara can not force," said Tiara.

"So, you....."

"Tiara will let Mr. Rafa be in the hospital as long as Mr. Rafa wants," said Tiara then moved from his seat.

"North......"

Seeing Tiara's smile, Rafa could only go silent without being able to say another word. His chest suddenly felt cool because of the smile Tiara gave him.

"He smiled at me, he really smiled at me." said Rafa, still staring at the door of his room that was closed.

**

Time passed, holidays passed. Tiara is back as an employee at company X.

As usual, Tiara focused on doing her work at her desk. Suddenly someone knocked on the door of his room, making Tiara bring her gaze towards the door and was so shocked when she saw Rafa walking towards him.

"Please make a presentation material for our products, I wait for the results before lunch," said Rafa while giving a map to Tiara.

"Alright sir, Tiara will finish it soon," Tiara replied.

Rafa then walked out of Tiara's room, while Tiara was still staring at Rafa's departure.

"Thank God Rafa is back at work" Tiara said with a smile on both corners of her lips.

Time passed, Tiara who had finished her work immediately brought the results of her work to submit to Rafa.

"Excuse me sir, this is the presentation material that Mr. Rafa needs" said Tiara.

"Thank you" Rafa replied with both eyes still staring at his laptop screen.

"Iara excuse me," said Tiara withholding annoyance because Rafa who seemed to not care about him.

"Wait!" said Rafa who made Tiara immediately turned her body.

"Is there still work you haven't finished?" ask Rafa.

"There are only a few jobs whose deadlines are still a few days away" Tiara replied.

"Good then, after lunch we meet in the lobby, come with me to go check the field," said Rafa.

"Alright sir," replied Tiara.

Tiara then walked out of Rafa's room. After lunchtime, Tiara took her steps towards the lobby to wait for Rafa.

Shortly after he waited, Rafapun came.

"Are you ready?" asked Rafa who was replied to a nod of the head by Tiara.

Using his car, Rafa leaves the office with Tiara.

"Where are we going sir?" tiara asked Rafa.

"To the place that will be the source of our raw materials, I should be with my personal assistant, but he still has to do other things in the office" explained Rafa.

Tiarapun just nodded his head to hear Rafa's words.

After more than 2 hours of travel, Rafa and Tiara had already reached the mountainous area. Rafa then pulls out of his car to contact his personal assistant.

"Have we arrived sir?" ask Tiara.

"Not yet, I will ask my personal assistant to give us the location of our destination," Rafa replied as he attempted to contact his personal assistant.

"Didn't Rafa know where we're going?" tiara asked who was starting to look worried.

"I don't know, but don't worry, we'll be up to GPS fast" Rafa replied.

After a long wait, Rafa finally got the location of the place he was going to from his personal assistant.

Rafapun immediately turned on the GPS on his phone and then returned to driving his car in accordance with the direction indicated by the GPS.

Nearly an hour has passed, but Rafa's goal is not over yet.

"Is Mr Rafa sure of the road we're on?" tanya Tiara made sure.

"I'm just following the direction of the GPS" Rafa replied.

"It looks like the road ahead is getting narrower sir, is Mr Rafa sure this car can pass through?" tiara asked as she pointed at the road before her.

"I'll check it out" replied Rafa and stopped his car.

"Wait here and don't go anywhere!" rafa said he got out of his car to check the small road in front of him

Sure enough, the rocky road was too narrow for him to pass by car. Rafa then gets back into his car and decides to turn around before they get caught in the narrow street.

"We better find another way," said Rafa while trying to turn his car back on the rocky road that is not too wide.

"Be careful sir" said Tiara worriedly.

"Don't worry, I won't put you in a dangerous position" replied Rafa trying to ease Tiara's worries.

After a long time Rafapun managed to get out of the rocky road.

"Is it possible that the GPS's direction was wrong sir?" tiara asked Rafa.

"So, I'll check it again" replied Rafa and checked the maps on his phone.

Rafa then drives the car in the other direction, hoping that there will be a more decent road to walk with his car.

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Rafa's phone screen instantly shuts down because it runs out of power.

"Aargghh shit, my phone is running out of battery, try using your phone to activate GPS Tiara!" said Rafa.

Tiara then took her phone in the bag, but her face looked disappointed after finding the signal on her phone was not visible at all.

"Free sir, there is absolutely no signal here" Tiara said.

Rafa let out a long sigh then turned his car around to leave the mountainous area with the increasingly dense forest on his right and left.

"Where is Rafa going now?" ask Tiara.

"Sure, we must get out of here before night" replied Rafa.

"Are we lost now sir?" ask Tiara.

"No, we don't get lost, just don't know the way to our destination" Rafa replied.

"That means getting lost, Rafa!"

"No Tiara, I still remember the way back down, don't you remember if there was a settlement below? we can rest there!"

"Tiara entrust everything to Mr. Rafa, Tiara hope we will not spend the night in the middle of the forest today," said Tiara who made Rafa chuckle.

"That won't happen Tiara, trust me!" said Rafa who only answered a nod of the head by Tiara.

After a long time, the dim lights began to be seen from a distance. Visible houses of residents even with a considerable distance from each other.

"We better find lodging, rather than having to go home and come back here again tomorrow morning" said Rafa.

Tiara just nodded her head without saying anything because she knew that Rafa also looked very tired at that time.